The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-16
THE CHAMPION TEAM.
Football Men Who Won Many
Laurels For Seattle.
MOTORS ON MANY FIELDS.
Portraits snd Biography of the Seattle
Athletic Club Team That Won
the silver Cup.

In spite OF the disheartening beginning
Of the football season, the Seattle Athlet-
10 Club has defeated all opponents and
fairly won the championship of the
northwesf But one team, Snohomish, sue
eseiei In scoring against the home eleven
and that was In the FIRST game OF the
ssason. when Frazier and Clemens. OF
snch0mish. made n touchdown on the
eriss-cross. from which a goal was kick
e. The final score Of the game was Is
% In favor OF Seattle. The other games
Of the season resulted as follows:
Seattle "a. State University 0. Seattle ~.
Tacoma o. Seattle S. Port Townsend 0: Sc
attic s. Multnomah Athletic Club port
LnaD O.
In reality, few consider what these
sores mean, and the immense amount OF
bard work. patience and perseverance
that Is necessary on the part OF the cap
tain and coaches to put the team ian win
ning condition Too many are apt to
mink that the game is merely one OF
brute strength. and suppose that each
nan simply attempts 10 oyerpower his
opponent in a hand to hand struggle. At
tmpts have been made 20 liken the hand
Ing of a football eleven b. the captain
10 the tactics employed by a general in
handling the bodies OF troops under his
Command and in many respects the smile
h good one. Breaking the center. driv-
ing back either wing. and flank move
nents correspond 70 center plays. tackle
plays and circllng the ends Strategy Is
aiso OF as great service on the football
field as in actual warfare. and a whole
series Of plays consist OF masked attacks
and fslnts by which the opponents atten-
tion il drawn away from the real point
OF attack BY n threatened movement on
another part OF the line. The De Land
plays Introduced by Harvard three years
sxo are notifications OF the principle by
which Napoleon revolutionized modern
vsTfare-that OF suddenly striking the
opponents lire at given point with your
whole available strength, thus outnumber-
ing and overwhelming them at that point.
point.
Before. In the earlier games more at
senton was given 10 perfecting the In
dlvifual work OF the men and only the
simpler combinations were attempted. A.
The coachea however. felt more sure OF
their material, more time was given 10
inculcaung the idea that each man was
nsere piece OF machinery having a defin-
rs place and function IN the make up OF
each play and II was this finish that en-
ahes the team even on a muddy field and
slow ground 20 vanqnish its opponents
Never before this year had team work
attained such n degree OF perfection and
II was PRINCIPALLY using a variety OF play
tadieioUsly alfernated thai the toslch-
Gowns against Portland were finally made
TIE work necessary 20 enable the indi-
ssaaSl PLAYERS % get into the best physl-
cal condition and 20 master Thoroughly
Ire parts allotted 20 each one in compiscat-
81 team PLAYS IS hard and exactiug Day
after day. rain or shine. the football men
assemble 81 the gymnasium aud 50 10 the
se3. where they put sn an hour Of prae-
tce. Bruises and minor injuries are not
reSAraes3 ana Tor the first few weeks there
is hardly a man who has not more or
less sore srats on his body bath and
dinner. eaten With a football appetite
= SIMPLE csn-pcnsat1oa Tor the discomfort
al In week or two enc experiences
that feeling ~ elasticity ana physical
wsn being mat ccmes q active exercise
al a regular life and one has the salts
faction az Knowing that by statistics TAX
ea In the Eastern colleges football IS
eNtFNfA f.n Nt L"f lt1N az taANst.f-+-
sn8 the football uien more syuurnetrfcally
eevelofed thsn any other class or athletes
TIE Fren who faced the rain and mid
art patiently underwent the severe tram
tsg ana discipline necessary % develop
winainw team, are wen ana favoTaelY
tsown - this city. ana are young men OF
market ah5Ety outside % athletics.
William y Goodwin. right tackle. ~aS
elected captain az the beginning % tie
season. bu, realizing that Re would - %
rssse service 90 the team ss oosch than
e. captaln. Pc resi- wned arsd Georse Rus
az Nas elected n bis place Goof~in "a
a football r,layer of rfne experience and
has he~a mere closely iaentoei Vita TIRE
gams than any ether man IN Seattle lie
Vas a prcuasusnt member % the fleta
CAB hesore TIE athletic club was organ
ssd snd this seasons success - iarEeiy
Cue % re energy ani persistence. fse
has rltvef also on Rugby eievens against
p Bvltiss Columbia teams. Rn1 IS
Nnrn- atTn,rer q that game. lie began 10
f'ay fo~s-~'i a. 81. PaGIs >secol Con-
scri. =. p. IL -oxa ana also played a.
:. srfnity sSIexe aus - Aefore evening 70