The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-05
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BILLINGS ROYS OUTCLASSEO.
Miles City Did Them Up at Football by Il
Score Of 10 to q.

Miles City Did Them Up at Football by II
Score Of 10 IA o.
The Billings high school football!
team played the last game Of this eas
on at Miles Cityk Saturday. The state
agricultural college second eleven had
invited them I'd play next Saturday but
their poor condition, due to vaooina-
tion and consequent lack Of practice,
caused them to decline to meet the big
fellows again.
The ediot Of the board Of health was
most untimely from u football stand.
point. Several Of our players were sick
and out Of school while those attending
were wholly unable to practice. Mr..
Daniels, their manager. tried to have
the Miles City game postponed until
next Saturday, but their management
saw too plainly their advantage and
an earlier date was insisted on. AT
the same time nh ndYuit aud highly
diplomatic not of courtesy Oh the part
OF Miles City rendered null the advice
Of our home management. Our boys
were invited to attend Il banquet given
by the young Indies Of the Miles City
high school, aud they determined to 60
regardless Of their lack Of condition,
With the single exception Of losing
the game by u small score-two touch
downs in the first half aud one in the
second half-the trip was most enjoya.
BILE. The members OF the team receiv-
cd ever kind Of courteous treatment
possible to the occasion all Of which
eliminated in a never to be forgotten 70.
ception and banquet given by the high
school girls at the hospitable home OF
Captain Brown. A record Of the trip
must surely give this delightful enter.
tainment its full credit IN removing the
sting Of defeat and restoring that OK.
allied state Of feeling which our boys
enjoyed previous to the game.
The students were kept busy by a
carefully planned series Of amusing
pastimes while the tables in an adjoin.
ing room fairly groaned under their
burden Of delicate pastries and confec-
tions with which the fair entertainers
had prepared to encompass the second
defeat Of our team.
The "Black and Gold" Of Billings
everywhere mingled with the Purple
and Gold'' Of Miles City throughout
the decorations and all other pleasant
conditions were crowned by Il genial
spirit Of genuine good fellowship that
was most pleasing. Whom Miles City
comes here next We will do something
more than merely beat them.
The game itself was played better
than the score suggests. Twice during
the game the ball was within Miles
City's 10 yard, line, once when Morse
failed to kick bn easy goal and once
more when MoAse made a tremendous
punt from the fioisfty of Billings 40
or 80 yard line. AT another time Rob.
bins carried the ball around Miles
Oity's weak end for what looked q sure
touchdown-but 1t failed.
NOISE, Wagner, Robbins and Chas.
Hoe played fast football. Had the
others done las we'll tho score would
have been other wise. Bill.
ings kicked df apA~Miles City repeated
their performance here by skirting our
ends for Il few long runs and n touch.
down. They found the second one
harder to get us the Billings ends,
whose business 1t Is to stop such fatal
runs, had begun to wake up. During
the second half Billings played better
football and Miles was reduced to the
necessity Of using moss plays. These
they worked slowly along until near
end Of the half they got tho Anal
score. Milburn. Hyde and Thompson
for Miles City were the stars. The
Miles City players were slow In start
ing, very slow, and had the Billings
ends been awake to their opportunities
Miles would certainly have failed to
score. NOISES injury and his subse-
quent removal from the game weaken
Cd the team and was an element IN tho
success OF Miles City's final score.
this time stopped end run ali right,
but did not at first know what to do
with their moss plays. Our men in
the limo stood firmly against their buck.
ing tactics and except on new plays OF
moss formation which they had not
seen, hold the opposition, thus gaining
possession several times Oh downs.
Except for the immediate repetition Of
Il fake play Billings used sensible stfHt-
egy, the game being lost on inferior
playing rather than by bad Judgment.
The team will now disband for tho
season. II IL earnestly hoped and be-
lioved by the encouragement that the
motnhara ~ this yenr'a HIGH school foot.
ball team have no conducted themselves
that no faifminded person shall hence
forth say that they arc playing a brutal
game.
The sincere thanks Of the players and
the management are hereby rendered to
all friends Of the team who have during
the season 30 kindly contributed money
and influence In their behalf. For II
perfectly green team, without knOwl'
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