Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-02
Albany F1nked, After All.

from y A 4 and Albany College
The great blow and bluster in-
dulged in by the management O
the champions of Linn county
some weeks ago, bas been gradu.
ally growing weaker, until it f.
nally winked out in an expiring
gasp last Saturday evening.
Knowing that o A c had every
available date filled up to Thanks
giving, partisans of the Albany
team began aspiring to the cham
pionship of the state, and taunted
the farmers with being afraid to
meet the Albany aggregation.
Manager johnson on behalf of
the Agricultural College team,
sent Albany College a challenge
for a game after Thanksgiving,
which Manager Thompson re-
fused to accept. He, however,
sent counter challenge which
stipulated that the game be play
ed On the Albany grounds on
December 9th, 1902, the details
to be agreed upon by the mana
gers of the teams.
Before this challenge reached
the farmers, they had considered
Albany's failure to accept their
first proposition, and, being ex-
ceedingly anxious to nip the as
pirations of the Albany school,
they sent a challenge containing
five propositions, giving Albany
her choice.
What followed is thus told by
the Albany Democrat:
In telephone conversation
last evening between Coach Ed.
wards and Manager johnson of
the Corvallis team, Manager /
Thompson of the Albany team
being sick, arrangements were
made for a game on the college
campus at this city on Saturday, |
December 6, without gate re-
ceipts."
The Albany Herald gave a like
account, showing that it was
thoroughly understood at Albany
as we'll as at Corvallis that def
mite and final arrangements had
been made for the game. The
terms named in Albany's cha1-
lenge-that the game be played
in Albany, Dec. 9th, and that
details be agreed upon by the
managers Edwards officially rep
Thompson, who was
sick were all complied with.
The o A c management be-
lieving that Albany was acting
in good faith, began preparing
for the game. Coach Herbold
was engaged for an additional
ten days and Coach McFadden,
IF Stanford, was secured as an
Arrangements were
.lso made to run big excursion
20 Albany on the day of the
game. .
Then Manager Thompson, of {
Albany desired to negotiate ,
again. He wanted to alter the
conditions already agreed to.
Although o A c had offered to
play at Albany and divide the
gate receipts after the expenses
IF the teams had been paid, AL
oany chose to refuse this PROPOSE
ion, the first one in o A C's
challenge, and accept the one
providing for a game with no ad-
fee.
3 Now comes Manager Thomp-
'on, declaring that the team will
lot play unless an admission fee
S charged. 1t was feared that as
Manager Thompson had acted in :
>ad faith in one instance, his .
conduct might not be better in c
he future, so he was asked to t
vire Immediately and place him
elf on record as to his inten-
ions, as the farmers were UNDER
leavy expense, which they did
lot wish to continue if there was
ODE no game. Thompson re- :
NAMED firm in his refusal to play /
Inder the conditions that had
'een agreed upon, and the game
vas declared off. Coach Her
,old is visiting in Eugene. on his
vay to Montana, and Coach Nc
sadden has returned to Forest
1rove.
As the football situation now
tands, o A G is the only college
cam in Oregon that has not been
cored against by some other
cam in the state, and and it has :
cored more points against op- :
lonents than any other team in :
he Northwest.