The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-30
IN SPITE OF THE MUD.
Seattle Wins From Portland,
Eight to Nothing.
TWO Toucaoowss. GOALS LOST
none Of the Players Hurt-Ths Muisne-
mails Dsan'a Dare Bet-sbrams fhs
star Of the oocasfon.

II.
rasne aas Dsen piayed and won by the
eturas aggregation comprising the eleven
81 the seas..e Athletic Club. To say thas
tAs gsaste team and ft. supporters are
delighted H.sh the result Is 20 put e
verg mildly. While the day vas ali
thas could bc desired. shs grounds were
sn horrible shape. ewing 10 the severe
rain Of YESTERDAY and sss, night As
cid pia sers wao have struggled On the
Mulsneinah grounds know. the grounds
are 10 hollow. and are wholly clay. The
clsv prevents the soaking 10 ef the water,
ans The lox nature OF the grounds pre-
sansa any elfscsual drainage. The resalt
Ma that ahsn the teams itnea up the
ground sas covered wlth STOUT six inches
Of heavy. eloggy csay. whish rendered last
wosK On The part Of lhs sacks impossible.
This interlsfei matesiasiy with ihe score,
rs tie Seattle backs, or ordinary grounds.
arc very fast
In tbs frat bali. Seattle kicked of, and
consequently tie Multaomahs secured The
bail, whica. with 3 series Of sharp Tnsnes,
they earned across the Geld foe good gains,
the Seattle PLAYERS being unable TO hold
them on the sipperg ground with
out some 1osn. Atier seattle got
tie bail thu tables acre tarned. and
tie advantage wAs wltss them In
short, 81 through the tirsf hsif, which
ever side had the bali usually made good
galps. IN the second hs.f Seattle seemed
10 piay with vlm. aud their better condi-
ton and team play bad lis effect.
they making two touchdowhs. Cobb,
however, failed to kick goa
In either case. This vas very
surprising. as he is usually exception
ally accurate Ia kicking goals, The bali.
however. vas very heavy, slippery and
vet, and his fees and trousers were covered
with mud. ard bis failure under these cir
camstances Was easy to b explained.
For Seattle, Abrams was easily the star,
he having great deal of work to do and
seldom failing TO gain his distances when
cailei upon. lie made both touehdowns,
one on push play from near the Multi
nomah line, and ono after an exceed
ingiy brilliant run of sixty yards,
during which Laswell, the star Splinter
OF the Muitnomahs. valnIy tried 10
catch him. Cobb also did extremely good
work. lie ran the team with good judg-
ment, never got ratified, and tackled like
a fisnd all over the field. While compari-
sons are odlous, and every man played
bis position for all IL was worth.
Emmett. Russell, George Russell and
Maydsnbauer deserve special mention.
Every man in the Seattle line was fully
equal TO bis opponent Boyd, in psrticu-
lar, who played opposite Clark, an ex-
captain OF the West Point football team.
was at least his equal, II not little SUI
perior.
A very remarkable feature Of the game
was that, both at the grounds and before,
at the hotel club house. thsre was no bet
ting. the Maltnomahs, with very few
exceptions. aud in most cases in bets OF
very small amounts either insisting on
odds, although on their own grounds
and in game against q club the repre-
sentasixes Of which they beat twice last
year, or in betting on the score Seattle
would make. The result vas that there
Mas very little betting done.
Nr Hacker and Mr.. Munday oiliciated
As Umpire and referee. respectively. while
George +. Folsom. of Seattle. aud A. r.
MeAlpin, OF the Maltnomahs. acted as
liaesmen.
There we're only twelve or fifteen Seattle
rooters present. beside the members Of the
team and substitutes. They made up,
however, in noise and enthusiasm for lack
Il numbers. There we're present between
ZOO and 400 spectators. the grand stand
being croAdsd. many ladies being present,
mtis Of whom naturally wore the Multi
namah colors. although here and there
would to seen some fair friend oT Seattle
Loyalty bedeeked With her eolors. The
taafa. lined as follows.