The evening times., 1895-11-26
I'll GAME 1t HOME
Columbian University and C. A. C.
Will Meet on Thanksgiving.
'vARslFY's PRIVATE WORK
Final Lineup OF the Team VIII BE
Made at Capitol Park This After
the Championship of the District.
ProI,a BILE Makeup of the Teams.

play the Thanksgiving Day football game
with the Columbia Athletic Club has been
finally decided by their acceptance OF the
challangc sent them by the Columbian
University eleven, the interest of the local
devotces uf the eridron had been worked
up TO a high pitch.
The championship team uf the. Column
bias has been made up since the beginning
OF the season. and while they have only
played one game IL speak OF, that being
with The Baltimore city Athletic Club,
those Interested in the game have never
thcleSs been able TO get SOME kind of d line
on them.
With the varsity team ii is just the op-
posite. They have not been orga anizcd long,
and have not once appeared in public
The only time that they have even prac-
Uccd with team outside OF their own col
lege was when they met the 0rients one
afternoon last week for n practice game.
Then the latter team walked right through
them and made a couple of touchdowns in
the first five minutes play.
PRACTICE IN PRIVATE.
True, the varsity team was not out in its
full force, most of its best men beiEg absent
/ and several others, including Capt. Cock
rcll standing to one side and watching the
play. Their practice since then has all been
In secret They may have an eleven or
world-bcatcrs, and, on the other hand. they
may go down before the fierce RI shes OF
the {. A. {. men like reeds.
Notwithstanding the statements Ia the
contrary, this game Will not he for the
championship uf the District. In the first
place, it would be u rank piece uf inius-
lice To suchl teams as the Canterburys,
0rients and Potomacs.
All of these teams have shown that they
can play fast ball, and any one of them
has a right To be considered in any cham
pionship contest before the team of the
Columbian University. The Canterbury
eleven is probably the strongest In the city,
with the exception "f that of the c. A. c;
Their relative merits can only he decided
on the battlefield Of the gridiron.
The Cantcrburys easily defeated the
strong eleven OF the Gailaudet College.
them down after = hard and bitter strug-
gle. The only drawback that confrOnIs
the Canterburys is that they 60 not belong
TO any regular club and consequently do
not demand the recognition that either the
Orients or the PotOmacs do.
FINAL LINE UP WILL BE MADE.
The varsity eleven viii meet in private
practice at Capitol Park this afternoon
for their last practice game. Reeve
Lewis, the coach Of The team, and Ewing
ockrcll, the captain, Win then select
the final line up of the team 1t has under
gone a wedding out process since its or
ganizaiion that has not done il any good
so far as the team work is concerned.
Needless to say the men cannot put up n
strong game until the line is definitely
settled, and the team has rea chcd a point
where they work in perfect harmony.
Not thstanding this drawt,a elk. the team
will not meet in practice again before the
game with the &. y. c., but will practice
the signals at the college.
The lineup OF the Columbias will be
the same as 1t was when they met the
Hampton Athletic Club on Saturday last.
The substitution OF Cotton Clarke as
captain. IN the place of Stewart johnson,
ment of the team. Clarke is not only a
much better player than johnson. but lie
has better head and can manage the men
Ia more advantage.
The linc-dp has not yet been definitely
decided. bat from present indicati,sss will
be about as follows:
c. a. c. Pos. Columbian. Pos.
d. McConville. ..r.g. Hicks. :. :. ..r.g.
Busey. ..Lg. TAYLOR. ..Lg.
Hexcox lit. d. Fugitt :. lit.
Walsh. E. e. :. lie. Baker. :. lie.
Wisner.. re. Bra wner re.
Hooker :. ..lh.b. Beard. ..Lh::b.
Clarke tCapt.,.. ..f.b. Weaver. ..f.b.
Scigier.. .g.b: Mills. :: .-q.D.
In case OF any changes the following
men viii bc substituted: Harlan in the
place of Johnson, Harris at right end, Doc
little at left tackle. Ganbrill at right
guard, Shus,er at left tackle, Cabrera at
left end, and Mcdonald at quarter buck.
The mana gers OF the Potomac and Orient
Athletic Clubs met last evening and COM
pleted arrangements for their game at
National Baseball Park on Thanksgiving
Day.
Each team has met with but one de-
feat this season-thc Potomacs losing TO
the Gallaudets' strong aggregation by
a close score. and the OrlcD,s falling be-
fore the Baltimore Athletic Club in Balti-
more las; Saturday, when they lined up
before the selected team which is to
play Lchigh on Thanksgiving.
Both teams have beenmaterially siren 9Th
eDed by the addition OF some of Wash
iOgrfpn'S hest fOpthlll talent. In the FORM
er game between these two teams neither
was able 10 score, surprising their many
friends by the splendid exhibition of good,
clean football which they put up.
1t has been decided TO call the game
promptly at noon, thereby enabling every
one 10 enjoy iheir Thanksgiving dinner.