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U niversity
R e su m e of
of
O regon M onthly
F o o tb a ll Spa^op of
1908
.everybody happy ? Well, rather!. ,By way of ex
planation we might state that * the .iGorvallis and
Multnomah people are not included in the above
statement. '•'The late football season, being closed
with the two significant victories achieved by the
.Oregon eleven in Portland, although not a straight
line of successes, can be said to bring more satis
faction than any other in the .gridiron history of the University;
The defeat of Corvallis in return for the bad taste left in our mouths
by that 4 to 0 score of last year, particularly gratifying to those
who have followed closely the athletic relations of the two colleges.
The first Step in the career of Oregon’s 1908 team was the
game with the Oregon Alumni eleven, made up of nine- All-North
west stars, including some.of the,greatest players that ever donped
"th^ moleskins on behalf of the University. By a streak of good luck
and the. aid of Captain Moullen’s trusty foot, the old grads were
vanquished by the narrow margin of one place kick.
The week following came the game with Willamette. By good
individual play the Varsity warriors were able to roll up a score
of 15 to 0 against the Methodists. Oiir team showed up fairly well
for so early in the season and- everyone was encouraged, for visions
of the Northwest championship loomed up in the distance. With the
winning of the "Idaho game, 27 to 21, these visions took on still
more definite form and the Oregon smile began to bud on the cam
pus. Special mention must be made of that notable Idaho game.
From all reports it was the fastest and most exciting game ever
played in the Northwest, this claim being amply substantiated by
a look at the score. The game see-sawed all the way through, first
one team leading and then the other. Idaho was ahead 6 to 4 at
the end of the first half and yet every Oregon student knew that the
Eugene fighters would triumph.
It is amusing to see just how the scores grew. The second half