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Organized in 1895 as the "Oxfords" under the management of team center
Eugene Rowe. In the early years the team would fluctuate based on weight
limits imposed by opponents for each game. Some "junior" teams
would have a weight limit of 120 lbs or 135lbs and rosters were
structured to match up as equally as possible. Which meant
conflicts arose as a star player one week, would be ineligible the next
week due to weight restrictions. Some teams even had two separate
clubs playing simultaneously trading players according to the weight
limits. Roster management became an artform.
1895 Players included: Eugene Rowe (C), D.J. "Shorty" Davis (QB),
Griffith (HB), Morgan (HB), Davidson (T), Neal (T), Miers (T), Trathen
(G), Martz (G), Harrington (G), Collins (G), Reals (T), Fitzpatrick (E),
Richards (HB), McHugh (QB), Williams (FB)
The Trilbies was a handpicked group of opponents from Silver Bow, Butte
High and Walkerville.
1896 Players: Murphy (C), Bannier (G), Marsh (T), R. Ryan (E), G. McHale
(G), J. Conley (T), L. LaFontise (E), W. Burch (QB), Curley (HB), C.
Morgan (HB), D. J. Davis (FB), G. LaPoint (E), P. Treadeau, Jake Bush,
A. Mitox (T), Tevis Collins (G), A. Dudley (C), H. Lambke (E), F. Tucker
(HB),
An exhibition game amongst the players vying for a spot on the team was
held with the Olympics being: Howard (C), Rumer (G),
Trathen (T), Hunter (E), Humber (G), O'Meara (T), Hunter (E), McHugh
(QB), O'Leary (HB), Curley (HB), Thomas (FB), Trilby, Wise, Lynch versus
the Juniors: Murphy (C), McHale (G), Marsh (T),
LaFontise (E), Treadeau (G), LaPoint (T), Connelly (E), Bertsch (QB),
Collins (HB), Maloney (HB), Burch (FB), Ward, Bernier. The
Olympics won the box of cigars - prize to the victors.
By 1897 the Anaconda Anodesn as they would become known,
modeled their team after the Butte squad that crushed the squad in 1895. Together,
the Anodes and Butte by 1898, had nearly crippled their west coast rivals
by luring the best players along with well paying mining jobs to
Montana. Reliance and Olympic Clubs eventually reached an
agreement that only one would field a team in 1898 and it would be
formed by the return of Pete Smith from Montana.
The first game of 1897 played before a crowd of 150 was between the regulars and
a group from the foundry with the regulars winning 50-0.
1897 Players: Arlett (HB); McHugh (T); LaFontise (T); Healy (PK); Patsy
Sullivan (QB); Jack Sullivan (HB)
1899:
The Oct 15 game against Butte, originally declared a 7-6 win for Butte
was later reversed on account of a "safety" should have been ruled a
touchback following a blocked punt. Anaconda was awarded the 6-5
victory.
1899 Players: Wilson (FB-Iowa State/Cornell/Deadwood S.D.); Keller
(T-Univ Nebraska/Deadwood S.D.); Storey (HB-Lafayette Univ); Chadwick
(T-Yale); Jake Rentz (C-Anaconda); Snelson (E-Iowa Univ); Barney
Fitzpatrick (E-Anaconda); Richard Kilroy (QB-Dublin, Ireland); Sam
Emmons (HB); Bob Emmons (G); Livingston (G); Inman (E), Bernier (E),
Patsy Sullivan (T), Farrington, C.S. McDonald (E), Jack Sullivan, Black
(G), H. McDonald (G)
Following the tie game with Butte, Rentz, Livingston, Wilson, Keller and
Fitzpatrick were recruited by the Butte teams (Hoopers and Bensons) in
preparation for games in the west.
Center Jake Rentz found himself at the "center" of bidding wars by coast
teams wanting his services there. Seattle led the charge after
Multnomah gained star Anode halfback George McMillan.
