The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-28

married; drove symons store delivery
wagon.
"Bing' Adams, Ineman; ITO pounds;
mailer on Butte Miner.
Bill Noyes. back; 200 pounds; miner;
father of Leonard Moves, former high
school star, now great linesman with
Montana Grizzlies.
Ray Bliss, lineman; 18O pounds;
student.
Charles Davies, back; $50 pounds;
bookkeeper Intermountaln Publishing
jim Trembath, lineman; ITS pounds;
mining engineer.
clerk.
Joe Early: sub-back; 1eo pounds;
clerk, Lutey's store.
PLAYED on Michigan university teams,
was coach.
Students Good to Survive
Some 20 or Is students responded to
the first call of the coach. The ma
terial wasn't too promising. The town.
folk wanted a good ball club. One was
students who were able to hang on
to their jobs had to be good. Capt.
Johnnie Curtis could have kept the
quarterbacking post against all COM
ers. John was a fighting lad who knew
his football p's and as. Shy" Cohen
was d 1lhtuIe az CeIlIeI, having P!ayeu
that position the, year before; Herb
Mills, at tackle, fought off all eager
candidates who wanted his job; Les
Early at left half, was a ball carrying
back who won his spurs without diff
ficulty; Herb Bretherton, midget end,
youngest man on the squad, was a
playing fool. Herb battled his way for
sparkplug at right end. Not only was
Bretherton regular on the first team
but he played his position for the Butte
high second and third teams as well,
as did Captain Curtis. If Butte had a
fourth and fifth team, they undoubted-
units. Fortunately for the Bretherton
and Curtis kids who loved to play
football, the three Butte teams did not
play on the same days.
Good Fullback Recruited
Yes, it wa comparatively easy to
recruit material. Anyone, whether he
be rich man, poor man; butcher or
asked to join the high school team.
In a short time, Coach Freund had
assembled a good team. Only one po-
sition worried the coach. He could use
a fullback, one with drive and punch,
an experienced man. John Corette, who
as the best fullback to wear a high
school B. He had played four years.
After graduation, John studied law.
In 1910 he was a practicing attorney.
The team wanted, needed Corette. So
a committee waited on the young oar
riSter n morning.
John, lock up your office at 4
tice session. You're going to be u
fullback,' and don't say NO. for we
need you," the spokesman annunci-
ated.
Cant do it," replied John.
why not?" asked Captain Curtis.
Well, I don't go to high school;
{ job in % 1nn ie aiso, i RsSi g p j RsHe fo "a
three years, and there's plenty of fell
lows, either in school or out, who can
lug the leather better than I can :
explained Corette.
Canvassed Available Talent
We've canvassed all talent" said
Coach Freund. You're the answer to
our fullback problem: I assure you
you: the team wants you"
II haven't any right to play" Cor
cite argued. II have finished high
school,"
who had a better right?" spoke up
Herb Bretherton. "You went to school
for four years: you graduated; why
some of the fellows on the team never
The committee convinced Corette
that he was needed. So the lawyer
secuted through the attic of his home
and busted off a football suit he had
camphored four years before.
Other men on the club, and men is
the word, were recruited in the same
manner
The season got under way. In the
first game, Butte was held to a score
less tie with the Fort Shaw Indians.
A few students were dropped to make
way for more "townies." The second
tilt with the Indians indicated that
the requirements mattered.
The final game of the season was
played at Butte. The contest excited
much interest. Montana university was
the opponent. The team winning would
The Grizzlies had a club that had
size and tonnage. For a high school
team, Butte didn't suffer in compar-
ison as to size and weight, save in a
few positions.
Fans Helped Stop Grizzlies
The university team scored II points
before the Buttes settled down. Then
into the lead. The fans were hysterical.
Hold that line" and hold that lead"
were the warcrieS.
In the last half (games were split in
two Commute halves in those days.
Montana would frequently work the
ball down into the scoring regions
only to find a stonewall-a stonewall
composed of Butte high players and
Butte fans who surged on the field,
when, and if necessary. to protect
Butte'S goal line. The volunteers moved
into mass formation back of the Butte
players and also spread out along the
width of the field. The university Of
Tense, on these occasions, was stymied,
caught in a fan stampede that halted
several touchdown parades in the max
ing.
Butte's Is points we're tailed without
help from the mob, whose principal
urge was to provide defense when var-
sity backs moved toward touchdown
alley.
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