The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-12
TO PLAY AT TACOMA.
Seattle Athletic Club Eleven's
First Trip Away.
WHITE AND BLUES STRONG LINE.
Captain Robertson Keeping the Makeup
Secret-Tacoma Eleven COn6dent
Of IN Easy Victory.

The Seattle Athletic Clubs football team goes
20 Tacoma today to meet the eleven OF that town.
naturally there 10 great rivalry between the
teams representing two cities so antagonistic in
every respect, and the match promises to be q
pattle royal. The makeup of the seattle team il
= mystery to everybody but Capt Robertson,
VINO Is wearing confident air, but saying little.
During the past week there has been some very
sttong talent working for places, and the team
tnat lines up tomorrow to do battle for the
"nite and blue OF the Athletic Club 10 sure to
make a creditable fight
IL 10 the first game Of the team away from
nome. and . strong following Of 'rooters'
10 expected to 60 along to fiaunt the clubs
coiofs ana cheer on their chAmpiona To ac-
commodate the crowd the steamer State OF
washington has been chartered for the oc-
casion. 1t will leave Baker & Co.'S wharf at II
O'Clock q. m, and returning will reach the city
early this evening
Great interest 10 being manifested in the con-
test at Tacoma as will be seen by the following
dispatch:
TACOMA, Nov. 1L-fspecial. I-Tacoma and Be-
the season tomorrow at 2:SJ p. m, at the base
ball park on Eleventh street A good lively
game with large audience to cheer both sides
Is promised. No matter If it does rain, the
game will be played. The grand stand Will
she ter 1000 in case it should rain.
Iacoma's yell will be an adaptation of the
PA~ASSC0iAy AoS tuo AOAOW AuB
wah! hoo! wah!
Wah! hoo! wah!
Hurrah! hurrahl
Tah-ko-mah!
Tacoma's team this year. with but one or two
exceptions, could with difficulty DO improved
u,'on, considering the present material to work
upon The team as 1t will line up tomorrow
contains the stars OF last years play, who have
Improved by age and practice, and the pick of
the Tacoma Athletic Club for the balance. The
team On paper is heavy "Beei and bone" are
have yet TO be tried. There is a physical ele-
ment in the team which will perhaps prove q
hindrance-certain members are claimed as
strong men, but lack OF athletic practice will
show their strength to be but superficial and in
capable OF long strain and great endurance.
Colleges are well represented in the personnel
OF the team, and no doubt most OF the players
nave had considerable experience. OF the old
players. Hacker, Kershaw, rope and G. Ander.
son are too well known to need extended refer
ence The former is old Haveriord college
player, strong, active and furious tackIer. He
Will play right tac.le, and unless he has a
strong man to oppose him he will get through
the line and alter punt in short order.
kershaw Is an old Racine player, a swift run.
ner and has plenty OF strength. He will play
left hslf-back. With him Is the captain, Sturte.
want, the right hali-back
Both backs are busy perfecting plays They
have BEEN taught to waste no time from the in.
slant the bail 10 sent back by center. They
take the ball from quarterback ON the "dead
Auus euu turning BnAEply plunge Win great
fecE esSness into the line Tor sure gains.
Of Pope one has only to see him play to be
sure OF an aggressive game In bis vicinity. He
10 rs broad as q wash board turned sideways, has
Q frank, good-nature face and is foxy player.
He has humorous ways about him, such as
reaching out, catching the finger of the man
opposite, snap it or throw it out of joint. He
VIII step on his mans toes, twist his loot at the
same time. Pope was "nOt born yesterday"
OF the new players Browneli, Marion, smith,
Alter and McElroy are likely to prove weak
spots 1t the tide shou d turn against the home
payers, the second half should be played with
Flanagan, Thompson, Best and Trevett in center,
tackle, end anu quarterback.
O. Anderson as right guard 10 valuable man,
aggressive and powerful He cannot be easily
displaced. and can make an apex OF "V" look
"sick."
simpson last year had his leg broken so early
in the contest that he could not show qualities
which he 10 known to have. The team has the
following sub, titu.es:
Flanagan, center: Trevett, Quarterback; Mum
day, Carman, Thompson, Roe. Wisse, Dick nson
ana Gabriel, In which there IL considerable
good timber.
William Anderson a. left end is a good PLAYER,
and the half.back will have to be spry to get
past him. He Is an old Yale player, and weighs
los pounds.
The teams play as q whole has shown much
IMPROVEMENT of late. The ckles have learnt
to "bore holes" in the rush line, a. will be seen
in tomofrOws game.
the makeup of the team will be as follows:
Viii lam Anderson, left end: Marion Smith, left
tackle; Charles Pope. left guard: Brownell
center: c. Anderson, right guard; Hacker,
right tackle: Alter, right end; McElroy. quarter.
back; kershaw. left half.back; sturtevant,
right haf-back; Simpson, ull-back; umpire
Wrestling, OF Seattle; referees, JACK Anderson
and Goodwin.