Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-10-26
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

pOotoall mas experienced boom |,
Oregon this year aud the strugele fo,
the championship between the Ave col
leges of the league will be watched
with Interest on all sides. And this 10
no more than the sport deserves As a
game Intended TO develop every mar,
OF the body and to cultivate the spirit
OF the man and of courage iu a person
IL Is undoubtedly unexcelled. IL ia Tn
be regretted therefore that there is 40
much opposition on the part of narrow
minded parents who see only one side
OF the game, that In which exists the
element Of danger. 1t Is safe to sav
that the objection to the game on the
ground of brutality aud danger
comes only from that class of people
who know nothing about the game
and care nothing for sports ia general,
aud that with this parental objection
aud college spirit at an exceedingly
Dw ebN, Willamette university is ex.
periencing great difficulty iu getting A
team together.
Another thing deplorable Is this lack
OF college spirit or love Of their alma
matel on the part of students ia the
university. There Is no better way of
showing ones College spirit than by
his Interest In his college football or
o'se ball team. In our large eastern
and. western universities Il man is
ostracised from college society If he
Will not support college athletics, eud
so should 1t be in Salem. If the col
lege students or the people of Salem
wish to zee their university crowded
with students, let them all turn In
aud help that university TO secure a
winning football team and then watch
the results. No better advertisement
fJr a university can be had In these
days than the fact that IL has the
champion football team. Therefore let
US all work together towards this end
Willamttle's opponents In their
game next Saturday will be the UNI
Yerslty of Oregon team. This team
has been in training over month
with constant coaching by Percy Ben.
son. Benson has been captain and
quarterback Of the University of Cal
ifornia team during the last two years
and as n quarterback, captain and
general football authority he is prob
ably unexcelled ON this coast. A
months coaching from such a
man has probably placed the
Eugene boys in 1le condition
and ii our Toys beat them next Satur-
day 1t will be remarkable. However If
the game ls reasonably close the
score will surely be reversed If the two
teams meet again on Thanksgiving day
as Willamette has certainly some good
material. the coach aud captain are
working hard to get more big men out
for practice bat as yet these men can
not be pursuaded that 1t is their duty.
With Murphy, Savage, Mccormack
and BabcocK-if the latter can be pur.
suaded to play-behlnd the line, VIII
lamette will be as strong In the back
positions as any team in the intercol-
legiate association. Olinger, Jo. EV.
aus, Guiss, VIII. Evans and Scott will
all make good ends and tae contest be-
tween them for the two positions will
be closed.
In these positions however us 10 the
case with the Others only those VINO
show up regularly for practice will
make the team.-For the two tackle
positions Bert Savage, Macy, and
are candidates. Truett
and Williams as guards are big heavy
meu and will develop into good play
rrs. At present however they are
rather green. Utter ignorance Ct the
1ame however seems to be a common
'ault with all the players,-Captain
Murphy aud one or two others perhaps
the boys ale learning
'ast and seem ready ana Wiiilng 10
earn. Van Winkle Is at present the
,nly aspirant for the center position
He is much too light and has not the
correct build for center but his con
and industry somewhat
,fiset this fault. 1t is to be regretted
hat the rule of the association Will pre-
yent Professor Hawley from playing on
m the team. He is a good heavy man
md hard player. His interest ana 10
act that of most of the faculty In the
,ame and players is very commend
.ble and ought to put to shame such
f the students as are big and strong
,ut show no desireIto help their college
ut by trying for the team. 1t ought
O incite the student body to come out
nd. watch the practice games ana