Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-01

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noon. Winning this game pits the
Blue and White against Miles City on
December 8 for the 1922 state title.
This game will probably be played IN
| Butte.
A crowd Of $500, the largest ever
at a football game in Great Falls,
watched the Blue and White triumph,
gain revenge for the 8 to o defeat on
the same field in 1921, and demon
strate that Great Falls high has a
team this year which is probably the
best in the history of the school.
Getting down to cases. it was a hard
driving, heavy-hitting versatile gridlron
machine which depended on teamwork
and teamwork alone, against q one-man
team. 1t was drive, drive, drive, with
Hober, Woodahl. Sohl and Charters
all taking the ball for big gains. These
gains were for the most part through
the line between the tackles. The in
reference was a delight and the Blue
and White forwards tore the Garden
City line to shreds, opening cavernous
holes for blue jerseys to flash through
Elected in the yardage gained from
straight scrimmage, Great Falls to-
falling 422 in straight rushing the ball
against 81 for Missoula. Great Falls
made % first downs to a trio for the
western invaders. In other words,
Great Falls averaged nearly IL yards
per first down made.
All Straight Football
But two forward passes were used
by the Blue and White and it is here.
if anywhere, that the team in
for adverse criticism. Granted that
Great Falls did not need this method
of attack. much wear and tear on the
line might have been avoided had the
open game been used. SO many long
drives were launched early in play that.
against a stronger team, there would
have been an inevitable let down later
in the game. Perhaps the Blue and
White coaches did not care to divulge
their open game To Coach Charley Nc
Auliffe of Miles City, who was giving
his next opponents Il careful looking
over from the stands.
In all truth it must be said that the
Mlssoula team was Kelly. quarterback
and captain. Kelly is all that anyone
has claimed for him and more. He is
the fastest back by all odds who has
been on the Great Falls field this year.
His running with the ball was superb
and his substantial gains, almost I'M
aided by any semblance of interfer-
ence, stamp him as a broken field run
ner of the highest order. Kelly used
himself a good three fourths of the
time and was the only Missoula back
who could gain appreciably. He was
always dangerous and, in the final
quarter, got away on a tear from ey-
eryone' but Murphy. the Blue and
White safety, who spilled him neatly
Just as it looked Liza a Missoula touch
down.
Quartet of Touchdowns
Four touchdowns and a place kick
by Sohl totalled the Great Falls scor-
ing. Early in the second quarter
Charters registered the first touch
down, the next points coming in the
same period by the placement, this
from the 10 yard line. The next
touchdown. in the third period. was the
hot thriller of the afternoon. Charters
intercepting a Missoula pass on his
own 20 yard line and racing 80 yards
for the score. Just before the end of
this quarter. Woodahl counted for a
touchdown. The final touchdown was
made by Woodahl shortly after the fl
nal period started. Sohl added the ex
ira point 10 three Of the -four touch
downs with place kicks.
Kelly won the toss and chose 10
kick off, Great Falls defending the
north goal. W00dala received Thomp-
sons boot on his IO-yard line and
tossed the ball TO Lowry. who returned
eight yards. Three line smashes fail
ing. Sohl punted to Kelly on Mis-
soula's 45-yard line. the Missoula zap
tain returning 10 yards before down
cd.
Missoula Off With Rush
Mlssoula started with a rush. Sim
erSon gained an ace at ate and then
Kelly ripped off a pair of right end
swings for a total of - yards and first
down. Maclean got a pair at left
guard and Kelly hit tackle on the same
side for four. Here the advance stop
ped, Kelly losing q yard on the next
play, when failure 10 find a hole at
right tackle sent him around the end.
lie bucked center on the final try but
was thrown after q two yard gain and
the ball went over.
1t was a relief to the Blue and
White supporters, for Great Falls had
failed in its only attempt to gain and
Missoula had started with a danger
ons attack. IT was Great Falls ball
on her own 20-yard tape.
A Blue and White advance started,
the Great Falls steam roller gathering
momentum Mt every barking Of signals
and carrying the ball 70 yards to the
Missoula 1O-yard line. This long
march was made with all the backs.
and Baier on tackle around plays, clip
ping off three, four and five yards at
n wailop. On the 1O-yard line Great
Falls suffered a fiye-yard penalty.
Three PUSHES yielding but the amount
of the penalty. Sohl tried a place
ment from the 16-yard line. It was
partially blocked. caught by Meyer on
the Missoula four-yard line returned
Is yards IN a pretty broken field run.
Lost on 6 inch Mark
Thompson punted to Charters. who
was downed in midfield. Here anoth-
her Blue and White offensive carried
the pigskin down to the six-inch line,
where MissouIa held, and got the ball
Charters called Baier around on the
final down, but there were too many
Missoula defenders waiting for tht
Great Falls captain. Thompson punt.
ed at once to Charters on the Mis-.
soula 45-yard line, the Blue and White