Oregon
Emerald
VOL. 19
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1917
NO. 12
IN CLOSE GAME, SCORE 14-0
OREGON’S GOAL, TWICE IN DANGER, IS SAVED ONLY BY BREAKS OF
THE GAME; VISITORS OUTPLAY ’VARSITY IN FIRST HALF
AND HOLD THEIR OWN DURING SECOND; OREGON
USES SAME LINEUP.
WEARERS OF TIED AND WHITE 6AIN THE GREATEST YARDAGE
First Touchdown Is Earned by Bill Steers, Who Practically Alone, Gained 35
Yards and Scored; On-side Play, Disputed Last Year, Is Second
Point Getter, Despite Protest.
Oregon staged a come-back on Kin
caid Field this afternoon by winning
a close game from Idaho, 14-0. The
score does not represent the true
merits of the opposing teams, for Ida
ho outrushed the ’Varsity, 2 to 1, in
the first half and held her own during
the second half.
Oregon took advantage of every
break, however, while Idaho could not
press her advantage. Twice, the red
and-white players were within strik
ing distance of Oregon’s goal and both
times the lemon-yellow escaped un
scathed. The first time occurred in
the first quarter when a series of
rushes brought the ball to the ’Var
sity’s 20-yard line. Here Oregon held
like a stone wall and got possession
of the leather.
Steers Gains 35 Yards.
Again in the last period two long
forward passes put the ball within the
20-yard mark and then Idaho wasted
her chance when Bershear made a
wild throw over the goal line.
Oregon’s first touchdown can be
chalked up to Bill Steers, for the stel
lar quarterback, unaided, bucked the
ball from Idaho’s 35-yard line over the
last chalk mark. This came in the
second quarter. The other touch
down was from the same kind of a
play that caused so much dispute in
the Washington game last year.
Bill Steers punted to Idaho’s goal
line and Ray Couch, who was onside
at the time the ball was kicked, fell
on the ball. It was a new one on Ida
ho and Captain Jackson protested
eloquently but to no avail.
Twice Steers attempted drop-kicks
but each time the kick was short.
Steers’ punting was one of the big
xeatures of the game. Several of his
boots were near 60 yards.
“Bas” and Nelson Star.
Bas Williams and Carl Nelson bore
the brunt of the attack in the line, be
sides carrying the ball several times.
Williams reeled off two or three 15
yard runs.
For Idaho, Thompson, Bershear and
Roberts shone to advantage. Thomp
son went in in the second quarter
and tore off 25 yards in four downs.
He was worked too much and lost his
effectiveness in the second half. Bcr
shear almost broke away for a touch
down two minutes before the game
ended on a long end run, but Bill
Steers managed to get his fingernails
on Bershear’s jersey and pulled him
down on the 25-yard line. The jer
sey was torn off and Bershear fin
ished the contest minus his uppers.
Both teams tried forward passes
frequently, but few were successful.
Idaho completed several short passes,
but made little gain, as the man who
received the pass was tackled almost
as soon as he got the ball.
Oregon’s Lineup Unchanged.
One remarkable fact aobut the
game was that not one substitution
had to be made in Oregon’s lineup.
Time was called but twice, both times
for Carl Nelson, but the plucky tackle
did not go out. Idaho made four sub
stitutions during the game.
Summing up the game, it can be said
ine ’Varsity showed a marked im
provement over the Multnomah game,
but a much greater improvement must
be made before they can hope to cope
with O. A. C. There was a notice
able absence of fumbling showing the
boys have not learned to hold on to
the ball. Most of the offensive was
carried on by Steers, Couch and the
two tackles, while the defense was not
up to the standard.
Idaho Coach Disappointed.
Coach Bleamaster of Idaho was dis
appointed with the game. “We de
served an even break, but you are to
be congratulated on the scrappy fight
you put up,” he said.
Coach Bezdek had little to say after
the game. “I’ll tell what I think Mon
day. We have a lot of work before
us.”
First Quarter.
