Great Falls tribune., 1921-09-24
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
To PLAY GAME ON
THANKSGIVING DAY
Lengthened Season Will Give
Strong Squad a Chance
for a State Title.

The Great Falls high school football
teams schedule will be extended this
year to enable the team to play a game
Thanksgiving day, during the state
teachers convention, according to a
promise made Friday by S. d. Lar
gent. city school superintendent, to
Il. Il. Diehl, chairman of the enter
tainment committee for the teachers
convention
Great Falls high schools football
schedules for many years have been
limited to five games, which brought
the end of the season early in Novem-
Der. The extension of the season will
mean that Great Falls will have oppor-
tunity to meet more of the larger
schools of the state.
Can Play for State Title.
For several years the schedule.
limited to two practice games and
three against major high schools, has
been so short that had Great Falls
possessed a team Of championship
caliber it would not have had oppor-
tunity to prove any claim to a state
title.
Members of number Of civic or
ganizations have this year interested
themselves in the football team >
prospects because of the caiiber of
the boys who have turned out for the
squad and the probability of develop
ing good team this year. With the
opportunity of having more games
during the season, Great Falls will be
more able to meet championship
squad in November. To do this, games
will have to be played through Novem-
Der so as to keep the boys in trim.
Thirty-five In Squad.
Friday afternoon 80 boys worked
about an hour on signal practice and
then turned to scrimmage.
The boys are fast lining into fair
shape, said Coach NJ. l.. Crouch,
Friday. "but it may be even Thanks
giving before / will be able to choose
a first team. There are fully 20 can
didates for first string and the races
will be close"
Nine Of the 1920 eleven are back on
the field and hitting the dirt hard
They are Ted Morris. William Hodges,
Fritz Baier. Ted Peterson. William
Gonser, Elvyn White. Matt Rross,
Harry Bryant and Bernard Cuddihy.
Each has a good chance to make the
team but there are about a dozen more
who are fighting for first team posi-
tons and in Scrlmmage tue pid!ets
are frequently shifted. The men eiigi-
Bile for first team honors average about
l55 pounds stripped.
Lowery, Bryant, Leverich and Con
ser are running close race for ends
Peterson and Baier look good for
tackles and Cuddihy and vetersnick
are working for guards. Morris is
playing at full back with Shaw. Bross
WEnner and White trying for half
back and Shaw and Leverich are being
tried out at quarter. Charley Brown
occupies the place at center most of
the time.
Aerial Passes PractJoed.
Trick plays and many shifts are be-
ing worked on, and offensive and de-
fensive aerial attacks are being
practiced.
Friday was the last day the eievens
will be able to work in the lot south
of the school building because the work
started in leveling that block for a
new track and football field is now
well under way aud only loose dirt and
rock will cover the ground by Satnr-
day night. Practice from now on will
probably be on the vacant lot across
the street. With two other possible
locations close to the school. one or
two teams may work on each.