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Campbell, Bezdek, Earl,
Hayward Did Much
To Further Sports
Oregon’s First Football i
Team Organized 1892
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Athletic development in the Uni
versity has run almost parallel with ■
the growth of the educational side
of the institution. Lack of finances
in the early years made it almost
impossible to maintain athletics as
part of the institution, The Uni
versity officials favored the abol
ishing of athletics altogether. It
was only through the strong demand
for sports on • the part of the new .
students who attended the Univer
sity in the first years and their
willingness to finance athletic con
tests themselves, that sports were
maintained at all.
Under these conditions and with
the almost total lack o'f facilities,
athletics from 1876 to 1903 were in
a very bad condition. Only the
spirit of the student body kept ath
letics alive. Every man in the Uni
versity, whether he was physically
fitted for athletic competition or |
not, turned out for sports. Several;
are the football games that Oregon I
played with nine or ten men, for at ’
times there were no able substitutes.
Football first came to the front in
1892. This was the first year that
Oregon succeeded in organizing a
real football team. The first game
was played with Albany College on
November 24, 1892. Oregon won
with a score of 3 to 0. The field
used at that time ran north and
south, the south end of the field be
ing where the Oregon building now
stands. The ground on which the
game was played was not entirely
smooth and several injuries resulted
from the players stepping into goph
er holes. •
From 1896 on Oregon had a "team
every year and played games with
other colleges of the conference
which included Newberg, Willam
ette, Albany College, Linfield, Port
land Academy and several other
schools not now in existence. A
semi-annual game was held with the ■
University of Washington when
enough tickets could be sold to in
sure the expenses of bringing the
Washington team to Eugene.
Basketball and track did not de
velop in the University until after
1900.
President Campbell c»me to Ore
gon in 1902. He was greatly inter
ested in athletics and did some ex
cellent work in aiding sports to gain j
a real foothold within the institu
tion. He was largely responsible for
bringing Bill Hayward, Oregon’s
veteran track coach and trainer, to
Oregon. He also helped to bring
Virgil Earl, Oregon’s present direct
1 or of athletics. His influence in fur
thering sports made possible the de
velopment of an. athletics depart
ment which in turn has been re
sponsible for systematizing all
phases of sports including the fin
ancing, building of suitable fields,
scheduling of games, purchasing of i
equipment, etc.
Oregon nas turned out some or
the greatest track and field stars1
developed on the coast. This was
possible only by the efforts of Bill
Hayward. Bill is beginning his
twenty-fifth year as track coach at
Oregon. In addition to being track
coach, he has been an invaluable as
set to the athletic department as a
trainer. He has accompanied four
track teams to the Olympic games
and usually with one or two of his
own developed men, such as Dan
Kelly and others. He went to Lon
don in 1908, Stockholm in 1912, Ant
werp in 1920 and Paris in 1924. Bill
Hayward came to Oregon after
coaching Pacific University, Albany
College, and the University of Cali
fornia—after a brilliant career as
a sprinter. His first Northwest Con
ference Championship came in 1905,
and from 1910 to 1915 his teams won
conference victories without a break
and individuals scored high in na
tional intercollegiate meets. Bill
has developed track performers
whose names are engraved in Ore
gon ’s hall of fame.
Dan Kelly was one of the most
remarkable track men in the coun
try. Dan could sprint, hurdle, high
jump, and throw the javelin. In a
meet in Spokane in 1906, Dan Kelly
took five first places and made a re- ,
markable performance in each event. ,
He ran the 100 yard dash in 9 and
3-5 seconds, the 220 in 22 flat, the .
low hurdles in 25 seconds, high jump- (
ed 5 feet 10 inches and broad jump- (
ed 24 feet 8 inches. Such perform- (
ances as those of Kelly have never j
been equalled by Oregon athletes
and seldom by any athletes in the
country.
Martin Hawkins, who is now a
judge in Portland, was a great track
man under the tutelage of Bill Hay-1
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ward who developed him from a
scrawny lad to a powerful runner.
