NEBRASKAN
77 OREGON TRIP
Four Thousand Miles of Pleasant Memories
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By DWIGHT P. THOMAS.
"The Oregon Trip." A world of sug
gestion, to those who made the trip,
lies in those three words. They bring
to mind the memory of nine long days
and nights, spent in traveling across
four thousand miles of the great Amer
lean continent, in close association
and fellowship with ninety-five other
Nebraskans. They call up recollections
of one of the greatest struggles ever
put up on a football field by a Ne
braska team, and one which was finally
rewarded by a grand victory. But
beet of all. those three words bring to
mind ?E'n d again the realization
of what it really means to be a son or
daughter of old Nebraska, a realization
caused by the loyalty of the old grads
met along the way.
An attempt to describe the experi
ences and thrills of the party as
each day came and went would take
volumes. As the best substitute
available a summary of the impor
tant events of each day will be of
fered. The trip was begun with one of
the greatest rallies and parades ever
witnessed at Nebraska. Over two
thousand wildly cheering men and
women joined in a parade to the
depot, led by the band. The send
off, according to the testimonies of
various members of the team, was
the most potent force of all in win
ning the O. A. C. game.
Practice In Snow.
At Julesburg. Colo., the first prac
tice was held. The team ran
through signals, down the main
thoroughfares of the city, while the
band entertained the populace with
some of the latest ragtime airs. The
expedition entered Wyoming, and a
fierce snow storm, almost simultan
eously, at about noon. Practice in
the afternoon was held in a driving
snow, and with snow already on the
ground to a depth of several inches.
The team, in their running trunks
and jerseys, presented a rather ab
surd picture, surrounded by a frigid
atmosphere as they were sprawling
on a snow-covered ground.
The nights, during the entire trip,
were spent in quiet by the team as
far as possible. Most of the men
chose to retire early rather than
run the risk of not being in the best
shape for the game.
Thursday morning saw the end of
the snow storm, but not of the cold
weather. A stop was made in the
morning in the beautiful city of Po
catello and in the afternoon the
expedition received a rousing recep
tion at Nampa, Idaho. At both of
these places the usual program of a
band concert, while the' team prac
ticed, was carried out.
The Cascade Mountains.
The beautiful Cascade mountain re
gion was entered early Friday morn
ing and a busy time ensued for the
ight seers and photographers. A
short stop was made at Multoniah
Kalis, the pride of all Portland.
The special was met in Portland
by a large number of former Ne
braskans, among whom were J. C.
Ktevens, president of the University
of Nebraska club, and Dr. Earle Hen
ton, president of the Portland-Nebraska
society. These two men had
charge of the entertainment provided
during the stay of the Cornhuskers.
The afternoon was spent in taking
an auto trip along the Columbia
river highway, the most beautiful
road in the world. There were
about twenty autos In the party. The
oars were furnished- by ex-Nebras-kans.
Saturday morning was spent in
quiet by the team, while the band
and the rest of the party visited
various places of interest about the
city.
And Then the Game.
Then in the afternoon came the
game, the one event for which the
whole trip was made. Nebraska root
ers occupied one whole section of
the large grandstand; it was but
another indication of the fine recep
tion given Nebraskans everywhere
that the section was in the middle
of the stand.
It was evident from the start that
the Cornhuskers were superior to the
Oregon Aggies. Their team work
was better and their defense was
much more impregnable than that of
the westerners.
Immediately after the kickoff Ne
braska started gaining ground by
the use of end runs and line buck3.
and after losing the ball once and re
gaining it again they marched
straight down the field for fifty-five
yards and a touchdown, without
again losing possession of the ball.
Conn's Famous Run.
On the next kickoff the Cornhusk
ers started the same tactics and had
the ball on the two-yard line when
the famous "recovered fumble" made
Conn, the Aggie speeder, a candidate
for the governor's job in Oregon.
Conn's run put the Aggica on an
equal footing with the Cornhuskers.
a place which they were allowed to
hold for over two quarters, due to a
little slip-up in the team work of
the scarlet and cream warriors.
However, the Nebraskans got to
gether in the last quarter and car
ried the ball to the 28-yard line.
