Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-25
THE GAME WAS A TIE
Columbia and Union Battle on Foot
Ball Field.
AN EVEN SCORE RESULTED
Phil Kings Splendid Runs Near
End of Game.
L 1 I T L E E TIL USIA NJ

The Christmas foot ball game played to-
day at National Park did not prove as
great an attraction as that played on
Thanksgiving day. There are several
reasons that may possibly have tended to
this end. 1t may be that the Washington
public had enough of sport which in the
game played between the Columbia Ath-
letic Club and Georgetown College re-
suited so seriously to one player. Or II
may be that Christmas is too much OF a
home holiday for people to be attracted to
seats on hard benches. Perhaps, also, the
rather threatening weather and last nights
rain had a depressing effect on the attend
ance.
Whatever the causes, the crowd that
was gathered at noon at thH park to see
the game between the Columbia Club and
Union College teams was very small, num-
bering scarcely a thousand. There were
perhaps twenty-five ladies on the stands
There was little enthusiasm, a few horns
being blown at times, but they sounded
very like Christmas horns, rather than the
genuine foot ball instruments.
The spectators were mostly strung out
along the rope line on the south side of
the field. But few wore colors.
The Union College players reached the
park first and Immediately repaired to the
dressing room. Columbia soon showed up,
the men complaining loudly because a bus
had not been sent to carry them to the
grounds. The general impression among
the spectators was that Union would put
up a strong game; first, because the visit
ors were in excellent trim, and, second,
because Columbia played a number OF
substitutes.
Shields and one or two other members
of the Thanksgiving day game occupied
reserved seats.
Visitors Arrive.
The Union College team trotted onto the
gridron a few minutes before noon, and
was greeted with but faint applause. Half
a minute later Columbia made its appear
aEce. A few tin horns were sounded and
again silence reigned. The players were
not at all energetic in their practice.
The Union boys are fine-looking, ath-
Ietic set of young men, and they created
very favorable impression they scientif-
cally dropped en- the pigskin.
The first yell of the day was heard when
| Union College made a touchdown a few
minutes after the game started. Then lar
down the field rang out
Rah, rah, ran!
Union.
Hiki, hik, hiki.
That Union had sympathizers among the
spectators was evidenced goal was kick
| ed, for shouts of You're not playing with
| Georgetown today were nearu pehihu tne
ropes.
A feature of the play of the Union men
| wash the enthusiasm they put into their
| work and the hearty manner in which the
| signals were given.
The crowd was an orderly one, no effort
| being made to get inside the ropes. The
policemen stood about the grounds at in
| tervals looking extremely lonesome.
Owing to the fact that the Columbia
| players are very much out OF condition, 1T
was decided to have the halves OF but
twenty-five minutes duration.
| Between halves not spectator crossed
| the gridiron A number of horn solos were
| rendered but the peace of the patients In
| Freedmen's Hospital was not otherwise DIS
turbed Absence of local interest in the
contest was perhaps the most noticeable
feature at the grounds. One Columbia en-
thustast carried huge kaZoo horn repre-
senting a ROSTERS head, which was made
| to crow triumphantly when things looked
| favorable for Columbia.
| The familiar yell of Columbia was given
| its initial rendition of the day when the
| ball approached dangerously near Unions
| goal, a few minutes after the opening or
| the second half. touchdown followed;
| Clark kicked goal, and then the first real
| enthusiasm of the day was displayed.
| The crowd warmed up when Phil King
| made two long runs In succession three
minutes before the close OF the game.
| whats the matter with king? Hes
all right" was shouted, and several bunch-
| es of firecrackers were exploded.
THAT ball is pretty good thing-push
| IL along" yelled the Columbia rooters
when the oval reached the vicinity OF
| Unions goal