Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-25
WON BY COLUMBIAN
The Foot Ball Match With the AL
Washington Team.
STUDENTS SCORED In BOTH HALVES
Spectators Shwered in a Cold
Northwest Wind.
FREE FROM ROUGH PLAY


Things have come about in this city so
that Christmas. like Thanksgiving Day. is
| rever quite complete without a foot bali
| game.
The game today was played Columbia
| field. at the corner of 18th and c streets
| and WAS between the tee m from the Column
bian University and one composed of all
| Washington players The latter team was
| made up almost entirely of the members
| of the Columbia Athletic Club but owing
| TO the fact that the gene did not receive
| the sanction of the directors of the club
| until after the tickets had been issued and
| all arrangements made, they played the
all-Washington team today. With the eN-
| ception of three or four players it was the
/ same eleven that administered such a
| crushing defeat to the Fort Monroe team in
| this city Thanksgiving Day. Columbian
| won by score of L. to o.
1t was pretty cold Cn the field today and
| a strong northwest wind blew steadily,
| giving no small advantage to the team that
| had the west goal to defend. Although the
ground had been rolled and raked, putting
| 1t in as good condition as possible it was
| about as hard as a well-baked brick and
| TO fall heavily upon il at the bottom of a
| plie OF struggling players was anything but
| santa Claus dream of Christmas comfort
| The true foot ball player is not to be de-
| TERED by little matter like that, how
! ever and from his point of view the day
/
| 1t was another matter. quite for the
| spectators and they sat and shvered. with
strcng wind upon their backs. which is
| more than likely to leave an aftermath I'm
| the form of colds and the seeds of pneu-
| monia- Still. there was a fair-sized atten-
! dance, and as the audience was composed
| entirely of foot ball cranks all the good
| plays were appreciated and generously ap-
| plauded. In the gathering that occupied
| the berches on the north side of the field
| were number of young ladies who bum
| ma l...l
| every play with the greatest interest Time
was When the fair sex were supposed to be
Ignorant OF the beauties of foot ball. but
| that time has long since past, and now
| The ladies are as enthusiastic over the
| game as college students. and appreciate
| all Its fine points ana the clever tricks.
| At conference just before the game
| 1t was decided to play two twenty-five-min-
ute halves. Reeve Lewis was chosen ref
cree and AL. Leete umpire, and Charles
| Cl2rk ana a. Holdernes5 liresnen
The Line-Up.
The lineup of the teams was as follows:
All-Washington. Position. Columbian
| Curtis. Right end. .......C Fugitt
McGowan.. ..... Right tackle. Lewis
u: McConville. Right guard. Cummings
A. McConville.. Left guard. Anthony
Hicox; tackle....-...... .Loucks
| Parsons. Quarter back. BeaIl
| Maupin.. Right half back. Beard
| Hooker Left half back....,D. Fugitt
w aiSn...--. ull back............N W eaNer
| All-Washington won the toss, and chose
the west goal, with the wind at their backs
| Columbian kicked off and the bali was re-
| turned. Humphrey got the ball i'm the CEN
| ter of the field and made a good ten-yard
gain through the center. followed by
| other by Hooker. A few seconds later
Humphrey followed up with another good
| gain; Maupin also made five yards. and a
| flying tandem was tried, but with only fair
| success. Bucking the center carried the
ball dangerously near the Columbian goal.
when the university got the ball on four
| downs
BY good rush line work they made good
| gain.
Two runs by Fugitt ard Cast carried the
| ball well into All-Washington territory.
| amid cheering from the contingent of stu
| dents from the university. Weaver bucked
| the center for five yards, and Cast went
| around the left end for five yards.
| C. FuGitt Scored a Touchdown.
| c. Fugitt, aided by good Interference.
made a splendid run for twenty-five yards
around the right end for the frs touch.
| down of the game. 1t a difficult, wide
| angle goal to kick. but ID. Fugftt tried 1t
| with eminent success.
| Score-Coll mbian, 6; All-Washington. q.
| Columbian got the bail after the kick
| off and after gaining a couple of yards by
SUPER r rush line work. Beard carried the
| ball to the center of the field. The pigskin
| was given to c. FCgitt on triple pass and
| he carried it the whole length of the field
| to All-Washington's line, but the touch
L
| interference. 1t was Columbian's ball on
| the opponents ten-yard line, but blocked
| kick sent 1t back to the forty-yard line.
| The ball passed to Cast, who, by a
| good ruE around the left got behind the
| All-Washington goal, but the touchdown
was not allowed on the ground OF unfair
| holding.
| Play now being about the center of the
| field for awhile. Columbian got the ball
| and Lewis carried it through the center
| for ten yards Time was called for the
| first half, with the ball in Columbian's
| possession on Al-Washington's forty-flve-
yard line. So far the game was remark
| ably free from rough play, and no one was
compelled to quit on account of injuries.
| Score at the end of the first half: Co.
lumbar University, 6; All-washington, o.
| Colunbfa Scored Again.
| Play for the second half was called at
1:1O o'clock.
Maupin retired In favor of Lunsford. ALI
Washington kicked off and Columbian got
/ the ball. An attempt to break the center
| failed, but on the second trial Beard made
five yards. Several attempts at the line
resulted in small gains for Columbian,
bringing the ball on to Columbians forty
yard line.
There was some lively scrapping at this
point, but good interference on the part of
| three policemen prevented any serious dam
\ age. Columbian forced the ball to within
ten yards of the center, when u. FuSitt
made another good run for fifteen yards.
| Lunsford retires in favor of De Silver
Lewis followed up Fugitts run with an
other run of twenty yards. carrying the
ball well into All-Washington's territory.
| Another gain of five yards was made. Sue
| cessive rushes carried the ball to within
| ten yards of All-Washington's goal, and c.
Fugitt carried the ball to within few feet
| Of the line.
The All-Washington team presented
| stone wall front, however, and II took
three downs to put IL over. Werner making
the touchdown. d. Fugitt kicked the goal.
Score: Columbian University, II; All
Washington, 0.
| All-weshine.ton kicked of, and Lewis
caught the ball on Columbian's thirty-yard
| line. Another kick by Columbian carried
1t back to center. Successive runs carried
the ball to Coumbian's thirty-five-yard
line. and another run by Parsons carried IL
to Columbians twenty-yard line. Hooker.
| by good Interference. was enabled to carry
the ball within eight yards of ColumbiaD's
goal