The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28
WOLF POINT HIGH
DEFEATS SIDNEY

The spectators who gathered at the
West Side field last Saturday after,
noon saw what was probably the
classiest game of football ever stag
ed on a local gridiron. 1t would have
been difficult to manufacture a set of
circumstances which would have
made this game more interesting and
important from the standpoint of
the Wolves. Last year the Maroon
and White team j%ourneyed to Sidney
early in the season and lost a Z to 0
game. Most of the Wolf Point boys
came home feeling confident that
Sidney's victory was a bit shady in
view of the many, many penalties
that the Sidney referee saw fit to
plaster on the Wolves. Be that as it
may, every local boy who took part
in that game came home determined
to avenge the defeat. A game was
scheduled to be played at Wolf Point
on November 1. The early winter
of last year made a game on this
date impossible and although two
postponed dates were set for the
game it was never played, the wealth
er each time keeping the visitors
away.
When the present season began,
tho ILL ,o,.,Ia-~+ of H. 49,.
bered Sidney and gradually instilled
into the new recruits the spirit that
had not been forgotten during the
twelve months since the two teams
had met. Great was the gloom in the
den Of the Wolves when the rain of
Friday threatened to render Sidney's
visit impossible. Greater still was the
Joy when Saturday produced bright
sunshine and a stiff wind that soon
dried the field into a condition for
fast playing. At last the opportunity
of the Wolves for revenge had come.
Visitors Win Toss
Sidney won the toss and chose to
defend the north goal. A brisk breeze
was blowing from the northwest and
possession of the north goal was a
decided advantage. Kreis, Sidney's
fullback, kicked over the end line
and the ball was put in play from
s%crimmage on Wolf Points twenty
yard line. Then began a series of
line plunges and end runs, interspers-
ed occasionally with cross-bucks,
soon placed the Wolves within
striking distance of Sidney's goal
line. Only once in this march up the
field did Sidney's first line of de-
hold against the onslaught of
Wolf Point backs. When the
ball was again in the possession of
Maroon and White team, they
pushed it to the 20 yard line and Carr
through the entire Sidney de-
on an off-tackle play for the
first touchdown of the game. Young
missed goal and the referees whistle
soon ended the quarter with the score
standing 6 to O..
The fierce plunging of Wolf Points
'ullback, Foster, worked havoc with
Sidney defense during the early
of the second period and
of their men called for time and
'eturned to the game in a rather daz-
ID condition. At no time during this
period did the visitors threaten to
score. Still using nothing but
itraight football tactics, the Wolves
pushed over two more t~ouchdowns,
Foster and Captain Butch Young
.arrying the ball across the line.
Jarr kicked goal, after each count
nd the first half came to a close with
Wolf Point leading, 20 to 0.
With the start of the third quarter
defense stiffened and only
fter a hard struggle were the home
oys able to annex another touch
own. Again Carr kicked goal. As
his period drew to a close Sidney
pened up with a series of forward
asses which netted her more ground
nan she had been able to gain earlier
! the game, although only a small
.ercentage of the passes were COM
leted.
Raced Over the Line
Early in the final period Kries re-
a Sidney pass on Wolf Points
lirty yard line and succeeded in get
ng into a clear field, where he
aced over the line for Sidney's only
'uchdown of the game. He kicked
oal. Later in the period he com
leted another pass but was pulled
own. The Sidney team looked best
the passing game, the Wolves COM
Ietlng only two passes in eight at
'mpts, and through the success of
lie visitors in passing they were able
advance the ball to Wolf Points
rec yard line a minute before the