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Missoula Defeats Butte Bulldogs For Eighth Straight Victory To Remain Undefeated in LoopBy The Associated Vrtss The Havre Blue Ponies will attempt to solidify their first-place position in the Class A high school football conference Saturday night when they take on underdog Fergus at Lewistown.The only Class AA game scheduled is at Great Falls where the Bisous tangle with the Billings Broncs.Other Class A games find Great Fails Central at Sidney, Custer of Miles City at Billings Central and Laurel at Hardin.Havre is only two victories away from its first state crown since 1941. The Blue Ponies are undefeated in conference play this year with a 54 record. Fergus is tied with Custer for sixth place with two victories against three defeats.In action Friday night, the undefeated Missoula Spartans continued to roll toward the Class AA title with a 204 victory over Butte.Butte Central, in second place with a 5-1 record, kept pare with Missoula by dumping Gallatin of Bozeman 25-6- If Butte Central and Missoula both win their final conference games next week, Butte Central may challenge the Spartans for the Class AA championship.Helena eked out a 13-12 victory over late-rallying Park of Livingston, Flathead of Kalispell nudged Anaconda 164 in the snow and Dawson of Glendive lowered the boom on Glasgow 53-12. The latter is Cass A.Fullback Bob Rudio was the deciding factor in the Park-Hel-ena game. The Bengal hustler kicked one extra point after touchdown and blocked two Park conversion attempts.His performance took some of the glow away from the Rangers’last-ditch rally in the 4th which fell onp point short of a tie and two points short of victory.Terrific line play was the deciding factor in Missoula's victory over Butte. The first half ended 04 after Missoula stopped Butte on its three.The Spartans opened up in the second half with Joe Pepe, Leo Kottas and John Matte scoring for Missoula.Butte Central and Gallatin were deadlocked 6-6 in the first half, but the Maroons found the scoring range in the final two stanzas and overwhelmed Gallatin with three more touchdowns.A snowstorm hampered play at Anaconda where the Copperheads tangled with the Flathead Braves. But Flathead took advantage of the breaks and good running by halfbacks Don Merq and Claude Mumbower to push across two touchdowns in the third and fourth periods.Dawson, still smarting from its loss to Havre last weekend, took it out on the hapless Glasgow Scotties 53-12. The loss to Havre was Damon’s first in two years.HRC\CivWeGG*nili i t • iHllI1571I1,01er.
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Independent Record
Helena, Montana, US
Sat, Oct 29, 1955
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