The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-29

Ilohbs. -.-.-......t Quarterback 1890. Ostroru
Thompson Left halgoack 80. Donneliy
Brcck.n- Right halfback. A 0rams
Leighton. Fulbaek .-.-. Russell, capt
The officials Of the game were: Referee.
Mr.. Hacker. OF Tacoma: umpire. Mr. Nc
Cormack. L. s. s Philadelphia. linesmen.
F. b. Ingersou. Seattle; Mr.. Phillips, Port
Townsend.
Angry Blows Are struck.
One OF the results OF the game was
difficulty which nearly ended in a test OF
pugil.stic strength between Capt. Harry
Strive and n. Thompson. Of Port Towns
end. Struve and two friends were A knot
or oniookers. and Thompson evidently
imagined that Strive had derided his
playing. Insulting remarks were ex-
changed. and Thompson bolted for Struve
but was prevented from reaching him by
friends Thompson pursued Struve all
day, trying 10 pick quarrel, which Strive
tried TO avoid. AT the Office OF the Rainier
Grand. in the evening. the quarrel was re-
newed. and an insulting remark caused
Strive 70 strike Thompson a heavy blow
In the face The latter came back with a
wicked lunge. but before any more blows
passed they were separated. There were
al least fifty persons present, and many
were anxious to see them fight IL out
Port Townsend's side of 1t.
c. II. Smith. captain of the Port Towns
end team. sends the following communica-
ton TO the Post-Intelligencer in relation
TO the game:
Wishing to give our side of the game
today. | send this to you. trusting that
you will kindly publish the same.
The work Of the referee. Mr.. Hacker.
was entirely fair and impartial and
neither team objected to his work, but the
work OF the umpire, Mr. Mccormack.
from the United States cruiser Philadel-
phia, was not nearly so satisfactory In
g. H.. ill H.. hz
S. A. g. Townsend made every fair pro-
position in regard to the referee and UNI
pire, Offering 10 leave IL 10 the decision
or Tacoma. neutral party. but all TO no
avail Mr. Mccormack was the man Sc
lected in spite OF all. No man. knowing
that he was objected TO By one of the
teams. would have consented 10 go on the
field, yet Mr.. Mccormack did Townsend
objected all along. yet in order To get her
expenses she was forced to play the game.
But the worst was 10 come. AS soon
as the teams lined up Seattle began slug
ging. The umpire, evidently blinded by
the good treatment of the 5. A. c. peo-
pie. refused to notice these defects. His
unfairness was so very evident that people
OF this city have come TO the Rainier
Grand hotel. telling the Port Townsend
boys that they were sorry that such an
exhibition should be allowed 10 continue.
Never once were the Townsend men
WdIAtu, nut the me was InfneGIa tely
given. Then again. Bracken was ruled
off for throttle. No throttle was made,
and. beside, the fine is not so severe as
that. Weymouth was ruled off for
smuggling, when he was held at the t%e
by an ;. A. G. man. so that to slug would
be impossible. At the same time. O'Don-
nell slugged Thompson openly, and Re
fierce Hacker called the attention of the
umpire TO the fact but ne disregarded the
word OF the referee entirely.
Then again, when we started TO play
Bishop. the :. a. e. at once objected
Our umpire Immediately declared Bishop
a professional, taking the word OF an s A
6. man for IT, Townsend objected to Don
nelly as a professional. Donnelly granted
it. yet he was not put off the field. Now.
j don't know who gave Mr.. Mccormack
all this authority, but of course it was all
O. X. as the :. A. {. says so
Seven times did the umpire warn Boyd
for holding. also several other men were
warned on the S a. c. team. Townsend.
Of course, needed no warning. except a
fine from Mccormack. Realizing al the
end OF the first half that such an exhibit
ton of the sport would ruin II II contln-
ued Townsend thought IL the wiser plan
to withdraw. If the second half had been
played brutality would have been the or
der Of the day. and Townsend men have
not been so coached. Very respectfully
&c II SMITH