Frank Frisell is another star devel
oped by Bill. His most outstanding
feat was the winning of the decath
lon at the Lewis and Clark Fair in
1906. Vere Windnagle became one of
the greatest half milers or his time
under Hayward and succeeded in j
winning several national honors and j
breaking two national records be- J
fore he dropped out of competition j
and began to coach track. He is j
now coaching at Washington highi
school in Portland. Bill has condi
tioned men for varsity football
teams for the last quarter of a cen
tury and has done it exceptionally
well—the great 1916 team, Pacific
Coast champions—as a noteworthy
example. So much has Bill contrib
uted to Oregon that Hayward field
wap named after him.
The most outstanding football
coach Oregon has had was Hugo
Bezdek who coached the 1916 team,
which beat Pennsylvania at Pasa
dena. Oregon’s football history has
been as colorful as her track his
tory. Bezdek turned out more stars
than the other coaches who held
sway over Oregon football proteges.!’
Among them were the great Dudley j
Clarke, one of the best halfbacks ev- j
er developed at Oregon. Dud was al- j
so a good punter and a baseball play- j
er. Johhny Parsons was another half-1
back brought out by Bezdek. Others
were Lloyd Tegart, Brick Mitchell, ^
Jake Risley, Shy and Hollis Hunt
ington, Virgil EarT and Dick^ Smith,
who coached the 1924 and 1925 foot
ball teams. Among the great-punt
ers developed at Oregon, the four
Templeton brothers and Fred Moul
len were the best. The Templeton
brothers could punt between 65 and
75 yards consistently. Many games
were won by the ability of these
brothers. Fred Moullen was the
most colorful drop and place-kicker
developed at Oregon. In 1910 O. A.
C. was scheduled to beat Oregon.
Oregon did not score a touchdown
but Moullen succeeded in kicking
four place kicks—Oregon won 12.
to 0. Jack Latourette, although not j
exceptional, was one of the best
kickers Oregon has had.
Virgil Earl, director of athletics,
has brought to a realization the
dreams of the athletic enthusiasts,
building up the athletic department
to its present state of efficiency.
When in college Earl was a football
and baseball star. He was all-north-'j
west guhrd in 1904 and one of the
best catchers and outfielders ever j
produced at the University. Mr. |
Earl had been closely connected with j ■
athletics before entering the JJni-j
versitv and after graduation he j
coached baseball and football at
Washington, where one of his foot-,
ball teams won the national cham
pionship. He was a student manag
er in 1902, 1903, and 1904—during
which time he managed football,
baseball, and track. It was in this
capacity that Earl obtained a thor
ough knowledge of the problems j
concerned in directing athletics. He
claims the greatest difficulty the
University athletic department has
had since 1901 was the securing of
funds to construct fields, equipment,
and purchase uniforms and services
of coaches. In 1901 the total re
ceipts for the games amounted to
only $1800. On this paltry sum the
athletics of the University had to
be maintained. Until 1906 there was
no grandstand on Kincaid field. .
During the past year, through the
efforts of Virgil Earl and others,
a new era in University athletics
has dawned at Oregon. The new
grandstand on Hayward has been
completed, a new baseball field has
been constructed and a much needed
220 yard straight-away has been
finished. During the summer the
new basketball pavilion, which the
Associated Students are construct
ing, was partially completed. The
building will be finished before the
basketball season starts. ' It will be
one of the finest on the coast. This
contribution shows that the Asso
ciated Students are still behind ath
letics as strong as ever.
Last year Virgil Earl succeeded in
bringing to Oregon Capt. John J.
McEwan and |his two assistants,
Harry Ellinger and Gene Vidal, to
coach football. Capt. McEwan was
a former army player, coach and
member of the national rules com
mittee. He has brought to Oregon
tvith him, an enviable record and a
ivealth of prestige. He played under
Doc Williams at Minnesota in 1911
>nd 1912. He played center on the.
A.rmy team from 1913-1916 and cap
tained the team his last year. In
1914 he was named All-American
center on Walter Camp’s team. He
:oached the cadet team for three
.-ears, during which time he won 18
james, lost five, and played sir tie
lontests.
Oregon athletics have evolved like
he University itself by a hard
itruggle for existence. Let us for
get the past and look ahead into.
he future years of athletic achieve
nent.