Oregon won the toss and chose to
defend the west goal with the wind
at their backs. Idaho kicked off to
Nelson, who returned five yards. Ball
on Oregon’s 30-yard line. Steers
(Continued on page 4.1
THREE PLATS SCORE
A DECIDED SUCCESS
PRODUCTION GAINS MUCH FROM
SIMPLE SETTINGS AND
STRONG CHARACTER
INTERPRETATION.
Thursday and Friday Performances
Star Ruth Young, A. F. Reddie,
W. F. G. Thacher.
(Paul P. Farrington.)
Most extroarinary in every detail,
from the character interpretation to
the novel illuminating effects, were
the three plays, “The Friend of Man,”
“The Straggler,” and “Sayonara,”
which were Thursday evening pre
sented in Guild Hall under the direc
tion of Professor A F. Reddie, head
of the class in dramatic interpreta
tion at the University.
Perhaps the c!'m mating element in
the three plays was their simplicity.
Always were ine scenes quiet well
planned, and elective, and rarely was
a harsh note sounded. With very lit
tle to wc-rk w.lh in the matter of set
tings, but w;th each Of the properties
lending itself to a common atmos
phere, the producer made successes
of the presentations through close ob
servance of every detail.
Plays Well Taken.
Noticeable was the effect of the
plays upon the audience, individually
and collectively. Mentally immature
freshman and seasoned play-goer and
ciitic, made known in unison their
appreciation by verbal and physical
demonstration. Always must the
player have been aware that his au
dience was “with” him. During the
course of some of the “heavier" scenes
t' e audience made obvious its inter
est by the greatest tribute, silence.
Unique and very impressive was the
initial play, “The Friend of Man."
T’’ ''1 written, will acted and remark
ably lacking in the superflous, it is
w<-!! deserving of favorable comment.
The story, which perhaps savored a
trifle of universalism, is of a man who
feared death, his demise, and the rev
elations on the “other side.” Mr. Red
d’e as “the old-young man,” and Dr.
Thacher as “the stranger,” were ap
* pointed.
Well termed a “character study,”
the second play presented, “The Strag
gler,” an intermingling of pathos and
fine humor, was well done. Chief
honors must be conceded Mr. Reddie
as Corporal Gregory Brew'ster,” a vet
eran of the Third Guards, “having
fought under Wellington.” Versatile
and understanding, Mr. Reddie’s act
ing was admirable.
Ruth Young Makes Big Hit.
“Savonara,” perhaps the feature of
the evening, was naturally clever and
made more effective by Ruth Young's
conception of her part as “Setsua Mat
sue.” Clearly living every line of her
part, Miss Young sent the interpreta
tion of her part over to the audito
rium in a manner devoid of the com
mon characteristics of the amateur.
The play was delightful in most par
ticulars, and was enjoyable through
out.
OLD OREGON MEN ARE
WATCHING THE SCHOOL
NICK JAUREGUY SAYS UNIVERSI
TY MEN AT CAMP LEWIS
ARE STILL INTERESTED
IN CAMPUS AFFAIRS
Soldier Who Beat the Gun in Fighting,
Gets 25 Years on the Island.
Nick Jaureguy, president of the As
sociated Students last year and now
stationed at American Lake as sec
ond lieutenant of the Seventh Com
pany, Second Battalion, 166 Depot
Brig., in a personal letter to Karl Ont
hank, says that football practice at
the Eugene Ambulance Corps bar
racks reminds him of Kincaid field,
because there are so many ex-Ore
gon rnen on the team. Extracts from
Jaureguy’s letter follow:
i “By this time I imagine the old Ore
gon Spirit is rousing itself again and
old ‘jazz’ and ‘pep’ and the ‘Bez’ is
beginning to liven things up again
about the Oregon campus. I see by
the papers that the enrollment has
not fallen off as much as was ex
pected, which proves that the girls
will all go back to school again even
though they are deprived of the ‘pleas
ure’ of having most of the fellows
around. I was certainly glad to hear
that so many of the leaders in the
senior class have come back again.
They are needed in school this year,
to my mind, more than they are in
the army. I received a letter from
Jimmy Sheehy the other day, and he
is there with the determination to see
to it that nothing is left undone to
overcome the handicap of losing so
many seniors and juniors this year.
