Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-14

some time past has been In charge Of con-
tractors from Washington and st. Louis.
the best Of all the country's college athletic
fields. It will be 500 feet deep. with q
width of 400 feet. and in the early spring
grand stands. Three thousand dollars have
80 far been spent In grading. Tnis ex-
pense will, no doubt. be betrayed by the
college alumni in various sections OF the
country. The members have been written
to and liberal responses are being received
The College COlOrs.
The new foot ball uniforms have been
ordered, They will be the same as here
tofore, with the exception OF q sight oii-
ference in the width of the college colors-
the blue and gray.
1t is not generally known that these col
ors were not selected at random, or as col
lege colors usually are.
The combination signifies the absence OF
all sectional feeling at Georgetown. Though
q southern college in point Of location. there
has always been manifest, even In the try
ing times after the war, the strongest unity
Of feeling.
Oficers Of the Yard Association have
been selected as follows: Father Cannon,
president; Martin Murphy. vice president;
Outerbridge Horsey. manager Of base ball
and foot ball teams: Charles Roach. sec
rotary; Edward Brady, president Tennis
Association; John OLeary, treasurer; Nc
Dermott manager Of track events, and
Neal Powers, athletic reporter.
Manager Horsey Of the foot ball and base
ball team Is expected back from his
Alaskan trip In a day or two.
In his absence Mr.. Condo Mast has been
acting manager. When seen last night by
The Star reporter he was surrounded with
correspondence from representatives OF the
various elevens to be met.
New shower baths for the benefit Of the
foot ball men have been arranged In the
main college building.
The college Glee and Banjo Club is to be
recognized. Some Of the old boys failed
to come back. but some good musical ma
terial has been discovered among the new
students.
The big three" Yale, Harvard and
Princeton. are busy on the foot ball field.
Harvard.
Harvard IL going to have graduate train
ers at work upon her men this fall. George
Stewart, who was for years the foot ball
authority at Harvard. il dead. but Bob
Bacon. who was captain Of the 1879 eleven:
Billy" Brooks. who led the 81 team to
victory. and Lewis Deland. inventor Of the
checkerboard plays. will coach the eleven
this fall. Emmons, the left end, has been
elected captain.
some attending to this fall Several Of her
best rushers have graduated or left col
lege The ends are all right. but unless
Mackie comes back into the law school the
The material on hand Is promising and can
soon be gotten into shape. Beals, the quar-
ter back. and Charley Brewer are pretty
sure Of their positions. but the half backs
are still In doubt. Captain Waters Of last
years team. may come back, but not until
the candidates are in training can the
makeup Of the team behind the line be
forecast.
A recent Boston dispatch describing prac-
tice work of the candidates says:
OF last years men several were on the
field. Emmons wore an elastic stocking,
but showed no effects Of the injury he
received this summer. Bob Stevenson look
ed ten pounds heavier than he was at
Springfield last November. Edgar Wright
ington. George Gray. Charlie Brewer and
were OH hand. Alfred Borden. Arthur Fos-
ter and Jack Fairchild made a good trio Of
quarter backs. These men. with Beale
ed viii have fine all-around contest for
q position on the eleven. Foster has not
been AL strong as he might have been this
summed. and at present 1t looks as II
Wrenn and Beale might lead In the fight
for the place. Warren was on hand, as
were Halowell O. strong candidate for
tackle. Arthur Teele and Harry Hartwell
Of the 81 class eleven. Faxon. Jack Hayes
Shaw and Lowering Of the last years fresh
men eleven. and Arthur Brewer, who substi-
tuted at end last season, are several prom
Using new men.
Most of the leading candidates for the
Yale foot bah eleven have arrived and be-
gun active work. The training table has
been formed and regular dieting begun.
new gridiron las been put in shape at the
Yale field and extra care has been taken to
secure perfectly level ground. thus guarding
against last seasons full crop Of sprained
ankles. Manager Cable says that the sea-
son will be opened on September 20 at
Hartford with the Trinity College eleven.
b Capt. Hirkey wanted to commence work
at the end CT August, but he was dissuaded
by several graduates Of the college, who
were. convinced that the team got stale be-
fore the Princeton game last year through
too long continued course Of training.
Capt. Hinkey will not have any difficulty
In finding plenty of candidates for the va
cancies which exist or will be made during
the period Of training. 1t is understood that
a new rule will go into effect at Yale this
year, by which men will be prohibited from
playing on the eleven in the fall and row.
ing on the crew in the spring. This is like
enforced. Stillman. Hickok and McRea,
last years center. are back again, but will
be pushed hard for places in the line by
Cross, Brown and others. Hinkey and
Greenway, both experienced ends. are still
in college, and Murphy and Beard, who are
veterans in the line, will probably be
tackles. There will have to be a new quar-
ter back-Morris. Reddington and Finke are
already after that place, with Adee a prob
able candidate. Thorne will remain as a
half back, but Armstrong is not likely to
play this year.
In Butterworth, who returns this year,
Yale has probably the best full back in
training. All these men will be at work,
with Walter Camp, Jerome Bull, McClung,
Murphy and other famous coachers superin-
tending their training.
Princeton.
All Of last years team are back at Prince
ton, except Ballet, center rush who WAS
married short time ago and has gone into
business; Blake. full hack. and King, quar-
ter back. King will devote his entire time
to coaching the candidates.
The following men have returned: Capt
Trenchard. Rosengarten, substitute half
back on last years eleven; G. Derr, '07; R.