The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-12
GILMORE DOBIE
HAS GREAT RECORD

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 12.-For the
third consecutive year the University
of Washington rootpan team holds
championship Of the Pacific north
west. Dobie's boys earned the right
to be called champions for this fall
they had to combat the strongest
teams ever assembled in the west
The University of Idaho was the sur
prise, and carried away every game
except those with the oregon agri-
cultural college and the University OF
Washington. Washington beat Idaho
20 to 0, and the Oregon agricultural
college defeated Idaho Is to 0. Oregon
university came back stronger than
ever this fall and defeated their
fiercest enemy, the oregon farmers, in
close game, Nov 5, to 0.
In the minor football teams, Pull.
man, the Washington state agricul-
tural college, was the stronger. This
college defeated Whitman, the Meth
odist college at Walla Walla, played
close and hard game with Idaho and
lost to Washington. Whitman lost to
Washington both games in the earlier
part OF the season.
All Seattle went football crazy this
year. The returns for the efforts of
the gridiron heroes amounted to more
than $4,000 above expenses, and there
are several hundred dollars to be. coll
lected that will revert to the credit of
the treasury.
incidentally, Coach GHlmour Dobie's
record of eight years in football with
out defeat remains clear. The tall
football professor has taught the king
of college sports from twin city west
to Seattle and never has one of his
teams been defeated. Truly a won
derful record-probably unequaled and
certainly remarkable tribute to the
ability, brains and energy of the grim
Scot. Dobie Is the talk of the city
now, and 1t was announced after the
victory Thanksgiving day that he will
be asked to- remain with the Univer-
sity of Washington for another year
at salary of $4,000.
Dobie acted as assistant coach at
his alma mater, Minnesota, under DIR.
Williams, and later had charge of the
Central high school team of Minne-
apolis. Before coming to the Wash
ington university he had charge of the
North Dakota Aggies. where Eatkins,
the local varsity tackle and punter,
and Mucklestone, last years captain
played their first college football
Washington has schedule of seven
games this season. The first two
played We're near tragedies, for during
the hard practice Dobie killed off
eleven of the squad The game with
Whitman was won IL to 0, and the
game against Pullman was brought
home 16 to 0. Then one by one the
injured came out of the hospital and
the score picked up
Idaho came later and went home de-
feated 80 to 0, and the Washington
team left pile of % goose eggs lying
on the field at the home grounds of
the oregon agricultural college
Washington State college fell VIC
tim, and the second game with Whit
man, was a walkaway. Then came the
final game with the Oregon Aggles,
and they went home defeated by a
score of % to o.
1t was the forward pass that Dobie
developed into all its possible varla-
tons that won the championship for
lHb university OF washington this
year. The ball was thrown every
where. but always a Washington was
under It, and to the utter bewilder-
ment Of the opponents this one play
brought home more scores than all the
line work during the season. For three
Years this has been the best thing in
the Dobie repertoire. College scouts
have watched 1t work. have gone
home, told how dangerous 1t was and
defences were built to break 1t I'D.
Yet Dobie's men have always got
away with It,
The AII-star Tteana.
In selecting a star team from the
conference college teams of the Pacific
northwest a combination that could be
nodded into the strongest possible
team under the present rules would
include:
For the end positions Warren
Grimm OF Washington and Huntley OF
Oregon Aggies. Grimm as an end il
in class by himself and clearly sur
passes all the ends Of the northwest.
He weighs 1877 pounds and Is strong
and rugged. In the three years that
Grimm has played end positions for
he has executed the mum