The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-07
THANKSGIVING
IN HOOD RIVER
MANY FAMILIES HAD VISITORS
Turkey Dinners Reigned Supreme,
With Football a Close Second
Score Was a Tie

Thanksgiving day in Hood River
was very generally observed, and
while here and there few persons
could be seen laboring on this day
set apart for giving thanks, inquiry
developed the fact that necessity was
at the bottom of it.
Services we're held in some Of the
churches, ami we're of character be-
fitting the day on which the1 were
held and we're well attended. Many
families had out of-town guests at
dinner, and there we're good many
family gatherings under the parental
roof tree. Others whose homes we're
not too far away went there to spend
the holiday, and some went to Port
land to witness the big football game
between Multnomah and the Oregon
State College, which was won by
Multnomah by hair by score Of 6
to 0. -Four thousand people saw the
game, and those who went from here
we're loud in their praise of the con-
test.
A number of parties drove up the
valley to visit fIlends and relatives
and take dinner, and few went as
far as Mount Hood to attend the bach
elors' dinner at that place. Both
hotels made a speciality of serving an
extra dinner for Thanksgiving and
they had many guests, both from out
of town and from the city. The din
ners we're excellent and the writer
heard many compliments by travelling
men who happened to be here on that
day and who perhaps better than any
other class of men who ever put their
feet under table, know good din
ner when it Is set before them.
In the evening the foot ball team
held its dance at the opera house. 1t
was we'll patronized and all had q good
time. Both the visiting and home
teams were present, the visitors
Ifom Cascade Locks staying over un-
til the early morning train. Dancing
was kept up until late hour, and
those who we're in attendance we're
unanimous In the verdict that it was
one of the most pleasant affairs that
has been given In Hood River in some
time.
The Football Game
The main event of the day was the
football game, and although the
weather was threatening and the
ground covered with two or three
inches of slush and mud, admirers
of the game turned out about 300
strong and stool on the side lines
In the cold and wet to witness what
proved to be a most interesting and
exciting contest. The home team has
improved very rapidly in the last two
weeks, and if the football season we're
not so near over they would be play
Ing as good a game as any of the am
ateur teams in this section. Manager
DeBorde has had his own troubles In
getting the team together, and it has
worked under great disadvantages.
The worst of these being lack of op-
portunity to practice together in team
work.
The game started at 2:30 with the
ball In the hands of the visiting team,
which kicked off. 1t was carried
down the field by Cascade Locks who
tried bucking tactics, but without
avail. Time after time they tried to
force their way through the lines II
the Hood Riverites, but the home
team had them beaten to a whisper on
this style of play, and they then made
for the ends. Bragg and Kelsay were
on the alert for this play, however,
and by sharp and brilliant work kept
the visitors from gaining any yardage
or scoring Lalone, as left guard,
played game That professional
might be proud of and penetrated the
enemy's lines frequently. The home
team roughed it with the visitors and
had the best of it, and the first halt
ended with neither side scoring.
The second half was much the same
as the first and the two teams stIug-
gled back and forth over the sloppy
field, neither side being able to score.
Brock, Gray, Gill, Foster, Hastings,
and all the OF hers rendering good
account of themselves. When the
time keeper called time neither side
had scored and the spectators gave
them a rousing cheer.
In the decision of the referee the
visitors had little the best of it II
anything, but both sides we're salts
fed. The game was characterized
throughout by clean playing, and
Referee Kay was thanked for his i'm
partial decisions.
IItha Boaty.