The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28

a.. ~ the pleasant features % the
<,.s.t,nas day football game xas the gen
49, good fellowship that existed DetSe cen
- neuabers Of the two teams aac el9o
- n genera from the Two ORGANIZATIONS
- entire freedom o. the =. n g vas
..tspdea to the visiting athletes and new
: - ance was there Hord Or sign OF as
.s.ssou. AFTER the game the tNo teams
- IA = PARTY 70 the Seattle sheateT. and
- An tsIrn the club yell of TIE rival or
s..sxation. After the performance they
ssr.srmlngled and lived over again the
--nsf struggle o. the afternoon and sz-
sf.rsad f.ood-nsturedIy expressions a.
ahaf they would do 20 each
ssbsr 81 the New Years game at Portland.
xgxer do a more gentsemanly lot Of foot
Ian PLAYERS or cleaner amateur athletes
yssif 4 rival town than the members Of
sns u. 4. A. 9.
A number Of local ciubmen we're present
- The train Saturday morning 20 see the
,t.s.ors OF. and on al sides could b. heard
,aauests urging the home members 20 ae-
eomnanv the local team 70 Portland next
FRIDAY. TBls feeling t. at II should be.
ar nothing assists more in lifting up am
a,eur contests than amlcable relations be-
tween different clubs or universities. As
81 expression Of the appreciation OF the
sfsafneuf accorded their representatives.
i.aIi team, ard Henry North. secretary Of
fhe CAB, wrote the following letter to the
& A. G. which letter has been posted on
he bulletin hoard:
ITO the Onicers and Members Of the r.
4 C.. on behalf Of the members Of the
naitnouah team. We beg 70 extend 10 you
eur thanks FOR the very kind and consid-
crate treatment received at your hands.
We trust that when you come 20 Portland
- Il 49,
A. pleasant az ours has been In Seattle"
The Multnomah football team was well
c1aled home Saturday evening by a dele
CATION Of c!iibmen, who gave a yell that
shook the building from top 10 bottom.
The team was escorted 20 the club. where
the players recited for tho esliaetllon ~
those unable 10 witness the contest the
details OF the struggle. THE members
rasd q nice tribute TO the =. a g. team
and simply rayed over earle. claiming y
sas be who d.d e all. The oregDn%an OF
Sunday morning had tic following to say
Of the return home.
''T'he Multnomah team. which played the
memorable game Christmas dag with Sc
attic In which neither team was able 10
score arrived back from the Sound last
evening. a hattered-iookinR lot Of football
warriors. Blackened eyes and bruised and
d.sc0l0red faces. and In some cases a
ktERft&s UatEtAtk At4Af - NAt@ Asftt P4Hs-t
tarked from tho cars. All gave evidence
Of the hard game that had been played.
A delegation OF ciulsmen was al the depot
10 meet them. and when Mcdonnell and the
rest Of the team aligfted they we're greet
Ell with a Multnomah yell that made The
ssg depot wa!ting-room ecAe again and
again.
The cavaicade headed for the club. and
later. in soft easy chairs. that were CRATE
fnl to the bruised players. the story OF the
game and how Il might have been ken
was told over AMI oser again,
1T was earle the big Stanford guard.
whose home Is In Seattle. THAI dtd 81 ali
He was a whole team in himself. and Cap
tain Mcdonnell, IN commenting on the game
last night, said ne never Imagined that one
man could So break % the plays as I'D
the blg goo FOUNDER from Paio Alto. Sfeph.
ems held him we'll enough but De would
70 past him and through Pratt. who does
NOT weigh more than Isl tie strengthens
Seattle'H Fne 100 per cent. and the hne
declares Captain Mcneueu. was already
strong enough Muitnomah copad 30 moth
ING With Il, and almost al its gains wcfs
made by end runs. But with all Carrie
wonderful playing ne was not guilty 0l
youehness. and when be- tackled either
Jordan Or Roseuberg and gha Two sen
down. he would support hls welglt on his
arms, 50 as 10 Prete,t Multuomah's haive,
from the weight ~ he Pile on top.