Jimmy is just the hoy that can do it,
too, and if the rest of the upperclass
men back him up as they should and
as I feel sure they will, Oregon will
\ e on the map this year as it has
been in the past. Pass the word
around, that there are over a hun
dred former University of Oregon stu
dents at Camp Lewis that are watch
ing things at Eugene, and if we have
reason to be disappointed with the
way the ‘women’ are running things
we are going to take our army down
there, clean things up, and take charge.
“I was very much disappointed
when I read in the paper this morn
ing that W. S. C. had walloped Ore
een somewhat the same as they did
about this time two years ago. I am
sure, however, that to be beaten in
football this year is no disgrace.
Rather it is just the opposite when
(Continued on page 4.)
RESIGNATION OF ED SHOCKLEY
FOLLOWED BY ADVANCE
OF “BEARCAT”—A
VETERAN.
New Coach Wants More Men to Turn
Out for Practice; Ed Is to
Leave Monday.
Harold “Bearcat” Grey has been
given complete charge of wrestling
owing to the leaving of Coach Ed
Shockley. Grey is a junior and was
on the Varsity last year. He has had
considerable experience on the mat
and is out heart and soul for the mak
ing of a “real team.”
The leaving of Coach Shockley will
somewhat cripple the wrestling pros
pects, but as many of last year’s men
are back, the situation is being han
dled as best as possible. Grey has a
good sized problem on his hands to
whip a team into shape for the meet
with O. A. C. which will take place
some time in February.
Twenty-five Turn Out.
About twenty-five fellows have
turned out for practice, among the
older men being Claude Hill, George
Taylor, “Chief” Wilson, Arvo Simola,
“Thursty” Laraway, Chuck Dundore.
Hill wrestles at 125 pounds, Taylor at
165, Wilson at 135, Simola at 117,
Laraway at 158, and Dundore at 135.
Grey will also be eligible tor the meet,
his weight being 145.
Grey is not entirely satisfied with
the turnout. He wants more men.
Ed Shockley, physical instructor and
wrestling coach at the University^'
leaves Monday for Wasco, Ore., where
i he will enter the automobile business.
linnr LEADS OFF
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE
STUDENTS AND FACULTY, FIVE
HUNDRED STRONG, TRAMP
STREETS; CHILDREN
FOLLOW.
Procession Goes to Armory, Where
Bond-Selling Rally Is Held.
With more than 500 students, 50
members of the faculty, and the Uni
versity band in line, the University
was represented Friday in the Liber
ty Loan parade to the Eugene armo
ry, where the bond rally was held.
More than 2,700 school students par
ticipated. The band, followed by Don
Roberts, Jack Montague and Larue
Blackaby, representing the senior
class, and Karl Onthank, director of
the parade, led the procession. The
ordnance course students, who will
soon don the khaki, were next in line,
with the men walking company-front
and with military precision. They
were followed by the members of the
faculty, a special division composed
of twenty-five members of the wo
men’s glee club and the body of stu
dents, who, walking four abreast
formed a procession fully four blocks
long. The rest of the parade was com
posed of students and faculty from
the Eugene high school, the Bible Uni
versity, St. Mary’s school, the Junior
high school and the five public schools
of Eugene, who marched with drum
corps, flags and liberty loan posters,
forming one long parade which
stretched out fully five blocks long.
Flag Salute Given.
The parade stopped at Seventh av
enue, where a flag salute was given
by the standard bearers of the diger
ent schools and the entire 2,700 stu
dents in line gave the usual flag sa
lute. The parade then headed for
the armory, where the University stu
dents packed the entire upper balco
nies for the Liberty loan rally which
was held immediately after the pa
rade.
Thomas A. Burke, former collector
of customs at Portland, was the chief
speaker of the afternoon. He opened
his address by telling of the barbar
ism of the Germans as he had heard
it told by Ambassador Gerard and
other men who have seen actual con
ditions in the war territory. He
spoke of the Germans’ plans in enter
ing the war to reach Paris in 30 days
when they would level the city to
ruins until the French people would
surrender, then they would go across
the channel and do likewise to Lon
don, and from there to New York.
