The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
Dame Fortune
Hands First
Hill Men Win
Broadway Wins Over Frank
lin, TO; Lincoln Eliminates
Quays by Big Score

Lincoln high school today
looms rs the 1919 football cham
piens Of Seattle In spite of the
fact that they were defeated by
Franklin earlier In tho year.
Playing straight football they
hammered their way 10 . win
over Queen Anne nj Denny field
yesterday Ca tho tune Of % Ia 0.
The North End squad wen the
title In 1917 and tied broadway
for tho honors last year. They
stili have broadway TO play. aud
" they alp over . win ON the
FIRST hill men. broadway.
Franklin and Lincoln will be
lied. with the latter retaining the
title for another year. Lincoln's
score against Queen Anne was
twice a. big NJ the total Broad.
way ANNEXED against tho hill
men. Lincoln showed big I'm
provvment yesterday.
Franllin's chances for winning
the title this season were knock.
I'd for home run by "om man
hard luck" who circled thr bases
when the broadway forwayd-
blocked n punt In the shadow Of
franklin's goal and Rice fell
ON the bali behind the Green and
Rlack line. Goal WAS kicked and
broadway was returned winner.
] to o.
Score In Final Quarter
Tn. play came at tho opening oi
the fourth quarter. For three quar-
tors Franklin had ouiplaycd thcii
heavy opponents, bu, were forced Il
their own territory on an exchange
of punts at the start OF the las
quarter. Franklin attempted n punt
and Brown. broadway tackle. brok'
thru and blocked the ball. GARNER
OF Franklin fell on the oval and an
other broadway forward iungcd or
him and the ball bounced away
There was mad scramble al,
Rice Of broadway finally tuckct
the ball under his arms behind thu
line for n touchdown.
II was n bitter pin for the Frank
lin mon 10 swallow ms they wer'
within striking distance OF tho till
for the first time In the history oi
the school. Play was entirely II
broadway territory. with the cxccp
ton OF the time the touchdown wa
scored.
caccia. at quarterback for tho Mt
Baker boys. was the stellar per
former OF the day. Martin. Broad
way tackle. played great football
suizek. at left half. for Broadway
ahone thruout the game.
Franklin. outweighcd by is pound,
90 the man. deserves all the credit ~
the world for the game stand they
made against their heavier op
poncnts.
Touchdown Legals
Tho Franklin men said after th'
game that Referee Strong blew hi,
whistle when Carmen. OF Franklin
fell on the ball behind their line ant
that one OF the Broadway forward,
fell on him and knocked the bail out
OF his arms after the play was over
Mccain falling on the ball for Broad
way. But Strong said after the game
that he would have had no right {,
blow his whistle as the ball was stu
In play.
After the game someone started 4
swat session and over 3.o0o fans. In
Guiding high school players. rootor'
and university freshmen, thronged or
the field and banged each othci
around for half an hour before tn,
field was cleared.
The outstanding feature of Lin
coins win over the Quays was tn,
play of Louie Pitwood at tackle an,
Dean Boyle at quarter. Boyle show
ed n fast pair OF heels and made SOW
eral long runs. Pitwood was "A towe,
OF strength on the offense and de
Tense. BIN Wilkens. Mt fullback
was also shining light. making sew
eral long plunges for gains thru tn,
line.