The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-07
ALL ARE GOING.
Crowd on Next Saturdays Excursion
Expected to SmaSk all Records.

next saturday, Inc Gay Will not
be national or even a legal holi-
day, but it might as we'll be as far
as business is concerned All the
establishments will be open and
there will be clerks and bosses to
operate them, but unless all signs
fail, there will be little for them to
do.
Most people are going to Eugene
that day. 1t is the day for the an
nual football game between OAC
and U. of o., and everybody is
planning to see the game. An ex-
cursion train is to leave the c, &
E. station in time to reach Eugene
at II or 1890, returning to Corval-
lis shortly after the game A spe-
cial train from Independence, Dal-
las and Monmouth will make con-
nection, bringing people from these
towns to Corvallis Saturday morn
ing in time to go on the Corvallis
special, taking them back in the
evening, after the arrival of the
Corvallis train from Eugene. Tick
cts for the Corvallis special are be-
ing sold now. and ale in great de-
mand. People are said to be COM
ing in from all parts of the county
to make the trip.
The game promises to be the
greatest football battle in the his
tory of Oregon. Eugene has the
strongest team in her history, and
the same is true of OAC. Eugene
played Berkeley a score1ess game,
and Berkeley beat OAC 10 to 0.
On the other hand, Willamette
beat Pullman II to 6: Eugene beat
Willamette II to s, and OAC beat
Pullman 28 to o. In comparative
scores, there is nothing for either
team to draw on as sign of super
ior strength, The expectation that
the battle will be very evenly bal
anced, seems more popular in Cor
5 wallis than elsewhere. It is said
that in Philomath, most of the
sports are back of Eugene. Down
in Albany, there is said to be a
prevalent opinion that the Univer-
sity eleven is the stronger. In Sa
lem, where they reason that Berke-
ley beat OAC 10 to O, and couldn't
5 beat Eugene, there is a lot of be-
lief that the University men will be
i winners, In the State University
0 town itself, there is said to be con
{ fdence, such as was never felt be
S fore, Indeed Eugene has lot O
, hackers in the very heart of Cor
wallis, the home of the OAC eleven
: Over at Brownsville, there is saie
:. to be general confidence that th'
: University will win, while at Inde
v pendence and Monmouth, the sen
d timent as to the outcome break
l. fairly even.
4 In the rival camps, every prepar
n alton is on for the battle. All tn
It resources that of each com
d mander of these rival teams cal
). bring to his assistance arebeing hur
q ried to the battle line. Every re
10 serve asset in men and equipmen
II is being prepared for use wheneve
4 there shall be au emergency
call. In the U. of o. camp, tn
men are nursing bruises sustained
: in last Saturdays battle with Viii
lamette, while they rest in a meas
ure at lighter practice work than i
usual. Every man in the squad i
known to be rounding into excel
lent condition for the game.
Over Steckle's quarters, there i
:. veil of mystery that the mos
trusted supporters cannot penetrat
There are rumors on the outside O
slightly different lineup from an
yet seen in the Tiger eleven. Thes
supporters. SO great is the secrecy
have even to guess at the questio
of whether or not all of the squa
will be on hand for the kickoff. Th
bullet wound in Laurence's leg
healing, but there are those VIII
wonder if it might not become i.
ritated and painful when the bi
| SoSAAS ASto1 ~ ~ d(ltCC. L IL
censorship maintained over move
ments of the team is approve
- by reason of the fact that it
supposed to be measure designe
to aid in securing victory.
- A year ago at this time, thre
~ -: strong men of the OAC lineup wer
IL out of commission. Those VIII
look at the bare walls of the hig
board fence around the athleti
grounds are persuaded that no sue
. condition hangs over the team tn
~ year, and that, all in all, Saturday
~ excursion will be an inviting o,
y casion with a big game to boo
in which OAC, if beaten, won't
very deem II, the s1o11oh of dieoroc