The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-22
MANY cR|PPlEs WEAKEN the TEAM
INJURIES, ACCIDENTS AND OTHER
CAUSES LEAVE GAPS IN 9TH.
ERWIsE STRONG LINEUP.

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A big rally was held at the college
chapel this afternoon by the students
at which speeches were made, songs
sung and yells yelled. The new foot
/ ball song, composed by the girls Of
Reynolds hall was heard for the first
time at this meeting. All sorts Of
direful fates for the Webfoot teams
are foretold in it's stirring couplets.
In spite of the enthusiasm display
ed at the meeting the prospects for
the Oregon trip have rather an azure
tinge to the missionaries.
| Coach Baird does not disguise the
fact that he is far from sanguine. One
case of bad luck after another has
happened to discourage coach and
| team.
The Hospital List.
First, O'Neil, the star guard of three
years, was obliged by parental edict to
quit the game; then Rigsby, who was
considered peach of a fullback" by
Coach Smith, last year. and was show
ing up better this year, got blood
poisoning, in his foot.
Then Oldright, the gritty right end,
dislocated his jaw in a class rush and
to cap the climax Schmidt, quarter
back. and Philbrook, tackle, have minor
injuries.
Schmidt. the heady quarter Of last
year, will be greatly missed, if he does
not play. He is able to be about but
has a bad leg, which troubles him
considerably. If he goes to Oregon to-
night Paul Brainard, captain of the
second team and understudy as quar-
ter, will go along too, in case of an
emergency. o. -
Brainard is brother to c. D. Brain
ard. one Of the best quarterbacks
Whitman ever had, and is considered
by some better man at signal call
ing and passing the ball than Schmidt.
Coach 10 Worried.
Philbrook injured his side several
days ago and although he has con-
tinued to practice it is very sore and
may give out on him If put to the
test.
This is part Of the chapter Of acct
dents which makes the coach look
worried and the team look blue. In
spite of them every man is going to
Oregon with win or die spirit.
The first game will be played with
Willamette university at Salem, the
second with Multnomah athletic club,
at Portland, the day following.
The team will play University Of
Washington at Seattle next week,
leaving there two days after returning
from the Oregon jaunt.
May Play o. A. c.
Possibly Whitman and o. A. C. will
play football here on Thanksgiving
day. The Whitman manager, Mr.. Nor
gan, has not yet scheduled a game
for that day and the faculty feel that
there should be game at Walla WAL
la there.
o. A. c. is bit l1uffy over the can
collation. of the game with Whitman
at Corvallis. This game was to have
been played on the forthcoming trip,
but was cancelled for several reasons,
among them the one that o. A. c. |
was thought to have had profession
ais and ringers" in the team last
year. It is understood it is not the
case this year and Whitman, in order
to do the right thing by the Oregon
agriculturalists, would be willing to
offer them a good fat guarantee to
come up here on turkey day.
Coach Baird said this much yes
terday evening and that he would ia
vor and try to secure such an ar
rangement. Pullman will not play here |
at any price this year and Oregon
state plays Multonomah on that day
SO o. A. c. is the only possibility.
The probable lineup of the team is:
Center, Gilbreath; guards. Mathews,
Camp, Graham; tackles, Dimick, and
Philbrook: ends, Spagle (captain) Ly-
man; quarter Schmidt; halves, Per-
niger & Borleski; fun back, butcher.
subs, Brainard, Oldright and Hi"
Brown.
Miss Belle Wallace, valedictorian Of
the class of 1906, of Whitman college
who has been staying on her home-
stead in Umatilla county since gradu-
alton, is in the city visiting friends to-
day.
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