The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-18
PURPLE AND GOLD.
University Beats the Athletics
at Football.
THE GAME WON ON ITS MERITS.
Leland stanford and the University OF
Callfornia Play . Tie Before
Fifteen Thoussnd People.

The purple and gold 10 floating proudly at the
state university over its football elsvens defeat
OF the patched-up team that did battle for shs
Seattle Athletic Club yesterday at Madison
park. The college boys victory was deserved,
zoo. for they outplayed their opponents at every
point Two OF their three touchdowns were
earned. and tho third was made possible by the
sharp work OF the 'varsity rushers in breaking
through the line. The goal that was kicked
from this last touchdown rolled up the score to
Il against the goose-egg OF which the Athletics
best endeayors could not rid themselves.
The field Of play was in worse condition even
than on Thanksgiving day and the players were
piastered from head to foot with black mud.
The crowd that saw the game was small but en-.
thusiastic. II consisted mostly OF noisy uni
versity boys. who blew their fog horns with .
will aud shouted out their war cry:
80. of w.! Hiah, hah! Q. of WI siah,
siah! skookumi Skookumi Washington"
The game was played In earnest throughout
and in the second half Braun and Greene, who
smuggling. Anderson then went in for the uni
versity and Berry for the club.
The winners showed up well in every de-
partment When they bucked the line 1t gen.
orally resulted In a gain; their backs ran the
ends well; their interference was good, and the
whole team played well together. Perhaps the
best feature of all was the almost total absence
OF fumbling. OF the individual play ford's
shone brightest. He followed the ball like a
fash wherever il went and broke through the
clubs line like water going through q sieve.
He did some beautiful tackling. too, In
which respect Hooker also showed up
splendidly. Capt Ceilings handled his
men admirably, and both in running tho ends
and bucking the line did effective work. At
quarterback Dariington's passing was almost
perfect, and his ali-round play was strong. At
kins. as full back, kicked well and made several
good gains, one of them. plunge through tho
center, scoring tho lfst touchdown. On the
rush line Harrais did good service, making .
most cretitable showing against the veteran
who faced him. All OF the rect of the line did
their share OF the work and, a. q rule, held their
men.
The Athletic Clubs bad showing was clearly
due to the inexperience OF several of its men,
In addition to having much heavier rush line
against them they did no: know how to handle
hind the line. The University men broke
through SO quickly that the backs had no
chance to run the ends, and even for kick the
fuil-back could lose no time in getting the ball
away. Apart from this weakness there was a
lack OF team work, and interference was almost
an unknown quantity. Both Randall and Folsom
played brilliantly. but the odds against them
were too great, and they could not work
effectively. Atkinson, who succeeded Plumbe
at full-back In the second hall, introduced some
kicking into the Athletics' game which, with
proper support, would have been of great value.
Church played a. If for his life throughout the
game and more than once saved the bail for his
side by breaking through the University line.
Goodwin, with broken ankle, still too weak for
hard work, made brave stand against the man
opposite him. who outweighed him twenty
pounds. These strong bits of individual play
could avail nothing, however. of themselves,
and the Athletics were practically never in the
fight Tho bail was in their territory nearly all
the time and the Universlty's goal was never
seriously threatened.
The Athletics won the toss and took the ball.
They opened play with flying wedge, that was
an adaptation of Harvards famous play. 1t was
poorly done, Randall, who took the ball, being
sent ahead about five yards. After series of
downs Seattle lost the ball and Atkins kicked
down the field for thirty yards. Folsom caught