The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-20
HARD SHOT AT SMITH.
T0wnsend's Captain Wanted to
BE on Seattle Team.
HIS LETTER FROM ANN ARsoR
Protest COMMITTEES Continues Hearing
Evidence on Thanksgiving Foot
ball Protest

The protest committee Of the Pacific
Northwest Association resumed It's Iabors
with the Townsend protest in the board
OF governors room AZ the Seattle Ath-
letlc Club for a short time last evening
and viii conclude the hearing next Thurs
day night The meeting was held back
several minutes awaiting the arrival Of
Secretary Stafford. OF the Tacoma Attn
lctic Club, who has Interested himself con-
siderabIy in the protest, but that official
failed to put in an appearance. although
advised several times and the committee
DECIDED 10 let him drop. The proceedings
consisted principally Of taking testimony
from W. 3. Goodwin. with whom Stafford
claimed 10 have had a conversation re-
garding a compensation Donnelley was 10
receive from the club as coach. and with
the reading Of a letter from Fatty"
Smith. the Townsend center. written to
the cIub from Ann Arbor last June, So
Betting a position from the home club
Smith is the man who melted the members
Of the Port Townsend club TO enter pro-
test against the Seattle Athletic Club. and
his letter places him in a very bad light
Dounelley is confined 10 his bed with
severe attack Of pleuTisy and could not
give his testimony. DR. kloeber. the at
tending physician stated that Donnelley
would not b. able 10 attend the meeting
before the middle Of next week.
The secretary was asked If the
club had advanced any money TO either
DonneIley or Aspinwall. or paid their fare
10 this city. and answered in the negative.
" b. Goodwin was then called in and
asked If he had ever stated 10 Mr.. Stat
ford that the club had considerable trou-
bic in securing a coach, and that 1t finally
chose Donnelley al a salary Of $50 per
week. Mr. Goodwin said he did not make
any such statement, and has no recoilec-
ton Of any conversation with Stafford on
the matter The membership cards OF
Bird. Asplnwall and O'DonneH were pre-
scented and admitted -as evidence
A bomhshel was thrown into the Towns
end camp upon the introduction Of the
letter from Fatty Smith. the great cen
ter rush. in which he solicited a position
from the Seattle Athletic Club. The let
ter is as follows:
Ann Arbor. Mich. June q. 1895
Secretary Seattle Athletic Cluh-Dear
Sir. ] write 10 YOU in regard TO myself.
| desire TO play football on the Coast next
fall | have played both center and guard.
Have played these positions on the team
for the last three years. Last fall we de-
feated every team we met, including Cor
nell. defeating them PA. the same score
as princeton defeated them. / can give
YOU references both East and West as TO
my style OF play.
Il am a newspaper man. having done re-
porting and editorial work both. II
could secure a position a this or any other
good place would gladly do what could
10 help your team.
u weigh 220 pounds stripped weight
can also put the shot about thirty-nine
feet. but suppose that would not win much
on the Coast.
IF you can help me in any way III do
all can 20 return the compliment Very
respectfully. C. H. SMITH.
\. Address % North state street. Ann Ar
Dor. Mich
"P. s.-May hear from you as soon as
possible"
The plain inference drawn from this let
ter by members Of the Seattle Athletic
Club is that Smith himself solicited en-
ployrnent as professional in the manner
in which he accuses ponnelley OF being
guilty.
The hearing will be resumed on next
Thursday evening, at which time II IS
hoped that Donnelley viii he able 10 give
hts testimony Up 10 the present time the
Seattle Athletic Club has introduced evil
dence against every point Of the protest.