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Friday Program
Will Be Largely
Work of Alumni
Dedication o f Deady,
Unveiling of Johnson
Memorial Slated
Speakers on the Semi-Centennial
program for Friday are alumni of
he University of Oregon with the
'xception of Dr. Luella Clay Car
son, first dean of women and former j
professor of rhetoric here, and Dean !
lohn Straub, a member of the fac
lltv since 1878.
Friday will see the dedication of j
Did Deady hall and the unveiling j
>f a memorial to John W. Johnson,
irst president of the University.
Reverend Herbert S. Johnson, son
>f the first president and a member
)f the clas% of 1887, will deliver the
nvocation at the ceremonies Fri
day morning and will also give the
benediction. Melba Williams (’19)
vill sing and will be accompanied
by Frances Pierce (’26).
Dr. Claiborne M. Hill (1881) will
ipeak on “The Spirit of Old Ore
gon.” Dr. Hill is now president of
he Berkeley Baptist Divinity school
n Berkeley, Cal. Dr. John Straub,
bmeritus dean of men, will speak
>n “Archaic Reminiscences.”
Judge Lawrence T. Harris (’93)
vill deliver an address on “John '
W. Johnson, the Founder,” Friday
ifternoon. Judge Harris is now liv
ng in Eugene and is a member of
;he law firm of Harris, Smith and
Bryson. He was for a number of
fears justice of the Oregon supreme
:ourt.
Rev. Frank B. Matthews of Se
attle will deliver the invocation and
benediction Friday afternoon. He
is a member of the class of 1895 and
is now minister at the University
Baptist church in Seattle. While at
;he University, Frank Matthews
vas editor of the monthly paper
ind in 1895 was captain of the foot
ball team.
Dr. Benjamin J. Hawthorne, a
member of the first faculty and
emeritus professor of psychology,
■vill unveil the memorial tablet to
President Johnson.
During the morning session Ben
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preside. Mr. Beekman was a mem
ber of the class of 1884 and was
president of the first alumni asso
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Judge Robert S. Bean (1878-) will
preside in the afternoon. Judge
Bean was a member of the Univer
sity board of regents for a number
of years and president of the board
from 1898 to 1920.
President Arnold Bennett Hall
will also be a speaker in the after
noon.
Ex-Students Are Doing
Post-Graduate Work
Margaret Inabit, graduate of the
school of sociology in 1924, is tak
ing post-graduate work in the Port
land extension course under the
supervision of the University. Miss
Inabit was a charter member of Al
pha Kappa Delta, national sociology
honorary.
Margaret Cleveland is also taking
work in the school in Portland. She
attended the University three years,
and will ebtain her degree in Port
land on completion of her fourth
year. She is also a member of Alpha
Kappa Delta.
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I Year’s First Poison
Oak Victims Treated
Several cases o'f poison oak have
developed on the campus this week.
Grace Caldwell, Hendricks hall, is
at the infirmary with a very bad at*
tack, and Frank Riggs, Beta, has
been seen wandering around the
campus with his countenance hidden
behind the white ointment. Several
others have been having treatment
for it at the dispensary but are not
ill enough to be in the infirmary.
Seven patients are residing at the
infirmary now, most of them suffer
ing with various stages of colds.
Noted Men Entertained
At Phi Kappa Psi House
The Oregon chapter of Phi Kap
pa Psi entertained guests last night
at dinner. Among those present
were included Dr. Suzzallo, ex-pres
ident of the University of Washing
ton, Bishop Sumner of Portland,
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decorated with green yel
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$1.00 each. Place your or
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Mr. Baker of Tacoma, and Professor
W. F. G. Thachcr.
After ditfner Bishop Sumner
proved his skill in sleight of hand
performance, and furnished enter
tainment for the evening.
Post Handball Score,
Is Cry at Gymnasium
Posting the score in tho donut
handball doubles matches is essen
,tial, according to information given
at the men’s gymnasium today.
If the contestants fail to record
the outcome of the play the contests
cannot be held as official.
It is desirable that all first-round
matches be run off by Thursday and,
those houses that have not playdd
should get in touch with their op
ponents and make arrangements to
settle their dispute as soon as pos
sible.
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