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VOL. -MX NO.' 18,723
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Potofffc aw Second-Claw Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GRASPING BRITAIN
OHIO STATE ACCEPTS
PASADENA GRID GAME
CHEVROLET KILLED
AS RACERS CRASH
DOGS, CATS, GOATS
OF CITY BANQUETED
CHICK hIS STEW, COOKIES, CATS
Y, CREAM, SHRIMP SERVED.-
PORTLAND CHURCHES
WANT SABBATH LAW
DRAFT OF PROPOSED STATUTE
SOW BEIXG PREPARED.
'EYES
EXORBITANT HOTELS
DRIVE SHRINE AWAY
ATLAXTIO CITY LOSES 1921
CONVENTION OF XOBLES.
ECONOMISTS
PULLMAN DEFEATS
NEBRASKA, 21-20
Big Lead Is Overcome in
Final Period.
by o; s.
'SSHOES
CHAMPION OP BIG TEX COX
FEKEXCE TO PLAY.
ON WOMEN
V
Colby Firm for Rights in
Petroleum Centers.
NOTE DEMANDS EQUAL VOICE
English Deny They Are
Reaching After Monopoly.
MANDATES IN QUESTION
America Excluded From Consid
eration Because She I.s Kot
Member of League.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. (By the
Associated Press.) The American
government has informed Great Brit
ain politely, but firmly, that It will
not be excluded from participation in
the rights and privileges secured
under mandates provided in the
treaties of peace. Furthermore,- it
expects to be heard regarding the
terms of those mandates before they
are put in force.
The position of the United States
Is set forth in a note by Secretary
Colby to Earl Curzon, British secre
tary of state for foreign affairs, and
the specific question discussed is that
of the Mesopotamian petroleum fields.
Mr. Colby's note is dated November
20 and was made public today, fol
lowing its delivery to the British for
eign office early this week. It is in
Teply to a British note of last August
9, which has never been made public
and which deals with the application
of the principles of equality of treat
ment to the territories of the near
east to be placed under British man
date. IT. S. Kxclnd by, Leagne.
The American note takes issue with
what is described as the British po
sition that mandate agreements and
treaties are to be considered only by
states that are members of the league
of nations. It states that the United
States, as a participant In the world
war and a contributor to its success
ful Issue, "cannot consider any of the
associated powers, the smallest not
less than Itself, debarred from dis
cussion from any of Its consequences,
or from participation in the rights
and privileges secured under the man
dates provided in the treaties of
peace."
Mr. Colby says in his note that the
American government accepts the
statement of the British government
that it has refrained from exploiting
the petroleum resources of the man
dated territories in question "and
welcomes your pledges" that it is
far from the intention of Great
Britain to "establish any kind of
monopoly or preferred proposition in
its own interest"
America Stand Reiterated.
I need hardly refer again," Mr.
Colby continues, "to the fact that
the government of the United States
has consistently urged that it is of
the utmost importance to the future
peace of the world than alien ter
ritory transferred as a result of the
war with the central powers should
be held and administered in such a
way as to assure equal treatment to
the commerce and to the citizens of
all nations. Indeed, it was in reliance
upon an understanding to this effect
and expressly in contemplation
thereof that the United States was!
persuaded that the acquisition under
mandate of certain enemy territory
by the victorious powers would be
consistent with the best interests of
the world.
"It is assumed accordingly that
your statements with reference to
mandate A (not described), together
with the statement that the draft
mandates for Mesopotamia and Pale
stine have been prepared with a view
to secure equality of treatment for
the commerce and citizens of all
states which are members of the
league of nations, do not indicate a
supposition on your part that the
United States can be excluded from
the benefits of the principle of equal
ity of treatment."
Copy of Mandates Aaked.
interring to the statement by the
Britteh government that the draft
mandates for Mesopotamia and Pal
estine, which have been prepared, will,
when approved by the Interested
allied powers, be communicated to the
council of the league of nations, the
American secretary of state says:
The United States is, undoubtedly,
one of the powers directly interested
in the terms of the mandates, and I
therefore request that the draft man
dates be communicated to this gov
ernment for its consideration before
their submission to the council of the
league."
