The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12

Georgetown College and Kendall University
did not join the Southern Football League, as
they did not exactly understand its purposes.
Capt. O'Donnell, of the Georgetowns, says If 1t
is to be college affair then the Columbia Ath-
letics have no right In 1t. IL 1t is to be South
ern football league, why weren't Invitations
issued generallyP Why were the Potomac
Athletics, Orients, High Schools, and others de-
barred? Capt. O'Donnell says he is willing to
form college football league OF Southern
cities or Southern football league, built must
be confined to the two particular branches, with
no attempts at sighting.
Fielding, one of the halfbacks of the George
town team, is from Notre Dame, Ind, and was
q companion player with the great Jewett, OF
the Detroit Athletic Club. He is good one,
being a splendid kick, a speedy run, and has
plenty OF grit.
The first important football game of the sea-
son takes place on Saturday next, when the Co
lumba Athletics will face the Johns Hopkins
team, of Baltimore. The game will be interest
ing in many respects.
The Potomac Athletic Club met on Wednes-
day evening to elect three governors to fill va
cancies caused by the resignation of Messrs. j.
Eakin Gadsby, II. w. Elmore and William j.
Hilyer. Owing to the decnation OF two OF the
candidates, Messrs Walter Doxson and John
Hadley Doyle, to serve, only two were elected,
namely: Messrs. George Fague and Carlisle G.
Whiting. The club expects to secure suitable
winter quarters in the centre OF the city, which
will be fitted up in modern style, and members
will find it pleasant place to pass their idle
moments.
Butterworth and Emery are the I'D mons'' of
the Columbia Athletic football eleven.
Chappie Simms has entirely recovered from
his recent indisposition and is "Lucullus"
again.
Sam Stinemetz presented Signor Tomaso
O'Neil with real live coon on Thursday. The
man from the sunny side of Ireland ran from it
as he does from water, and completely eclipsed
Sam King, who was doing his 22O-yard trial.
The Potomacs are looking for downtown
clubhouse for the winter.
There will be big gathering at the F. A. q.
athletic grounds to-day, as Mccoy will proba
bly, attempt to organize football team
From now on it is nothing but football
Clip Collegiate is to be quarterback to his foot
ball eleven.
Frank McDermott will be centre-rush in his
eleven. Whew
some suppose. There is vitality galore in the
old club.
Do not be surprised II the Potomac Athletics
have hundred Thousand dollar clubhouse be-
fore the close Of 1891.
The Dyer brothers, Isaac and Ernest, will be
in the rush line for the Georgetown University
team
Scullin, the speedy half-back of the George
town team of last season, will probably play on
the Princeton team, as he is entered there.
The announcement of the death of Joe Key
worth on Monday evening caused general ex-
pressions of sorrow at the Columbia Athletic
Club and among all who knew the young man.
He was splendid fellow, genial and sunny
companion, a friend to everybody, and the pride
of his eliminates and companions. His funeral
on Wednesday was largely attended, and suit
able floral offerings marked the sympathy of
the Columbia Club. AS matter OF record, it
was the first occasion the flag on the new club
house ever went down to half-mast