Whitman at Montana

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  Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, November 4, 1917, page 1

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  WHITMAN DEFEATS THE MONTANA TEAM Walla Walla, Wash, Nov. 3.--Whitman won from Montana here this afternoon IA to g. In last period rally. which swept the visitors of ftheir feet. Montana scored in the first quarter when Benz, -Montana’s giant fullback, bogoted the ball from placement from As yard line. Then there were no scores until the last eight minutes of play, when Bolts after juggling the ball and almost dropping 1t, ran through the entire Montana team for a touchdown, 35 yards. Just as the whistle sounded Degrief hurled pass to Bolts for 20 yards and the fleet end heeled the remain ing 10 for another touchdown. Gar yer converted both goals. Montana was on the defensive most of the game. She lost rs yards on five penalties for hollering. tripping and roughness. Kries of Montana was badly injured, his neck being hurt in the first half. Whitman played an open game, mostly depending on the forward pass, missing it several times when within 10 or Is yards of the Montana goal but up to the last period the aerial at tack was unsuccessful. Montana depended mostly upon line bucking, al though few end runs, fake kicks and forward passes were thrown in

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  The Daily Missoulian, Missoula, Mont., November 4, 1917, page 11

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  MONT ana BEATEN . MLAST MINUTES Whitman Snatches Victory From Grizzlies at End Of Battle. FINAL SCORE: IA TO 3 Bentz Kicks Field Goal for Bruins, but Long Runs Upset Score. Walla Wnlla. Nov. 3.-victory was snatched from the State University of Montana here today by the Whitman college eleven in the last five minutes Of play, the score being II to 3. Tho Missionaries shot the ball over for two touchdowns in the last few minutes. Halfback Bolts winning the game with a: 35-yard run through the line despite tacklers who made hard but unsuccessful efforts to down him. The second touchdown was made after a. 35-yard pass. Degrief to Bayee Just as the referee blew the whistle ending the game. Carver kicked both goals. Montana did her scoring early in the game. With conditions to suit him, Captain Bentz made a splendid place kick from the 43-yard line. The game was one of the best ever seen here, Montana was slightly heav- Ter. but Whitman was faster. In the second half the ball was in Montana territory most of the time.

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Montana leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.