Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-28
ON THE GRID|RON
Close and Exciting Games Of Foot
Ball Today,
C. 4. c. AND COLUMBIA
Orients and GalIaudets Victori GUS
at National Park.
CON- SITS IN DETAIL


The big foot ball game between the Co
| lumbia Athletic Club and the team from
| the Columbis n University drew a large and
enthusiastic crowd to Capitol Park this at
ternoon. The adherents Of the two teams
were out in force, armed with big horns
and other instruments of torture with
which to make the wclkin ring. The two
teams were literally supper ted, and cheer
ing and horn blowing were the order of the
day
Preparations were made for the accom-
moda ton of big crowd, but the competi-
ton of the games at the Base Ball Park
served to keep .he Numbers down some
what. A temporary grand stand was erect
ed by the side lines en- the west side of
the grounds, and this commanded an eX-
cellent view of the game 1t was well fill
ed long before play was started for the
first half.
Two o'clock was the hour set for starting
the game, on. by / o'clock the points of
vantage around the field began to ill up.
so that the scenes of years past were all
repeated.
1t was superb afternoon for a foot ball
game. a little too warm for the players.
perhaps, but that made 1t all the more
comfortable for the spectators. The blue
and red of the Columbia Athletic Club fol-
lowers and the blue and yellow of the uni
vers:ty crowd were very much in evidence,
and by the time the game started there
were a couple of thousand people on the
grounds. Before the game began there
was considerable discussion of the merits
of the two teams The general opinion
seemed to be that they were pretty evenly
matched, and that it was others game
Teams Arrive.
The c. A. C. eleven was the first to put
in an appearance. They drove into the
grounds from the southeast gate in a herdic,
and when they ran out on to the field for
the preliminary practice work they receiv-
ed liberal amount of applause from their
hackers. They showed themselves a spry
and active set of fellows but hardly up to
weight.
The officials of the game were as follows:
Referee, Bob Church. tine cid Princeton
man; umpire, AL. Leet; lnemen, Grant Bur-
rows and Ormsby McCammon.
drag entered the field, with the university
team On board. They were given an even
warmer welcome than their opponents.
The Line Up.
After little time spent in tumbling and
kicking the ball they we're ready for the
fray. The two teams lined up as follows:
C. A. C. Positions. c. L.
Walsh ............Left end: ......Waggaman.
IIecox,..........Left tackle. I'D. Fugitt
Underwood. ........ Center. johnson
D. McConville. Right guard. Cummings
MCGOWAN. ..... Right tackle. 800. Gambreli
Wisner. .......... Right end..........C. Fugitt
hocker. Left hall. Beard
Maupin. Right half. .Cockrille
Clark. Full back. Weaver
Parscn.... Quarter back. Mcdonald
Capt. Clark of the Z. A. c. won on the toss
the sun at their back. The university got
the ball and play was started at I'D.
Sharp Playing.
Columbian punted the ball down the
field for thirty yards, but the ground was
quickly made up by a good run around the
left end by Weisiner University got the
ball on tumble in the middle of the field
and gained sixteen yards through the line.
Z. a. {. got the pali on their thirty-fve-
yard line and by good short runs advanced
it to the middle of the field.
Maupin made ten-yard gain through
the line. He was hurt in scrmmage, but
was able to resume play. AT this stage
WagSaman played brilliant game for the
collegians. and was through on every play.
Columbian got the ball on four downs.
center of the field, until Mcdonald got the
ball on tumble and made run of fifteen
yards about the left end.
A series of punting followed, ending with
the ball in c. A. C.'S possession on their
1J-yard line.
Three downs were followed by kick to
center. Mcdonald got the ball. So far the
ball was in c. A. C.s territory. Then
Hooker went through the University line
after tumble and got the pigskin, and
some sharp play followed on University
grounds.
A number of short runs followed and =
A. c. was given five yards for on-side play.
Hooker again got the ball, on a tumble,
within ten yards of the University goal, but
c. \. c. lost the ball on four downs within
a couple of yards of the inc.
c. A. c. Scores.
A few minutes before 3 O'Clock Clark was
pushed over the line for touchdown for
c. A. c.: tried for goal; failed. Score: C. A
c., /; Columbian University, q.