Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-26
THROUGH ENGLISH EYES.

iHhOOGH ENGLISH EYES.
Wherein Foot Ball as Played Here
Falls Below the Foreign Standard.
An Englishman now travelling in Ameri-
ca, who has played foot ball In his own
country, comments as folloWs
Our players pay more attention to kick
ing than you do here, and in the daily prac-
tice the men devote the greater part OF
their time to puntipg. Every man on the
team takes a turn at punting, and, as the
season lasts from October to March, the
continual practice is responsible for our ex-
cellence in kicking. A first-class man can
hit the ball with either foot. Our players
do not lose any time in getting the ball
away, and a quick movement Of the leg
sends 1t out of danger for the time being"
DO you, have many blocked kicks?' was
asked.
You mean where forward tries to stop
the ball?''
Yes"
"Oh. in a case like that the kicker sizes
up the direction in which his opponent is
coming. then makes a sudden step or two
to one side, and, with quick movement of
the leg Kicks just as accurately as II ne
had no opposition at ALL AS a matter of
fact, kicking becomes very much of
habit, and our men learn to punt the ball
and punt 1t safely under all SORTS of diff
cultles. We have trick OF kicking into
touch great deal. SO as to afford new
lineup. The ball is not carried in, as is
the custom here, but both teams are al
lowed an even chance at the ball when 1t
is thrown In by one of the players. think
our game Is much faster than your Ameri-
can game, and we do not have any of the
tiresome waits that characterize the game
here"
The COrnelI-Pennsylvanin Game.
The next big college foot ball game will be
that Thursday between Cornell and Penn
sylvania at Philadelphia. large following
of students will be in the Cornell section of
the field to inspire their team. Leaders of
cheering will be appointed. and songs are
Icing practiced to be sung at the game.
The team will leave Ithaca for Philadelphia
today In special car. and will rest and
practice signals tomorrow. Plenty of sub
stitutes will be taken, and Cornell will be
strong IN this respect as the scrub has been
almost as strong as the Varsity this season,
and the large number of Varsity men in
jured this year has given the substitutes
valuable practice and experience. The Itha-
cans expect to make the Quakers play a
hard game.
Schnde to Ride at Portsmouth.
Fred Schade, Washington's crack cyclist,
will represent the Columbian University of
this city in the tournament Of the Ports
mouth Cycle Club at Portsmouth, Va,
Thanksgiving day. He has entered three
open, one handicap event and the League of
championship of Virginia Schade leaves
tonight for Norfolk
Is Corbetts Eye Oh Wnshington:
A report comes from New York that Cor
bett, the pugilist Is trying to buy the fran
chise Of a National League base ball club,
and that presumably it is the Washington
club he Is after. Furthermore, the rumor
declares that should the purchase be made,
to Nov
put Corbett and his brother, Joe" into
professional base ball; that the prize fight
er will play first base and his brother pitch
for the nine. Little belief in the report is
entertained here.
The Chicago Futurity.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 26-The Chi
cago futurity, the richest western stake,
scheduled for 1897. which was transferred
to the st. Louis Fair Association when the
Harlem track was closed, has been de-
clared off.
On October b. when the lists were closed,
only 500 entries had been made. An effort
was made by the fair association to extend
the time for closing until January l, but
because some of the breeders offered oppo-
Sition to 1t 1t was decided to declare off the
stake. 1t was expected to be worth $4,000.
"Peds" Start on Weeks Contest.
At midnight Sunday night at Milwaukee a
score OF peueSlfldi'S iHCluulfS d number OF
the famous walkers in the country, started
on a six days go-as-you- please match for
prizes aggregating thousands of dollars and
a special purse of $500 if the worlds record
is broken. Considerable interest is mani
Tested in the event.
HnmptOns Defeated the C. A. CTS.
The Columbia Athletic Club suffered a de-
feat at Hampton, Va, Saturday at the
hands of the Hampton Athletic Club the
score being IS to s. The weight of the
home team proved to be too much for the
Columbus, although the latter's pluck and
science made most favorable impression
on the home rooters. Maupin and Clark
did some excellent work for Columbia, while
Armstrong, old Yale half back, proved
to be Hampton's greatest help.
Gallaudet's Team Disbands.
The Gallaudet College foot ball team has
disbanded for the season, giving their
reason for so doing that their manager has
failed to contract for sufficient games in
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