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the exception of quarter, and this latter
nearly so. Cockrell is, of course, the star
player, and the one from whom the most
work is expected. He was a member of
the High School team, which numbered
two of his opponents, Clark and Hooker
and after that went to Harvard, al which
place he acted a subcenter on the big team
for two years. Last year he was a guard
on the University of Virginia and was in
the game which resulted in Princeton be-
ing held down to a score of six to nothing.
He Is not the heaviest man, though he
comes to about hundred and seventy-five,
but he certainly is the strongest, and for
this reason is very likely to prove extreme
~ valuable at half back.
The other half will be Beard. Unlike his
mate, he is very light, and it is a question
whether he weighs much more than a hun
dred and thirty-five. Notwithstanding this
TACT, 1t Is Beard who has been doing most
OF the work in the games which the college
team has played, and Beard will probably
cover himself with glory on Thursday next.
What makes his game all the more remark
able is that this is the first year in which
he has played foot ball to speak of. Weaver
is the full back, and good one. too. He is
something over a hundred and fifty. and is
good at punt as well at tackling.
Quarter back is in doubt between Mills and
Mcdonald, with the chances favoring the
former slightly. Mills broke his nose in
practice some days back, but it is now on the
mend, and he is at it again as hard as ever.
The heaviest man of the lot is V. NJ. Johnson
who is trying for center and is likely to get
1t. He has hundred and ninety pounds of
aVo!rdupois, and handles himself well for
such a weight.
Mclntee is the other candidate for this po-
siton, but is rather light. The choice for
guards would seem to lie between John
HaZleton, Cummings and A. c. Taylor.
though both of the other candidates, Harry
Ciapp and Hicks, are making strong
bid for the position. Cummings has play
ed in every game of the college team this
season as a guard, and Hazleton was a mem
Der of Johns Hopkins team when it had
crack one.
For tackles there are Don Fugitt, Shuster,
Doohttle, Harris and Cushing. Fugitt and
Shuster have had more experience than the
others, and Fugitt was member of the
champion Eastern High School team OF
lSa2. There are only two ends, of course at
the disposal of Capt Cockrell, but he has
SIX candidates doing the best they know
now TO get a chance to figure in a real big
game. They are ParSon, Cabrera, Brauner,
Wagner, Dorman and Carroll Fugitt. End
being such hard position in which to make
a selection. the final selection is not likely to
occur Tor some days yet
secretary and Treasurer of the University
Athletic Association Guy l.. Johnson is man
aging the financial end of the contest for
Columbian. If the game is success, which
seems highly probable, a good part of the
credlt must go 10 him for his energy in work.
ing up an inter est in athletics at Columbian
University after being dead for the past
half dozen years.
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OVER TO BALTIMORE
Routes Used by the Washington
Wheelmen.
RELATIVE MERITS OF TEE ROADS
Tables of Distances and Condition
of the Path.
POINTS FOR THE NOVICE
POINTS FOR THE NOVICE

