Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-26

try. They were quickly followed by the Co.
tumbia eleven and the appearance of the two
teams on the ground was the signal for more
cheering. Yells. cries and cheers were mixed up
unfortunately with the noise of hundreds
OF TN horns The confusion and racket was
lnspiriting if a little DIT d6a:ening and every
body wanted to know VIVA. WAC the use Of going
over to New York to see the Yale Princeton
game when we can have game exciting enough
to suit anybody right here in Washington
The accommodations for the press representa-
tives were atrocious- In fact there weren't
any. This was the only thing that was not Just
what it should be. Everything else was lovely
and so long as the rain held off the crowd had
enough to keep them busy and in the highest
pitch of excitement.
AN EXCITING CONTEST.
From start to finish the game was an excit-
ing one and the most interesting one To watch
that has ever been played in this city. 1t was
and close score was expected
At the start-of of the first half
the college eleven went at it as though they
meant TO win the game anyhow and in the first
few minutes they had made a decided gain that
gave the Columbia boys plenty to WORRY about.
Dowd, the tricky as well as plucky and speedy
half back of the Georgetown team.
made number Of more than clever
gains and might have made touch
down in the first five minutes if be had not
goal line Good runs by Rainier, Veazey and
Butterworth, however, soon carried the ball
down to the other end of the field.
Ihos. Hulme, the ex-captain Of the Uuiver-
sity of Pennsylvania eleven, and now q
player with the Schuylkill NAVY. was the
referee Of the game and watched the men. while
Schoff, the end rusher from the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA, was the umpire and took care of
the ball.
When the first half was started there were
between 5000 and 4,e00 people on the ground.
! and if any of them kept quiet the fact was not
noticeable. 1t was hard to tell which of the
two teams received the most vocal support
Every play that was made was received with
cheers and the piercing blasts of many tin
| horns When the Columbus were hunting
around for the welkin in order to ring it after
the first touch down they were told by the
coachers on the other side Of the field
to make the best of their opportunity. as they
would not have another chance to cheer on
this Thanksgiving day. They were mistaken
III this prophecy, for there was plenty OF good
reason for cheers from both sides ali through
the two halves.
FROM THE COLUMBIA POINT OF VIEW
Butterworth was quite the hero of the day. He
came down from the cloisters of Yale in order
| to play today, and his appearance on the field
was the signal for lots of applause. He wore a
thick white sweater, with a big blue ''Y' on
the breast, when he first came out, but
he soon shook this and worked hard
! in dirty white doeskin suit and Jersey and
| stockings OF the dark blue that has PLAYED sucl,
! prominent and successful place on col
| legiate and athletic fields. Butterworth played
hard. sharp game that pleased his admirers
immensely.
| DowD EVERYWHERE
Tommy Dowd, the base bali expert. proved
| today that he was no green hand with the pig.
skin His individual playing was of briiiian,
and dashing kind and gained ground time and
| again for the collegians. At the enc of abou,
forty minutes of play he got the ball about the
middle OF the field and getting around TO the
| right OF Gao. he had clear field and nothing
| between him and the goal but stretch of dead