The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-05

In anticipation of Saturdays game With
tie strong Maryland Athletic Club foot
han team at National PARK, the Columbia
Athletes put in one of the hardest days
practice of the season at Columbia Field
Yesterday Afternoon. There was dash
and vim a,,out the mems work which has
heretofore been lacking.
Now that the Thank sgiving Day game
with Columbian University Is an assured
thing. the men have awakened to the fact
thai there must he some good, hard wnrk
dom. het ween now and the date of the big
contest Capt Wells has succeeded In
inlpressing these facts upon the MINDS oi
the nlayers IL. the way he desired, and yes
ter,iay's GOOD work indicates that the can
did les for the team realize that they,
have no ss,ft thing, either in the Thanks
giving game or in THOSE which VIII occur iii
the interval.
While Capt Wells is reasonably sure
that his team Will take the MarylandeTs
into ra;nptomorrow heis not banking on IL
IS a sure thing. Many of those supposed
.-uo,l things on the giidiron have eon"
MOI totou.sderrateth he Observation-Disclosures.
They area strong. heavy lot OF piay ers, ana
though they were beaten by tthec-ui
Columbia team on election day, they may
spring 4 surprise this time.
The miserable condition OF TIE Ileld IN
Baltimore made good football out oil the
question, and II may be that the Maryldud
,,layers are not good mud horses Capt
Wells iutctas 10 gave most Of the men
chance 20 play IA tuEI6rrow' S contest. TIE
team which Will line up at the start VIII
he somewhat different from the Ciie which
cant. Wells intends to put out On Thanks
-.ivin. Day.
Instead of Parsons at quarter, Hooker
will very probably be seen there. Parsons
Nrrached shoulder is much worse IN
Jury than it appeared to be at FIRST, ana
his physician has forbidden him TO play TO-
at lea II two or three weeks. This puts hiln
out of toInorrow's game, and IL VIII very
probably prevent his pla wing in the big
Knickrrlncker Athletic Club game Week
from saturday. In fact, he may not Ue
able To get into the game much before
the THANK SOWING Day contest. lie viii
have Ia isrse the bad shoulder carefully
if he plays within three weeks.
Hooker should fill the position very
cre,iii ably as In. is familiar with the place.
He PLAYED it very well in the second hall
OF TUESDAYS game nd no doubt tho practice
ie hac had since then will improve his
work greatly
Local followers nf the game will he dc
lighted IT, learn that Mike Underwood
has donu.i a suit gain and will resume has
old place at center. Underwood is un
douig-.liy the best man at the position in
re Gsy, ant he VIII he tremendous an
dition 80 Colnmbia's streng 9Th ON The
line. lie has PLAYED center Tor three years
PAST aud knows the game from \ To Il.
lie will also be- a great gain ia the team :
tacklii.g strength, as he is one of the
| qcicke>; men 10 get down the field OF any
! on the eleven.
DtU6ir~on Will very probably resume
his oid-fimc place at guard. He is VIII T.
out an equai III that position. not with
standing tie fact that he has long passed
the age VIII "a men are suppose ed To qui,
The garIe. The backs from Row Oh Wi:
! probably he Reeve Lewis, Maupn an'!
| Dyer. With the improvement ia team
work which VIII surely come with pra''
lice, Capt. Wells expects that his teaIG
viii fully uphold the prestige gained is
many a hardl-foaght latte in past year>