The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-26
FROM wHITTREN.
story of the Game From n Critical
stand pofnf.

story of the Game From a Critical
standpoint.
To stranger wh0 happened 10 be IN
town and dad seven TIE contest for the
local championship last Saturday be-
tween the university and The :. A G., and
by chance should have witnessed the
game yesterday. my idea would be that ),
would be very d.ficuit matter 70 prove
that the team H.aich represented the ).
A. c. yesterday was the one which tried
TO represent X last Saturday. The only
explanation that the stranger could give
would be that last saturday the :. A G.
team went into the game wa large heads
and comparatively small bodies. and n
yesterday's game things we're reversed In
fact, !, would be hard 90 md a hat small
enough 80 keep from dropping down on
their shoulders.
Al ffs very start OF ne game II booked
Ike q weIk-over for Mulfnomah, for on
the third down. AFTER receiving the kick.
Jordan. the speedy hslfoaok. went
through the line between Brsnksr and
O'Donnell with clear fed for the goal.
Eskrldge having missed the man. Beckett
and Nettiefou following close after him.
It certainty would have been q touch
down IL Jordan had not turned his head
10 see who was s.v.ng him a hard chase.
thereby fa9En& al over himself ThS sud
den advancement OF the ball seemed 20
= "A. -
shock, for they held Multnomah for downs
and took the ball out Of danger by aid OF
a long punt by Beck. having failed 20 gain
The required distance In two downs
At this ekage Of ths game the hardest
kind of football experienced Il
seemed as II both sides were evenly
matched. for neither one nor the other
could adyanc. the ball the required dis
tance. II looked as 81 II were going 10 BE-
a magnificent struggle OF force against
force. and generaishlp against general
ship but here disappointment came in.
for after few magnificent struggles
Rosenberg. aided by good interference.
skirted Neftleton's end. TO be downed only
within eleven yards Of a touchdown by
kellogg. here :. A. &. made another
grand squirt. Multnonaah could not adj
vance the bah yard and fofeited the ball
on downs From that on throughout the
game IL ssas not a question of MulinoInah
scsring against 4. A g, but could :. A. c.
score against Mustnomah7 II I'D look as
II $. A. c. had their touchdown clothes on
after Rosenbarg's hong run. for. after
gaining ela bali on downs $. A. c. car
red II 20 she is-yard line. AT critical
points Multnouah was equal TO the occa-
sion and cou1 always hold RI. 8. A. c.
wren she.r goa. was IN danger, but whom
the ball was anywhere near tire center OF
the fed the Z, A. G. could always gain
their distance through the magnificent
playine ard hsaawork of Bob Abrams. In
fact ne was the ssround-ga.ner Of the day.
II his running mate, We-tlake, had not
been pat out OF the game by being injured
while stopping Maltnoneh when she goal
was n danger. she story OF ire game could
start with a different heading.
The Mu.tnomah team. as a whole. play
first class football. Their tsckAng and
breaking through the me getting t'he
ftaF . BE- 3-f
Was tfe only football Of It's kind seen at
the park "a ywar. Time and time again
they tackled the runner behind she lire
without The 5. A Z. beng aware OF how
they got ghers. Why thew failed to ad-
vance ths bali more than they did
throughout he game WAS because OF their
style Of playing. which consisted mostly
OF long, SRA ght dives across the field
and toubse passes to set around the end
This style 81 playing - adapted 30 Eastern
fields, which are covered with turf and
where mud - unknown. and where fast
football can always be depended upon any
time throughout the SEASON without the
tnserfereHee % act, sluggish and plastic
grounds. TO make that kind OF pay a
success. nos only the runner must be
swift but the grounds also. for false step
kills me pay. and the runner 81 likely
20 he duwned Ia rs tracks by the end ard
tack.e after having run af,een yaris
across the field An end who is not used
90 th1s STYLE IS liable 20 BE- caught nap
ping once or ts.ce. but after NJ sizes up
the s,tuat-o GA Z - not quest on OF get
ling the man. bat how far back OF The line
he can sackie him.
The work % QuArter7ozck mcdonnell or
the defense cannot ne given too much
praise. Tor his idea - stopping center
plays IS % the hrst-clsss order. Il was
very amusing 70 watch him dive through
the center ard raj the runner jast as -
received tie bal from the quarter. allow
iuK hgm 20 gain only MS length AZ the
most As a whole, she Multanmahs play
ea well. and as ! have stated before, -
Nas throurh their STYLE 81 playing that
they did not gain more ground They al
worked hawi and vel Foge her. which Ia
IRE rtghs kind % fooJhsl Cor ground gain
l~x WAY their center plays diA rot work
xas aue to the combined forces of Care.
Ballet and Beckett. they PLAYING Ia their
f.cssfttons Ike veterans n fact. after the
hail was whistlr5 dawn. after Multnomah
rad ~ y yoo wanted 20 locate Carrie yoa
waa,d and hln on the ground with ths
runner IN hs arms. many times downed
IN his tracks ard the runner looking at
the man who had tackled hirn. as much as
to saV ~Efow siid this happer.
TIE < A - styfe a. PLAYING was a great
Improvement over their lsss game. and q
On re next same f6ey shoW a cores porf.
ing fnspnov snsuut. hey should AZ least
hold thelr eppoasets 81 fie On their own
grounds New Years TIE greatest I'm
prexenasus that NaS noticeable vas the
way IRE nnen went suto TIE ine Instead
- standing 80 ga the ar - show their op-
r-ouents how tau they we're anG hss grace
fnuv they eoud run. they got iow &owr.
each man seen - q draw hfwsstf to-
eethe~ Ike tagaF maout - sprtgE Ur~on
rs vtriizn When the bah was snapped.
tAry wees through the Ilne. ar5 Instead
q taek1eg sra runner around 1ae neck
ana n~sur naaAaa down. they tackled ere
runner Ahett sHe kress. mary tluaaS
throwing hln Backward far lrss
Prom a sr,-cfataTs point - view tAs
ra~se thrasuxhest ass Gre fhAs called
fsrfh zreat appliance fer fbpy were most
m open r1ays aad -oaia - easily fo1ow-
r.i eeer though she faE Eaz dense AZ
tlsses 81 Hs-ss east ghe ou-v SAY Trey
kueu gre -aan Vas tarkisss was -as fhuf
srs the mass ~ psaYers ssrztnE r5rSt ere
ANY sns thea sha othe~ fhl.k 20 was
tbe suest satereE-Iss Es1o - football that
AS beer rsave1 here tats season. s8A "a
e.ss- faaF esi - elave3 fo~ ve-1e tire 20
-,eae fsr gNe Best klos ~ fseffax seemed
% exist aetweea ere a.sgsrs and ths
grand sssrs seemed a. ssEcr tu fssi- 49,
clause fer xee5 p.sy eSe-used % Nat
nanas. as - re acme team