As to Liberty bonds, Mr. Burke ex
pressed his opinion that it was a priv
ilege to be allowed to buy a bond. An
other idea which he made plain was
that the government must have money
to carry on this war. If the people
refuse to subscribe to the Liberty
bonds willingly and freely, the gov
ernment must adopt a war tax on ev
erything which will make people pay.
He told of the backing which the
bonds have. How that as long as
there is one acre of land in the United
States, one dwelling, one bank or any
thing known to the civilized world
the bonds would be safe, for they are
backed by this kind of a security.
ur. scnarer oiks.
Dr. Joseph Schafer, head of the de
partment of history in the Univer
sity, gave a short talk, in which he
pointed out the fact that the people
know their duty, and it is now time
for them to decide and to act. He un
rolled a big picture of one of the coast
artillery companies which left here
last July, and referred to it as the
boys who saw what was needed and
were quick in their decision to do
what they saw necessary—to answer
their country’s call.
Sheehy Speaks for Students.
James Sheehy, president of the as
sociated students at the University,
gave a short talk in the form of a
pledge which the students of the Uni
versity of Oregon gave to their coun
try.
The students, he said, offered their
services to the government not so
much in the form of dollars, but stood
ready as a body to give their red blood
that democracy should not be im
paired, and that the Star Spangled
Banner shall ever wave over the land
of the free and the home of the brave.
"Are we to be more careful of our
dollars than of our boys?”
OREGON 10 WELCOME
ITS OLD GUARD NOV. 17
BIGGEST HOMECOMING IN HIS
TORY PLANNED FOR DATE
OF GAME WITH UNIVER
SITY OF CALIFORNIA.
Arrangement Committees Appointed;
Town to be Decorated; Dance
Will be Feature.
With all committees appointed,
plans are in full swing for a “bigger
than ever” Homecoming on November
17, the date of the Oregon-California
game. No detail is to be neglected,
according to President Jimmy Sheehy,
and all the “old guard” are going to
feel at home.
Harry Crain, assisted by Helene
DeLano, Don Roberts, Dorothy Ben
nett and Charles Tizdale are to be re
sponsible for the success of the week
end in general and are to oversee the
arrangements of all the other com
mittees.
Publicity to Be Wide.
The publicity and advertising com
mittee will push affairs and will co
operate with Secretary Onthank in
getting out stickers and other adver
tising matter. Harold Newton, chair
man; Bob McNary, Cleome Carroll,
Dorothy Duniway, Melvin Solve, and
Douglass Mularky are on for this com
mittee.
Marguerite Gross, with Earl Murphy
and Erma Keithley, will co-operate
with the Portland alumni and inform
them of the fact that there are to
be “big doings” November 17 and
that the University expects them to be
on hand. In addition, letters will be
sent to the old grads, asking them
back.
When they get here, Paul Spangler,
chairman; Genevieve Dickey, Hattie
Garrett and Ivan Warner are to see
that they are properly housed.
Merchants Aid Sought.
The interest and ca-operatiion of
the downtown merchants and business
houses for Homecoming will be soli
cited by a committee composed of
Harold Tregllgas, chairman; Jean
ette Calkins, Dorothy Parsons, Lay
Carlisle, Harold Grey, Russell Quisen
bury and Harold Barde. They will
try to induce the business men to
decorate their show windows, come to
the game with their band and occupy
a place in the rooters’ section.
Luncheon on Campus.
The eats, in the form of the cam
pus luncheon, are not to be neglected.
A committee composed of the follow
ing will see to that: Helene Delano,
chairman; Florence Sherman, Helen
Braeht, Tula Kingsley, Ruth Wilson,
Elsie Fitzmaurice, Gladys Smith, Car
oline Alexander, Ruth Westfall and
Mellie Parker.
The Homecoming dance is in charge
of the juniors and decoration of the
Armory, with the exception of the
orchestra platform and punch booth,
is to be dispensed with.
DRAMA STUDENTS TO 60 TO PORTLAND
Red Cross to Benefit From Production
of Three Plays.
Three one-act plays, ‘‘The Friend of
Man,” by J. Frederick Thorne, “Sayo
nara,” by Fergus Reddie, and ‘The
Straggler,” by Henry Irving, which j
were produced by the dramatic inter-j
pretation class of the University,
Thursday and Friday evenings, are
to be produced in Portland November
3, by the same casts.
