Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-14 | Page 6 | Washington State Annexes Close Game from Oregon U

Washington State Annexes I Close Cose Game From Oreg Oregon U. U LLone Lone Tally Comes in Second Period When Koenig and Meeker Smash Through Defense PULLMAN Wash NOV ov 13 is AP Using r-Using Using straight football tactics It Washington State college d defeated the University of Oregon eleven on ona ona ona a soggy field here today 7 to 0 A crowd of saw the homecoming game Washington State scored Its lone touchdown In the second period only a few moments after it had lost the ball on downs just a foot from the Oregon goal line Oregon took the ball Wetzel punting to his yard 33 line Seven Saven Cougar plays sent the ball over the line Ted Rohwer Roh- Roh scoring and Butch Meeker converting the try for tor point Oregon never threatened and during virtually the entire game the play was In to the terri terri- tory During the first half If Oregon failed to m make le first downs and nd It was not until near the end of the third period that the yellow lemon-yellow showed much offensive power Jones who substituted for tor Ord at right halfback went In during the third period and made several line plunges s for gains The passing threat of ot Oregon was spiked early In the game due to the slippery ball ban balland balland and muddy field Washington St State te made yardage almost at will but was stopped several several sev sev- several eral times when near the Oregon line The biggest thrill of the game came when Joe Koenig Eskimo Eskimo Eskimo Eski Eski- mo star dashed three forty-three yards to Oregon's yard eight-yard lIrie on a crisscross crIsscross criss- criss cross play KOenIg and Meeker smashed through th the Oregon Ine for the touchdown Koenig making ten yards on one play and Meeker eleven eleven eleven elev elev- en on another Short line bucks added to the gains Rohwer going over the line o on oy a line buck on the seventh play after Oregon had Jad punted punt punt- ed to the yard 33 line Rain for two days prevented any open play and a few pa passes ses were tried The rain ceased just before the game started The game marked Washington States State's fourth consecutive conference conference conference confer confer- ence victory and gave save the Cougars a conference record of four victories and one defeat t closed the conference conference con con- ference terence season for W. W W.-S. W. S. S C C. r The lineup and s summary W W. S. S C. C 7 Oregon 0 Position Parkhill le le Pope Speidel It Sinclair Smith Ig lg Mangum langum Glah Graham c c Carter Kramer rg Kerns Dressel L r Vt rt Dixon n Exley j re re Meeker Koenig i. i lh Ih Burnell Rol Rohwer ver rh rh Ord Gustafson fb Wetzel Wetzel Score W. W S S. S C C. 0 07 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 Oregon 0 0 t fl 0 0 0 0 W. W S. S scoring Touchdown Touchdown- Rohwer Point after touchdown touchdown touchdown- Meeker Officials Referee Officials Referee Bill Mulligan umpire Michigan head linesmen Emil HInderman Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence field Judge Harry Fisher of ot Portland