Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-11-17
COUGARS LOSE TO
OREGON j. IS TO D

ussle with oregon "' Hueele i''''
!u'' rdov bv a score of 1870. Oregon
'o Az two touchdowns, one in the
NAV ond ouarter and one in the last
quarter
r,o crucial break in the contest
n the closing minutes of the
grst half, when the umpire gave
decision that affected the
.o,o Of both teams. Up to this
aoirt the Cougars had been on the
t,oreive and were biting off yard
'oo in eight and ten-yard chunks.
nv had steadily gained on each
..,horge of punts until Oregon was
forced to punt from its own 18-yard
line.
chairman. lemon-yellow quarter
hook and punter, signalled for
annt formation and dropped back to
s,ck He sent the ball high
md true in the direction of Zaepfel,
rho was playing safety in mid-field.
7oonfel elected to let the ball roll
and made no effort to catch it. The
oregon players were down under the
mint like hawks and in the mixup
that ensued Umpire Hinderman ruled
that the ball had touched the w. 6.
c. safety.
Oregon Scores First
This adverse decision was the
turning point of the game. 1t gave
the surprised Oregonians a new lease
nm life and they renewed their falter-
ing attack with such vigor that they
had moved across the goal line with
the ball in their possession before
Welchs men could again get set.
The lemon-yellow stands. which
had been rather dazed at the power
CIV. S. C.'s attack during the first
quarter, went into a frenzy when
King of Oregon crashed through
right guard for OregOn's first six
points The attempt to kick goal
failed
At the beginning of the second
half Oregon uncorked a cross-bu"k
that aided them materially in work
ing the ball from their own 20-yard
line to within four feet of ". 5. e. s
goal line without once losing pos
session of the ball.
Cougars Hold
Here it was that the Cougars
showed that they could hold if they
bad to, and took the ball away from
the Webfooters when they had -four
downs in which to make as many
feet, Dunton punted so yards 10
the middle of the field, but Oregon
was not to be denied, and several
minutes later crossed w. s. C.'s goal
line for their second and last touch
down, using forward passes and line
bucks with telling effect. Chapman
Kicked goal, making the score 1870,
which was the final count.
In the final cantO both teams
opened up with an aerial offensive,
which made the game more inter
eSting but brought no definite re
suits BY this time the field. which
vas soggy to begin with, was a mud
| ot and consequently made passing
very difficult and dangerous. In
Vrcepted passes were frequent. Ore
5oh succeeding in sharing three and
w. s. G. two in the last quarter.
Although the day was clear and
an ideal one for football, a two
weeks shower preceding the game
put the field in a sloppy condition.
several times during the fracas the
game had to be stopped in order
remove the mud from the ball.
Hickey Is Star
Mickey was W. S. C.'s shining
"snt both on offense and defense,
uHul he was replaced by Alexander
the fourth quarter. He was
"eichs best bet in carrying the ball
anu was a deadly tackler on defense.
"ueeier played the best brand of
vail ne has exhibited this year at
tullback
~ the line Durrwachter played a
paHs-up game of ball, while Captain
1H'on matched punts with Chap
man of Oregon on a equal basis.
purKs and Meeker also showed well
r c the forwards. King and
'fam were oregon's stars.
Race Precedes Game
me game was preceded by a tri-
n' euiar cross-country race between
,uaHo' o. A. c, and Oregon. o. A. c.
.,s a lne meet with Oregon second
and Idaho third.
''"een halves an adoption cere-
nn guy was put on with Judge King
.n ,nenan of Seattle as principal
na S@Aer' It's purpose was 10 for
a'lly adopt" all the alumni of 9th
schools who are now living in Ore
49, SO that thav y,;o,b+ goo1 = loo,