The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-12-10
NORTHWEST CHAMPIONS.
Oregon Agricultural College the
Football Champions of Two
States.

Grsen will be the memory of the o. A.
c. football team Of 1897 for years to
come. They wen this season the cham
pionship of Oregon and the champion
ship of the Pacific northwest. They al
lowed no visiting team to score only the
h.,nle grnunds. Ike record against their
several opponents, l64 points, with on s
points on the debtor side of the ledger.
And the boys have won their honors by
the cleanest and fairest kind Of football
playing.
Tke game last Saturday between the
Oregon Agricultural College and the Un-
iversity of Washington was the last game
for the farmers this season, and it was a
fitting climax to a succession of victories.
Pe~rson did not accompany the boy.
from Seattle, and Capt Lindsay played
full. Whittier played i'll Liud..y's place
sud PAi.aer played erd. Otherwise both
team. lined mp as given in tho GAzErrE
last week Ths university eleven siislt-
ly ouiwc,s.,ea the college boys Sn the
ave ase aad were i'll excellent condition.
lAgtss kicked of, the ball going out of
bounds. The second attempt was more
successful and tAe ball was feund by
Scoggins, who advanced several yards
before lie WAS tackled. On the first line
up for u scrinimage it "as seen by those
familiar with the game that the almost
perfect team work Of the Oregonians
would win them the victory.
All Corvallis had the utmost faith in
the ability of the home team to advance
the all wnen in their pessessio2 and the
result proved this faith well founded.
Holgate and Scoggins were sent through
the tackle and end Oh tandem plays, re-
peatedly for good gains and made 20
y.rds, when the ball ,:as lost on a tumble.
1t was soon recovered OH downs AMI the
farmers took it rapidly down the field
for a touchdown. Gaslt kicked goal.
On the second kick off the ball alter
nated betweeA TIE twu teams for some
time, but Corvallis finally began to reach
for the goal and the pisskin went fur
tiier and further into the territory of the
Wssliinytoniaus. Thurston and Ganlt.
Holgate and Scogs ins, carried tae ball
by turns till Scegsins, by one of tic
prettiest plays of the day, made another
touchdown. Gaxlt kicked goal.
: When time was called in the FIRST hall
~ q. ! Al. t~1I
II; U. of W., O.
Corvallis took the ball from kickoff
in ths beginning of the second half and
with sure steady gains followed the
course of of.empire. Every man on the
team nle,ea as tho.gh he had certain
place to- fill at certaia tixae and there
seemed to be no way to prevent their
getting there. The halves, Helgate and
Scoggins embraced the ball NEST Of the
time, although the tackles, Thurston and
Walters, and the full back, Gault, woald
occasionally whirl through fer generous
advances and touchdown crowned their
splendid effsrt.. Goal. failed.
/. II MAS after this that the visitors battled
the iercest. They seemed to take Oh
nen strength and pushed the farmers
back two and three yards at down un-
til they had the ball within yards Of
the college goal. Then the farmers
made stand and the boys frsm the
north Could not gain another foot. They
tried place kick, but Thurston blocked
- H. . 4.
and all chance of Washington scor-
ing wa, gone. The farmers charged
down the field towards th:ir opponents
goal. The work was very rapid and it
seemed as if arether plunge would secure
the fourth touchdown that Coach Bloss
predicted, when time was called and the
greatest game of football ever played in
the Willamette valley. was at an en- d.
The score stood, o. A. c., IS; u. of W.,
o; m. king the Oregon Agricultural Col
lexe team football champions Of the P.-
ci6c northwest for 1897.
Space will rot permit an extended re-
view Of the slays. Oaly the briefest
mention can be made Of McAllistsr's :
star work at center, Bodine and ElSiu,
tAe invincible guards, Thursten's start
ling rms and tackles, Walters fne de-
fenslve work, the perfect end play ing Of
Mcbride and Simpson; the magnificent
geueralship and all round good work of
quarter, Kruse; the steady strong runs,
quick starting, interference forming
work Of Holgate and .Scegrins aud the
line ,backing. putting and tackling OF
Gault.
/ The game gave the spectators sample
of good, clean college football unmarred
by foul playing. Not player was COM
PEELED to quit. The o. A. c. had good
men to take the places Of any who 1xlght
be disabled temporarily. Gallagher,
Buxton, Pendleton, Holmes, Noel, Scott
and one or two others are entitled to a
great share Of the victory wox by the o.
A. {. They have trained faithfully and
have helped give the boys who did the
playing Saturday, excellent practice
tThey are shrewd, hardy, active athleses
and it wsuld be difficult to find bettel
players anywhere. They will be heard
from next year.
/ COMMENTS.
Seattle Post Intellissncer:-It doe.
seem that the University of Washington
team went long ways just to roll up ;
goose egg.
Seattle P. I.-Sixteen to nothing wa
hard heat for the Washiuxtoa bows.
would have done much better to pu
Washington in consistent light befor
the world if they had scored ono to tn