The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13
PEARSON A WONDER.
HE GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE s.
A. G. TEAM Fog 81 YARDS.
The score Was 10 90 Against the
Puget sonad University. but Their
Fnu-baek's Great Play Took
Away the sting of Defent--A
Hearf-ssoppfng Feat in the Last
Three Minute. OF the Play.


dark. heavy clouds which had been threat
eufuE 70 uour down buckets o. water on
Tire already soft ard muddy grounds were
rIosslne in an6 slight mist vas beginning
TO ~ felt In In the grannsTand the
lIttie band % faIthfuls who had yelled and
shouted was getting ready % 20 home.
wnsfs IRE twenty-five Undiscovered. water
soaked xla8iators we're getting ready for
the last fsN scrimnzges. The g3sni&forS
who represented the Seattle Athletic Club
f1sf the palm OF victory fast within their
clutches. ard they had a right 10. Twice
had they crossed the goal line OF the brave
and plucky warriors from the Puget
Sound University. and once had worked
the ball 20 within three feet OF the coveted
line. The ball now rested on the enemy's
twenty-five yard tine and was in posses
sion OF the s A g. The two lines came
together Ia wild. exciting clash. and
when the tangie Of Undiscovered bodies
and dsrt-beRrfned faces was Strengthened
oft e was seen that the Z. 5. L. men. as
n spurred on by desperation, had forced
the wearers OF the blue and white back
for two yards loss Again the opposing
forces met and again the white and blue
net = slight reverse II was magnificent
struggle Of the collegisns. with certain
defeat staring them In the face and the
whistle certain 20 blow in a few moments
Capt. Ballet called upon his men 20 steady
up. The result was ike an electric shock
They got down 20 work with grim deter
ninafi0u and when the clash came West
Jake shot through the right wing ana X
looked az II he had clear neta. Inc
:. 4. c. men cheered wildly but they
we're too early fer the powerful form or
FuEIback Pearson was seen 70 cross IN
front % westlaks and then there was a
bump thar could be heard al over the
Held Xgeetlake and Pearson went 10 the
ground instantly. and for second or Two
L was feared that one or both We're IN
juresf There was a pulling Of legs. Nt-
tie rubbing. and the game proceeded a
change had taken place, however IN that
the Puget sound University players had
the ball That magnificent stand made IN
the dying moments had kept the :. a {.
from making the necessary gam
Pearson's Wonderful Run.
TIE teams lined up. a few cabaiistic
numbers we're heard and then came the
most sensational shake-up ever seen II
football game in the Pacific Northwest
/ Parsons. the r. s. Z. right naif-oack- shot
across In front Of Quarterback Morphy
ard struck Abrams. right tackle, moving
him several yards out toward Nettieton'
who was playing ar end. Walker, = ;. Z
left half-hacB<. went IN and pushed Becker,
rieht guard. up against Ballet. This left
a large opening between right guard and
tackle and quick as a fash, Pearson took
the bali from Merphy and was under way
| Chestnut, r s L. left end. went through
ahead Of Pearson and pat Half-aack
wstlake ont 81 the play. The Interior
enee was perfect ana Pearson swept
through fhe broken wing IKE 4 locomo-
tive rushing Wild through an evenings
mist. Big and powerful. he fairly few
over the ground and al the crowd on the
| eide lines could say was that Parsons
ra3 sweater had been seen rushing
| through The q A. G. line unhiBdered. The
1 IA. s.ss a~ts~ = q
/ II was seen that Pearson was eluding the
| wearers OF the blue ard white one after
| another despite their frantic efforts 10
stop him. pandemonum reigned.
/ westlake and Nettleton were on the line
| and consequently could not chase the feet
| runner Quarterback ESkrldge could not
| Eef across ~ time 20 reach the runner,
| and in attempting to tackle hit the
| ground With q thud. and still the man
/ with the red sweater ran on. Beck. full
| hack, vas fooled by a clever dodge, and
| stln the red sweater ran through the mud.
| Who could stop h.m7 The s. A. c. men
| were crazy. They tore over he field Ike
| Mo Indians n frantic efforts 30 redeem
| ghe iosG point II was no use. The red
/ sweater had start. and BE kept Il. Net
| fiat8n car loose and BY n fine squirt closed
| up the gap 80 al alsrming degree. He
| dove. but too soon. and the red man went
| on amid the wells 81 the crowd Across
/ the ae3d ike a tornado swept Sheafe. He
was fresh and his speed Was remarkable.
| Would ~ catch his mane Pearson turned
| fn toward goal He was on the nfteeu-
I ward llue and Sheafe vas after him. Now
| Sheafe was almost within t8ckUng dis
lance Tie hurled himself through The
air. In the dim tght eyes were strained
To see the resll1 Alas FOR The blue end
white. the piucky saekler fen 20 the
ground and the man with che red sweater
plunged across the $. \. 9. tine under its
very goal Then there vas no time for
| rarttsanshfp. Il was che grandsgt run
~ the season. one that VIII lve in foot
ban History FOR years 70 come. ana merit
81 the applause ~ every one or tho field
Tfe had ran e'Shtv-sour yards across
muddy fed Who has duplicated his per-
formauce7
TIE hall WIS taken hack IN ca7tar
Kicked OF and the whistle announced that
the game vas ever. The :. A G. had won
bv 8 score 81 % 90 4 bar On th> face ~
defeat there was the feeling % nrsde IN
ne way the 3 a G. men had been
d8ped - the last moment n IS worthy
~ note that ln the frst ha,f Pearson Eot
Through che 8 A q lire four seconds
before the calt - time and from the mid
IA cf the aeid ran % the eight-yard lire.
where b. stumbled and fell NettIetoD. one
Of The :. 4 c. PLAYERS. being on toP Of
him
In the First Half
& a G. scored her tpo touchfov-ns IN
the first half IT took 81 minutes and -
seconds play before Berle was sent
through center Tor 8 touchdown. he failed
- kick goal Ten minutes later Wcstiake
scored tnrouSh tandem play on right
tackle Beck kicked Easl
tlae - the sensational pisvs % the game
faak place in the seConG bali when +.
4 T. had shr bah near the center OF the
field. II vas scent hack 70 Pearson Tor
kick TIC ball went low. and before NJ
caald get Il Brlnker shot through the 0r-
posing players ami diving in regular Mike
Kelly STYLE took th~ BAH from under Pear
sons very nose Tae A. c. tseu sd
vHnce4 ransdiR - wtshtn two cr three
wards u the seal lire where 30 lost on
downs
Ta1e =. s r.. Hne 6l8 net 40 mach star
work bar .s proved 90 bs much stronger
faaa ASS a1gic.pas e8 Boyer playns g.
rreat xaue every wav. ParFu-s Reese.
sssuEAT4a aut MaeraT Hl8ye3 wril Petr-
So cusnaogea HeeS aHd mace htfier satns.
7, vas the frs. tsme ghat Beck h4s uet
h.s master ssl= vear
Tee spectn} feature 90 ere s A. o. play
was IN eus ~uns. The tuferfersrre 90
>estletoa kellogg Wsetlake and t.@A-
.t3~a Was suter3 t5 NeuoEw sra 80 ~e+-
"a ~ outnssv-~t rhe = 5 US htives g. go
gasnts Nsttletsa p5svet star game az
end It was siElost sEeT.oss a3e go make r.
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