The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-13
WAS A BRILLIANT GAME
Contest Between Montana and
Butte Was Draw.
NEITHER COULD SCORE
One OF the Most Spectacular Exhibitions
Ever Given on the Butte Grid
iron-A Singular Ac-
cident.
COULD SCORE

cident.
The game between Percy Bensons ag-
gregation of pgskin kickers known as
the Montana Athletic club and the reg
| uiar Butte eleven at Athletic park yes
terday afternoon was one of the most
| brilliant and spectacular exhibitions of
football ever witnessed on a field mem
orable for some mighty struggles for
supremacy on the gridiron. Two 20
minute halves were played, and when
| time was called for the end Of the game
| neither side had been able to cross the
others goal and the game ended in
| draw.
Only an accident of the most peculiar
character robbed Captain Benson's team
of the glory. 1t was one of the most
| singular accidents ever seen in a foot
ball game. It came toward the end of
the second half The Montanas had
rushed the ball up the field till it was
on Butte's 2O-yard line. Then Captain
benson made quarter back kick ana
his men went after the ball. Jack Sui
ivan was frst to get to it, but the ball
N was hard to get and he fumbIed and
was about to drop it when big Trisby
DAVIS came with a rush from behind
and caught the ball as it was about to
| leaVe SulliVan's hands. He at that in
stant mad a clear field and started fer
goal, put unfortunately he wore 9. red
J sweater, the same as the Buttes, ana
sullivan only seing his back, and taking
MIN TOT one Of the enemy, tackled him
around the legs and brought him down.
| II was most unfortunate circum-
stance for Benson's men, as Davis
would have made touch down. which
Ihere was one other time, too, when
many thought the Montanas We're de-
pflVed or victory by an error of judg-
ment on the part of the referee The
ball was on Butte's five-yard line
The Montanas had bucked their way
up the field for fully 10 yards without
ever being stopped, and it looked as
though another lineup would see the
goal line crossed. Just then time was
called for the end of the first half. The
timekeeper for Benson's men claimed
) there was a minute yet to play. but the
t:mekeepr for Butte held that time was
lip and the referee SO de- sided In such
s cases it is usual to split the difference
which, had 1t been done, there would
have been half a minute to play ind
i was the opinion of many that the
Montan's would have in that time, IT
was problematical. however, as the
Butte's might have held their oppo-
nents down without a gain or with less
| than the necessary five yards. The
chance was certainly as good If not bet
ter that this would have been the case
as that the Montanas would have been
able to have pushed the pall over the
| lire.
Captain Benson's team was composed
mostly of the old players who. for the
past few years. composed the regular
:. | Butte team. who sort of drew out of
football at the close of last season
through internal dissensions, leaving
Jim Hooper to bring out practically a
new team as the Buttes. There was
naturally a great deal of rivalry ana
both teams did their utmost to win
! The result was throughout the game
was fiercely contested and some of the
, most brilliant playing ever witnessed
in game in Butte was seen. Butte
had the advantage of anywhere from 10
to Is pounds in weight to the man on
the average, yet Bensons light line
, played with great dash and made a re-
markable showing against the heavy
odds. The offensive work Of both teams
was superlatively good. while the de-
fensive work on both sides was cores
pondingly ragged. Whenever the ball
was in the hands of Butte the gains
were steady as clock work and were
for from three to seven and ten yards.
/ | With the ball in their hands. Captain
Benson's men made just as steady
, | gains, but owing to the great weight of
their opponents the gains were shorter
than Buttes and averaged from three
| to five yards.
Only the great generalship of Captain
Benson enabled his team to make the
| good showing it did. Had he been di-
5 recting the Butte team there would
) | have been but one result. Butte would
have wen, which is no disbursement
, of Brown, who captained the Buttes,
for it is well known that no man ever
stepped on grldiron in Butte who was
Benson's equal as a field captain. With
. out his never mistaken Judgment in d.
| recting them, Benson's men could never
{ giants. At is was Hooper's men were
r | clearly outplayed throughout the game
I | and at no time was Benson's goal in
any great danger, while at three differ
: ent times it looked as though the Mon
tanas could not be prevented from scor-
ing.
Harry Rrahm, Butte's old center
played fullback for the Montanas, and
g with Jack Sullivan at left half. shared
0 the honors Of making the greatest
e gains. Both played a terrific game
and rarely even went at the line tina
e they did not go through for goot
q gain. One of the best plays of the day
q was a 25-yard run by Sullivan. Var
the game in the second half also pu
e up a great game, and to Slater is du
the credit OF making one Of the mos
lie magnificent plays ever seen on foot
~ Dali IPlu. bulle lidu LIE oetil anu seJp
| Griffin at the line He was stopped b.
II one of the Montanas and Slater, dash
v ing through the line, caught him abou
e the waist and literally carried him will
e the ball back five yards.
}, For the first time in long while jim
- HOOPER went into the game in his oil
position at guard. playing his usua
y strong. hard game. Fitzpatrick wa
t the great gamer for the Buttes. His fe
= rocity in going at the line and ms aoli
IS 81, 90 through for a Ions
n gain, has never been excelled in gam'
IS her. Honors We're about even amoni
the other players, who all put up
re strong. consistent game. Mahoney
IS absence from the game, mace necessas.
~ Nv the injury he received at Anaconda
ali tie week hafore. was greatly felt by tn