Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-01
CHAMPIONSHIP IS
WON BY W|LLAMET TIE
Resume Of Seasons Work
Which Ended Here Last
Saturday

Willamette uniVersity's possession, the
memorable season OF 1916 was formal.
ly closed last Saturday when NJ. \. A.
C.. was met in Portland. First practices
were gloomy us Captain Flegel and
RexfOrd were the only first team re-
ported from last years champs. Gradu-
ally hopes blossomed as Mathews saw
his first team squad drift back one by
one and new beef OF more or less eX
perience applied Tor suits from Mana
ger Walker. And to give thc varsity a
little hope in the line of what might
be done with team representing al
most an entirely new personnel, COACH
Mathews proteges repeater the p to
0 victory administered to the alumni
veterans OF last year. Although an un-
questioned victory, the severe injuries
to big 200 pound Bill Guerin in this
game was blow to the hopes of all fol
lowers as Guerin was an All-Rocky
mountain tackle last year on the Butte
School of Mines team
Despite the knowledge that Dezdek
had assembled as dynamicSpn array of
football warhorscs as ever. played for
the University Of Oregon in recent
years, Willamette s lighter cohort did
not hesitate to bump up against these
heavyweights. The results were rather
surprising as Oregon trampled over the
varsity by IN overwhelming score.
But though defeated the good old
bird of gritty endurance still marked
the practices of the nights which fol
lowed and Willamette soon smeared up
Albany to the strains of 2G to 7. just
to show what they might do Columbia
university $ hopefuls elected TO stage
intercollegiate football Dut the gentle
score of So TO zero accompanied them
homewnrds on the journey to Port
land.
Such a one sided victory is not very
interesting gridiron sport to observe,
SO Manager Walker signed the heavy
Mt. Angel braves for u .pigskin matinee.
The results were disgusting, for. getting
peeved over an offside penalty in the
third quarter, the Mt. Angel team
walked off the field like troup OF
children. The game was practically gall
ing in that Willamette 5 course in re-
cent years has been guided by say
| ing, ave of the Willamette spirit take
more pride in playing strong team
with a possible defeat than in sei2ing
the many victories for the sake of O
large score.'' The game us n result OF
Mt. Angels kindergarten tactics was
forfeited by the referee to Willamette
| | to 0.
The following week the much touted
Pacific university world beaters made
their debut on the local gridiron and
were deeisively inferred while the root
ers counted. the score of % to Z. The
howls which the partisans of that For.
est Grove alibi foundry have sounded
through the Portland press and then
own publication as to the reasons for
the defeat are the laughing stock OF
any true lovers of seeing a victor 3
laurcls fairly won nestle on the vie
tor brow.
Coming as n season 3 climax was the
| Multnomah Athletic club stars of Port
land whose aggregate Of superior
weight and ever changing sub
stitutcs could not help but overcome
brains and the old Methodist fight en-
sloppy field. The score of 33 to !
hardly tells the tale of that battle
| However, Willamette honors the club
men 5 warriors.
FIRST honors for the success of the
season just closed go TO Coach X. L.
Mathews who relentlessly waged Il
| fight to make winning team out OF
mediocre material, Having played ON
the University of Washington team on
| 1907, three years at Notre Dame where
| he was chosen all.star Indiana end lor
three times as well as much coaching
experience in the middle west Mathews
knew the game and may well be pron'
oI what he once designated as Las
fighting bcarcats.
Captain Flegel has record Of winch
any man might be proud for during
| the last four years he has not missed
playing one minute of any gfidiron
battle in which old Willamette was con
cerned. His ability to play any position
is unouesiioncd as he has made good
| in every position except center when
he has never tried to play. Flegrl 5
graduation is severe blow to neat
season 5 hopes,
Bartlett S relentless line charges were
n power to, be reckoned with late IN
the season and despite his injuries,
Jack was terror to the opposing
defense who Invariably presented him
with yardagc just on general pr'ne''
pies.
Gralapp, fighting guard, thoush nun
us his letter as yet, put up eonsis''
ent game all season. His enthusiasm
will be greatly missed by his team
mates
OF the rest of the team no definite
line on who will be who next year can
he ascertained. Suffice to say "Tekoa
GrosvenOr, Nhe irresistible, relentless
little lodging halfback is expected to
return. "Tckoa" demonstrated time
and again thar he knows as much foot
bah to the square inch in actual play
ing ability rs any maa weo ever pay,
e. for old willamette. Els 2unrn2 nn'
charging of the season was thrilling
and brainy. His return is expected.
Tobie and Ficsel, the twin guards
put up scrap when the need was great
est aud that they can successfully i'm
itate the bricks aud mortar in stone,
wall defense, ask Pacific university
Rexford's speed and trusty boot were
teams in themselves. His reputation as
PLAYER of last year was consistently
sustained in this autumn 's battles
Booth, as quarter, knew the ropes
and showed il. His long experience lnd
keen observing eye were potent in
fmences in the acquiring of the cham
1 lpionship.