Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
A SPIRHlEss GAME.
Albany College Defeated the 0A c Eleven
In Tame Contest. Score, s too

Albany College Defeated the OA Eievei
In Tame Contest. Score, too.
The Albany college football
team defeated the O A c clever
by a icore Of 6 to 0, last Satur-
day afternoon, in what was prob.
ably the poorest exhibition of the
game ever seen on the home
campus. The policy of total alb.
stinenee, made compulsory by
the action of the board of regents,
has not tended to make the rep
resentatives of the o A G formid-
able in any field Of athletic en-
deaVor, and she is now practical
ly where she was ten years ago.
Love games between classes have
failed to sustain interest and
stimulate effort, and as a result,
the sturdy eleven who lined up
against the nimble boys from
Albany, while possessed of ex-
cellent natural ability, were
without knowledge of even the
rudiments of the game, and were
given faint.heafted encourage.
ment from their supporters on
the side lines.
On the other hand, the visi.
tors came from an Institution
which has fostered athletics and
remained loyal to its eleven
through an almoss unbroken
series of defeats.
Albany College has been rep
resented by a football team as
long as has the o A c, and yet
Saturdays victory was the Sec
ond in her history. Netwith-
standing her many defeats, hel
ardor has never been dampened,
and her persStence has at last
been rewarded. She has wrested
victory from the onca proud pos.
SCISSOR of the Northwest cham.
pionship. It was the first time,
however, that she has ever scored
against the orange, and with
athletics again restored at the O..
A. O., it will be the last time:
This is a reasonable deduction /,
for the Agricultural college has
at least four times as many
students to draw from.
THE GAME.
Albany won the toss and chose
the east gea1. She kicked off,
and the ball was placed for the
first scrimmage on o A C's 20
yard line. By a series OF plunges
through center and tackles the
ball was steadily advanced to
Albany's IS yard line, where il
was lost On a tumble. On the
first lineup Albany tried the line
for a slight gain. It was seon
apparant that O A c had the
heavier men,. and that she was
more affective in hitting the line,
but the visiters played more
snappy game and their team
work was far superior to that et
the farmers. In fact, the latter
developed no interference during
the game, and in defensive work
it was every man for himself.
A beautiful run around the
end BY Coates brought ths pig
skin to 0 A G's 90 yard line
and Francis advanced it around
the ether end to the farmers ent
yard line, where they shoved
what was In them by holding
the visitors fer the three downs
Just as they gained possession 0
! the ball, time was called for IA,
first half, neither side having
scored.
O=AsC kicked off ia the seeoni
half. After a couple of inefec
tual trials at the line A1ban,
fpuuted to center. The farmer
pounded the line and punted
Albany seat Coates, who Wa
easily the star performer Of th'
afternoon, eff for another pretty
run, and he was dewned on th,
farmers tea-yard line. Twie'
| Albany was cat1ghs for a loss
then forming fora punt, Morrise1
Iskirted the right end on a fakt
fer the first and only touchdown
j Goal was kicked. Scere, Alban,
10, o A c, o.
Ten minutes Of play Remained
and a series Of puhts, alternatee
with An Occasional trial at tht
line Consumed the remainder o
the half.