The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-24
THE FOOTBALL FIELD,

II is not likely that Harvard and Princeton
will meet this fall.
Capt Tracy Robertson, OF the Athletic CIub's
team. used to play on the Union college eleven.
Ford, the state university's right end, il a
splendid tacker and has the making of Q first
class football player
Carl NJ. Johansen, captain of the Cornell team,
has written interesting article on football for
the New York World
Ann Arbor is showing up well at football this
season. The team is being coached by Frank
Barbour, Yale's quarter back of last season.
Ives, captain of the Yale Varsity crew, has an
nounced his intention of giving up rowing for
football He is one of the best athletes lin the
college, aud great things are expected of him on
the football field.
Jesse Riggs, one of the best forwards Prince
ton ever had has announced that he will not
return To college this year because Heffelfnger,
a.es big guard, who faced him last year, will
not be on the latter team.
The Tacoma team is practicng regularly, and
againe with the Seattle Athletic Club team may
be lCoAed for shortly. game between the Sc
attic team and the Muitnomah Athletic Clubs
team. oil Portland, is also probable.
The interest in football is on the increase at
the state university There are plenty OF candi.
dates for the team. and practice goes on every
day. Capt Ceilings IL maxim arrangements for
=
envy, of Portland.
The scheme To organize professional football
league at the Rugby game in the East seems TO
have fallen through. The professional football
players don seem to care to tackle the game,
while the Irish ahd Scotch players iu this coun-
try refuse to give up the Association game
The Williams college eleven has furnished the
first line OF comparison between Yake and Har-
ward teams. On October II Yale defeated Will
lar nv of ia jr,t k,irsS ,is,,.s
halves. Three days later Williams, with prac-
tically the same team, was beaten by Harvard
30 To in twenty five minute halves.
Rcd and Blue has offered a round trip ticket to
the Worlds fair to the member of the Univer-
s!ty OF Pennsylvania football team who scores
the most points against opposing teams during
the present season. Goals from touchdowns,
unless made by the same player scoring the
touchdown, are not to count in the contest
Capt. Mccormick, OF Yale and Capt Trafford,
of Harvard, have agreed upon T. V. Coffin, OF
Wesleyan, for umpire, aud Alexander Moffett,
of Princeton, for referee at the y ale Harvard
game to be played at Springfield, Mass, on No.
vember ~. The same men OBLIGATED at the
game last year and gave the best of satisfaction.
Football. until comparatively recent time
almost unknown in the south, is taking "A strong
hold there now. There are excellent teams at
Vanderbilt university, University OF Tennessee.
University OF Virginia, University of the South,
University OF South Carolina and other coIleges
From Novem Der Is to November 10 there will be
grand fete in Atlanta, and arrangements are
being made to have match games between four
college teams.
Two prominent candidates for the Yale team
have been obliged to stop playing Cox and
Cross. Cox hurt his neck a week ago, and his
doctor tells him he must give up the idea of
playing any moro football this fall The
wrench was too severe. Cross father is OPP
posed TO the game on general principles, and has
refused To allow his son. VINO is u freshman, to
take part i'll II.
In the East Harvard is generally looked upon
AS the winner il the Yale Harvard match, owing
to Iales loss of McCluug, Hefelfngcr and Bar
bour and the uutrled material that has been
put Ia their places Yale, nevertheless, has
plenty OF admirers on account of the winning
spirit and wonderful recuperative powers
always exhibited by her teams. Walter Camps
coaching 10 also expected To work wonders.
The Intercollegiate Football Association has
adopted the following schedule of champion
ship games: October %, Princeton vs.. Wesleyan
at New York; November s, Yale VS.. Wesleyan at
New Haven; November 5, Princeton vs.. Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania at Phiadel phis; No.
vember II. Yale VS.. University of Pennsylvania;
November "a. Yale vs.. Princeton at New York;
November "A, University OF Penusy lvania vs.
Wesleyan at Philadelphia.
II long hair produces strength the Yale team
will be able to wine the Harvard players off The
face OF the earth when the teams meet at
Springfield. Capt. McCormick's men look Ike
a hand OF Paderewskis. and they will look more
so before Thanksgiving day. Laurie Bliss
hasn't had Il hair eat since the middle of Au-
gust. The idea Is. OF course, 10 protect the head
No out and-out football player would deign to
wear cap, and he must have something 20 Oft
set this article oi wearing apparel For years it
has been the custom OF the Yale management
To blow the team of 10 hair cut. shave and
shampoo on the day following ihanksgivtng