The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-27
NO SCORE. IS
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Y. NJ. c. a. AND |. N 6. EATING
CLUBS PLAY FAST
GAME.
CONTEST IS CLOSE
One Of the Best Football Games Ever
Witnessed in Billings, al Country
Club Park, Neither Goal Being
Crossed whiteman Has
Collar Bon: Broken.

and honors even, the \ IN. g. and Y. M.
g. "a. football teamY left the gridiron
at Country club pafk yesterday after
noon after ole of the most stubbornly
fought football contests in the history
of Billings. About 400 rooters Wit
messed the ARRAY
It was straight football from the
call of time and was played under the
old rules, 50 the sensational plays.
such as forward passes, etc, which
the new rules permit, we're not in eyt-5
dence. The |. N. G. was from S to s
pounds the heavier team, but the 7.
M. Q. q. was just little faster. In
~ rushes the Y. M. G. A. gained 1853
yards and in "a rushes the /. N. c. Sc
cured "a yards.
Whiteman, right half for the 1. N. C..
had his collar bone broken in the first
half in a clean tackle and was taken
from the field to the hospital Wood,
left end, went in at tackle and Mitchell
took, Woods place at4left end.
First Hall.
On the Kickoff Lee sent the ball "a
the I. N. c. 15-yard line and it was
brought back to the /. N. C. 25-yard.
line and Boyer kicked to the Z. M
9. A. 50Nyard line. The Y. M. G. Al.
fumbled but recovered the ball and
Alley gained 18 yards and four Yards
on the second rush. Bishop then car
ried the ball around the end for ten
yards and Alley took the ball eight
yards further toward the Il m. q. goal.
In series Of line plunges the ". M.
G. A. took the ball to the l. N. g. 10
yard line, but lost on a tumble s yards
though afterwards gaining S. Thorine
tried for goal, but failed. The /. IN. c.
punted from the '25-yard line to the
3Nyard line, where the ball went out
Of bounds.
tMcCracken took the ball On GUAR.
ter back run and the ball was rushed
to the !. N. G. 15-yard line. where the
7. N. c. A. was held for downs. The
!. n. c. failed to make distance and
was forced to punt. Boyer kicked to
the 25-yard line and the punt was re-
turned and the ball was the 1. N. C.'s
on the Y. M. C. A. 35-yard line. The
I. N. G. made % yards on line buck
ing, Durland making a 10yard gain.
!. N. @. was penalized Is yards for an
off side play. Boyer punted to the
Y. M. g. A. 10-yard line and the Y. N.
Q. A. carried the ball back for IS
yards, then rushed 10 yards. Time was
called for the first half with the bali
in the Y. M. G. A. territory. Score
0 to 0.
Z Second Half.
The /. N. c. kicked to the Y, NJ. C.
A. 3O-yard line and Griffin Of the Y. M.
g. A. took the ball 15-yards back. "A
tumble resulted in loss Of four yards,
but the Y. NJ. G. "A. kept the ball. The
y. M. G. A. rushed for 25 yards, but
was penalized yards for of side play
and was forced to punt from the I. N.
C. 50yard line. The kick sent the
ball to the I. N. G. 16-yard line and
was returned for yards. On the first
down the /. N. c. fumbled. losing 8
yards and was forced to punt, sending
the ball to their own 3s-yard line.
Thorine carried It back Is yards. Tho
ball was advanced BY line bucldng Is
yards more, when . tumble gave the
ball to the I. N. G. team on It's s-yard
line. It was advanced to the 35-yard
line, when time was called. the big
gest gain. 10 yards, being made b.
skeeI. Nibbe made most Of the other.
gains. Score o to o.