The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
RICE GOES TO
MULTNOMAH CLUB
Rival Portland EIevens Hur-
riedly Sunnoning STAN
ford Players.
Fickert and Thomas TO Follow. With
All Expenses Paid, to Coach for
the Christmas Game.

Jack Rice, the Stanford tackle. left
here Monday night by rail for Port
land, Or, to coach the MuItnomah
Athletic Club football team for its
great game with the Portland Athletic
Club eleven in Portland on Christmas
day.
He was telegraphed for and went
with all expenses guaranteed by the
MultnOmah Club, of which he will be
the guest until just after New Year
day, when he will return to Palo Alto.
1t is probable that Thomas, Stan
fOrd's other Varsity tackle and Flick
ert, the big guard and ex-captain. will
also start from Palo Alto to-day to
act as additional coaches for one or
the other of the rival elevenS at Port
land
Thanksgiving day in what was the
great match Of the Northwest and
Multnomah won, but not by such a
margin that the Portland Club eleven
were convinced that they had met su-
periOr players.
Disappointed in their hope of receiv-
ing a California team for a holiday
match, the Multnomah men, urged by
the Portland Club players, consented
TO another game for Christmas
Should the Portland team retrieve its
lost laurels and win this match the
two teams will meet again on New
Year day, finally to settle the suprem-
acy for this season; or if the Christ
mas game results in a tie another
match will be played.
The character of the rivalry of the
two teams and of the interest taken in
the coming game may be judged from
the following extracts from a Portland
paper:
One of the many troubles that the
with in ring their
articles Of agreement, preparatory to
signing them, was in regard to outside
pending contest, and recognizing sew
eral weak places in his team, had begun
to cast about for some good men.
MultnOmah had in mind Fisher (an
/ Oregon mani, the crack halfback on
| Stanford'S Varsity team, who has been
! elected captain of that team for next
| year, and Fickert. Stanford's guard.
Portland figured on getting Rice, also
/ of Stanford, and several others whose
names are not known. The matter was
! finally compromised, it is said, by both
teams promising not TO play any out
side men. The next snag was in the Sc
lection of officials, who were TO be
! chosen before the game.
1t is very probable that some one will
/ be brought from California to perform
! sideration the cost involved this would
seem to be a useless expenditure, as
plenty of good men can be found in the
/ Northwest who could fill the position.
/ hero) may yet be chosen.
In a later issue the same paper says:
The question of officials, which has
been a troublesome one, has been finally
arranged. Dorsey Hill of Portland Uni
versity will be referee and Harry Wal
ton (the old Stanford veteran and Re
lance captain), coach of the Seattle
Athletic Clubs football team, will prob
ably umpire. The timekeepers will be
/ Charles Cook and Allan Ellsworth.
Neither club Will play any imported
men. Rice and Cotton were dropped by
Portland and Fickert and Fisher by
! Multnomah. The teams will be made
up of local men, bona fide members OF
the clubs that they represent.
Notwithstanding this reference to an
/ agreement debarring outside men,
/ Rice, when he left here last night, hall
expected to play with Multnomah on
! Christmas and perhaps again on New
Year day.
Morgan of Stanford, who is an old
member of Multnomah, viii play enc
for that club on his return home to
Portland for his Christmas vacation.
J