The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-11-26
bESTED WILLAMETTE
OAC ELEVEN PLAYED BALL AT
THE STATE CAPITAL AND
WON.

Naught-Nash Injured in the
Game. Comment of News
papers on the Oregon
Championship.
The OAC football team played g
game with Willamette Uni
versity at Salem lastssSaturday, and
made score against their oppon'
ents of Fl to naught. One touch
down was made in the first and
three in the second half. During
the game Nash, who played left
half suffered a slight fraature of a
small bone near the ankle, but it is
not deeme d certain that the mishap
will disable him for the Albany
game. Tomorrow the team is to
meet the Forest Grove eleven on
OAC field in a contest that will be
the last seen at the college this
season.
Eugene Guard Manager
Wright has received the following
telegram from Corvallis: Elmer
NJ Wright, Manager of University
of Oregon foot ball team, Eugene:
s'While we make no claim to the
northwest championship, we will
accept your challenge as stated in
soday's Oregoniau, provided Albany
noes not accept ours by tomorrow
noon. If Albany accepts, will
play you on the following Satur-
day.
CHARLES L. JOHNSON.
Manager Agricultural College
Eleven.
This has the appearance of be-
ing just what the University of
sOregon's management was looking
for, but it is not. It will be re-
mem bered that the challenge spok:
en- of vas addressed to teams max
ing claim to the northwest cham
pionship. Manager Johnson, cur
iously enough, prefaces his accept
ance with the phrase, "While We
make no claim to the northwest
championship I'VE will accept your
etc" The challenge
was for the purpose of securing a
game with the northern competitors
who really have a claim to the
title. The University of
Washington is steering clear of
Eugene, prohting by past exper-
sence- A game might be arranged
in Portland the second Saturday
ia December but it is doubtful.
A list of the colleges who are to
enter for championship should be
made every year and a schedule
arranged as in the base ball league
the winning team would be then
very easy to pick by the percen tage
system.
University Of Washing ton, Seat
lie, Nov. 21.-The challenge of the
University OF Oregon, printed in
ate issue of The Telegram, offered
20 play the winner of the Thanks
giving game between the Universe
y of Washington and the Washing
on Agricultural College to deter
nine who has the right to oclaim the
Northwest championship is not fav.
'rably considered by the manage
nent of the local team.
Washington expects to win from
he w A G. In order to make it
air for all, Oregon should meet the
" A c and the University of Idaho
nd defeat them. Then it would
'e entitled to play with Washing
on for the Northwest champion \
nip. As it is, Whitman College j
3 the only institution of prominen- g
. whose colors have been lowered
n the football field of the U of O
his season. If the proposition of
)regon should be considered, and 6
y some i'll luck Washington 9
hould lose, Oregon would claim t
be championship of the Northwest l
nd at the same time would have a
net only four of the leading colleg- 0
) in the Northwest. y
While a game might be arranged \
game to decide the championship v
onld not be considered because tits 0
vident that Oregon has not proven .
self to be in Washington's class. .
n fact, Oregon has not been able q
D defeat the numerous smaller col q
9ges of the state. Albany college e
as just as much right to ask for s.
game to decide its own superior q
y over the other teams in the u
'orthwest as Oregon has. The SEN a
ment of the local team is that
,am should be victorious in it's
wn section of-the country before A
ttempts to conquer those who are -
ictorieus over teams in many Sec =
ons of the country. = =
Now the Seattle Daily Times "
ONES out with a great harangue O
a the northwest championship, 81
i which 1t is clearly shown that Il