Evening star., 1895-09-14
Foot Ball at Georgetown Confined to
the College.
NO GAMES WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Gossip Regarding Possible Local
EIevens.
BASKET BALLS POPULARITY

Ever since the fatal foot ball game be-
tween Georgetown University and the Co
lumbia Athletic Club last Thanksgiving
| day there has been much speculation about
the prospects of the game in Washington.
| Mr.. Joseph Keane, manager of athletics
| of Georgetown University, had an inter-
view with Rev. Father Richards recently in
| regard to the foot ball question. Manager
| Keane wanted to arrange series of games
| between Georgetown, Gallaudet, Johns Hop
| hins University, the Baltimore City College,
| St. Johns and several other colleges of
| Maryland. Father Richards refused per-
mission. however, and that will practically
put an end to the chasing Of pigskin away
! from home this year. Outside 6 the dis
! approval of the faculty, it is understood
| that quite a number of the students, and
| particularly those that were members of
| young Bahen's class, are opposed to play
| ing this yedr at least, as token of re-
| spect to his memory, SO that the restric-
| tion does not comes as hard as was at
first expected. Elevens may possibly be
| organized from among the classes, but
| they will positively not play outside the
college or even in the college with teams
| from other colleges athletic clubs.
Base ball will be substituted as far as
| possible. The boat club project that was
| mentioned as being considered last spring
| VIII be given serious attention. A great
| loss to the college in this direction will be
| ooat crews can show better oarsman
5oyle is now at Grimsty, Ontario, prac-
| ticing on the team of candidates who are
to represent "Pennsy" on the gridiron this
| Jason. Reports of Boyle's work from
Canada Indicate that he Is favorite fc,
bis old position of end, especially If Wagon
| hurst goes back on Pennsylvania. Though
| boyie was the best boating man at the
1 nf tine
| to the fund for the building Of boat house
| VIII no doubt be started as soon as possi-
| bic, especially as the Potomacs have offer
| ed the use of their boat house to the COL
| legians ard their assistance in training
candidates. Foot ball always brings in a
| good sum of money to the larger schools
| each season, but base ball generally comes
| out about even and seldom with balance
| On the right side. The success of the
| Georgetown nine meant money last spring.
| ana In consequence there does not remain
| a great amount to be paid in clearing up
| me expenses incurred in fitting up the
athletic field.
Out at Gallaudet College a foot ball
| eieVen Will be sent to do battle as of yore
| ready heen arranged with two or three
| Maryland schools and more are in process
OF negotiation. The eleven will be fully as
| strong as that of last year. though its com
position Is not fully decided upon, ard will
| not be until the material among the rev
| r:en is looked over.
| What the Columbia Athletic Club is 60
| ing to DO about the game is a matter of
| doubt. The stars of last year are all
| available. and with little training a good
eleven can be gathered If nothing hap
| the annual foot ball contest will come off
| as usual, though it will lack the stimulus
| OF local interest. to some degree. 1t is an
| open secret that last year the Columbia
Georgetown game would not have been
played If the University of Virginia could
| have been brought to agree to the terms of
The winged arrow people. The Naval Acad-
| emy boys were also talked to. but on ac-
| count of the attitude of the Secretary of
| the Navy toward games away from An
| napolfs the negotiations did not come to
anything.
The High School Eleven.
| The high schools have always been a
| sort of preparatory foot ball school for the
colleges. Washington High School is no
| exception to the rule, and this year she
sends three of her students to other places
| as candidates for honors and as haircut
economists They are Joe De Silver, who
was a guard last year and the year before
| on the Central High School team; Frank
Keys, the crack end of the Centrals for
three years, and Riotte, who played right
guard of the Eastern High School, an
eleven which was rather light in weight,
| but which never lost game during the
whole of the season.
De Silver has passed his examination for
| the University of Pennsylvania, but as
pires to nothing but a position on tho
g. cond eleven, job, guard, which he
stands an excellent chance of capturing.
Both Keys and Riotte go to the Mas5achu-
setts Institute of Technology at Boston,
an institution that, while not of wide
spread renown in the foot ball line, always
has good eleven.
Nearly all the old members of the cham
| pion Centrals of last year will not turn up
| on the 23d, when school opc.s, and so the
chances not brilliant for rs good a
l4rf Nt,, fC
| true at the Eastern, though not much
! so as was the case last year. Several new
| faces may be seen in the latter organiza-
| ton. and amorg them ]. S. Miller, jr., who
weighs two hundred and ten and VINO
would make Jim crack center If he only
| buckles down to hard work. They will
have the advice this year of Mr.. Philip
! J. Gerry, a member of the faculty. and
| who, before he came to Washington, was
| a prominent figure in Cornell athletics.
Growth of Basket Ball.
| Basket ball and the basket ball league
gained such a firm hold on the affection of
the people last winter that it will be taken
| up this winter with renewed zest. The
| membership will be about the same as
| last year, but there will be considerable
| change in all directions in the operations
| of the league. In the first place, some
| very imperative rules and strong-willed
| umpires who will interpret them correctly
| and enforce them Wnen MADE are Dadly
| needed to prevent foul play and slugging.
| Kneejng was Of frequent occurrence. and
| was the cause of some serious complaints.
| A shake-up may also be in order among
| the officers of the league.
| Instructor Maurice Joyce of Carroll In
| stitute now has all his classes under way,
| and will begin practice at basket ball as
| soon as the weather permits. About the
| same material as that of last year are
| on hand, together with some very promis-
| ing new members. Instructor Joyce ex-
| pected to get foot ball team on the field
| this year, but has finally given up the
idea, owing to the difficulty experienced
in obtaining suitable grounds. Bob How
| ard, Frank Saul, Bauby and others of the
| basket ball favorites are expected to re-
sumo their old positions. and with another
year of experience added to that that they
| already had they should help to form a
| crack team.
Instructor Sims Departure.
Mr.. John w. Sims, who has been at the
| athletic helm of the Y. NJ. c. A here for
the last six years. and to whom many a
man in this country is responsible for i'm
proved health, left today for his new sta
ton in West Philadelphia. While in Wash
| Io,