The evening times., 1895-11-01
.D0IAGS ON The GRIDIPOH
The Controversy Over Dates for the
District Championship Games.
Believed It VIII He Settled to the Sat-
isfaction of All Within a
Few Days.

II seems to most people that there should
| be no trouble about the Oricnts and Column
| bla Athletic Club teams arriving ut Il sat
lSfactOry arrangement regarding Il date for
meeting on the gri0lron.
That Il challenged ciuD should have undeI
any circumstances or conditions, some
tning To say aDOut wnen IL can or will pay
is pretty generally conceded; and that a ciutl
hoidinS IA championship, as the Columbia
Athietic Club does, especially has q right
10 Say wncn IT can incc, All opponent Tor the
lite IL, ACCORDING to an r,ii.-s oil sport, be
yond question, proviuIDS the club holding
sucn titie Goes not unnecessarily delay
the desired meeting.
There 10 every reason for believing that
the CoiaiiiDia iiien are ucsirOus OF meeting
the orIrhts. ana tuaL tney VIII 30 so; but
tney VIII very nkeiy lnsIst tu;iu such meet
Ing be liked Tor Il TINE when IL will not
undo arrangements aireauy MADE or now
III CoiitclI patton.
IL is true tina, this may put the game be-
yohd ttiic now uesirs-i by the Orienls,
Dat IT Is iiUpeu mat they VIII look at things
as they reaHy are, accept the sItua n peas
athuy ana s-t,ie upon II date tIIit VIII De
convenient ;ilu zig igreetDie 10 Dotn teams,
ana tnen Iignt ,n, championship battle for
all they are worth.
Both the Orients and Columbia men have
hosts OF warm Inenus AMI auinIrers, VINO
are ANXIOUS 10 nave rpein cpiI- ,uge,ncrr all
believing tuat tucy would put up "a game OF
foolDan tnat wound he We'll worm seeing.
If the weather is agreeable Tomorrow.
the Central tign School Do.s Will take a
run up Ia Laurel ana try conclusions with
the footDaii taieit or tuat town. The Laurel
men arr. rrput,sI 10 DE- u strOng aggregation,
good teams iti sald tney are entirely con-
iiuenl tn.y VIII easily Walk away with the
Washington Iads, but tue iocais are not OF
tnat iuIiid. Tne lineup or The team is as
follows:
Laurel. Positions C. H s.
Sakers :. :. :. =. Center :. =. :. ..Blrrard
Burton kIgnt guard :. :. KIclinoud
LAWS 80. Lcrt guard Kinmel
BLIZZARD klgnt TACKLE =. :. Smith
Stevens LeIt tackle =. :. ..Shuitcr
middleton klgnt end Underwood
Clark :. Right half-back :. :. TlnlalI
Little :. :. LETT haifback :. :. Taylor
Burke =. =. =. Full back =. :. :. Oyster
II. Mccullough Quarter lack :. -. Jolly
Il is understood tnat quite party OF the
scnool boys WIN accJmpdny $ the team To root.
It has been repeatedly said of late that
the Columbia Atuieuc tluD team TINS year
was an nhusuIiIy light one, and the i'm
PRECISION has Dreii uaue that the men are n
Tot or midScts. IL Is true tnat the team is
lighter TINS year tnan IL mas been Tor many
season, but II Is made up OF eleven pretty
husky individuals AT that. The team, ii is
SAID ny authority, VIII average about 165
pounds. aicn VINO In good paying condi-
ton TIP the scales AT these figures are pretty
healthy hunks. The COIumDtas are by long
ouus the heaviest eleven III Washington. Il nj
it Is probably this fact that ma kes many OF
the other local teams backward about
meeting them.
The Canterburys, at their practice on
the Non.inent lot, alIracI interested audi
enccs. Capt. Harper is greatly pleased
with the work or ms men, and is confident
that the eleven anything near their pounds
who heat them Will have To be right up TO
snuff in all of the fine points of the foot
bah game. The Canterb,rys are now negp-
tiatiDg for games With Il number OF good
teams, and Viii soon be right In the heart
OF the fray. They are ready To consider
propositions from any OF the football
brethren.
The game between the Orients and Poto-
macs, in which neither team scored, is
upon in tine most liar, erIhg way
by football experts. 1t is praised as one
In this city. When these two teams come
together again Ia settle the account now
open they are sure To attract the presence
and attention Of about every lover of the
football game i'll the city.
1t is said that Ollie Sears has been offered
Il money iuducement 10 quit the Potomacs
and adj his strength to one OF the other
local teams. That this Is true is not POSI-
lively known, but il it is, it is not likely
that il Will have the desired effect. Sears
is counted one of the very best combina-
tioHs uf football staff in Washington, and
he would no doubt be delightfully."- well
coined by any team that his fancy might
lead hin to; but he likes the Putomacs and
will remain with them
Thomas A. Harlow, president OF the
Shamrock Athletic Club, called at The
TiiIeS office this morning and deposited the
amount of the guarantee required by the
Rockville team TO insure their appearance
ut Capitol Park on Monday.