The Rivalry Begins
Seattle and Tacoma clash in a high-stakes football game at Madison Park, complete with a bear mascot and excursion trains.
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The chance for the Seattle Athletic Club football team to redeem itself comes today, when it meets the Tacoma Athletic Club at Madison Park. A month ago Seattle defeated Tacoma by a close margin, and it remains to be seen which has made the greater improvement. Tacoma is confident of turning the tables, with 400 supporters expected to arrive on an excursion train from Tacoma. Seattle’s 'rooters' have their own plans: the procession will be headed by a cinnamon cub bear, led by Jimmy Hayden, who claims it as a mascot despite its failure to bring victory in the previous Portland game. Due to injuries and work conflicts, Seattle’s lineup will feature several changes, including Emmett Russell at guard and Collinga at tackle. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 o'clock, allowing spectators to return home for an early dinner.
“The procession will be headed by the cinnamon cub bear, led by Jimmy Hayden, who claims it to be a mascot.”
Long before the Seahawks, the intensity of Puget Sound rivalries was already established in local amateur athletics, complete with the chaotic charm of live bear mascots and railroad excursions.
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