The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-26
All-Star Aggregations Of Seattle
and Tacoma to Meet.
WILL PLAY HERE NEW YEARS.
High school Players Of Both cities
Will Make UP the Greater Part
of Both Teams Reinforced by
Several College Men-Game II for
Inter-Cfty ampionship-season
Very snccessfuI All over state.

Inc last game or football this season
IN the state OF Washington will be played
IN Seattle New Years day at the Athletic
park between all-star teams Of Seattle
and Tacoma for the inter-city champions
snip. The work Of selecting the two aggre-
cations will commence today, and as an
effort will be made to have the weight
OF the two teams as nearly equal as pos
sible. a close and exciting contest is ex-
pected.
The high school players Of both cities
will practically make UP the rival ag-
gregatfons. but will be reinforced by
number Of college men. Coach Allen will
have charge Of the local team, and as he
has an abundance OF material to draw
upon. It is expected that he will have a
strong combination Of men to uphold Sc
attle's reputation on the grdiron. Ia
soma's players viii also be picked by an
experienced man from a crowd OF star
knights of the sridiron.
Nearly all the players who Will try
for positions have. been on. teams this
season and are well hardened. II Is very
probable. however. that the contest will
fort than by brilliant work.
Geary 20 Captain Seattle.
The aspfrants who will defend Seattle
against Tacoma will begin practice at
once. and every afternoon from now on
VIII be lined up and go through the Sig
nails. While the final decision as to the
positions will not bc made for several
days. 1t Is understood that Jack Geary.
the brilliant university quarter. will hold
down that place on seattles aggregation.
and will be captain. OF the other men
who are candidates. Comstock. a college
player. Is at present the leading one for
center. Gardner, the high schools fam
Gus guard and captain and zeebarth. will
try for the guards. Haines and Boyle. OF
tho high school. will work hard for the
positions at tackle, while Il. Geary and
kinnear, also of the high school, will
try for ends.
There are many strong candidates for
the positions behind the line. Fisher
Humes, Crook and Case, the hIeh school
strongest candidate for fullback Is NJ
Boyle, twice captain of Wilson's Business
college team. and once captain Of the
North Yakima aggregation There will
thus be at least two ex-captains on the
team. There are a number OF other cam
didates Wells viii play sab-auarter.
tanned by Morton Hoibrook, star man.
who was formerly captain of the high
school team OF that city. He is heady
leader and strong. aggressive PLAYER
Hollis. this seasons Captain OF the school
Will probably try for his position at
tackle; Campbell. OF the same aggrega-
Several old college players will also try
for the Tacoma aggregation.
The price OF admission to the game will
be 2, cents 70 any part Of the grand
20 do more than just clear expenses. The
local players say arrangements will be
made 70 keep the grldiron entirely clear
Of enthusiastics and 'cranks' so that
the spectators Will have an unobstructed
view OF the contest.
The Seasons Success.
The football season which closes New
Years day has been a successful one as
far az this city e concerned. the high
school team, the only representative 81
Seattle in the field, having an unbroken
record OF brilliant victories until Its un-
satisfactory match with Spokane for the
Northwest scholastic championship. This
contest viii be protested nv Seattle he
cause OF the alleged unfair DECISIONS ~
the Officials. and an effort made TO have
the Multnomah Athletic Club Of Port
I ianu settle the controversy. Seattle
however. Is still the scholastic chamnion
OF western Washington and Western Ore
gon.
The high school has probably PLAYED the
best football OF any team in the state
| Out OF the eight games played the team
was scored against only in three The
game All over the state has shown a de
Z ctded improvement this year. The Uni-
I sersity OF Washington has Technically
I the collegiate championship BY virtue OF
winnins Z n 1879 and not losing I, this
! better football. fact due 20 Mr. Aliens
| coaching, which has been one OF the
most im np factors IN the seasons
| exceptionally good team Nashon col-
| lege's reappearauce on the gridiron while
| not very successful was hailed by All
| lovers OF the sport with satisfaction For
| the Puyallup Indian school this was an
| fr-year. but the prospects for the team
next fall are good
| One OF the most Important features OF
this season has been the commence ment
| of athletic relations between the state
| universities OF OREGON. Washington and
| Idaho. The prospect FOR this triumvlrate
| forming closer relations with stanford
| Berkeley and Nevada next year Il aus
| picious- Oregon led the movement last
! fall Washington WIN follow cult next
season. While the local university suffer
| eo overwhelming defeat at the hands OF
| oregon early this month the object OF
4 the game was accomplished
| Tho htgh schools ~ the three states
| have also come into closer relations and
/ a number NJ big games
| A noticeable feature OF the work Of
| all the Washington teams has been the
| clean playing Fouls have been con-
| spAeuous BY their absence and perhaps
never before In the history OF football
4 has there been the same concerted effort
| for pure sport Officials in some cases
| have proved unsatisfactory but no COM
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