The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29

=. ovr4erd- University OF wash
~ hsss.sau game that vas announced
sfE9la e. ' ~sa.s AZ the ANsocia ion park yes
. 80 sssssrnoon At 80 O'Clock cd not
xSI s-nx and thereby hangs a story.
~ - -rauv threads a. were Interviewer
- = rslebrated sport DDfineiley pro-
- uH5dis - s...~.,,,,,.
- - port Townsend 70 play Marbet.
- safss.Ioual wrestler, At right tackle
e rsssversIty team refused 10 play Il
q 49, tack hts position. The PORT Town
- s.srs were determined that 3iaroet
- NAV. A deadlock Was the result,
~ ,rsen Referee Pearson. OF the Puget
$50 University. called time the Town
- ,ssrn lined up Ia the north hail OF
Z. s3sd But the university players man
- ,hs stand they rad already taken
~ n Townsend have IL her own way
g. -, waI.har kicked the ball down the
~ ,xo, center. and then the husky Port
s - lads chased along after IL.
$500 rot the ball near The southeast
$50 N the field. bat no one took special
- xhstber he picked IL up inside or
= ,he roaI line \ However that may be.
3 .,.,~hed the BAH down back OF the
- ana then brought IL out into the
~ ubere Fatty" Smith made an tx
..rln.ous failure Of his attempt TO Kick
! gal .,.,o-s
- haa been watching this feature OF
= general rag chewing match that
| =, reang on. guyed him mildly.
/ - Posf-Inteiligencer yesterday MORN
~ announced that Marbet would not be
/ .r,red 10 play. but Ia making that an
.s,rrement IL did not anticipate that the
- teams would get into serious dis
| .sv<snAuf resulting. of course. not only
:. blr disappointment TO the loo sDecta-
- but also a black eye TO football.
utsn the two teams arrived on the
.,sssds Yesterday afternoon and grouped
| : ~ Geld It was evident that the uni
,.rs,ty boys were not III IL for size and
.ssrhf. The absence OF Harrals. the T..
\ wa fnc center. and Calhoun. the
s<sussing young fiIll-back. WAS noted ON
h1slry Il was learned that HarraiS. al
.ksuxh IN condition. had refused 10 come
et As near as could bs learned he had
rass objection to the condition OF the
rssnds. Calhoun Was III with fever, the
l.isck mentioned Thursday morning hav-
81 been aggravated by his trip TO the
|gAC-Y. NJ G, A game. Capt. Lindsay
rsstltutsd Murphine for Harrais and Ha-
nse the list OF his men the name OF Mar
/ Nj was there.
Al this point Manager Larsen, OF the
II. Of W. told Capt. Walther and Manager
Hammer that his team objected 70 play
| hg against Msrbet. because he was an
,s..aad-out professional wrestler. and
| Ger standing as amateur athletes would
| " endangered Capt. Waither replied
| Cat he old not think their amateur stand
liz would be seriously jcopardized By
|taynR against Marbet. Capt Jack Lind
|ay, Of the T.. OF w. Joined the crowd.
lnd Inquired as 10 the cause OF the dis
ssmtcn When told that Townsend de-
trs8 10 play Marbet. he shook his head,
ess said that IL would not do.
I'm one OF the II. Of w. boys. then re-
nzrkeas
Tive 70 and play against Marbct.
Rrssjsni Bean. OF the +. -. A., viii rule
q eus OF the Amateur Athletic Union
nna. will not play. because ! want 10
aks part In the games" BY this time
ire Or three other e. OF ". men had join
Ii The crowd. and they declared that they
|sssla not play If Marbat was on the
|fsxnsend team.
4 dent think that MIR Bean would SO
h that extent" replied walther.
hit happened, Mr. Bean was there him
NJ and he simply said that he did not
|assw anything about the merits of the
|ne under discussion. but that the II. ".
1 vas for amateurs.
Capt. Walther then gave his reasons for
|ssylng Marhct. or desiring 70 play him. In
lie face OF the opposition from the T.. OF
II lie said that he was willing 90 ae-
|hnxiedge that Marbct was a profession
ID wrestler, but that before Marbet con-
stnesd praeticlng for the team. deci-
sa had been received froH Secretary
sa!van OF the A. A. T.. under which ha
siesed that II was allowable for Marbet
IL play.
sume enc remarked that II Townsend
Fought II was all right 20 play Marbet.
vas funny that such a fuss was made
tFse Sport Donneliey.
Waisher replied that he did not know OF
Nis dsclsicn at that time. but that he
vas willing 10 acknowledge no was wrong
, bis srss opinion In the Donneiiey case.
The telegram and letter from Secretary
Niyan were produced by Capt. Waisher
sas Manager Plummer. In order that
W may be understood thoroughly. -
ssscesssry 10 explain that sometime in
Rssasr the Port Townsend football men
MsoHsething IN a Portland paper about
S7'askicnals being allowed To play on
aNhsil teams. Manager plummer tele-
tsfnet az ence 20 James e. sullivan Sec
rary 81 the Amateur Athletic Union. at
~ York city. asking him IL a profess
ssaA' could play. He received the follow
re answer:
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