The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-31

.,,.e Annette Club football play
u FL u,fr meet the braves Of MulfFao-
=. .e,ror~oz left for Portland this
50 accompanied by band y aEo1s
go Co., --oval followers Of the fortunes o.
I, hItss ard white.
a..awsr InveTarity vas IN good setFlts
= All thai ne WIS confident mat Hls
- -sr.,,a pull on q victory. after hard
-. the men were IN good CONDITION
~ ..srned confident OF giving good &C
- IN themselves. Il = wonderful
-. . soiendid influence the presence ~
= f-ar.e. Stanford big guard, has had
~ tear. They play with different
49, entirely There is q dasn ana AZ
T1s.,veueas that gives the opposing team
,.rserstand that there II business
49, no matter whether from al Often
- or defensive point Of view.
~ team viii be made up AZ II was
.s~n the gene IN tais city Christmas
.a,.4d. II IS deeply regretted ~ al the
sssvers and members OF the club That
sms.,lake viii be unable 20 play. He II
..ssaassnlng, nefgy. slippery player That
g ssryices have been Of great account IN
q me games played this season. Then
~sssa every body who sax the Christmas
~sur recalls that Westsake did truiy Won
s<rs work in keeping Mulaonlah from
ssey1ng the ball across the line IN the
srst flsree minutes o. play.
IA forusrrgA game the 8. A. g viii
sz,s Bob" Abrams and Kellogg Tor half
sscks After the magnificent exhibition
Ibra,ns gave IN she last game there l. rea-
saa TO beiieve tfas he vii repeat rs work
sanorrow. Abrams il one Or the most gai-
rass,sse me . the s. A. G.. has ever had. When
= Aas been playing on the side lines nc
Ia ia
~ success OF the team a. Il he was IN The
sxme himself No mater how things 80.
s i always Bob" Abrams. plain. sub
s.snfsai 'Esob." II Success crowns his e.
fnrss n athletics he laughs and feels
s:eassxi. bit his head remains 5gst the
zane size.
the field a. Portland Is dry Kellogg
rsav make sofne phenomenal runs. lie -
.rosably n better condition than when ne
slsyess against ellA l.. Of w. and Musfno-
nal here. and VII he anxious 20 advance
the bail He has the strength and can get
cssf the ground ~ .rapid rate. and II
eny remains for him To follow has inter-
frence and ne wiil do good work. There
4 satisfaction N knowing that II ether
ABRAMS or Kellogg l. Knocked out. shsafe
VII be on hand TO 60 in. Sheafe may need
eesdying Down at times, but he - a hard.
ssshing player. and n fortune puts him
.ufo the game the chances are that he III
make brilliant play.
Eskridge VIII be at quarter back. He
las not been out rractieing for A day or
% or account Of his wrist bat otherwise
be Il all right. and ready for the battle.
Beck viii BE- at full back. lie has proved
himself a strong man throughout the sea-
En. and n seemed 10 many people that
be ought 70 have been called upon for 4
k@~s. tftss IN at
He can do II in practice. and he Is one
Of nose men who never lose nerve In a
game The writer does not recall A sin
gf Instance this sessan where Beck has
been blocked on a kick. Sometimes he has
nj had a second 70 spare. bat he did his
sssk fais, the same. aud took things "a IL
he had an hour.
SstAetsn and Brinker viii take care or
IL eflsls frey know their positions. isut
II the game played by Maitnomah here Il a
true type OF what their grounds cali for.
here Is going 10 be some bot work around
the ends. With Nat Care for left guard.
Capt. Ballet for center and Beckett Tor
right guard. IL would seem as Il thu cen-
Ter Is safe from being torn 10 pieces Jim
Ofpohneii AZ left tackle and nurlap AZ
rigkt tackle showed great nerve and did
splendid work christmas II they do IS
wsil tomorrow the =. a. G. VIII be pleased.
While the Seattle Athletic Club football
team Is doing battle on New Years day
with the Multnomahs ia Portland, the Y.
81 c. A. park IN this city viii be the
seene Of what should be ere of the most
Interesting games this year The Seattle
high school team came out with a ehal-
lenge to the Y NJ &. 4. last week asking
them for a game with 4 lightweight teal
sompoasd Of members OF the \. NJ c. A.
he latter team nos 80 average IN weight
over 80 pounds 30 The man. The Chai-
isngo was duly accepted and both teams
have been in training for the game dur
ing the last few days. each being deter
mined 10 defeat The ether.
The high school team has been doing
very fine work this year and II has been
universally conceded that it, team work
r. better than that OF any 81 the three
leading teams n the city, They play a
quick hard and snappy game. which - al
WAYS pleasant 10 watch. and they have a
number az trick plays which they work
70 perfection.
The y. NJ. c. A will. hy the placing or
a weight limit Of 10 pounds per man. lo>e
several OF It's strong men. Thornton. o.
berg. II Murphy Lewis and Rawson viii
b taken from the line Wal Smith viii
pay center. Hohifztn and Derry guards.
Murphy and " haley guards. and Smith
and James ends. Back of the Hme there
vii be nianck. Darlington. Falconer.
Smith. Sharpe and others Most OF these
ren have PLAYED or the nrst team at
Zines during the season bat some OF them
have been too light 70 play tbs positions