Idaho at Oregon State

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  East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, October 22, 1917, page 1

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  0. A. C. DEFEATS IDAHO, 26–⁠6 IN FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME EVER PLAYED HERE In the first college football game an eastern Oregon field has ever seen. the OREGON Agricultural College play crs Saturday administered a decisive defeat to the lighter team that represented the University Of idaho. The final score was 26 to and about rep 1 resents the comparative strength of / the two elevens. The game was staged at Roundup Park and was witnessed by about thousand spectators. The crowd liked the brand of football presented by the college teams despite the unevenness of the contest, for the field was fast the players scrappy and there were enough plays out of the ordinary to make it a red blooded affair. In the beginning it didn’t look at all as If there was to be top-hea’vy score. In fact Coach Bleamaster’ men had distinct advantage in the initial quarter. making yardage six times to the Aggies once and keep ing the ball in the O. A. c. territory throughout the period. Twice Idaho SGT close enough to try drop kick but both attempts fell short. However, in the second quarter Coach Pipal’s machine began to work n earnest The line and backfield settled down to the business of the hour and began to batter the light line of the Gem Staters to pieces. In this work that human battering ram ‘‘Darkhorse” Newman, leader of the Aggies. and Archibald did yoemen 7ervice for their team. Their charges told on their opponents and within minute and a half of the close of the ~ G11 ‘hrourh the line and over the goal for The first score. Cole missed goal. Newman PIunges Across. An Idaho tumble contributed in q | measure to the second touchdown 1 which came in the third quarter. With / hut a yard and a half to make on the | fourth down. a had pass resulted in / n loss of Is yards which gave O. A =. the ball on Idaho’s 25 ward line Here Ray and Newman began pound ing through for sure gains. Within 10 yards of the goal penalty put them hack five. Newman however not only made this back hut went the ~est Of the distance to the goal and cole this time booted the han between The posts for the extra point. The third score for Pipal’s men resuited from a change of tactics. Nv to the fourth quarter the Aggies haS Neen relvin” uOon old time football straight and cross tackle huclS with on occasional end run, hut on the secand down in this neriod forward rass was called and it was perfectly executed. Newman sent the hall salt ‘ur Straight into IDrhhard’s a~ms anF ‘ho fleet fcctad let end dodced tho safety and ended his run between the coal posts. Coles attempt at eNa’ failed. the hall striking the cross bar british Tank Ta”ti~s. II tNis save ouarter. CAPTAIN New man took the hall on the Idaho 81 ward line and CHARGED tho line like p British tn”t- aud with the same ros’lits Ncthin~. could stop him. He Di0wed through the line and shnot off two or three taotlers Who trief N~i--~ hiv’ down. He made his wav clear throuph – the coal line. Cole -iol- rnvo tho y. A. c. team n grand total Of 90 noirts. Idaho NERtCS only Srnrp. /, Tho crowd had about g’ven ‘‘n hOn~ Of Idaho ever scoriu~ but not % tt’ . ~~,-- IN vol NFt0r 80 last Firkoff Idaho recovered tho hall or fuuhlo md Quarterback DingIe called a for

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  Daily capital journal, Salem, Oregon, October 22, 1917, page 8

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  o. A. G. Defeats Idaho Pendleton, Or, Oct. 90 - Superior weight and better teamwork gave the Oregon Aggies football team the big end of 26 to 6 score in their game here Saturday with the University of Idaho Idaho s only score came in the last few minutes of play after tumble Ehad been recovered on the Aggies 80 Eyard line, A forward pass. Brashear to Roberts, negotiated the remainder of sthe distance on the first play. Thomphson missed goal. While Idaho uncovered a number of deceivin0 tricks during the first and last quarters, the superior poundage of the Corvallis line was too great for consistent gains and only in those two quarters did the northerners appear dangerous. The Aggies, on the other hand, placed most of their dependence on old Estyle football and, while they are not fable to tear the Idaho line apart except in isolated instances, they found 4 possible to gain readily by the simple |expedient of massing their entire weight behind the charge.

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Oregon State leads 34–⁠7 in 41 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.