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Show GRIDIRON WARRIORS LEAVE. Fourteen High School Lads Start for Copper City The fourteen fo- thall waiTlors or the hlh school who still appear on the Butto. Mont . gridiron Thankeirl vlnir day to tuas-l with th Butte high school eleven for the honor of the tntcr-mountaln i huniptunahtp left lajt n'ght for tho Copper City over the Oroc.n Short Line. All of tho players were In tho very best of spirits and were confident that when they once more land In Salt Lake they will heebie he-ebie to say that there 1h no t am ln the Northwest can outplay them. From noon until 6 o'clock yesterlay the party of grlilronlsta were greatly In doubt as to whether they would go to Butto. A telegram was received at l o'clock by Manager Man-ager Clawaon stating that there was e Kht Inches or snow on the ground In Butte on 1 a Mlrmrd still raging The thermometer WM hovering down b tween six and ten dcgiees below zero and fx) t ball srmed Impossible. The local boya were fearing very much that their trip was up. but another telegram camo about 6 o'clock stating that the weather had moderated ln the northern city and for the .olt I-akcrs to start at the time previously arranged. The probabilities ore thot the tcama will have to mix things In either mow or mud. but It la sure that thnl will not Interfere with the playing or good hard ball Some ne stated lajt night that as far aa the cold weather weath-er la concern1, there will be but little troob'e aa the Salt Lak;rs will make things very warm and th" Butteltes. to keep up, will kep varm olso Tho local bunch left with 'he confidence or victory at th high water mark last night Thw will tlly out onto the Buite buttleMeid In better condition than eor before to ploy hard iind fast. A newly rornu-d organization at the high school called the Athletic Girls' association presented the school with a large silk red and black flag. Miss Josephine Devereaux male a very pointed presentation speech and l-eat- r Moreton. president of the junior class, accej t, .1 ln behalf or tho school A number of new songs pertaining to rootball were sung onl the meeting finally broke up with a e-rl. s of school yells and the old high school song. |