The evening times., 1895-10-07
LOCAL FOOTBALL SEASON
College and School Teams Getting
Into Shape for Good Work.
GaIlaudet Has Put Together a Strong
Eleven II nd Arranged Many Events
That Promise Much Sport.

The Gallaudet College Athletic Associa-
| ton has elected its Officers for the first
half of the college year. They are as
follows:
G. F. Grimm. president: R. E. L. Mich
olson, vice president; NJ Kestner, secre-
tary; W. Rothert, treasurer, and g. b.
! Witlock. ma nager and scorer.
Capt. Hubbard has had the football can
didates out every coed day since the col
| Iege opened. and the following men have
been chosen for the regular team.
Sinclair will tie retained at center; the
| guards Will he Brooks and Rosson, both new
men in the positions; Brackhagin and Dudley
| will he the tacklers: Fisher and Roth. new
men. are to I've on the ends; Hubbard at
quarter: Pierce and Grimm, haIfbacks,
and Erd, full-back- PIP
The regulars are now taking regular prac
tice OF two hours every da Y. and they expect
to he in good playing condition very seor>
and Will. it is thought, show up stronger
than the team OF last year.
Manager WhirIock is now making up his
schedule and has thus far arranged games
with the following teams:
October 26-Uniyersity of Virginia, at
Cha rlotteSville.
November 6-Maryland Agricultural Col
Iege at Gallaudct College.
November 9-Paltimore City College
at Baltimore.
November 16-westminster College at
| Gallaudet College.
November 2O-Baltimore City College at
Gallaudet College.
Can't. Lewis has not vet decided upon the
lineup of the second team. but will do
So shortly. The team will average about
40 pounds.
Manager whitlock would like to ar
range for number of games with local
teams.
More than 200 entries have been made
for the bicycle races mt Mount Holly. which
begin on Wednesday and end Thursday
evening.
Yale and Princeton are to meet on Man
haitian field on November %.
Young Wilson. who recently started from
Newark. y. j., to ride a bicycle TO Indian
apolis, but who had to give up his trip be-
cause of illness, will make another start
toaccomplish the feat in 4 few days. Wilson
covered 522 miles of the distance on his
first trial in 50 hours.
Many of the Glass riders Ire expected
to be at the meeting to take place at Spring
field. O., on the 10th. The prizes hung up
for this event are unusually attractive
ones.
wittmer the Cincinnati wrestler, is boil
ing over with Indignation at Ernest Roe
ber's acceptance as champion wrestler OF
the challenge of Paul Pons, OF France, to
wrestle for the championship of the world.
Wittmer says ROeber is no part OF 4 cham
pion and that he dare not meet him IN the
mat. All OF Roeber's actions OF late go to
show that he wants none OF Wittmers game.
Nearly $4,000 in prizes will be given to
the winners of the events at the bicycle
meet to be opened at Decatur, Ill, On Thurs
day.
The International college games Mt Man
haitian Field on Saturday turned out great
er triumph for the Americans than was eX-
pected, though it was generally believed
the home athletes would win majority
of the events. This winds up the interna-
tiona events for the year, all Of which have
resulted in decisive and most gratifying vic
tories for Americans.
Shabl the Frenchman, who has been on
the road several days in an effort to break
the bicycle record between Chicago and
New York, was arrested on entering Roches-
ter yesterday. 1t is claimed here that Shabl
confiscated wheel that he bought on time
in that city year ago. On reaching Roches-
ter Shabl was several hours behind sched-
ule time.
Charles Bamberg, young man Of Roches-
ter, Illinois. has bet $4,000 with Chicago
parties that he can walk around the world
in col days of actual time on the road.
He is to start at New York and travel west
ward Blamberg is something OF an athlete.
He is the son of a baker, who is much in
terested in his sons undertaking.
James R. Dunlap, Of Baltimore, broke
the Maryland 10O-mile road record yester-
day, making the trip insix hours and twenty
three minutes The previous record was
six hours and forty-three minutes, which
was also held by Dunlap. The ride was
made under the rules of the Century Cycling
Club, of Maryland, which requires that
the same ground cannot be covered more
than twice.
The Naval Academy eleven beat the
Athletic Club eleven, Of Elizabeth. New
Jersey, handily, at Annapolis. on Saturday.
by the score Of to o. The next game the
cadets have on hand is with the same team,
on October 12