The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13
THETAcoMAs WON.
SeattI Athletic Club Eleven
jses Its First Game.
VERY EVEN CONTEST.
Twelve to Four-Cspt. Rob-
IL COMPLAINS Of tho Referees
decisions Eastern Games.

~.tA Nov i2-lSpecfal. IA warm, sunny
.,ss5pn inaugu.ated the frs football match
ss,3sason for the championship at the base
s.i.hrk here, ami TIE eityturned out gener-
sJseei it Il was an Jste &c be seen at the
- and If any young society man was not
~. ten to one he will be "cut dead"
~ game was a very even affair Consider
Asnir.t YVES shown at the opening, 1t being
Ia with A "weige." BeiOre the first half
lover bloody heads and feces were the rule.
,{he second half the play got so earnest that
nlaye,s FREQ ueptiy spared, and the feeling
q - warn that the crowd took a hand In it.
lffle. driven to desperation toward the sec.
Ia hslf. WAS gradually forcing the ball from
kscms,s Eve yard line to he goal, and In the
L;da OF q terrific scrimmaSe with twenty-five
L,.eular men rolled on al ball, the referees
Ehi,tle sounded and the pltyers fell apart, Sc
i.ss,e si,ently and sadly, while Tacoma gave its
| ell and INDUCED in mad fpiic in the center OF
~ Aeld. The Seattle line was unable to with
stspd the Tacoma rushes.l and the half-backs
III no trouble in gaining ground through it
Mi Of ses,tle's gains wera around the ends,
As.ns.e the fine .acklingof Hacker. Anderson
.ra Yershaw. Seattle p.ayed opposite Pope.
H.,Ye;s and his mission was to stand of the
huIky Tacoma guard. When a team knows that
pops 10 coming it begins 10 scour the country
tor some one to play opposite. So Harraie
thought himself man OF destiny. He went at
h,s vofk with vim, and though ne he up for
svbiIe. still Pope soon had holes bored through
the line, through which simpson and StuTde-
y.nt vent sqIirming for gooi gains.
Alter TIE first half had been completed Pope
attracted the attention o. Wrestling for alleged
.usrins, aud he was ruled off the team. Flan-
sjrsn TOOK his place and kept up the good work
MOwsys showing his huge frame through in
sysy scrimmage.
The feature OF seattles play was Atkinson's
tsekng and Folsom and Randail's runs around
IA end toward the end of the game. Their fine
slaying came near scoring for SEATTLE, but call
Il tine stopped their good efforts.
Esnhaw interlered veil and tackled fair a..
yCA with his man toward his own goal. Ker-
shsv hes been in active training this fall at a
vsus warehouse, and from tossing sacks Of
sstnslout aud showing freight cars on switches
hvssabled to put an amount OF vim into
hfgfhat gained many yards.
assaf playing on the local side was Sturde-
NH haif-back work On three different Occa-
Gaas be carried the ball thir.y-five, forty and
lxniy-fve yards. the last two runs resulting in
cuth downs a second later One touch down
hyNeEroy was on fiukc in a scrmmage on
fsonss twenty-yard line. Folsom fumbled
TIE ball, which, rolling TO one side, was scoOpsd
HHcBlroy with a clear field before him. In his
nnh was magnifcently supported by Sturde.
MT who, running side by side with oeattle's
Nails, warded them of until McElroy crossed
tbs line. This interference was the star play of
he game.
Strives work on the line was of the highest
order and his tackles were uniformly low and
sra The goal that Seattle secured was similar
bsae one McEiroy got. McElroy missed pass
lrg The ball aud 1t bounded to one side, where
~ssrna A,xA rz,t
practically q clear field he easily secured .
touch down. No goals were kicked by either
de Most of them were difficult and only one
vnsqusre in front of the bar. This sturdevant
nissed.
Taeoma had the ball at the opening and
pinned eight yards from q wedge, then ON two
arives with no gain Sturdevant got the ball
kom quarter and skirting eeattle's left end he
plled forty yards of in a flash, going down to
Yolsom's tackle. On the next drive Tacoma
Loot the hall on seattie's twenty-fve-yard lire.
