The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-09-19
Libby Terriers
Take KdIiSpeII.
Braves Scalp
Libby Team Takes Long
End of 20 to 0 Score in the
Seasons First Game
LIBBY AND BONNERS
FERRY BATTLE FRI.

Last Saturday evening the Libby
High School Terriers journeyed to
Kalispell stadium and took on the
Flathead County "A" squad foot
ball team under the lights The
Terriers trotted on the field I'M
afraid of the best that the larger
school had to offer and putting on
a sparkling display of blocking and
tackling came out of the fracas with
the Braves scalp by a score of 20 to
U. 1t was the first time in Is years
that a Libby team has defeated
KaliSpell first team in football
The victory was sweeter in that the
job was accomplished in Flatheads
own back yard.
From the opening whistle to the
final gun ending the game, Libby
dominated the play. To open the
game Libby won the toss and cleo
ted to kick. Kalispell, working
from a T formation, failed to gain
and was forced to kick out of dan
ger. Adamson fumbled the kick /
but recovered The Terriers drove
from midfield to the yard line
where the ball was lost on a short
pass intercepted by Flathead Kali
ispell made a first down on short
gains, but then begged down and
kicked out to midfield where Lib
by again fumbled the ball, Kalis-
pelI recovering. The Braves failed
to gain and lost the ball on an in
tercepted pass Libby took over the
ball and drove to a touchdown at
the beginning of the second quar-
ter, scoring on a cutback inside the ,
Flathead right end, Malcolm Ayers !
running % yards for the counter. /
The place kick for the extra point :
was blocked.
Libby scored again in the third I
quarter on spinner play from the =
3 yard line with Madison carrying
the ball. Nelson made the extra /
point on a plunge through center. :
In the last quarter the Terriers +
again drove from midfield on end
runs, cutbacks and line plunges to p
score the final touchdown of the 2
game. Nelson drove over guard
for the score. Nelson also CONVEX 4
ted the extra point on a drive thru
center, to bring the score to 20 to O.
The Braves were kept on their
own side of the field for the en- 4
ire game except twice, once when 4
/ ID
libby As and again on a penalty Y
IN Libby when Flathead reached
he Libby Al. Both times the Libby
inc stopped further advances in
o its territory. The charging Of II
he Terrier forward wall on both 10
fenSe and defense was instrument VI
al in beating back the Braves The sp
looked good on end runs 20
mn Mn u
'asSing was weak. pa
Statistics show Libby made 262 pl,
ards by rushing, Flathead 26; Lib
y made IA first downs, Flathead u
Libby tried passes completing OH
Flathead tried 10 passes complet- Ou
lg o. each team intercepted one Sp
ass; five Flathead punts averaged IN;
yards, one Libby punt was good la
II 35 yards; Libby returned two lie
icks for SO yards; Flathead re- wa
irned one for yards. Flathead loi
as penalized 4 times for 20 yards, sci
libby 5 times for so yards.
The Libby lineup included the we
blowing boys: Ends, Swin1ey, Roll Tor
tn, Miller and Baker; tackles, cat
lowers. Austin, and Cutler cen IN
r, Dutton; Guards, Dolezal, Raft sue
Id Coup; halfbacks, Ayers, Adam ian
n and Daggett; fullback, Nelson; De
Madison. OF
Officials: Referee, Brewer; UNI IN
re. Richardson: Headlinesman and
)rgen Timer, Robertson. owl
Play Badgers Friday 1
On Friday, Sept. 20, the Libby MOI
.rriers. fresh from victory over reese
athead, take on a strong squad tne
)m Bonner's Ferry. These two The
ans battled to to tie in Bon accl
RS Ferry last year and both teams the!
2 anxious to gain the verdict Fri the
y afternoon. The Libby team an i
ipates tougher game with Bon clta
rs than the one it had with KaliS- sup
u. The Badgers always turn up chal
tn a strong rugged team and are ne
It as anxious to beat Libby as are
y are to beat conference teams. calls
e terriers have slight edge on cpr
0erience in that they have play an
one game and Boomers is play NV
its first game Friday, however, "E
oerience counts for very little The
S early in the season. The Bad pres
s have a number of veterans mer
m last years team and with new Doc
IS added to the squad will pres Miss
a very formidable lineup for
he Libby team came out of the Chul
thead game in good condition "Tro
will be at full strength for the Sept
lners- game. The two teams are Tu
y evenly matched and an inter cent,
ng game is in prospect for Fri lister
afternoon. The game is sched- acqu
/ for 800 p. m. If you can pos Or
y see tllIs gaIlle-bE THERE. Luth
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