The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-21
How THE PLAY WENT

Ro1t added another FIVE around
right ed. Ball vent to Washing
ton on downs and Strauss rounded
end for five yards. Washington
tried a fake pay, wasEabout to
lose the ball on downs and Spell
dell attempted place kick, which
was blocked by Bowers. Ball went
to Oregon, and Williams clipped off
FIVE yards on left end and followed
it up with FIVE around right. Nash
and Root each bucked yard, but
bill went to Washington on Ore
gon's forty yard line. Washiugton's
attempt to round end was blocked
by Rum baugh.
WALKER WENT OUT
Washic gton pounded left tackle
for no gains anu Spagle downed an
attempt on right end, and ball went
to Oregon on downs on her 35 yard
line. Oregon tried three times
without sufficient gains q nd the ball
went to Washington on Oregoa's 35
yard line. Washington fun bled
but Speidell saved the ball, and af-
ter trying the line for two downs
the ball went back to Oregon again
on her IS yard line. The defensive
work in these sorimmages was the
Iprettiest ever seen on O. A. c. field.
Root tried guards for no gains, and
Nash punted 35 yards and Wash
ington was downed on the center Of
the field. Strauss rounded left
end for Is yard run and Lantz
went around rightend for five yards.
Walker went out and Abrams went
into the Oregon line at left guard.
Strauss went around left end for
FIVE yards and Nc Elmon round
right for five yards. Two bucks
failed to yield yardage, and Speldell
.attem pied a place kick. In the
pass, the ball went over his head,
with Bowers, Nash and Dunlap all
through the Washington line ready
to block. Ball went to Oregon on
her IS yard line, and time was call
ed for the first half.
WEAK SPOT IN OREGON LINE.
In the second half Nash kicked
off to Washington, defending the
south goal, and the ball was ad-
vanced to the 35 yard line. Wash
ington began line plunges through
right tackle and left guard and
worked the ball to Oregon's As yard
line and lost to Williams on fun.
ble. Bowers went through the line
for three yards, Root rounded end
for two yards, and after line bucks
the ball went to Washington on
downs on her fifty yard line.
Strauss plunged through line for
five yards and McElmon hurdled
for four yards over. With short
lima plunges Washington worked
the bail to Oregon's 35 line, and
Oregon was penalizsd fifteen yards
for piling up after the ball was
dead. Oregon held and got the
ball on downs on her Is yard line.
Nash punted to the center of the
field and Washington ran the ball
back Is yards. Washington made
yardage, but was penalized for
holding. Washington tried two
downs for no gains and Speidell
punted from Washington's As yard
line. Nash took the ball on Ore
gon's ten yard line and was duwned
after advance of FIVE yards.
OVER THE GOAL LINE.
The big gain by Washington in
this punt from the 45 to Oregon's
Is yard line was turning point in
the struggle in the last half. In
the first three downs that followed
Oregon made good her yardage, but
in the next three failed and lost
the ball to Washington on downs.
IF in the last down Nash had been
permitted to punt, it is the prevail
ing opinion that the game would.
have been scoreless. Taking the
ball on the % yard line, Washing.
ton began a series of desperate
plunges through the weak spot in
Oregon's line, and Lantz finally
went over for touchdown. Spied-
ell missed an easy goal.
Nash kicked off and Washing
ton brought it back to the 35 yard
line. Washington fumbled and Spa
gle fell on the ball. Oregon tried
for the line for no gains and Nash
punted and Washington was down
ed on her 80 yard line. By furious
line plunges Washington gradually.
worked the ball we'll down in Ore
gon territory when time was called.