The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-28
PROMISES TO Be FIST GAME
INTEREST OVER FOOTBALL MATCH
SET FOR THANKSGIVING.
University OF Warrington and Whit
man College Teams 10 Compete
for intercollegiate ChanptOnship

The football match 10 be played on
Thanksgiving day between the University
OF Washington and Whitman college Is
arouslng great interest IN local athletic car
eies, The contest viii be for the intercoi-
Iegiate championship of Washington and
I1zho and will be Fight 10 the death be-
tween the two teams. The players OF both
sides have been training especially for the
game eges since the season began. and are
said 10 be il the pink OF condition. The
last two weeks. In particular, the coaches
and captains of both colleges have been
strainfng every nerve to have their men
In proper shape for the great battle, and at
last are reported TO be satisfied with their
development.
4 he game viii be an exciting one. as
both aggregat!ons are very evenly match
Ell. The team work Of both colleges Is said
10 be near perfection al possible. Much
wiz depend as TO the result ON the gener-
aisnip of the opposing captains. Sterling
Hill. OF the University. and Weldon Fix, OF
Whitman. Both are considered capable
ieaGesx.
The match In the elimination Of a move
nient 10 organize the colleges of Washing
ton. Idaho and Oregon into an intercolle-
giate athletic league, and Representatives
OF the principal educational institutions of
tie three states Will be I'm Seattle on the
day OF the contest with this object.
The team winning the game will play
the collegiate champions of Oregon some
time in December.
At the university there has not been
such excitement and enthusiasm over
football match since the season OF 1887.
Yesterday mass meeting OF the students
and faculty was held in Denny hall. and
was addressed by several Of the professors.
Capt. Hill, e. w. Sehoder. president OF the
students assembly. and T. NJ. Barlow. the
athletic manager. The only subject touch
ed on by the speakers was football. and
every appeal for support to the team in
the coming game was answered with tre-
msndous cheers
1t is expected that the coilegians viii at
tend The game en- masse, and give an ex-
hihition Of Matchmaking ability such as Is
rarely seen In Seattle.
The men who will play for the univer-
sity are already We'll known In Seattle. s.
Hill. tbs captain. and his brother, c. W.
HI. VIII hold down the end positions at
which they have starred for several years.
Larson, the old riSat halfback, who has
taken part in nineteen big games during
the last six years: Huntoon. al left half,
and schoder, who has played for the uni
yersity for three years. Will be behind the
line. making an exceptionally strong COM
blna,ion. Wright VIII play quarter In
the line will be Fields center. Mcpherson.
an old Portland university player, and
Reese, guards. and Harper and Ryan, both
experienced men. tackles. The substitutes
VIII De: Corhet. quarter: Cosgrcve and
Barnes. behind the line and Duffy and
Minkier. In the HE.
The nniversity's record for this season,
thus FAR. is three games won, one tied and
one lost.
The Whitman team is composed mostly
OF cid players, with a few who have had
no experience prior to this season. Capt
FIX VIII De al quarter. position he has
filled with success the last two years In
the line Will be Galloway, center: Worth
fngton, q player of four years training,
ard Zereher. guards. and A. Hauerhach,
weH-tried veteran. and c. Hauerbach,
tackles. The ends win be I.utcher who
has starred Tar six years on the gridiron
ana brown. comparatively new player
Bt mind the line will be Rigshy with four
years experience. and J. i.asater an old
football knight. as halves F. Lasater will
be az fuiiback. place he has PLAYED for
three years The substitutes are: Pres
ton quarter. and Douglas and Walters.
tackles and halfbacks
The team has played two games. winning
both. It's last game. which was with the
Waf aineton agricultural college gave rise
TO ar intricate controversy that puzzled
two fcar0s OF arbitration before II was
settled The decision was given in favor
OF whitman last Friday by COMMITTEES
which sat IN Seattle and before which three
memhsss each from the respective facul-
TIES OF ire colleges argued for almost four
hours.