Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-29
Closing the oFoot Ball Season
Throughout the Country.
NARROW MARGIN OF THE COLUHBIAS
Ioaugurating Winter Racing on the
P 8 i Coast.
TRYING TO e. MATCH MAHER


| came out victorious in the foot ball game
with Columbian University yesterday after
noon, it was by the narrow margin of two
points, and at one time 1t looked as If the
score would be- entirely in favor of the
wearers of the blue and yellow. After
Clark had made his first touchdown, as AN
| nounced inis yesterdays Star, Mills and
Cockrell both made splendid runs and
scored touchdowns from whichn SAuster
kicked the gOak.s = LAP"
This made the score IL to in Colambian's
| aged to make people know who they were
| for some little time After this the c. A. c.
| boys seemed to Steady down bit and went
thto do some hard work. They steadily
pushed the varsity shAek until withi4s2 few
yards or their goal line, and Maupin was
| pushed over for a touchdown. Clark again
failed to kftks!goal This made the score
Il to 3, but aefew minutes later Hooker was
| pushed over for another touchdown. and
| this time Clark used his good eye and
| Kicked the goal. Score, IA to II
| Inc outcome of the game was surprise
| to nearly every one of the spectators, who
| had expected to see Columbia come out
ahead by large score. The varsity pulled
together wonderfully well, and their super
| ier weight gave them considerable advan-
| tage. Cockrell played good game, and to
ms EFFORTS more than any one else may be
attributed the fine showing of the varsity
team. -t.,- .--
Of what misplays the varsity did make on
account of her lack of practice, while with
| out 'Gockreli on the field Columbian would
nave been mass of players. each one
striving to do what he thought was best.
Clark played good game. as he always
does, with the exception of his failure to
| locate the goal posts. Mills run was piece
or luck that has never been equaled in
TINS vicinity, but 1t counted just the same,
and that was what was wanted.
! 1t was estimated that nearly three thous-
| and persons saw the game, and the bank
| Ing of the colors on the sides of the grid
| IRON made very pretty sight. Tally-ho
parties were numerous. while carriages and
light traps were innumerable.
Yesterdays Foot Ball Games Else
where.
At neutrality-suspicious., 46; Cor
nell, 2. -. w. 49,
At Lancaster. Pa-Franklin and Mar
shall. 4S; Swartfiinore, O.. 40
At Providence-Brown. 10: Dartmouth. 4.
| At New York-Carlisle Indian School, 10;
| Y. NJ. c. A, 4.
| At Richmond, va.-virginia, g. North
Carolina o. %, IS.
At San Francisso-stanford. 6; califor-
nia,' O. az IN
At MISUNDERSTANDING A. c.. 10; Du-
| Champions of the. South. -
The University OF Virginia team defeated
| the eleven from the North Carolina Uni
versity by score of to at Richmond
yesterday. and won the championship Of
the south. 1t Is estimated that 9,OOO people
saw the contest. It wins evident from the
start that the Tar Heels had the stronger
and more aggressive, team, and in the first
half the. ,Vlrginia1s fought on the defen-
hxa n
linians had the ball within five yards of
| the Virginia goal line. In, the second half
by an almost acefdent tai and an entirely I'M
expected. play. Lang broke through the Car
DINA line, and, by great run, made 4
| touchdown, from which Lambert kicked a
goal: There was much smuggling. For this
Morftt, Jackson and Collier were put out of
| the game. but the. last-named was per-
| mitted to return. Police regulations were
| poor. and the crowd swarmed into the field,
| causing half an hours delay. Competent
| critics generally agree that the game I'M
| der ordinary circumstances. would have
| been won by the Carolinians. The Tar
Heels complain of the decisions. They more
| than likely, would have scored in the last
| half but for the conduct of the spectators
who. crowding upon the field after the Eir-
| ginia touchdown was made lnterfered with
their work. Johnny Poe was referee and
e. B. Beaumont and ). E. Lloyd umpires.
Foot Ball Notes.
The Radfords defeated the Census team
yesterday, IS to O. The feature of the
game was two long runs by H. Weigel. The
Radfords would like to arrange games with
teams whose average is lbs pounds. Ad-
dress challenges to Ed. Jones, 1880 9th
street northwest
The Shamrocks would like to get a game
with the Potomacs, Orients, Canterburys,
Gallauders or any of the High School
teams. Address T. A. Harlow, manager, 70
H street northwest, or 81 G street north
west.
Ten thousand people sat in the rain at
San Francisco yesterday and watched Lee
land Stanford and University of California
play another tie game, 6 to q. Stanford
scored a touchdown and a goal during the
first fifteen minutes of play. and Berkely
only succeeded In scoring during the last
ten minutes. Stanford was coached by
Walter Camp and University of California
by Frank Butterworth.