The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-11-29
BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WINS
BY SCORE OF 27 TO o IN
FAST GAME.
OUTCLASS LOCALS
Within One Minute After Game Is
Started Billings Carries Ball to
Within One Foot of Butte's Goal,
But Stubborn Resistance by Copper
Camp Players Prevents Score.

Butte, Nov. 28.-In the most spec
tacular game ever seen here, Butte
high school, northwest champions, de-
feated Billings high school, 27 to 0.
Worward passes, wide-open end
runs, criss-crosses and place kicks for
goal went to make up thrilling ex-
bibition for the $500 spectators, who
cheered themselves to whispers.
"Butte simply outclassed our boys.
Some Of them were considerably af-
fected by the altitude," said Coach
Bacon of the losing team.
Butte beat us fair and square,"
was the statement Of Captain Todd af-
ter the game.
Best of feeling prevailed on both
sides. Billings one desire seems to
be to take Butte down alere next
year and accord them the same cour-
teous treatment received here.
Both Teams Nervous.
Billings showed some nervousness
on taking the field and fumbled twice
during signal practice, but still Butte
rooters looked for hard, close game,
and perhaps defeat. Butte was evi-
IDENTIFY shaky, as shown when schroed-
er, Buttes big fullback, fumbled an
attempted fake kick in the shadow Of
Butte's goal posts one minute after
the opening kickoff. Simpson was
on the ball like shot, four yards
from the line. 1t looked like a GER
tain touchdown for Billings. Captain
Todd tried a straight line buck, but
failed to gain. Mckenzie lessened
the distance two yards through left
tackle, and Barker was given the
ball to carry over. The hearts Of the
local spectators jumped into their
throats, for it looked as if a score
was made. Laboriously, Referee
Chauncey Berrien disentangled the
Iiled-up players, and at the bottom
was Barker with the ball within one
foot of the coveted chalk mark. It
was cruel disappointment to the al
most delirious Billings rooters.
Never again was Butte's goal seri-
ously threatened. That score put
fight into their play, and thereafter it
was nothing but succession Of first
downs. Butte set such a pace as the
spectators had seldom seen. The Bill
ings players were literally carried off
their feet. The Buttes played like de-
MONS
Todd Misses Goal.
Billings gave up the early advant-
age, not without struggle. Schroed-
ers punt from behind the goal posts
was short and Salisbury ran the ball
in 10 yards, giving Tedd a chance for
ward line. The ball flew high and ap-
parently true, missing by only foot
Schroeder punted out 40 yards from
the 25-yard line and when Billings
could not gain in line, Todd tried two
other place kicks from near the cen
ter of field, both falling short.
Butte was penalized near her own
goal for using hands and punted again
out of danger. Salisbury fumbled the
catch and Saner dropped on the ball
for Butte. Successive runs took the
ball toward Billings goal and ex-
changes of punts gave Butte 20 yards
advantage. The ball was within sew
en- yards Of the line when Billings
held Butte for downs. Todd's punt
was all but blocked, flying straight in
the air and Butte getting the ball 10
yards from Billings goal. In three
plunges by Schroeder and Brooks the
score was made, the former carrying
the ball over.
Second Touchdown.
The onward march Butte made
seemed to take the heart out of the
Billings players, and four minutes af-
terWard Dezell went over for a sec.
ond touchdown, Schroeder having
been given some wonderful interfer.
ence in preceding runs. Two forward
passes tried by Billings struck ground
and the visitors suffered two 15-yard
penalties. Toward the end of the
first half Billings gained her only first
down, largely due to- good gains by
Bartlett. Todd was evidently not in
shape to play his usual game and was
replaced by Bartlett, who did the
kicking thereafter.
The visitors failed to come close to
Butte's line in the second half and
Billings line was crossed three times
largely due to Butte's varied uses Of
forward passes and two 3O-yard runs
] by Deze1l.
Summary of Game.
Butte carried the ball 327 yards
from scrimmage; Billings 80; Butte