The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-11-24
SALEM
FOOTBALL
TEAMS
Show Marked Progress in
Two Games
Salem High School Holds
Down Corvallis Team

7 Saturdays football games resulted
as follows:
4 Salcn-Co.yaIlis Agricultural Col
. lege 2l Willamette University o.
. Coivallis-East Salem High School
Too. Corvallis High school q.
I In the contest in this city between
4 the Corvallis collegiars and the Salem
Methotists. the result va a surprise
% both the yictg-s and the local en-.
thlz.asts. The score indicates the r.
marsa5l- improvement. that has taken
place 10 the salem University eleven.
. The first half % the contest was Of IN.
tense interest the home team prevent.
ling the more welghty and experienced
Corvallis players from making more
than a single touchdown and a goal
The s-st half closed with tho score as
follows. o. A. G.. 3. IS. L.. %. In the
second half the visitors by fierce and
repeated l.uetucB!ng made ya-dage
almost az its pleasure. and before time
was called succeeded In making three
additional touchdowns. bu, failed 20
make the goals. The final score was
q 20 % In favor Of Corvallis.
Because Of an injured limb. Captain
Gauit did not play ar guard. and this is
said 90 have weakened the team. The
Corvallis team also admits that il was
saving extra eyert.on FOR an expected
game with Albany college. 20 De played
in the near future. For Corvallis. I
Nash at half and PuHngtgr. a, full .
were the stars. never failing % net
substantial gains when the pirsEln .
was entrusted 90 them. The team or .
garizauon Of the visitors was superior .
20 the salem eleven. For Willamette I
Pollard a, full and Mc-quam. az end. .
did good work. the fo-me. never fall. .
ing 20 advance the ball vhca it was
given o. him. Lucas. an eX.mcmbsr OF .
The G. a A. c. eleven PLAYED az half /.
10 today game. and no, only distu.
gu.shed himself .u that position. but
did clever tarsiiug Miller captain Of
the salem team. played good game.
and wcs promingn, for the way .u
which BE- tackled. Costly fumblss on
two ocCa-i0us defeated Willamette's
only chance 20 scorc. Fumblcs were
repeatedly made hy both teams. but
Corvallis invariably recovered the ball
and made good gains az the came time.
Injured Player.
In the second half Nash right half
Of the Corvallis team. received a slight
fracture of the bones In the left ankle
and retired from the game. Since the
ligaments Of the ankle are badly lacer.
ated the injury Is a serious one.
Salem at Corvallis.
The Salem and Corvallis public /
schools contested for football honors /
in Corvallis Saturday afternoon. and /
the score was % 20 %. Corvallis kicked /
OF, and thereafter kept the ball be.
tween center and Salem's 35-yard line
during the first half In the second /
half salem Kicked OF but the Cor.
yaiiisiyes quickly carried the ball into .
salem's territory finally pushing IL
through 90 Salem's tour-yard line. 20
which IL was st.l very close when time
was called.
This Is the FIRST time that a salem
public school athletic organization OF /.
any kind was ever accompanied 90 an.
other city by a city superintendent on F.
such a mission and the boys acquitted
themselves, very creditably They /.
demonstrated the fact that they are
as capable OF proper Gecorum without +
as well as in the school room