The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-18
THE COURT OF SPORT.
Hearing the Protest Of Townsend's
Foot ball Team.

The protest committee OF the Pacific
Northwest Association which was called
together 10 hear the charges brought
against the Seattle Athletic Club. ana es-
pecially against several players of the
football team. ny the Port Townsend Ath-
letic Association met at the directors
room in the : \. c. building last night
President $ Prudential. OF Portland. and
James :. Goldsmith. OF the local club. be
ing present. r. NJ Gum. of Astoria. bein;
unavodaoly absent Or. Cobb. who ha'
acted as manager Of the Townsend club
football team for the past two seasons az
reared for the protcstants. and Haroi
Preston. Of Carr 4 Preston, representee
the home club The greater part Of the
session. which lasted two hours and a haH.
was taken up in arguing the seleCton Of
referee and umpire for tne Thanksgiving
game. Or. Cobb IN the presentation Of his
case. would not answer questions put di-
rsctly To him. bat would evade them OF
answer In the vagucst manner.
Almost the first thing he ala was 70 Oh
iect to the presence Of James s. Gold
smith on the committee. on the ground
nat he had taken an active part in all
proceedings relating 70 the game. Char
man Prudential thought otherwise. The
r,arsis.ent doctor then asked that a vote
h. taken on Goldsmth's right 20 sit on
the committee. but was met with firm
refusal from the chair. Cobb persisted
further. and the chairman then asked Mr.
goldsmith IL ne considered himself 4 mem
her and was answered in the affirmative.
we nlU e. ahead with the hearing
said the chairman
when asked by Chairman Prudential
whether he was the clubs representative
nm the dav ~ tho h.g game, he would n
one breath saw he was and In another Ia
wax not From his remarks II was in
fo~res that Smith. who acted as captain
- the team. was really the one tn charge.
NJ GOSH woula PERSIST IN talking when
ordered bv the chairman 70 cease. ana
,,--.,1a not stop untn a1dy called down.
V,-h a more 1.rtatoriA chairman he
would have fared even worse
?, o,arfr- the meeting Chairman Fried
erthal rad the charges preferred boy the
port Townsend club. q synopsis 81 which
has already appeared 10 me fos'-ihteiu-
s-ercer. and then allowed AR Preston 20
80 his answer. which denied every ale
,~ation made ny the protestauts .n clean
-u. brief manner. Nr. Preston called az
,.otfau 70 the fact thst Port Townsend
ala not finish the game when ordered by
ne referee. which action raisef ques-
.to, ~ che standing % the Port Townsend
.,1,th as r protestant. AZ this point nr.
t-ebb inter3sctei the remark. We sra
,,,s on the witness stand. and DO not wish
- he examined on TINS Doint" NJ. Pres
.o- then Rad q number ~ rules from d5f-
fsrs-t authorities on athletics To support
- his answer and contention. and called
for -uurE on the question. Dr. COBB
obiee.s,4 again 20 Nr. PrestoR's talking on
.hs sub ert. ard Thought 81 best 70 take
tha entire matter up step hy step Tia
chairman Informed the oh5Hcto- tEat AIv.
Preston was N order. and would Re al
lowed 70 speak
AZ sae latter's request. A J Ballet .As1
took tire stand. and tols -Aa exart proceed
srgs on the ground NTH reference % re
.-s,T~r 7T o. ne game benjamin. Doune'-