Aitken was participating in the Waldo Girls versus Town Girls track and field meet. This competition was a precursor to OSU's intramural sports program, which began in 1916.
At far right is coach James Arbuthnot. In Arbuthnot’s first year as coach, the team competed in one meet at the University of Washington, and were defeated by the Huskies. Arbuthnot’s later teams met with considerable success, going undefeated in 1917 and 1920. His dog, seated in front, was the team’s unofficial mascot. Arbuthnot also served as OAC’s athletic director from 1906 to 1918. He later coached wrestling and tennis at the University of Washington.
Only four years after leading the Chicago White Sox to the World Series championship, Fielder Jones was enlisted to coach the OAC baseball team. A salary dispute with Sox owner Charles Comiskey led to Jones' departure from the Windy City and he came to the Pacific Northwest to look after timber and land interests. Coach Jones traveled back and forth between Portland and Corvallis for team practices and games. Jones eventually went to St. Louis to coach the city's entry in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915. He was also coach of the American League St Louis Browns from 1916-1918
Home Game, The 1914 C. E. apprentice team was comprised of players from classes that an instructor taught. C. E. is undoubtedly for the Civil Engineering Association, a student group.
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.
Fans snake around each other on the field during halftime in a popular practice in early OAC football games against the University of Oregon called the "Serpentine."
"Rose Bowl Football Game, Duke University. On January 1, 1942 the Rose Bowl was played in Durham, NC, the only time it has not been held in Pasadena, California. When the game was canceled after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 because of fear of having a large gathering on the west coast, Duke offered to be the host. The score was Oregon State 20, Duke 16."
Front row, left to right: Shuster, Laythe, Smyth, Hofer, Moore, Anderson, and Huntley. 2nd row: Yeager, Abraham, unidentified person, Hoerline, Billie, and Lutz.
Postcard depicting the OAC sophomore football team, 1909. Postcard is annotated: "I tried out for a short time, but some bumps and bruises put me out of competition. W.E.M."