A trip awheel to Baltimore may appear
to he a great journey to many local riders
especially to the novices of this seasons
growth, but in reality there is not better
trip in this vicinity that could be made.
The roads for the most part are bordering
from fair to good, in the parlance of wheel
men,, and up to within few years the
term vile was used only as regards the
condition of the roadways in the monu-
mental city. Things have changed since
that period, and the progress of time has
been marked by the improvement of a
good many of the thoroughfares of Bal
timore, making that portion of the ride
considerably better for the cyclists pur-
pose.
The advantages of having city the OBJ
jective point of run are manifold. Most
of the all-day trips of the local wheelmen,
except, perhaps, when a century run Is
scheduled. are to some village within suit
able riding distance. where little entertain
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heathers, grays, greens, reds and mixtures:
also weird and angular splashes of color
that none but Hielandman could invent,
but which every American enjoys.
There are two rev things in bicycling
hose. One is the substitution of cotton for
wooden yarn in the feet for the benefit of
thin-Skinned fellows who are too much
tickled and irritated by wooden. The other
is a footless stocking, terminating below
the ankle in strap. They are to be drawn
on over cotton silk socks, thus giving
comfort and preserving the gay golfing
ensemble. For commuters who fare be-
tween home and the railway station on the
wheel there are cunning little half legginS
that gather the trousers below the calf,
but do not crease them out of shape, as
far as the knee. One who wraps his trous-
carefully and wears these leggins need
not deface them at all.
KnickerboclSers this fall are chiefly of fine
fabrics, with fancy effect, such as Scotch
and Irish homespuns, tweeds, serges, chew
lots and fine caSSLneres. Corduroy knick-
ers, with contrasting colored cuffs, are
very new and altogether gay. All tho
Knockers have five pockets, two tho
sides. two on the hips and one watch pocket
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ing or instructive Is seen with the exception
of the beautiful scenery. run to near
by city like Baltimore Is different. and tie
rider cannot only enjoy the ever changing
natural panorama which Is spread before
his vision while on the route, but at his
destination he can see many sights that
are foreign to a country village. 1t is
only natural that city should contain
much that Is amusing and likewise instruc-
tive and more knowledge can be obtained
in general way by personal visit than
by any source.
To a wheelman the ride to the city is not
great. The difficulty with most riders
comes in when in attempting to place a
century to their credit the return ride has
to be made in the same day.
Three Routes.
The shortest distance to the city can be
made over the roads which pass close to
the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. This is barely forty miles. The
longest distance is nearly fifty miles, while
there is still an intermediate route. Each
of the three routes have certain ad-
vantages and If anything the two longest
roads are used by the local riders. There
is special significance in this. Most of the
rides of the local bicyclists to Baltimore
are made on the limit century plan, and in
taking the longest road at the end of the
run they lack one or two, or perhaps more,
miles of completing the 1OO-mie ride. AS
the rules in vogue limit century riding
distinction to the road, the balance of the
100 miles is generally made up by some
scorch over roads surrounding this city.
Very often the ride ends with trip to
Cabin John bridge.
The purpose of this article, however, IS
not to dwell upon a century run. but to
give the various roads leading to Baltimore
and a brief dissertation on the condition
and kind of roads for the guidance of
those who may possibly take in the trip.
At an even pace of ten miles an hour, the
destination can be reached in from four to
five hours. While riding at this rate for
an hour may not seem to be much Of
feat yet it takes a person who has had
considerable experience to maintain the
speed on the road for five or six consecu-
tive fcurs. At an average gait of eight
miles, about equal to the speed of a cable
the start Is made at Z O'Clock in the morn
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CLOTHES FOR CYCLING.
Novelties of the Season in This Branch
of Mems COstuminx.

Novelties of the Season in This Bran CHI
of Mems Costuming.
From the New York Herald.
As the bicycle is propelled by leg work Il
naturally follows that the knickerbockcrs
and stockings are the most important parts
of the costume. There is vast diversity
of opinion as to the merits of the Knockers
that fastan at the knee with straps and
those that terminate in cuffs of kersey
cloth, fastered with cloudy pearl or bone
buttons. Scorchers to a man declare in
favor of the straps, which they buckle
very loosely, thus giving the muscles of the
calf full play.
But the golfing Knockers are much more
beautiful; besides, the rolling down and
then upward of the golfing hose at the top
gives fine, bullying effect to the Wheel
mans supports that adds much to his at
Effectiveness. Men with eleven or twelve
inch calves are very fond of golfiug hose
They present much mere imposing ap-
pearance when decorated in that way.
Besides, an inventive genius has Just de-
vised a cuff that does not bind the muscles.
This cuff has an A-shaped opening filled
in with elastic. When one is wheeling the
elastic gusset spreads, and upon dismount-
ing the elastic gathers tie cuff back in
place.
Let your stockings he of any or all colors
above or upon the earth that they be
not plain. There are combinat tons of dice
checks In browns and tans. with bright
scatter stitches; there are ribbed effects in
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Orfent's Trip to baltimore.

