The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-11-14
a COOP CAME.

: AhASA oSihS lOoeUoii t0dLi WOat
against the o. A. G. eleven on the latter's
grounds last Saturday. Considerably over
thousand people witnessed the game and
they were all thoroughly pleased. Well
they might be, for with the quick snappy
game, plenty of hard work, lots of open
play, tough scrimmages and score Of 0 to Q
there was not the slightest opportunity for
kicking. There was noticeable absence Of
rough playing, but the game was not the less
interesting ON that account. The decisions
of the umpires and referee were uniformly
fair and impartial and the contest Was not
marred by sensiess wrangies.
Too much credit cannot be given Mr..
Paul Downing, the y. A. G. coach, for the
manner i'll which he has handled the home
team. If the boys were only as consceII-
/ tious aud earnest in receiving instruction
as MIR. Downing Is in iniparting 1t, there
would be vast improvements III their work.
The team seeins SLOW III lining up. Their
| inter,ercnce Is generally very poor. Only
one or two of the men have the least iuo. of
blocking for tile runner, ai.d head work
sevtns to be at "a discount. Several times
ground was lost in endeasors 10 give an ex-
h.bition Of personal prov ess aid ability.
This effort ut star playing ruins The t.an
work.
Ralph Terrell, as center, is making some
improvement. lie IL hot last enough Oh his
feet and has too much unnecessary tat. He
is gradually overcoming his disposition to
shlrk. lie ought To make a good haru man
and faithful training will accomplish this.
McAllister disappointed many uf his
friends Saturday by the frequent loss OF
ground On his runs. He Invariably ran
back when he had The bail aud was usually
tackled considerably behind the line. He
was very slow i'll getting into the interference
and played too high. Pap play
much batter ball and will have to do it.
Walters, the new tackle, hardly seemed
| to understand what he was expected do.
He moved too slowly and played altogether
too high. lie is slow in discovering his op-
poncnL's tricks and Weaknesses.
Buchanan. On end, made Too many foul
plays and was always el.dan 5ering loss OF
ground. He very frequently missed his
| man and most OF the gains through the line
We're made between him and Walters. lie
needs lots OF sIcadying.
Bodine plays too high and is much slower
than he need to be. Ills work Saturday,
although fairly good, can be improved vi on
in rush and effectiveness.
Miles Phillips is a trlfie slow in starting.
He did not use his Tree hand enough in pro-
tecting himself whiie running with the BALL
Ed Stimpson is improving i'll head work
and begins To show the results of his con-
slant attendance al practice and the lectures.
ln common with most of the players he
runs and plays Too high. tie also needs d
little more ceierity OF movement.
Arthur Simpson is very earnest player
and works hard. LII the other players pos
sessed his determination aud activity they
would do more effective work. He should
learn, however, to give the signals without
betraying to the opposing team the direction
in which the ball Is to go. He is not ready
in sizing up the weak points III the opposing
line. His generalship usually is fairly good.
Thurston was slow, lacked force and ct
fectiveness in his playing and accomplished
little. He failed to get into many plays in
which ie belonged and seemed desirous Of
being tackled.
Small made some fairly good tackles. but
fdmbled wretchedy. He was slow and
made but few gains. His work seemed
poorer than that ot last year, perhaps on
account of the difference of position.
Larry Owens is laid up with a sprained
ankle. He received his injury in the early
part of the first half He has been playing
but short time and once or twice seemed to
go to sleep, buL his wrrk generally was
credita BILE considering his newness. He has
the spirit, dash aud grit of the genuine ioot-
ballist.
Corvallis people have faith in the boys
and believe that if they train hard and con-
scicntiou<ly they will make very credita-
bic showing. The players are getting over
the idea that they know something of the
game themselves and begin To see that brains
and labor are required in order to become
proficient in the science of playing football.
Most OF the team seem to forget that in de-
fensive play they are allowed the free use OF
OF their hands. Remember this, boys.
Several new players are being tried for
different positions, and solnc will doubtless
play in the Saturday game against Will
lamette University at Salem.
Opinions vary as to the result of the game.
1t must be expected that Morse's men will
play football. They have many old players,
and good ones, too. The team will average
ITS pounds in weight and some of the men
are very speedy. The Salem boys are more
faithful in their practice than the Corvallis
players and this will count in their iavor.
Many Corvallis business men expect to go
down to see the game. Arrangements are
being made for special rates and for train
| to bring The party over from Albany Satrr-
day night. The GAZETTE will have bulle
tins Of the game.
Wanted.