The morning times., 1896-09-13
DOingS of Amateurs in Gym
naSium and Afield.
FOOTBALL SEASON NEXT
League of Kickers Impracticable-
Association Game In Demand
Pennsy's Team at WOrk-Werers'
Wonderful wOrk-Athletic Meet
Com nittee.

| IL udS iDlS siUCt DttIl iOuHl
TO successfully carry out league ideas /
football, mainly for the reason that tn
| season IN which the game can be piaye
! is a short one, and with five or six, o
| even only four teams in the league,
| would be ain ost impossible to play Ou
| a well regulated schedule Of games.
In addition to these games the team
| would want to play with visiting clubs
| college and athletic, and the players OF {
| league team could scarcely lie eXpecte,
! to play 20 much and SO frequently.
That there will be football teams in thi
city this season there is every Hkeliho Cd
and there will be plenty OF football, TIE
popularity OF which has by no means
decreased. Columbia College and KendaI
will have strong teams, and the Winged
Arrow will this year have one OF the
strongest ''elevens'' it has ever had, and
in its makeup there will he several rowing
men who will add strength and weight
to whatever positions they may succeed
in making"
Canterbury and Eastern and Washington
Athletic clubs Will have teams. II is not
yet positively decided whether Georgetown
varsity viii have a team. 1t is IN
doubtedly strong in material nd it Il team
is organized it will, under the rule gen.
erany adopted by colleges, play games
only with college elevens.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
There is Considerable demand for the
style OF football known as the "assOcia-
ton" game, which, in contra distinction
to the Rugby game, is an open one, full OF
free kicking and running and less Of the
mass pla yIDg, which. to very many spec
tdtors or Il game, is like SO much Greek.
Rugby Is, or course, scientific and very
exciting, but many persons want game
OF less Intricacy and still lively enough to
be exciting ana containing Il II the elements
OF uncertainty Lesides the necessary in
gradients of skill and courage, and these
they can find in the association" game.
y meeting of players Will be called
shortly to consider the feasibility Of form
ing teams to play the game.
PENNSY'S CANDIDATES WORKING.
The writer is in receipt OF comm unica-
tions from several OF the candidates who
hope TO make The big "PeEnsy' Varsity
football team and who, to the number
OF some twenty old, are now pleasantly
quartcred at NecoX Inn, Long Island,
where they are taking daily hard practice,
in which there is little else but work for
the season approaches when the team viii
be called upon to defend its colors and,
II possible, gain new larrels.
In another week the men will line up
In teams and then the real test will come
and with IL the wedding out process.
1t is thought the team will scarcely be
as strong as that OF the seasons OF 81 and
80, and the loss OF the invincible Brooke
and the great Bull and williams and
Waggenhurst will be keenly felt Not
withstanding these losses. the men feel
that the team will be strong enough 10
defeat both Yale and Harvard II games
can be arranged with them.
The tea III viii leave the Inn on the Gath
inst, and will play its first game on the
2sth inst. at Franklin field.
His many friends here will be glad to
learn that Sam Boyle, whose coaching was
SO valuable to the {. A. c. crews in the
recent regatta, Is in prime condition and
one OF the sure men for his old position on
the team, which was SO very successful
last season. He Is very heavy now. but
Will, when he reduces. be faster than last
year. he is heavier and stronger because
OF his crew training and should make a
much stronger pla yer
a II the men are gaining their wind and
losing weight apidly and get down he field
very fast, particularly Colbert and Byron
who IL played would give
III the opinion ot many, pair of
star end rushes.
Brooke Will shortly take hold OF Minds,
" no is promising candidate for rull-back.
II the latter will learn to kick as well as
VIII I'LL Wudt is uOW al very
weak place on the team.
II is quite probable that the team will
be seen here in game during the season.
WEFERs' WONDERFUL WORK
Bernard j. werers of fGeorgetown VARSITY
and OF the New York Athletic Club. the
champion sprinter OF the world, is CON
SANITY winning new laurcls and greater
fame, and his ability to annihilate space
ind time is seemingly without end. Not
content to hold worlds records for the 100
and 200 yard dashes. he Topped off the fac
.iunal second last Monday. and now holds
The worlds record Tor 900 yards at II |
seconds, fiat, a remarkable ACHE vement !
lad it been accomplished in fair weather |
md on a dry track, but doing it as lie did |
IN a driving rain and on a soggy track the |
eat is nothing short OF phenomenal. He |
ias strength and reach, and wind and |
ibiIity to fulfili the prophecy Of his friends |
hat he will, ere another year, hold also |
Ill the records Tor the runs from the half |
mile down.
With all his success, he is still the same |
quiet, modest and unassuming young fel- |
ow that he was when he first appeared |
IN the cinder path two years ago in New |
England. He will have rousing welcome |
ana reception accorded him when he re- |
urns to Georgetown next week.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The weather continues too warm to |
think OF opening the gymnasium classes at |
the Columbia Athletic Club next week, as |
Prof. Crossley hoped to do. He will now |
levote his entire attention to the prac- |
ice and preparation of the club athletes |
IT Columbia Field for the fall open games |
% be given on October 10. The club is
strong in material in nearly all |
he events of such a meet, especially so
II SprinterS and short distance runners.
While ava on his trip to New York with
dam johnson and Cabrera, Prof Crossley
lad practical demonstrations galore with
he discus, and the heavy-weights OF |
he club will take up practice with 1t at
nee, and the October games here will see
{ used for the firs time south of Gotham.
Adam Johnson Is still away and willtake
art in all the open games, including those
4 the New York Athletics on the 26th
nst., and either the Knickerbocker's at
lew York on the 18th or the Pennsylvania
,ailroad Y. NJ. c. A. games at Philadel-
hia on the same date. He has already
.arbed the knack of throwing the discus
nd is doing well with the new game.
On account of absence from the city
uring the past week Of two OF the can
idates for the relay team, the final trials
we're postponed until Wednesday next at
Field. The four winners of places
'ill represent the club in the relay race
t the Y. NJ. c. A. games at Philadel phia
u Saturday next. Those who will make
he trials are: Cabrera, Daily, Spear, Ma
EZRA, Franz, and Hough.
Glasses in gymnastics and acrobatics vii,
egin on October and they promise to be
lrger than ever before.
1t has not been definitely settled what
vents will be selected to make up the
ard at the open games. This will be done
uring the coming week.
The juniors are getting in shape in the