Dr. Frederick A. Kiehle, president
of the Portland Drama League, has ar
ranged for these plays to be given in
the Little Theatre, in Portland, on
the above date, on account of the Or
egon-Mare Island Marine game.
The plays will be given under the
auspices of the Portland Drama
League and for the benefit of the Red
Cross. They were also produced
here for Red Cross benefit.
"Why cannot we keep our own
wheat bread and send the com to Eu
rope?” The food administrator says,
“Corn bread is crumbly and does not
keep well and cannot be taken from
the field baker'ec behind the lines into
the trenc’ies. For the same reason, it
cannot bo taken from the bakeries
to the homer. In Europe, owing to
the scarcity of fuel, practically all
baking is done in bakeries.
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KING JAZZ ENTHRONED
AI Bit PAJAMA BALK
GROTESQUELY-CLAD MEN PA
RADE THROUGH DOWN
TOWN STREETS AND SO
RORITY HOUSES.
“PEP” IS KEYNOTE OF NOISY CELEBRATION
Prizes Taken by Nellis Hamlin and SI
Slmola for Most Original
Costumes.
I’ajama-clad, students of Oregon
gathered last night for the peppiest
and most comprehensive demonstra
tion of the Oregon Spirit ever shown
in a year of "war college.” The pa
rade, two blocks long, was declared
to be equal in jazz to any pajama pa
rade rally ever staged at Oregon.
Without being sleepy, Oregon crept
into her pajamas last night about 6:30
o’clock, and didn’t put on slippers,
but army marching boots instead—
and then forgot to put out the lights
or throw out the cat for four, or five,
or six hours.
Some pairs of pajamas which were
paraded from the University library
through Eugene streets, through the
Rex theater, and through the women’s
fraternity houses, had been slept in,
without fear of successful contradic
tion. Others were pink and yellow,
and still others were of different hues,
or had big roses on them and were so
loud that no one could sleep in them
without waking somebody’s whole
sleeping porch.
Everybody There.
But all were In the rally and all
helped to work up a great fund of
pep and Jazz for the Oregon-Idaho
game here today.
“Pep” at the zenith of the Jazs
world was everywhere, from long
“String” Crandall, yell leader, to
short Si Simola, who toek second
prize for adornment. First prize of
$2.50 was taken by Nellis Hamlin,
who appeared in a bright red chorus
girl costume, and danced beside the
twisting line with Jay Fox.
The University band led the march
ers and had so much pep and Jazz
that Hammersley broke one side out
of the bass drum—but the other side
was good.
The parade left the University li
brary shortly after 6:45 o’clock and
marched down Eleventh street to Wil
lamette, and thence to Eighth, where
the marchers were called into close
formation and gave an Oregon “Os
kie” with real Oregon Spirit behind
it, and yells for Bez, coach, Bill, and
the team, hailed as victors for today’s
battle, and last but not least, for the
“scrubs.”
Go Through the Rex.
The entire parade then marched
through the Rex theater, to be greeted
enthusiastically by townspeople. Re
turning to the campus, the pajama
men ran through each of the sororities
and those who were quick enough as
they went by the circles of girls got
all-day suckers, an apple, a cookie, or
a piece of candy to sustain them In
the jazz feat.
The line of march was first through
the Chi Omega house, then through
the Kappa Kappa Gamma, Gamma
Phi, Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta,
Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Phi, PI
Beta Phi, and Mary Splller hall. The
parade disbanded in front of the li
brary after a final "Oskie” and a yell
for the band had been given.
Seniors Yell.
In the interest of the pajama pa
rade the seniors staged a lieelt pre
parade rally around the senior bench
between 10 and 11 o’clock Friday
morning. One of the yells given fol
lows:
Pajamas,
Wear ’em,
Wear ’em,
Wear ’em,
Pajamas!
Another was for the Liberty bondsv
I as follows: /•
Liberty bonds.
Buy ’em,
Buy ’em,
Buy ’em,
Liberty bonds!
Pajama Song.
A paraphrase of "I Wear My Pink
| Pajamas” was rendered as the song of
' the pre-rally.