The Daily Missoulian., 1911-12-10
BUTTE AND GREAT FALLS PLAY
TO TIE At ELEc.
TRIO CITY.
BRILLIANT AND SLACK
Contest Is Full Of Good Football At
Times and at Other Times Is Char.
acterized by Poor Work-outlool<
for Another Meeting

Great Falls, Dec. 9.-(Special)-In q
football game seldom equalled by high
school teams, one in which there were
numerous thrillingly spectacular
plays, Butte and Great Falls played
another tie game today, the whistle
ending the contest with the score S
to 5. Both teams played good ball at
times and at other times they shared
the disgrace of letting their oppor-
tunities slip. On some angles it
seemed to be game Of lost oppor-
tunities.
Measured on points, even by many
fans who wanted to see Great Falls
win, Butte played the more consistent
game. Her men followed the ball
more certainly. Her ends and backs
were faster, but the failure to score
at the proper time counteracted speed
and the ability of the men to follow
the ball and deprived the team of no
less than seven points, which should
have been scored for Butte. This
would have returned her team the
champion of Montana high schools for
the football season OF 1911.
Butte drew the kickoff, Rourquin
kicked low and Great Falls got the
ball on their own 40-yard line. 1t
was the first test of strength for the
game and Butte showed q snappier
start. forcing Great Falls to kick on
the third down. Butte recovered the
ball near the center of the field and
her swift play drove CONSERVATION to
the hearts of the local fans, for on
the second down, they had gained
their 10 yards. But the flash did
not last. They failed to repeat on
the ground gaining.
The Great Falls team put through
finely executed forward pass and
followed it with first down on
straight rushes.
When the whistle blew to end the
first quarter the score was 0 to 0.
Opening the second quarter, Butte
held her opponents and in turn tried
forward pass which landed in the
arms of Hoffman of Great Falls.
Butte held for downs and got the ball
on the 1S-yard line, and Bourquin
dropped back for a kick. The ball
went to the left of the upright and
one opportunity had been lost by
Butte.
In the second half came the first
really spectacular event of the game.
Butte dropped back for kick. The
ball went high and Collins. who was
playing right half for Butte, was down
like a flash and when one of the Great
~
it and fairly split the atmosphere to-
ward his opponents goal. Then 1T
was that Hoffman of the local team
showed his ability as sprinter. but
for Hoffman, Collins would have
made an 85-yard run to the goal. But
Hoffman was too swift for him and
downed him on the 2O-yard line after
as pretty a 65-yard run as ever was
made on a local gridiron.
In the last quarter Gault. at right
half, grabbed the ball and the real
sensation of the afternoon was soon
uncorked. Gault, fleet-footed as a
deer. started for Butte's goal. IS yards
away. The Great Falls players Of
fered a pretty defense Of their runner
and chased him across the goal line.
but he was not far enough for a sure
kick and when Jardine tried to boot
the ball over the crossbar, he failed.
Here Great Falls lost its best oppor-
tunity Then the score stood to O..
There was new life when Butte lined
up after that touchdown. From that
minute. Butte outplayed Great Falls
all the way. BY consistent and heady
playing the Butte boys forced the ball
well down toward the center Of the
field, after Great Fails had resorted
to a kick. Then Collins was sent in
with the ball and he made gain of
40 yards and had the bali within 20
yards Of the goal. A forward pass
gained another Is yards. Then old.
time football in two scrimmages put
the pigskin over the goal and Butte
had tied the score. Butte failed to
kick goal.
The Teams.
The hne-up:
Chrlsty Lanway
Left End.
LyfOrd Stariha
. Left Tackle.
Barry ....................... Lyttle
Left Guard.
crowley ...................... hnley
Center.
Britain ...... johnson
Right Guard.
Greshman OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Crosby
Right Tackle.
Donnelly ...................... Shipkey
Right End.
'bOuTQuIu .................. JdIVuC
Quarterback.
Mcpousal .:....::... .:....::... Weooer