The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-21
FOOTBALL BOYS
HAVE RETURNED
They Challenge Montana Team Play
the ChampionshipLocal Players Claim Butte Resorted
Unusual and Unfair Tactics

we will pay the expenses OF six
toen men To Ogden for Dost-Season
game with winner OF Thanksgiving day
match, for Intermountain champion
ship"
This telegram, sent to the manager
o. the Buttee footbal team, and TO
the manager OF the Great Falls elev-
en- by ]. o. Cross. principal Of the
ogden high school, a few hours after
the arrival OF the squad in this city
this morning. shows In what light the
local school men Wow the outcome of
the game at the Montana metropolis
Saturday While the score in the hard
fought battle was tied at 10 TO 10
in the last half and the local team
can therefore not claim victory by
he book. they nevertheless aver that
Butte only escaped defeat by the VIC
lation of all football rules.
Coach George Brown ard Principal
Cross refrain from making any state
mont jerogatory to the Butte team or
INC officials OF the game, but even
fnJm their statements Il Is easy to dis
cern that they are not by any means
satisfied with the treatment which the
local boys received In the city OF
miners. That all OF the penalizing
Inflicted on the Ogden team should
have been imposed in the last half,
when the score stood 10 to against
Butte, Is a fact that will not be erased
by any of the excuses which have
been vouchsafed by the Butte Off
Gals.
Referee Robins. whom Coach Brown
ce5igDated as the only Official in the
came who understands the 1910 rules.
stated that the Ogden team played
the most perfect gamo OF football thar
he had ever seen In high school
contest. Yet Referee Robins tackled
upon the local team penalties amount
Ing TO 1875 yards, and all of them in
tie last half when the submerged Mon
tana players managed to get their ,
heads above the surging waters of de- |
feat
So confident is Manager Ed Smyth.
who formerly played with The team.
that he vowed this morning that he |
would bet every suit OF civilian !
clothes that he has that the Ogden !
team can beat Butte 10 to o. "ill
make this bet and agreo to wear my |
football uniform all tho rest of the
season II ] lose IS the enthusiastic |
challenge of the defiant youth
Coach Brown. who was formerly |
one of the most brilIiaut players on |
the Utah University team. states that
it was a hard struggle In whicn the
Ogden boys attempted to stick 10 1911 |
rules. II would not charge that the
Butte officials were knowingly crook.
cd nor that the team Intentionally
violated the laws of 1919 football"
said the coach. when seen ut the hieh
school this morning Aside from Rob.
ms there wasn't an official in tho
game that knew the rules rs they
have been drafted for this season. AS
a consequence, the Butte team used
tactics that would not be tolerated
by the 1910 rule-makers. Their tao
tics were rough because they were
obsolete. They would not have been
considered last year but the game
has been changed-debrutaliz
the Butte team are not familiar with
The new rules OF play.
Il feel confident that the Ogden
team can beat the Montana squad
ln\ second game, should one be ar
ranged Despite tho fact that two
pr three Of our team were some.
what disabled, the Butte team should
not have been allowed 10 score in
The second half lad the officials fore
ed the players to adhere strictly to
the rules
Manager Smyth states that Quart
srback Evans scored final touch
down in the last half during the last
two minutes of play and that tbe
Butte timekeeper called time" while
-hc Ogden player was on the run TO
the winning goal. Smyth does not
hesitate 70 indict the officials OF the
game with having hastened the hands
of their timepieces TO Quash the spec.
acular dash of the Ogden quarter
back.
Strangely enough. a touchdown
vas scored during the game In each
quarter. Ogden In the first two and
Butte in the latter ones. In the first
quarter Montana had pressed the ball
down into Utah's territory. when
Streibech Of the Butte team was
called on TO shoot long pass for
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