The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-28

FOOTBALL
Vancouver Soldiers Resort to
Brutal Tactics In Game
With Astorians.
KICKED, SUCCEED, ROCKED
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In Spite Of the Fierce Treatment
Commercial Club Team
Gains Victory by
Fl too.
KICKED, SUCCEED, ROCKED

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q victories by decisively beating Van
couyer In the Thanksgiving game.
the score being II 10 0. The score tells
put vaguely the story OF the game !.
Robbed by The officials. rocked by the
spectators alugged. kneed and kicked
by the players. Astoria considers itself
lucky IN getting as much as II did,
Astoria crossed the goal line three
times only to have the bali brought
back for some imaginary offense. on
! almost every play Astoria was penal
lzsd and when the officials list OF reas-
ons ran out. they penalized the Asto-
ria team because Vancouver man
tackled Barker around the ankles.
But the officials were models OF cor
rectness compared with the players
themselves. Hopeiessly ut-classed,
they resorted to every contemplate
little method possible to originate in
the minds Of depraved ruffians, such as
the soldiers conducted themselves. The
tactics they employed on the girdiron
would not have been tolerated for an
instan: In the worst OF saloon brawls.
There were few Astorians who at
tended the game as spectators and they
all agree that never was such outrag-
eous conduct Witnessed on football
field. They say that the soldiers OPEN
" kicked and slugged the visitors, and
showed from first TO last viclousness
that seemed Incredible for human be-
ings. To the credit of the Astorians
1 Is said that not in one single instance
did they retaliate in kind. Always
gentlemen. they played straight clean
football. played it hard and 10 win, and
lid win, despite the vile methods en-
ployed TO prevent their doing 50. The
few loyal supporters That accompanied
the team were also rocked, DR.. ] "A.
Re-san suffering keenly from blow
dealt him behind the ear with one Of the
hard missiles. One Of the Indignant
Astorians who witnessed the game said;
Army officers sat in the grand stand
interested spectators. sanctioning by
their silence the brutal work OF their
men
"Astohia is to be commended tor
playing a clean. gentlemanly game, for
under the circumstances 1t was almost
unnatural to do so.
About the game little can be said.
Astoria's whole team played star
game throughout; every man was In
the play. Team work was perfect, in
terferance was well formed, and on de-
fense they held Vancouver for no gains
Just once during the whole game did
Vancouver take first down. The line
was stone wall. yancouver's line,
supposed to be impenetrable, was punct
ured and broken up at will. The ends
were easy and at no time was Astoria
held except when the officials took the
ball away unjustly.
Payne, Astoria's fullback, was there
with the goods. He pounded Vancou-
ver's lines for long gains and for the
tirst few minutes received the brunt
OF the soldiers snmity, until forced 10
retire, battered and bruised and un-
able to remain longer in the game.
Fainter went in 1t full and he was also
successful in making gains by his
fierce line bucking. Sutton and Min
ard, tackles. played great game,never
allowing play o pass over or by
them. The rest of the men played with
unusual ability. and all came out Of
the contest in good condition, consider
ing the fierce treatment they were ac-
corded. They beat Vancouver by
larger score than did Multnomah and
elualled the score made by Chemawa,
thus showing that Astoria has team
in class with the best of any In the
state"
While the players are loud In their
condemnation of the soldiers. ard an
nounce that they have severed all con-
nectlon with that post in things ath-
letic, they feel that they adopted the
best course-taklng all without retort
or retaliation, when they would have
been justified in going to any limit for
self protection.