The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-09
Home Team Manages to Score
One touchdown and Shut
Out Visitors.
FIELD IN POOR CONDITION
Layer of sawdust Makes IL I'm.
possible for Lighter Eleven
TO Head or Gains by
P0rtlanders.

The Commercial Club football team
yesterday met defeat at the nands OF
the Multnomah eleven. The score. 80,
was really victory for the AstoTsana
who played the home team to stand
stil and made showing that sur
prised the Portlanders. The Muitno-
NAH team IL richly entitled to all tae
credit OF victory. for u played the
hardest game II ever won. OF course,
optimistic statements were made be-
fore the game by both sides for the
contest attracted much interest. un-
der ordinary conditions the Commercial
team would unquestionably have been
victorious. and even the Mul,nomah
players congratulated the Astorians
upon their excellent showing.
The game was almost devoid Of sen.
sational features. II was hard. hard
work from the call Of time. and on
neld OF sawdust the heaviest team
made the yardage. The only score
OF the game was made after 10 min
utea' play. during which tha heavier
Mu,tnomah team showed back the As
torla eleven for distance Of 10 yards.
The light Astoria team depended on
fast work for yardage. and fast work
was utterly impossible on a sawdust
field.
Luck With Multnomsh.
The luck OF the game was with the
Multnomah team. once Abercrombie
was sent through the line, stockton
showing him. stocktons effort to as
sIst the brawny fullback resulted In
the latter being sent sprawling and,
although there was clear field before
him. he could not regain his feet In
time to avoid the tackle. Had Aber-
cromble remained on his feet during
this play the score would have been
ever no much different.
Right at the start Commercials hard
luck story began. When Multnomah
kicked off to Stockton the Commercial
quarterback made rne run OF 20
yards, advancing he ball through a
Aeld full of opposing players When
he was finally downed, the ball was
knocked from his hands, and the long
gain avalled the visitors little. An
ether time Abercromble made a long
run az the result of line buck, but
the ball was knocked from his hands
and he was deprived of the fruits Of
his excellent work. After the ball had
been wallowed around In the sawdust
for a while It became slippery and the
players found 1t difficult TO hold.
Multnomah's Strong Men.
Multnomah may we'll thank Horan
and Dave Jordan for Its victory Ho-
ran was at right halfback, and In times
OF sore distress he was the man VINO
gained the yardage. Jordcn played lef'
end, and whenever the play came his
way II was promptly broken up
Horan Is a big man and gritty and
experienced one. Jordon weighs per-
hap not more than 15o, but he under
stands the game and played with all his
energy from start to finish. He broke
up Commercials interference time anc
again and was stumbling block II
the way OF the Astorians. It must no.
be inferred from this that Horan ant
Jordon alone played the game; Mutt
nomahs front line and back field ar
both strong. But the situation wal
Just as has been stated-Horan mad'
the yardage that brought success Z
'Multnomah and Jordon prevented tn
gains that would have given Com
merclal the day. seeley also playe'
great ball for the home team, as di'
CAN'T and Coates. but without Horal