The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-30
THE ORANGE IN THE MUD.
"Methodists," u "E4ayseeds," G
Our Boys Outclassed-
The Pennant Lost and
Portland Wins It.

Football is sort of. dirty game any
way! Until three o'clock yesterday after
noon we thought it was the fiuest sport in
the world, but change of heart has been
experienced and we no longer find enjoy
ment in it at all. Don't even like the name.
the wonder is we ever found anything in
football to interest us even for q moment.
The srouble is our fellows were defeated
and the whole Office force is sick and re.
covery is doubtful.
Playing began promptly at three o'clock.
The delay was caused by short lectures to
each OF tho teams by President Bloss, Presi.
dent Campbell, of Monmouth, and Prof. D.
L. Edwards, of Portland University, in
which the players were given to understand
that no slugging, swearing or vulgarity
would be tolerated. and any one guilty
would be promptly expelled from the insti.
tuition where such might be in attendance.
Portland won the toss and chose the west
goal. Portland punted and Terrell caught
it and returned it 25 yards by means of good
interference For time the game was
spirited; seesawing back and forth with
fair gains for each team. Portland. how.
ever, soon began series of end plays, and
before ten minutes had elapsed. Washburn
had carried the ball over Corvallis goal line
and by kicking goal the score stood Portland
6, o. A. C. 0.
Corvallis made the next kick off and
Portland soon worked the ball we'll back to
center by two excellent runs around the
end. Playing here was rapid and in
minutes Corvallis again had the pigskin
only to lose it on downs. After a success
sion of center plays with gains for the
"Methodists," DeForest got the ball and
carried it to within ten yards of the O.. A.
C. goal line and Portland soon worked it
for touch down and goal was again
kicked; score, Portland, II; o. A. c., o.
Time was called soon after the next kick
off and neither side scored.
During the second half, Corvallis, by
some splendid work, in which the turtle
back was used for good gains. soon had the
leather within two yards of Portlands goal
line, when they punted it back for a gain
of yards. After pounding each others
center with small gains for Portland, Pear
son carried the ball around the left end to
within Is yards of Corvallis goal line and
soon worked it for a touch down, but failed
to kick goal. Soon after the next kick off
Portland scored another touch down and
goal Time was called soon after the next
kickoff, when the score stood, Portland,
%; o. A. c., o.
Corvallis put up good game, but were
plainly outclassed. Their ends were strong
but the backs played too slow. The game
was hotly contested throughout, and was
marked for brilliant plays, and was a splsn
div game for spectators This is the first
really strong team our team has met and
their defeat will in the end be beneficial, as
it disclosed their weak points.
The decisions of Umpire Young, of Al
bany; Referee Page, of Salem, and inesman
Winning, of Monmouth, were impartial an d
satisfactory to all. There was an absence
of slugging and the best of feeling prevailed
throughout. After the grme, the two teams
ere banqueted at the girls dormitory,
The collation. had been prepared by the
ladies', and ample justice was done to the
excellent spread.
THE GAZETTE is thankful with big T.
The editorial staff no longer burns the mid
might OIL 1t writes pungent comments on
the affairs of the day in the wee sma'