Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-10

The Salem journal has the following
very good account of the game which is
probably the verdict of Salem's team :
The practice game at Corvallis re
suited in showing what good stuff has
entered into the composition of the home
team, and that they were outmatehed by
the farmers ip team work. Score 10 to o.
The first half took 20 minutes. Salem
had the kick off, Corvallis took the ball
and Salems defensive work was weak.
'tBy series of plunges and tackles
they got the ball down to the 10 yard
line. Salem made good stand and
forced bali back 20 yards by plunges and
lost it on tumble: Corvallis by re.
peating previous tactics took it to with
in foot of the goal.
"Salem again made fine stand carry
ing the ball Is yards, when they were
heldfor downs and forced to try kick
A bad pass from Salems center lost the
ball and Corvallis buoked it to touch
down.
ssThe second half was repetition of
the first half. Corvallis superior condi-
ton told and they were able to make
slightly better gains over Salem's de-
fence than they did on the first half.
stIn 10 minutes Corvallis made second
touchdown. Then on to- the end of the
game Corvallis put up better defence
than Salem. The Salem team played
very even, and good ball for the work
they have had and the opportunities
they have had for making players.
'Olinger as leitend, made the most bril-
liant defensive plays and won considera-
Bile applause. The salems made excel
tent individual plays but as they have
had practically no coach could not put up
the team work. Physically the Salem
team was match for the farmers. ALI
they lack is discipline and coaching, and
that they will have before the season is
over. Indications are that the home
team will this season excel any Salem
team of the past"
The Statesman says of the OAC team:
1.-The Corvallis team is well organized
and gave splendid exhibition Of tean1-
work, but the Salem aggregation ex-5
,celled in individual work." And team
work will always win as it did last Sat-,
urday.
From what has been done by the
various teams to date it is. diGie1lt to.
draw line on their chances for the pen
nant. Eugene claims the superiority,
not upon what she has done this year,
but on the work of last years eleven.
To be sure, she defeated Chemawa 20 to
o last Saturday, but luck seemed to be
quite an element, and the Guard says: !:
''The Chemawa team contains a num-
Der of good individual players. but they
were deficient in team work and knowl-
edge of the game. Graham, the right
tackle, and Bensel, the right end each did
good wsrk, but Ruben Sanders, the full
back, was not playing in his usual good
form."
albany played the u of Oesecond
eleven at Albany last Monday and the
score was to in favor of the q of O.
Considering that the u of o second
eleven has been pitted against the Var
sity in hard practice for several weeks,
the result speaks well for Improvement
in Albany's team since It's game with
Salem. The, Herald believes that as
the team which played Albany, Monday,
sis composed of men almost equal to
the regular y of 0 team and has the
advantage of many weeks hard practice
AGAINST the champions, they believe that
they viii be able to defeat the OAC team
at Corvallis Saturday." Hardly that,
lbut the result of the game will give some