Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23

Light scrimmage was the rule Wed
nesday afternoon on the high school
field and the two elevens played a game
which was featured wholly by passing.
Both teams managed to succeed in a
good part of the passes tried, but the
practice brought out the lack of an
effective defense on aerial work by
the first team which will buck up
against Harlowton Saturday afternoon
in the Northern district title contest.
The Great Falls mentors have Deen
fortunate in bringing the squads
through the season with but minor in
%juries, and they are taking no chances
on heavy scrimnage work before the
district game. The work out VIII De
light this afternoon and Friday after
noon there will be but little if any.
Although fans are inclined to give
the Blue and White a slight margin
on the bets. still this game will prob
ably be the hardest the locals have
had to play thus far this season Har-
lowton boasts Of q state championship
eleven and with the string of victories
it has run up since the season opened.
there can be no doubt of the strength
of the team.
Stiff Contests
Harlowton's hardest games have
been against Livingston, LeWlstoWn
and Rozaman. Fergus was defeated 10
TO 0 in thesinitial game OF the season
and the other two were beaten by the
narrow margin of one touchdown.
Great Falls is probably at the peak
of it's strength now and will give the
visitors a hard battle, but Coaeh
Crouch is not planning ahead on a
game with Missoula. Western district
Champs. until he beats Harlowton.
With good weather a record crowd
for the season should see the game.
The Wheatland fans are trying to
run a special to Great Falls, according
to word which reached here Nednes-
day. The Harlowton population Is
j strong for its representative team ano
has been giving good support al
! season. In the event a train IS fuI
! TO Great Falls, a good aggregation OF
fans is assured.
In~terscholastic fans all over tbs
! state are commenting on this game ant
! will be anxiously awaiting its outcome
( It means that if Great Falls is able tt
| pile un a good score against the dowr
| staters that it will play Mlssouia tn
: following week end. Success IN t1a'
game would match the Eiectrics against
! The winner of the Miles City-Livings
ron yau1e December o. Miles City anc
Livingston play next Saturday OF
neutral ground at Billings.
This year the locals have a GOO
chance for the state crown through
hard work during the next two week
aud all indications point to success
The Great Falls eleven has POUNDED
away to victory in each game 1t ha'
playd since the first of October.
Want Stores Closed
4 petition which was framed Wed
nesday and signed by the coaches o
the school and the members of tn,
squad asking the Merchants assocl
alton to close the stores from 80
until 40 o'clock on Saturday after
noon was presented to Maurice Hand
Ter of the organization. The director
voted yesterday not TO close.
The purpose of closing was acceler
ated by the guarantee of $500 whlc
was necessary to bring Harlowton t
Great Falls and the cost of bringln
the officials of the game here fror
outside points. The total expense wi
better crowd than that which saw tn
Butte high game here must attent
This will undoubtedly be the best gam
of the two and it will be the last tim
j the Great Falls high team will b
seen in action on a local field.
The need of strong support was dis
cussed Wednesday noon by l.. v
Church at the Rotary club and it
understood that the matter will /
brought up at other civic club NEE
ings this week.
Coach Crouch said Wednesday nigl
that there is a chance that he wi
invite Missoula to come to Great Fal