The morning times., 1896-11-23
COLLEGE FOOTBALL DONE.
Season for this Year Virtually Ended
on Saturday.
FEW THANKSGIVING GAMES
One of Greatest Local Interest Is
That Between Army Officers ard
the. Columbia Athletic Club-CO-
Iumbian and Gallandet to settle
the District Championship.

The intercollegiate football season OF '96
is now Il matter of history. The big col
lege games or Saturday virtually brought it
to an end. although there are one or two
games of interest yet To Ee played, the
principal oil (which are the BrownCarlisle
and Pennsylva mia Cornell games ON Thanks
giving Day.
The Yalc-princeton game was a rem ark
able one in many respects, but chiefly be-
cause OF the Tigers splendid victory after
three straight years Of defeats. IL was
not the weakness Of Yale which lost them
the game. but rather the invincibIe team
work of the Tigers which Won Princeton
had a grand team. Her line was simply
"A stone wall against Tie rushers vi the
blue. while her backs never failed to make
gains. Added to the great team work was
the perfect physical condition Of her men
due in Il great measure to the careful and
reasonable training during the entire season.
Yale was simply outclassed. Her sup
pOrters and cUaciIes, in TACT the entIre
team, acknowledged this fact, and gave
| manly and generous praise to their vic
tOrious rivals. The game was clean,
straight one, and absolutely free from the
Objectionable features which have some
times marred contests between the colleges
in the past. "a.
A wAsHINGToN BOY.
Washington has at least reflected share
in Princeton's glory. VIII Church, Prince
toms star taekle,is n Washington boy, hav-
ing learned the game on the local grid
iron. His work in Saturdays game WAS
simply great, for time and again he broke
through, downing the Yale backs without
gain.
The game at Philadelphia was a surprise
to more than one football prophet. 1t
ha d come to ne only n question OF the size
or Pennsylvania score against Harvard,
with scarceiy-a thought Of Pennsy's de
feat Their bare victory was general
surprise in the football world.
Nov that the big college games are over
the interest in local football circles will
be confined to the games OF Thanksgiving
Day to he pla yed in this city. or course,
the principal event Will he the game be-
tween the Columbia Athletic Club and the
Army team from Fortress Monroe. This
Will be OF Very considerable social as well
as sporting Importance. Prominent indi-
viduals in official life have accepted in
vitatlOns to occupy boxes at Columbia Field
To witness the game. especially those CON
nected with the War Department. Army cir
cles Will undoubtedl give their whole
support to the athletic officers. and as the
Army is SO important Il factor in Washing
tons social life the gathering at the gam.
Will be Il brilliant and representative one.
With respect To the relative strength
of the c. \. C.-Army teams, Il CUmparisO sOh
Of their previous games will give the best
Indication. Early in the season the teams
met, and after an exciting struggle the
result was a tie Of 1910. y second game
resulted in a victory for the {. \. c.
team by one to uchdown, which was
somewhat i'll the nature Of fluke. So
it Will be Seen that the teams are very
evenly matched. Both have been max
ing very careful preparations for the
match, and patrons of the game will be
sure TO see close and exciting struggle
when the teams line up at 80 o'ciock
on Thanksgiving afternoon.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.
The game between Columbian College
and Galiaudet on Thanksgiving Afternoon
is the other big event for that day. This
game is arousing the kcenest interest in
local collegiate circles, for ON its outcome
rests the District collegiate championship.
The teams are so evenly matched in weight
and team work that t wo uld be The mcrrst
surmise to attempt To name the winner
in the approaching co ntest.
Columbian has had fewer games than
Gallaudet but on the other hand, G Columbian
has run up much larger scores against the
same teams than has Gallaudet in her
games. 1t will undoubtedly be battle
royal from start to finish.
The game will be played on Kendall
Green. and ample accommodations have
been made for a big attendance. II will
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