The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31
WINS FIRST GAME
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tCOnti1utu ifom faht iht
The ball was put in play again ar
soon as the Anaconda r%ooters. who now
took .heir time I'm swarming the field,
going crazy. could he forced back. and
Mahoney made a magnificent kickoff.
sending the ball owe the visitors goal
line. 1t was secured by Arlett and
the ball went to Anaconda on a touch
back and placed on the 25-yard line.
Anaconda chose 20 kick. n oliver
sent the pigskin flying 40 yards. Ma
honey here made another of his great
plays at the right time. He caught
the ball. and while the visitors were
still running toward him. punted II
back to the point from where 1t came.
the visitors 25-yard line.
The ball was caught by Arlett, VINO
was tackled and downed by Slater be-
fore he could make a return. 1t was
Anaconda's ball and Arlett went
through right tackle for two yards, n
was again tackled by Slater. Arlett
dove through left guard and tackle Tor
five yards, and a later went
around right end for ive more. How
much of a run he might have made
cannot be told. as he was running clean,
but the crowd was i'm his way, and In
trying to get through he was as eff
fectually tackled by Policeman Nc
Glynn as though IL had been intended.
Oliver broke through left guard and
tackle for four yards and was tackled
by Dygert. And now came Perham's
second opportunity. Mcmillan too the
ball and tried to go around the end, u
the interference was broke up by
Braham, who swept his opposing center
way as though he had been a child
and, getting in, spoiled the play. Being
foiled. Mcmillan fumbled and dropped
the ball. 1t bounced in Perham's direc-
ton and he was equal to the emergency.
Quicker han lightning he picked 1t up
and darted way. n the visitors had
no one who could follow and overtake
him. He ran u~nhindered to a touch
dow between the goal posts and Ma
honey kicked the goal. Score, 8 to 4.
DeIirious Happiness.
IT the Butte crowd had gone wild be-
fore they were maniacs now. Hats flew
into the air. umbrellas were smashed
over one another's shoulders and such
didoes as that crowd cut up in their de-
lirlous happiness could scarcely be de-
scribed. Mahoney and Perham were
lugged about and patted or the back till
they must nave felt well repaid for their
efforts. When the crowd could be
cleared from the field. Oliver again
kicked off for the visitors. AS Ma
honey had done in the previous kickoff,
he sent the ball over the goal line and,
Dygert getting IL. came to Butte on a
touchback. Mahoney kicked to center,
where the ball was caught by Mcmillan
and carried back IL yards. Mcmillan
then made a courtyard gain through
right tackle. Arlett again went around
the end under the interference of Will
bur, making eight yards before Ma
honey succeeded i'm tackling him in one
Of his headlong plunges. Again Arlett
took the ball and went through the line
for six yards. but fumbled as he came
down. and Slater securing the ball. Ma
honey sent il back into the enemy's ter
ritory by a 30-yard kick. The ball was
caught by Sullivan. who advanced 1t
back up the field 20 yards be-
fore being tackled by Benson. McMil-
Ian tried left end. but lost a yard under
a tackle by Dygert. and Arlett lost two
more when Mahoney tackled him while
trying right end
At this time the visitors tried a kick.
and Arlett sent the ball over Butte goal
line. Dygert got 1t. and Ii was brought
into the 25-yard line on a ~touchback.
Mahoney made another of his pro-
digious kicks n sent the ball to the
visitors 55-yard line, and that settled
the game. The visitors could not get
the ball back into dangerous territory.
Sullivan got the ball as IL landed. and
in the lineup Olive took IL around
right tackle for a small gain. Arlett
tried right end, but failed OF "a gain.
Mcmillan made Ave yards through left
tackle on the last down. and Arlett TAX
ing the ball went outside of right tackle
for -four yards. Lafontise came on
for a ive-yard gain through right guard
and tackle. and Olive tried the line.
but made no gain. Arlctt wen through
right tackle for three yards. and then
Lafontise fumbled and Ben fell on the
ball. Dygert made his one heavy line
bucking attempt of the day. and made
10 yards through right tackle. Ma
honey kicked again to Anaconda's 90
yard line, and Sullivan caught the ball,
but was tackled by Bean and not al
lowed to make a return. Arlett made
three yards through right tackle, and
Oliver one yard around right end. The
ball was now i'm center line, and there
was only 30 seconds to play. McMillan
made a mighty effort to break the
light tackle in an attempt to save the
day, but Bean tackled him and brought
him down as the game came to an end
with the ball on Butte's 55-yard line.
Then there was another great III of re-
joicing. and the crowd made a run for
the cars.
Harrington a injured during the
last minutes of the game by aving his
shoulder strained. and he was compelled
Ia retire. His place was taken by
lack Sullivan.