Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-27
Won Both Football and
Basketball Games.
BOTH GAMES WERE GOOD
Crowd of Rooters Came From
Ashland and Grants Pass
Turned Out In Force.


football games ever witnessed iu Grants
Pass was played at the Athletic grounds
Thanksgiving afternoon between the
Southern Oregon State Normal and the
Grants Pass High School. The day
was perfect and an $50 crowd turned
out to cheer their fsvorites. Both teams
showed marked improvement over the
playing which they did at Ashland. 1t
was general subject Of comment that
there was no wrangling but instead .
friendly rivalry between the two teams,
which made the game especially inter-
esting to the initiated.
No score was made by either eide the
first half Within a minute after the
beginning Of the second half. Stuart OF
the Normal got the ball at kickoff and
tore down the field for touchdown. Nor
NAL kicked a goal, making SIX points.
Within ten minutes more Bagley Of the
Normal got loose with the ball and
made spectacular sprint up the neld
for another touchdown. Normal failed
at the try for goal leaving the score II
TO 0 10 favor Of the Normal.
The most exciting points Of the game
came within five minutes Of the end Of
the second half when Grants Pass with
In five yards OF . touchdown and on
her fret down repeated bucking and
scrimmages failed to carry the ball over
the line and It went to the Normal ~ho
sent II 100 yards down the field in two
long punts, and time was called with
,hs score standing II to 0 In favor Of
the visitors.
The basketball game in the evening
at the Coliseum rink between the Grants
Pass High School and the Normal, was
more interesting than the football game
earlier in the day. The city showed its
appreciation OF good clean athletics by
turning out In goodly numbers.
The game was speed itself from start
TO finish and at the outset showed that
the teams we're we'll trained and even.
ly matched. At the end OF the fret
half the Normal was points in the
lead; at the end Of the second half the
High school had tied the score and then
the fun began as the game was TO con.
tinue until one side should throw q bss-
ket. As = result Of double fowl both
sides had try at goal and both failed
After fve miutes more Of hotly fought
, battle the Normal threw a basket, max
ing the score IL to o in favor Of the
Normal.
The Ashland boys and The friends
were all pleased with their treatment
h, while here. Prof. II. ii. Wardrip,
manager for the visiting teams re-
marked before leaving, that Grants Pass
" surely knows how TO entertain and un-
: der all circumstances 10 give her visit
ors royal welcome. After the basket
ball game q reception was rendered the
Normal boys in the w. o. w. hall by
! the High School.
y Professor and Mrs. p. Ritner are In
the city on combined business and
pleasure trip. Prof. Ritner conducts
n the Ashland Commercial College which
10 last making . reputation for turning
! out competent Office men and women.
$ The school now has the largest number
/ OF students enrolled since it's beginning
. and preparations are being made to Sc
c cure additional room. Sometime ago II
: request was made by people in Grants
}. Pass that the professor establish a
e branch school here but at that time be
& was unable 10 do 90, but on inquiry il Is
b learned that he now has competent
0 teacher who could be sent and II class
4 Of 20 was secured he would be glad TO
open branch giving the same course
Of instruction as that given at Ashland
and fox IN. aama fuanay Th0aa In.