Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-30
the park. The grand stand was about

of the park. The grand stand was about
half filed.
Some very curious freaks of enthusiasm
were shown. The Georgetown men took
out two big horns fully eight feet long,
which were blown Justify by young men
who were only too anxious for the honor.
one crowd of supporters of the blue and
gray had provided a mascot in the form
of darkey boy about ten years old. He
had been dressed in stripes of the colors OF
the u, iversity and wore a tall white beaver
trimmed with blue He seemed shy at
first, but by means of persistent persuasion
was induced to take up a position on one
OF the tally-ho coaches. where he shouted
like an old ''rooter'' after the first embar-
rassment of his new dignities wore away.
Everybody Excited.
The outer field was a very pretty sight
when the game had begun. The rival
coaches were ablaze with their colors, and
the ribbons and streamers fiuttered in a
perfect symphony. At exciting periods in
the game the coaches trembled with the
dancing of the glad ones or the trembling
of the sad ones. The crowd had not nearly
all arrived when the play commenced and
the gates were beseged by new corners for
half an hour afterward. The great gate at
the main entrance was almost carried from
It's rollers and IL took the combined efforts
of two policemen to restrain the impatient
ones outside
Among these later corners were hundreds
grand stand asking: What's the scorer
AS the ball was Down in the eastern half
OF the field the greater part of the first half
the fair spectators lost some of their in
terest in the proceedings and became very
much absorbed in the contortions of Prof.
Tommy ONeill. the Columbian trackmas-
ter. who sat on the field near the stand
guarding a couple of water buckets. He
grew very enthusiastic over the progress
of the game, and executed several highly
ingenious steps in token OF his glory when
ever the blue and red came uppermost
Grotesque Effects.
Some grotesque effects were produced by
the high gray hats of the Georgetown men,
who wore them without regard for their
own size. In many cases the disparity be-
tween hat and man was great enough to
promise total eclipse.
The first intense enthusiasm of the day
came when Cummerford made his great
run from near the Georgetown goal to the
other end of the field. The university men
went Wild with joy and their two coaches
seemed like punches of waving flags and
crazy men. The grand stand arose en-
inasse and cheered the plucky little man.
Enthusiastic Reception.
Georgetown was the first to make its
appearance on the field. Twenty-Five lusty
young men. wearing muddy costumes of
canvas, with dark colored jerseys, came out
on the held il single file, running along
ike band of uniformed Indians.
Iheir appearance on the field was the
signal for an enthusiastic burst of cheering
from their admirers
WITHIN minute c. a. c. followed and
tney got even a more tremendous burst of
applause. ~
Capt. Carmody of Georgetown and Capt.
ellis or G. A. c. held short consultation
with the referee. Then Mr. Schoff tossed
a silver dollar in the air
Tails" said the Georgetown captain
READS II was and Capt. Wells took the
pail Georgetown took the west goal and
promptly at O'Clock tine elevens lined up
for play.