 Throwing caution to the wind, he took the 4–3–2 Beavers to Hawaii in 1923 for Oregon Agricultural's first games outside of the contiguous United States.The gamble did not pay off as the Beavers dropped a game to the Hawaiian All-Stars, playing their first college team, 14–9, and then another to the University of Hawaii, 7–0.The loss to Hawaii was a huge upset, as Hawaii had only begun playing intercollegiate football in 1920.