The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
Schelastics Finish Season
With Hard, Won Victory
on Home Field.
VISITORS OuTPLAYED.
Scl1ossberg and Humphreys
Stars Of Fast Battle !.
l on Gridiron.

eleven brought it's 1917 season u
successful close on Montana field yes
terday afternoon with a hard earned
victory over the Anaconda high school,
downing the visitors by the count OF
to Q. The only score Of bitterly
contested game came in the third
quarter, when Captain Schlossbers
dashed around Anaconda's right end
for a touchdown and followed this play
by kicking pretty goal.
Missoula outplayed the Smelter City
from beginning to emu, and lost at least
two touchdowns because Of poor judg-
ment on the part OF the quarterback.
Several times the hacks lodged
through big holes ripped by the Mis-
soula linesmen for Zig gains. bring
ing the ball near the Anaconda goal
line, their work bel ngnullified by
change of attack to lorward pass
ing and end running game when the
visitors were able to cope with. Had
the NIissoula team confined itself to
sma shing the line in the first three
quarters, they would have overwhelmed
their opponents. though in the final
period both backs and linemen tired.
Line Plunees Successful.
The majority Of AIissoula's gains
were made on straight line hucking.
Humphreys IND Schlossberg making
good gains. while Baird also made
yardage. The interference of the
Garden City team during the first half
was ."onderful. four to five ssNn
sweeping away the tacklers from the
man with the ball. Humphreys gave
the best exhibition Of lodging through
the line seen on Montana field in
long time ana was the big ground
gamer Of the day. Some good end
runs were made in the latter stages OF
the game, the Anaconda erds being
drawn in and boxed by Ghrames and
Elliott.
Anaconda Plays Weak.
Anaconda depended on a version of
the Minnesota shift which ended in a
straight dive through the line, but
failed TO gain any ground with it,
mainly on account Of the peculiar
formation which they used. In the last
part OF the game they opened up with
forward passes, but We're unable to
complete them. Beal punted excellent
~, averaging 40 yards, and was the
visitors star. Frequent changes in
the lineup, (tsilfll 10 help the Smelter
City offensc.
Missoula overlooked an opportunity
to score late in the first quarter when,
with the ball on the Anaconda three
yard line and first down, Schlossberg
tried a pass which was intercepted.
Early in the second quarter, with the
ball on Missoula's 20-yard line,
"Scholy" rounded right end and raced
O., q. hut ste ont
of bounds on the 30-yard line and
was called back.
Following 4 series of forward passes,
several Of which We're intercepted, the
ball changing hands frequently, Mis-
soula carried the ball down to the 80
yard line, only to have several tosses
grounded just before the end of the
half.
The One Touchdown.
After a couple of minutes of play in
the third period. Missoula obtained the
ball in the middle of the field on a
punt and started a march toward the
goal which ended in the only score of
the day being made. Line bucks made
first down, Schlossbers made II
through the line, Wardle made Is on
"A forward pass, and more line bucling
planted the ban on the Anaconda TO-
yard line Humphreys lost a yard in
the line, but Captain Schlossberg raced
diagonally across the field around
Watts, and crossed the goal line in the
northwest corner of the field before he
was downed.
Anaeonda's Best Chance.
Anacondas best opportunity to score
came early III the second quarter, when
smmons caught Il forward pass and
ran rs yards to Missoula's 25-yard
line Emmons had clear field. but
was nailed by Humphreys. Three
shifts gave the visitors first down, but
two line smashes failed, and McCarren
then tried field goal from the 2O-yard
line The ball,went about three yards
wide Of the post. being kicked from a
bad angle. ,i
Missoula made n total of 20 first
downs, as against six for the Anaconda
eleven. Missoula attempted q forward
passes, completing five for gain OF
"a yards. Eleven were incompleted