The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
HOT FOOTBALL SEASON
Prospects Bright for a Series Of
Exciting Games.
BUTTE TEAM is STRONG
Tho Opening Game Will Be Played
With Anaconda Next Sunday-The
Proceeds to Swell the Volun-
teers' Reception Fund.

With the return of cold and snappy
weather in Butte, and with the pros
pect of Thanksgiving turkey and cram
berry sauce in their minds eye, foot
ball enthusiasts in Butte and vicinity
are once again showing themselves in
force, eager to witness or participate
in this most arduous and manly of
sports and to prove their superior fleet
ness, strength and strategy. The foot
ball season in Butte promises to be a
very close and exciting one. Games
have been arranged with the Denver
Athletic association and also with the
Wheelman's club of the same place.
with a promise of a return game in
Butte by one Of these organizations.
Besides the game with Anaconda next
Sunday, one will be played in return
in Anaconda. 1t is possible also that
there will be several exciting contests
for supremacy between the Butte team
and rival aggregation recently or
ganized If the season results as aus
piciously for the Butte team as it now
promises it is possible that the team
will take a trip to the coast to try
conclusions with teams at San Fran
cisco and Seattle.
The opening game of the season is
to be played with Anaconda upon the
home grounds. AS usual it promises
to be very close and exciting contest,
The rivalry between the two cities
promises to reach it's eliminating point
In the game to be played Sunday. For
as affairs stand now the rival cities are
on an equality, each having one game
to her favor, with yet another one
tied. 1t is for the reason of the close
ness of the struggle, if for none other,
that each side will make unusual ex-
ertions to defeat its rival in the APP
preaching game.
But the struggle Sunday will not be
one to settle the question of superior
ity only. 1t will also have for its OBJ
ject to increase and swell the fund
now being raised to give the Montana
boys royal welcome when they re-
turn to this city. For this reason. If
day should be well patronized. Every
citizen, whether he appreciates the
mimic game of warfare or not, or de-
sires to cheer the Butte team on to
victory, should turn out on this occa-
sion and help swell the fund which
will gladden. the boys who have engag-
ed in the dangers Of real warfare.
The outlook for Butte victory seems
to be good. The team have been engag-
ed in steady practice for some time
and are showing marked Improvement
with each day. The Armory has kind
ly been furnished by the mayor for
practice, and here every evening Cap
tain Mahoney and Manager Jim Hoop
er may be seen coaching their men into
shape to play a scientific game. At the
beginning of practice the outlook was
rather gloomy in point of weight and
number of men. But in the past 10
days it has greatly frightened. A
number of large and experienced men
have been induced to come out and
handle the oval, and with their assist
ance the Butte team may be relied
upon to give a good account of itself.
Among the new men are to be noted
Tim Sullivan, formerly right guard for
the Anaconda team. and a new man
from one of the big eastern teams. Be
hind the line Butte is particularly
strong this year, and at the proper time
it will be seen that Captain Mahoney
will have able assistance in carrying
the ball.
Although but few of the men who
We're formerly known to football fame
in Butte are now with the organization,
yet it would appear from the work
done in practice that they have worthy
SUCCESSORS to take their places, and
those upon whom Butte people can
rely to uphold the former high stand
ard in football. The football grounds
are now being put into proper shape
to accommodate the crowd and the
game.