The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-14
OREGON MEN SQUARE THE
SCORE WITH WASHING
TONIANS AT FOOT
BALL,
With one Point to Spare Seattle
Beat OAC Five to Naught-
OAC Bested Washington
Agricultural College
Six to Naught-
Wednesdays
Game.

Game.
Six to naught is the score by
which the OAC footb al team best.
ell the Washington Agricultural
College eleven OF Pullman, Wash
ingtnn, in game of football on
OAC field Wednesday afternoon.
The first half was scoreless, and
was mostly played in Oregon terri.
tory between the rs and so yard
lines, though the Washingtonians
were never in real striking distance
of the Oregon goal. The touch
down was made in the second half
in brilliant 20 yard run by Root,
the big Oregon half, who brush.
three Washington players out of
bis way before Ihe finally crossed
the goatli e. 1t was the ret re-
suit Of S. yards Of ya1dage made
by Captain Pilkington in two
brilliant runs, long punt by the
same f'rmidapie PLAYER, on which
Cupper In BEAUTIFUL coup cap
tured the ball tor OAC on Wash
ington's rs yard line. followed BY
five yards Of gain BY Bowers aud
Cnpper, ard TIE fnal irresistible
rush OF Root for the Washington
goal. It was followed by bedlsm
in the gr.pdstand and on the side
lines. and a rush OF the Oregon
players and rooters for the big half
back, who was l,fGed bodily to the
shoulders Of his friends and carried
about the field. After the touch
down Pilkington kicked a goal,
and when the play was renewed,
the Oregon men started again with
a steady step for the Washington
goal and got to the latter'4 IS yard
line when tumble by Williams
gave the ball to the Washington
ians. After that the ball eurged
backward and forward between
Washington rs and so yard lines
When the game closed enthusiasm
broke leo-e among the S 10 Students
at the ,llege who carried ths Ore.
gon players to their dressing
rooms, and surrounded the Armory
in demonstrate that lasted as
long as, there was football man in
hearing distance.
The game was replste with inter.
ret ard abounded with god play
ing on 10th sides, particularly in
defense wor6. The detail below
shows many of the plays and BY
wham made, and IN addition to
these there should be men,ion of
Rundy end Won der HELEN at |
guard, Walker at center and Bow
ers and Abraham at tackles, whose
work for Oregon was faithful al
'Waye, and at times brilliant.
GAME IN DETAIL.
Won der HELEN kicked on aud
Washington as downed off 80 yard
1ine. Washington got away for
seven yards. tried line Tor two
downs without gains and then pun
ted to Williams, who was dowued
on Oregons As yard line. Pix
ington bucksd two yards, Bowers
one and Washington held for downs
on OTegon's 81 yard line. Wash
ington took eff four yards and Ore
gon held for downs. After two
downs Pilkington punted aud the
ball was stopped for Washington
ON her As yard Ii e, Pullman
clipped off five yards ani Ore
gon was penalized FIVE yards.
Washington clipped off eight aud
ave yards and theo added three and
five yards to their gains. Two
trials at line ne ted nothing and
then Lobaugh, Washington's left
half got away for IS yards, Oregon
stopped Washington for losses in
the next two downs, and Washing
ton punted to Williams, who was
downed on Oregon's fifteen yard
line. Pilkington returned the
punt and Washington was stopped
on her As yard line. Washington
tried for no gains and Williams
received Der punt on Oregon's 90
yard line. From this time on,
throughout the first halt the play
was kicking game, Pilkington al
ways returning Washington's punt
at3once and Washington always
trying for two downs with little or.
no yardage and followed it up with
a punt. Oregon gained steadily
by the exchange of punts. even
with what yardage Wa4hing-
ton made on two downs, and the
ball gradually advanced until Ore
gon was finally ready to punt from
her IS yard line when time was
called.