The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-26
WILL Re READY
FOR BIG GAME
Whitman Is Practicing Hard
For Thanksgiving Day
''ss,A TRAIN FROM W.s.c.
500 RIOTERS WILL COME DOWN
FROM PULLMAN TO SEE AN
NUAL GBiDIRoN CONTEST
Between OLD RIVALS.
a';s':s',A TRAIN FROM W.s.C.

With a band of 80 pieces, a delega-
ton of 500 students from Washington
State college will arrive in the city at
1850 Thursday morning from Pull
man to take in the big game here.
There was some talk of the train not
coming on account of a scare of sick
ness of some kind, but that has passed
and W. S. C. will have nearly as many
students at the game as Whitman WILL
Pullman is determined to win and
so is Whitman. Whitman has never
lost a game of football on Ankeny
field and she feels sure w. S. c. will
not be able to break the charm.
Although both teams have been de-
feated. the interest in the Thanksgiv-
ing game here between Whitman and
W. S. c. has not suffered a bit. Man
ager Schmidts announcement that he
will have to charge dollar admission
for the game has met with almost uni
versal approval and there are none
who will miss the game because Of the
price.
State Championship.
There are many reasons why it is
necessary to charge 81 admission to the
game. 1t is game for the cham
pionship of the state and should be i'm
portant for that reason. Then every
where in the state the games are 60
ing at 81 and $3.50 seat and this is
by far the biggest game in Washing
ton. Another and most important rea-
son for this admission charge is that
Manager Schmidt must have $1,000
gate receipts the day after tomorrow
in order to come out even on the sea-
son.
His expenses this season are given
out as follows:
Guarantees to visiting teams. .$1400
Equipment 45O
Advertising $50
Total ................. .$26OO
Gate Receipts to date ....... .$1400
Yet to be raised ........... 1920
Get Pieskin.
AS was advertised early in the sea-
son, the ''pigskin" folders will be good
for 25 cents at the gate. These fold
ers may be obtained at the Book Nook
and tickets are on sale at the same
place. Thus if tickets are purchased
before the day of the game, or as long
as the folders last, they will really cost
but rs cents. Admission at the. gate
will be as advertised, ST.
The game will be one of the best
ever played on the Whitman gridiron
sensational plays Martin will not be
in the lineup for Whitman. His knee
makes this impossible. He has played
a plucky game all season and has
played hard and consistently getting
away for good gains many times. His
loss will be felt.
Boreske Will Play.
On the other hand. Mig" Borleske.
perhaps the best halfback in the
northwest and one of the hardest line
be back in the gaem. He is one of
the surest catchers of punts on the
team and there is no better man to
run them back.
Belt, who -has5been playing good ball
all season, will more than likely go in
at left half He plays a hard game,
carries the ball we'll and runs low.
Lyman and Spagle, who have played
the positions for three years, will play
the ends. Dimick and Philbrook, ad-
the northwest. will play those positions.
Matthews and Harvey will more than
likely play guard and Peringer will
hold down center and hold it down
right. Rigsby will of course, play full
back and he will play with all the gin
ger he had at Moscow the other day.
With this lineup the college feels
confident. All the men are in good
shape. with the possible exception of
Mig Borleske, who may not last the
Stan" will be on the sidelines and
ready to go in when he is needed.
Practice this week has been hard
and fast and the men are getting into
tip-top shape for the final gridiron
struggle of the year. They are going
to play the game, Of their lives Thurs
day and will win if that is by any
means possible.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be a
rooters meeting at the college In