The Orient Athletic Club foot ball team
left this afternoon at 2 o'clock for Balti-
more, where it will play the Baltimore Ath-
letic Club team at $3.50. 1t will be remem-
bered that this Is the team which claimed to
have defeated the c. A. c. Saturday last,
and which the G. A. G. boys say they defeat
ed Although the Orients will be lacking the
services Of two good men, kimmel and Tin
to bring back the scalps of the Baltimore
boys dangling at their belts, figuratively at
any rate, and perhaps literally. The team
will line up as follows:
Buckingham or Bright, right end; Oertly
or Saunders, right tackle; Wood, right
guard; Richmond, center; Campbell, left
guard; Brown or Lyman, left tackle; Comp
ton or Miller, left end; Alton, quarter back;
Gooding, right half; Avis, left half; Geoghe-
gan, full back.
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loldl
The distance by railroad is placed at forty

l
miles.
The construction and general condition of
the road makes the matter more interesting.
over the city streets to 18th street and
Boundary northeast is, of course, fine. The
I:laGensburg road up to the reform school
and some distance beyond is good, the sur
lace being maca lamized, with clay in some
places. Sand first makes its appearance
above the refCrmatory, but not in such guam
titles as TO make bad riding into the quaint
town of Bladensburg which on our maps
locks like a village of some Importance, but
which contains only a few houses The
Highway to this point is mostly level, the
hills beginning to develop on the stretch to
Hyattsvlle, the road up to this place being
travelled and generally in good condition.
The highway continues to be hilly up to the
Maryland Agricultural College, and in this
stretch the sand makes only fair riding A
portion of the roadway is composed of
Stag and has proven in some cases to be
rather bad on pneumatic. There is good
stretch of road in front of the college, the
result of the instructions of the teachers to
| the scholars on the good roads construction.
A majority of wheelmen who pass over this
route regret the fact that in the course of
this practical illustration the good road
was not extended the entire distance.
From the college to Beltsvile the road is
almost dead level, and yet the riding is vile
because the surface is nothing but sand To
Contee the road is mostly level, composed of
sand and clay, and makes only fair riding.
From Contee to Waterloo, including Laurel
the road is made of sand and gravel making
fair riding. ana is level. The roads surface
is composed of the same material to Esk-
ridge. Is billy and makes poor riding. From
TINS point to Baltimore 1t is nothing but Il
billy clay road, the condition of which
varies at times from poor to fair, and vice
versa.
The Other Routes.
| The other two routes to the same place are
Shown in the one map. 1t really represents
three routes, but as they all come from one
source, there can only be regarded as eX-
listing one route, with auXiliaries. So far as
the surfaces of the roads are concerned the
best route Is via Ashton. but, on the other
hand, 1t is the most western of the three
routes used most frequently, and is, there
fore, the most billy, though none of the in
cl1nes are too steep to be ridden, even though
they may be numerous Still it is the extra
eNertion spent in climbing these hills that
do more to tire an inexperienced wheelman
than any one thing else. BY stages the dis
tances between places is as follows, begin
ming at the treasury:
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Miles.


