Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-28

down, Strauss found an opening
| for the first touchdown, Speidell
kicking an easy goal. Time, 7
min. Score, Washington, 6;
Oregon O.
After the next kickoff both
Wells and Wilt failed to gain
and Speidell was forced to kick,
the ball advancing only ten yards.
| Nash smashed center for three
| and again sor one. Root found
a yard through tackle and Will
1iams skipped around left end for
a total of ten. Root on the next
play went him one better by
tearing off fifteen yards around
right end on one of the prettiest
runs of the day. A tackle back
tplay netted two yards and Will
liams found left end for five more
and Root shot by left end for the
touchdown. Nash kicked goal.
fScore, Washington, s; Oregon, 6.
| After Speidel1 had kicked thir-
ty yards down the field Oregon
tried the local line four times
and it was Washington's ball.
In two tries Wells and Strauss
carried the ball the necessary FIVE
yards, although it took four plays
to duplicate the trick. Strauss
again skirted the end for three
yards, when Washington was
given FIVE yards for an off side
play. It was then that Strauss
tried his first place kick and
made the goal. Score, Washing
ton, II; Oregon 6.
Nash again kicked fifty yards,
only to have Spiedell carry the
sphere hack fifteen. Wells was
good for five, and Strauss behind
elegant interference was good for
ten. A left tackle netted two,
and right tackle also netted
two. Wells and Hill were both
tackled for no gain, and it was
Oregon's ball.
After two plays Oregon kicked
thirty yards, to again take the
ball on downs, Like Washing
ton, however, they were unable to
make the necessary hve. yards,
and then the Varsity proceeded
to literally walk down the field,
Strauss making four, Wilt FIVE,
Wells ten and again for fifteen,
when the ball went to Oregon on
her twenty-yard line for unlawful
use of the hands. They were
only able to make two plays,
however, when the time was up,
and the first half ended with
Washington II; Oregon 6.
In the second half Washington
kicked forty yards to immediate
ly regain the ball on downs. Af-
ter Wells found right end for ten
Yards, Strauss was tackled for no
gain and the next play the Var
sity fumbled and Lantz fell on
the ball after it had rolled ten
yards into the ene1ny's territory.
Oregon's left tackle here did
some fine work, and it was main
1y through his ability to break
through and tackle that Wash
ington lost on downs. It was a
narrow shave, however, for the
gu" had worked the ball down
to the one.yard line. On the
second down Oregon kicked
twenty yards to hold at t-once for
downs. It was at this stage that
the magnificent tackling of Billy
Hill forced the visitors to punt
forty yards down the field, and
again the Varsity took up the
weary march toward the goal.
After trying left end twice for
no gain, Wells shot around right
for fifteen yards, Oregon here
took a wonderful brace and again
took possession of the ball. On
the first play Oregon kicked four
yards, Lantz fumbled and a
Webfoot man fell upon the ball.
After three plays, however, they
were again forced to kick, the
ball going twenty yards. Wilt
made yard through left tackle,
: and Wells made the distance
around right end. Strauss skirt.
ed the end for four yards, and
Wells again made the coveted
five. Wells then found tackle
for FIVE, and again end for five
Wilt went through left tackle fol
four, and Strauss duplicated the
trick. Wells then made his
sensational run to Oregon's one
yard line only to be called back by
Referee Jones, who declared To-
cal substitute ran on the field.
Spiedell's great place kick ther
took place, and just after Fullback
Nash tor the last time sent the