The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-09
FOOTBALL TO THE FRONT.
4 sharp Practice Game IT Madison
Street Park.


An enthusiastic meeting of fostball men
vas held at the Madison street ball
grounds yesterday afternoon, and the first
practice game of the season was played.
Anumber of old college players were on
hand, and Judging from the interest taken
and the britliancy of the play strong
team may be expected.
The men lined up at 80 O'Clock with
George Carter as referee and Prof. Ham
mersly, the Athletic clubs instructor, as
umpire. A second eleven. composed of
members of the Athletic club and univer-
sty students, was formed to play the club
eleven.
Play started with the ball in the possess
sion Of the second eleven. A wedge was
formed, and Outline passed to Robertson,
who passed to II. Struve, and gain of
twenty yards was made before the ball
was downed. Robertson then made q
long pass TO Strive. who got around
the right end for eight yards. Two
short scrimmages followed with
gains OF one and two yards.
Strive then wal!owed through the center,
and the result was gain of eight yards.
Strive again got the ball and repassed to
Robertson who made tour yards around
the end. Then the club eleven braced and
the ball went down four times without q
gain. 1t then went to the club. +.
Strive. center rush. snapped the ball back
to Thomas and pushed his way through
Outline. Thomas passed TO Randall who
plowed through center for ten yards.
Hughes got the ball next on q neat pass
from Thomas, but was downed before q
gain was made. Randall next got the ball,
but was tackled by Hicks before starting.
He passed TO J. Carter. who was tackled by
Robertson and downed, with loss Of ten
yards. The club rush line then held, and
Thomas made long pass back to Randall.
Who kicked. Robertson got the ball and
returned. ball going out of bounds. The
club then made two rushes by Duncan and
Randall, bat did not gam the nece ssary
ave yards.
Randall again kicked. Robertson got
the ball and made thirty yards. but was
doxned hard by Randall out of bounds
The ball was taken in fifteen yards, but
vas fumbled and lost to the club Thomas
passed it 10 Randall, who passed il to
Hughes. and two yards were gained
through center. Duncan then got around
the end for two yards. but was downed
hard by Outline. Randall then got the
ball on an easy pass and seemed about to
buck the center, but he quietly stole
around the left end and. though tackled
twice, ran the entire length of the field
and secured a touchdown, scoring four
POINTS, while the crowd howled its appre-
cation. Strive punted out, but fair catch
failing, the bail went TO the center of the
feld; score. 90
The second eleven again formed a wedge,
with Strive in the center and Robertson
Took the hall. Fifteen yards were gained
eeiore the ball went down. Strive then
went around the end for five yards,
aud Darlington gained five yards
through center. Struve gained two
Yards through center, and then Carter,
OF the club team, got the ball on
tumble with a clear field before him
And. guarded by Randall. made the sec
oad and last touchdown OF the day. four
points
strive punted out and Duncan made q
iaas catch. Randall tried for goal but