The Oregon weekly., May 25, 1908, Image 1

Oregon
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. IX.
AGRICULTURALISTS
EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1908.
BEATEN JUNIOR ORATORS WIN HONORS]AGRIC
MEN TAKE
REVENGE
In Annual Track Meet Friday After­ And Bring Credit to the University
For Defeat of Track Team by Winning
noon by the University Athletes
Departments of English and Pub­
Two Games Straight From Ore­
—Oregon, 67; O. A. C. 55
lic Speaking.
gon’s Fast Baseball Nine
A large crowd, including many out
Light creditable Junior orations were
O. A. C., 5—Oregon, 3.
of town people, gathered Saturday af­ delivered in Villard Hall last Friday
O. A. C., 5—Oregon, 4.
ternoon to witness the annual O. A. C. night at the nineteenth Annual Junior
-Oregon track meet. Victory for Ore­ exhibition. All of the orations showed Such were the scores of the two base­
gon was purchased only by the utmost deep thought and careful preparation ball games played at Reef cat ion Park
effort on the part of every representa­ and all were favorably received by the on Saturday. O. A. C. naturally took
tive.! The Corvallis team is a deter­ large and appreciative audience. The great sa'.sfaction in defeating the Var­
mined aggregation of capable athletes special music was of a degree of merit sity nine which had not hitherto met
and made a strong bid for first place. seldom heard. Professor Glen’s solo, defeat Victory was due in a large
At the conclusion of the mile run, the Boots and Saddles" by Gena Brans- measure to Oregon's costly errors at
tenth event, the score was tied, 45 combe took the audience by storm. critical times. Several of the Oregon
to 45. The next three events gave Miss Adele Goff rendered two pleasing players disappointed their supporters
Oregon a lead, which though not a solos. The rich voice of Miss Sue by playing in poor form. In the main,
great one, was too large to be over­ Hayes was heard to advantage in a however, the games were well played
and were the most interesting that have
come by O. A. C.’s victory in the re­ solo, “Love in the Southland.”
been seen in Eugene this year.
lay.
The orations themselves were not at
Individually, the Oregon men were all dull but were interesting and prac­ In the morning game, Henkel pitch­
remarkably strong. Captain Kuyken­ tical. Jesse H. Bond gave his contest ed well after the first inning, when he
dall was the individual star, winning orations, with which he is to represent seemed nervous and allowed three
runs. O. A. C. got the other two runs
first place in both the high hurdles and Oregon at Seattle on May 30.
in the sixth and eighth innings. In
the broad jump and tieing for first in
Miss Edna Cameron in an oration, this game Oregon stole 11 bases and
the pole vault. This gave him a total entitled: “I will Lift Up Mine Eyes
of fourteen points to his credit. Hus­ Unto the Hills," presented a work of O. A. C. three. Henkle struck out five
men, Roper of O. A. C. two. Henkle,
ton maintained his record as the fast­ rare imaginative fancy and color and
after the first inning, was cool and
est hundred yard man in the North­ keen interpretation. Herbert F. Clarke . steacjy ¡n tjlc pjtcjier’s box an(j showed
west college world by running the made a plea for civic regihteousness in
great speed.
hundred yard dash in ten seconds, flat, his orations: “Honor in High Places."
The afternoon game, with Hurd in
taking first place in the 220 hurdles and Merle Chessman's subject' was “The
second in the high hurdles, making in Idle Dreams of ati Empty Day." His die box was close and exciting. No
all a total of 13 points for his team. thought, method of presentation and score was made until the third inning,
when Ramp circled the bases for Ore­
Moon, the pride of the freshman class, delivery were alike excellent. Earl
gon. In the next inning a number of
pressed Huston closely in the hundred Kilpatrick referred pointedly to direct
costly errors made possible three runs
and won the 220 with ease in 22 1-5 legislation in Oregon in his oration:
for (). A. C. Another run was scored
seconds.
“The Ministry of Vision." C. MacC. in the next inning. In the eighth in­
Sam May ran a remarkably good Snow showed how his title “Veritas" ning a two-base hit by Kestley brought
mile, giving Davolt a close race. Rob­ must be the basis and the motto of all in two men and tied the score. Pros­
erts, Dodson, Downs and Sievers did permanent political good. “Mens Agi- pects for victory then seemed bright,
creditably. Ben Williams surprised tat Molem” was developed tellingly by but a score in the first of the ninth by
everyone bv defeating Chapman (O.A. Earl Strong. Thomas R. Townsend (). A. C. made the situation precarious
( •) for the third place in the pole- showed the responsibility of great men and Oregon failed to score again.
vault. Zacharias was not in the best and the effect of their example in his
About 800 people saw the two
°f form and lost to Hall at a distance production: "He that Raiseth a Stan-
games. Feeling ran high but courtesy
considerably under his record. McIn­ (lard.”
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prevailed. O. A. C. frequently gave
tire won the discus in fine form. Gard­
Professors Glen and Carson are well the University veils and Van Dusen’s
ner took third in the hammer throw.
satisfied with the quality of the work rooters returned the compliment. Tay­
I hat O. A. C. has a wonderful bunch ' done and consider that the Junior class lor caught both games for Oregon,
quarter men was demonstrated by was well represented. These instruct­ and Moore both games for O. A. C.
die relay. It was nip and tuck until ors have worked hard with the oratrs
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and have good reason to feel satisfied.
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