The evening times., 1897-12-25
FOOTBALL THEEXCHANGE
Produce Brokers Pass an Hour in
Various Games.
Pelted Each Other With Sample
Bags of Grain and Smashed
Several Silk Hats.

New York, Dec. 25.-Dull care was ban
| of the Produce Exchange, and the brol;crs
| remembering younger days, passed an no II
| I'm merry sport. There were football with
| three balls and many silk hats, ba ;ehall,
| the game Of wheat bag, and rushing and
| tackling enough e. excite even sworn sna-
| mics of the gridtron.
Opposition to skvlar '>ing and nth'r nigh
| jiiiSs. as the traders called them, among he
board or governors did not show itself at
any time. Christmas comes but once year,
and winners and los srs in the game of spec
ulation forgot that they were grown Ips ln,l
let themselves loose. Just like the bulls and
bears that they are.
The excitement was not confined 20 the
Produce Exchange, for on the floors OF
both the Consolidated aud Stool; Exch1nscs
nerry "hristr:as spirit WAS manifest. IN
sact, a profran of exercises was pr med
and given out in Wall street, ~ that e.
fore IooD the gallery uf the Stock Ea-
change was t6rorged with men and v,,in-
en-. The prorram called for long list
OF turns" as a variei actor would Say,
beginning with a march to the 10 ,triin
W j" hTsi ''I anu
merry Christmas.
Then there was an opening grand IN ,rch
by bulls aud bears Heating of the lambs
grand walking match 10y hears, pathetic
song. Long on y. l.. at 80" by the ;u-
thors of what VIII He Do With t.
funeral march and ,Iirge by th.. arm, Of
strictly Commission Brokers' the /; ir
being. Where, Oh. Where, Is the lear
d.,
program was not carried out in Ii,,,- Al
sense, but there was plenty of SIX lark
ing, and twent y-seven men carried broken
hats honre, thankful that their heads We're
still intact.
But tn, leaders of sport We're at the Prod
uce Exchange, and from 1870 clock Until
3 the floor IL man from the co niry
would have passed for the reception room
of I"treat for the Violently insane. The
game %! football started the whiriing
scene. and soon The air was filled with
flying missiles. The captains OF the two
elevens were Walter Beavan and James
G. Marshall.
The players, who alternated from one
side TO tile other. wher ever they could find
an opponent To tackle, were Prince Chg
gett. Thomas j. O"NeiIl, Thomas RicaIuD,
Alfred WEmartb, Dennis Callahan. Fred
Teller, NJ. Lehman. Arthur kingsbury,
Horace and Thomas Young. Augustus Mas
sar, Harry Day. Daniel Dixon, William
Knight. Glenville Perrin, Fred II. An
drews. William Lunham, H. u. McCord,
Walter Moore and Frank Bernard.
Others who started as spectators did ret
remain passive nure than eight seconds
and soon every one rushed for the ball
Those who could not get 1t seized sample
bags "f Ira'n and pelted each other with
them. Mr.. Reavan was Distinguishing hir,-
selfasa = Netera II rusher and kicker, AMI was
drawing appla use from the gallery, when
he was suddenly ackled by dozen en- -ions
friends. There was a sudden whirIing If
arms a nG le"s, and in tIice the erst willie
hero v as buried from sight. When he a ne
to the surface he had a sprained wrist and
tattered garments. but his face wore -ts
usual smile, and he sta yed in the game"
until the finish.
Brokers on the stock exchange celebrated
the return Of prosperity by presen. .ilg
Christmas presents to the .I1o ernplo-. $.
amounting to $G,1O0. This was dis
tributed pro rata. according to salaries.
The gifts last year amounted to $4,000.
Employees OF banks also receired gifts, / Id
soon after the close of business the 10 yn-
town cafes were merry with Ylle.ide
cheer. Altogether the day before Christo,as
was meriier enc than the street has seen
for several wears