The condition of the road Is as follows:
All the way out to Sligo 1t is of macadam
and always in a good ridable condition,
better short space after rain than in
dry weather. From Sligo to Ashton the
road is a sort of fiintstone pike. and gen.
orally in a good riding condition, ranging
from good to fair. On this course the hills
are met with in good numbers, beginning al
Sligo There are some rather bad inclneS
around Burnt Mills and also at Four Cor
ners. Going straight through the small viii
lage of Ashton the rider takes the Ashton
and Gainesville pike which carries him
through the latter place into Ellicott City,
which outside of Baltimore is the most pre-
tentious village met on the route. The rid
ing is good but billy. At Ellicott City the
Frederick pike is taken, which leads al
most direct into the monumental city. This
is a good pike, but it has an abundance of
hills with only few level stretches This
pike runs almost due west and cuts right
through the hills, which eliminate in the
mountain chain in the extreme western
part Of the state.
The scenery on this ride Is quite pretty
and the advantage Of taking this route lies
In the fact there are more villages on the
wayside than can be found on any of the
other routes mentioned.
The most picturesque route Is the third
route, which measures three-quarterS Of
mile less than the preceding one. an adj
vantage which is hardly worth while con-
sdering in view Of the fact that the riding
Is not near as good This route may be of
interest to the lovers Of American history,
because 1t was partly used by Thomas
Jefferson, who, on his election to the presi-
dency, rode horseback to his seat in the
White House. stopping over night at
place near Burtonsville. Most of the roads
of those days have been closed, and the
house at which the celebrated statesman
stopped Is some distance from the main
road mentioned in this map.
The Third Route.
The route is exactly the same as the one
mentioned above up to Sligo, when the left
fork Of the road Is taken and continued
until the Laurel road Is reached. Just
eighteen miles from the treasury; thence
To BurtonSville. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Thence to Baltimore over the Wash
ington and Baltimore road........... 18
A total Observation-Disclosures. As IA
The road is good as far out as Buttons
Vile, being pike part Of the way and clay
SO far as the Laurel road Is concerned. 1t
is mostly level. Leaving Burtonsville the
surface of the country begins to get roll
ing, and sand makes its appearance. which
hampers the cyclist. At one place there is
a mile stretch of deep sand, which means
walking for the wheelman.
The Washington and Baltimore road is
generally in a rldable condition. There Is
another road which comes in near White
Oak and which leads direct to Buttons
vile, but on account of Its generally bad
condition 1t Is rarely used.
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Ing, at this rate 1t would be noon when
Baltimore was reached, giving tho entire
afternoon for sightseeing. with tho option
Of returning by train at any hour up to
midnight When going by the way of Ash
ton, which is regarded as halfway point,
dinner can be secured.
There are a number of ways of reaching
the monumental city on a bicycle. Any
number of detours can be made, and with
q good map as guide the wheelman will
ultimately reach his destination. Every
detour made, however, increases the dis
lance to be ridden, and as the object of the
ordinary cyclist is generally to reach his
destination, especially when any way dis
tant, in the shortest possible time only
those routes will be treated in this article.
This will most likely suit the intents and
purposes of all riders. and the routes given
will be those which are used by many local
whee!men.
Condition of Maryland Roads.
By way of introduction to the roads of
Maryland 1t may be said that they are
as rule slightly better than those of Vir-
ginia, and on account of the topography of
the state the nearer the Chesapeake bay is
approached the more level the roads be-
come. To offset this apparently good state
of affairs 1t may be added that extending
from the western shore of the bay to near
the center of the state, approximately the
roads are mostly sandy, varying in depth
from the bay westward The Allegheny
mountains in the western part of the state
are the elimination of the rolling country,
which, beginning near the center Of the
state, become worse as the main chain of
the mountains is reached. The change is
gradually made, and in the ride to Balti-
more the cyclist is very apt to find evidence
of this fact.
Route via Bladensburg.
OF the three routes the shortest and neces-
| sarily most direct is via Bladensburg, over
the old Washington and Baltimore turn
pike, which runs almost even with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
High school Teams Meet.

One of the chief events in High School foot
ball history is the meeting of the teams of
the Central and Eastern High Schools at
National Park this afternoon. Both teams
are closely matched, and the outcome of the
contest will be looked upon with anxious
eyes by the supporters and members of each
of the schools. Foot ball interest runs very
high this year in the schools, and any game
tending to throw a light on the champion
ship is eagerly looked forward to. The
r,cl, nS fnllall,S.
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A Friendly Bowling Match.

The Cairo bowling team played friendly
match last evening with the Buena Vista
team on the alleys Of the latter, and were
defeated in three straight games:
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Condition of Maryland Roads.
Route via Bladensburg.

OF the three routes the shortest and neces-
sarily most direct is via Bladensburg, over
the old Washington and Baltimore turn
pike, which runs almost even with tina
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WON BY CANTERBURY.
An Exciting Game Played at Kendall
Green.

