The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-15


FOOTBALL BY Walter Camp ana Lorsn
r. DeIard- Boston ant New York:
Houghton. Miflin CO. s.
To anyone who has taken the slightest
iaseres. in football. the simple announce
ment that on October 81 Camp and De-
lands Book was published Is sufsicient
TO awaken general interest. In all parts
OF the United States the advent Of this
book has been eagerly awaited. and now
that IL has come the actual work Is found
10 exceed expectations. What the Official
book on military tactics IL 10 an army.
this book will be to football warriors
Walter Camp is the greatest practical
football general in the world. and his CO.
worker bears the same title In theoret-
ieai combinations for offensive play. De-
land became famous the moment Harvard
introduced the flying wedge. and since
that time has been recognized as the head
coach of that team. Delani has been a
student of football all his lie. ike Camp,
but after seeing two or three games. he
recognized the almost iimitless opportun.-
" for the exercise of tactical ability IN
forming combinations for attack. The
collaboration o. these two prominent Ia =
tors in football history has produced a
remarkable work. speaking, of course.
from a football standpoint Every phase
of the game is considered. commencing
with IT'S early history and ending with q
series of hf.y-one carefully explained
plays. The diagrams in connection with
the plays just mentioned are special
feature. Each players position is noted.
and dotted lines Indicate the direction he
shall take when the ball is put in play.
The book is handsomely bound and
printed on fine paper, in good. clear type.
ONE DAYS COURTSHIP and THE HER
AIDS OF FAME. BY Robert Barr. New
York: FREDERICK 4. Stokes Company.
Seattle: Lowman d Hanford. Is cents
Mr.. Robert Barr is already known TO the
reading public as clever. versatile writer
He has seen much of the world. and Is
familiar with its manners and customs in
the old country, as well as In this. His
styla is the in de steele one so much es-
teemed just now. brisk. chatty and even
hippant But no one can deny that il is
not entertaining. nor that the ordinary
reader who picks up one of his books will
throw it aside without finishing it, In
the Midst OF Alarms is. perhaps, his best
work. Astounding as IL does with good de-
scriptlye writing, full of observations Of
turesque way with which he endows the
every day life OF simple people.
There is nothing in these two new tales
OF Mr. Barr which ranks with the best in
his first novel. Bat they have a sparkle
and dash about them which makes one in
ciined TO overlook some manifest imperfec-
tons and exaggerations. Both are love
stories. and viii hold with undated inter
est the attention of the reader to the
end.
TALES OF OUR COAST BY s. R..
Crockett, Gilbert Parker Harold Fred
eric. W. Clark Russell. New York:
Dodd. Mead & Co.
Tales Of Our Coast" is collection of
sea stories by five of the best known and
most popular writers of fiction OF the pres
ent day. These stories first appeared in
The ldier magazine. They have now been
gathered together in book form. making
powerful quintette full of the magic Of
romance which dwells on the sea. buf
which few writer's have the imagination
to group and render In a striking and
picturesque manner. as is successfully
done In these tales. In the "Smugglers
OF the Clone Crockett shows the same
strength In depicting dangerous and
rugged adventure at sea that makes The
Raiders and Men of the Moss Haggs''
such powerful stories. Gilbert Parker
writes In epistolary form a picturesque
and romantic love story called Sorrow on
the Sea- Harold Frederic IL at his best
In an exciting tale of the Irish coast.
entitled The Path of Murtagh." While
@ graphically interweaves with the
story OF shipwreck a ghost story, cal
criated to thrill the heart of even an old
tar. under the title of "Roll-Ca OF the
Reef" THAT There Mason is a tale of
the coast guard from the facile and power
full pen of w. Clark Russell This latest
contribution to the literature of the sea
Will be welcomed and eagerly read by all
who love tales of adventure. seasoned with
dash of salt water.
THE BOY TRAMPs; OR. ACROSS
canada BY j. Macdonald Oxlev.
boston: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. 81 50.
The Boy Tramps" Is written in the
best vein OF the author The heroes of
the story are as unlike in disposition az
II is possible for two healthy boys to be.
Arthur Rowe's impetuous nature forming
strong contrast to the cool. reasoninr
and calm elaboration of Bruce Barclay,
The boys have just graduated from an
English school and are returning to their
homes in Shanghai. by way of Canada
ana the United states. They decide 10
aNto'ifitSf p<ie VI t4ielf touring on foot.
With this object in view they arranged
with the manager of one of the great
transconfinentai routes for the privilege
OF riding whenever they grew weary of
walking. While on their way the jnnpul-
sive Arthur got into innumerable scrapes
from which he was always rescued nv
the calmer Bruce. There were also u1ary
adventures which they shared in common.
Thus on foot and by rail they journey
from Montreal TO Vancouver, where they
embark for China.
The tale is full of adventure and exci,-
ing episodes. while the descriptions ~
the scenery along the route. eSpeciallv
through the Rocky and Seikirk mount.
aims. and through the canyons OF the
Thompson and Fraser rivers Is eive,
with nnirror-iike fidelity.
IL is a wholesome story delichtf,,Ily
told. and the fact that IL makes no ar
tempt 70 point a moral will not be the
least Of It's attractions TO the youthful,
reader. The book is we'll hound and
printed. and Handsomely illustrated.
| WITCH WINNIE IN HOLLAND gy
| Elizabeth W. C1anpney. New York:
Doad, Mead & CO. $50.
Witch Winnie in Holland" VIII he
| heartily welcomed by all former admirers
VINO have travelled with or come under
/ she spell Of this fascinating young woman
| IN the previous books of the seres Wsn-
| ne DeWyps goes TO Holland for the 4x-
press purpose OF studying art, the s,,nerh
| Dutch eNh bft al the Worlds Co,a1,, ria :,
| exposition at Chicago having been a reve-
I iatson 70 her OF fhs wonderful mastery ~
fus1e ~ the modern painters OF Holland