Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-27
WILLAMETTE LOSES
HOT GAME 50 TO I
0atweighed From Is to 40
Pounds Methodists Went
F! Down Fighting

II
the way to- their defensive goal, WIZ,
lamette's light eleven. was battered. to
= 50 to Z fragile Saturday afternoon at
Portland BY the husky veteran all stars
representing Multnomah Amateur. Ath.
ietic club. --'-.l.'
The local varsity ,ladswere severely
Handicapped in thelodds,. for the Multi
nomah partisans Of the beef trust GUS
weighed the eollegians on an average
Of 20 to 40-pounds to man, thus malS
ling it impossible to burrow the CLUB
men g line for substantial gains in such
q sea of mud and water. Added to this,
was the disadvantage Of being obliged
to play practically two Multnomah
teams, as Coach Hurlburt Of NJ. A. A.
O. sent in. sufficient substitutes dur
ing the contest to make an entirely
new lineup TO entertain Mathews fight
ing cohorts before time was called at
the close. The fact that no score occur.
red during the third quarter shows that
Methodist fight even Overcame the lat
ter obstacle for while at least. How
ever, no excuses are needed, for Multi
nomah had team that truly had the
edge on Willamette in dynamic foot
ball power.
After 10 minutes of preliminary see
saw tactics, Multnomah worked the ball
down to Willamette 15-yard line.
Here the clubmen negotiated a for
ward pass over the goal line on whicc
Donaldson of their left end fell, there.
by scoring first blood Score Multnc-
nah 6, Willamette 0. 1t was not des-
tined TO remain for long, however, for
one Harold Dimick, a freshman half
back who replaced Teall whose frac-
tured collarbone was again injured, cele
brated his arrival in the game in n
decidedly sensational manner. Grosvc-
nor of Willamette had just punted
some 30 yards to Day of NJ. A. A. c.
who returned the ball 90 yards. On the
next play line buck resulted in a
tumble and before the mist had roleG
| up yonder from the puddle where the
! play was staged Halfback Dimick had
recovered and had sprinted 81 yards
around right end for a coveted touch
down. Grosvenor kicked goal, thereby
leaving the quarter S score in William
ette s favor.
The second quarter was another ta.e
| for q costly tumble and offside penalty
gave Multnomah the ball on the var
| sity 3 yard line. Two linebucks found
a stonewall defense but the next play
made an opening and the winged VI
team had ba2ged second touchdown.
A few minutes later third score fol-
lowed as the collegians, although fight
/ ing valiantly, were unable to stop the
pounding of the Multnomah machine.
Score first half NJ. A. A. G. 20, William
ette I.
! Substitutions of the third quarter did
not alter the score, for the varsity y
kept its goal immaculate and even gave
the rooters opportunities to loosen up
with the ball in Multnomah e defensive
territory occasionally. Line smashes OF
the new life in the Multnomah line be.
gan to be felt in the last quarter and
the new NJ. A. A. G. backfield smash
ed the varsity line for two touchdowns
The last touchdown was sheer luck tor
Multnomah as it came with but foui
seconds remaining to play
As all of the Willamette team PLAYED
like demons II was almost Impossible
to pick out the stars Bartlett put up
Il gritty fight despite numerous knock.
outs. As the clubmcn's S lineup continu-
ally changed Il game average on their
players ability is futile. Os Day ana
Streibig seemed the principal actors
in the SaTgossa sea of sawdust. The
game closed the season for W. L. play
ers as no game is scheduled for turkey
day this year.
rhn