The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-06

FOR HIS TACTICS SATURDAY
Game Was Finely Played on Both
Sides and lts Morale Spoiled by
One Mans Bluster and Insid.
uous AfterpIay.

The friends OF the Astoria football
team, which played a clean and gall
liant game on the Multnomah field
on Saturday last are deeply incensed
NJ the double dealing Of Manager Ho-
ran Of the club-team. In his inyldlous
rulings and remarks on the field, d.
/ rected AZ Dr. Thomas Ross. III the Az
toras, and his shabby write-up Of
the game in the columns Of the Port
land Journal Of sunday. In which he
lent the added emphasis Of public cir
culation TO his structures against DIR.
Ross and used his dual role Of man
nger and reporter 10 the disadvantage
Of the Astori1ns and to his own last
! ing discredlt.
The following Is the formal state
ment OF an Astorian present at the
game, and deeply interested, not 80
much in an Astorian victory, az In the
real cleanliness Of the game:
In Portland, Saturday. on the Multi
nomah field, As;oria's light team put
up great exhibition OF football
outwelghed thirteen pounds to the
man--Gammai. Cooper. Hoover and
MInard out Of the game and unable 10
play---Astoria's light men played the
clubmen off their feet. II the god OF
fortune, viii ever remove her arms
from around these same clubmen. AS
toria viii certainly show them the
game and how II Is played. Multno-
mnhs scores last Saturday were all
made on fuke plays When straight
ball was played Astoria was playing
rings around them big enough to
drive hearse through.
Time and time again the Astoria
backs shot over Pratt and Horan for
big gains with the new ten-yard rule
Astoria made first down fourteen
times to the clubmens eight; with a
dry bali and fast field the Astoria
team would have run their heavier
opponents off the field.
Astoria should be. and is, proud of
the team that represents her. Every
man played hard. fast, snappy foot
ball--in fact. they all played star ball.
The Multnomah team played clean
ball--eleaner than they ever did be-
fore, with the one exception of Koran,
their right tackle. manager and act
Ing captain. His bullying. clustering
tactics that mared the best game that
both teams were playing and brought
cries OF centure from every corner
and side of the sea Of spectators Time
after time the side lines echoed with
cries OF "Play ball" "Take your medi-
cine like man." while he was try
Ing 10 bulldo2e the officials. The big,
good natured crowd that braved the
rain made the side lines ring with
cheers for Astoria, inspired by the
visitors plucky fight and the ques-
tonable tactics and unfair treatment
they were receiving from the hands
OF Multnomah's manager, Horan.
As the aftermath of the game, Ho-
ran. hiding behind his pen at his Sc
cluded desk In the sporting office of
the Evening Journal still acting as
manager Of Multnomah's team, but
conveying the false impression to the
public and his readers that his article
was merely the composition of jour-
nalistc representative at the game, and
n true version of spectator, stopped
to the low, despicable act of attack
ing DR. Thomas Ross of this city,
through the columns of the paper he
represents former guard of the Co.
lumbla university and who so sue
cessfully coached the Astoria team.
This unsportsmanlke act of Horan's
should be viewed by his club mates
with extreme disapprovai. In view OF
lnp past SeFNACtS ICllutACu w Ii' ANNoN
to the Mutnomah club, the Board of
Directors OF the institution should de
mand an apology from Mr.. Horan on
behalf of DR.. Ross.
The columns of both the Oregonian
and Telegram We're extended to DR..
Ross through which to answer the
muckerish article published in the last
Sundays Journal at the instlgation of,
and composed by, this man Horan. DR..
Ross refused to answer, as he had no
desire to muck-rake the almost for
gotten unsportsmanlike past of the
now sporting editor Of the Portland
Evening Journal.
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Gives Satisfaction-That petition
generally signed by his fellow citizens
a.. yXyord Mo Q oalxinp him tO rim