The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
Football Season at Climax
Here Next Saturday
Afternoon.
BEARS SEEK REVENGE
Grizzlies Eager to Remove
Stigma Of 1916 Tie
in Bozeman.

scene of one ct the bitterest. most in
teresting football struggles staged in
the northwest during the season of
1917, when Bennion's fighting .Aggies
from Bozeman. cross the divide TO
clash with Nissen's Bruins in the an
nual contest for the state gridiron
championship.
Three years have elapsed since the
AgGies made their last appearance on
Montana field. on November s. 1914.
What a team that 1914 Montana State
college aggregation was. In the back
field were OFT Romney. member Of
the far-fan1ed Romncy family. which
has turned out four sterling, all -around
athletes already, II quarter: Jack
ITaHcrs. the great line QUICKER from
the University of Utah. wonderfully
fast man In spite OF his $50 pounds, at
fullback: Cy Cation. the l5O-pound
Bozeman back. who has won rcnown
In the east through mis- slippery speed
and RObheanX. the sturdy. squat In
dian from Fort Hail. who could stand
on the i0-yard line and plant a place
kick sQuarely between the goal posts.
The AEgie line was a wonderful piece
Of work. Bennion having built mp n
regular bulwark. which .withstood the
onslaughts Of the giant Montana backs
for two periods before II weakened
before the terrific charging OF RentZ.
Kecran and Guerln. And the ends were
undoubtedly the best Bozeman ever
saw. with the veteran Chief" Carr at
the right extremity and Jolley. the
blonde speedball ut the other wing.
Montana's Best Team.
To fight this wonderful aggregation
Nissen had gathered team OF all
stars. which had kept Its goal line un-
crossed in battles with the best In the
west. There were Click" Clark, Bill
Guerin. John Keeran, Norman STREET..
Leonard naerns, Chris Bentz and Phil
Sheridan in the line and Alfred Rob-
ertson. Virgil ,Rnrris.i Czech Vance and
Captain Merritt Owsley In the back
field. Guerin, keeran. Bentz and Bur
fis weighed over 200 pounds each.
while the team averaged 49, pounds To
the man.
The game itself was probably the
most desperate struggle ever waged In
Missoula. Played on n perfect day
with over 1000 people in the stands and
with half Of the students enrolled al
the agricultural college cheering their
team on from the east bleachers, nc
better setting for 4 championship con.
test could have been imagined. The
Bruins scored first when Jolley FUN.
bled punt. Clark knocked Jolley
ar b., h. I>rh
blocked Cation and Rentz fell on tht
ball quick lineup and Robertson
was sprawling across the goal line
with the bali in his hands.
4 Wonderful Battle.
Then Yhe Angles started to fight
They pounded the line. ran the end.
and used the forward pass until the,
fumbled near the Bruin goal aud were
forced to start all over. Down the fielt
they went in straight procession an,
finally tied the score. Late in the frs
half. with the teams fighting on ever
terms. Robertson threw a PASS I,
Clark. An Asgic player hit the ball
II bounded high into the air, and fel
into Chicks" hands across the goa
line. The Bruins were ahead and the,
were never tied after that, though tn
.Aggies made desperate efforts Man,
times II MOULD seem that the blue
Hweatered farmer carrying the bal
vas smDthered. when sndds My n blu
Jersey would bob up down the field |
yards from the pile-np. Five time
ribs" Robertson doomed M alone be
fore the speeding Aseie. and five time
ribs" nnaided smashed the interfc,
ence and brought the farmer down.
Vance Breaks Defense.
In the second half Vance broke ava
IN the second minute of play and ia
u yards through a broken field for
score. After that the Aggies lost thoi
pep" and fought n losing ha,tl
though in tie final period Rohidcau
standing on the 4o-sard line bootc
the ball over the cross bars for thrt
points. the game ending with II
Bruins on the long end ni n s6-to.
score. Three players from each t,,al
were carried off the field during Il
struggle. broken legs and arms heir
as frequent as first downs while othel
we're SO badly battered that they We,
confined to their beds for weeks
Last Years Gane 4 Tie.
In 1915 the two teams did not me,
athletic relations having been sc,
cred soon after the football game Il
preceding fall With the coming
Chancellor Elliott the difficulties b
tween the two institutions In athle,
matters were settled and last 4.
Jerry Stsscn took a husky fast eleN
ecross the moun,aRs to Rozoman. wi
the expectations az bringing back /
ecalps OF the Farmers. who had he
meeting with rather indifferent succs
during the season. In the first quar-,
the Bruins had an edge. but were u
able TO score In the second quar-
fhe university backficld carried 4
ball through the Aeeic line. the h
ending with the score to o. Late
The third quarter four Ageie pas
carried the ball over the Bruin &c
lying the score. and though Nisse
team had ITO opportunities to score