The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
THE ATHLETES HOME.
SOUND IL BODY AND NOT DisCotR-
AGED OVER THEIR DEFEAT.
MuItnonrah's Line oufpiayed seat
ties. and Quarterback EskrfdEe
Had an on Dny-Thnt fs About
How IL Happened-s'Bos" Abrams
the star.

The Seattle Athletic Clubs band OF foot
han warriors came home last night from
Portland. where they met c@teAt * TIE
hands OF Mulrwomahts braves New ear
day ia the hardest fought game o. tAo
season The train was scheduled % arms
at . O'Clock. but il wss an hoaf la'st
when the glare q the engines hezdlisnt
showres o. a. the track and tire cars
relied slowly ID before the reconstructed
depot Tire degsats6 warriors got OF ne
train quietly ard snook hands Win TX
tie group o. the faithful. who ha1 CONS
down TO give them the glad hand even N
the face OF defeat that Is mighty nafa
10 bear u Is worthy 20 note tsAt the i'i@-
joFity Of those who were al the oep7t
were high school boys Perhaps .ne
bcys had won al Portland tire athletic c42o
as A BODY would have been al the tram
with a brass band and load OF ehrysah-
tacmums. You may have observed ti@t
there Is = difference In the way athietss
are received and as rule the mainspFing
IS victory or defeat. Some % the piay efs
went directly home. and others walked up
TO the club house.
A ES0st-Intellfgencer reporter talked Win
sou1e o. the players 70 find out more ac-
carately how 1T happened" The whole
affair summed Up appeared 20 De as 1oi-
lows: Quarterback Eskridge had An on
day and the s. A c. line was outplayed
by Muitn0mah.
There must nave been slow passing and
poor line work when two OF Beeks pnnts
were blocked Hail at center ana lie r OF
est al left guard are credited with playing
magnificent ball for MultnOmah. BarFeI
and Stans5ury. ends. also did oF1Alant
work for the red and white.
The star OF the Seattle team was old re-
Eause Bob" Abrams, who played Ike
human catapua until the last second.
- 49, Nfrrf Fr1fsr 4 n
Is well. join in giving him the tie
"great." Carries work at guard Is best de-
ecribed IN the words OF the Oregon-an, as
follows
Without attempting TO detract from
the glory OF the visitors. Il may be sad
that. with merely ordinarily good guard
IN the pace OF the stanford man. Carrie.
the game would have been one-sided.
earle was all that he has veen reported 10
be. though a great many were d.sappolnt-
ed yesterday because they did not see him
pick the Mulinomah eleven up IN his arms
and walk down the field with IL. And
higher compliment could not be paid Joe
DeForest than that ne showed that he
has got In him the making OF every BIT
az good a guard as the Stanford man.
Sheafs was given a trial at hafoack In
the opening OF the game. He was a trine
nervous. and did not handle the ball on
the KICKOFF as well as could have been de-
sired. Every one viii make mistakes and
there Is a future. sheafe VIII make
football player II he keeps at II. Jess
Br.nker played a phenomenal game at
end.
The Multnomah men suffered more from
bruises than did the S. A. c. II was not
rough game. however, and there were no
dlsagreeable occurrences.
/. p. Taylor, treasurer OF the s. \. c..
spoke highly OF the treatment received by
the members of the visiting party while in
Portland