Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-10-03
HI TAKES
FIRST SCALP IN
CONFERENCE PLAY
Columbus Goes Down To
IL to O Defeat
BY Locals

A Carbon county high school
eleven inaugurated their play in
the Yellowstone division of the
southern Montana district for
Glass B state football honors by
defeating a Columbus high school
football team IL to 0 at the rodeo
grounds here Friday afternoon.
Playing nearly the first half of
the contest in a drizzling rain, the
Carbonites scored on the visitors
in the first four minutes of play.
Columbus received the kickoff on
their 10-yard line, advanced the
ball 2 yards at scrimmage and
then ripped off a 25-yard punt.
Carbon made first down at scrim-
mage before Zupan, end, shared a
20-yard pass to cross the Column
bus goal for a touchdown. The
try for a conversion failed.
Receiving again, the visitors
were downed on their 28-yard
line. They picked up seven yards
at scrimmage and were advanced
another five yards on a Carbon
penalty for a first down. The ball
was advanced another 4 yards
from scrimmage when Columbus
got off a long punt from their own
45-yard line to the locals 2-yard
line. Carbon gridders picked up
four yards at scrimmage and then
punted to their 42-yard line. The
visitors advanced the ball Ia yards
at scrimmage, the ball resting on
Carbon's 30-yard line when the
quarter ended.
Opening in the second period,
the visitors lost the ball on downs,
Carbon punting to the Columbus
25-yard line. Columbus returned
the kick Is yards and in the next
few plays completed an eight
yard and a Vineyard pass and
grabbed off another five yards at
scrimmage on the Carbonites. A
Columbus tumble was recovered
by the locals who advanced the
ball two yards at scrimmage on
the next play. A five-yard penalty
was inflicted on Carbon for off
side. On the next play the locals
fumbled but recovered it. They
kicked to the Columbus 33-yard
line, the visitors advancing the
ball 8 yards from scrimmage
when another of their fumbles was
recovered by the locals. Carbon
had the ball on the visitors 49,
yard line when the half ended.
In the third period Columbus re-
ceived the kickoff on their 25-
yard line, running it back IL
yards. On the next play they
fumbled, the ball rolling IL yards
to be recovered by Carbon. The
locals advanced it 10 yards from
scrimmage for a first down. On
a completed Carbon five-yard pass,
the visitors were penalized Is
yards for interfering with the
passer and the ball was advanced
to their vineyard line. Kosovich,
fullback, carried it across the goal
on the next play for the locals
second touchdown. The try for ex-
ira point failed.
The last period turned out to be
punting duel, with the ball re-
naming in Columbus territory
throughout the session. Columbus
made one first down during the
session and Carbon was threaten
ing to score again when the game
broke up with the ball on the Co.
lumbus 12-yard marker.
In their next contest to be
played here at the rodeo grounds
Friday afternoon, Coach A. M.
Hartwig's gridders will meet the
Roundup high school team in a
non-conference contest. Stiff COM
petition is expected as Roundup is
rated as a Class A team and is in
the race for the state honors in
that class this year.