Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-11-18
U, OF 0, RETAINS THE PENNANT
w. U. Will Not Participate in the Foot
ball Tournament.

ball Tournament.
{ Tuesday evening, Manager 1. II.
Van Wrinkle, of the Willamette Uni
= versity football team, notified L. NJ.
Travis, manager OF the U. of O. team,
of Eugene, that the Salem team had
decided to withdraw from the inter
collegiate football tournament.
This unexpected action on the part
of the Salem team, is attributed to
several reasons. Two of the teams
best players, Babcock and Truitt,
haye been indispOsed the past ten
days and have not participated in but
one practice game this season. Again,
Guiss, Willamette's substantial end
man, was unable to attend school this
fall, although he is daily expected.
Macy, the star tackler in the state,
is still surveying in the mountains
above Scio, where he has been for the
past six weeks, entirely cut off from all
communication so that he could not
be reached. Having the game in
Salem next Saturday, as was arranged
by the Football Association, would in
volye an expense to tue local team of
about Sl20, which is more than could
possibly be realized from the game
Since the local athletic association is
not in the most fiourishing condition,
it is thought polite by its members,
not to embark on any enterprise that
would result disastrously from a fl
nancial standpoint. The Eugene
team has expressed desire not to
come to Salem and as the local !
team did not care TO go toEugene after |
its experience last year even though |
the odds might be largely in their
favor, consequently the game will not
tIke place.
BY this action the Eugene team
keeps for another year the pennant |
she won after such hard struggle
last year. AS result of last Satur-
days game at Corvallis between the
u. of o. and O. A. G. teams, the lat
ter has become thoroughly disgusted
with football and has refused to play
any More this season and so the
Thanksgiving game between the
Willamette University and Corvallis
teams is also declared off.
The local University team however
deserves considerable praise when it
is known the boys went into the con
test without the services of a coach
and finding that the odds were too
great against them, wisely concluded
to withdraw from the contest
rather than suffer the disastrous de-
feat that would certainly have been
the result of Saturdays game
should they enter into it with the
team as it now is. In the practice
games this season some excellent ma ,
terial has developed in a number of
the new players and strong team is
next year. Manager l.
Il. VanWinkle and Captain H. A.
Olinger are also worthy Of the kindest
for their labor with the
Jeam. The team feels grateful to
Chester G.. Murphy, who captained
Jhe team last year but is now cap
Jain of the Freshman team at STAN
'Ord, who so kindly furnished it with
suggestions regarding sue
,essful football playing.
Manager l. H. VanWinkle, is in cor
with the Pacific College
team at Newberg in the hopes game
nay be arranged for between the w.
D. and Newberg teams at the latter
place for Thanksgiving day. Should
for game be success ;
'ully made, it is proposed by the Salem
cam to go down to Newberg via one S
If the river steamers. An answer is eX-
)ected from Newberg within a few
lays and, if favorable, final arrange S
nents Will be made for the game. /