The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-28
WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Seattle High School Team Over
comes Tacoma.
BATTLE ROYAL ON eRIoiRoN
Local Aggregation scores Three
GonIs-Up-sound Boys Make n
Hard Fight TO the Last-UnabIe
to secure Toucbdown--Hume
Star Playing a Feature of the
Game-Wni Tackle Portland Next

hme-"hf Iuckfe PORTLAND Nexf
The Seattle high school football team
won the scholastic championship Of West.
ern Washington yesterday afternoon al
the Athletic park. defeating the Tacoma
high school By a score OF IS TO o. The
game was furiously contested from be-
ginning to end and was marked by many
spectacular play, Tacoma died game
and struggled desperately TO the end but
was outranked IN team work by the Sc
attic players. .
Seattle now proposes 10 play the Port
land high school. November S. In Seattle,
for tho scholastic championship OF
Washington and Oregon, provided Mana
ger Smith Is able TO raise by subscription
among the Seattle business men the nee
essary guarantee.
Despite the rain and mud, about 800 peo-
pie watched the game yesterday. A bet
ter aggregation of rooters has rarely been
heard In this city u
The main grandstand was packed from
end to end. In the center were 100 high
school goods who put to shame the eff
forts Of the sterner sex IN making noise.
They sat In solid phalanx, and when the
Seattle players made big gain or need
ed encouragement they gave their yell
In piercing but melodious accents, fol-
lowed by flourish on their berfbboned
horns
Seattle. as usual. put up strong, az
gressiye game. with splendid interference
and toam work. and used the revolving
fnndcms with great success Tacoma
was weak in team work, but her men
individually fought gamely TO the end in
the hope OF At least scoring. Her guards.
hack and right and left mass formations
netted substantial gains.
Sam Humes was the particular star
~ the day, with Case q close second.
Both played with vim and dash that
reused the high school co-eds to the Wild
est enthusiasm. Fishers kicking was one
OF the features OF the match, The rest
nf the Seattle men were not far behind
their stars. the men In the line working
like heroes from start to finish capt.
Gardner again proved himsaIf one OF the
best captains move on the local gridiron
For Tacoma Ellison. the full-back. was
perhaps the star player. Time and again
hs was hurled against Seattes center
and was always ready for another trial.
Campbell, Mt quarter, showed himself
cool headed player Tacoma also did
some remarkably fine kickins,
greeted with cheers.
When the two teams appeared on the
field al $40 o'clock mighty cheer arose
from tho spectators. With one accord
the co-eds jumped 10 their tt'ts hho VIZ
ing their horns IN the air Joined In the
tumuit II was an inspiring scene from
the football "cranks's'' point OF view. the
phsianx OF co-eds in the Ersndstnnd was
like q gorgeous animated mower OF Vat'e-
Seattle Kicked of from the south goal,
Tacoma capturing the ball on the
twenty-yard line. Tacoma returned the
Kick 10 the center of the field and Fisher
carried the ball back twenty yards. Slow
~ but surely Seattle hammered the WIS,
TORS toward their goal but they sec ar,sr
several Intellectual plays Tacoma Kicked
again. Three times the bali changed
hands near the center q TacomRs yer,
and and leaving three men laid out
n his tracks advanced for twenty yards.
Tacoma rallied from septte's terrific on.
Tisher, playing like demons, carried the
hall 10 the visitors line, Humes finally
crossing the line amid tempest OF APP
plause from the spectators.
whats the matter with Humcs' cried
.Iis's ali right shriekea the pretty co.
eds In reply, and war Of applause came
Fisher kicked the goal and the score
was 3 to IN favor cf Seattle
Wells received the ball on the Kick on
at ssatve,s eixhtesn-yard inc ana r.n
yards Fisher then kicked and the Two
teams lined up for the next play on
Taeoma's forty 1--WE ward ilne. Hoth AZ
grega,ions were mud from heads to beet.
hardly a face was without rs streak OF
crimson blead as the rival players once
more forced each other, hnt the inele-
msney Of the weather ana sronnds was
forrotten. Seattle was thirsty for sn-
other guai Tacoma made a great effort
10 rally and put the hall In play
Hume. Mcnt Through Agnin.
The two limos met With aull shock.
ana then cheer after cheer burst from the
spectators Humes NJ some way mad
dlved through faeamt's tine, caught the
bah and Was eharslpg with clear Geld
down on tue visitors seal The visit
ers wheeled around IN trenHied pnfsaiS
hat eeattie's veteran star was already
near the limo and crossed u for the Sec
md time In the game Friend and foe
sllkc iolned 20 TIRE ovation given 70
llunns as ne salkra back 20 Seattle ter
fitary The iansth % his run VAS forty
rve yards. the longest OF the day.
Fisher kicked the gpai aud the score
rcst OF the frat half was indvclsige. both
teams resaflins freuueutlf go the kick,
making = very pretty exhibition f7T the
Ptve times she san changed hsnas IN
she beginning Of the second half Tacoma
FOR tAis peried, rtaying fast killsen,
VIII ana NctaiF % he visitors. rallied
,ssIonsy and s, nc fss, o. re team fsl-
ter once for tw~sty nso yards the emily
tnnE run made Ny Abe visitors during
the game For moment every ssfY
Thought ne would reach seattle's goal
but Nth nne aylug tackie. Wells
hfoaEh, bin ssSn
r.rsmss Hard FtEhG
Twice the LEGAL teArN Drove the visitors
hAeA ana So naaf Tscema goat bat
each time ths istter secured the ban oa
s.me tAts WAS frpeaseA seattle grttsng
within nvN yards Af her enronsuf's esef
ent Lseens esatn aAutvi the ean ana