The Oregon weekly., February 03, 1908, Image 2

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ANSWERS is the most accessible so far as the
State at large is concerned.
Portland pays 31 per cent of the state
Recent Editorial in Oregon Weekly on
taxes that go to support the two
“An Unwise Move”—His Side
schools and is entitled to see at least
of Case Presented
one of our big athletic events each
Portland, Or., Jan. 21.— (T o the ed­ year.
itor)—Although there is a general feel­ 'fhe fact that the institutions are lo­
ing on the campus that the Oregon-O. cated in Eugene and Corvallis does not
A. C. football game should remain as mean that they belong exclusively to
a campus game, there is a feeling those cities. They should be State­
among a great many alumni and wide in their influence. Eugene and
friends of the University that the game Corvallis derive a great amount of ben­
efit because of the location of the two
should he played in Portland.
In the first place, Portland presents State institutions, and they ought to
a neutral held, affording a lair chance be willing to share this benefit, at least
and no favors for either team, and elim­ in a small way, with the rest of the
inating the aftermath of bickering that state.
If (). A. C. desires to play in Port­
has followed every Oregon-O. A. C.
land and if Oregon should decline to
game with the single late exception.
In the second place, Portland can do so, but should arrange Portland
feed ami house the large crowds that games with other colleges, what in­
attend the game. Neither Eugene nor ference will ()' A. C. and her friends
Corvallis can do this, as we know. In draw from ( )regon’s attitude? Any
1904 when the game was played at argument in favor of Oregon playing
Corvallis, the crowd stood in a pour­ an outside college team in Portland
ing rain. Under present conditions applies with enormously augfnented
it is not possible for either Eugene or force in favor of the Oregon-Oi A. C.
Corvallis to seat more than 1000 peo­ game.
Wont it be better all aroujid for
ple. This is about the limit for other
campus games, but the Oregon-O. A. Oregon and O. A. C. to work together
C. game of l‘K)7 drew 3000 people, and and to use their strength as big-;sports-
future games will draw even larger manlike rivals, than for them to drift
crowds. Why then should each of apart and play their Portland games
these institutions spend thousands of with other college teams?
The charge that the transfer of the
dollars upon bleachers and grandstands
to be, used otflM one day every two game to Portland will have a bad ef­
years? Multnomah’s new grandstand, fect on our college spirit is a very
which will be finished by lime first, flimsy charge; this college spirit is not
will seat 4000 people ami there will be confined to the students alone; it ex­
ists among the hundreds of alumni and
bleachers for about 2000 more.
Because of the character of the former students of Oregon and O. A.
game good excursion rates can be ar­ C. who live in all parts of the state. A
ranged and the event placed within great many of these old students live
the reach of even the poorest students in and around Portland, and most of
of the two institutions, as well as the them are too busy to get away from
towns-people of Eugene and Corvallis. their work to visit Eugene or Corval­
The trip from Eugene to Portland and lis for the annual football game.
lhe removal of the big game t’o
return will cost very little more than
the trip from Eugene to Corvallis and Portland does not mean that there
return. Portland is centrally located. .will be a dearth of games in Eugene.
PAT”
McARTHUR
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The Oregon-Idaho game, and the Ore­
gon-O. A. C. freshman game will be
played in Eugene in 1909, and biennial­
ly thereafter. There may be a game
with Whitworth college in Eugene ev­
ery year and there will be more second
team contests, beside a regular fresh­
man schedule. This arrangement will
give us plenty of campus games and
will keep college spirit on its present
high plane.
East but not least, I wish to point
out the fnancial advantages that would
follow the playing of the game in Port­
land. 'The first time the game is play­
ed here it will net more than $2000 for
each institution. If Oregon expects
to win in football and baseball she
must put money into firstclass coaches.
If we expect to retain our present ef­
ficient trainer we should raise his sal­
ary at the end of this year. Our Glee
Club and Debating Teams and other
similar enterprises demand money. The
Portland game will settle all these
questions and will also permit us to
employ a competent graduate manager
of athletics.
Few of the students realize that our
lease on Kincaid field will expire this
year, and that the chances for securing
these grounds for another term of
years are very slim indeed. It will be
up to the Associated Students to pro­
vide a new athletic field; perhaps not
this year, but in the not distant future.
How can we make the money easier
than bv playing our game with the O.
A. C. in Portland?
Yours sincerely,
C. N. McARTHUR, ’01.
'fhe final tryout for Interstate Ora­
tors will take place on Friday, Febru­
ary 21. Those who will compete at
that time are Bert W. Prescott, R. D-
McCarty, Cecil K. Evans, Clarence E.
Whealdon, Jesse IE Bond and A. C.
Marsters.
Many students attended the “Char­
ity Ball’ at the Armory Friday night.
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