Mr. Colby goes on to say that "it
would seem essential that suitable
publicity should be given to the drafts
of mandates which it is the Intention
to submit to the council, in order
that the fullest opportunity may be
afforded to consider their terms in
relation to the obligations sum.H
by the mandatory power and ,the re
spective interests of aH governments
which are or deem themselves con
cerned or affected.
"The fact cannot be ignored," con
tinued Mr. Colby, "that the reported
resources of Mesopotamia have inter
ested public opinion of the United
States. Great Britain and other coun
tries as a potential factor in the eco
nomic situation."
"Because of that fact they become
an outstanding illustration of the
iCvuUuUud &u lS.jCoiuiua 3.J
University of California Consid
ered Most Likely to Defend
W estern Honors.
COLUMBUS, O.. Not. 25. Ohio State
university tonight definitely accepted
an invitation to play a football game
at Pasadena, CaL
Ohio State won the Big Ten confer
ence championship from Illinois, 7
to 0, last Saturday, in the final 10
seconds of play. A forward pass did
the trick and gained for Ohio State
her fourth consecutive .game of the
year to be won in either the last
minute or within five minutes of the
end of the game and incidentally each
was won on a forward pass. Ohio
State's team is one of the most spec
tacular that has played football in
the middle west in many a. year. It
has developed the open style of play
to a greater extent, probably, than
any other big eleven in the country.
While University of Southern Cali
fornia's 21 to 0 defeat of Oregon yes
terday gives the Southern Californians
some ground for challenging Univer
sity of California for a post-season
game to determine the championship
of the coast, there Is not much likeli
hood that the game will be played.
In any event, despite Southern Cali
fornia's good showing, there's little
doubt that, post-season game or no
post-season game. University of Cali
fornia will defend the west at Pasa
dena. ENGINE HiTS LANDSLIDE
Locomotive Derailed but Rest of
Portland Train Undamaged.
The engine of Train No. 1, of the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail
road was derailed by a landslide
early last night near Hood, Wash.,
according to messages received by lo
cal officials of the road. Contravert
ing wild rumors of a disastrous wreck.
the officials said that no coaches left
the rails and that no one was injured.
The train, known as the North
Bank limited, was due in Portland at
7:45 P. M. A wrecking crew was dis
patched to the scene to clear the
track and replace the engine, while
the coaches were pulled back to Fall
bridge. From there, it was intended
to bring the train into Portland over
the Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation line, on the Oregon side
of the Columbia river. "
CAMAS. Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Engineer i'Barnlck and the bag
gageman were reported to be severe
ly injured. The baggageman sus
tained a broken arm and other inju
ries and Barnick sustained internal
injuries and bruises when thrown
from his cab. Several passengers re
ceived scratches from flying glass,
but outside of that no one was seri
ously injured.
COLLEGE GETS BEQUEST
Ellen E. Geary of Portland Leaves
Legacy to Albany.
ALBANY COLLEGE, Albany. Or.,
Nov. 25. (Special.) The trustees of
Albany college have been notified of
a bequest left the college by the late
Ellen E. Geary, who died in Portland
October 26.
Miss Geary was the daughter of Dr.
E. R. Geary, one of the pioneer Pres
byterian ministers who established
the college in Albany and who was
one of the early presidents of the in
stitution. President Williams says he will rec.
ommend to the trustees of the col
lege to meet In Portland on December
8 that Miss Geary's bequest, when re
ceived, do maae ins nucleus oi a me
morial fund for the late Dr. E. R.
Geary, and that it be regarded as the
first actual amount on the $350,000
fund which the trustees, the synod of
Oregon and the general board of edu
cation in New York have undertaken
to raise for Albany college.
LIFE IN
GOTHAM
COSTLY
Family
of Five Said to
Require
92633 Annually
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. A living
wage for a family of five in New
York city now is $2632.68. it was esti
mated today by John P. Mines, presl
dent of the printing press and feed
ers' union, in presenting demands for
an increase of wages in, the printing
trade.
