Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-11-17
Wins Honor for Willamette Valley by
Defeating Eugene High and Is in
Line for State Pennant.
EUGENE PUTS UP HARD SCRAP,
BUT rs BADLY WoRsTED
Details of Contest Show Many Bril-
liant Plays on Part of Local Mem
bers of Football Team.


pennant, save the champions of the
Portland interscholastic league, when it
defeated the Eugene high eleven by the
decisive score of 16 to in wonderful
exhibition on Kincaid field, Saturday
afternoon
The contest was battle royal from
4 whistle to whistle and no member of
either team was found tagging for a
single second. Salem yardage was ac,
quired largely by mass plays off tackle,
coupled with two neat tricks, and the
lengthy boots of Kene. Eugene 5 chief
method of advance consisted of clever
forward passes and wide end runs, ably
assisted by the punting of Fullbacl,
Gray.
While Salem has the situation well in
hand during the larger portion of the
playing time, the Eugene team took
several spurts which bid fair to increase
their score, but with the exception OF
the run of forward passes in the third
4 quarter they never predominated fol
any lengthy period.
Play Begins.
Salem won the toss and elected tC
kick off, Keene booting the ball to Eu
| gene s 2O-yard line. 1t was returned to
the 27 yard line and four downs fail
ing to give Eugene S yardage they were
forced to punt. Grosvenor ran the punt
back to the 45-yard line and Salem failed
to make yardage, Keene punting "a to
West, who was downed in his tracks
Eugene made yardage in three downs
then were held and forced to punt
Grosvenor returning to the 5-yard line
Here Salem opened up her shift plays
and Rhinehart tore around left end on
a mass play, annexing 81 yards. KeenC
stole out and lay down near the side
line while the teams were lining up
then arose and took a pass from Gros
venor, making pretty run and being
downed on Eugenes 2.yard line. Gros
venOr carried the ball over on the first
down. Score, Salem High, 6; Eugene
o. The try for goal went wide.
Forward Passes Work.
The remainder of the half was for the
most part uneventful, Eugene making a
couple of successful forward passes foI
s and 10 yards, the play being largely a
punting duel between Keene of Salem
and Gray of Eugene, with Salem having
a small margin the better of it, Gros.
venor of Salem also showed up during
this period on running back punts, han.
ding all of Gray's offerings in regular
collegiate style, while West of Eugene
misjudged several Of Koene's long spi
rails with disastrous results.
Salem annexed her next touchdown
in the third period when Keene got
away on the old hidden.ball stunt and
tore AZ yards, tossing off three tack
lers, to goal post, Grosvenor having
lured the most Of the defense toward
the far side-line on fake end run.
Salem kicked goal Score, Salem High,
10; Eugene High, 0.
Eugene Lads Get Busy.
Following Salem's second touchdown
the Eugene boys seemed to acquire new
"pep" and clearly outplayed Salem
right from the kickoff. BY series of
uninterrupted passes most of them be.
ling Quarterback West to Right End
Fnney, they carried the ball straight
down the field and passed across the
| goal line, West to Whore, left end, for
touchdown. Gray kicked goal. Score,
Salem High 10; Eugene I.
The quarter ended with the ball on
Eugene's 5 3O-yard line and near the be.
ginning Of the fourth quarter Keene
made the place kick from a bad angle
back of the S0.yard lin that gave So.
lem just points. There was nothing
especially sensational about the re.
mainder of the closing period, Eeene
featuring for Salem with a couple 40.
yard punts, Final score; Salem High,
l6; Eugene High, Z.
Stars on Local Team.
The stars on the local team are hard
to pick, the entire baekfield playing an
exceptionally hard game. Rhinehart,
right half was Salem S greatest ground.
gamer and apparently played the cool
est-headed game of any member Of the
baekfield. Grosvenor ran the team in
good style and did great work at run.
ming back punts. Although he received
several hard knocks during the contest,
he was up and coming with more pep
than ever as soon as he could recover
his wind. The line did not come up to
the high standard maintained BY the
backfield, Kcene at right end being the
redecming mcmher Of the husky aggre- !
cation Of forwards His spectacular