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OREGON EMERALD UNIVERSITY OF OREGON VOL. XII. EUGENE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9, 1910. No. 14 CORVALLIS TEAM FAST DECISION OF ORE. MEN 0. A. C. - WHITMAN GAME GIVES U. O. LINE ON RIVALS Agrics Played Great Game Last Saturday Against the Fast and Plucky Missionaries. According to Warner, Taylor, Latou rette and Walker, who witnessed the 0. A. C.-Whitman game at Corvallis last Saturday, O. A. C. has the fastest team in the history of the school. "The speed shown by the Agrics’ back field is phenomenal. The ends and tack les follow the ball in an exceptional style.” This was shown Saturday by the fact that one of the Corvallis tackles recovered a punt and ran for a touch down. Behind the wonderful irtfter ference offered by Keck, the O. A. C. backs advanced the ball for consistent gain. Keck’s long spiral punts are difficult to handle on a slippery field. The O. A. C. team lines up with the old style quarter position, instead of the direct pass to the backs. There were only four forward passes tried against Whitman. These were short and quick, and three of the four were successful. The Corvallis football field is slow. It is newly graded, and all indications point to a quagmire, in which it will be necessary to play next Saturday. As shown by the rooters after tlie game with Whitman, O A. C. seems confident of defeating Oregon. When the ma chine bearing the Oregon contingent left the grounds after last Saturday's game, such expressions were hurled at the Or egon men as, “We will get you Satur day "Look out for Keck“What do you think of us,” etc. The O. A. C. rooters displayed none of the old time rowdyism with which they have for merly been accused. Between halves they generously placed new' overcoats about the shoulders of the Whitman players. At intervals during the game, ■Whitman yells were given by the rooters. Realizing the true strength of the Agrics from the exhibition of their play ing in the Whitman game, the Oregon football authorities are unanimous in predicting a hard struggle next Saturday when the U. of O. and O. A. C. teams meet for their annual game. FLOOR TO BE AGAIN DRESSED IF NECESSARY I lit- University Regents are taking *teps to put the new Gymnasium floor in better shape for dancing. ! he floor always has been sticky, ow ii'-r to improper dressing at first. An investigation is being made of its con dition at the recent student dance, and if die authorities find the floor still I- the matter will be reported to judge R. S. Bean, head of the Board ’’ Regents, and heroic measures adopted : putting it in the best possible con '■ :°n. It is possible that an expert v 1 be brought from Portland with ci■ 1 apparatus for redressing (the - • d wood. the interim, the fraternities will ' flowed to hold their formals in the vn town armory, but when the floor ntedied. all college dances must be ■ 'ie gym, subject to the student affairs c nmittee. ° show that they are no less patri 1 tic than their friends at home, the Chi r'- e students in the United States will contribute monthly toward the popular T!md now bein raised in China to en ! r&e the imperial Chinese navy. BILL HARD MAN 10 KILL Back With Team Sound As a Dollar, After Week In Hospital Trainer Hayward is about the cam pus again, sound as a dollar after his recent unpleasant experience in the Eu gene Hospital, where he was suffering from bronchitis with symptoms of diph theria. The attending doctors are lost in ad miration of Bill's splendid 'constitution, which enabled him to throw off his mal ady and return to work after but a week’s confinement. Bill has been badly missed by the football management in getting the men in shape for Satur day’s big game. The men, however, have great respect for Bill's disciplinary sys tem and not a single violation of train ing rules has been reported since the trainer’s illness. With a. few last touches of Bill’s ‘’Big Medicine” the men will go into the O. A. C. game in perfect trim. Robert Taft, son of President Taft, has quit Yale and gone to Harvard to study law. LEAGUE WILL ORGANIZE Will Play Interfrat and Interclaps Basketball I __ Two basketball leagues are to be or ganized next Monday. One for frater nity teams, and the other for class teams. Representative men from the classes will meet in the gymnasium at 4:00 o’clock to perfect an organization. The fraternity league will be organized at 4:30 o’clock, in the same building. The leagues will begin their schedules after Thanksgiving. he hours in the gymnasium will be arranged so that all teams may have opportunity to prac tice. even if the building has to be kept open after supper. Bill Hayward offers a cup to the win ning fraternity team, and Laraway, the ■ jeweler, offers one to the victorious class team. A considerable amount of interest is ; being manifest about the campus over | the two proposed leagues, and plans are already being formulated by several clubs to put out a winning team. The j league is formed for two reasons: First, to increase the participation of the stu dent body as a whole in athletics: and second, to develop material for the Var sity basketball team. NO SALARIED PLAYERS AT U.O. FINDS FACULTY COMMITTEE CLEARS MEN OF CHARGE OF INELIGIBILITY _ One Other Charge Yet to be In vestigated, Though it is Expect ed to be Rumor. The faculty advisory committee, to which the charges against the football team were referred, met Monday after noon. President Campbell, when seen to day. stated that the report that some of the players were receiving compen sation, had been thoroughly investi gated, and had been traced down to mere hearsay and rumor, and found to be altogether unfounded. The second charge is now being in vestigated, but the prevailing opinion seems to be that it will prove equally vague and unfounded. President Campbell said further: “From what I know of the character of the men on our football team, I was surprised that any charges of compen sation should have been