The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-15
IN LOCAL FOOTBALL CIRCLES
Seattle Teams Will Be Active
From Now Till New Years.
MiNY GAMES SCHEDULED,
University of washington Recuper-
ating and Will Make strong
Fight for Northwest Champion
ship ON Thanksgiving Dny-High
school Prnctfciug for Five More
Games-Case Retires for season.

Games-Case Retires for Season.
From now on TO the beginning OF she
new year there will be great acuaa.s
among the local football players, Inc
game between the University OF WASH,
ington and Pullman college, which WIZ
take place ON the local gridiron Tor the
collegiate championship Of Washington
and idaho promises to be one OF tne
most bitterly contested struggles OF .tne
season The local team viii also play
Oregon State University for the chafh-
pionship of oregon.
The high school has Ave games sched-
uled. one with walla Walla for the
scholastic championship OF Eastern WASH
ington and Eastern Oregon. and another
with Portland for the scholastic cham
pionship Of Western Oregon. As the Sc
attic high school players are already the
champions OF Western Washington. VIC
tory In these two games will give them
the scholastic championship of Washing
ton and Oregon
The University OF Washington, contrary
to the general belief In local sporting cir
Giles, will make a strong fight with Pull
man on Thanksgiving. The traditional
recuperative power OF the team IL begin
ming 10 assert itself and the men are get
ting down to real hard work. with graf
flying results to the collegians and
Coach Dodge
Although the season for the team thus
far has been rather disastrous. one game
Of the two played having been lost and
the other tied. university men are deter
mined that the result of the two games
yet 10 be played win leave them again the
possessors of the state championship,
with. the added honor of the champion
ship of the Pacific Northwest.
suffered Many Disadvantages.
The team has suffered under many dis
advantages since the beginning OF the
season, not the least OF these being lack
of interest among the students ana con-
sequent scarcity of candidates for tne po-
sitions. Since the Idaho game, however,
this has been remedied. and there Is now
no lack of men at practice.
The team IL lighter this year than most
of the university teams have been, but
what IL lacks I'm weight II Is beginning 10
make up in speed and vim. Some OF the
lightest men on the team are counted as
among the best players. For instance.
the superiors of Cosgrove and Geary. who
are aternates for the quarterback posi-
ton, would be hard to find anywhere. OF
these two Geary probably shows better
generalship with the ball but Cosgrove
Is the better defensive player His tack
ling IL always a feature of any game in
which he plays.
Campbell is another man who plays a
wonderful game for his weight. Although
he weighs less than 100 pounds. he usual
ly has no difficulty in handling man
twenty pounds heavier, and the opposing
team can never count their big gains
through his tackle.
The general lack of weight Is also seen
In the center trio. although me heaviest
Of Mcpherson. the big guard. Robert
son, his partner at guard. Is nght Tor the
position, but is g strong player, particu-
found at the bottom OF the pile on line
play. Fields. the center is the best
known man on the team TO the football
Eastern Washington, and In that part OF
the state his football reputation Is en-
vable In the Idaho game, before the end
OF the first half he was so badly Grip
pied that he is not yet fully recovered.
Stii no gains were made through him
by the Idaho team. and but two or three
words OF one OF them. we knew it was
no use 70 try 10 do anything with the big
Indian"
The backs and ends of the team are
perhaps the strongest points, the lack OF
weight not being so apparent here. All
are fast and all are exceptionally strong
defensive players. Unfortunately Wright
the left end, is now laid out with a
sprained knee, so that II IL probable that
msossrove will play the position In the
THANKSGIVING game.
second Team Improving.
During the last two weeks practice tho
second team has made a remarkable
showing OF the two games they have
played they have won one and lost the
other. In the second they also succeeded
In intiicting the only score on the Seattle
high school team that that team has
suffered this year outside af its game
with the university first team. IN tho
second game storey kicked the first goal
from field that has been made In ms
city In four years.
The two match games which are scbed-
nled for the university before the close
Of the season are to determine as noted
who shall hold the titles Of champion ~
Oregon. Idaho and Washington The ont
come OF the game with the WaShlngton
Agricultural college Is a matter al much
speculation. It's aggregation il nau~h
heavier than the local team ON fbe
other hand the university has a habit ~
surprising even It's friends In Important
games Seattle football enthusIasts y'ni
remember the aercely contested ean,.,
with the Seattle Athletic club in no
when Il was expected that the r.auft
would be wAlkOver for the club N,t
the college team won and was admitted ~
have played the athletic club on ia fsat
After the Thanksgiving game will coms
the game with the University ~ Oregon ~
Portland This Is regarded as almost
a sure victory The Oregon team b. ~
light II not lighter than the WsshIns-
ton aggregation. and Il is very ysneh r.
be doubted whether they viii nisv a.
good hall
games II VIII leave them ehanrions Ia
the three states mentioned Ia f. n,o,,-
able however. thar they Will bp given ~,
opportunity to secure Further hvnors H.
a date can Dee satisfactorily arraneeF 49,
team Wiz 60 g California to play Stan