The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-06
Seattle and Portland High School
Football Teams to Meet.
wLl:pRoeABLv BE CLOSE GAVE
Gridiren stars to Battle for schci-
astfc Championship of western
washinston and OREGON ON Local
Field = AgEregstions Training
Hard for the Contest-BrtiIian
Records Of the Rival Teams.


The football game between the Seattle
ana Portland high schools. for the cham
pionxhlp or Western Washington and Or
econ next Saturday at the Athletic PARK,
promises 10 be an exceptionally last ana
close contest. Both aggreeations VIII be
al their best and an unusually fine exhi-
bftfon Of clean, scientific football Is looked
for In local sporting circles II Is the last
game OF the season In Seattle.
The Seattle players will enter the strug-
ne with record Of Ave straight victories,
their only defeat being at the hands OF
the University OF Washington al the pc.
ginning OF tha season. The Portland
teams record IL almost as brilliant. show
Ing four victories to its credit and one
defeat, the last being by the Portland
academy
In their own classes the two teams have
sweep all before them thus far this sea-
son ana have won also from colleges, Sc
attic having beaten vashon college by
~ TO o and Portland, the Pacific univer-
etty Of oregon. by score o. u @ Y.
Saturdays game will therefore be battle
among champions, every one OF whom Is
veteran on the gridiron. !,
Just what the result OF the match VIII
BE- In psixxling experts and the genera
opinion 10 that II viii depend upon which
Aggregation has the best team work ana
esneraiship. The local players have an
advantage In weight, their average being
l5S pounds while the weight Of the Port
land men II about 147
Prom the records Of the teams, II would
seem that Seattle was stronger on the de-
fenso than the rival aggregation. but the
latter, according 70 report has been max Az.
tuG strenuous efforts to improve IN TINS
linr The probabilities are that the two
schools will be about equal IN both OMEN
SIve ana defensive playing and that the
contest Will resolve. itself into test OF
endurance and intelligence.
new Candidates for PJaces.
W. L. Allen. the well known coach, has
aeain taken charg' q the Seattle agxre-
ration. Az the positions on the team
that An Increased numb ~ Of students Is
turning out 10 practice, and there Is live
u competition amsns them for places
star men who have succeeded In retaining
their positions for several seasons are be-
INK given . chose run by new material.
The conrequence n that when seattle
he former wsII have a stronger combina-
tlon than she has probably had AZ any
p!cxious time IN her football history
The Player: :y shr rs P.c sss as &. r.
that Coach Ayes " training them in
several new. plays which Will give Port
land cause for worry next Saturday. The
win rest. engaeing only In signal practice.
The tcar wall probably be chosen from
the following men Wheeler. De Voc.
brook. Harrison. n Gcary. Haines. Bo-
Ric. xeebarth. Fisher Crook. Case
Humes Stanley and Cnpt. Gardner.
The roptpand Tean.
The rprtland team will not arrive here
6efore saturday morning Sixteen star
players Will constitute the visiting forces.
They are ms fcuows: Bennett Adams.
Harkinr. 4. Trcwtridxe Frank Smith.
kcrron. w. Smith. Woodcock, Conneil,
Englcton. Whitmsr and Estey
The chiaf star In this aggregation II
said to he Rnrk.us who plays fuil-Mck
He has the reputation OF being a fierce
line bslcker and sure ground gamer. The
kickingf In dnne by r. Trowbridgc, who
playe quarter. His punfing IL said 10 be
4 special feature OK Portiand's PLAYING
The captain ~ the team f. Smith whose
position Ia left tackle n one OF tho most
Aggressive mon In the aRgrcgatiou's line
Portland will continue NJ practice until
her departure for Seattle The coach
Mcdonald. Is an old Seattle Athletic Club
player
Manager Smith. OF the Seattle high
school. promises that the gridlron and
eide-lit.es VIII be kept absolutely clear
on spectators Policemen viii be engaged
70 ressrain the crowd within the limits OF
the erendstands and hisachers The only
exception to this rule win be made in the
case OF limited number % newspaper
mon
The high school rooters will endeavor
90 have every student IN their institution
present 70 cheer on the team The goods
nave promised 10 tnr- out en- masse and
VIII have several new wells especially for
the occasion The univcrsttv stuaants
are aiso expected to be present In force