Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-13
WILLAMETTE BESTED
PACIFIC Is TO I
Doing So. Won the Oregon 4
Non Conference Title for
Year 1916

BY the decisive score of % to vii
lamctte university's gritty warrior
vanquished Pacific university's mucl
vaunted hopefuls Saturday Afternoon
on the local gridiron ond incidentally
again won the undisputed Oregon non
conference title for the season of 1916
1t was determined eleven full Of
the fighting spirit of the pioneer trai
blazer that met an over confident
eleven, the pride of Washington coun
ty and the press agents of the Forest
Grove educational institution, and tru
ly it was III battle royal. Willamette
went into the game to win and win
the team did and then the annual strug-
! gle for supremacy between the non-cOn-
ference rivals was over.
| The game was remarkable for the
straight football tactics displayed by
both teams. Although the field was dry,
both teams resorted to good old fash
ioned football for gains. Fancy trick
formations of Pacific availed nothing
even on end runs. Marring the exhibi
tion, however, were several fistic en-
counters which resulted in several sub
stitutions. Cries of "Get that man -
from the Pacific rooters' throats in
honor of "Tekoo' Grosvenor who
ploughed their line at will, added a
touch of yellow sportsmanship to the
fracas which was anything but pleas
ing to Willamette s standards Howev-
cr, Willamette won out and the cham.
pionship is safely in her possession for
this season
The First Period
|ba l~,- l. ,.1y.
ing the ball to Pacific's l5 yard line
from whence it was returned 10 yards.
Three downs netted only six yards. so
Pacific punted 30. Failing to make
yardage, Grosvenor punted So to Pa
cifie who was downed at its receipt.
Failing to gain, Pasific again punted
and Teall returned the ball 10 yards to
the so yard line. Bartlett plunged
through the line for 5, Grosvenor fol-
lowed with 1, and Bartlett and Teal
added 10 more. This brought the ball
within striking distance OF Pacific 9
goal but Pacific recovered forward
pass on her own yard defensive goal
and kicked out of danger. But the taste
of coming touchdown fingered and
Booth Immediately returned the pig
skin Is yards. Grosvenor and Bartlett
plunged the necessary 10 yards. Gros'
venor squirmed his way through the
broken line for 10 yards and Pacific
slept with the ball on her own 5,yard
line. The irresistible little halfback
repeated with the necessary which
registered the first touchdown. Booth
failed to kick goal. Score Willamette
6 Pacific O. The quarter ended with
the ball on Willamette's s 40 yard line.
Second Period
In the second period Pacific kicked7
to Grosvenor who electrified the stands
with Is yards of masterful broken field
running. Booth gained 6 on buck but
Pacific got the ball on tumble on
the IL yard line. Here an irresistible
series Of line pluneing by Irle and
Captain Lucas of Pacific put the ball
behind the goal after straight march
down the field. Irle kicked goal making
the score Pacific I, Willamette 8.
Booth received the kick for the To-
cal varsity on the o. yard line. Bart
lett made IS yards in downs and with
Grosvenor ripped off 10 more. Dimick,
who was substituted for TEAL, made 10
more on the next play. Booth ate up 10
likewise, leaving the distance TO be
covered to the goal for Bartlett and
Grosvenor, the latter taking the ball
over No goal was kicked Score Will
annette l2, Pacific :. The half ended
With Willamette again threatening Pa
'ific S goal.