Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-04
STATE COLLEGE WINS
OVER BILLINGS CLUB
IN GR|D|R0N BATTLE
Romney's Men Score at Will;
Collegians Score in Every
Quarter.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Bozeman. Oct. 3.-The Bobcat foot
ball team of Montana State college
came out victors in its first game OF the
season Tuesday, when the collegIans
defeated the Billings Athletic club IN a
one-sided game, ending As TO q.
Coach Romney's men had the IN
vaders from the Sugar Beet city out
played from the start of the game,
the college men showing more speed
and knowledge of football.
At no time. however, during the con
test did the Billings boys fail to flght'
The college made most of its yaroagee
with line plunges with Bowden ana
Bryan as the chief ground gamers.
Aerial work was the strongest point
of the Billings team and many, yards
and its one goal were gained through
accurate passes, by Gardner 10 tne
halls and the ends. Montana state
| made several long gains and one goal
with passes.
tumble Is Costly
Captain McCarren for Montana State
won the toss and elected TO kick otf'
Bryan booted the ball for So yards,
! Billings opened the game with a long
pass and run for 80 yards. There they
were held and the ball went over ano
| Montana State was forced to kick. A
Macdonald booting the ball for 0,
yards. When a Billings man failed to
handle the punt. knight recovered the
pigskin behind the Billings goal foi
the first touchdown. ,
A. Macdonald failed to kick the goal
Bryan kicked off again and Montana
State got the bail when McCarren IN
tercepted a pass. Then with straight
football, the Blue and Gold carried the
ball down the field and Bowden car
ried it over for the second touchdown
On the play for the extra point Billing:
was off-side and the point was glver
to Montana State, making the score
ID to 0. Owens of Billings then kicked
off and Montana State took the bal
straight down the field and McCarreI
took il over for another score. A
Macdonald kicked goal. making tn
score 90 to o. where it stood till tn
end of the quarter.
Passes are Effective
Early in the next quarter Gardne
made a long pass from his 45-yar,
line, to Hickman, who lodged through
a broken field for Billings only score
Billings failed to kick the goal. Mon
tana State elected to receive the bal
and after three first downs gained il
rapid succession. BOwden carried tn
pigskin over. A. Macdonald kicke
the goal and the score stood y to g.
For a while the ball then worke
back and forth in the middle of the flel
until Knight caught a short pass an
ran for 81 yards. Then Montan
State lost the ball on an intercepte
pass by Stout. Hatfield reciprocate
by in~tercepting one of Gardeners passe
on the next play and running As yard
|, for another tally. Bryan failed to kic
t goal. leaving the scroe 33 to e., wher
it remained until the end of the hal
Coach Romney sent many subs int
open the next half. Montana Stat
= kicked off and then followed a serie
of incompleted passes and kicks b
= both teams. Rnshley finally complete
a pass to Hatfield and he went over fC
one more count. Bryan failed to kic
the goal. Several kicks were e.
= changed and Montana State got ii
= ball on her 35-yard line. With a 3,
yard run by Mashin and several lOI
s gains by others the ball was taken
the six-yard line and there McCarre
passed to HOLSTER for the last toucl
down of the game. McCarren klckt
goal. making the score 46 to 6.
Summary of Game