The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08

FROM 4 CRITICAL STANDPOINT.
". ,. oosdwin writes Aboss the Y. II.
@. A.-vashen Football Game.


The play In yesterdays football game
between the young men from vasson coli
iege and the Y. II. G. A.. the latest a.
pirants for local football honors. was Of
. very Disappointing character. The team
from vAehon showed unexpected
strsnssa. while the Y. III. c. A. players
showed decided hack OF team work. and
In some instances the work OF green play
ers II was very evident from the start
that the teams were fairly evenly
matched On the a&grssxve. but the better
Judgmeat OF Captain Larsen Blanck.
backed up by his excellent punt1ng. en-
abled the T. n. G. A team 10 outpoint
their opponents. The defensive work on
both sides WAS not very cred.tahie. and the
fumbEng was especially bad. The Y. NJ.
e. A.. however, by falling on the ban 1t
crttscal moments saved their SIDE many
yards. otherwBe lost on fumbles.
McCkntock. right half for vashon. did
most Of the work in ground gaining for
his side. seeming TO b especially strong
on his fest. carrying the ball. after being
tackled. for many yards gain. The tack
ling IVES universally high. and the runner
on both sides seldom failed to gain. even
after being tackled. Both teams showed
poor judgment IN making plays on CEN
ter when most Of their gains Of any
length had been made outside Of tackle
or outside Of ends. Had vashon had q
kicking half or fullback, the result Of the
gsme might have been more nearly In
their favor. Blanck should have kicked
oftener. - Whenever hs did his side made
material gains into their opponents ter
rttory.
For the 7. n. C. A.. Thornton at center
and Deary 1t right guard both played .
steady game Darlington showed lack OF
practice and poor condition, leaving his
intertsrers In runs around end with poor
results. Ntuhols and Blanck played most
Il the game for ne Y. n. c. A. Faiconer.
QuartsrbAck. passed the ball clsanly. but
showed lack OF knowledge OF the game In
his posltion.
Tho line men failed to make holes for
BiAnck and Nichols % get through. but
the former made his gains despite tina
fact. carrying the bah repeatedly for sub
stant1al gains. Nichols line plungtng and
backing up and Interference were excel
lent. but the Individual work Of these two
men could not make up for the lack OF
team work on the part Of the whole
eleven. Under the circumstances, with
everything against chem, the Y. NJ. G. A.
boys put UP Z creditabie game. and nave
the material for turning out a strong
eleven.
vashon was poor in tackling. but had
evidently played together IN practice for
some time, and In evidence OF such prac-
football. which. however. was not as eff
fective as their straight attempts on
tackle. Their repertoire OF tricks included
tackles back OF the line. guards back OF
the line IN imitation OF Pennsyivanta's
great play. Their double passes with the
play 1ust outside tackle on either side
were especially effective. But In kicking
tho Vashon team was 90 weak that they
made no attempt to gain ground In this
manner. thus giving TO their opponents
q decided advantages. which Larsen
Baanck. with his good purrsing, was not
slow 10 appreciate. Ofy-slde play and for
ward passes and quarterback running
with the ball were each features OF the
poor play OF both teams. II 10 pity that
the training In these rudimentary points
OF tie game. which are essential TO It's
good conduct by the referee and umpire,
are 50 often neglected. IL the umpire and
referee had cfYicsated with strict adher-
ence 10 oft-side play. forward passes and
quarterback running with the ball. yes
terdays game would have been more OF a
tumble ~ far as football wen; than II
happened to be. The interest taken in the
game, however. by the Y. NJ. c. A. will
surely bear fruit before next Thanksgsv-
ting The faulty work at quarterback kept
them from gaining at least one or two
more touchdowns. the good work OF
Blanck and Nichols being nullshea at n
critical moment by eieher 4 misunder-
standing OF the signals or the handling OF
the ball II viii not be surprising IL the
Y. NJ C. A. takes the lesson OF this game
sufficiently 20 heart TO strengthen the
weak po.nts and in the practice OF tho
next few weeks show the possibilities OF
the personnel. individually and collective
", which the team possesses. IN Its I'M
provement before the game with eale s.
A. C.. on Thanksgiving.
W. b. GOODWIN.