Expenditures were Itemized as fol
lows:
Food. $871.80; clothing, $529.96;
rent. $437.35; light and heat,' $68.50;
household equipment, $69.23; miscel
laneous. $655.75.
U. S. OFFICER SEIZES WINE
Violation of Federal License Tax
Charged to Club.
MARTINEZ. CaL, Nov. 25. Sixty
nine barrels of wine valued at $10,500,
was seized today at the Union club,
Bay Point, by Deputy Internal Col
lector Henry for violation of the fed
eral license tax law.
The club is owned by Peter Ma
mourass. WILSON PARDONS BREWER
Maker of Liquor for Home Con
sumption Freed by President.
' WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. President
Wilson granted a pardon today to
John F. Schweinsberg. who pleaded
guilty several weeks ago in Cincinnati
to a charge of operating a liquor still.
Schweinsberg was sentenced to serve
six months in jail.
Eddie O'Donnell May Die
of Injuries.
MECHANICIAN JOLLS IS DEAD
Cars Bunched at Turn
Fight to Get Lead.
in
RACE IS WON BY SARLES
Chevrolet's Assistant Escapes "With
Only Slight Hurts Control
of Machines Lost.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. Gaston
Chevrolet was killed near the end of
the 250-mile race on the Los Angeles
speedway today, when It developed at
the end of the race, he had won the
national automobile racing champion
chip for 1920 on a point basis, Roscoe
Sarles, winner of today's race, being
far behind.
Chevrolet died in a crash which cost
the life of Lyall Jolls, mechanician
for Eddie O'Donnell, and O'Donnell
was so seriously injured it was an
nounced tonight he had little chance
for recovery. John Bresnahan, Chev
rolet's mechanician, escaped with
slight injuries.
The accident occurred while Chevro
let. O'Donnell and Joe Thomas were
fighting to make up the half a dozen
laps they were behind the leaders at
the 150-lap point.
Cars Closely Boneasd.
The three cars were closely bunched
0,1 the east turn. According to persons
grouped about the turn, Chevrolet
turned to pass Thomas, who was on
tho inside of the bowl, and his car
struck that of O'Donnell, who was on
the outside. O'Donnell's car turned
and plunged down the incline and
Chevrolet's, apparently out of control.
shot to the top of the track, tore out
20 feet of fence, then rolled down the
ncline on top of the wreckage be
neath which O'Donnell and Jolls were
pinned. i
All four men were hastily picked
up and removed to a hospital. O'Don
nell was unconscious, his skull frac
tured and both arms broken, and at
tendants brought information to the
judge's stand he was dead.
Botk Are Reported Dead.
The officials announced to the
stands that both Chevrolet and O'Don-
r,eU had been killed and it. was more
than an hour before the news spread
that O'Donnell was still living.
Sarles won the race, rolling over
the 200 laps on the mile and quarter
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Humane Society May Make Event
at Pound Annual Affair; Pets
Sold for Babies. . .,
If there is any ground for the the
ory that there exists a heaven where
pets go after death, a premature
glimpse of thfo animal paradise was
enjoyed by the dogs, cats and goats
of the city pound yesterday morn
ing when a real Thanksgiving din
ner was served for the. dumb board
ers at the refuge home of the Ore
gon Humane society, out by the in
terstate bridge.
Every dog has his day, according
to the old adarge, but few members
of dogdom ever participate in such
red-letter occasion as yesterday's
holiday meal at the pound. Follow
ing the lead of a certain anonymous
"Lady Bountiful," who suggested the
idea for the event, about 20 Port
land citizens added contributions to
a fund which provided a feast such
as is rarely the lot of even the aris
tocrats of the canine world.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, George
Miller, general manager of the pound,
and Mrs. F. W. Swanton of the Ore
gon Humane society, assisted by
corps of volunteer waiters, started
serving the big feed to the 50-odd
dogs in the pound kennels. The first
course consisted of hot milk, a pan
ful to each dog, served in the open
runway adjacent to the kennels. Aire
dales, stately setters, wise-looking
fox terriers and lively Spitzes, dogs
of all Known varieties and some un
known, from the lordly malemute to
the ordinary species whose pedigree
can be written on a car ticket, all
lined up for the opening ceremonies.
