The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-08
MIssoULA GAME.

The collegiate championship for the
state of Montana will be decided
next Saturday, when the Montana
State Bobcats meet the State Univer-
sity Bruins IN Missoula. The Bob
cats go into the fray with a slight
edge of the dope. However, the Bru-
ms are determined to uphold their
long string of victories Saturday.
For the last Is years the Univer-
sity has won, with the exception of
three tie scores. Last year the Bru-
ms barely outnosed the Bobcats In The
hardest fought battle seer between
the two institutions.
The NJ. S. C. will be outweighed
and have less experience than their
opponents. The Bruins team will av-
erage 172 pounds, while the Bobcats
will average 158, making a difference
which might prove fatal to the col
lege if the game is played in mud.
Seven of the eleven men to start for
NJ. s. C. are playing first year col
lege football, and out of these seven
only five have had any high school
experience. In the last few weeks
the Bobcats have shown much i'm
provement by beating the Montana
Mines, 100. The U. A. c., who wal
Hoped the Bobcats early in the sea
son, only won from the Mines by a
score of TO, showing that the team
has improved to a great extent.
The University have had a very
wobbly season so far, winning only
| one game, and that from the Montana
Wesleyan, 37-O. This is the only
game in which the Bruins showed any
fight, and gave the Methodists a
coed w%alloping.
, The Idaho Tech team from Poca-
tello played the University, 1915, and
the Montana State frosh turned
around and beat the Tech bunch of
huskies 1912. Gonzaga gave the
Bruins a %trouncing in Spokane to the
tune of a 37-6 score. A week later
the college second team held the
heavy Gonzagas to. two touchdowns,
the way for both teams being paved
by fumbles. A tumble prevented the
NJ. S. C. from making a touchdown.
which might have changed the whole
aspect Of the game. According to
the scores. the Bobcats have a decided
edge over the Bruins. and the game
with Gonzaga has put more pep into
the college men than any game thus
far this season.
The Bruins will have five of theil
last years regulars, and with much
new material will make up a team o.
heavy, hard-hitting fast and shifty
men. Captain Elliott has been shift
ed to tackle, where his weight show
to good advantage. Bulldog Nc
Gowan will play the other tackle, ant
the two together with their weigh
and experience will be hard men t.
make any gains through. Madsen a
end and Murphy at center, the othe
of the regulars of the Bruins line
make up a good, heavy line.
The Bobcats will send in their
strongest lineup against the Univer
sity. Captain McCarren, Knight an
Walters will play their last game 70
, their alma mater next Saturday, an
will give all they have to bring
, victory to M. S. C. All the cripple
have recovered and all the men are i
the best of condition for the play.
For the past week Coach OFT Ron
ney has been putting his teal
through some hard secret practic
n and is teaching them many ne
offensive plays which he has bee
4 holding back especially for this bi
game. A victory for NJ. S. G. WI
v mean the state championship and tt
end of a very successful year.
The following shows a record
: the games played with state teams
NJ. S. c. 26, Mount St. Charles 3.
M. S. C. 46, Billings Poly 6.
Is M. S. C. 81, Billings Poly 6.
M M. S. c. 10, Montana Mines 0.
Approximately 100 rooters will a
company the team to Missoula. tt
4 band will also go to produce pep f
. the Nj. S C. rooters.