Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-24
WILL MEET VIRGINIA
Completing Preparations for Tomor-
rows Foot Ball Game.
FAMOUS PLAYERS TO 0FFICIATE
Average Weight of the Columbian
Team, 1913.
HO WILL T A K E P A r T

game of foot ball. but this year the OPP
posing elevens are so well known 10 the
greater number of persons in this city
that it is expected that crowd very near
ly as large as that which witnessed the
game of Thanksgiving day between the Co
lumbia Athletic Club and the Columbian
University will be present to see what the
local university men can do against the
University of Virginia.
The game is to take place at pm. at Cap
itol Park, and the same arrangements in
regard to seating the crowd and other de-
tails as on Thanksgiving have been ar
ranged.
Phil. King the famous Princeton quarter
back, will be referee and Frank Butter
worth, the noted Yale full back, umpire.
Ornsby McCammon will be Columbian's
,inesman. Yirginias linesman has not yet
been announced. The average weight oil me
local team is 1898 pounds. A singular 1act
in connection with the contest is That both
teams have the same colors-orange anu
blue.
A letter was received Saturday from
the captain of the University OF virginia
team. Penton, stating that instead of hav-
ing to play with two or three substitutes
he is counting on bringing the team eN-
&C tly as it played in Richmond ThanksgN-
ing day against the University OF North
Carolina They will arrive In the city TO-
day and the Riggs House Is to be the
Headquarters of both teams. Following
the foot ball game during the mondays the
Columbian University Glee, Banjo. Mando-
lin and Guitar Clubs are to tender the L nj
versity of Virginia benefit concert IN
aid of the fund for rebuilding.
Virginia's team is composed OF all new
faces this year except those of Captain
Penton and Left End Jackson, two OF the
star players. Pope, their crack full PACK,
returned to Princeton this year and played
subs titute full back.
The NirgiuidOS steadily improving
each wear anG last year scored against the
champion University of Pennsylvania
Notwiths landing the large lot OF compare
lively raw material to develop Virginia
has a strong team, and in addition mas
had the benefit of a splendid coach all
season in the person of Mackay, captain
of the team from Pennsy of 1888. They
cannot be said to be heavy, probably
pound or two in excess of Columbian, but
they play one of the most scientific games
in the country, and have defeated several
teams against heavy odds in the matter OF
weight.
Here is the lineup as Captain Penton
announces it: Left end, Jackson or Bullttt;
left tackle, Morris. left guard, Davis; CEN
ter Simms; right guard, Penton, captain;
right tackle, West; right end, Cooke; quar-
ter back, HoAton; left half back Jones;
right half back, Lambert, ard full back,
Lang.
Accompanying them will be large num-
Der of students of the institution, num-
Der of whom reside in this city. The Nir-
gnians did not break training when the
November game was over, but let up
little for awhile. For the last two weeks
they have been hard at it again, as they
realize that they haven't got what is called
"a lead pipe cinch."
The local 'varsityites, contrary to state
ment which appeared in a local paper, have
been practicing regularly since the 4th
day of December, and in consequence they
have team work down to O fine point, a
thing in which they were lacking to a con-
siderable extent when they bucked up
against C. A. c.. Columbian was strong
behind the line In that game, but rather
weak in 1t, and in consequence the winged
arrow people made their gains, for the
most part, at various places in the line.
In tOmorrow's game this is not likely to
be the case, especially at center. V. M
johnson, the regular at this place, and who
comes pretty close to Two hundred pounds
OF avoirdupo.s, is to fill the position. lie will
have one side of him as right guard
Busey. BuSey weighs about hundred and
eighty, and IS 4 finC player all around He
played IN the same position on the c.. A. c.
aggregation Thanksgiving, bur Is a student
of the law department. Of Columbian. John
son is mediCO.
AT right guard there will be CUMMINGS
He is not as heavy as either of the two men
mentioned, but what here Is of i'm is all
bone and muscle He is over six feet being
by two or three inches the talleSt man on
the team, and is stulen. In the college of
arts Cummings is said to have a great
future before him as a guard If he will Only
keep steadily at 1t, rs lie Is 'ldite young and
gives promise of being a second Heffel1in-
ger in size.
Next to Cummings there Is another regu-
lar Stephen Cambria, jr., & member of the
law school He is neplew of Senator Cor
man of Maryland, and Won quite a name
for himself by his playing in the last game
The left tackle Is likely to be w. Morgan
Shuster. Shuster is Il college man, was
captain OF the Central High School team
last year and colonel of the High School
Cadet regiment. Shuster IS Il strong tack
Ter, but where he Is invaluable to the Co
lumbians is in his kicking, he having kicked
both of the goals fOrLolunbiau, and in id
ditiOn made some pretty pun:s.
Ed. Mills is booked for left end Mills is
also student Of the college, but made his
reputation on the Central High School
best ends the High School ever had During
the past summer and fall he was attacked
by typhoid fever, and during his conva-
lescence gained greatly in weight and
though thereby greatly handicapped by be-
ing soft. he made the greatest play OF the
Thanksgiving game running the entire
length Of the field to a touch down.
The other end Is another college man He
is Carroll Fugitt, and though somewhat
light, never gives up as was instanced in a
game which he played this season on the
college team against the High School with
mis- head all bandaged up Though the Co.
lumbar line is on the whole stronger than
on Thanksgiving day, yet 1t will miss Don
Fugitt, tackle and Wlggaman, end. The
ldtteF Is. now IN Europe and the former is
laid up with a swollen leg caused by using
1t in the game when it had just been in
tured quite severely.
Though in the second half Colum bia n
showed up considerably stronger In her
backs. yet the two new men who have been
put in will result In four men than which
no eleven which has played In this city this
year can duplicate. Weaver the full back,
Is college man, and weighs about a hun
dred and sixty-five. He is not rauch at
punting, Shuster doing this for the blue and
yellow, but excels at line buckIng. Thomas
A Alton is to play quarterback Alton cap
tanned the Eastern High School team of
1872, which won the championship of the
high schools. and a number of whom have
graduated into the crack Oriants of this
year. Alton Is the captain of the Orients
and at his position of quarterback he ha s
probably no equal in this city His forte is
In sure passing and strong tacklinx. Alton
attended Princeton last year, but this wear
Is student of Columbian law
Avis will, in all likelihood p,ay at 1aft
half. He Is fleet runner and will make q
| good running mate for Cockrell Like Alton
| he was member OF the Eastern High
| School eleven, and was one of the backs for
the orients this season, and is taking a
| course of law at Colurn bian.
| The star player of the whole eleven how