Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-14
FOOTBALL
BATTLE TO
BE CLASSIC
Reversal of Early Sea-
son Dope Indicates
Oregon Aggie Game
To Be Hard Battle
Rv Spike.

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By Spike.
0regon's annual football classic,
the yearly clash of the University
Of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural
college teams will this year be tru-
ly the premier exhibition of the
season unless all indications go
for naught Dope, which early In
the season pointed to an easy and
decisive victory for the Aggles,
has completely reversed itself dur
Ing the past two weeks and today
the game at Eugene next Satur-
day gives promise Of being the
hardest fought ana closest Of the
year.
Early Outlook Black.
A month ago, just after Oregon
suffered its 80 to 0 trouncing at
the hands of California and the
Aggie had trimmed Washington TO
the tune Of "a to 0, ii looked very
much as II Jack Benefited, gradu-
ate manager at the Eugene insti
tuition, would have to offer free
transportation to old grads and
other followers Of the lemon yell
low to secure the attendance Of a
c0rporai's guard at the "slaught-
er" of Coach Shy" Huntington's
innocents Now anyone with a
finger on the pulse OF fandom will
predict an attendance Of from 49,
900 to 1900 spectators on Hay
ward field Saturday afternoon
without a blush.
No one has yet volunteered a
plausible explanation OF this rad
ical reversal of the dope sheet
since October 90, nor is 1t likely
that anyone WILL 1t just happen
ed. When the Eugene lads barely
nosed out win over Willamette
and three weeks later swallowed
the worst drubbing that an Ore
gon team ever got at Berkeley,
while o. A. G. whitewashed both
the Bearcats and Washington by
decisive scores, fans OF the lemon
yellow allegiance groaned in an
tfcipation Of the Oregon-O. A. G.
battle, and Aggie hackers flashed
fat bank rolls bowling for wagers
that Rutherford's huskies would
win by margin OF 12 or IA
points. The greater part OF their
money went begging for takers.
Dope All Reversed.
Saturday, November s, rolled
around and found the Aggies fac
ing Stanford at Palo Alto In
game that the dopesters proclaim
ed as "plckings" for Rutherford's
crew, and Oregon lined up against
the powerful Washington State
eleven in what promised to be
mild practice game for the Cou-
gars Came evening OF that same
Saturday and the newspaper bull
Ietin boards bore returns which
made the most .credulous gasp.
rhe boards read like this.
Stanford z, o. A. G. 0.
Oregon q, w. S. G. 7. .
Huntington's weak sisters" :
lad hit their stride; meeting the
cougars in their own back yard
he Eugene lads matched at par
'verything the Welchmen had to
'ffer and then threw In a little
'xtra for good measure. They
'utcharged, outpassed, outkicked
md outplayed the Washington A
ltaters generally. They had vic
ory in their grasp, only to be l
obbed OF Il by a penalty. And
II this while the Aggies were /
laying the weak end OF medic z
re game at Palo Alto.
Oregon hackers went out that
yening to seek the ~ and Ia
oint o. A. @. money they had A
cen passing up and they sought
nd sought and sought. And they
re still seeking. for on ArmIstice
ay the Cougars smeared gloom f
yer the annual homecoming as
at Corvallis when they
,ok the Aggies into camp Z to 3.
he score wasn't particularly de- "
Isive, but the summary told the en-
.ory like this: in
Yardage from scrimmage- r,
Washington State 20s yards: o. =
&c. e5 yards.
Betting Now Even.
All OF this. however, don't nee
lsarily mean that Oregon is go
Ig to take the measure Of the -
ggies next Saturday. The fore
1ing Is just dope to indicate that
le classic is going to be classic.
I'd dope means about as much in A
10 outcome Of game between "A
e Eugene and Corvallis schools
lady fingers do to square
cal. -
In Salem some Of the more en- W
usiastic Aggie fans last week
aced wagers giving Oregon mon
the benefit OF tie. But not so
ace Friday. Today even money
les and few o. A. c. offers are
ing untaken. One local hacker
the Corvallis huskies was ask N
3 7 points odds Saturday. IL
Present indications are that ap- -
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