1900: After weeks of attempting to form a team and schedule games,
Anaconda had to back out of the game with Missoula for undisclosed
reasons.
1901: The Twentieth Century club was expected to put up a team of
"old Butte stars" but was officially dropped in October. The
Anaconda team playing as lightweight "Juniors" sometimes called the
"Tigers" coached by Jake Rentz. The heavy team would be
the Anaconda Business College including some speedy juniors. (See:
Anaconda Juniors)
The "senior" squad sponsored by the Anaconda Business College consisted
of: Reamer (C), Plunkett (G), Bryan (G), Joe Sullivan (T), Marchion (T),
Anderson (E), B. Leonard (E), T. Leonard (E), Bon Rhue (HB), D. Sullivan
(HB), Bernier (FB), Harvey Showers (QB), Griffin (C), L. Hartsell (FB),
John Keig (QB), Barning (E) as well as Jack Sullivan (T), Storey, Lewis,
Berning
1902: Harvey Showers (Cpt), Foley (had one-arm), Harry Neal (Mgr/E),
Anderson (E), Morgan (T), Clemo (G), Malloy (C), H. Miller (G), Buck
(T), Fisher (E), Bon Rhue (HB), Johnson (HB), Sam Mulligan (FB), J.
Malloy (QB), V. Erickson (C), Quane (G), Mahon (T), Sullivan,
Brennan, John Keig (HB), Joe Thomas (QB), Harrington (FB)
The 1903 team was organized on Oct. 2 with Harry Blake elected as
manager and Arthur Anderson as coach. A team called the "Twentieth
Century Club" was also slated to have a team according to the Oct 7
edition of the Butte Miner. Instead, an exhibition between picked eleves
was played as the finances and organization could not be secured to play
other towns. Lions players:
Jones (C), Freeman (G), Logan (G), Sharp (T), A. Davidson (T), Malvey
(E), Plunket (HB), Strakel (FB), Danielson (QB/PK), Barich (HB),
Connors (E); Tigers players: Lodge
(C), Oulette (G), Haggerty (G), Phiebeteau (T), R. Davidson (T), Tucker
(E), Morris (E), Smith (HB), Gosnell (HB), Fitzpatrick (FB), Walker (QB)
1904 Players: Glendenning (E), McMahon (T), Bon Rhue (G), Erickson (C),
Fox (G), Neal (T), Malloy (E), Joe Thomas (QB), R. Thomas (HB), Moran
(HB), Harrington (FB), Buck (G), Falk (G), McHale (HB) "Muggsy"
Thomas broke ribs against the college team.
In October of 1905 it was announced that two teams of players between
18-20 years of age had formed. New
Works would consist of Joe Delaney (C), John Bowdoin (G), David
Jones (G), Tom Hughes (T), John Johnson (T), R. Barich (E), Earl Tucker
(E), John Malloy (QB), James Moran (FB), Will Hogan (HB/Mgr), Al Munsun
(HB). The Foundry team coached
by Barney Fitzpatrick and Managed by John Donahoe consisted of: Hal
McCune (FB), Walter Fenlon (HB), James Smith (HB), John Donahoe (QB),
Emmett Sullivan (C), Willie Rheinhardt (G), Ross Davidson (G), Will
Labissionnerre (T), Michale Thomas (T), Art Munson (E), Pat Finnegan (E)
1906 Players: Joe Delaney (C), Jack Malloy (QB), W. Hogan (FB),
Nick Zenor (HB), McIntyre (HB), E. Hogan (E), Tucker (E), Root (T), F.