Some of the old-time residents of
the pound got there first and picked
out the fullest pans with the un
erring eye of a veteran boarder, but
all answered the call like a' hungry
doughboy responding to a call from
the mess sergeant.
The two most prominent figures
at the milk pans were Lasko, a big
Alaskan malemute, and Little Joe, a
tiny bulldog puppy. Lasko had much
to be thankful for, as he was being
prepared for the electric chamber be
cause of a crushed leg, he was res
cued by officers of the humane so
ciety, his wound cured, and made
ready for a long, healthy life. Little
Joe was transformed from a lively
little creature not much bigger than
a rat to a quiet and contented beast
with, the proportions of a croquet
ball.
After the milk course, - the dogs
were taken back to their individual
kennels. and given a delicious stew
composed of chicken, beef and pieces
of bread. - And as a final treat each
received a cookie and bit of candy.
The cats of e place fared equally
well In their Thanksgiving provender.
Each feline was given a bowl of real
cream and a dish of shrimp and crab
meat, which left the colony purring
like eo many animated teapots.
Last, but' not least, the two goats
were given a treat in the way of food
Not the tin cans and red flannel shirts
that are depicted by comic supplement
(Concluded on Page 6, Column 2.)
1 1 Protestant Denominations Take
Up Fight for Observance of
Sunday Rest.
In connection with the national
drive to enforce strict observance of
the Sabbath a committee representing
the Portland Federation of Churches
has begun work on a bill providing
for one day of rest In seven, which
will be submitted at the' coming ses
sion of the state legislature, accord
ing to announcement made yesterday
by Ralph C. McAfee, secretary of the
federation.
Whether the proposed bill will
make any sweeping attempt at doing
away with present Sunday amuse
ments in the state cannot be an
nounced at present, Mr. McAfee said
although he declared there was a
certain element in the federation
which favored elimination of Sunday
moving picture shows and Sunday
baseball. Others, he said, held that
no good could come from elimina
tion of Sunday amusements now in
vogue unless a substitute was of
fered.
The committee of the federation
met with the representatives of wom
en's clubs, labor organizations, social
workers and civic clubs at the court
house Monday to discuss plans for ap
propriate legislation. They decided
that since the state had ro law pro
viding for one day of rent in seven,
such legislation was the first neces
sity. The purpose, it was declared, was
not to prevent all work on the Sab
bath, but to make possible more Sun
day rest.
"We do not plan for making a
puritanical Sunday." said Mr. Mc
Afee, "but we do hope to eliminate
all work except that which Is neces
sary on the Sabbath
Mr. McAfee cited the apparent gen
eral breakdown of the Sabbath ob
servance in the west.
"It is certain that the proposed bill
will have nothing to say against
wholesome Sunday amusements," he
said.' "It is possible, however, that it
may touch on the problem of indis
criminate Sunday amusements.
"Many of the eastern states do not
permit moving pictures on Sunday and
would not permit such a thing as a
stock show on the Lord's day. I do
not know if we are ready to go that
far here."
The church federation in Portland
is composed of the Protestant denomi
nations. James F. Ewing is acting
president of the organization.
The federation here assumed the
work carried on in other states by
the Lord's day alliance. Dr. Harry
L. Bowlby of New York, secretary of
the alliance has announced that en
forcement of the Sabbath would be
urged in at least 35 state legislatures
during the coming year. Oregon was
mentioned as one of these states. Dr.
C. L. Tufts of Hood River was for
merly the representative of the Lord's
day alliance in Portland.
Footwear First to Go Up,
Last to Drop.
DECLINE, HOWEVER, COMIN
Fancy Feminine Fabrics Go
ing Way of All Else.
