Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-31
KILOGRAMS TO TELL
PROGRESS OF GAME
story of Big Pasadena International
Battle VIII Be Told to Hungry
Fans In Five-N Minute
Messages

A direct wire from Pasadena to
Pullman will bring to the local fans
news concerning the progress of the
big intersectional football game at
Pasadena New Years day, when
Coach Dietz's Northwest champions,
as the western representatives, will
meet the team from Brown uni
versity, Rhode Island, chosen to rep
resent the East. Excitement con-
corning the game is at high point,
and Thorpe's Smoke House will be
crowded with news-hungry fans who
Will gather to get the news at the
earliest possible IN oment. The game
will start at $500 o'clock, and 1t Is
expected that the first telegram will
be received at about 2:30, succeeding
messages coming at intervals of five
minutes.
News dispatches from California
are to the effect that the members
of both teams are In excellent phys
cal trim.
Fred Shredder, who accompanied
the team, wired Wednesday as fol-
lows Team getting hard work
every day. Warm weather prevail
ing. Squad scrimmaged on both
Christmas day and Monday Brown
looks like world heaters, but not at
all confident. Bleachers at game will
seat 10000 and seats nearly all sold.
Field hard adobe. Eckersall, Chi
cago, will referee"
The following story concerning
the big Pasadena football game will
be of interest. 1t was printed In
the Los Angeles Times December 81.
The members Of the football var
stiles OF Brown university, Provi-
dence, II. L., and of Washington State
College, Pullman. Wash. are lucky
dogs. The whole city OF Pasadena Is
going out of its way to entertain
them. From the time they arrive
until they leave, bank presidents.
millionaires, beautiful girls and the
best eats In the land will be at their
beck and call.
The Washington State team will
arrive Christmas morning and will be
met at the station by brass band
and none other than Henry Newly,
president of the National Bank of
Pasadena. Lined up behind him as
reception com mittee will be ]. P.
Graves w. s. Kienholz, d. M. Lin
nard, Edward F. Hahn, George A.
Damon and Myron Hunt.
The team will be Immediately
taken to the Hotel Maryland for a
steaming Christmas dinner, provided
Coach Dietz will let them eat. And
all the rest of the time Washington
is in Pasadena-at least until after
the game on New Years Day-these
prominent Pasadena business men
will spend their time thinking up
pleasant things to amuse the athletes
with and the chef at the Maryland
will cook the food they crave.
The Brown university team will
arrive two days later and 20 minutes
earlier In the morning. The east
erners will also be met by a brass
band and a committee of prominent
Pasadena business men. w. H. We'd
der, chairman OF the board of dlrec-
tors of the First National bank of
Pasadena. will be the chief welcom-
err. Those In the reception line will
be the Rev. Leslie e. Leonard, Will
lam r. Knight, Prof. G. II. Carson.
Walter Raymond, Prof. r. w. Sor-
enson and Seward A. Simmons. The
Brown players will be taken to the
Hotel Raymond, where the whole no
tel force will be at their service.
Between the time of their arrival
and the big battle between East and
West on the grldiron, Pasadena will
obey the coaches OF the two rivals.
Anything they ask for the men will
be gotten. But after the game the
coaches are to pushed politely aside
and the players welcomed In regular
Pasadena style. This Will begin with
a massive ball New Years night.
The teams are to practice on the
Pasadena high school grounds and
at Tournament park. During the
practices nobody will be allowed on
the grounds except by special permits
sion of the coaches. That is SO each
team can go over all OF its trick plays
without fear of spies. Those In
charge want the best the East has
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