Malloy (T), Hughes (G), Smith (G), O'Donnell (QB)
On Nov 30, 1907 two teams calling themselves "East End" and "West End"
got together with the plan to select the 11 best players to represent
the city. The WEST Players were:
Barker (C), Maloney, (QB), Barker (G), Burnett (G), Smith (T), Swanson
(T), Tom Walsh, (E), Hawley (E), Desjardin (FB), Whalen (HB), Gavin
(HB), while the EAST players were:
Roland (C), Small (QB), Clucas (G), Regan (G), Corcoran (T), Lavis (T),
Reardon (E), Christy J Strackel (E), Plunket (FB), Harrington (HB), Fay
(HB). No report of the outcome, but it was speculated the
organizers were too late to get a game in with other clubs.
1908 Players: Walsh (E), Brogan (E), T. Corcoran (T), Welling (G),
Reardon (C), West (G), Harrington (T), Plunket (E), Davis (QB), Malvey
(HB), J. Corcoran (FB), Brennan (HB), Keig (T), Bowman (G), O'Donnell
(G), Barkovitch (G), O'Neil (C), C.J. Strakel (T), Anderson (E), Barisch
(E), Wilson (QB), Dick McHale (HB), Gilmore (HB)
Gilmore, C.J. Strakel, Barich, McEachern were nicknamed the "Tigers" as
a hand-picked squad to prep the main squad following a 23-0 loss to
Butte.
1909: C.J. Strakel, halfback, scooped up a fumbled punt and raced 100
yards for the winning TD as Anaconda upset Centerville in the opener.
1910 Players: Bittner (E), Bowman (T), Allard (G), Erickson (C), McGuire
(G), Nolan (T), Brogan (E), Walsh (QB), Heck Wilty (HB), Corcoran (HB),
Sharpe (FB)
1911 Players: Bittner (E), Ed Whalen (E), Trudeau (T), John Cole (G),
Erickson (C), Brown (G), Green (T), McNamara (E), McEacheran (QB),
Fortier (HB), Brogan (HB), Rude (FB)
1912 Players: Tom Lynch (E), Jim Lynch (T), John Cole (G), Thomas Walsh
(C), Vanisco (C), Allen Girard (G), Jim Walsh (T), Pete Brillhart (E),
Ed Whalen (QB), J. McConnell (HB), George Brent (HB), Sharpe (FB), Don
Conlon (E), M. Brunell (QB), Bob Jones (FB). Al Lefebre, John Sugrue,
John Fitzpatrick, Harry Nuckolls
1913 Players: Sullivan (HB), Walsh (HB), Jim Lynch (FB), O'Rourke (C),
Matlich (G), Fitzpatrick (G), Wendell (T), Hinck (T), Kelly (E), Tom
Lynch (E), McKay (QB)
1914 Players: Tom Lynch (E), Fitzpatrick (T), Chavarack (G), McHale (C),
Connolly (G), Flint (T), Smith (E), "Gov" Walsh (QB), Kelly (HB),
Sullivan (HB), Jim Lynch (FB), George Brent, Stone (T), O'Rourke (C),
Jim Walsh (T), Fitzmaurice (E)
1915 Players: Horrie (E), Matthews (T), Murphy (G), A. Page (C), Will LaBissonniere (G), Holmberg (T), Curley (E), Sullivan (QB), Beal (QB),
Nuckolls (HB), Brown (HB), Howard (HB), L. Page (FB), James O'Keefe
(FB), Early (E), Barich (T), Sontag (T), Connolly (E)
1916 Players: Horrie (E-Univ Idaho), Joe Harter (T-Wash. State), Gast
(G), Ryan (C-Chicago), Holmberg (G), Gilligan (T), Curley (E), Beal
(QB-Denver), James O'Keefe (QB), Howard (HB-Kansas), Kelly
(HB-Minnesota), Stevens (HB-Everett, WA HS), Hardy (FB)
1921 Players included:
Joe Domitrovich (LE);
Rooney (LT);
Juul (LG);
Lynn (C);
Callahan (RG);
Walsh (RT);
Lydell (RE);
Fitzpatrick (QB);
Watts (LHB);
Callan (RHB);
Emmons (FB);
Dorland;
Nagle;
Nicholas
1922: Opened as an independent in the "135 lb" Average Weight
division and was to take on Mt. St. Charles College, but a missed train
connection caused the cancelation of the game when Anaconda could not
make it. Following a 13-0 downing of the Englewood Juniors, a
scheduled game with East Side of Butte was canceled due to weather.
