The times., 1897-09-26
WORK ON THE GR|D|R0NS
Local Teams Shaping Up for the
Seasons Battles.
C. A. C. ELEVEN'S GOOD START
Crack Players OF Last Year Nearly
All In Line-Practice Has Been
Going ON for Two Weeks ks-Co-
iumbian University VIII Have
Strong Team

With the waning or the baseball season
and the coming Of the days when Jack
Frost holds sway the local athletes are
settling down to real hard work on the
District gridirons Not for years has the
football outlook for Washington been 50
promising as nov. On every side signs Of
activity are seen among the enthusiastic
followers or the game of the pigskin, and
innumerable teams are being formed in
all sections of the city.
The only blot on the glorious prospects
Of the game is tile continued retirement OF
the Georgetown University team from the
fieId of action. Not since that fateful year
when young Balm met his death on the
gridiron has the famous old college been
represented IN the field; and this season
VIII see no change. The college VIII con-
fine ITSELF entirely To interclass games.
But even without the presence of George
town goodly array OF talent VIII turn out
to represent the District. The Columbia
Athletic Club, Columbian College, Kendall
Green and the officers at Fort Monroe
VIII have the principal teams OF the season
I he Eastern, Wes tern, Central, and
Business High Schools Will make a big
show in the game, but the teams repre-
sentins these schools will, for the most
part, confIne themselves To inter-sChoOl
games, aud Will not tackle any OF the
outside elevens.
The c. A c. teani is. OF course, regarded
as the crack aggregation OF the city, and
will undo Cubtedly be able 10 uphold thisrepu-
tanon. The candidates for positions ON
Ike team have beer pracuiclng at Columbia
Field every afternoon, but with the ex-
ceptiou az two or three days, the weather
has been too warm FOR anything like
hard work
There are no end Of candidates for pO-
sitiOnS on the team, and a strong eleven
should be culled from them. Underwood,
who put up such strong game at center
last season, wnl probably be chosen u
fill that position this year, although John
sCB is aiming Tor the same position Should
Under " ood be selected Johnson will be
played on one of the wings.
Manager Louis Korn is heart and soul
in the work. and he is on hand each even
ing 20 see that any new men are fitted
out with the necessary armor for the fray.
As a result OF Ills energetic Work a sched-
ule has been fitted out which Will eclipse
any of recent years. 1t is not quite ready
for publication yet, but some OF the
most noted teams OF the country will BE-
seen here.
At present the candidates are being
coached by John Shields, Well known as
the best fullback who ever dOnned a Z. A
c. uniform. Shields mas not played FOR a
couple OF years, and he will not 20 into
the game this year, but he is doing all In
his power 10 help the club in putting out
a winning team.
OF lasi wears ulayers "Tubby" Dick
insUn, Mike Underwood, Pat Wells Billy
MCGOWAN, Adam johnson, Humphreys,
Cdrtiss and Turkey Parsons VIII proc
ably be in the game this year Reeve. Lewis,
Al Leet and Bot Maupin viii not play.
owing to business reasons.
Some OF the new candidates are Speare,
Cabrera Coleman. j. Maupin, Taussig,
Franz, Smith, Smell and Nelligan.
Matters are in much the same unsettled
state at Columbia College that they are at
the c. c. There are plenty of can
didateS, but so far nothing Of any conse-
quence has been accomplished in lha way
of selecting 4 team. The management
is hard at work on a schedule, which will
be ready by the first Of October. The
team is very late getting z into the field, and
NhSJ N'ii nave " p.t up Slts tuEtu Ddil II
they xpect to defeat the Z. A c. men for
tic local Championship. Last season the
Columb'au team pus Ia a buId Diu Tor tut
championship but they were doomed to
disappointment
This lateness at getting down to prae-
tiCe VIII be "a draw back TO the eleven dur
ing the entire season, as the c. a c. men
VIII te in good shape when the Column
bians' are iusy startingin.
The Ken COLL Green team gives promise OF
being strong one this year. Many of the
star pla yers OF last season VIII be found in
the lineup These, with the addition of
some new blood, which is being tried out,
viii make up a strung aggregation.
A detailed account OF the teams which
viii represent the different high schools
of the city will be found in yesterdays
Evening Times.