From there Captain Corey kicked as
pretty and as useful a field goal as
any ehrasKan nas ever naa me
privilege of booting.
The three-point lead gave the Corn
huskers added confidence and they
played the Aggies off their feet until
Caley was finally pushed over on his
second touchdown of the day. It
was a clever run of twenty yards
through tackle. "Joe" dodged the
Aggie backfield in the first ten yards
and then left them in the dust the
last ten.
Real Fight Shown.
Near the end of the game the
Cornhuskers were forced to show a
sample of real fight, when the Ore-
gonians got the ball on the two
yard line, due to a fumbled punt.
The men delivered, however, throw
ing the Aggies back for losses twice
and recovering the ball the second
time.
The game finally ended with the
Cornhuskers the aggressors, and the
victors, and the purpose, for which
the 4.000-mile trip was made, was
accomplished.
The trip was continued Saturday
night at midnight, following a mag
nificent bansuet given in honor of
the Nebraska party by the Nebras
kans of Portland.
Seaside was reached early Sunday
morning and the entire party took a
look at the Pacific, some of the less
timid ones taking a dip in the icy
waters. Caley arose to the occasion,
following his stellar work of the day
before, determined to again be the
star of the crowd. He attempted a
high dive in six inches of water and
in addition to being a star saw many
other stars when his head hit the
bottom.
The Return Trip Begun.
At noon Sunday the return trip
was started. The route lead through
Portland to Seattle, where several
alumni and other ex-Nebraskans en
tertained the members of the expe
dition, for a short time, at the Seat
tle Athletic club.
The route from Seattle led
through the northern part of the
beautiful Cascade mountains. A stop
was made in the morning at the
station of Scenic, consisting of a
hotel and depot. Here a "Movie"
drama was put on. The father and
daughter, living a quiet life in the
mountains, were attacked by bold,
bad bandits. Brave soldiers were
called to the rescue, and chased the
bandits from the scene. Mrs. Harry
Everett, the only lady to make the
whole trip, was the daughter, her
father was "Olle" Palm, the bad men
were the business men who were in
the party and the band men substi
tuted for soldiers.
Monday night found the special in
Spokane, where again alumni met
it, and showed their love for the old
school. At about nine o'clock Tues
day morning the western entrance to
Glacier National park was reached
and a halt of four hours was made.
A few of the tourists enjoyed a trip
on Lake McDonald, but most of them
chose to see the beauties of the
park at closer range.
The stop was short, however, and
the trip was continued to Wilson
Creek, where a practice was held
while the band gave a concert.
Practices were held on Wednes
day, at Billings and Sheridan. At
the latter place a score of autos
greeted the travelers and took tfiera
for a 'short whirl about the city.
Then on Wednesday night, came
the great initiation Into the "Royal
Order of Stuck-ups," in the band car.
Three or four band men got together
and started a society for those who
had seals, gathered from hotels along
the way, on their suitcases. How
ever, after all the men in the car
had been initiated the energy of the
crowd had not been spent, and they
became liberal and allowed every one
who came through the car to join,
much to the latter's confusion, and.
in 'ini orsph, wrath.
Initiation Ceremony.
It was certainly not very pleasant
to start down the aisle of a perfect
ly quiet car, all unsuspecting, and
suddenly have a multitude of hid
den hands and feet pop out and hit
and kick a person as hard as pos
sible, but that is what happened that
night to all such people as the
brakeman, the Pullman conductor,
the conductor and the "Movie Man"'.
Much as some of the men feared It,
there was no trouble resulting from
the hilarity, and all concerned agreed
that it was an excellent way to spend
the last night of such an eventful
trip.
Thursday morning was spent In
preparation for the home coming; the
band slicked up a bit and the team
prepared to smile in their most "hero
like" manner.
The Home Coming.
The reception at home was one of
the finest exhibitions of school spir
it ever seen In Lincoln. A crowd of
fifteen hundred enthusiasts were at
the depot to welcome the home
coming victors. A parade to the
chapel was followed by a rousing
session of cheering and speech-making;
and with such a meeting the
wonderful Oregon trip was at an
end.
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