The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-12
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Seattle sohe oil Boys Win o Football
Game at Tacoma.

Game at Tacoma.
TAcoNA. Nov. lL-tspeciai The state uni
versity football lean carried back TO Seattle
tonight laurels OF victory wrested from the
Ntyiends Clubs eleven after one of the gamest
contests ever witnessed on the Eleventh street
grounds. Its especial merit Iay In the fact that
the teams were splsadIdly matched II was
game full OF life aud vim from start 10 finish The
University boys, while not as heavy as their
opponents, made mp in agility and strength.
The playing OF Nichols. Frazer and Ford was up
70 the average of Eastern college players
lnglts did excellent work ct quarter. The rest
OF the line was composed largely of new men,
and its play was pretty ragged at timesL Harris
at center. played hard game, getting down In
front OF wedges In good style.
For the Viyisndas Parsons, Reese, Erb, Gates
Drum ard Holmes played q game that was
worthy of far better support The line work
was wreiched AZ times. which 10 largely ex-
planned BY the fact that so many OF the men
were green hands. Smith played a good quar-
ter The Others, with the exception of Mayne,
seemed afraid 10 set in and PLAY as IL they meant
business.
The day was q perfect one and the crowd
present, although not large, was In an arpre-
ciative humor.
Time was called az O'Clock sharp The
Viyiendas won toss for the ball and position
and took the north end of the field They
opened play with a wedge for a ten yards gain
A kick By Reese gave them fifteen yards more
Then the University got the ball. and By good
interference forced Nieols through the center
for q ten-yard gain Then Ford went around
right eud for ten yards more Then followed
series Of hard scrimmagss. the University fore
ing the ball down the field TO within foot OF
the goal line. Here 4 tumble by the University
lost i've yards and the ball to yiviendas Here
Ford Was disabled and osirom dropped back TO
half. Burrows takidg left end.
A long run By Parsons around the end gained
thirty yards A revolving wedge gave ten
yards more. A kick by Reese sent the ball
twenty yards further. where it was lost to the
University by earelessnsss o! Mitchell In failing
to fall on the bali.
Three downs and no gain by the University
gave the ball TO the viviendi, who made no
further gain before time was called. with no
score for either team.
In the second half tue University started with
a wedge. and followed with a series OF the same
plays, which finally resulted IN Frazer being
pushed over the line for touchdown. Dearborn
forgot TO Kick good, and the score stood to in
University's favor
With the bali al the center of the field vivien-
ds started eriss-eross play, which, followed by
hard smashing work. gained fifteen yards
kick By Reese was captured by Gates, the wide
awake cad man OF the Viviendss, after tumble
for the University, and carried over the line for
a touchdown. Reese also forgot 10 kick goal,
and the score stood University 4. vivienda
The University. by hard work, forced the bali
down the field fifteen yards Thea an cad run
by Frazier made ten more Then followed the
hardest work OF the day, the steady pounding
OF the URiversiiv's wedges forcing their op-
ponsnts gradually back over the goal line. For
q second the touchdown goal failed and the
score stoad: University & yivssnda
Time wss called before the Niviendas could
make any material gain. aud the university boys
were the winnerS The summary: