The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-16
A POPULAR OUTDOOR GAME.
Football Established in the Affections
Of the Washington Youth,
SOME OF THE MEMORABLE CONTESTS.
A Sport That Follows in the Footsteps OF
Baseball.

inc interest IN inc game NJ 1ootDall
has greatly increased in this city during
the past five or six years. Five years ago
there was only two clubs in existence,
one at Georgetown College and one at
the High School. These two clubs sell
dom met and what practice they did get
was with the small boys at school. As
these games were generally very one
sided, not much interest was taken in
them.
During the next year, however 1854,
the Georgetown College team made a
trip to St. Johns Academy and the High
Schools made several visits to Kendall
Green to play the "Dumbies" These
visits, although usually resulting disas-
trously for the High School team, us the
"Dumbies" were much heavier and more
experienced, set the ball rolling in this
city In 1856 several teams were formed
on Capitol Hill.
| One was organized at the Peabody and
one Mt the Waliach School building.
Another team was organized, called the
Amateurs, but this team was formed
from outside players, and had nothing to
do with the school teams. These clubs
played several games together, but as the
Amateurs were much heavier than the
other clubs they had everything their
own way. In 1887 these three teams,
with the High Schools and Georgctowns
were still in existence. Several new
teams were also organized. The boys
about Dupont Circle organized a team
under the name of Duponts.
This team is still in existence and Is
destined 10 become one of the best in
this part of the country. Another team
was formed on Capitol Hill, called the
Athletics, and one at the Emerson Insti-
tute, one at lie Droit Park and one at the
Friends school. Many good games were
played and the Amateurs again had
things just ms they wanted them, losing
only one game during the season. They
played two games with the Athletics and
won by the scores of 8 to 0, and to O..
They won game from the Wallachs by
the score of 80 to 0. Out of two games
with the Duponts they won one by the
score of to q, and tied the other, the
score being 0 to 0. Out of two games
with the High Schools they won one by
the score OF 6 to O, and lost the other by
the score of 1 to o.
As the Athletics beat the Friends Sc
to o, the Amateurs did not deem it worth
while to play them, aud as the Duponts
and High Schools both won games from
the lie Droits the Amateurs did not play
that club. For the same reason they did
not play the Georgetown College, the
Duponts winning two games from that
club. The season ended as follows:
1. Amateurs-won, o; lost. 1; tied, 1.
2. pnponts-Won, 4; lost; L; tied, 1.
.. High SchOol-Non, 3; lost L.
The Athletics. Walachs, Pcabodys, Emersons
and Friends closed the season In the order
named.
This Seasons Teams.
|. The same teams are in existence this
year as last, with the exception of the
Athletics, Friends, Emersons and lie
DrviARNeTwo new clubs have been, or
ganized, the Jeffersons and one from
Franklin School.
The Duponts have, by getting several
ex-PrincetOn and Harvard men, come tc
the front with the strongest team in the
city. In fact they are so heavy and
rough that no team in the city will play
them During the first part of the sea
son the Orients Qast years amateaurs
started to, play them. After about ter
minutes play two of the Orient men
were hurt; and the game wns forfeited
/ At the time of calling the game thu
score was to 0.
On account OF business, several OF tn
Orient best players were compelled +
resign. and Capt. Williams is now har,
, Mt work breaking in new members. A
Q this is slow work, it will probably be YER
n late before this object is attained A yer
0 good game was played between tn
Georgetown College Eleven and the ORR
ents last month, which resulted in vic
:, tory for the Georgctowns by the score G
- 8 10 0. The GeorgetOwns also started
. play the Duponts, but after about 2
1 miutes play they gave up, the score the
i, being 10 too in favor of the Dupont:
Il The second Dupont Eleven then defeate
e the Georgetown Eleven by the score Q
1t IA to 0.
g The best game of the season wa
= played between the Kendall Green teal
\ aud the Oricnts. It resulted in tie. tn
). score being 0 to 0. The game was {
have been played off last Tuesday weel
but the Kendalls did not show up.
was then postponed until last Saturda
r week, but wet grounds prevented.
l. will probably be played next week.
It The Orients and Georgetown COLES
II played good game Tuesday afternou
Is which resulted in another victory for IL
u Georgctowns by the score of 6 to 0. I'll
=" game was well played throughout, an
not until the game was called on accoul
Of darkness. was 1t known which clu
" would win.
=. To Philadelphia by Might.