Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-30
KICKING
SEASON
CLOSES
WIlIamette Wins From 0. A.
T. In a Hard Fought Game

~ |" d haTd Fought Game
'a'ems football season for tho
season Of 'o6 closed with the defeat
ot o. A, c. by willamette. Coleman
winning the game with a pretty dron
KICK sQuarely between the goal posts
! rom the field, making the score a n
" Both teams played a hard yame
anu fought desperately for every
'ncn OF ground, but Willamette in
most cases clearly outplayed the
Aggles,' and kept the game mostly
IN U. A. o's territory. Both teams
mad hard work making yardage and
were forced to frequently resort 10
punting, but willamette carried the
ball a much greater distance than
the visitors. In punting willamette
on the average was ahead. although
Woln put some good long kicks down
the field for o. A. C. that pulled them
out OF tight places in several in
stances.
The game was a success through
out. The crowd was the largest ever
seen on Willamette field. The grand
stand was packed and the side lines
blocked. One side OF the grand
stand was decorated In orange and
black, while the other bore the red
and gold. There was one thing in
which o. A. c. was clearly ahead OF
Willamette, and that was their or
ganized roofing. They brought an
excursion of 200 rooters. including
the school band. which was well or
ganized and did their roofing at the
right time and in the right way. E,-
eryone was well satisfied with the
game, and there was no kick heard
from either side, both sides putting
up a strong, clean effort,
The Game.
o. A. C. kicked of to wlllamette's
20-yard line. RAIDER carried the ball
back to o. A. C's 30-yard line. w.
U. penallzed Ave yards for oifsldc
play Mace made a long end run for
23 yards to the 12-yard line. o. \.
c, was penalized Eve yards for on
side play, which put the ball on their
7-yard line. o. A. c. held w. U. for
downs within less than yard Of the
goal, and Wolf punted to their 25-
yard line. Willamette run the punt
| In Is yards. The ball was fumbled,
and Dobiu fell on it. o. A. C's ball
on their 25-yard line w. U, held
them, and Wolf punted 80 yards.
Mace made a 3O-yard run, and a for
ward pass was tried which did not
work as II should, but still advanced
the BAH TO O. A. C's S0-yard line.
Coleman tried a drop kick which
failed, and bit on the line. and an
o. A. c. man fell on e. This counted
as a touchback o. a. c. punted out
from their 25-yard line, and Il was
run into their 45-yard fine. william
cite failed 10 make yardage, and
punted TO the visitors l7-yard line.
O. A. c. was forced to punt, and Mace
ran the ball to 10 yards. Here they
were held fer downs, and Il was o.
A. C's bali. one-half yard from the
goal o. A. c. again punted, AMI
Mace carried It into the 5-yard line.
They were thrown back three yards'
and Coleman made a pretty drop
Kick squaroly between the goal
posts making the score Z to 0.
The ball was again kicked on ny
q A. C., but Il went out Of bounds
II was kicked again. and this time 10
5-yard line and was run
IN 90 wards. w. U. was forced to
,unt. which o. A. c. fumbled ana
recovered and ran II TO W. US So-
ward line. o. A. c. punted' o. \,
: penallzed. Punted again aaa
,ooney swiftly recovered the ball
wolf tried a place kick from VIZ
.sme,te's 25-yard line. which was
,loeked by Thomas, o. A. C. lined
M for a punt. aud Wolf made eisht
,srds on a fake run. o. A. C. forced
= punt % 2s-yard line and was
,,ocked Wnlamette's ball hauof
made FIVE yards. Mace hve ya'aI,
1wens 25 yards. winaPette Tried
NOM kicks and o. A. c's ball on 'he''
. "a line Time was called.
second Half.
willamette kicked on 45 yards
ann IN IS yards. one Of o. A. c's
,alyes made sO-yard rnn. Were
hrovu back and trled buck through
e,,er Punted out OF bounds W.