Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21
Something About the Football Play
ers Who Will Contest Here
To-M0rrow.
NE. SLOSSON'S VERY PLAIN TALK.
latest About the Condition of Fitzsim-
mons and His Work Of Train
ing for Naber.
GOOD ENTRIES FOR THE DOG SHOW.
An Interesting Story cf Catcher Earles Efo rts a
Mind Reading.

Tomorrow promises TO be great day
among local football players. The grea'
championship contest between the team o.
the Chicago Cricket Club and the Pittsbure
team is causing considerable interest botf
in the East and West, and the result Is an1'
iouslv anticipated by hethousands of pa
irons of the popular winter sport. The
game will give opportunity for judging as
10 the relative merits of Eastern and West
ern teams, as the Pittsburgs are rated
among the best in this section and the CHI
Cages are undoubtedly the best in the West,
as their record shows. That they are hrst
class team there is no doubt. They defeat
ed the Thistles by to l, and have not SO
far lost a game in the contest for the Jack
SON cup. In one game they defeated the
Primrose team by to L.
The Chicago Team.
A brief sketch of the players of this IA
nous team and of the local team Will be IN
teresting: T Ballingall, goal, is native
Of Dunferline Scotland, where he played
with the local club as center forward. Since
coming 10 America he has been custodian
of the Chicago Clubs goal, and has filled
the position with much success Height, 5
feet Q inches; weight, 100
G. Hendrv, right full back, was born at
Coupar Angus, Perthshire. He has played
football since boy. He is the best back
in Chicago being speedy and a very accu-
rate kicker.
G. A. NcFarlane, left full back, was born
atDumbarton, Scotland. He was the most
prominent player in the Dumbarton team
and is a PLAYER of undoubted ability.
L. Anderson, right half back, has only
recently arrived from the Land O. Cakes.
He was born in Dunferline and played
among the winners of the Fifeshire Cup.
c. Ballingall, center half back, is a ma
tive of Dunferline Although young, he is
a splendid tackler.
Il. T Atkinson. left half back, was born
in Sunderland. England, where some of the
best football players in the world are to be
found At one time he was a famous
Rugby player
An Able Captain.
T Gibson, center forward, is captain of
the team and it is owing to his remarkable
ability that the team have been so success
full He is a Canadian bv birth. In 1888
he visited England with the Canadian team
and there his play was very tavorably COM
mented upon. BY many he is considered to
share with Watty Thompson the honor of
produced.
Coming TO the States business prevented
his PLAYING for time, but he has now re-
covered much of his form and is playing
grand game. He is fine dribbler and an
excellent shot on goal; is a good general
and at all times sets his men good example
by playing a thoroughly sportsmanlike
game.
w. Balster, right inside forward, was
born at Woolwich, England. Formerly he
was Rugby player, but has become an ex-
pert in the Association game.
D. B. Lawson, outside right, is another
Scotchman from Coupar Angus. He is
new man on the team, and has done well
Onr of the Champions.
r F. Webb, inside left, is a native of
Shrewsbury, England, and was member of
the town club that won the championship
cup three years in succession.
W. NcLuckie, outside right, was born
near Kilmarnock, Scotland. He is good
all round PLAYER
F. Fitzmaurice Kelly, reserve forward,
was born in the East Indies, and is son of
Colonel Kelly, of the British army. He is
well known as a splendid cricket player
and he is a very useful man on football
team.
Isaac Attwell, the Pittsburg goal keeper
is by long odds the biggest man in the two
teams. He stands feet inches, and
weighs some go pounds. Although such
a big man he is wonderfully active and can
punch a ball as far as most men can kick it.
Possessed OF enormous reach it is hard, in
deed, for an opposing team to get ball by
him.
Powell and Tom Attwe II, full backs, have
been, and very aptly too, called Pittsburg's
stone wall Their defence is excellent and
their kicking has often saved the day for
their side. Powell was a member of the
Oldbarg Town Club, and atterward Captain
Of the famous Showell's team, of Birming-
ham. Attwell is most sturdily built PLAYER,
stands 5 feet ~ inches and weighs 1sO
pounds. His kicking powers are tremend-
Gus and very few care to attempt to with
stand his rushes.
In Buick, Childs and Joe Attwell Pitts
burgs have a grand half-back force; Buick
on the right is a magnificent player, knows
the game thoroughly and is beautiful
dribbler, lodges we'll and kicks with great
accuracy. Childs PLAYS with dash, vim and
determination from start to finish, while
Attwell on the left is as sure and as pretty
a kicker as there is on the team. All the
forwards with the exception OF McEwen are
lightweights.
He Is Hustler.
Mathews IS as indefatigable on the field
as he is with his secretarial duties. He
and McEwen play excellently well together.
The way they work the ball up on the right
is treat to see. McEwen is the we'll
know swimmer, and was prominent PLAYER
at his home. Thornliebank, Scotland.
O'Brien, inside left forward, is always
there when wanted. He played for his
county (Laucashire) in many a hard fought
battle, and never failed to elicit cheers
from the spectators for his splendid plav.
Joe Wardle, Waldron and 0'Brien work
together like piece of machinery, and
their combination play is treat to witness.
Each one is as active as a cat, very speedy |
and an accurate kicker, and it will take all |
the defensive play Of the Chicagos to keep
one orsother Of the trio from scoring when
ever the ball is in their possession. The
game will be great one, scientific from the
very outset, and whichever side wins the
victory will not be bloodless one.
The game will start promptly at $50 P.
N The visitors will arrive in the city to-
morrow morning. Alex. Macpherson will be |
referee and Messrs. George Macpherson and |
T. f. Kelly umpires.
The Local FeHcer
The Z, Z. Gyms have entered A. C. Cum.
ningham, their most expert fencer in the |
of tIne Tn.teur Faocore, Tooo,,.,