The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-01
Oregon State
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PORTLAND, Ore.-Around ths
sports desks and the cigar stands
IN the hotel rooms and on thu
streetcars - those curious places.
which are both the maternity
wards and the restless graveyards
Of all football gsmes-litue rivu-
lets Of excitement already began
to eddy in Portland today.
The boys were talking up a ball
game, Oregon State college versus
California. and the fac
that it will be the main event on
the Pacific coast, indeed one q
Saturdays standouts in the nation
had this sedate city OF roses "a
jittery as a bride.
II Oregon States Beavers
can trip the Trojans in Port
lands Multnomsah stad ium
they will just about hit the
jackpot in Pacific Coast con-
ference football. Because bar
ring the gravest upset, the
team that wins this game
should hustle through the re-
naming schedule TO the 1899
championship and a date In
the Rose Bowl.
Loyal oregonians viewed this
prospect almost tls II it were
mirage, and well they might,
Oregon State has never in hiseos
won a title or a Bowl date.
CAN BE HAD /
Nevertheless these supporter
were twisting themselves into qui,
ering knots of excitement because
partly on history, mostly on hope,
they thought Southern California
could be had.
The history is this: The Trojanl
can produce more power thar
Boulder dam, they can throw NOR,
reserves into the field than tn,
U. S. army on M" day, they car
ride along as the best football
team west of the continental di
vide, but come the Oregon Stat,
game and they're. just another
club.
This has been going on for
six years, ever since Lon Stiner
started coaching at Corvallis.
In that time the Beavers have
beaten Southern California
once and tied them three times.
Only twice did the Trojans
win, by the brutal score Of SO
to I in 1886, and last year
to O.
The hope is that the Beavers
no more idly called the countr,
cousins of the conference, hav
arrived, or will do 80 by Stature
It's tradition that they play
of their best games against He
ard Jones team. To date they ar
united and unbeaten-one of tn
IL so blessed in the nation. The
have won five games (three in tn
conference1 on as many Satur
days. U. S. c. has flattened tire
opponents 1.-TWO in the conference
but still bears the stigma of tina
tie with Oregon.
EQUAL FORCE NEEDED
1t will take power to stop tn
Lansdells, the Naves and ii
Schindlers from the south. But
will take equal force to halt tn
kisselburghs. the Kohlers, the d
sons and the BOWS from Stat,
Furthermore, Stiner is going
unwrap a passing attack he hope
will more than harry the oppoa
ton.
After all the gOssiping,
Southern California must be
given the edge, what with one
of the best offensive machines
In the country. But the point
Is, and this makes Il the game
It's going TO be, State will be
after the glory-new and
shiny TO the Beavers, old stuff
to the sophisticated Trojans-
with the equipment to get IL.
Behind this super-colossal, IN
week-end's other games are pale
oregon-Washington State at e.
gene; California-U. c. L. A. at Lo
Angeles; Idaho Utah Aggies
Moscow; Montana Washington =
Seattle; Stanford-Santa Clara
Palo Alto.
Outside the b league. son
thing interesting could happen
Salem Friday night when Willaf|
cite tackles San Jose State, as
other Of the nations elite unite
and indicated teams.
Top game of the Northwest con
ference will be College of Idah
against Pacific at Forest Groy,
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