Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-04
COLUMBIA PLAYS A GREAT GAME,
The schuyikili Team Find the Washington
Eleven Inyinrib'e

Eleven invincib'e.
Columbia has at last gotten into form Her
foot ball team has begun work in earnest and
from this time until the close Of the season il
will take good eleven to wrest laurels from
her. Yesterday afternoon the best team tina.
the Athletic Club Of the Schuylkill Navy could
muster came here to prove their superiority
over that of the Columbia Athletic Club. So
confident we're they that President Harry Nc
MILAN took the journey that he might laugh
10 his hearts content at tho expense Of his
many friends among the G.. A. c. But after
the game his tune was not one of JOY and the
shoe was on the other foot. BILLY" Hibbs ex-
pressed the sentiments of the crowd when he
said after the game with gleeful chuckle: II
would rather beat Harry Mcmillan than Yale. -
Struggle they could. first to break the line.
then 70 go around the end. trying this trick
and that. the Schuylkill boys were not in it.
The score Of 8 TO 4, IN favor of the c. A. c.,
tells the story of the close game. At no time
was the ball dangerously near the Columbia s
goal. the play being almost entirely in the ter
ritOry of the A. c. s. y. In fact the visitors
were anticipated A. every point
SCORED ON ''FLUKE."
Their only point was scored on what is known
as 'iiuke." In running Shields dropped the
ball and Pynchon. picking it up. had a clear
Atlu WIN no OHe 10 Oppose us prOSress ne
ran three-quartcrs of the length of the field and
scored The Columbias are to be congratulated
for their wonderful improvement within the
PAST ten days, due in ma or part to tn. %apable
coaching of Bergen. Every member OF the
eleven played hard game. and with such vim
III the {. A. G. work the Rutgers College boys
will have tough fight for victory on Monday.
IL seems strange that with the excellent
exhibition of foot ball that the C. A. G.
eleven Is now putting up that the attendance is
so slim. Yesterday but small crowd was
present.
umpire until Mr.. J. NJ. Dashiel was persuaded
to ofIcia;e. Mr.. Craig of the A. c. S. N. filed
the position of referee.
DETAILS OF THE GAME
The Columbas opened the game with a v
and Lewis followed with good run around the
left end for fifteen yards. For fully ten min
utes the teams remained i'll the same relative
position. each trying to advance without sue
cess. On third down Shields tried to go
around the end, but in running dropped the
ball. and Pynchon sprintcd away for the goal
with the leather. He scored, bat J.. Marsh
missed an easy goal
Columbia nettled BY this loss and opened
play by such vigorous work and Viewers and
w Church's good tackling that the a. G. :. y.
were gradually forced back, with the ball in
their possession, to within ten yards of their
work. and on attempt to kick ". Church
blocked the bali. and Weaver was on it and
away for The line like jack rabbit. He scored
amid great excitement. Bob Church I'M
able to kick goal. and the score stood n Tie at
toi
During the remainder of this half the play
Was mostly in the 4. c. $. y. field. but owing
to some irexcusable fumbling Mt critical points
the Columbus were unable to- score. Their
work WAS, however, very commendable in COM
Tariscn with former exhibitions. Weaver.
Wells and the two Churches did yeomen's work
on the line. Lewis. Williams and Shields made
good gains, while Burroughs was general utility
man. As a center Johnson showed up particu-
larry well and with practice should be "A prize.
The brunt Of the A. G. s. Ms battle was borne
by Edgar Church and Pynchon.
After ten minutes of the second half had been
played it became so dark that the individual
plays were not discernible The crowd over
flowed into the field. and as the c. A. c. grad
ually worked the ball toward their opponents
goal the excitement became intense. They
gained the fve-ysrd line. but their advance was
checked and the ball went to A G. S. y.
Church tried 70 get out, but was downed by
Lewis. thus scoring safety. which put the Co
lumbias two points ahead. moment later
Newton was forced to do the same thing, and
the score closed s to 1 in Columbia's favor.
The teams were M follows.