Players: Callan (E), Lawler (E), Gorham (T), Frankovich (T), Murphy (C),
Mulligan (G), Scallon (G), Watts (QB), Ferguson (HB), K. Domitrovich
(HB), Lou Hartsell (FB), Roe, T. McCarthy, J. McCarthy, McDonald, Heaney
An entrant into the 1926 Butte League after three years idle, Anaconda
began building a foundation for a stalwart team of the 1930's.
1926 Players: Emmons (E), McCallum (T), Peck (G), R. Murphy (C), Munn
(G), Jenson (T), Dooley (E), Jim Emmons (QB), Stregar (HB), Long (HB),
Sagina (FB), Kleinholts (T), Gorham (T), Harry Beal (HB), Eccleston (L)
1926 All Stars: Kleinholtz (T), Bownes
(E) Second Team: Murphy (C)
1927 Players: Dougherty (E), Mueller (T), Peck (G), Clyde Eccleston (C),
Burris (G), McCallum (T), Bownes (E), Jim Emmons (QB), Bosonitz (HB),
Long (HB), Stregar (FB), John Emmons, Bob Emmons
1927 All Stars: Bownes (E), Jim Emmons
(HB), Stregar (FB), Second Team: Mueller (T), Dougherty (E), Honorable
Mention: McCallum (T), Calnan (T), Peck (G), Long (HB)
1930 All-Stars Peck (G), Teddy Bubash
(HB), John Stregar (FB), Second Team: Joe Shegina (FB), Tom Calnan (T),
Clyde Eccleston (C), Burris (G),
Following the 1930 season, John Stregar was presented with a silver cup
trophy by H.J. Freebourn, attorney of Silver Bow county. The
2-foot tall trophy was on display at the Tucker-Thompson bowling alley
in 1931.
1931 All-Stars: Walt Dooley (E), Tom
Calnan (T), George Bubash (HB), Second Team: Clyde Eccleston (G), Oran
Eccleston (T), James Bownes (E), Robert Emmons (QB)
1932 All-Stars: Walt Dooley (E), Tom
Calnan (T), Second Team: Swanson (E), Robert Emmons (QB), John Stregar
(FB), Honorable Mention: Bitrick (T), Teddy Bubash (HB), Rube Shegina
(HB)
1933 Players: Orrin Eccleston (E), Jocko Bittrick (T), Jack Dooley (G),
Clyde Eccleston (C), Mark Popovich (G), Tom Garvey (T), Bernard Keily
(E), Bill Herbolich (QB), Tom Calnan (HB), Whitey Chore (HB), George
"Teddy" Bubash (FB), Jim Emmons (QB), Joe Wallace (T), Jack Fitzpatrick
(G), Joe "Rube" Shegina (FB), Bill Bozonitz (HB), Bull Fitzpatrick
(T), Crony Domitrovich (HB), Charlie Beal (HB), Walter Dooley (E), Rudy
Blaskovich, Collie Swanson, Bob Ferguson, Evie Hanson
1933 All-Stars: Bernard Keily (E),
Rube Shagina (FB), Second Team: Orrin Eccleston (E), Mark Popovich (G),
Tom Calnan (T), Honorable Mention: Rudy Blaskovich (E), Tom Garvey (T),
Clyde Eccleston (C), Bill Herbolich (QB), Teddy Bubash (FB)
1934 Players: Walter Dooley (E), Jocko Bittrick (T), Mark Popovich (G),
Clyde Eccleston (C), Jack Dooley (G), Orrin Eccleston (T), Rudy
Blaskovich (E), BIll Herbolich (QB), Jenkins (HB), Tom Calnan (HB), Kane
(FB), Jack Fitzpatrick (C), Charlie Beal (HB), Bernard Kiely (E), Conley
(G), Joe "Rube" Shegina (HB), Tom Garvey (G), Long (E)
1935 Players: Bernard Kiely (E), Jocko Bittrick (T), Mark Popovich (G),
