The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-28
WITH OLD CHAMPIONS.
On o. A. C. Field-PIayers of 9th
er Days Will do Battle Next

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Saturday.
An event t az will attract local I
inte1<st is the fact that on o. A. c. I
football field Saturday the old t
champio@football team of 1897. /
will appear to contest for gridiron
honors with the p esent college
team. All but two or three play
ers in the famous old team will be
on the field and side-liners will be
given an opportunity to see
the play hy which the Northwest
championship was won TOR the col
lege a few years ago. The team
bears the distinction of being one
of tn only two teams that has
ever won the Northwest college
championship, the other being that
of the University Of Washington
ior the last two years Because of
this tact, and the personal popular |
ity of the Individual members ofthe /
f,mous old team, the occasion will |
be overlooking with interest, and /
the grand stand a d side lines are
expected.to see a thrcng of people,
drawn to the spot to see the reap
pc arance Of the strong men of that |
other year, when the orange colors
streamed triumphant on every grid /
iron field Among the old men
will be Bodine, the famous guard
and hammer thrcwer of those
times, Grant Elgin. who played
the other guard position faithfully
and well. Gyp Thurston and Fred
Walters, the redoubtable tackles,
Mcbride and Art Simpson, the
crack ends, Don Holgate and HUI
bert S Scoggins, swift and gritty half
backs, and John Gauh. > the great
bucking full back of that famous
year. Only two of the old players
are expected to be missing from
the ne-Pap Hayseed, the all-star
Northwest enter, and Fred Kruse,
the heady quarterback of the cham
pion eleven. Unless, meantime,
a flash of wild enthusiasm possesses
and irresistibly draws him into
the lineup, Hayseed will not be
/ preseot. and Kruse is at Coos Bay,
20 far away that his coming is i'm
possible. 1t is not known here
who will play the center position,
but Fred Edwards and Bruce Bur-
nett will handle theball as quarter
back. effectively and correctly.
/ To see these old boys, and the
new ones face each other on the
line of scrimmage is sight that
will appeal, not only to football
lovers, but to old citizens generally
and it is expected that one of the
biggest crowds of the season will
be on the side lines to. see the un-
usual kickoff. The old men drew
like wild fire in the old days.
4 Nearly two thousand people saw
them drive the University OF Wash
ington men three times across the
field and over the goal line for
touchdowns, without ever having
their own goal in danger, and by
the act saw the Northwest cham
: pionship settle for the 6ret. and
only time on GA. c. That they
: will draw again next Saturday as
: they did in the old days, after an
absence of seven years, is altogeth-
er likely.
A great reception in honor od
the return of the old boys and in
recognition Of the new, is being
!. planned at the college for Satur.
day evening. The movement was
only started yesterday but the
$ lines laid out for the foundation
E suggest that the occasion will sur.
) pass any function ever seen at the
: college. :
!, The alumni men are expected tt
arrive in town Friday. They arr
to meet in the Armory for signal
practice at nine O'Clock Saturday
: morning, Besides the 1897 team
a number of men of renown of 9th.
? er years are to be in the lineup a:
6 principals or substitutes. Among
: these are, center, Hamilton ane
Phillips; tackles, Gault and Hud
dleston; ends, Osburn aud Buxton
5,FFquarter, Burnett; halves, McBrid'
and Burnett; fullback, Harley Hal
: and Rod Nash. The captain of th,
> teamis to be chosen by vote a
signal practice Saturday morning
1t is probable that every man il
the list will take part in the play
: during the game.