Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-28
Boosters Club Aims to Enroll All
Sport Fans In Salem and Vicinity
Behind Willamette Varsity Teams

vicinity memberi"
That is slogan before the mem.
mership committee and the rest OF
tne club members, for every mem
ner Is a membership committee in
himself, at the opening of the mem
Abership campaign of the william
sette Athletic Boosters club today.
We are out to get everyone,
man woman. or child In and
around Salem interested in athletics
1nd who wants to see more and
Better athletic contests played in
salem. to join the club" is the an
aouncement of DIR. II. II. Olinger.
president.
Purposes Explained.
THE club was organized to sup
port and promote athletics at VIII
Aamette university-to show the
feams representing the Salem
school in contests with the rest Of
The northwest colleges that we are
behind them. Willamette has had
some creditable teams in the past
and, as a non-conference college,
made a wonderful record, even
with but meager support from the
people Of Salem. But now they
have tackled something bigger and
have got to have the whole heart
ed support offhe community.
''WheH Willamette entered the
Northwest intercollegiate confer
ence she not only assumed the re-
Bponsibility of developing better
teams to compete with those of col
Ieges having many times the num-
her OF students registered here, but
IL assumed financial responsible
ity many times as great as was for
merly carried. To make trips into
Washington, Idaho and Montana,
or to bring teams from those states
40 Salem vosts money, and the gate
receipts at the games played here
must be sufficient TO meet these
expenses Big gate receipts are the
result of unanimous support from
the athletic fans of the commun-
fly. and It is to stir up the inter-
sGst which has been lying dormant
An and around Salem that this club |,
mas been organized.
VIII Insure Good Games.
Willamette has not been entire
Ey selfish in its endeavor to get IN
20 the Northwest conference, by |
amy means. The stud Eats and
school officials realize /, of course,
that ts rank athletically rs a class
a college they must enter into
Gompetition with colleges Of that
class, but they also acted with the
Interests OF the sport lovers of the
community at heart. They reuli2e
that the Salem fans want to see the
best football, basketball, track and
Baseball teams in the west in ac-
zion here, and they are trying to
Bring them here.
ITO accommodate these tcnr1sI
and 10 accommodate the spectators 5
who want to see the contests, Let
ter athletic equipment, better play !
ing fields and floors and better '
seating facilities for the crowds are !
necessary. But the students lack I
The finances to meet these incident
al, though necessary expenses, and :
II is here that the Willamette Ath- L
Ietic Boosters club will function.
Join ana Help. !
"If you are interested IN ath- J
fetics II you want to see Willamette q
remain a member of the intercolle- |
giate conference. If you want to see Z
football, basketball, baseball and a
track teams from the universities q
Of Oregon. Washington. Montana v
and Idaho and the agricultural col
.eges ofthese same states in action Il
IN Salem--if you would help make .
all of this possible joint the club, 1t =
means athletics of the highest class II
FOR Salem; It means a greater VIII ~
university and greater il
salem"
No time limit has been set ON y
he membership drive. but it will y
be rushed at top speed during the "
coming few days in order that the u
Hub may be fully organized and a
'eady to function as soon as pos y
ible. About fifty members were "
'nrolled Thursday afternoon fol-
owing the meeting OF the executive X
at which plans for the
were laid and member
hip cards handed out to those
PRESENT
Membership cards may be OBJ
aimed at the Graybelle, The spa, in
mith's cigar store. Adolph Bros. a
igar store and Hauser Bros. The III
membership fee is one dollar and cl
Members are not subject to assess II
lents. te