Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-01
WILLAMETTE
PUTS IT OVER
PUGET SOUND
BOTH TEAMS PLAYED STRONG
GAME, BUT THE CLAM DIGGERS
WERE NEVER IN 1T, LOSING BY
4 SCORE OF 80 TO 0.

By playing the hardest kind Of ball
from the first to the last whistle Will
lamette won the non-conference
championship yesterday from the
University Of Puget Sound by a score
of 80 to 0. The contest was not as
easily won as the score might indl-
cate and brought forth the best eff
forts Of the home team. Puget Sound
fought desperately, sometimes with
brilliancy, Captain Max running
through broken field to within 10
yards Of Willamettes goal on several
occasions only to be smothered by
an avalanche of determined players.
The game was a splendid one from
spectators standpoint and more than
1000 of them cheered both teams
whenever a good play was made
The game started promptly at $500
with P. L. kicking to Willamette who
returned several yards, Then start
ed the first march down the field,
with Mac Rae, "Prunes' Francis and
Wesley carrying the ball for five and
10 yards at a time until it was placed
on the 25-yard line Here Cummings
was given double pass and went
over for the first touch down in just
three minutes of play
Wesley, the big tackle, who has
been playing end in the last two
games, played star game in his new
position at end He was always
sure ground gamer and broke up
every play that came around his end.
Francis on the other end also played
good ball and made two touchdowns
for his team. Captain Blackwell at
center was a bulwark of strength for
Willamette. He never failed to make
hole for the play on offense and
time and time again broke up the
play before it was started when the
visitors were carrying the ball. Cum
mings, Erskine and Mac Rae also de-
serve special mention for they sell
dom failed to rip through the line of
their opponents whenever they were
called upon.
Owing to a Misunderstanding with
the coach, Billy Booth, Willamette's
star quarter, did not intend to go
into the game yesterday but when
Paul Homan, who had been playing
splendid. ball received severe
bump on the head in the third quar-
ter, and there was no substitute
available, Billy dressed in record
time and soon trotted onto the field,
much to the relief of his team mates,
who were running a four square for
nation with Mac Rae calling the sig
nails.
The first half was a complete walk
away for the local team Two touch
downs were made the first quarter
and by the end of the next, the score
stood 27 to in favor OF the home
team In the next half Willamette
was often penalized for five, 10 and
20 yards at clip; more than $50
yards were thus lost through penal
ties. The boys did not complain, al
though Puget Sound was never once
set back and though 1t was, clearly
case of the referee helping the under
dog. In this half Coach Sweetland,
satisfied with the score, sent in many
substitutes who did good work At
one time in this half Puget Sound
had seven consecutive opportunities
to force the ball eight yards to
touchdown, but Willamette's line held
like a stone wall with a result that
P. s. was 10 yards farther away than
at first An attempted goal failed and
Puget Sound lost their only good
chance to score.
Willamette students are jubilant
over the ending up Of the season and
are even now planning on winning
team next year as most of the old
men will be back