The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17

These, though new balls and undressing
looking, in fact no different from any foot
ball in the shop windows, will each have a
history. Some of them will be marked
kicked by Fincke." This means that
the celebrated Yale quarterback has driven
the ball smartly with his foot, thus making
1t foot BAH souvenir A ball like this
ought to sell for s.. Others will be mark
ed Kicked by Smith," the quarterback
Of the Princetons. Balls marked kicked
by both Fincke and Smith" will bring
double price,
These balls will be in great demand by
amateur foot ball organizations, who re-
gard an old foot ball as a mascot and
grieve over its final wearing out. But a
still greater sum will be realized by SELL
ing them to the fair admirers of the foot
ball boys, the girls who stand on benches
in the rain and yell themselves hoarse to
encourage the hardy knights on to victory
or death.
Pictures of Church, Princeton's star
tackle, making one of his famous tackles,
will be sold at 81 each.
The sweaters worn by Murray, Thorne,
Murphy, Chamberlain and Mcfarland, all
good knights of the plg-skin, have been
secured and will prove a great attraction.
The foot ball deVotee has Of late taken UP
a new fad. 1t Is to furnish one corner OF
her room with foot ball trophies, and in
the midst of the decorations to pose in
foot ball costume. Her dress is a cast-on
sweater not at all renovated, but mads
very attractive by certain feminine ribbons.
il the sweater is for a Beef" Wheeler
she wears II just the same, though she be
as small as Marie Tempest. If for an
Arthur Poe she squeezes into It though
she be as large as Lillian RUSSELL 10
looks queer. but II is all right II you know
she is a foot ball faddist
The choicest table of all will be presided
over by matrons of stern Roman type.
This win be absolutely necessary from che
rush that will take place TO secure the
articles upon the table yet they are not
such great things to look at
In the autumn games such trophies were
secured as the big yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS worm by those Princetonians,
Johnny Baird, Al Kelly, Church and Poe,
and the blue Wolets or handkerchiefs car
ried by Murphy. Murray and Chamber
lain, OF Yale, Both the flowers and the
handkerchiefs were supposed to have
touched The lips OF these much worshipped
heroes, and they arc worth their weight
in gold. A chrysanthemum kissed by
Hinkey should bring several dollars A,
handkerchief upon which Gaily has rubbed
his prophetic nose ought TO be worth as
much.
The proceeds Of the fair may be devoted
TO the New York Kindergarten Associa-
tioD. an Institution in which Mrs. cieve-
land Is much interested ana Tor Wnlcn she
does a great deal of personal work every
winter.
A brilliant suggestion was made by a
member Of the Yale team, which was that
the funds be used towards the establish
ment Of a foot bah hospital, 10 be located
az Princeton Here wounded players, laid
up like Hincke for a long time with a bad
leg. could go TO recuperate, and desperate
cases could be carefully treated. The ex-
pense attending its foundation would be
more than the Football Association would
care 70 undertake alone, but aided with
funds from the fair II could be quickly
done. IL might be run in connection with
the Isabella Mecosh hospital, long under
discussion.
The young iadies Of the town have taken
up the project very enthusiastically and
win spare no efforts to make It a grand
success. The college boys have been inn
pressed with the idea and can be relied
upon 10 second every move Of the Fair
comittee. If Mrs. Cleveland lends her
favor grand carnival VIII do honor 10 the
finest foot ball teams ever turned out by
American colleges. the teams OF 96
Harry Germaine.
Cardinal Richard OF France has for
hidden the priests OF his diocese TO al
tend dramatic performances