The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-14
Utah Aggies Best Montana
II to 6 in Opening
Battle.
MATTHEW'S is HERO
Missoula Boy Boots Pair Of
Drop Kicks From Field
for Grizzlies.

Montana's Grizzlies paid the bitter
price Of football unpreparedness yes
terday.
The price, +. o. b. Montana field. was
Utah Aggies 81. Montana 6. 1t was
exacted by three agile backs in the
presence of meager crowd which did
Mr.. Steifel had collected the final in :
stallment of the kill by romping so
.ards over the Montana entertainments
fc- touchdown No. 3.
Montana's football militia, sum-
Moned to the colors less than two
weeks ago and given a hasty training.
did all that could have been expected
of raw recruits. They presented an
amazingly efficient attack and resist
ed the enemy solidly upon all save
three occasions. Those occasions were
Here they are:
The Whole Utah Story.
First period-Peterson. left haifback
slipped around Montana's left end and
ran As yards for a touchdown.
Third period--Hanson, right half
UuSns cNuOSu NlOulJHd IeJl enu ana
the whole backfield running % yards
for a touchdown.
Fourth periOd--Stiefel. quarterback
escaped in midfield and went so yards
to the goal line.
Bad Taeklins Gives Scores.
Amateurish tackling made these la.
inevitable incidents possible. and cost
Montana the game. At all other stages
OF the combat the Grizzlies were mas.
ters of the situation. It should no,
detract at all from the glory which be.
longs to the six speedy legs in Utah.
backfield to say that two weeks OF
tackling practice would have made 8
Utah first down impossible.
The Montana attack also showed IN,
effects Of insufficient training. II ron.
sisted Of little more than big Elit;
Rentz. yet It wheczed. by sheer brut,
force. to Ctah'S 1O-yard line twice
only to crumblc within sight of III,
goal.
Tom Matthews Montana Hero.
None OF the faults which marred tn,
land attack Of the Bruins appeared il
the aero corps, however. The aero
corps. otherwise Tommy Matthews q
Missoula. saved Montana from a shut
out With WoA-of. the prettiest ficle
goals ever booted on Montana field
lie tried five drop kicks during tn,
game. Two of them went oyer-on,
from the 35-yard line and the othe
from tho o5-yard line in the face Of ;
stiff hrCpvp--nnnt1,cc h;
and bounded back into the field TN,
fourth was blocked. and tho other fol
short. IT was an astonishing record
revealing in Matthews an asset o
unusual worth.
His drop kicking won for Matthew
individual honors of the dav. Utah.
glory Is divided between Hanson. Site
r"' and Peterson. Citations belons
also to Captain Rentz Of Montana. VIII,
was worth a whole regiment in attacl
and defense despite the fact that h,
mad been coaching the team during tn,
Illness Of Jerry Nilsson and was utterl,
alone In command Yesterday. and tt
Jack Layton. who made the Montan;
first trench imrregnable all afternoon
Drtscol, showed mr well at quarter
back. though he had only half doze,
PLAYS for use and tackled poorly. ant
sullivan. lately n teammatc of Dris
coils In Butte, played good game.
Utah Scores Quickly.
ttah's first score came within fiy,
minutes after the opening whistle
Montana. having won the toss. had re
ceived the kickoff and advanced t,
midfield There Utah stiffened ant
Matthews tried for goal from tn,
field. He booted the ball into tn,
line and Worley fell or IT, Hanson
and Stiefel made it first down in tw,
drives. and then Peterson slipped FIRE,
and ran A. yards to the goal line
Stiefel punted out to Peterson and the,
kicked goal.
Ripping line attacks and an ex