preferred, and we are satisfied that the reports, which were only the vaguest hearsays, origi nated in some player's joking remark about receiving a salary.” The committee will meet again on Thursday, and the remaining charge will be thoroughly sifted. Rumors of a pending faculty investi gation have been life for some time, and there was naturally much specula tion as to the n- cure of the charges and to the outcome of the investigation. The faculty, however, has considered the matter, to take action, or to vindi tion of either getting to the bottom of the mater, o tr ke action, or to vindi cate the players. Just now the impres sion seems to be that the mysterious “charges” were mere rumors and with out foundation. Harry Ding, '13. who has been ill for about three weeks, returned from his home in Portland Sunday. He has not fully recovered from his illness. J Captain Huntley, of O. A. C. u . W. WANTS 14 GAME Ask For Freshman Game In Se attle November 18 The freshman team of the University of Washington would like to play the Oregon freshmen November 18. At least that is the gist of a letter Manager W tson received this morning from Manager McKay, of the Seattle freshmen. The letter inquired how much guarantee GifgCn would demand for taking the freshmen to Seattle. The freshmen have been through one hard game and Trainer Hayward is in clined to refuse Washington the game proposed at such a late d;ite. The management, including the coach es, is, however, considering the matter, and il is possible that the Oregon youngsters will get the trip after all. Tn the event of accepting the chal lenge, Oregon will insist on playing freshmen, irrespective of whether they have participated in Varsity games. Oth erwise Washington would have a hope less handicap on Oregon, where the scarcity of material compels the use of freshmen on the Varsity team. OREGON SPIRIT RAMPANT Gigantic Rally Scheduled for Thursday Night Plans for what promises to he the biggest rally in the history of Oregon are completed. Fireworks are on hand, noise apparatus of efficiency guaranteed to 11 but wake the dead is ready for distribution, and last, but by no means least, the freshmen laboring on a bonfire towering well above those of former years. All Oregon men will meet at the Dor mitory at 7:30 P. M. and form in line for the march to the business part of town nd back to Kincaid Field. Each class president will marshal the men of his own class. Stringent measurts to get every man of every class out will he adopted. After the march through town to the light of green fire and Rout n candles, the rally proper will be held in the light of the freshmen’s big blaze. Among the speakers are President Campbell. Hon Sam Friendly, Coach Warner. Bill Hayward, Assistant Coach Gordon Moores, Copt. Chuck Taylor, Professor Glen and ‘‘Hippo” Gill is. The University of Pennsylvania is practicing English Rugby as a side sport. IT 174 OREGON HEAVIER THAN FAST A6RIC TEAM REYNOLDS LOWERS O. A. C. BAILEY RAISES U. AVERAGE ] As Last Year Keck Is O. A. C.’s Mainstay and Is Kicking Better j ?han Ever. \\ bile Oregon seems to have an ad vantage over O. A. 0. in weight, the general run of the players is about even. tn "Pat" Bailey Oregon has a man who boosts the team average about two pounds per man. At O. A. C., Reynolds, me diminutive quarterback, lowers the team average by some four or live pounds. 1 he average weight of the Oregon backs is 159, and the forward one idl. the average is 174. kj. A. C. s line is lighter, but Coach Scmiumilicr has developed a set of fast aggressive backs, that, with the excep tion of Reynolds, excels Oregon's for >v eight. Spectators at the recent O. A. 0.-whitman contest report that the Ag gie back held works like a well adjusted w ateruury. ff such is the case, their superior weight will be a formidable iactor that should give Oregon's defense a hunch ol trouble. 1 he difference in weight this year is about the same as last year, yet it will be remembered that Keck repeatedly tore off twelve-yard gains through Or egon’s line in the early part of the con test. J he big Wir fullback will be in better shape for the coming battle than he was at any. time during last season, and great tilings may he ex pected in the punting department. It is on the kicking end that O. A. C. has it over Oregon. Freshman Fen ton is a distance punter, but not con sistent, while Latourette is steady, tnrt not strong on distance. As a whole, the rival teams are un doubtedly the most evenly balanced that they have been in years, and Saturday’s contest | nomiscs to be a battle royal. Y. M. C. A. ANNOUNCES A FINE LECTURE COURSE • \ scries of addresses has been ar ranged for by Harold Quigley, chair man of the meetings committee of the )• -Y- C. A., to begin on Friday even ing and continue for five weeks. I he subject of the series is, "A Col lege Man's Problems." The problems »\hich will be discussed for the next live weeks are, "The College Man’s So cial Life, by .Professor J. F. Bovard, Xov. 11; "College Ethics,” Professor Bennett, Nov. 18; "The Sex Problem,” Mr. A. J. Browning, of Portland, Nov. 2-3; “Choosing a Life Work,” President Kerr, Of O. A. C„ Dec. 9; "Is Religion Practical," Dr. Hinson, of Portland. I his is the first of three series which will be given this year. The second one will begin about the first of February, m which six phases of the Bible will t,e presented, and the third one in April, tlie Life Work Series. I hese series have been arranged after considerable thought and investigation hy the committee, and the speakers se cured for them are among the best in the state to discuss such subjects. ft is hoped that the men of the Uni versity will attend these meetings in laT enoi,Kh numbers to make it worth while to bring speakers from Portland and other c-'ties in this section of the state. | he meetings will begin prompt > at seven and close at ten minutes to eight. Yale used thirty men in the football Ka.ne with Tufts. Six men were sent mto the game the second time.