Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-26
c. A. c. IN THE LEAD
Officers From Fort Monroe and Co.
lumbia Club.
TEAMS ARE CLOSELY MATCHED
Local Society Turns Out in Full
Force.
THE LINE UP OF THE MEN

THE LINE UP OF THE MEN
Thanksgiving day. as of old. was marked
by foot ball game. With the games Of
the big four over for the season. all the To-
cal interest centered in the contest between
the officers from Fort Monroe and the team
from the Columbia Athletic Club
The battle was waged on the grounds of
the home team. the old Van Ness Park
corner Of Nth and c streets
The time set for the beginning of the
struggl. was 2:So O'Clock but long be-
fo re that hour the grand stands and other
points Of vantage began to fill with peo-
pie, who were anxious to secure desirable
points o: view.
In other years the fight has generally
been between the Columbia Athletic Club
and Georgetown College. but the presence
of team this year made up of officers Of
the regular army appealed to the social
side Of Washington life. and brought ont
a set OF people who are not seen among
the regular spectators OF foot ball game.
Society turned out to a remarkable ex-
tent. and in the audience were to be Eeen
scores of people prominent In gay life.
The balcony OF the old Van Ness mansion,
commanding an excellent view of the field
was divided into boxes araoed with the
red and blue of the c. A c., and set apart
for the time being, for the use of specially
invited officers OF the regular army and
members Of the cabinet
1t was the third game this season be-
tween the two teams. The first game, in
this city. resulted in tie. The second was
played at Fort Monroe, and the Washing
ton team came out victorious by the score
of 6 to o.
On the record of the two games 1t can
be seen how closely matched the two teams
were, and this. of course, lent additional
interest to the contest this afternoon. The
soldiers. under the leadership of Capt.
Timberlake, himself a fast ball star of no
mean magnitude had come to do DIT die
They might fall-football players usually
do for that matter-but they would not
surrender. They we're determined to fight
1t out to the end, and came on with the
confidence that they had concealed up their
sleeves a trick or two calculated to upset
tie hopes of the local champions
the field was in perfect condition, albeit
little hard. 1t had been smoothed down
and raked to the last degree, making it
all right for running, but by no means
feather bed to fall upon.
The afternoon was a little warm for
sharp, snappy foot ball. but 1t could not
have been improved upon from the point of
view of the spectators. A brisk wind blew
steadily from the southwest into the faces
OF the spectators, who occupied the grand
stand on the north side of the field 1t
gave a decided advantage to the team
"hiSh "dS ~ ucicuu luS west goal.
Society Represented.
In the audience were large delegations of
army people. officers and their families.
from Fort Monroe. from Fort Myer, the
barracks. as well as from the local con-
tingent of army people.
The ladies were out In full force, hardly
man who brought one, but had two or
three others who looked to him for guild
through hA
girls were rather prodlgal in the wearing
Of big yellow chrysanthemums
Those who had the extra good luck Of
having on their biggest Eats with the wild
est tip-tilted brims could look square at
the field without wirking and blinking
The girl who knew all The fine points and
Who had witnessed lots Of games where
some Of the players were carried on the
field to death. were not scarce either. The
army girls who had the best acquaintance
with the men in the Fort Monroe team
we're not very sansuine that the soldier
Gen. and Mrs. Miles party just reached
the grounds when the army team began
to Timber up on the tennis field. The men,
ance with Mrs. and Miss Miles, as well
as the general of the army. made a grand
rush to pay their respects to their chief.
The Miles party had seats to watch the
game on the balcony of the mansion.
The army boys we're heroes with their
friends on the stands. and those who were
SO fortunate as to know a man among
them. soon had him bowling to each mem
Der of their party.
Among the earliest to get good places on
the stand were Major Parker. Capt. and
Mrs. Kuhn. Lieut. and Mrs. Chamberlin.
Admiral Jouett, Miss Andrade, DR.. An
drade, Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Curtis, DR.. and
Mrs. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane, Rev.
DR.. McKim
The Line Up.
The two teams lined I'D in the following
order:
Fort Monroe-Roberts. right end; Long,
right tackle; Haskell. right guard; Watson,
center; Perry. left guard: Harris, left
tackle; Hall, left end; Horn. quarter back;
Undertake. full back: Shipton, right half;
Cannon, left half. ubstitutes-Ruckman,
Bagby, Rissar.
right tackle; McConville. right guard; I'm
derwood, center; Dickinson. left guard;
Wells. left tackle; Humphreys. left end:
Parson, quarter back; Leet. full back;
stitutes-Walsh, Sc unders, Maupin, Rollins
Hecox. A. McConville.
On the Field.
OF the two teams the army boys were
quite little the heavier, and this they
found of great assistance to them in the
contest. The general impression was that
the Columbia Athletic Club would excel in
team playing and old foot ball men
prophesied that when they got the ball
they would manage to get through Cor
some brilliant gains.
The c. A C.'s were the first to put in an
appearance. They came onto the field az
20 O'Clock. and began passing and kicking
for general warming up.
The officials chosen for the game were
Mr.. T. N McCauley. jr..of the Naval Acad-
envy, and Dr.. G. r. Church of Princeton.
with the understanding that they were to
alternate as referee and umpire The az
pointments gave general satisfaction to
both factions. for the two men know foot
ball from the alphabet up. and could be
relied upon to enforce the rules strictly
and impartially.
Game Begun.
Game was called at 2:45 O'Clock. C. A. e.
won the toss and took the east goal. CIV
ing the army the ball