The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-29
SEATTLE THE VICTOR.
ssxusend Played to a Stand
still in One Half.
a,seeRs ARE RULED OFF.
u.xu.scent Play OF Home Team shuts
our the visitor--Muitnomah
Defeats Portland.

...., N nothing In favor OF Seattle
~ result OF yesterdays football
s.tween the much-vaunted eleven
6 par, townsend and the local eleven,
,s,s after playing one half Of thirty
-ala,,tee Had the game proceeded
- ether hall there Is no telling how
,olnts 70 nothing Seattle would
- The people Of Seattle awoke yes
- Morning 10 find it raining hard,
-. far was felt fox their team, the
n having been practiciBg all along
- y,o,snd and fine weather. Towards
- howeyer. the rain stopped. and
- a sfrong wind was blowing from
s,a,,h. the Indications We're for toler-
= fair weather. Al $50 the Seattle
= arrived at the Y. NJ. &. 4. athletic
r-.nas and commenced 70 strip Tor the
s.aanter. the Port Townsend team ar
- shortly before o'clock. An objec-
- hslng made 10 Mr.. Harms, an officer
: - tinted States ship Philadelphia.
Z, n.rkar. Of Tacoma, was chosen in
:, ,iaee. with entire satisfaction to both
- g referee and Mr.. Mccormack as
s-ss,s Shortly afterwards the game
- esllea and for the first half the
.s.statsFs we're treated 10 an exhibition
Z g,oa straight football. old football
s,,sks being unanimous IN saying that II
"a H. anest game of the season.
Ballet Inspires Victory.
rsr Townssnd elected TO play with the
,ss After the game had been Ia pro-
ss...a very few minutes the Seattle root
~ were more than overjoyed 10 see that
4 sps;e og the reports OF Port Towns
.ars formidable line. the home team was
rers than holding them down. Capt. Bal
~ though himself one Of the strongest
,sss an the Coast was opposed 10 Fatty
sms,h. an equally strong man and weigh
~ twenty-five pounds more. Bailiets
lg.6n OF friends. while expecting that
l. vouh be the old reliable he has al
vavs been, we're not prepared TO see him
n, merely hold his own. but show a SUI
rarsosisy ever Smith from the very start.
i vas largely through this initial super
,orty Of BaIet's that Seattle's team be-
eswe filed with the enthusiasm that made
them eonqHeroy from the very start.
PEOPLE WHO watch the game from the
grand stand nod see the star running OF
fas ends Aet'let0n and Bird. the half
taess DoHnelly and Abrams. and the full
hack Capt RUSSELL do not get the chance
q sc ne equally important and often
raeh more desperate work OF those hold
= the line. Ralph Boyd, in spite OF a
Injured Fih but barely healed Up. came
OF the game fully qualified TO bear
z uaie OF the great impossible kongo
aasL Dr. Beckett. right guard. started
ne game with one eye blackened and
sssrai cuts on the face. Al the finish of
= hrst half not one Of the spectators
sc bad ever played football an hour but
ssad gladly have taken all the plucky
sesofs bruises. with two black eyes
h'esn In in exchange for the glory ne
tasi N yesterdays battle Aspnwan,
! newcomer 10 Seattle. who came out
~ . accept a position with Schwabach-
HTos played in a manner that has
tS ain legions OF friends In his now
Is His tackllng was sure and hard
q pays a. fair game as Capt. Ballet
aa%a and never once failed when he
~ called upon. ODonnell. the left
e' showed yesterday the sterling
LIES OF pluck and strength he Is i'm
Viz As often predicted, O'Donnell
Alter Donnelly's ScaIr.
aes' as TO Donnellv. his friends Who
. seq the quiet way he has taken nun
s.lasg'' and who had heard thatvesterday
-s Would ovcrtake him. as Port
sta vas looking for his blood. were
ANXIOUS as 20 his safety when the
would be finished He came o. OF
-. 80 VITA two 81 his teeth loosened
mouth cut very severely. the re-
- y q brutal kick in Ihe face ne re-
- Rhea iyinE with hands and feet
VsNh under a mass of PLAYERS. bv
81 "A Townsend PLAYER. But
'ohneiy last night had stui float
,esss 'tnl MS reputation as one %: the
- Players Of The United states.
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