The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-09
THE POPULAR SPORT.
Football Is Thriving in the
Pacific Northwest.
THE BLUE DIAMONDS PLANS.
DIR. Cobb's Good Work at Port Towns
end-Prospective Visit of the
Berkeley Eleven.

A year ago the Pacific Northwest en-
tered on the first active season OF inter
collegiate football il had seen. To be sure
there had been some little of the sport oc-
casionally, and on New Years day, '92.
Tacoma and Portland had played
match game, but there was no general in
terest manifested. and the game was little
known outside of Eastern college men
whohad come to the Coast. Last fall
there was surprising impetus gwen to
football, and il leaped at once to the high
est place in popular favor. This year
there is every indication of increased pop
ularity. and equally as important, a cor
responding improvement in the play OF
the teams.
Perhaps the most gratifying feature of
the growth of the game is the splendid
showing made in the little city of Port
Townsend under the most unfavorable cir
cumstances. Too much credit cannot be
given 10 Dr. Cobb for the good missionary
work he has done there. Coming from
Detroit, where he had played in the team
of the Michigan Athletic Club. in look
ing about in the new field for material with
which TO organize an eleven. be found
single man who had played football very
little, and not another OF the possible can
didates who had ever seen game played.
Yet in time spared outside of his profess
sional duties, in a few weeks OF coaching
he got together team that made really
creditable showing in last Saturdays game
with the Seattle Athletic Club. With more
such enthusiastic apostles rs these, foot
ball on the North Pacific coast ought in
few wears to be not far behind the plane 1t
has reached at the other end OF the Union.
The Seattle Athletic Club. along with
the advancing strides of football. Ii doing
its best to keep To the front, where it
forced Its way last year. With but little
more material than il had In ls92 il Is GER
tain that Il will have much stronger
team in the field. Some Of the men will
have had the benefit Of years experience
and the whole will have the advantage of
strong coaching along the lines of the
most modern and successful styles Of play.
George Carter and r. II. Hurd. who did
good work in the team last season. have
been reinforced by Capt BallIett and g.
A. Hurd. Bailiett worked for several
wears on the second eleven at Yale and
had fine training in playing against the
best players in the country. Last season
ne coached this line NJ Tufts college with
excellent success. Hurd has followed the
play at Yale closely for the pas; few years
and is thoroughly eonversant with the
methods employed there. Al present the
team which they are handling is Largely
made up OF raw material. bat IL IL ex-
pected that before any of the Big games
are played that Church. Folsom, Ford.
Atkinson. Harry sEruve. and perhaps
o0inhy, Ooerteufier and =. h struve. all
experienced players. vail take the fed.
Although the local team gives promise
Of increased strength. Il viii have harder
work cut oct for il than u nad last season.
The Tacoma Athletic Club has ito players
in active training and - getting excellent
practice, suen ~ II did not aave last ysar,