The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-02

PORTLAND. jar. 1-Aultnornah won
firm Seattle today by a score Of 10 Q,
in one Of the hardest fought football games
fbst has bean seen on the afnltnoman feld.
MuItnouah scored In the first FIVE minutes.
Seattle then uraced up. and pat up the
better game for the remainder OF the half.
Bob Abrams and Carrie doing wonderful
work Eskridge, though. lost his head at
critical moments. Slow passing was the
only thiug that prevented Seattle fron
scoring.
In the second half the BAH was in the air
NOS, Of the tine. Beck. Holbrook and
Smith doing considerable punting. To-
ward the end Of the game MultnoEnah raj
lied strong and smashed Seattle back with
line PLAYS. in whlch De Forest made big
gains 10 the i9-yard line. There the visit
ors made a desperate stand, and secured
the ball on downs. Kellogg. though. fail
ed 20 make yardage. and the ball was
passed 10 Beck for q punt. Just as he
kicked. Hall broke through and the bah
striking him, bounded back over
the goal lire. where Abrams fell
on IL II was announced as a
safety, and as time was called almost I'M
mediately afterwards, the crowd left tae
field thinking the score 10 be S 10 0. 1t.
however. was only a touch back.
earle. De Forest Mcdonnell Abrams
and Rosenberg played the star game.
Four thousand people saw the game.
Multnouaah started with the ball, and a
profound silence hung over the field as
big Ed Hall took a little run and lifted
{. down 70 Seattle's twenty-yard line, ana
when Sheafe. who received il, was downed
in his tracks for no gain great cheer
went up from the multitude. and the ag-
gtexation Of rootsrs in the south end of
the grand stand turned loose" and rent
the air with their yeIls.
Seattle made one play Its great half
Bob Abrams, was given the bail and
charged like a cyclone through left END,
and for d moment the rooters were hush
ed: but when they saw ne was downed
for only a small gain, they turned loose
afresh, and when on the next play Esk-
ridge. Seattle's quarter. fumbled, and lit
tie Stansbury fell on the ball. small
sized riot manifested Itself.
Seattle got the bail back on its fifteen
ysrc line, but neither Abrams nor Sheafe
could advance, and Beck, VINO tried fake
punt. was doWned i've yards further back.
losing the bail on downs.
on the ten-yard line Multnomah lined
up with the determination of making a
touchdown. Everyone was In the game.
and the plays followed one another so
fast that Seattle was bewildered. Into
Seattle's line went Rosenberg twice for
small gains and then the bail MAS given
to De Fore est. Seattle al that mome mt.
with its goal line at its heels. lined up
prepared to block for its life. There Was
no stopping DE Forests tackle buck. and
the lire swung back. and when the pile
finally setted DOM De Forest was at the
bottom. lying Al the verge OF the goal.
on the next play he plunged over the
line for a touchdown.
II was the first and only touchdown OF
the game. made after exactly four and
one-half minutes play. Ed Han easily con-
verted 70 into a goal. and the score then
stood 10 Ia favor OF Muitnomah. and
50 Il remained throughout the game.
Rosenberg strained MS hip and was re-
moved 20 the hospital after the game. He
was terribly battered, but not seriously
injured.
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