FIGURES DO NT TELL ALL
Frail Footgear of City Women
Perishable Product and Big
Factor in Cost of Living.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Nov. 25. Women's shoes
and their relation to the high cost of
living has become a subject of pro
found interest to government econo
mists. When living prices started up
milady's footwear beat, everything
else in .the race for the top. Not only
did the prices go up, but the uppers
went tp seve-al inches in an apparent
effort to bridge the gap created by
the ever diminishing petticoat. That
part of the race which was in the
interest of modesty, however, was
Ilnally abandoned and the uppers
came down somewhat, while the price
and the petticoat continued to go up.
Being the first to reach the peak
in ins nign cost or living race,
women's shoes also promise to be the
last thing to come down, according to
trade experts.
Shoe Mortality I:
xne reason is tnat, while the av
erage length of human life has been
slowly stretching out, the average
life of women's shoes has been grad
ually diminishing, shoe actuaries say.
Tie cause of it all is the large num-
tuy women wno nave made up
their minds that they can wear noth
ing but the thin turnsoles and the
delicate high heels whSch put them
on a perilously perishable foundation.
While the rural woman still wears
the sensible shoes with weltsoles and
medium flat heels, her city sister con
tinues to go in more and more for the
lighter and frailer architecture in
footwear, until the average life of the
feminine shoe for the entire country
Is . said to have been depressed to
something like 83 days. It is only
a few years since the average mor
tality of women's shoes necessitated
two pairs a year.
Prices Don't Tell All.
With the price of these best grades
of women s shoes increased three to
four times over the period of 10 years
ago and the average length of life of
the shoe cut more than two-thirds, it
will readily be seen that the cost of
upkeep of women's running gear has
mounted considerably, more than the
proportion Indicated by a simple com
parison of present and pre-war
figures.
Why take women's shoes as a basis
for calculating the rise and decline
in the cost of living?" someone Is
likely to ask you. The answer of the
economist, serious or otherwise, will
probably be, "to what article of mer
chandise does more importance at
tachT" Women's shoes have always
figured In history. It was probably
the slipper of a woman which had
most to do with precipitating the
biggest life insurance scandal that
this country has ever known.
NiRht In Parts Recalled.
The prodigal expenditures of a cer
tain president of a great life Insur
ance company began to attract atten
tion. He was spending hundreds of
thousands in lavish entertaining. The
crisis was reached at a ball one night
in Paris, at which he acted as host
at a cost of something like $100,000
to himself or to his policyholders. In
a moment of extreme exhilaration and
self-satlsfactlon over the success of
his party, he held aloft the slipper of
a fair lady and sipped champagne
from it while his astonished guests
applauded his naivete.
But the story went round the world
and policyholders became suspicious
of the character of men who were ad
ministering their property, resulting
in an upheaval that swept this life
nsurance executive and several oth
ers out of their jobs.
Men's Footgear Different.
While men's shoes have advanced
in price, the status quo ante as to
length of life has bee: maintained,
two pairs a year or slightly less per
capita being sufficient to keep all the
men In the United Stctes off the
ground one season after another.
But women's shoes, like Thanks
giving turkeys, are destined to come
down soon, along with everything
else, a government official close to
the federal reserve board said today.
Strangely, he commented, the present
slump in the cost of living started in
commodities closely associated with
women's wear. The decline actually
began when the bottom went out of
the Japanese silk market last Febru
ary, he said, and was next Indicated
in the sharp, price shrinkage in mus
lins and percales. In the general
slump,, he said, wool, as it always
does, followed silk and then cotton
trailed after wool.
The present fall In prices and what
ever chaos accompanies it, he de
clared, must not be called a panic. It
is not a panic, but simply a getting
back to peace conditions and peace
tCoududed oa fa.-o 2, Columa S.i
Reported Decision Xot to Permit
Playing of Bands Inside Hos
telries Also Is Factor.
Reported attempt by Atlantic City
hotel men to fix exorbitant rates for
rooms in anticipation of the 1921
Shrine convention, a decision not to
permit the playing of bands within
the hotels and a decision also not to
permit the parking of trains within
the city limits during the convention.
as cost that city the next session of '
the nobles.
Ellis Lewis Garretson, imperial po- I
tentate, has notified W. J. Hoffman of
Al Kader temple that the session has
been shifted to Savannah, Ga be
cause of these reasons.
