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Initally formed in the 1890's as a traditional "football" (soccer)
or association club, in 1900 the "Astoria Football & Athletic Club"
liqidated assets. As popularity gained with the prestige of the Multnomah Club of Portland,
Astoria wanted their piece too, and began playing as the "Commercial Club"
in 1902. and
eventually changed to the Astoria Athletic Club playing into the 1920's.
1902 Players (average weight 164lbs): Painter (E), Ed McCabe (E), Wheadle
(T), Hare (G), Bay (C), Vaughn (G), Gramms (T), Fisher (E), Rose (E),
Weeks (HB), Minard (HB), Hunt (FB), Knutsen (Capt/QB)
1903 Players (average weight 166lbs):
George
Barker (HB), Payne (FB), Painter (FB), Sutton (T), Al Minard (T), M. Knutsen
(Capt/HB); Wedal (E), Christensen (G), Bays (C), Gammal (G), Harry "Roxie"
Graham (E), Stockton (QB), Smith (HB), Goddard (FB), Jones, Tallant (FB),
Ross Trullinger (E)
George Barker accounted for 3 touchdowns (4pts) and 6 goal kicks (2pts)
for 24 of the teams' 41 points scored against Fort Stevens. He also
punted pinning the Soldiers deep most of the game.
The following game with the "All Stars", old has-beens was called off on
Saturday Nov 21, 1903 due to "unforseen conditions" by the All Stars
Management.
Multnomah claims to have sent its reserves to play Astoria in the Dec 13,
1903 matchup, however at least four playing that day were regular starters
of the "big" team. The MAAC would not agree to a Portland-area
playoff game leaving Astoria standing undefeated and the title of
Northwest Champ in dispute.
1904 Players:
Barker (E), Al Minard (T), Blair (G), Bays (C), Gammal (G), Sutton (T),
Jones (E), Stockton (QB/Capt), Painter (HB), Graham (HB), Charles
Abercrombie (FB)
1905 Players:
Bays (C), Gammal (G), Goddard (G), Sutton (T), Al Minard (T), Tully (E/HB),
Graham (HB/Capt), Painter (FB/HB), Blair (FB), Mathena (QB), B. Higginbotham
(HB), Abercrombie (E), McConron (E)
1906 Players:
Watson (E), Henderson (T), Devork (G), Cooper (G), J. Bays (C), Benson
(G), Minard (T), White Bear (E), H. Graham (QB), Carlson (HB), R. Graham
(Capt/HB) Hoover (FB)
Devork broke a leg in the first half against the University of Oregon and
was replaced by Cooper. White Bear (E) handled punting duties.
1908 Players:
C - L. Johanson,
RG - F. Larson,
LG - L. Gramm,
RT - L. Carlson,
LT - S. Johanson,
LE - N. Jeldness,
RE - H. Larson,
QB - George Holmes,
LH - J. Bays,
RH - H. Graham,
FB - R. Graham (Capt)
1921 Players:
Urell (FB), Pentula, Langhart, Larson, Woods
Urell scored 3 TDs against St. Johns. Rudy Planting was lost to a
broken arm in practice.
Coach Malarkey and Astoria claimed the 1921 Independent Championship of
Oregon on the grounds Multnomah would not play.
1922 Players:
Backland (T), Nordstrom (G), E. Willickson (QB), Tom Willickson (QB), A.J.
Olson (QB), Pentilla (HB), Borman (HB), Riley (HB), Urell (FB), Cosovich
(T), Anderson (T), Theadeaus (G), Carlson (G), Peterson (E), Tennant (E),
Merrilla (E), Niemi (E), Trotter (E), G. Olson (E), Duncan (G), B. Olson
(G), Wilson (G), Jussila (G), Gustafson (G), Rudy Planting (C), Bay (C),
On Dec 8, 1922 a fire broke out in Astoria destroying 30 city blocks and
rendering 2500 people homeless in what was considered the worst fire in
Oregon history. The Dec 10 game with Woodstock was pushed back with
the proceeds of the next game to be donated to help the residents rebuild.
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