The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14
SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
TACOMA DEFEATED IN 4 srLExDD
CAMI 9r FOOTBALL.


The orange and black Of the Seattle
high school waved in triumph over the
gold Of the Tacoma high school yesterday
afternoon at the 7. II. G.. A. park Twice
did the Seattle boys crcss their rsvats
goal tine. and once did Jay Humes drive
the egg-shaped ball straight as line over
the crosshar and between the goal posts
Ten TO nothing was the score. and II me
play at the Thanksgiving game between
the big teams Is as good as that witnessed
yesterday by an enthusiastic. horn-tooting,
yelling crowd OF 80 there viii be no cause
for complaint. Il was hard fought ana
weil-earned game. The first half was so
evenly contested that the outcome was as
far from being settled as before the drst
KICKOFF. In the second half Seattle played
with vim and determination that swept
everything before ii. Tacoma could not
stand the pace. Her tackles were ham,
mered 10 death and she went down fight
ing desperately TO the last.
The First Half.
Seattle won the toss and elected to de-
fend the south goal. thus securing the adj
vantage afforded by fairly stin breeze.
The wind. however. was not steady enough
to make the advantage marked through
out the half. The ball was placed on GEN.
ter and the teams spread out Holbrook.
Tacoma's clever full back, kicked OF, and
the bali struck on Seattie's twenty-foar-
yard line Mcknight should have taken
the bali. but he prepared for interference.
and In the scramble Tacoma secured the
ball. This was one Of the most glazing err
rors made by Seattle in the game. Taco
ma used close formation and before Seat
tie was fairly awake 10 the situation had
been set back ten yards on left-end runs
by Forisr- A tandem play directed at
right tackle Melted another five yards ard
the Tacoma rooters were in high glee. A
revolving wedge was tried ON Peabody,
but he got under 1t, and when the pile-up
was dissolved it was found that there mad
been no gain. Mcdonald was sent against
Hergert for two yards. the play being
reproduction OF PrInceton's famous bat
tering ram at tackle. II there had not
been splendid blocking by Seattle there is
no telling where the ball would have been
downed. With three yards TO gain Hol-
brook tried left-end run. but was down.
ed with yard short OF his distance. This
gave the ball to Seattle on downs on her
own forty-four-yard line.
Remington was shot through left tackle
for five yards, and this evidence that Seat
tie could gain as we'll as Tacoma caused
wave OF enthusiasm 10 sweep over the
field. Callahan and Burrows each made
several snort gains on straight-iine buck
ing and then Remington, assisted by Bur-
rows. skirted left end for eight yards. CAL
iahan tried right end, but little Hudson
was on deck and stopped the play. with no
gain for Seattle. Tacoma took a decided
brace and Callahan's bucking at right
tackle and Burrows plunge through GEN.
ter Melted only three yards. Callahan
saved loss on downs by going through
right tackle for four yards. Remington
tried left end. but Dunbar located the ball
and Remington was downed for a loss Of
nearly two yards. Burrows punted splen-
dfdly to Tacona's forty-yard line. The
ball struck and jumped into the air WILL
hanson fell on the ball and before he could
gain foot Hergert was down on him. Ia
coma had the ball on her fifty-yard line
and opened hostilities by trying Prince
toms mass play at left tackle, warpng II
out toward the end Mcdonald, who had
the ball, was sent through the hole and,
with practically clear field. was making
Seattle rooters tear their hair. Fifteen
yards and still no one had reached him.
Suddenly Henry Callahan appeared on the
scene and gauging his distance, plunged
fer the young Tacoman. To the delight OF
the home crowd and disnay OF the loyal
band of Tacoma howlers, he struck the
runner and In moment there was mag
niticent confusion of long hair, mud and
twisted bodies. The untwisting process
having been accomplished, the game pro-
eeeded. Seattle was penalized for ofy-side
play, and as Tacoma had the ball Il was
advanced ten yards into Seattle territory
On the next play Tacoma fun,bled. II
looked as though Williamson was TO
blame. but there was such tumble that
the writer may have been mistaken. Bur-
rows broke through and the howl that went
up from Seattle told who had the ball.
Seattle appeared to get a new lease on
life and by use OF a tandem on right tackle
shot Callahan through for a good gain.
The feature OF this play was the way Bur-
rows dragged Callahan along with Taco
mas tackiers clinging to him (Callahan,.
Then little Case the favorite Of the high
school players, was called upon to see
what he could do. Peabody opened up a
hole between tackle and end and Case went
through. For a moment he was sur
prised at finding himself alone. with
good field before him. Then he started
and tn the delight of the crowd made fir
teen yards before going 10 dirt. A fake
trick caught Tacoma Off her guard and
Remington sailed through between left end
and tackle for a big gain. Callahan buck
Ell right tackle for five yards. ana the
whistle sounded the end OF the half with
the ball fifteen or eighteen yards from Ta-
corna's goal lire. The play had been so
even that il was a toss-up which would
win.
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