The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-12-05

as football players, but that they played
we'll and deserved praise for the hard
fight which they made against such
heavy odds.
OF the E!lensburg team, the playing Of
Blair, the big halfback, right halfback
Taylor and Adams, fullback, was very
fine, they being in nearly every play, and
making most OF the touchdowns. When
Blair got fairly started with the ball, Il
was impossible for the Yakima boys to
stop him within ten or fifteen yards, as
he could carry any two Of them on his
back for that distance.
The day was perfect one for the game,
and by 1880 most Of the spectators were
on the ground. There were 125 people
in the grand stand. largely ladies', and
about $50 inside the ropes. There Is nc
fence around tile field, and from 200 to
800 men and boys, with more interest in
football than magnanimity Of character,
stood outside the ropes and witnessed the
game free Of charge although 1t would
have cost them but ten cents apiece to
have come inside the ropes. Yakima
won the toss, and took the ball. Ellens-
burgh secured the ball on the kick off by
fair catch. the ball being passed to
Blair, who started down the field, but
was stopped by Morrison before be had
gained more than ten yards. 1t w.s in
this play that Morrison was laid out and
had to be carried off the gridirou. A
substitute was called to take his place,
but before the substitute had reached the
point Of play, Morrison was on the field
again, and played during the entire
game. Ellensburg still had the bali, and
began bucking Yskima's center. They
soon found that they made big gains by
this style Of play, and so kept II up right
down the field, scoring touchdown 10
just six minutes from the time play was
called. The try at goal failed, and the
score stood Ellensburg 4, Yakima 0. Al
the kickoff after the try at goal Blair
again secured the ball, and this time
gained about thirty yards. The ball was
rapidly sent down the field by series Of
end plays until near the goal line, when
strong rush through Yakima's center
forced the ball over the line for the second
touchdown. which was made in five min.
utes. Goal was kicked, making the
score ten to nothing, and the same was
repeated over and over again. Yakima
could neither get the ball nor hold back
the Ellensburg line, and when time was
called for the first half the score stood 30
too.
On the kickoff at the beginning OF the
second half, Wright made fair catch
within twenty yards of Yakima's goal,
but be did not know what to do with the
ball, and ended by rnnning forward with
it, which was violation of the rules,
and gave the ball to the other side, who
speedily carried it over the line for q
touchdown and goal. At the next kick.
off Yakima failed to gain FIVE yards in
three downs, and Ellensburg got the ball
and kept 1t until their next touchdown.
The only times that Yakima got The ball
at all was after the kickoff following the
touchdowns of the opposing tesm, and
four times when they were given the ball
for ofside plays and holding in the line
by Ellensburg. When they got the bali
they could do nothing with it, for II they
tride to buck the center they were invari-
ably carried back two or three yards, and
when they tried plays around the ends,
their interference was not heavy enough
to block off their big opponents, and the
man with the ball was always downed
with less than five yards gain. The
score at the end of the game was SO to 0.
When the train pulled into Ellensburg,
the boys were met by large contingent
of players and citizens, and escorted to
the Elmira Hotel, which they made their
headquarters. AS soon as the boys
landed on the platform they RECALLED the
assembled throng with "What o the mat
ter with Ellensburg? She's all right, I"
by their war cry, "Wahl hoo!
wah wah! hoo! wahi, Hoo-rah!, Hoo
rah!, Yakim- -ah!" This was respond
ed to by the Ellensburg players with
Yakima, yum yum yum! !, Ellensburg
Ellensburg, bum bum bum l." followed
by the Normal School yell, Zip! boom (!
ah!, Who! gah hal, w. s. N. &, rahl
rah rah." The boys lunched and dined
at the Palace Restaurant at the expense
of the Ellensburg team, and in tine even
ing were rendered an informal reception
by the Normal School young ladies at the
State Normal School. The ladies turned
out in full force, and for two hours the
boys enjoyed themselves dancing and
conversing with the fair sex. After the
reception the ladies joined the crowd that
the boys to the depot to see
them off, and while waiting for the train
to arrive, sang "God be with you til we
meet again" and Goodbye Yakima;
goodbye Yakima; goodbye, we're sorry
to leave you now" The boys responded
with whats the matter with the Nor
NAL School girls? They're all right"
and as the train pulled out, gave part
ing three cheers for the Ellensburg girls.
Altogether the occasion was a most en-
joyable one, and will be long remembered
by the Yakima boys. Capt. Kingsbury
steadily refused to part with any of bis
hair, although the ladies were urgent In