The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-31
wooDMRN,s DAY
Sports, Contests and Prizes-Music
and Mirth-A Football Game.

ISports, Contests and Prizes-Musi'
i and Mirth-A Football Game.
The fete given by the Bentor
County Woodmen of the Wor1e
transpired in Corvallis yesterday
and in spite of inclement weather
brought out large crowd. Al
day long the presence of an unusual
number of people on The streets,
| the music and other attractions gave
the town a1ssholiday appearance. O1
] the 45o people that constitute the
EWoodmen membership in Benton,
NEARLY all were present, and with
them families and friends, besides
many others who came to take part
in the midwinter picnic. Nearly
all the store windows in town were
decorated for the occasion, a section
of log and all axe reclining thereon
being usually displayed as show
of loyalty and interest in the order.
The day. was gusty with occas-
ional heavy showers. but the Sexer-
cises proceeded just the same. Most
of the contests took place in Madi.
son street, between the First Nat
ional Bank and Aliens drug store.
There, logs required for the con-
tests had been properly mounted,
and temporary platform had been
erected. During the exercises the
latter collapsed, but no one was in
ljured. The list of contests vas
Chopping contest, e-inch log
prize, axe donated by ] II Simpson
contestants. Moore, time, 1903
minutes; Minton, 1:oo minutes;
Welsher, I:45: Weitman, 1892.
Prize won by Moore. Second prize
taken by Minton. Ratchet, donated
by.R M Wade & Co.
Saving contest, 231a-inch log,
medals for prizes-Newton's team
of Phi1omath, time, 1904 minutes;
Lurwell's team of Monroe, I:I8;
Francisco's team of Corvallis, 1854.
Egg contest, two entries, Ernest
Sheasgreen and Ernest Avery. The
contest was to carry two dozen eggs
across the street Iii a spoon. one at
a time. without breakage. Sheas-
green got across first but broke eggs
on the way and the prize went to
Avery. Prize sweater donated by
F L Miller.
Tug of war, between Be1lfoun-
tain and Corvallis. Prize photo
graph of winning team, donated by.
Philips, won by Bellfountain.
Other contests scheduled to oc-
cur were three-1egged race and
putting the pigskin, but for the
lack of contestants both were de
clared off.
The pillow fight and box making
contest were to take place indoors
last night after the TIMES went to
press.
The football game was leading
feature o. the days sports. It be-
gan at 2.3o in the afternoon, and
was witnessed by a large crowd
The players were all big strong
men, and when they lined up the
field, presented formidable fronts.
Save David Gel1atly, who played
quarter, thelightest man inthe Philo-
math teams tips the beam at I7o,
and the others ran from that, up to
200. The Dusty players were scar
cely if any, lighter. The game was
both interesting and exciting. Phi
10 3 ath made touchdown in the
hrst half, but tailed to kick goal, I
the score at the end of the
half five to naught. In the second
half, the Philomath men passed
heir opponents over the line for
another touchdown, making the
lnal score 10 to naught.
Ph1lomath. Position Dusty
Milton Mills c Ivan Hinton
Y. 3. Newton R. G. Lawr. Dyer
{. Wallace L. G.. R. Hinton
Roe r. T. c. Be1knap
Geo. Belts E. T. G. Barclay
ed. Newton r. E. F, Hinton
VI. M. Long. L. E. A. Buchanan
:. Henk1e R. H. Ed Rickard
:. Miller Z. III. B L Rickard
,. Gellatly @. II Waggoner
,. B. Long F.B. Ray Starr
Substitutes for Philomath, Er-
lest Newton, Floyd Huff and Lewis
Gray.