Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-11
NEIfnER TEAM SCORED.
coacf, HerboId's Proteges Kept the var
sity Hust1ing to Escape Defeat.

Coach HerboId.s Proteges Kept the 'yal
sity HnstIing to Escape Defeat.
The farmer lads wrested vic
tory from the dudes on Agricul
tural college field last Saturda,
afternoon, but its fruit was ashes
In a contest which should hav,
yielded one touchdown at1east t
the "oTange," the referees fna
whistle sounded with o to Oh
the score board. The agric
beat with intense eagernes
against the 'varsity's defense will
1.-THE goal almost within reach, bu
lthey were met with a desperat,
resistance which could not b,
overcome. Supporters of the
college prayed for time, while
the followers of the u. of O.
anxiously hoped for the end.
More exciting games have beer
witnessed on the local field, but
none so intense. Barring Roots
brilliant dash for 90 yards in the
second half there was nothing to
set throats and arms to going;
but the constant suspense was a
strain on the nerves.
AT no time was the farmers
goal in danger. The nearest the
varsity ever had the ball to its
opponents goal was just after
the kickoff in the second half
when they come into possession
of the ball on the farmers 23-
yard line. The college men by
good, straight football worked
the leather to the svarsity's q
yard lire in the second half, and
Telnpleton punted from behind
his own goal posts. Again the
ball was brought back to the
'varsity's 1o-yard line, and Tenn
pletoa was caught with the ball
when he attempted to again punt
out of danger. o. A. c. was pen
allied 5-yards for offside play.
A few moments later the farmers
were set back another five yards
because the grand-stand INDUCED
in little coaching.
+ Considering the sloppy condi-
ton of the field, the defensive
workof both teams was brilliant.
End runs were attempted with
little success, and the farmers re-
sorted to line bucks and tandem
charges, which yielded from one
to three yards but made progress
very slow. After their squirt at
the opening of the game the
dudes could DO nothing in often
'sive play aud invariably resorted
to punting on the first down.
The farmers handled the ball tar
better than their opponents.
The varsity furnbled FIVE times
during the game, and four times
a farmer was there to tall on the
ball. Nash, the agrics crack
full back, was unable to enter
the game, and Pilkington was
taken from tackle to fill this po-
sition. His work was of the
most brilliant order and showed
him to be one of the greatest
players on the coast.
THE GAME.
The varsity defended the
north goal. Pilkington kicked
off to her 15-yard line and the
ball was brought back S yards.
Goodrich was sent around the
end for a yards. Another try at
end yielded one yard, and a third
brought nothing. Payne tried
for 2 yards and again for three.
A series of assaults on tackle
and around the end yield
ed from one to FIVE yards
until the pigskin was landed on
the college 45-yard line. On the
next play, afarmer broke through
and the varsity fumbled. 1t
was o. A. C's ball. She hit the
line for yards, for 3 yards and
again for I yard. A try at end
resulted in no gain, and Gault
carried the ball yards. It went
to the varsity Oh downs. Good
rich went through right tackle
for a yards. The end was tried
for 2 yards. The next three at
tempts yielded but I yard and it
was the farmers ball. Here they |
began series of line bucks and
tackle plays that left the ball in
their possession for II downs,
when it went to the varsity on
her As yard line. She tried the
end for no gain and tumbled on
the next play, a farmer falling
on the ball. Root tried the end
for I yard, and Pilkingten hit
the line for four. The next four
brought the ball to the
o. of O's 25-yard line, where