The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-18
NOT TOLD BEFORE.
Things About the Pullman Game
Something as to the Punting Duel.

There were features of the Ore
goneWashington game last Wed
nesday on OAC field that were ov--,
erlooked 10 the original write-up Of
he piay. In the first half, there
were ~ punts, ,el-ven by each
Of the teams. The Puntingdual be-
gan about the middle Of the half,
and was still in progress when time.
was called, It began on Oregon's
rs yard line and ended with the
b Ii ON Oregon's IS yard line, show
ing MT gain for the Oregonians.
of go yards. Several details aided
in the success of this play. The
Oregon line was stone wall
through which the Washingtonians
could not break and block the
punts. If the line bad wavered or
given away under the assaults of
the Washiugtonians, the tale to
tell would have been different. But
1t held, and Captain Pi kington
had plenty of time for deliberate
and careful puntipg, and he in
variabiy sent the sphere spin ming
far into Washington territory. Then
the puHts were high, and the Ore
gon ends were w,ftand fast. Spagle
and Cooper invariably downed the
Washington man in his tracks al
most the minute he caught the
ball. OF equal value in aiding the
play was the catching of Wash.
ington's punts by Williams, and
the fine advances made by the Ore.
goD sprinter.in running in wi b the.
ball. He did not fail in single
catch, and with a flying start and.
a fierce rush he rarely failed to adj.
vance the sphere eight or ten yards
aud often much more. In the
punliug in the second half. the
same tactics prevailed,a d he result
Iisthas local critics ars loud in the.
praise of the work and the players
The linemen who held with such
tenacity. are Walker, center, Won
der Hellen and Bundy. guards,
Abraham and Bowers, tackles,
and Spagle and Cooper, ends. On
the. defense Cupper played left end,
and Cooper was at left half, and In
their dual positions, the two latter
were excellent. The consistent
pla1ing ofSpagle, who like Bowers
and Root are always in the play
and always fierce whether the game
be discouraging or not, is subject
that local critics. talk about with
pleasure. Spagle il rapidly devel-
oping into one of the best ends in
the Northwest. It is expected of
| all the men that they will have a
surprise Ia store for all their
friends in the great game at Eu-
gene next Saturday The past
means nothing, since it was in the
! Pullman game, and 10 that game
only that the full strength. of the
team was for the first time availa-
BILE. 1t is not tc be forgotten that
Pilkington and Bundy wsre out of
the S,attle game, and that Abra-
ham ons. of the ferciest and strong.
est Of all tackles was not again in a
game until af,er the Albany meet.
HIS absence from the line forced
&c ptain Pilkington into tackle,
taking from the back field the man
who is the acknowledged greatest
| full back ia the Northwest. Conn
ing events cast shadows before,
andthe score and the play in the
Pull man game are on the horizon
La Grande, Or, Nov. 15.-Jim
Parker was shot today at moon in
the Palace saloon by Ed Hughes,
the ball entering near the heartapd
coming out ;;Hnder the shoulder
blade in the back. Parker is still
alive and hopessare entertained for
his recovery.
The men were both in the saloon
and It seems that Parker, who was
under the influence of liquor. kept
nagging at Hughes until Hughes
got into rage and told Parker that
III he did not leave him alone he
would kill him. This threat SEEM
ed to have no effect on Parker. He
only increased his annoying.
Hughes was grabbed by Parker
and his wrist badly twisted. At
that Hughes pulled his revolver
and shot.
Parker. while of good family, has
bad reputation in the commune
lty. Ed Hughes is Of quiet ma
lture and has cot yet been arrested,
and probably will not be.
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