Willamette at Oregon

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  Daily capital journal, Salem, Oregon, October 9, 1916, page 8

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  OREGON SMOTHERED WILLAMETTE 81 TO 0 Salem Bunch Never Had a Look In at Any Stage Of the Game Overwhelmed by an avalanche of sheer dynamic football power from the charging of one hugo Bezdek s pigskin machine, the fighting Willamette bear cats were tramped on, muzzled and stuffed with the clay of Kincaid GENE terry at Eugene Saturday afternoon to the tune Of 81 to 0 | That the University of Oregon cohort was merely toying with the lighter but gritty Methodist warriors was apparent almost from the first blast of the whistle. And it was q continuous performance until the matinee was called in the early dusk. Coach Mathews players offer no alibi; the team was just simply outplayed and outclassed. | The game as a whole was character lied by off tackle bucks and end runs on the part of the lemon yellowites from new shift formation of five men on the line and six in the back field as well as well directed but tu’ tile series of passes OH Willamette s part. | Although the game was a slaughter, numerous brilliant bits of work brought several players into the limelight. Shy and Hollis Huntington secured & and 3 respectively of the touchdowns for Ore gon of the IA made. For Willamette Flegcl’s passing and Grosvcnor s boot ing for an average of 30 yards were noteworthy as also was the spcctacu, lar tael1ing of Dimick and Rexford who invariably downed the Oregon recoivcrs in their tracks. Willamette’s only chance to score oc’ cured in the third quarter when, after series of five completed passes and Oregon $ offside penalty, the ball was on the Oregon 20 yard line. 1t was passed over the goal line, but Oregon intercepted, thereby thwarting the car dinal and gold players ambition to register. The line up:

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Oregon leads 10–⁠0–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.