University of Oregon monthly., November 01, 1908, Image 20

U niversity
of
O r e g w M on th ly
4t;
it Was an example of fine training, skill, and determination proving
superior to weight and lack of condition, Multnomah was extremely
anxious to win ip order to avenge the defeat's of the two previous
years, but she was doomed to disappointment:,',As in the O. A, C.
contest the entire team was persi'stftfgly in the game and teamwork
was, again evident. „/Clarke was Sxten better pt the punting stunt
than before and Captain Moullen averaged 1000 per cent in place
kic-ks,- making the last and one of the prettiest of his University ca­
reer, .from the 43 • yard line. Pinkham and Dod^en again placed
brilliantly and Means, the freshman center, delighted th ^ p re g o n
crowd by recovering every fumble available,, pne .of them counting
for a touchdown.
Again I will say, as earlier in this article, that- every Oregon
supporter is, m'o,re than satisfied with thp, Reason. We< will, let our
two defeats be explained by the -.porvallis man who claimed that
Oregon lost to ^Thitw orth and MT/shi-ngton on purpose, just in or­
der tb make O. A. C. overconfident. | These two defeats did help,
immeasurably in the makingypt our team into the fighting machine
which it showed itself to be in theQ „ A-'P. and Multnomah, games.
Coaph-j^obert W. Forbes, ¥ a le r „W>> desery.es unlimited praise
for the manner in. which he .transformed the four o ilm e n and the
fi eshmen and second team material -into the victorious combination
which they turned
to be. A t the beginning O he season, he
faced probably the hardest problem that any Oregon coach ever
has. The University .squad had lost heavily by graduation and in­
eligibility andyonly four old men, Moullen, Clarke, M clntyr|' and
Pinkham, were left;as a nucleus around which to S mould a team.
Undaunted by the poor outlook, he set to work and evolved one of
th^Jgreatest, never-give-up/team ^ that has; ever represented the
University.
There is'one thing which I want td call attention to and.of which
we are especially, proqd.,. Oregon adhere^ strictly to* all the con­
ference rules in regard to eligibility of' players. W ashington and
Pulimap were the only teams which finished above us in the final
conference spWre and they are .both known .to have had players on
their teams who were ineligible. x,Tf'the members
Oregon
Athletic Council had wished., they could have permitted Arnspiger,
"Hug and ^ b lem an to play, but they , chose
stick bys their agree­
ments.