When Imperial Potentate Garretson
was last in Portland to attend a ball
given by the Vancouver Shrine club,
tic frankly declared that f he standard
set by Portland in entertaining the
Shriners had made other cities hesi
tate to accept the convention in 1921.
Details of the plans in connection
with Savannah were lacking in the
message received yesterday, although
it was known that the board of trade
of Savannah was eager that the con
vention be held during the month of
May.
The annual election of officers of
Al Kader temple has been set on
December 18, a special dispensation
having been granted by Imperial Po
tentate Garretson, because the regu
lar meeting night of the Shrine would
fall on Christmas night.
At this election the four men who
will represent Al Kader temple at the j
19J1 convention will be elected. It is
probable that the temple will decide
to send its patrol and band also.
CAR HITS ENGINE; 2 HURT
Tourists Bound for California in
Salem Hospital.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Hoss, automo
bile tourists bound for California, are
in a local hospital tonight as the re
sult of a collision with a train near
here this afternoon.
The accident took place at Fair
Grounds crossing, one and a half
miles out of Salem.
According to reports the machine
dived head-on into the side of the lo
comotive of the Roseburg local, which
Is due .'in Salem daily at 4:08 P. M.
The car was thrown to one side of the
track, a wreck, and the occupants
hurled several feet.
The hospital reported Mrs. Hoss as
suffering from body brusies, shock
and probable internal injuries. Mr.
Hoss was severely bruised, suffered
shock and was cut by flying glass.
ONE PRISONER STILL FREE
Six of Seven Courtmartialed Sol
diers Fall in Escape Attempt.
CHERBOURG, Nov. 25.-Only one of
the seven American army courtmar
tialed prisoners from Coblenz who
escaped yesterday from the transport
Pocahontas by breaking the glass in
a porthole is still at large. He is
Robert J. Watson, who is under life
sentence.
Four of the escaped prisoners were
retaken yesterday .and the other two
James Luney and Lewis E. Clark
were captured today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 53
degrees; lowest. 46 degrees; cloudy.
TODAY'S Bain, southwesterly winds,
foreign.
Turk mediator Job offered to Wilson.
Page 2.
L France fears return of Constantlne to
(ireece wouia do ionenzouern triumpa.
Page 3,
Germans want cost of occupation cut.
Pago 4.
Nation al
Women's shoes big cost of living factor,
declare economists. Page 1.
Much current tallc concerning Harding
plans absurd, says Mark. Sullivan.
Page 2.
Grasping Britain warned) by United States
Page 1.
Domestic
MacSwiney mourners riot in New York.
Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
RournanJa's government worse than Ger
man militarism, says Seattle man.
Page 8.
Alleged champion borrower is now In jail.
Page 7.
Sports.
Gaston Chevrolet killed and Eddie O'Don
nell injured, probably fatally, when
racers crash. Page 1.
O. A. C. defeats Multnomah, 10 to 7.
Page 16.
Sam Langford here for Herman fight.
Page 17.
Ohio State accepts Pasadena football of
fer. Page 1,
Washington State defeats Nebraska, 21 to
20. Page 1.
Pennsylvania wins from Cornell, 28 to 0.
Page 16.
Oregon is walloped by Southern Califor
nia. 21 to 0. Page 16.
Willamette holds Whitman to 7-0 win.
, Page 17. ...
Moseley victor air race. Page 19.
Dartmouth trains on Seattle field. Page 19.
Commercial and Marine.
New shipping concern plans Portland of
fices. Page 23.
Engineer for North Portland Industries
urges open channel route to sea. Page
23.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dogs cats and goats of city pound ban
queted. Page l.
Moonshine sold in Portland found to pos
sess elephantine recon. rage is.
Portland takes note of kindly passing year
and renders manm. tr age 10.
Portland churches want Sabbath law.
Page 1.
Five hundred happy newsies eat turkey
dinner. Page 14.
College heads meet in annual conference
today. Page 11.
Exorbitant hotels drive Shrine convention
away irom Atlantic -ny. rage x.
National safety council will conduct series
of lectures in ronnna. rage iu.
