The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
RELIANCE IL, OLYMPIC 10.
A Hotly-Contested Game of Football
az san Francisco.

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San Francisco. Nov 1-Rapa~~s heat
Olympia today. "A 70 u. bur the Oakland
BOYS knew they had mad a eane before
line was called on the last half. When
Morse made a sensational ran through the
scattered Reliance lire down the whole
length OF the 6elt. thousands OF paxonle on
the oieschers where the Olympic follow
ers were seated rose 70 q man and inform
- the Reliance adherents across the way
that Percy Morse Was the greatest plsver
in the coDntrv and certainly WAS All right.
\ good many Reliance men were willing
% believe it. too. when they saw the
Olvmpian shake Of man after man ana
touch the haA down squareIy hack OF the
posts. II was a wonderful run. The Re
lance captain thought the hall was peri
lously near his ~oal on the third down.
and ordered a kick. The hail went sailing
down the field into MoTse'S hands. He
grabbed IL out Of the air. tucked il under
his arm and then started with II. Half a
dozen Reliance men were after him in a
twinkle. IL looked as thouyh he was CO.
ing 10 be stopped. but he ran close to the
ground. lodged past both ends. evade1
the hacks and only the fullhack remained
between him and the goal line. Morse
shot past him. and the yelling thousands
yelled louder. for that run OF Morse put
the OlympiCs in the lead and gave them a
chance for the game. The Reliance parti-
SrtaS ~ kt33 EANENkcl " set nNA EFtttAR
TAYLOR go through the Olympic rush hne
like flour through a sieve. were of course
a little glum. Instead OF fnding the
Olympic line a soft snap. the Reliance
PLAYERS found il almost impossible 10 gain
ground against the excellent bloCkin OF
the Olympics. Time after time Taylor,
Mcmillan. Hall and Oliver were sent at
the center. and time after time were
forced back without any gains. on the
contrary. big Cant Pete Smith and Thier-
kauf hutted their way through for gains
OF from three 10 ten yards. Thier-
kaupf played a wonderful game. all things
considered. on his head he wore a bic
bundle of bandages. His neck was stir.
and he looked ~dilapidated when he went
on the field. but he got In every play.
broke IN the interference of the Reliance
rushers without any trouble. and tackled
like a dredger.
Just before the end of the first half il
locked like a~nybody's game. but then the
superior condition OF the Reliance men be-
gan TO tell The Olympic line did not Of
fer such a solid front. and their agrees
sive play became weaker. Sttll i vas
hoped that the ten-miuuts rest would give
the Olympics time 10 patch themselves up.
All they needed was to hold down the Re
lance rushes. They did 1t in the first half.
and their supporters hoped they might be
able to do 1t in the second. But Reliance,
with its men hardened by a severe cam
paign and constant practice. could not he
stopped. They made ain through the
center almost as they pleased in the sec
ond half. IL is true that a number OF
costly fumbles were mad by the Olympic
backs. Thierkaupf dropped q kick. and
his hlunder was responsible for a touch
down. II is hardy likely, however that
the Olympics could have Won had never a
tumble been made