The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-03
GLORIOUS in DEFEAT.

o'oaii ldilS see their faVOriteS
80 uowh TO defeat without a shadow
ol disappointment, yet there was NO
disappointment expressed among the
shouting mob that pranced up and
uown the side lines Thanksgiving day
urging on the home boys to renewed
effort, while Okanogan was putting
Orovllle in bad to the tune 19 to O.
Not only was there a total absence of
disappointment but no team that has
ever represented Oroville ON the grid
iron IN the past has ever come in for
such warm and sincere congratula-
Ilohs. The lads of the high school who
fought out such plucky battle tur-
key day stand higher in the estima-
ton of the public than ever before.
And all because of the surprising form
displayed by the locals. They went
INTO hopeless game with all the vim
and determination of conquerors, and
although defeated have nothing to be
ashamed of. A gallant stand they
made against overwhelming odds. and
it was the pluck displayed in the face
OF a heavy handicap that sent enthu-
siasm among the lookers-on to fever
heat.
For be it known that when stripped
for the fray the line up looked like a
contest between pigmies and giants.
Everybody expected the Oroville boys
to be walked over and trampled in the
mire. Offense and defense seemed i'm
possible to develop against such op-
ponents. People went out to the
grounds to see slaughter, and were
most happily disappointed. An ex-
pected joke turned out to be serious
problem that was not wholly solved
until the end of the last chapter. Ev-
|erybody looked for Okanogan to score
at will, and as often as they wished.
1t turned out that they had to do their
level best to reach the goal three
times and two of these scores were
open to question. Oroville put up
such an unlocked for scrappy game
that genuine surprise was manifested
and expressed among all present Even
the visitors were surprised. They eX-
pected a walkaway but found before
the end of the session that they had
to put into play every ounce Of reserve
power in order to save their bacon.
The game was won only by the hardest
kind of labor, and after contest that
was even more creditable to the van
quished than to the victors. 1t was the
game of the season on the local
grounds and one that will not soon be
forgotten by participants or specta-
tors. 80
1t must be said that Okanogan' S
coming was preceded by an unsavory
reputation for rough housing and raw
tactics. The unequal weight Of the
team was we'll known, and so strong
was the feeling among parents and
and outsiders that many insisted that
the game be called off. So far as the
local PLAYERS are concerned, let 1t be
known, there was not even remote
desire to shirk the conflict. They were
willing to take their chances There
was no indication of saffron in that
crowd. Now that it is over, those VINO
urged that the game be cancelled are
Glad that their advice was not Needed
Furthermore. it is only fair and just TO
saw that the Okanogan boys had been
misrepresented, and with one or two
|exceptions. which may have been pure
|accidents, they stood up manfully 10
the rack and played a clean game
throughout. The friendly felloW-feellne
ovbibited between the lads of both
teams after the hot contention showed
that n sportsmanlike and gentlemanly
sentiment prevailed.
overhead, the day was pleasant
anough but owing to the heavy sno"
the night before, which had been IN
differently scraped from the GROUNDS
the field was a heavy one, and IN any
thing but a favorable condition 1oi
nlav The ball soon became soggy aho
slipperv. resulting in repeated fum'
HES From the kickoff to the END o.
the last quarter there was not dui
minute in the play. There was III
flashes of brilliant plays, for the con
ditions were such as precluded Drill
iant tactics. 1t was just rough an'
ready football, pounding the lines
with vardage negotiated via the Tor
ward pass. Most of the struggle was II
Okanogan territory The locals coul'
make but little headway bucking thei
beefy opponents, but they MT 'he i'n
hard often. 1t was astonishing nov
the light weights took their punish
ment. even holding their husky Wis
itors for downs. The struggling mas
! of humanity worked up and down Tn
fold the advantage being first on on
eide then on the other, every yard G