The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31

400 of whom had come over from Ana
cCnda TO root for the e. &. giants so IL
made no difference which side made a
good play. there were plenty TO cheer
the men for their efforts. In the stand
the wearers of the copper and green
were massed I'm a body. and made a
much bigger showing thar has usually
been the case with the supporters of
visiting teams, although the crimson
and cream. of course. predominated
about two to one. There were more
than the usual numbe of ladies in at
tendance. and with the bright colors
displayed in their headgear and I'm their
costumes, helped to enliven a scene
which was made a gay n by nearly
every one sporting colors to indicate the
side with which their preference rested.
The great majority occupied places in
the stand. but many went out IN car
riages. and many smart t%urnouts lined
the east side of the field. There were
tin horns and bazoos TO help incr sase the
noise. and nothing was lacking to make
il a regulation football crowd. 1t is
doubtful If there has ever been a game
in Butte at which the enthusiasm was
greater. When either side would make
a good gain or a star play its support
ers would go wild. and ~pandemonium
would be like the gentle signing of a
summer breeze compared to the awful
I'M tldt Nouiu III tnt dhs II ptedh
rather mild. but gradually the players
warmed up to their work. and when 1t
was seen that Ii was no ones game to
a cinch. interest increased accordingly,
and il was not long before IL was diff
cult for the players to hear their own
signals. When Butte scored by Sulli-
vans error, and he first half ended a
few minutes later with the visitors INV
ing failed to cross the line. the sup
porters of Butte cheered as though the
result had been due to the good work
of the Buttes. When Perham thWart-
ed McMillan's attempt to score. the
crowd went wild again. When Ana
conda finally reached success. the visit
ing horde repeated the demonstration,
and when Perham carried the ball to
a touchdown. Butte's admirers lost their
heads completely. and became utterly
frenzied in their delight. Perham and
Mahoney afforded the Butte crowd the
greatest satisfaction by their achieve
ments. and these the crowd picked up
and carried about the grounds on their
shoulders. AS usual. when the excite
ment became so intense. the police were
unable to keep the crowd from the field,
and the inevitable consequence fol-
lowed, that the pleasure of the specta-
tors in the stand was marred. and the
game interfered with. In one instance
in particular, what might have been a
big run for the visitors was prevented
by the crowd tripping Arlett, the run
ner.
In its general features the game was
as good a one as the greatest enthusi-
asst could wish to see. notwithstanding
its drawbacks and while il would APP
pear that the visitors should have
won, Butte is not TO be deprived of
much credit. Many of Butte's old play
ers were missing and their absence was
felt. Particularly i'm the right of the
line was this apparent. Paustian, at
guard. was a new man. with very little
experience. pitted against the giant VIII
bur. and next to Paustian was Fred
Orem. who had not expected to play
and had not practiced for three weeks,
but who had to he thrown into the line
in the failure of Bud Jones to come out.
Neither of these players was familiar
with the signals and they offered an
easy mark for the larger and more ex-
p~erienced Wilbur and Smith. Undo the
circumstances. however. they must be
given much credit for the way they
played their positions. The rest OF
Butte's line was stronger, but Slater
seemed out Of form and did not dis
tinguish himself with his usual bril-
liancy. Butte's backs played the greater
part of their game and outpointed the
Anaconda backs i'm general results. Ma
honey, the new back of the season.. lit
orally covered himself with glory. He
was a whole team unto himself, and TO
him is due more credit by far than any
other individual player. He tackled like
a fiend. was always i'm the plays and his
kicking surpassed anything of the sort
ever seen on a football field i'm Butte.
He was n idol of the hour and de-
served all the plaudits he received. Per-
ham distinguished himself next. as by
his great running he both saved the
team from defeat and made the score
that made victory possible. II might be
said he both saved defeat and won the
game. Benson'S work WAS also first
class. as was Dygerts. Brahm, at CEN
ter. was. as usual, "A stone wall. He
handled his man az he pleased. tackled
beautifully and repeatedly broke up the
plays of the enemy.
The special features of Anaconda's
playing were the admirable team work
on the offensive; Wilbur's wonderful in
reference. which IL vas almost impos-
sible to break down: divers splendid
running with the ball, and Arlett's. Nc
Millan's and Lafontise's vicious buck
ing of the line. Arlett had the hall more
times than any other player and DID
splendid work. There were few other
individually distinguishing features Of
the visitors work and there was little
opportunity to judge Of the defensive
play of Anaconda. Butte made "a very
poor showing in this respect.
The visitors arrived from Anaconda at
1:15. and after lunch at the McDermott,
proceeded by street cars to the grounds.
A large portion of the crowd had already
arrived and the boys were given "A
hearty welcome. As they walked onto
the field they looked so big n husky
that the hearts of the Butte contingent
went to their boots. 1t would not have
been possible at hat time to have got
ten a bet among those acquainted with
the present condition of the Butte team
OF I TO 5 that Butte would win. The
home team followed on the next car
and the preliminaries were soon ar
ranged. The players Of both teams
walked over the grounds TO see what
shape they were in and found the field
to be in the bost possible condition. n.
w. Simmons was agreed on as referee
and umpire and Francis roo for
Butte and Rod Smith for Anaconda as
linesmen and timekeepers. The halves