Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-15

The second team of the high school
will leave Friday under Assistant Coach
William Shirley for Belt, where they
will play the Valley eleven that after
noon. This game was to have been
played Thanksgiving day. but the date
was advanced by request Of Coach
Leo Spogen of Belt. because this is
the last date on the schedule of the
n~eighboring school, and the gridsters
there are growing weary of continuing
practice with no contests as object
ives.
The Great Falls mentor will prob
ably take 10 men with him and 1t Is
likely that the trip will be made I'D
automobiles. The team will return FIJI
day night. Great Falls should beat the
Valley string by d fair margin, accord
ing to the dope. The first team beat
Belt, 113 to o. the first game OF the
season, September 80.
Prepare for Fergus
While the cubs" are battling at Belt,
Crouch's favorite proteges will be wind
ing up their last practice for the last
scheduled game of the season at Lewis
town against Fergus county high. Ihe
result Of this game should show what
point has been reached in the rapid de-
velopment of the, Blue and White war
riors during the last two weeks.
Reports from Lewistown indicate
that the locals will have no easy JOB
winning the game, in view OF the tact
that Billings and LewistoWn battled TO
a scoreless tie at Lewistown last Sat
The preceding week, Great rams
- e.a- Vlsl,,.c ~ 70
In the scrimmage Tuesday after
noon on the high school athletic filed,
the first team won from the second.
"a to o. The seconds are being coached
entirely by Coach Shirley and they were
assisted by several members of the
alumni, who are out to give the first
eleven some opposition. "Si' Lynch,
Reid Lanway, Robert Morris and Bob
Shaw were in the lineup and they fur
nished some real opposition for
Crouch's line.
The scrimmage was marked by the
consistent %plunging of Sohl, Hober and
Thisted on the first string. and Shaw
and Lynch on the seconds. Both teams
! ran good interference and got then
plays off in good time. But little pass
ing was tried.
Perfect Kicks
Sohl made three perfect kicks after
ttouchdowns and a clean one from place
ment at the % yard line. He made
several long runs. Charters returned
1.-TWO kick offs with exceptional speed
and b%rilIiancy. Captain Baler played
his old style on the tackle around plays
Several times the second team held
the first for downs and resorted t
p~unting frequently when the ball wa
in its own territory. Sehi was puntlns
good, although he vas not called upol
to perform very often. His outstanding
boot was on a kick off and the bal
sailed through the air for 80 yards:
Great Falls has n of the bes-
chances in the state for i~nterscholasti,
honors this year declared Coacf
Crouch. He is not easing up on scrim
mage and insists that his team is fal
from championship caliber.
At present there are six teams which
/. show strong claims for the state title
race and the district honors. Grea'
Falls and Harlowton are the leader:
in the northern district and it is pos
sibIe a game will have to be arranged
between these teams if the elimination
idea by the way of distrieting is to &C
| through in this part of the state. AZ
lit now stands, Great Falls will com
plete its regularly scheduled season
after the Lewistown game next Sat.
urday.
HarioWton Rests
Harlowton did not play last Saturday
although it was understood to have
scheduled a contest with Winnett
Roundup plays a return game at Har
lowton next Saturday and THANKSGIVING
day. November %. Lewistown plays s
return game with Harlowton. This las
game. the Harlowton coach has tried t.
cancel. but the Lewistown coach vii
not consent to such an arrangement
IL Lewistown should beat Harlowton n
that time. the northern district titl'
race will be greatly complicated.
Harlowton has won four games Il
date. Roundup was beaten, 30 to .