Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-24
Miles City Eleven Has
Three Positions; Kelly
CAPTAINS First Choice
Several Blue and White Gridders on Second and
Third Picks; Was Big Year for
Game in State.

middle of the field the Electrics could
gain easily by driving tactics but al
ways they were halted as they neared
the Custer goal. The fasteners had
the same experience as far as their
attacks were concerned, seeming to
lose power as they drew near a touch
down. A neat place kick by Sohl gave
Great Falls an advantage in the first
quarter which lasted well along to-
Miles City finally managed through the
exceptional running of Sweet, first in
handling a forward pass for a 80 yard
gain and then in an eight yard smash
to place the ball within striking dis
lance Of a touchdown made by Tenny
Babcock, to secure the edge and to
win the title.
The Great Falls aerial game which
had worked well In other contests was
broken up by the Custer backs and the
fourth period went without scores on
either side. Many spectators are still
certain that the smoother working ma
chine lost in that game and point out
ragged work on the part of the win
ners. Such ragged work was in evil
dence at times but the fact remains
that when the crisis arrived the new
champions had the punch to win and
SO there is no question that they de-
serve their honors. Yardage figures
also gave them the advantage. Their
victory should do much to boost foot
ball in eastern Montana which has
never heretofore developed a cham
pionship team, unless Billings by some
stretch of the facts be placed in east
ern Montana.
Great Falls Second
No n will deny Great Falls the
right to be ranked second but there
Will be some argument as to what team
should pine third. II real strength at
into consideration both Anaconda and
Billings deserve to be mentioned rath-
err than Missoula or Livingston, dis
trlct champions where Anaconda and
Billings were located. Both the Smell
terites and the Sugarbeeters came fast
as play ended and were going at. a clip
which would have worked havoc to the
others in all probability had they met.
Billings impressive defeat of Butte
on Thanksgiving day and Anaconda's
easy victories over Stevensville and
Butte Central the last two Saturdays
of November showed that each team
mad found itself after uncertain work
earlier in the year. Coach Rolfe's
Smelterites, because they escaped un-
defeated after meeting a number of
strong opponents, deserve the call over
the Dayliss machine. Tie contests, 90
against Butte Central and SO against
Dillon. were the blots on the Anaconda
record. Killings lost to Livingston H.
H., to Miles City 1870, and to Great |
fans l3-7 and tied with Lewistown |
90. The high points of her play were
IN HatpQfJn0 tho fr-a y1oJ-- VNr---.--l
Sheridan and Casper, and In
trouncing Butte go.
Hariowton Was Surprise
The supporters of Harlowton will
also be inclinded to argue that their
Team should be given third place. The
division point aggregation
a real surprise during the
season, developing genuine strength
ana completing a fine schedule. Under
q. j, Lewis and Leonard Daems, for
lner Montana State university star and
enc Of Mines coach, Harlowton fin
ished a schedule of which she has ev-
right to be proud. Numbering Lewis
town, Bozeman, Livingston and Round
up. among her victims, she fell only
Great Falls and that after a
fight in which the Eelectrics
two ~touchdowns on trick
plays, two field goals, and a safety.
in the slightest wishing to
the fine work of the Wheat
land county lads, ] am inclined TO he
lieve that they would have found eth
Anaconda or Billings too much for
them late in November. Because OF
their defeats of Livingston and Lewis
town, n a winner over Billings and
the other tied with the S~ugarbetters.
The Harlowton men have a right to
claim precedence over Billings just on
consideration Of records alone. Only
games matching the three teams could
the question satisfactorily.
The exceptional playing Of Bill KEEL
v. the 1921 all-state quarterback, kept
Missoula in the running for the hon
DTS clear up to the semi-finals on
Thanksgiving day when, playing on a
snow covered field at Great Falls, the
City team lost 80 to 0. Many
rites consider this q measure of Mis-
'oula's strength, but this is hardly fair
o Coach Miller and his men. 1t was
crippled bunch which went into that
,ame and it did not show it's best foot
,all. Miller's problem in taking over
squad with but one regular remain
ng from a championship team vas diff
icult to say the least and the Missoula
ans should be well pleased that his
leyen went as far as it did.
Kelly Only Real Star
Aside from Kelly and the two ends,
fcHaffie and Thompson, the material
Ivailable was but average in quality
nd lacking in experience, However,
by Kelly, they anne through
surprisingly against both s~tevensviIle
nd Butte in the last minutes of tough
'ames and in addition easily trounced
POISON and Helena, their showing on
Is in comparison with the ]
Their elevens in the western district
%varranting giving them the district t
lonors. Against Lewis and Clark high ,
chool of Spokane, Missoula, minus /
lelly after the first period was over {
10 to 0. A weak defe~se
was apparent in most of her {
ames leads M to think the Garden
ity team would probably have sue
to Anaconda, Billings, or Har-1