Dodge attended OAC in the early 1920s. He participated in the 1924 Olympics, where he finished 6th in the men's 800 metres, and the 1925 Pan American Games. He also ran for the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club.
A new armory was built to replace the 1898 armory. The new armory was touted as one of the largest in the country. The building, designed by architect John V. Bennes, is known as McAlexander Fieldhouse today.
Frederick Mitchell Walker was head coach in 1911. Walker pitched for five different teams in the major leagues in 1910, and 1912-1915. He was known as "Mysterious Walker" in his playing days.