The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-19
U. OF W. ATHLETICS.
INTEREST IN FOOTBALL Is INTENSE
AND CANDIDATES NUMEROUS.
business Management Has SHOWN
Great Enterprise In Maxim. ar
ransemcnts for Trip 10 inc
Eastern Part of the state ana 10
usoho-unrrcix. Captain of Last
Years Team, Will Play.

Football is having a big boom al the
University OF Washington, ana the man
who makes the first team VIII nave tue
satisfaction of knowing that ne mas ooho
excellent work. Never before IN the ais-
tory of the Institution have there been so
MANY good candidates Fortunately some
Of the promising ones are among the new
students so that in case they do not get
to the front this season they VIII ne III
line next year, fully equipped TO do yeo-
man service.
While the candidates and coaches have
been working hard in their depart
nents. the business manager has also had
his share or work Tie has laid out pro-
gramme that will not only give the team
a long season, full of hard games but Will
also bring the university more prominent
ly 10 the attention Of people In the east
ern part OF the state and i'm Idaho. Peo-
pie may talk as much as they please but
the fact remains patent that athletics has
been one OF the great factors In bringing
Yale college 70 it's present high position.
The enterprise OF the management Of the
university team in making an eastern trip
deserves commentator.
New intcrcs; seems 10 have taken pos
session or the candidates for positions on
the football team since the practice game
with the s 4. c. Every evening more
men turn out than arc needed for the two
for picking ont good material
The team underwent hard practice IN
anticipation Of the game with the v NJ.
C. A. which was 10 have taken place last
Saturday Owing 20 the unexpected alb
sence of " H. Lewis the game was post
noncd. A game has been arranged with
the s. A. e. for next Saturday which viii
be the first match game or the season for
the university team
Martin Harrais. captain and center Of
last years team Is 80 play again this year.
consequently Ai;r}fge who has been play
ing center. can again play guard. thus
strengthcning the team materially
Collins and Carr. who have been playing
guards. continue 20 improve IN their style
or playing. and although Collins Sc new
rran al the game, ne IS doing wonderful
work This Is true Of the "a k.es. Rich
ardsen. Roundtree and Murphine.
q T. FIii "a playing right end. and al
though small in size, he - unqliesiiona5iy
the best end at the university. az IL shown
BY his work in practice.
The candidates for lafs end are nuner-
ous. Burrows swoff0rd. Rechd0lGt. Rath-
bon and Arthur til being in the race.
Candidates for fuI'-back have been ex-
ceeiirgiv scarce this year calhoun is he
er-y rnsn working for the position Lind
sey PLAYED full-l1aek for awhile during the
carly part of the seasnu. bet when Cal
hnon commenced practice he resumed hfs
cd position ~ IF: Aaif-back which he So
ably flied during las season. The posi-
ton NJ right half-saek i conDste 81 for BY
Anderson. Abrams and snvder AMI BY
he waav these three practice II vii be
hard 20 decide who Is the best man for
the place
Conrad a new man. = also In tho rsee
for LEFT hslF. fguf needing pract.re VII
hardly make the tea n THIS year. - h0BEh
bv u~oner:v training himself. WI Ae a
splendid nan next year.
Quarterback eaa6 dates arc weather
wax. Barbour and Riethen. new men. but
good ones From these ths regi ar quar-
ter-bs cks viii ~ selected
POT Van Dervesr. although hcsv with
rs classes IN me gywna~1S7. stiH ffufs
tfyre 20 coarn fhe team vfnlca aids great
~ to tho snap ard enargy - practice.
During The Usst week fhe second tea n
has n,avea against the first. thus gia<
hath TIE required practice % a game +he.
opening play. lineup and kicking goal be.
fng carried out as regularly ~ IN a s+aTae.
Among other men prarfie.n~ ard doing
good work are Page. Cnrbetf. white.
pfsr4ygay. & HiU Eathbon. Heberden.
II swofyord an3 Allan. thus making a Sec
or~l team an assured fact.
Games have been arranged with 500
kane and Moscow. Idaho.