Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-24

the bail is his worst fault and one
which keeps him off the first team.
Lowry of Great Falls stood out IN
most Of bis games and was valuable IN
many ways bnt was just a bit IN and
out in his work at times. He was es-
pecially valuable at preventing the run
ming back of punts. The Helena end,
Woody. was easily the best man on the
Capital City eleven and a lad who
might have won TO a first team berth
if he had been playing with a stronger
aggregation. He was clever in his
work and was so heady that much OF
the time he called the signals. On de-
Tense he was there all the time.
Many critics like Fritz Anderson of
| Great Falls as an end but to me he
seemed a little uncertain on defense.
Mclaughlin of livingston vas a varo-
lite in his section but, according to re-
ports. showed weaknesses against
Miles City in the inter-district encoun-
ter. One of the best handlers of for
ward passes in the state was Rogn-
lien. a big, rangy end from kaIispell,
his catches and runs being n big fea-
ture of the Flathead play. In addition
10 the men already named Andrus of
Dillon, Shaffer and Ball of Butte, and
Lowary of Poison deserve a word of
| mention.
Tackles Were Best
As is usually the case, the best line
men ia the state were found in the
tackle position, there being many per-
formers worthy OF consideration this
season. Coaches, realizing the neces-
sity of having heavy, active men on
the wings, frequently weaken the center
or guard positions to get good tackles,
and this makes the competition keen.
For all around efficiency the Great
Falls regulars, Baier and Thisted. look
the best to me. Both seemed we'll up in
all the varied duties which q tackle is
called upon to perform. Toward the
end of the ear Baier led his teammate
in his work, probably because Thisted
was used in a am or two in the
backfield and suffered an injured leg.
Both lads were overs of strength de-
fensively, piling up interference, break
ing through to tackle. getting down on
punts almost with the ends, rushing
forward passers, and making themselves
generally troublesome to the opposition.
On the attack they opened up good
holes, got into the interference occa-
sionaily, and carried the ball on tackle
around plays for considerable yardage.
Behrendt of Billings, Parmalee of
Anaconda. Schneider of Miles City and
Fletcher of Roundup were almost on a
par and were but slightly behind the
Great Falls men in value to their
teams. None of them has as much
versatility as Baier and Thisted. except
Fletcher, who was used as a fullback
on offense part of the time. All four
were consistent, powerful and gifted
with football brains. Had the Roundup
man been used in position both on
~offense and defense and had he been
with ono of the more important elevens, |
he might have won a place even over
Baier.
Fine Tackle Material
Tho list OF the others who earned
honorable mention is long and includes
several men who fall very little short
of earning places on n Of the three
all state teams. Beeman Of Billings,
Neal Of Livingston and Mitchell of
Bozeman were about in the same class. |
The former, who followed Towne. a
really good man transferred to full
back, started slowly but was coming
fast at the end Of the year. Drake Of
Miles City. Henneberry Of Dillon, Haley
OF Stevensville, Tysel and Mcdonald Of |
Butte. King Of Central and Ward Of |