The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-26
WON BY MASS PLAYS
rrltnomahs Push Seattle,
Across the Gridiron.
.ns SCORE TEN TO NOTHING.
Rss4SssA Has Chsmpioaship-Ysls 3,
nsrvsra o, Won By Team work
Varsity asd High sshesl he.

Harvard o, Won By fesn work
Varsity ssd High sshosi Tie.
ans winged .Ms that nusssred alofs In ri.
eurh on Mnifaomah asld week ago 10 still
- enshlem Of victory. Tho Blus Diamond IL
q As;s.msst snd drsped 81 mourning csps.
Is Saith sad bis hsni Of long haired braves.
*vxs iavadsd Seattle yesterday morning. vita
Ens conscious pride Of CONC uertng heroes, have
Fxsmket still higher toward the pinnacis OF foot
E1.u tame. with the fsariy-won title Of cham
1lcus Of the Pacific Norsawsst After . Hereu-
tea struggle for nearly two hours In the mud
~ Ns1lsen pssk yesterday astsrnooa, Mutt
eouaa goal Iine remained inviolats. while the
ksxaes exg, for whose possession tue ywenfy-
10 Kaiisnf young knigats OF the canvas jacket
takzf, VS. carried across ench Of the chalk
Hass which guarded seastie's goal, ana whose
.wssxhiIs spotisss purity was wiped out OF en-
stsrce In the black slime OF the field By scores
< ssmriing feet and dragging bodies
II sm q victory a. well msrited - any ever
wos. and nothing can dim the iaurels Of the
sissorx Yet there Was no disgrace for the con-
easrrt The fight they made was . brave one,
M rom the very outset everything looked IN
k1rsplssous Tor them There seemed 20 b some
#niBg In the air that forebosiec disaster. Al
noagh they struggled fercsly TO shake 10 OF
&s shsaow OF defeat hung psrsiEseniiy over
] &enL Plainly they were losers from the very
Start Nor was the spirit OF gloom confined 70
! - team II seemed TO spread itssif over every
| &irg The day was ~ oppressive - IL veil
6p1ld be. and the sulsen clouds threatened 20
Nip al any momeak The flower of the eify's
oksy3Isy vas there 10 cheer GA her chanpioas,
In their presence availed nothing. The
saetess." With ell the outisndish pasaphsrusila
/ I'D marvellous instruments for torturiag the
| - that human ingenuity could devise. were on
bznd, but they seemed rather a hooioo than
fakding light TO victory. Even the presence in
ee sssnds OF beauty berihooned with blue and
vsifs silk. aud applauting earnestly The canvas
| I'D youths who wailoged desperately in the
Zuui. could not turn the tide f1e Fates had
eeersed beforehand that the game must 70 TO
nalinomsh and nothing could shake their de-
nrminasion.
Critically viewed the game could justly be
Md - having been we'll played The style OF
4iy vas In pursuance OF scientific principles
80 showed 50 approach 10 the lines followed
II Eastern colleges Everything was done
With view TO team work. aud the tack ing was
snusaally good. However. from the average
4safA,or's standpoint the contest WA not a.
htersstlng rs IL might have been. The play
~ - q rule 20 close that 10 was impossible 90
dstiaguish from the stands what was being
tens. and the only guide to the way the agh
~ going was when the line Of battle swept up
weewn the ieic. The ground was 90 wet tina.
Dssdy running was impossible and an attenps
= Il uasase. 50 very lite Of II was attempted.
from comparison of the two teams Portland
astsiniy showed superior strength AMI aefiv-
~. The snen In tho line played lower than
iheir opponents, aud raassed up well for inter
isrenoe. They wsrc also quick In breaking up
tesss.e's play. They were guilty OF q good deal
Il holding. not only in the line but By the inter-
fsfsss guarding the man with the ball, and sew
wss times were made TO pay the penalty OF IL By
Eeaftle being gwen Eve yasds: bot not, how
evss, O. often ~ they should have been. There
ss noticeable absence Of the foul tackiing
which occurred in the game OF Q week before,
watch was no doubt due 10 the wholesome les
snn taught them by the umpire On that occa-
Ena.
fnr.land's best gains were made on heavy In
krtsrenee plays sgsinst the seattle tackles aud
essier. Capt Smith handled his team remark
skly well aud picked out tae plays that tcii on
ks4tsie He did not do much tndivdnai
work .. In the ether game against Seattle, but
Cd everything well. Iasswell Was called upon
osisnest 10 80 against the enemy's line. and he
tussasnsd his splendid reputation as Q ground
ssiasr. Holt also played . brilliant game ct
kst end
wsils no particular blame could DO attached
70 any individual position. there was some
nlag wscng with the team. which seemed 10 be
due 70 lack OF practice. Ca the mass plays the
nsn. while knowing their positions. failed 10
'sl iRto lne promptly enough 70 nt In
snecihiy the different parts OF what should
hsve hesn piece o! reffeet.wosklng msehia-
Ny. They also showed up rather weak In de-
kassye play oaee ia awhile thry made dss-
ssfaie rally. but i, did not last loag enough 20
hei much effect The chic. gains wero made
% small iges taron sh the center. otner
sess points were in the gFea; amount OF
nnhasag sad the failure Of the backs to start
hystAer for interference. A feature of the play
esi was widely commented on was the fact that
ne bali was scarcely ever passed 10 Randall.
@ his arst trial he made tumble and alter
Ssi De Was called upon but little, notwsiA-
ssaaslng the fact that be has hitherto esea con-
uasgsi strong man at baek.ag the line
he positions OF referee and umpire were I'm
lcaaiiy allied by Clemens, the coach. and
Maker, the iulisAck OF ths Taeoms Athlsiic
sna. jet they we're certainly not strict enough
= shesr ratings There was considerable hold
nc In the isas, with some sluggsus. aud . ren-
eA tsndency toward ioul play on the part Of
" fostlane team. Once Clemens made grssv-
- error In lguring up foFfssnd's gains and 50
hisei 10 give TIE bali 10 seattle wkea she shoald
ssfe had Il on TIE fourth down On the tsst
sowa Lsssweii, ia attempting 10 rna the end
81 az ysFtS From the nexi three downs
tsIasnd gained respectively three. tour aud two
Isfas. leaving Der q net Saia OF bat three yards.
sssaafns, however. allowed Portland 10 keep the
81 hs had pos teVs informed before the game
49, sAs halves wese 70 last eas thirty miRHtes
~ % slewei the arst emo 20 Fua toFty-Evs
1.seses Tie second lasted ogly half sa hoaf.
.ssv ~ss esilsi psempsly at scso o'eiees, and
- ss3sas line4 up as follows:
sssTTIK
pelly.
AtAinson-
Randall DolsomL
Frederick