Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-10
O.A. C. HAS THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Last Saturdays Game Gives Our Team
and College Glory.

Saturday, December 4, 1897, will, as
long as the memory of the O. A. @. lives
in the minds of men, be one of un-
tarnished glory for the college. Even
now the victory of our football team over
that OF the University of Washington has
been flashed all over the United States
and the minds of thousands of our fellow
men have comprehended the magnitude
of our conquest. Of course the gratifca-
ton of the intense desire for our home
team to WIN, is great relief. Our feel
ings would have been well expressed by
the howl of the lonely coyote, or that
of the wind as it whirls about the corners
of the college building these dark De-
cember days, had the result been a
defeat to our well-muscled, well-brained,
well-trained "darlings" on our own be-
loved campus where no other team can
score, but ah no, the track on which the
train of events runs was not constructed
in that direction. And the heart of
every student was made to bound with
Aie'PRiASoos HhCh, o1OSl oiiO GIuSSlC, tIC
superiority of Oregon courage, brain and
muscle over that of the Washington
article was expressed in the proportions
of 16 to O., and the words, champion
ship of the Northwest" seemed emblazon-
ed on the clouds. Neither is there now,
nor will there ever be any discount on
the ''Orange" as the color of the Oregon
Agricultural College.
When honesty, strength, courage and
endurance go forth to battle, armed with
knowledge and experience, who can
question the outcome?
The day was one of much wetness, but
even pouring rain, accompanied by a
driving wind was not enough to dampen
the enthusiasm of the population OF
Corvallis, and about 1900 people were on
the grounds. The home eleven first
made their appearance and afterward
the Washingtonians trotted down the
slope from the college to the girdiron,
filled with the assurance that victory
would entwine itself on their brows and
that all they had to do was to work for
few moments and then all would be
easy. This, at least, is the substance OF
a confession which they made after the
game.
There is nothing which gains more
complete control over a person in dead
earnest over the outcome than the
commencement of football game.
When the teams took their positions for
the kick off, even the rain abated and
a beautiful silence prevailed. The gray
clay of the campus had all of it's wonted
adhesiveness, and as soon as the con-
testants had engaged in few tussles
their faces and clothing were generously
besmeared with mud. We will not
attempt a description of the game in
detail. The crowd waited to see some
indication of all advantage for either one
side or the other, and as soon as the
o. A. G. team began to go down the
field toward the Washingtonian's goal,
and succeeded in making touchdown,
it was not long till Full many a voice
of clearest cheering tone, changed to
that of bellows when the fire is blown"
Soon another touchdown was made, and
while it was in progress the brilliant
playing of our team really and truly
brought down the grand stand. The
popular yell, "Did we skin 'em Yes, by
gosh % would apply very appropriately