Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-20

GOES TO BUTTE
FOR BIG GAME
Blue and White Plays Central
Catholic High Saturday
Afternoon.

Coach NJ. l.. Crouch of the Great
Falls high leaves this afternoon over
the Great Northern for Butte with 10
Blue and White players who will play
Butte Central high at the mining city
Saturday afternoon. Expense is keep
ing the number to make the trip down
to a minimum, and it is probable that
every man who leaves today will have
plenty of work cut out for him on the
gridiron against Coach Steve S%ullivan's
Maroons.
This will be the first real test which
the local high has had this season.
Easy victories have been cbalked up
on the 1922 record so far against
Belt, Stanford and Big Sandy, none of
these elevens being able to do any
thing against the Blue and White.
But on Saturday the team runs up
against a team which has shown just
as strong scoring ~propensities and
against better opposition. On the last
scrimmage. of this week, the Butte
mentor stecked his squad against the
heavy Dublin Gulch eleven, which
in the mining city, and the youngsters
had their defense powers put to a
severe test. According to reports, the
Catholic aggregation performed nobly
against this bunch of former college
stars.
Saturdays game will tell a great deal
about whether Great Falls can be con
sidered of championship caliber. In
action so far they have looked very
good, but it must be remembered that
any teams offensive looks good when
the OPPOSITION is so weak that there is
plenty of time to get the plays off
without the continual threat OF
harassing tacklers breaking through to
throw backs for a loss, block kicks or
hurry passes.
Coach Crouch is none too optimistic
about the game. He hopes to win,
but there is no confidence of the re-
suit expressed. When asked about the
outcome his retort was, IF / knew, l
wouldn't have to go over there, which,
examined from all angles, sounds
reasonable enough. Sickness has made
inrosds on the squad this week to the
extent that practically 40 scrimmage
has peer held. The team will make,
therefore. about the same strength In
attack as against Big Sandy. Captain
Raier and Bartsch have both been laid
up with colds, but are now improved
to the extent where they can make
the trip.
Crouch plans to start Del Lowry IN
his usual left end berth and will use
| either Cowan or Shaw on the other
wing. Neither of them are up TO
Iowrv's caliber as an end and both will
undoubtedly see action in the game,
since there is not much to choose pc
tween the pair. Baier and Thlsted
will be in the tackle positions and
much of the success of the Blue and
White will depend on how this pair OF
veteran tackles can rip holes in the
Maroon line, and break up plays,
Bartsch and Mike Harris are slated
for guards. with Olson in the pivot
line position. Lenny and g.: Ander,
| son make up the line replacement
In the ~backfield Charters is start
ing at quarter. Woodahl and Hooer
are the first string halfbacks,. WITH
George Sohl at fullback. Fred Ander,,
con and Jaeger 90 along for rellei
any in the backfield. 1t will prop
obly he Charters, Woodahl and HoDer
runninq the ends and tackles, with
sturdy Sohl taking a hit into the me
ond always ready to get his spIrals
dnwn the field if the Blue and White
uoads RI punt. He can also be re
iied m for dropkicking, and this
might prove a game Where ms Cot
uonId be the sole scoring instrument
If the afternoon. At m rate tnt
harder the game, the more account .
which his kicking ability can D'
turned,