Tourist amusement to be made scientific
study. Page 19.
Indian to face trial as wife-murderer.
Pae 19. -
UNE GREATLY OUTWEIGHED
After Bad Start. Drivtaa
Power Is Irresistible.
75-YARD RUN IS MADE
Nebraska Player Intercepts Pass
and Races for First Touch-
i
down of Contest.
BY DR. E. J. STEWART
(Former Oregon Agricultural Collega and
University of Nebraska Coach.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Nebraska's first glimpse of Paclfio
coast football showed the 10.000 fans
who watched Washington State col
lege of Pullman defeat Nebraska uni
versity here today, 21 to 20, that a
team outweighed by 10 or 12 pounds
to each mr.n may come from behind in
the closing minutes of play and win.
An Irresistible driving power when
on their opponents" five-yard line, a
most desperate defense when backed
against their own goal line, together
with a smooth working offense, tells
the tale.
Washington was a team of rangy,
well-groomed, well-conditioned ath
letes. Their weight was distributed
evenly. Tackles weighed around 185
pounds, ends 165, guards 180, while
Gillies at fullback weighing 173 was
the heaviest of the backs.
Moe Sax Lightest Player.
' Moe Sax, at quarter, with his 1S8
pounds, was the lightest player back,
of the line, while Jenne. Skaddan,
Sandberg and Mclver comprised the
rest of a set of backs with sufficient
power to penetrate the Nebraska for
ward wall consistently, and yet shifty
and fast enough to do great damage
in the open field and at both ends of
the forward passes which ultimately
brought victory to the westerners.
Peculiarly Nebraska scored two of
Its touchdowns as the direct result
of long forward passes, a department
of the game in which Nebraska was
not supposed to excel, while the '
other came after Dale had Intercepted
a forward pass by Pullman and after
eluding several tacklers sprinted 75
yards for the first score of the garde.
Dope Upset by Game.
Nebraska's game upset the dope.
Because of her excess of weight fans
had counted on consistent power
playing, and had expected Washing
ton to use the aerial game for her
gains. On the other hand, it had
been supposed that Nebraska could
not bo denied when within the oppo
nents' five-yard line, and twice
Washington State college staved off
an imminent touchdown and kicked te
safety within the five-yard line.
Condition played an important part
in the outcome. At the whistle.
when the game ended, both teams
were battling furiously, but the
Washington State college athletes
were showing that sure tackling,
confident offense which indicated
well-calculated and well-executed
judgment, while the changes made la
the Nebraska backfield bad takes
from it any power of offense or sure,
ness of defense which constituted Its
play early in the game.
Determination Is Dograred.
Nebraska's Players showed dogged
determination, without a sign of con
ceding defeat, but their power seemed
gone, a difference which made Wash
ington State college stand out as a
much better team at the close of the
game.
Nebraska marched to the goal line
four times and was held twice.
Washington State college marched to
the goal line three times, and each
time went driving across without the '
same struggle the cornhuskers expe-i
rienced.
Nebraska gained more ground than
Washington State college, yet Wash.
ington State's game was a slow, driv.
ing march which seemed Irresistible.
There is no great difference between
Pacific Coast football and Missouri
valley football. Washington State
used an unbalanced line on every
driving play, while Nebraska used a
quarterback behind center In most of
the plays, resorting to the four men
back rarely and to the unbalanced,
line formation never.
Nebraska Passes Are Long-,
Nebraska forward passes were long
and to the end, while Washington.
State college's passes were short and
snappy passes, generally after starts
ing a run.
E. W. Cochran, sporting editor of
the Kansas City Journal, who acted
as field judge, commented:
"Washington State college out-.
fought Nebraska, particularly in the
goal line. She had a driving offense
which Is better than any I have seen
this year and a fighting defense on
her goal line which was beautiful."
Coach Schulte of the Nebraska team
said: "Washington had the best
driving offensive we have met this
year."
Umpire Hedges of Dartmouth said
"There is no difference between.
Coast and Mid-West football, but in
this game Washington showed more
drive and better use of the forward
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