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GOPHERS BEAT THE COYOTESInteresting Game of Toot Ball Between Two HiQh School Teams Thursday Afternoon.The Oral foot ball frame of the season was payed on the high school grounds back of the school house by the Gophers and Coyotes, two high school teams, Thursday afternoon. After playing two twenty-minute halves. In which some unusually good high school foot ball was played, the Gophers were declared the w Itinera by a score of 5 to 0.Play was begun ut 4 o’clock with Prof. Crane acting a a referee. Eddie Baker, umpire; Paul Caldwell and Arthur Baker, time keepers, and Eli Gill and (Jus Urupe. Unui'riva.The team lined up us follows:Gophers—Huffman, left end; liuyluy, left tackle; Burnett, left guard; Sk.eks. center; Caldwell, right guard; McCullom. right tackle; Belden, right end; ltriggs, quarter back; Grupe. left half buck; Wilson, full back; E. li w-hy. right half back.Coyotes—Anderson, left end; llolxc-mer. left tackle; Eldridge. left guard; McMllan, center; Evoy. right guard; Smith, right tacke; Baker, right end; Johnson, quarter back; Neel, left half back: Tavenner, full buck; D. Crowley. right half buck.The Coyotes kicked off, Tavenner sending the ball out of bounds. The second klek was caught by Belden who was downed on the 20 yard line by Holxemer. The Gophers, by steady line bucking and two end runs by Hoffman, advanced the ball to the center of the field where It was lost on downs. The Coyotes rushed the ball buck to tho cO yard line by means of some fierce line bucking by Neel, Tavenner and D. Crowley but at this point the Gophers stopped them and once more took the ball.The Gophers repeated their previous performance, again fulling to make the necessary live yards after they had reached the center of the field. It was u see-saw affair, both teams doing some fierce line bucking but failing to sustain their efforts until a goal was crossed, until the end of this half, the ball having been In the Gophers' territory the greater portion of the time.After u rest of fifteen minutes the teams lined up for the second half, Caldwell for the Coyotes kicking off this half. Tavenner got the ball and was downed by Belden on the 30 yard Une. The Coyotes took the oval to the 50 yard line, furious line bucks by the backs being responsible for the gains. Here they failed to make their gains and surrendered the ball on downs.An exchange of fumbles, two of the three perpetrated during the game, left the ball in the possession of the Gophers Hh the 40 yard Une. Hoffman twice carried the ball around right end for substantial gains. Belden went around the other end for the yards. Grupe burked through center for three yards and Briggs carried .he ball to the three yard line by means of a play off left tackle, an Instant later Briggs got the hall on a fumble and went across for the first and only touchdown of the gnme.The Gophers again kicked off but after three or four plays, time was called with the luill In Gophers* territory.Everything considered. the boy* played a remarkably clean game. But three fumbles were made and both elevens showed some team work. They dbl not get In the Interference on 'ho end runs but that is a 'atilt easily remedied. Hoffman. Grupe. lt;*.il hu ll. E. Crowley, Belden and l*t Igos advanced the ball for the Ooph* rs. N*« l and Tavenner did good wotk for th-*: Coyotes as did Eldrldg.-. Hols nv r made some good tackles an I showed foot ball material. AH of U.e l-oy* did well and showed that the Fergus County High school cart turn in a first class foot ball team 'f necessary.
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Lewistown Fergus County Democrat
Lewistown, Montana, US
Tue, Oct 31, 1905
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