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OREGON UNIVERSITY”ROLLS OVER” TIE ON STANFORD

This might be called the “End over end” play, but call it what you like, it caused a further scrambling of Pacific Coast football dope when Arleigh Bentley, University of Oregon quarterback, hit the Stanford line on the 3-yard mark, and wound up heels over head — but across for a touchdown. This resulted in a 7-7 tie in a game the dopesters had given to Stanford Indians by at least two touchdowns. (NY CHI CLEVE LA SF FR SEAT)  10-10-36

Found on ebay, 10/18/11.

"There will always be a bonfire."

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“Although the 1958 Homecoming festivities advertised the “New Look on Campus,” notably the scholastic side of the University, some things haven’t changed and probably never will. Take the Homecoming bonfire, for instance. There will always be a Homecoming bonfire. This year’s bonfire was graced by dancing rally girls, but whether this is a war dance or a rain dance wasn’t clear at press time. In either event its main success was in producing a striking picture for photographer Nathan Bull. The next day Oregon lost the “war” to WSC 6-0 and the rain slashed down in solid sheets.
— Old Oregon, 1958

By 1972, the annual Homecoming bonfire was a thing of the past, done in by City of Eugene regulations against open burning.

Great Promotional Ideas of the 1950s, part 1

Stanford’s Bobby Grayson (L) and Oregon’s Erling Jacobson, both former football players, shared float space with their respective mascots in this 1951 photo from the streets of Portland. This had to have encouraged great attendance for the Oregon-Stanford season opener at Multnomah Stadium, which was won by Stanford, 27-20. (source: eBay)

Your 1899 Oregon Football Team

.. courtesy Michael Princip’s beautiful site, Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl Uniform History.