Butte Ramblers 1909

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BUTTE RAMBLERS ATHLETIC CLUB
(1909 - 1910)

BUTTE/ANACONDA RAMBLERS
(1911 - 1914; 1917)

Anaconda, Montana
Headquarters: 426 South Colorado Street
Anaconda Field, Columbia Gardens Field

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Tom Weir, the 18-year old halfback broke his ankle during the 1910 Walkerville game on October 2nd. Weir would return as an anchor of the Ramblers squad until World War I began to limit football men available, including Weir who joined the army artillery until his discharge in 1919. Just prior to his discharge, Tommy took part in the American Expeditionary Forces championship tournament in France as a member of the 6th Army Division Team.

Following two battles with the Anaconda Juniors and Anodes the 1911 team would join forces with the combined athletes of Butte and Anaconda under one banner in attempt to claim the City Championship.

The 1912 team would be at times called the Butte Junior Ramblers, during weight-restricted games, and was considered a fast and well conditioned squad. Racing to a 3-0-1 record, the Ramblers claimed the Butte City Championship avenging the 1911 loss to Centerville. Charles Dillon, tackle, died at the age of 21 a few months after the season concluded.

The undermanned and undersize 1914 team was overwhelmed by the University of Montana 87-0, but rebounded in November to nearly claim the city championship once again in a 6-0 loss to Centerville.

An aggregation of "All-Stars" was put together in 1917 to play the military artillery aggregations from Butte and Anaconda training for World War I.

Tommy Weir would go on to a long career ending in 1927 as a bruising linebacker, fullback and punter with the Centerville Highlanders and Englewood Blues. He was inducted into the Greater Northwest Football Hall of Fame in 2021

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Greater Northwest Hall of Famer Tommy Weir

1909 Players:

McGill (C), Earler (G), Maloney (G), Foley (T), O'Connor (T), Kelly (E), Weir (E), Dickinson (QB), Thompson (HB), J. Weir (HB), Toner (FB)

1910 Players (Avg 140lbs):

Charles Dillon (E), Erler (T), Kelley (G), McGill (C), Kaufmann (G), McGonigle (T), Moffatt (E), Dickinson (QB), Thomas Weir (HB), Thompson (HB), Price (FB)

1911 Players:

Moffatt (E), Belville (T), Campbell (G), McGill (C), Kaufman (G), McGonigle (T), Crowley (E), Casey (E), Paynter (QB), Thomas Weir (HB), Charles Dillon (E/HB), Cannon (HB), Parker (FB)

1912 Players:

Tom Fitzpatrick (E), Tom Weir (E), Belveale (T), Horace Casey (G/Capt), Campbell (G), McGonigle (C), Mitchell (C), Konen (G), Kelly (T/E), Charles Dillon (T), Moffat (QB), J. Weir (HB), Cannon (HB), Parker (FB), Spiegel (T), Murray (G), "Turk" Oaas (T)

1913 Players:

McGonigle (C), Campbell (G), Spiegel (T), Kelley (E), Kowen (G), Freshman (T), Casey (E), Moffatt (QB), Kidd (HB), Thomas Weir (HB), Parker (FB), Kaufman (G), Belveal (T), Lyford (HB), "Harp" Sullivan (FB)

1914 Players:

Thomas Weir (HB)

1917 Players:

Fisher (C), Wilson (E), Spiegel (T), Myers (G), Hale (G), Crowley (T), Bartzen (E), "Wreck" Donnelly (HB), Grigg (HB), Duke Schroeder (FB), Bourquin (QB)

1909
Indepedent
Record: 2-2
Sponsor:
Coach

1910
Indepedent
Record: 1-1-1
Sponsor:
Coach

1911
Indepedent
Record: 1-2-1
Sponsor:
Coach Turk Oaas, Horace Casey

1912
Indepedent
Record: 3-0-1
Manager: Al Kaufman
Coach Tony Robbins

* 1912 Butte City Champions *

1913
Indepedent
Record: 2-1
Manager: Al Kaufman
Coach

1914
Indepedent
Record: 3-2-1
Manager: Ed Sullivan
Coach Duke Schroeder

1917
Indepedent
Record: 2-0
Sponsor:
Coach

Schedules and Results
Date	Opponent	Score
1909 Oct 10	Walkerville Club	5-0
1909 Oct 30	Anaconda Club	2-6
1909 Nov 21	Anaconda Newsboys	10-5
1909 Nov 25	Anaconda Number 2s	0-15


1910 Oct 10	Walkerville Young Mens Club
1910 Oct 23	Stevens Addition	5-5
1910 Nov 7	Stevens Addition	13-20
1910 Nov 14	Broadway Juniors	12-5


1911 Oct 22	Anaconda Juniors	5-0
1911 Nov 5	Anaconda Independents	0-5
1911 Nov 12	Centerville Young Mens Club	PPD
1911 Nov 26	Centerville Young Mens Club	0-0
1911 Nov 30	Centerville Young Mens Club *	0-12
	* Butte City Championship


1912 Oct 27	Anaconda Mens Club	7-7
1912 Nov 3	Anaconda Mens Club	15-0
1912 Nov 17	Anaconda Mens Club	26-0
1912 Nov 28	Centerville Young Mens Club *	19-9
	* Butte City Championship


1913 Nov 9	College of Montana	12-13
1913 Nov 16	Centerville Young Mens Club	38-8
1913 Dec 21	Deer Lodge Milwaukees	6-0


1914 Oct 3	University of Montana	0-87
1914 Nov 8	Centerville Young Mens Club *	0-6
	* Butte City Championship


1917 Nov 29	Butte Washington Coast Artillery	20-0
1917 Dec 9	Anaconda Washington Coast Artillery	16-3