The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-27
THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
Fast Growth Of the Game in the
Pacific Northwest.
TEAMS AL OVER THIS STATE.


The spresa of foafhasi in the Pacific
North vest this season has been most graf
flying 20 the leading spirits whc we're re-
spcnslbae for It's introduction here. The
growth In the state of Washington. and
especially N the Psget sound country.
has been particularly pleasing. Last year
the Only three teams heard OF we're those
% the Seattle ani Tacoma athletic clubs
and the STATE University. This yesr .
team Of considerable strength has been
put In the Geld q: Port TOWNSEND: Ia
conz has secured another strong eleven In
the vivien5s Club, ya<asn college has for
the first tirne pnE an eleven in the Geld.
and there have been = number OF younger
teams organized In the different academies
and high schools
On last Saturday there sere no less than
four games In this vicinity. The Seattle
and Multnomah Athletic Clubs played 81
Madison park, the State University NJ
Port Townsend with the Athletic Club Of
that plsc<. the vivieada club and vashon
college at Tacoma. and Saturday morning
the Seattle High School and the second
eleven Of the State University at West Sc
attic. Football Is not, however, confined
20 this part OF the state. The Spokane
Athletic Club has organized IN eleven that
would give any of the teams IN tie North
west good fight, while there are teams ~
Spokane college. Whitman college, Of
wslla Waila; state agricultural college,
Of Pullman, and as osher institutions
throughout the sistaI
Local football men are feeling consider
ably chagrined over the decisive defeat re-
ceived on Saturday ~ the hands of the
Portland team. There is no disposition.
however. TO make excuses. and the Seattle
players, ~ well IS the coaches. ali acknowi-
edge freely that they we're fairly beaten.
All chance for the championship Of the
Pacific Northwest has faded away, but
there is We: light with Tacoma 10 be de-
eided- II viii take place on Thanksgiving
day ss Madison PARK. A month ago Seat
tie beat Tacoma by score OF - to i6. but
there is no certainty that she viii repeat
the dose. Both have since met defeat at
the hands of Portland. who piled up the
biggest score against Tacoma The defeat
OF Seattle by Portland has undoubtedly
given Tacoma new courage, and she viii
go into the game with . much more conf
dent spirit than if the result Of last Satu--
days game had been different. Clemens.
the Stanford university player. and Capt.
S.urtevant are coaching the team faith
fully, and the prospects fer hard-fought
battle are excellent The Seattle team
will not let up IN the training at all, and
will keep hard q, work practicing for next
Thursdays game.
While the Seattle and Tacoma Athletic
Clubs are fighting here on Thanksgiving
day, the state university team will try its
fortunes agains. the Multnomahs ~ Port
Land. Judging from the form that the
two eievens have hitherto displayed, the
Muitnomahs with their regular team in
the field ought to secure thirty or forty
points 10 the Universisy's none. The COL
iegs boys, although light in weight, are q
lot of lively youngsters who have excel
lent material ameng them They are
sadly in need of coaching, however.
Their play, although sharp and often
skillfui. is not well balanced. They play
finely until they encounter some unfore-
seen obstacle and then they seem TO 60 to
pieces. When they have overcome this
weakness they win certainly forge to the
front rapidly.