Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31
OREGON ELEVEN STRONG
COAST FOOTBALL FANS
INTERESTED IN PENN. GAME
Big Int~rscctionni Contest Takes PLACE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Eleven Is
Powerful,

EUGENE. ORE. December ao.-Foot-
ba!! CRITICS on the Pacific Coast are
anNiously awaiting the game between
oregon and Pennsylvania on New
Years Day at Pasadena for this CON
test VIII permit comparison Of a rep
reSertatirc team of the East and the
Pacific SLOPE
While u is ADMITTED that Fem
sNlvanla has an exceptionally strong
team this year. Oregon supporters be-
liere the Quakers viii he up against n
stronger combination than Cornell or
Michigan when the whistle blows on
Monday.
oregon is tied with Washington for
inc PACING Coast championship. but
those who witnes.e: the oregon Wash.
i"eton game Of this year and have fol-
lowed the work OF both teams are OF
the opinion that Oregon is the
stronger. and is. therefore, Justly en-
titled TO the honor OF representing the
Pacific Coast against the East
Although Pennsylvania has not fig
ured III this seasons championships Bob
folwelfs eleven is counted as
Thoroughly representative team. and
victory over II will he regarded as
triumph Of the Pacific Coast over tho
East
There are no score comparisons or
other processes whereby Oregon and
pennsylvania can he compared, but in
~
pear 10 be evenly matched Oregon.
apparently. has Sigh; ADVANTAGE in
the axe OF its players. the average be-
ing somewhat above that OF the Penn
sylranians
In coaching and physical condition
oregon supporters believe their team
compares favora bly, with PENNSYLVANIA
Oregon has been coached for the last
four seasons by Hugo Bezdek. Of Chi
caso fame. BcZdek played fun back
under Stage during the seasons or 1903
1908 and 1905. and was considered one
OF the great players of the Middle
West In 1905 he coached Oregon and
his team won the coast championship.
RcZdek then went 10 rkansas, where
he continued I" develop winning teams
for a number of years
After the graduate coach system
failed a; Oregon in 1912. the football
management turned To Bezdck as the
Moses to lead Oregon ont OF the wilder.
"ess. He began his work in 1918 un-
der adverse conditions but since that
date Oregon has been the "runner-up"
for IN" champion Washington eleven.
and has given the Neutrality-suspicious.
their only real competition.
Many Stnrs Eleven.
In Captain Johnny Reckett. Oregon
has tho premier tackle OF the coast
Beckett is playing his fourth and last
year Of college football. lie is IA big
man. with plenty OF speed and nerve
aud is So versatile that he has been
pressed into service several times at
end and half-hack Beckett has been
chosen for tho all-coast team for the
last two years nv virtually every critic.
and many football enthusiasts have
urged his selection for All-American
honors.
The other tackle berth is filled by
BARTLETT PLAYER of marked ability.
The two end positions arc taken caro-
Of ny Mitchell and Tegget. tho guards
hv snyder and Spellman and center by
R:sley.
The line, from end TO end. is not only
EeaNr. hut fast and scrappy. II has
"utcharged every opposing line during
the last season. Snyder. Mitchell and
Of the critics 70" all-coast honors this
year.
In the hack neld. Oregon has
nowerful combination OF brain. Drawn
and speed. shy" Huntington. at quar-
te.. weighs l13 pounds. and Is rated as
the surest ground gamer on the coast
lie is short and closely built. with
plenty Of speed and physical courage.
Tie carries the ball direct pass
from center. and is always good for
yardnEe lie is also r clever kicker
having contributed many points Ivy his
field goals during the last two seasons.
Like Captain Reckett, shy" is the
unanimous choice OF critics and sport
ing editors FOR all-coast honors. Far
sons and Monleith fill the hais-back
positions cleveriS. Parsons being rated
ono OF the greatest open-held rum
ners on the coast Hollis Huntington,
a younger brother OF Shy" plays fun
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