Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-03-16
NEWPORT


basket ball team came over Fri
DAY evening to play the Newport
team on their own floor. The
Corvallis team was met at the
landing and escorted to the Alb
bey where they were made COM
Portable and at ease. Corvallis
has crack team. Both teams
came on the floor full of conf
dence. The Newport rooters
were out in mass, full of en-
thusiasm. Miss Saunders led
the girls with a real Comanche
yell. With the usual contortions
and gyrations, Prof. Belt gave
the war whoop and the game
Started in and the first half was
played with unusual vigor. The
teams were evenly matched. 1t
was interesting and exciting,
each team playing for points.
The rooters kept up the excite
ment sometimes the noise was
like the wild yell of an Indian
war dance and at other times
the noise sounded like the cack-
ling of a score of hens. The
gong sounded for the first half
and the score stood six to six.
The second half was played with
even more vigor. The Newport
team seemed to get inspiration
from the rooters and it appeared
to put ginger in them. The ref
erees were changed. Prof. Gem
took the place of Prof. Tom who
refereed the first half of the
game. This change put conf
dence in the Newport team and
they played with more spirit but
finally at the close of the second
half the score stood IL to 8 in
favor of Newport. A big crowd
was present and everybody
seemed to be pleased. It was
the most hotly contested game
ever played at Newport. No ac.
cident occurred and everyone
went home feeling fine. New.
port still holds the champion
ship of the county, our boys ar,
training and are trying to ge
the game down to a scientific
basis. The gate receipts wer,
$4,000 which will be used for tn,
benefit Of the team.
The cold storage plant is be
Ing fitted up and repaired so tn,
capacity now Is fifty tons stor
age and two and a half tons ic,
per week. Mr.. Clingry is tn,
superintendent.
Several boats are gettin,
ready to fish for halibut, rocl
and linn cod, bass and other fish
The business bids fair to be goo,
for this year.
The weather has been exceed
1ngly bad and the ocean rougl
so the Patsy, Mirene and othe
vessels could not pass out owe
the bar-but at this writing tn
storm is over, the sky is clear
and the sun shines bright ant
warm. The white clouds ris,
and pile up in the east, a har
binger of spell Of good wealth
er.
The gasoline boat Newpor
was brought down from Toled,
and placed on her regular run
she had been at the Hanson
ship yards undergoing a thor
ough overhauling and repairin,
under the direction of Mr.. Han
son. Large timbers and brace
were put in the hull and the cab
In was well repaired and bracet
so that the Newport is mucl
stronger and steadier than /
was when first built. The trail
and boat service will be mucl
better than ever before thi
year. This service with out,
travel that will come to New
port and the sea coast will max,
1t the best year we have eve
had. Nc place along the Oregon
coast can compare with New
port as a seaside resort. We ar,
free from fog, have a splendi,
view of both bay and ocean ant
the table can be supplied almos
the entire year with all kinds
of sea foods and the roads ex
tend to the Siletz, Beaver Creek
Drift Creek, Elk City and othei
points where autoes can go with
out any trouble in the summer
season. Nature has made thii
an ideal resort and no amount o.
artificial decoration and worl
will bring any other resort OF
the Oregon coast equal to this
Why we were left out in To-
eating the roads to be built II
Oregon by the proposed bond is
sue of $6,000,000, l can't un,
derstand. At the Pomona Grange
held last week at Eddyville res.