Ufecn.
The Gallaudet College foot ball team met
defeat yesterday on their own grounds at
the hands of the Canterburys by a score of
6 to 0. The game was played in twenty
minute halves. and continuous wrangling
made it exceedingly monotonous. The Gal
laudets seemed to lose the game on ac-
count of being out of practice, but the ag-
gressive work of the Canterburys told
largely in the makeup of the score. The
Canterburys presented an exceptionally
strong lineup, and, although the defense
was weak and permitted the Gallaudets to
make gains through the lines, the latter
could not take advantage of it on account
of poor handling of the ball. Boyd made
the touchdown in the second half, from
which Hopper kicked goal.
The lineup of the two teams was as fol-
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Capt. watson OF the CanterburyS eX-
presses the belief that his team is the only
one entitled to recognition by the Columbia
Athletic Club for the Thanksgiving day
game, basng his claim on the ground that
the Gallaudets defeated the Potomacs and
played q tie with the. Orients, while the
Canterburys defeated the Gallaudets. He
says that the Columbian University team
has done nothing to warrant a game with
the champions on Thanksgiving day, and
that the game will be protested If allowed
to go in the championship series.
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The University Team.

Reeve Lewis ia coaching the Varsity
team, together with Ewing Cockrell, who is
the captain. The Varsity find themselves
in the predicament of plenty to choose
from, but slight chance to see how any
Of the men can do in an actual contest
For this reason their final line up will not
DO known until the day of the contest.
This does not apply In the case of the
backs. Thsy are a. good as settled with
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The British Chess Club has formally &C
cepted the challenge of the Brooklyn Chess
Club Tor a cable match between America
ard Great Britain upon certain conditions
NJ med by them, among which it is propos-
ed that each team be ten in number that
each member of both teams be native born
Of the country ne represents, that there be
no consultation and that the match take
place on a Friday in January or February,
unfinished games to be completed the fol-
lowing day. Mr.. Pillsbury, who sailed for
Europe Wednesday. is empowered to act
for the Brooklyn Chess Club, and TO close
negotiations.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31
Clippings.

GLAZED SWEET PoTAToEs-Bake the pota-
toes for one hour. Pare them cut III halves.
or, if large. in quarters. dredge with -four
and lay them in pan, fat sides down.
Spread over them some melted butter and
sprinkle with powdered sugar. Set the pan
in hot oven for twenty minutes, to brown
slightly IN. Y, Ledger.
Fish to be fried should be laid in cloth,
to lose some of the moisture, then Toured
we'll. Those kinds which are liable to break
must be dipped iu beaten eggs, then into
crumbs. The fat IN which fish is fried,
whether it be lard, dripping, OIL, or butter,
must be very hot. All fried fish should be
decorated with fried or raw parsley Leeds
Mercury.
CRULLERs.- -Three-fourths of a pound OF
sugar, One-haIt pound of butter, six eggs,
a pinch of soda dissolved III a spoonful of
milk, the juice of one lemon and -four
enough to roll out. Roll the dough one.
quarter of an inch thick. Cut in pieces two
and one-half by three and one-halt; then
beginning one-third OF al inch from the
top, cut into five strips. Take up every
other strip, told each strip slightly in the
middle, and drop them INTO boiling-hot
fat.-Boston Budget.
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Home Manners.

A woman, writing in the Kansas Farmer,
says: There is much talk about the desira-
bility of keeping the young people on the
farms. 1t is one of the vital questions OF
the day. We see the b Us and the girls
growing up strong and sturdy on the farm,
but as their streng b becomes ready for the
real work of life, we see them in many cases
casting longing looks towards the towns and
cities. They are ready to exchange the
known drudgery Of the farm, with its com
forts of home, for the unknown drudgery
and the lack of comforts that will come to
any one away from home.
The mother holds the power to counterfeit
this desire to leave home to find the glitter
outside, because she can make in her home
a little circle where the young people shall
be quite as courtly, as polished and as easy
in their manners as any people in any OF
the towns 1t is true that our women, es-
pecially those on the farms. are literally
worked to death, al e hurried through lie at
an appalling rate, but if they realized the
longing that will come up little later in
the heart of the son or daughter for the abil.
ity to know what to say, what to d. with
feet or hands, or how to behave at a stran-
gers stable, the mother would find the min
ute or two at time which would uncon,
sciously mold into the little life that which