The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-26
rpOTBALL MATTERS.
r.serest Centering in the Game
in the Sound Country.
le.HARvaRD PLAY REVIEW.
80 af the Home Team-Expeeted to
Pss Up Good Game Against the
ualtanomsbs on Thursday.

rny the last few days interest in local
s.s,I.ll has been somewhat evershadowed
= .,eeulstious concerning the outcome
= the Harvard-YaIs game played at
s.~snrfeld, Mass, on Saturday. Even
{ - the result was known the representa-
s;v.s Of the various colleges have had
..x,r-sailsng topic Of conversation In ac-
-rnutiag for Yale's victory or Harvard's
<.s~.t according az their sympathies were
-. eue or the other of the con sestants.
Although the game resulted in victory
- Yale by q score Of Ia, the contest was
..o<er aad more exciting than the score
~anld indicate. and. from telegraphic re-
.oxt. /. would seem that the ball was in
yaIs's territory more frequently than in
fy.rva,d's: also that j ale punted fifteen
anss 20 10 for her opponent. Her punts
s.em TO have gained more ground than
I'D Harysrd's, and accordingly she kicked
more frequently.
lis not clear. from the reports. Why
Hsrvard was not allowed TO score her
ssss from the aeld in the last halt. Time
sessd not have been called while the ball
,ss IN the air, as under the rules time can
aaiy be called when the ball is out of play
q sdead" Probably time was called be-
lore the ball Vas put In play and the
Whistle was not heard.
rror ii accounts it would appear that
Il. nes rules forDidding mass momentum
slsys and mass plays on the kickoff. for
rs.ssed with a view to lessening the
liability of accidents to the players, have
ally failed in their objects. tor in the
Whole history of the game there is hardly
An instance of more than six men being
scsnaIIy injured in one game. The result
81 the new rules seems 10 have handi-
capped Harvard in the development OF
D. Land plays without coEferring any
corresponding advantage on any one. IN
less perhaps on her opponents.
The result Of Saturdays game can
hardly be counted upon as an indication
Of the result of the rvard-Pennsylyania
game on Thanksgiving day. or of the Yale
Princeton game on December /
Harvard has strong team, but IL is i'm
possible 10 say what condition her men
viii be in for Thursdays game after the
severe batterlng they received on Satur-
day. Pennsylvania has played no i'm
portant game since November 10, and her
men should be in the pink of condi-
lion. That she has a strong team
vas thoroughly demonstrated in her
game with Princeton, and unless the men
become oyer-oontident her fight with Har-
ward should be grand one. Harvard too
has shogn her ability TO play a superb
game even in the face of almost certain
defeat. and they will be Wild with NOR
If sf1s.tA
game. Ii is therefora safe To predict that
Pennsylvania must put up much
stronger game against her on Thankgiv-
!ng than she did against Princeton on
November 10. If she expects To win.
TIE result of the Yale Princeton game
i also extremely doubtful. for although
fsnnsy wanna has defeated Princeton and
lIe has beaten Harvard il by no means
aioss that Yale will best Princeton. In
tie sirst place, oyer-confidence contributed
b some measure TO Princeton's defeat by
fennsylyania, and In the second place II
nast be remembered that Pennsylvania
and Princeton are old rivals and that the
icymers sole ambition Is to defeat Prince
ion. Princeton, however, aspifes TO rival
iaie, and her energies are bent 10 get her
team in the best condition for the Yale
fsme, which occurs about three weeks
later than the n-Pennsylvania
fame The result is that the Princeton
team that faces Yale next Saturday will
10 all probability be many times stronger
ihan the same team when it stood up be-
fore Pennsylvania two weeks ago.
In local football circles the work of the
home team is highly commended. and it is
more than probable that the conscientious
work of the men for the last few weeks
will enable them TO put up game against
the Nultnomahs next Thursday that will
gladden. the hearts of those who accom-
pany them TO Portland.
Absurd reports come from Tacoma,
credited TO the Tacoma Athletic Club. to
The effect that the Seattle Athletic had
acted unfairly in giving mp the game
scheduled to be played on Thursday and
arranging to play at Portland instead be-
cause II defeated Tacoma $50 The ar
Engagements with Portland were made long
PRIOR to that game. and Seattle has always
been ready to send team To Tacoma Oh
thanksgiving Besides this. and most
absard OF all is the claim that the Seattle
han are pleading the baby act, and
AFRAID to face the Tacoma team. The
Nash OF The matter is that Tacoma could
hos get together team that could score