Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-28
Omaha withdraws Her Claim.
FOOT BALL.


The arrangements for the big game to
take place Saturday at National Park be-
tween the Columbia Athletic Club and
Columbian University foot ball teams have
about been completed. The officials were
chosen last night by a committee consist
ing Of Louis Korn, manager Of the c. A. c.
team, and Manager Nichols Assistant Man.
ager Beatty and Granville Lewis. captain
of the team from Columbian University,
and the selections give entire satisfaction.
Lieut.. Stout of Fort Myer and Lieut.. Elem
ing Of the 4th Artillery will alternate as
umpire and referee, while r. ]. Beall, jr.,
of the C. A. c.. and Lieut.. White, United
States army, will act as Hnesmen: The
choice of the committee is heartily Endorsed
by both teams, and there will be no need
for a kick on any one of the officials as
being incompetent, as each one Of them
knows the foot ball alphabet from begin
ming TIC end. The game will be one of the
most important of the year in Washington,
and there Will certainly be no other to at
tract more local interest and attention. Play
will be started at 4:15, and the game will
consist of two halves of twenty minutes
duration.
Princeton scored but IL points against
the strong Elizabeth Athletic Club team
been played on a Primo eton field for many
years. Sensational plays, terrific tack
ling and tremendous smashes at the lines
were the order of the game. The Eliza
beth team Is the strongest one Princeton
will have to meet before the Yale game
The team is made up of old college players.
ard the surprise given the Tigers speaks
for the skill Of the men composing 1t. AL
though the ex-collegians plays were more
spectacular than Princeton's. the Tigers
at times played like demons, and nothing
In the way of foot ball team could have
withstood their terrific rushes when a gain
was most needed The Princeton center
during the rest of the season will in all
probability be Edwards instead of Booth.
Edwards replaced the latter in the second
half yesterday, and his play was So good
he will be kept there.
Other games yesterday were as follows:
At Brunswick, Me-Bowdoin. "a; New
Hampshire Agricultural College, o.
At Medford. Mass.-Tufts College, II;
Boston College, 4.
At Amherst-Wesleyan, IA; Amherst, o.
At Swathmore- 16; Johns
Hopkins. 0.
At Haverford, Pa.-Haverford, %; Rut-
gers. o.
The Columbia Athletic Club Juniors play
pal High School yesterday at Alexandria,
Va. The game was called at pm. The
E. H. s. kicked of: Columbia returned the
kick Columbia got the ball on downs and
made touchdown In less than three min
utes. Curtis failed to kick goal. leaving
the score to U. The features of the game
were the rms Of Walsh, Curtis and Rob-
erts. each being from twenty to forty
yards. Hexton played the best game for
the E. H S. The lineup was as follows:
EH.s Gao, Jr
Derby. Center. C. Waters (capt.)
Nelson (capt.).. r. Guard. Cloudy
Ross Tackle. Rouvet
Coche. Half......P. Roberts
W. Rhinehardt. .....R. end. .Lunsford
]. NJ. Rhinehardt. L. Guard......W. Waters
Johnson. ..........L. Tackle. .Hecox
Macgill. ............L- Half. .........H. Walsh
Hoxton. L. End. .McQuade
Quarterback......F. Waters
Macullock. Fullback .........B. Curtis
A scrub foot ball team has been organ
lied at the Central High School, and has
already given much valuable assistance to
the first team In the matter of practice
The weight of the team is one hundred and
thirty pounds. and it is proposed that games
with the scrub teams from the other High
Schools be arranged for. The team Is made
up of: Jesse Underwood. full back and cap
tain; Reigart and Saffold. right half back;
Arthur Devlin, left half back: Dickson.
quarter back: Wilson, right end; TindaIl.
left end; Ourand. left tackle: Church, right
tackle; Kelly, right guard; holland, left
guard, and Schlayer and Sherwood center.
BASE BALL NOTES.