The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
Referee, I. N. Irvine.
Umpire, Prof. Powell.

heleTets l.. IN. LIVING.
Umpire, Prof Powell.
LINE UP.
o. A. c. POSITION. O. G. N. s..
Chas Owsley Left end We Mulkey
C Chandler Left Tackle CE Jackson
F Gerrell Left Guard Kirby
H McAlister Center Prof Wann
II Desborough Right Guard w w Aligham
NJ Phillips Right Tackle W H Strahan
G Small Right End CE Dunagan
w Bloss Quarter Back Pixley
+ Burnett Left Half Back - N Bilyeu
Nash Right Half Back Gettas
w Terrell Full Back Curtis
E G Emmett West
Fulton Subs we Vaughn
ID II Bodlne Brodie
In the presence o.. about l 800. .Speople the
o. A. C.'s won the toss and started the game
with parallel lines to the right, Bloss carry
ing the bali IL yards into the enemy's
territory. Then followed the :slngle criss
cross, with gain of 20 yards. Burnett
then took ball, punched centerEand was
pushed over the line near the corner Of the
field for the first touchdown. Nash at
tempted a kick for a fair catch but failed.
Score, o. A. G. 4.
o. s. N. SIS brought: ball to center and
gained 33'yards by using the wedge eight
times. The criss-cross was then tried with
a gain of 20 yards. This brought the ball
to o. A. C.'s yard line. Then o. A.
c. smade a firm stand and at the third
down took the ball which twas within or
inches Of the line.
o. A. CPS playing behind their goal
used the criss-cross and Burnett carried
the ball 3.yards; then Nash made..3 more.
Burnett was again sent around the left end
with gain of 25. yards. Here Small took
the ball and carried it 10 yards, but could not
hold it.and O. S N. s. picked itup.
o. S. Ms. took ball and used criss cross
with no gain. They then tried the wedge
twice, but failed to gain and forfeited the ball
to O. A. G.
o. A. G. used criss cross and Burnett car
ried ..ball 8 yards. The wedge was then
sssssss :. lines. With ! gan es Y yards. Bur
nett then Vweils Eaad me left 6nd carrying
the ball over the side line. When the BALI
was brought back into the field, Bloss, Thy
clever trick, touched the ball to the ground
and carried it over the goal line. This was a
surprise TO the Monmouth boys, who were
not looking for a.play Of that kind, and the
rules had to be read before they were salts
fed. The play was all right and Desbor-
ough kicked goal. Score, o. A. G. 10.
On the lineup o. S. N. S. used the wedge
and gained yards. The criss-cross was
tried with a..loss Of l yard. The wedge
was then used times with gain..of yards,
but the last three downs failed to bring the
necessary ivejyards and thet ball was given
to the other side.
o. A. G. played Burnett around the. left,
gaining yards. Then Nash tried a run, but
failed. Burnett took the llssand car
ried it over the line between the goal posts.
Desborough again kicked goal. Score, GA.
c., 16, o. s. N. s., o. Here the referee call
ed time for the first half.
During the 10 minutes -.intermission the
o. A. G. band, as usual, played a fsw:lively
pieces, and the football boys rubbed their
bruises and.prepared for the second half:
Vanderpool play full -bazk: :during the rest
Of the game. The Monmouth boys led off
with the wedge and both sides played as
though they meant business. The gain was
10 yards. The wedge aud criss-crossI Iwas
then playedIwith one'yard gain. On the next
two downs no gain was made and the ball was
given to o. A. G.
O. "A. G. took ball and Terrell bucked CEN
ter twice for yards. Burnett made Il run
for yards and Bloss buckedl center for
yards. Terrell again made a gain of 10
yards. Then Burnett tried run but fail
Il l.. L Ill fho Iofo
mined and he again took ball and aided by
excellent blocking by Bloss and others. made
a run of more than 80 yards, carrying
the ball far past the goal line, but directly
behind the goal posts. Desborough kicked
goal. Score, o. A. c., %.
At the next lineup o. S. N. s. used
the wedge and criss-cross several times, gain
ing 80 yards. They were given yards by
foul tackle. This was the only allowance
made during the game. The wedge was
used again with loss Of 4 yard. This
brought them to o. A. C.'s 20 yard line
and on the lineup o. s. N. S. attempted to
use the wedge, but Desborough stole the
ball before center rush could pass it to the
quarter back.
o. A. G. played Nash for run and he
made a run Of fifty yards, followed by Bur-
nett, who was forced to run across the field,
thus gaining but little. The wedge was
used with gain of yards and then Burnett
took the ball, making the last touchdown.
Desborough again kicked goal. Score. o.
A. G. %.
o. s. N. s. brought ball into play and
during the remainder Of the game the ball
changed hands five times. The playing
was all near the center line apd the boys
slid around in the mud and water in a most
manner. Just before the last play
Fulton was called out to take the place of
Small. Small was not well when he entered
the game, and had lost considerable hide, SO
thought best to withdraw. When the game
closed o. A. G. had the ball.
SUMMARY.
Score, o. A. c., %; O. s. N. s., o.
Burnett, 4, Bloss, 10; goals |
kicked, Desborough, 4S; total, %. Time
Of game, hours: time ofactual playing, ~
hours.