The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-28
THE CUP SEATTLE'S.
Portland Football Men Lose on
Their Appeal to Curtis.
COBB is NOT A PROFESSIONAL.
The Highest Court ON Amateur Attn
,.tic. Rules Against tho Protest
The Poultry Show.
COBB is NOT A PROFESSIONAL

The Afu,tnonlah Athletic Club has ap-
naalad To the supreme court OF anna
tes,r athletics in regard to the playing
Of r w Cobb in the championship
faosbau game on Thanksgiving lay,
and has obtained a decision IN favor ol
Seattle. This secures the Great North-
ern championship cup to Seattle Ior .he
first year. and If Seattle wins again IN
1895. the cup will become its properly
under the terms OF the gift.
r,he manner IN which the victorious
team was treated by the Multnosnans
at The theatre after the game is Wen
known To- all friends of the team ana 70
the general public; how Mr.. Judge ana
his friends at first refused 10 allow tne
Gun TO be brought to Seattle wstnont
Law suit. and how II was at last I'M
gracio,1sly given UP by them. Is already
"A matter OF history. The point OF con-
tention between Seattle and Portland
vas whether r. w. Cobb, who played
m,artey back for Seattle, was TrpIes-
sional. The Portland men claimed that
Cobb was a professional beSause ne
had acted as coach 20 the Washington
State University team. ana hence was
Ineligible to play In an amateur game
under the rules o. the American ANA
.es,r Athletic Union. Another question
was raised at the TIME. because. as was
alleged. the agreement with Manager
Kelley of the Seattle football team was
thai ..hig" game ard not Champion
ship game was 10 be played on Thanks
giving Day
For these two reasons Mr., Judge and
his friends con1cndetf that the cham
pioaship cup should remain in Port
land. since the MuiinoGnaas had defeat
ed SEATTLE the year before, and as no
championship game had been played
this wear. they were entitled TO retain
the championship II the Pacific north
west.
On these two points Mr.. Judge prepar~
ed a lengthy brief which he forwarded
70 w. r. Curtis Of New York. president
OF the American Amateur Atnletic Tn
ton. aud received a reply from hiTil
Mr. Curtis evidently considered the sec
of4ss point TOO frivolous 10 fsscessl tate
an answer. bat IN regard ~ the nfst
polus, as To cobb's eligibility, his an
sw>r was falI and explicit. After Ia
morning that the constitution of the
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not broad enough 80 cover all the cases
that might arise. .afr. Curtis states fhat
tn. constitution must be- construed as
a whole and ks y II,
without passing np5n the question Q.
Whistler or rot Cobb was PROFESSIONAL
he says: >
.eThe constitution Of the Amateur
Athletic Ifnsoa must ~ Construed as a
whole. and IL will MOI do 10 pick out
one clause or paragraph. ana kfseie
.rnsn IL independent Of IS connection.
orr. eiaa,ee. ssr article. reads as you quote
h.ss there are cFaer clauses which mod
sfy n In tie secu.sz clause 81 section
:. article - Of the constitution. yea viii
find that the Playing IL pF9fessifsrsssi
On a team does not dlsquaaisy she anna
teslr raaye-s on tie team Nssw this
statement clearly presurfsoEes that pro
fexslvssais - wlu play on teams. ard will
nse so allowed. fer IL a professional was
ID. allowed 10 play On en amateur