The morning times., 1896-11-09

beginning today the Columbia Athletic
football men will buckle down to hard
praetrce, sea las not teen Lad inns
season.
The Winged Arrow kickers fully realize
-ua. tiIv .....le he-.t sau.iday with 'he
.idmpIon team is going 10 Le the haracs'
Al .lU OF tine year. L vice have the 70
.lumbia men gone down to odefeat In games
..il., inc so@,.-..Eeis, ana .ie stihe h'.s
aroused a determination to YIN the satur
days battle If II Is Eossipllity.
4 lwen. r-use men nave gone ~ tne traih-
.us tau.e, md although une team mas not
| been definitely selected 1t is pretty wen
.I,,,.,u a. ,,,.,. =. men .'i.i MAKE l"e ticNeh.
The nterclass games OF Georgetown Col
| .ege m1.I,ll were intefrupsed rS ebe iisiu
and track meet, will be resumed on next
Wednesday,, when "a VIII meet lSoo.
llese saiIies arc aIous:nS sfraU enthusi-
assn In the college, us it Is matter of
uoupt as 10 Which Is the stronger.
The game which was 10 have come off
Saturday between Columbian College and
st. Johns College, at Annapolis, was cam
, c!ieu ii tiie i..sl moment. ne Inanaesr
OF the Columbian team dId not receive the
telegram cancelling the game until all
..ie ,eaiu wiis tne uepou awaitins lue
train. Mo- reason for this action was
given.
Ihc schedule of the inter-high school
|. championship games has not been definitely
arranged as yet, but will be at near
meeting or the various team representa-
uves.
IN LOCAL CIRCLES.
The past-week has been the most i'm
portant and interesting Of the local foot
ball season. Three games OF note have
been played, two OF them in the city. The
contests Tor the lntercity championship be-
tween Columbia Athletic Club ana the
Maryland Alnletic CiuD of Baltimore have
aroused great interest, and from the re.
suits II would seem that Washington is
sure OF the championship. On Tuesday
tie Columbia men went 10 Baltimore with
patched UP and crippled team, but sue
cceucd IN dyinS Tile Oriole kickers tie
game. on Saturday the return game at
Columbia FIELD showed very conclusiveiy
that the full strength of the {. \. L.
team completely outclasSed the Baltimore
kIckerS Tie third game has not yet been
arrdiIged and there Is some doubt whether
the Baltimore team desires to play again.
But they claim that their team was
weakened by the absence of several good
players, they may possibly want a liiIrd
tri3l. The Columbia men have no DOUBT
that another victory VIII be scored by
their team IN case the game Is played
The game between GallauGet and the
unlversity of Pennsylvania Reserves was
a closely played one and II demonstrated
that the team of silent men is equal 10
any N the District. Their team work
has improved wonderfully III the past few
weeks aud the game they put up was one
OF the hard aggressive sort which wins.
Their interference is the best seen on the
local gridirun this year. The game which
H. beng arranged between their team and
the most stubbornly contested of any be-
tween local teams. 1t is generally con-
sidered that the teams are pretty evenly
matched, and as the winner will have the
right 10 CLAIM the college championship
of the District, the game is sure To be a
hot one.
PRINCETON AND HARVARD.
The first great football battle of the
year was fought out on Saturday be-
tween the Princeton Tigers and Harvard
aud today there is supreme joy IN Old
Nassau, while the gloom OF defeat hangs
like a pail over the vanquished athletes
of fair Harvard. The game was Il memoir
able one, and though the crimson lost there
was no disgrace in defeat. The game they
put up far exceeded the expectations uf
their most enthusiastic supporters, for the
team was weakened by injuries of the best
men. 1t was a splendid exhibition of
pluck against superb team work, and the
latter Won, as is nearly always the case.
The contest was particularly clev er one,
and although number of men were rcslightly
Inquired, there was no unnecessary rough
ness. 1t was Just the sort of scientific
football which helps to improve the STAN
dard Of the game in the estimation OF
the general public, and also goes to show
that the changes in the rules are proving
just what was claimed for them.
Princeton played the better game and
won on her merits. The superb punting
Of Baird demonstrated the great value of
a good kicking fuliback, a md IN having such
a valuable man Princeton is more fortunate
than any of the other big colleges. Brown,
llarvard'S fullback, was considered about
on par with Baird, but the Princeton inan
easily demonstrated his superiority.
Princeton has magnificent team. Her
system OF interference is almost perfect and
the men work together like the parts of
gigantic machine. In the great annual
game with Yale on the 2lst, there will
be a battle such as has not en- seen for
Years. The Tigers Will strain every nerve
to wrest the championship from Old Eli,
While to their desperate efforts will be
opposed the stubborn must VIM spirit
which has so frequently carried the blue
to victory in past years. The contest will
he a battle royal.
PENNSY WAKES UP.
Pennsylvania seems to have at last been
awakened from her trance for the game
She put up against the Carlisle Indians
on Saturday was simply superb. The
result was surprise to the whole football
world, as the splendid games the Indians
have been playing created Il general feel
ing that the Quakers We're in danger Of
defeat. Pennsy's line was like a stone
wall before the assaults of the Inuian n backs.
and her offensive Work was far and away
the best or The year. AT the close OF The
game there occurred one OF those dcs-
perate hcries Of plays which go to make
football history for future generations.
For three downs the Red Men could not
advance the ball the Necessary six inches
for the coveted touchdown, and Pennsy's
supporters Went frantic over their mag
nificent defense.
Yale had plenty to do in holding down
the Brown eleven, which at one time was
ahead by the score of6-4. Yalcs defensive
work seems to lack strength, as sh. has
been scored against frequently this wear.
There must be a big Improvement during
the twn weeks before the Princeton game
II the wearers Of the blue expect to whip
the Tigers.
BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
Some New Rules Adopted for the
Present Season.