Rolertson's punt for twenty-five yards was re.
turned by Sturdevant for thirty yards With
four downs for no gain seattle lost the ball.
ssuFdevant punted for forty yards and Seattle
vas compelled to touch In safety. The bail was
brought ont to the twenty -fve-yard line and
end runs took the ball rapidly up into Tscoma's
territory. Here costly tumble gave Tacoma
theball. but on return tumble the weak point
90 far In Tacoma's play gave Seattle the bali,
Folsom securing il and with clear field scoring
touch down.
Atkinson failed to kick q goal. Tacoma
started to buck the center. Seattle could not
accomplish anything on this line owing to Ia
comas strength Tho ball went up and down
the held several times Costly fumbles gave
each side the ball. Finally, sturdevant got IT..
and skirting the LETT reeled Off twenty-five
ysras. Simpson and Kershaw were sent plung-
ias INTO tae center to tackle Seattle's fye-yard
.ne iacoina's captain then went squirming
mieusn the line for a touch down. sturdevant
inisd TO Kick goal. Time was sounded and a
0'ohel OF war held by both captains.
iassads were Tacomas strong point The
sa.'sfoaek had fnm0led several times aud the
iosarswas reId black wards" To the boys.
essilf was shown to be weak on the line. and
,sps Robertson was compelled to nurse a badly
cut forehead
s. .ns second half opened with the ball with
@as broken wedge earned ten yards,
"aS tackiins. Pope Kept up his aggressive
$50 aha was ruled out, Flanagan taking his
ssee' ihis displeased the crowd, as Pope WAS
'sss Seattle kept up her end runs. FL
! $50 Ar some oit-slde play gave Tacoma the ball
.1 I'VE yards. Then. with three downs with
~ - ss'h. simpson punted. Atkinson returned
~, p'as OUT Oh bounds. kershaw getting the
aasAing Tho center was now the chief
80 w tacoma Alter two downs with five
;,.sasa a sinfdeysnt took tho ball aud carried
~. go saFas around the left eud and n second
IT, "Aee. twenty yards around the right end.
sn Ia a "N simpson carried. the bali To n
SSaao"l around The lett sturdevaut Jailed
h -. = -, soaA Seattle had the ball. and, in Ii
,,,.. at'assh And G. Anderson completely
as,t.- "Psh' 1hea right end run by Ran
sasa'ea tne ball ten yards further and two
'aaoush center .oos the ball TO Tscoma's
saIsn. Vineyard line. la the scfimmsge that
$50, 49, HooHer was taken with q crsrnp and
plase '''e he'd' haifa 'ooH DIS
Ie,rh,a, a''ehp' at right-end rnu Folsom
mn ,sa ~ "ah snd acEiroy scooped 1t up and
y.n.s, Aeustn OF the teld with S.urde-
.,..s @suAceat inter 'er.nce Seattle was
10y aud resorled TO end rms hut sf,.r gai,.
'a'f'f yards. lost the bah On a f,p,hia .rs
~. sa',ius Il made nifty yards before dron-
s.s roi>ons tackle. This did no, go. how
~. =, use ioGi tackle by Sturdevaut was
A. umpire and the ball was carried
- aug WAS resortei - with some sue.
her,, wv our gradually, tie bail was
sa,. up 10 Tscoma's fiva.yard lire. Here /.
hI,,,. AZ carried the hs'l 20 the line, but,he
Ss,s va hot allow Il This was the sourrn
A.. 'ac1lha tooA the ozs,
een ,.Sa sen' ihe seatties back five yara, and
n~. re Ahdesson's whistle sounde,, and the
dr. over. The score was Il TO 4 In favor
lasa -: are the positions 4" the teams
arse. eS.fo-t. rieh. end: Ceilings. rf~s,
| Asyrss, Iaave, rtsht guard: Church ren'sr.
ka sss 's1 gnari: hicss left tack &c; Hooker
nxs,S S.1, Robertson. quarteT, hArs; Rsn'iaIi'
~. az; Folsom, leit hslf-aacs; Akin
Eaes sSA; shaw, ie.s end: = QuimNy, cen;er
sasor. Fesota / goals l.
49, - Anderson. left end: smith Iet,
-. toES. Laft ..l.art. E-....a ~.