The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-17
THE BUTTE-DEADWOOD
GAME RESULTED IN A TIE
Five to Five Was the Score in the Great Contest-Three
Thousand People Watched a Clean
Fight for Honors.

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stars on the home team, Laswell- All
the rest were new men. with the posi-
BILE exception of Mahoney, who played
last season against Anaconda, and this
fact should e. to soften the singe 4
disappointment felt by Butte's admirers
In the fact that the team did not cpr1-
out victorious. for some of the men
were virtually this seasons production.
and while others were old football men.
the full team had never pllysi &C
gether before In a match game. AmaTg
the new men a new star arose m the
Butte gridiron. who. II his subsequent
playing proves as effective. will berrme
a popular idol. He was Jack Sullivan.
who was promoted from the lutte
Juniors to a place on the regular team
this season. He played right half. AMI
Of all Butte's players showed tie hest.
He covered most Of the ground gs ned,
making many fine runs and two pee
tacular tackles. The one dark spot in
his work was in missing Martinez Of
the visitors when he was making a
long run for goal. Mahoney at left
a ~captained the team on the field in
the absence of Captain Hooper. who
played only a few minutes at the last
n Of the game. and. next to Sullivan.
Is deserving of the greatest share of
credit. His Judgment in managing the
team was good. and in his play he fully
equalled his great work of the past.
Many people were disappointed that
he did not give an exhibition 90 mis-
famous kicking, but the game did not
warrant 1t. as he could not rely On
his line to hold on the defensive the
ground he would make by his punts.
and as his men could always gain with
the ball he confined himself to the pol
icy Of sending his men through and
around the line for the runs which net
ted the big gains. thereby displaying
his good generalship. The strongest
feature OF his play was his defense.
At this he shone especially.
Butte never had a harder Jackie. as
he proved yesterday. He made no ling
runs, but continually chopped off four
or ~ yards or more from the distance
to the enemy'e goal. Bean and Com
stock at right tackle n guard, and
Trilby Davis at end. made n right
game. besides Bea made many gains.
Between Leblanc at center and his op-
ponent there was little to choose. as
they played a very even game. Laswell
and Paustian at left tackle and guard
had the two heaviest men In the oppos-
ing team to play against, and Captain
Wilson picked them out as the chief
point of attack, and II was through
them md between Paustian and Center
III most OF the gains were made It
be stated that Laswel had prac-
ticed but -four or five days, and tPaus-
tian is a new man, and under the cir
the ann in which they
stood up to their heavy opponents was
highly creditable.
McKinnon at left end had little to do
on the defensive and lost his best OPP
portunity in this respect when he failed
to stop Martinez when the latter was
sent his way on a clever double pass an
the latter part of the game. 1t was not
his fault. however. Captain Wilson
had bucked the line so steadily that
Captain Mahoney was misled n call
ing the ends in and McKinnon was,
therefore. not in his position when his
opportunity came. This, by the way,
was one of Mahoney's few mistakes.
McKinnon made two good gains and
numerous fine tackles and proved HIM
self capable of filling the position. Lane
at full back was another who dfstin-
guished himself. He was in every play
from start to finish, and while IL did
not come his IA to make many gains.
he was always helping the others. HIS
stop of Martinez when he went around
McKinnon and sprinted past Sullivan,
was one Of the great plays of the day.
With the runner fully 10 yards ahead
he broke through, overlook the runnc
and throwing his weight upon him.
brought him to the ground. Brown at
quarter passed faultlessly and got into
IN plays very well, but. like Sullivan.
fell a victim to the wiles of Captain
Wilson and Martinez in the great lou
BILE pass play and allowed the clever
quarter to skirt him for Is yards.
The Visitors Work.
OF the visitors, Captain Wilson was
the heart and soul OF his team. He shot
through the Butte line as though from
a catapult, almost at will, was in every
tackle Inc not an inch Of ground was
gained that he did not assist in. His
management Of the team on the field
could not have been improved upon.
Jolitz at left a and Freeman at right
ably seconded their captain in all the
plays through the line. making many
gains. and when Deadwood had the ball
the three backs worked so close to-
gether 1t vas hard to distinguish be-
tween their playing, as all broke
through repeatedly. Martinez is as good
a quarter back as ever played in the
Butte field. He was accurate in pass
ing, excellent on defense and a sure full
hen Butte had the ball. His run
ming was one OF the features of Dead
woods game. Keller, the fat man Of
the team. would AVE put up a better
game had he been in better condition.
he was, Dcsluts, dedlnst the
man In the Butte line, and although
Is over a 200-pound nan he found Com
stock hard to handle. He was of great
service. however. in opening up holes
for the man with the ball and in throw
ing his weight upon him.
The ends had to meet heavy interfer-
ence, due to the fact that their lin
played SO close a formation on the de-
fensive that II left them to take care
OF all the end runs and under the cir
cumstances. Williams and Fletcher,
who filled the positions. can hardly be
blamed for the runs made around them.
On the defensive. Fletcher made some
very clever tackles. Donovan and Al
len, the tackles. are both great men.
They played a hard game. but showed
the effects of inexperience in allowing
Butte's interference to get around them
unbroken. Russell distinguished him.
self by his fine running with the ball
from his position at right guard.
The crowd that witnessed the game
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