Jack Fitzpatrick (C), Conley (G), Orrin Eccleston (T), Rudy Blaskovich
(T), Bill Herbolich (E), Joe "Rube" Shegina (HB), Tom Calnan (HB), Kane
(FB), Tom Garvey (E), Gallagher (HB), Connors (T), W. Shegina (E), "Wild
Horse" Jenkins (QB)
1936 Players: Bernard Kiely (E), Jocko Bittrick (T), Mark Popovich (G),
Jack Fitzpatrick (C), Dudack (G), Orrin Eccleston (T), Rudy Blaskovich
(E), Bill Herbolich (QB), Tom Calnan (HB), O'Grady (HB), Rube Shegina
(FB)
A Northwest Championship game was attempted to be scheduled between the
Anodes and Renton Rams for Jan 1, 1938. The Rams featured former
Butte and Montana Mines star John L. Sullivan. The financial
guarantees could not be finalized to cover the costs for the Anodes and
the game did not come off. The Rams were upset just days later in
the Silver Bowl by Enumclaw.
Pat Quane was the hero of the 1939 All-Star game scoring for the Anodes
on a TD and a FG.
1940 Players: Mike Kane, L. Blaskovich, Emory Rouse, Pat "Red" Connors,
Pat "Tubba" Connors, James McGuire, John Moore, Pat Quane, Robert
Pipinich, Carl Williamson, Jim Daniels, Charles Chore, Ernest Jacques,
Francis Tracy, Walter Casey, Clark Dayton, Charles Munson, Gene
Carraher, Ed Novis, B. Kelly, Jack Stromberg, Floyd Kirley, James Ruane,
Harry Nugent, Al Kosena, Mike Shegina, Joe Connolly, Al Donich, Jack
Cooper, Ted Rouse, James Vaughn, Bill Shegina, Fred Kortum, Dick Little
The Anodes lost the 1940 Championship by a single-yard in the California
overtime rules. The 0-0 tie was broken when Hub Addition outgained
Anaconda on the 5-play runoff.
1941 Players: Vaughn (E), Tracey (T), Hogan (G), Dugans (C), Gross (G),
Hill, (T), Novis (E), Sager (QB), Morris (HB), Casey (HB), E. Rouse
(FB), Shegina (QB), Lynn (G), Nugent (T), Laughlin (E), Mickey Kane (QB/DB),
Williamson (T), Charlie Chore (HB)
Charlie Chore scored the winning points in an 8-6 overtime win over
Englewood. He left the next day for the US Army.
1949 saw the return of independent football following an 8-year
war-induced shut down. Players included: Sandy Mehrens (E); Hank
Laughlin (FB); Emmons (E); Anderson (HB); Morris (T); Corcoran (G), Vern
DiRe (C); Vorhees (G), Hill (T), Joe McGinley (QB), Donohue (HB);
Polokovich (HB), Kontack (T), Herbolich (HB), Oleson (T), O'Leary (E),
Tracy (E), Hodge (E), Sanders (E), Murray (T), Mulee (G), Kuffner (HB),
Kennedy (G), Lynn Allen (E)
Prepping for a game with the Butte Buzzies in 1950, the Anodes were
forced to shut down due to military call ups of Gene Corcoran, Jack
Thompson and Al Drescher as well as injuries to John Dillon and Vern
DiRe.
Vern DiRe returned after playing the 1950 season with the Buzzies to
restart the Anodes for the 1951 season, however by August the city
resigned to not having a team. The Anodes slipped into history
after 52 years.
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