The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-07
ODDS AGAINST THEN.
S. A. c. Football Mems Gallant
Struggle With Reliance.
WON THEIR OPPONENTS PRAISE
The Half-Trained Home Team BraveIy
KesistS the Heavy PhalanX
of tho Visitors.

Yesterday was an or day for the elev-
en- shaggy headed men who represented
the Seattle Athletic club in the big fooi-
lan game against the famous Reliance
team at !. II. O. 4. park, the husky Gait
forn.ans carrying of a victory by the
score y Is 10 O. Tao score appears some
what onc-ssded in print. but the home team
put up plenty good enough football to make
q decided catch on wHh the crowd in
the grand stand. and tho Reliance players
themselves are authority for the sta-e-
ment that they are the lkelest lot OF chry-
anthomum-toppci athletes which IL has
yet been the.r lot TO rfn mp against, in evil
dcnce or Which .hey gave Seattle d fare
we'll cheer.
The game was characterized by brilliant
playing or both sides. There were stars
- every cline on that CORY field. but
''SOcr." p'rncNy eolipsei them all with
cant. Mcmillan. IF ehe Reliance team
close secort. They were found mixed up
iu every play. each being tho very inspira-
ton ~ HIS te4n. The Seattle coach. al
though e. atty ont Of condition. emf near
~ twenty pounds overweight. tfuckcd the
heavy Reliance line with impunity. plo.g-
8ng through the masses az sllra Wing hui
mainly with apparent ease. He tackled
Ike a feud. smashed into and shattered
heavy Interference. and followed the ball
az every turn Mcmillan, on account II
payInr "A Nue position. did not have the
chance TO 60 the open work accomplished
ny Dornelly. set the way he cspr~et
around FOR yard after yard into Seattle
territory WAS enough to make the h3Je
and w-iite a0bereuts' hair stand on "u1
shrimp" uarrelson made some beautiful
runs in scattered fold. and was an eye
pncner IN this sect lion as 70 how the poSi-
ton az quarterback should be played
Shcrrara ard Wyrkof made long runs.
end mt mp a strong defensive game for
rhe visitors
T-~re4 On b,- the shining example Of th7f-
6ashinE lca3er. an ~ the other players
on che seattle team were tu tae game Wi,h
AZ fhefr en.rry Hoicouh ara NNrtler09
on the ends gathered iu everything Walsh
came thsSr way blocked N VII FOR t1e
home runners aud nailed the opposing
runner on almost every XIX. o'uo01a3
hes.o4 big Hau a. tackle without mI-h
rNerrta0 and had opportunity OF
would urrhshly have scored. A fr1nTia
on one or Two occasions oh.tfT-ltei this
dream however. although p1nnes}y was
har1ruerinc away at toe openings made nv
the hu4ky son ~ Erin wa-h alarming sue-
.,-ss A. the other cackle position Squire
,osf4 40 }.rfla Wt-l eaa giant Mcmillan,
ll. s,s--p~ls,.i 1asn several umes hv e!u6-
ing him LOTS enough % make some ~ the
host -erkles - the day. On the defensive
r,t-.- in general -ne ga " arn'ans walked
fa-ou-7 his TERRITORY for big 49,. Boyi
ard Rocket bad the best ~ t1rsr o1I9n-
srts in every play. ard showed thar thcv
are capable o. travelling 10 iae ias.-ss
Car1pany.
The seattle backs pat PIP a ea.-e~lgat
came t3r The little practise t1ey have has,
.pt nsf faw chances 60 form any VeEu.4-es+
interference on account - tGe hra liking
through all tEa opDos .ng line. Abrams
vas ser. os.sls- ha-5icarQe1 Win Az !1taFf
hand eut n,aye5 desperate game from
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