The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-01
port!and Football Men Lose
Their Temper With S. A. G.
!. DISPLAY OF RLscKGuARDIsM.
-, Being Beaten They Raise Tech
pscaIity TO Save the Cup and
Hiss Their Guests.

=. .eho.g with cheering for the club
,s.,r enthusiasm being enhanced by the
.nnanneriy and discourteous treatment
al they had received at the hands Of
.z.sr opponents, which rendered their
,.<sory doubly dear to them. A process
.on sas Immediately formed that paraded
. Front street to the club house, CON-
sased a. follows:
VI. Church, grand master.
Cant. George Russell with football.
Boyd and Emmett Russell, bearing
sssndsra with inscriptions, so.
BIsnck and Nettleton, ends, bearing
nrssmefs.
p.lliet and Brownell, center men !;
lsv.ms and Meydenbauer, haEf-backs.
sssr!ug Mutnomah's flags draped in Grape
asrre.E, Holcomb and Burnett, carrying
ga c. flags.
The balance of the procession consisted
a ,abstitutes, club members and root
arr in constantly leng.hening string
Tram Yesler avenue 10 the club house
The friumphaI procession was punetu-
s..i and accentnated by cheers and cries,
smong the latter the more prominent
king:
oal me. OIL M,
How We BACKED Muitnomah's eyei
Also: What was the scorer"
10 Which came the prompt reply:
One, two three, four.
Five. SIX, seven, eight and no more.
Asmost OF the men were still more or
lsss bruised from Thursdays game the
erosd did not remain long a. the club
house, but dispersed to their various dining
places.
81 d
esIved in Portland was the one topic OF
generation. and the discourteous and
unsentiemanly conduct of the Multnomah
Athletic Club towards the visitors was
unhesitatingly denounced on all sides.
Those Of the players who were members
Of the 'g3 team state that the conduct of
the Portland club was even more offensive
shis than last year. and one of them sum
married. the situation by remarking:
Portland was bad enough last year as
victors. bat this year when they got
licked" and he retired to an armchair
with look of deep disgust to nurse hia
bruised fore arm.
The trouble all arose over the presence
of Il. W. Cobb on the Seattle team. Al
though the Muitnomahs knew that Cobb
had coached the University and also that
he was TO play on the Seattle team, they
made no objection until the last minute
before the game and then protested him
as professional. Not only did they re-
fuse 20 give the Seattle team the Great
Northern challenge cup and the gate
receipts on this account. but they openly
kooted at and derided the Seattleites at
the Marquam Grand opera house in full
tsE of all the spectators. J. :. Gold
smith. president of the Seattle Athletic
Cub. who was present at the game. Vas
highly indignant over the whole affair.
and told the Portland officials that IL the
cap aud Seattle's share of the receipts
sere not forthcoming yesterday morning
be would sue the Multnomah club. A
teiephone message received from him last
ssening 20 the effect that he had the cup
and receipts and would bring them up
sAoss that the Portland men have par
tally come to their senses. although the
IeIlosing telegram from Portland may
account for 10:
poKrLANp. Nov. 3o.-The Seattle football
team today took home the Great Northern
trophy which President Judge, of the
Pacific Northwest Amateur Athletic
Union. refused TO turn over yesterday on
TIE ground that the Seattle team played
Cobb, the professional coach. Manager
Judee, OF the Mulnomahs. received a dis
patch today from ] T. Sullivan. secretary
OF the Amateur Athletic Union. saying
that according 10 the rules of the union
The Seattle team had right TO play their
coach. and that bis having coached a team
Goes not affect his standing rs an amateur.
The trophy was accordingly turned over
10 Seattle.
In regard 10 n return game which Port
land claims should be played with them
here on December 5, Manager Phil i.
Kelley, Of tae Seattle Athletic Club. says:
More than three weeks ago, alter much
seleitaton from Portland, / telegFaphed
NJ. Judge asking for II Thanksgiving
game, and that was agreed TO without
any conditions whatsoever. Subsequently
fofHand asked for "a return game Tor De-
eember 5. hui did not think the game
toad be arranged aud told them SO the
hight before the game.
Although the Multnomahs knew that
eoeh vas to play for two weeks before the
game they did nothing until the team
we're on the field. and then Mr.. Judge pro-
ssted Cobb on the ground OF professional
esi. Even then he did not have the
courtesy 20 say anything 20 me, and
fnsw nothing about tt until 10 was men
hensd to me on Referee Hackers recon-
aehaaslon. / then showed Mr.. Judge n
Diagram, dated November -. from Mr..
sasyan. secretary of the Amateur Ath-
sac Union, IN response 10 letter laying
ssee's case before him. which read as
Allows.
Professional coach can play on your
hoth&i team
M. Judge disputed the authenticity
y 'sls telegram and refused TO recognize
although Mr.. J. J.. sullivan has beea
= eiAesr aud recognized authority in the
= 4 Y. FOR years. This is all. know Of
Ne aib uty. as returned on the evening
al. Out | h8ve no hesitation in saying
s4ss never have / heard of a visiting club
Esesiying such Giscourteous treatment aud
zach az variance with the true spirit of
sas'e1r sport"
&tIEdge gave out rs the men left the
sse, after dressing. that the Seattle
ssfen should attend the theater and that
- CUP would DC presented, and Capt.
uSedSin was expected 30 make few re-
--asNs N accepting L. This Was carried
vi 70 The extent that the announcement
@s Presentation Of the cup was printed
s~e ssss 'hinS on ths programme. Whea
IS curtain Ieil, however. Mr.. Judge came
s.2&fd and said that owing 20 a techui-
saAsf the cup would not be presented"
.as Seattle men we're dumb with amaze
~sAI and the Multn0mah team, who oe-
-Ffd a box. pointed 1T them. heoted
La ana openly iusglted them, until
- were glad 20 Withdraw in state Of
ss@dermeut The audience was dis
s-s9ea Nth the exhibition, And Missed
ss'r own PLAYERS.
/ tse conduct o. the Portland Athletic
go tnen vs. in refrnshin- contrast %