The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13
Townsend High School Boys Win
at a Tearing Rate.
TOUCHDOWN FOR HOME TEAM.
Waiting Football Eleven Has
Everything Its Own Way In the
First HaIf-Surprising brace In
the second, When the Vanquish-
ed Score for the First and Only
Time-Jay Humex Is Disqualified.

/ ss3ys Yesterday afternoon al Athletic park
| IL the presence CT "A unusually large crowd
( but rubbed il In hard TIE nnal score was
! - 70 6. Five rniRutes OF playing time re-
ma.nea when the game was ca4led because
the unruly crowd insisted on occupy ING
the gr.d!ron. II Fisher. captain OF the
Port Townsend team had attempted 10 KICK
the last goal lie would undoubtedly nave
succeeded. He was in great form and sent
the ba.l straight ever the bar four times
+ IL succession. Seattle claims that the bal!
was not over on The last touchdown. Port
/ Townsend accuses her opponents OF throt-
ting. Seattle says Port TOWNSEND nigh
! sch0O. boys are very large.
While IL is true thai Seattle was clearly
| oulplayea with the exception of i've min
utes in the second half when she simply
tore down the fed for touchdown, sur
prising the opposing players and crowd az
well. her playing strength vas weakened
by the disqualification OF Jay HGmes, and
the absence OF hashins. who was injured in
the game WIKI Whatcom. There Is a Ques-
tion as TO how l.. Il. Fisher got the ball
away from Seattle and scored the third
touchdown. 1t may have been a legitimate
play BIZ, many questioned 1t. Umpire
Smith Was largely instrumental in giving
Port Townsend the last touchdown. On the
third down Geary stopped Port Townsend >
play for a loss. This gave the ball 10
Seattle. but Umpire Smith declared Seattle
off side, gave penalty and OF course Port
Townsend held the ball. Fisher broke
through the line on the next play and
carried the bal We'll down the field. y few
moments later he tried 10 cross the Lille
and mix up occurred which resulted in
the wnd-up Of the game.
Townsend Wins the Toss.
Capt. Fisher. of the Port Townsend team.
won the toss and elected to defend the
north goal, thus securing the advantage of
a slight wind and down grade. Before
the game was started. however. there was
jangle over Payers. Seattle claimed that
Tow seud had four ringers, among them
Hill. formerly OF Whitworth college. Prin-
cpal Gould. Of the Townsend high school,
said that every man on the team was a
legitimate pupil. 1t was explained that Hill
had returned from Whitworlh and was
now attending school in Port Townsend
Capt. Bruckart. OF Seattle, said he could
not name the three others though, TO be
ringers but II the principal said every
thing was all right he had nothing more TO
say. Jay Humes was protested by Town
send on the ground that he did not go to
school. The principal upheld the protest
and Humes retired. This necessitated a
revision Of the players. Bruckart went to
full back. and Ford took his place al right
under protest, but decided TO lei the mat
ter 60 rather than cause trouble
l. was IL perfect day for football. the air
being pure and fresh. The sky was clear
IL was not too cold, but there was a kinki-
ness about the atmosphere that tended 10
produce fast work. The ground was in
perfect condition. On the kickoff by Seat
tie Townsend got the ball on her thirty
yard line, and Quarterback Hill fumb,ed
the first pass. Reed made fine drive and
saved the ball. 7. Fisher tried center, but
Campbell, Gardner and Haines held fast
Haines broke through and d0wned Fisher
in his tracks. Seattle took the ball on
Gowns. The game had been fast and in
terestng. Gardner saved a tumble. Town
send held TIE line like stone wall. and
Seattle had TO punt. From this point 10
the end OF the first half the Townsend boys
ripped the Seattle line. excepting center.
az Will IL seemed as II the locals were
IN trance. They could not locate the ball
until X was through their lire for a big
gain Townsend had them on the run ana
chased them around as II they were In the
primary department
snyder Crosses the Line.
The moment Townsend saw that things
were coming right they tried SNYDER right
end. His interference opened M a hole hic
enough Tor grizzly TO so through He
took The cue and bowled over Seattle men
rs II they were ten pins. ana ran half the
length OF the field for touchdown Fisher
Kicked the goal After Seattle kicked off
Tow nscnci Fisher c!rclea right end for ton
yaf0s campbell. assisted by Gardner and
thompson. held fast on the next plav
futff Is gave Seattle the bali. but II did her
no good. as the Townsend lire refused 70
bulge. Seattle was forced % punt For
sythe. Townsend, made the guard rur ana
scored a big gain before Seattle knew
What bad happened Snyder made another
nFe~} ara gain. Quarterback Hi, zot ia
q icHg run after the BAH had been FUN
lied The slaughter continued ara Town
send footers were ND win 10Y. Hsl broke
thfoAgh the right wing ana scored tie sa~-
ond touchdown. Fisher kicked goal
Seattle k.eked ara Barnard jiovsnej Reed
IN ais tracks on tae Twenty-Five fg-,e
tisaeT gained five yards through rsght
tt@Aie. The center EelI Gardner stanr.a5
Esther Seattle took the bail on downs
There was a p.ic-Qp. and the h7=t ting
Inc crowd knew T Fisher emerged ys.lfr
The ball aa1 ganQped the length ~ the ea,l
for a touchdown. Fisher kls5erd f-4 e,o.,
score. Townsend i. Seattle o Time vas
'a--".i "-.h tae ba.s o. Ssa.eles thlrty-fy.
yard lire.
Al Last Seattle Wakes Tn.
"@'.-a to2k Taoilpsoa,s place II guard
~ tHs second ha.f. Townsend kirta4 ,f~
e0""ei - t.e 2-yar3 Hire To tns err-
5'F.se 81 everyone S-att,e tooA wonder
81 brace asd commenced tearing ma
As"l>ta1 i1e 80 pieces The etta~. e-es
.-f-@ ara irr7siss. h,e- BracAarc gained
s'Ntera yards between r.r.. t7.kfo ana
E4ar5-. BARNARD plunged through M lla,
fer seven fsris- Fort gaia~i i've Iris
ga a les end r5r. B~uckart Aa-,,.7,a~@3
te1tfr for sevea yards Taere v1s a f,lv,
i4@ ara 30 gan Sewel Surprised 'r,w-~s-
ei.3 3y sXec4arE tae qearter-s,ack rt;n
aFol'1 T,<et era plac.8S the hag On
.e~Tsef3a U.s. cty-ya-s lima I'he has.a
crows VS. %e;t;5g enthusiast, R-,.ckart
'oF" ifTo0Sa "a hole - center far i've
EaTtS- and Barnard hG1ka3 3ae ,est any
{2E tc-T nsaTe Barnard carried Ieft erd
ta3r }a-is. Fas4 scutru,s.f through tAa
iFss fer ,erfo yards. TIE ball Wa fs,cy
e1 41N :.S=;e- S 1.Hs-y.s-.t tue. and she IN 80
q desperate Ts.ty- Esraar5 wanf sxa5rs.
f@7: tacN.e The play was met aari ana
lAeTe w4s - swaylDE 80 fcyces TIE a.
a x received fresh impetus and vysea .be
waste sounded ne bal 5H3 be.n advarc-
80 tsft' Esrs kaTaarl 9esea et ,lse r.av
a1% tae sa- was pushed across me lue