Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-24
Meeting Of the Columbian and Column
bia Foot Ball Teams.
UNUSUAL INTEREST is MANIFESTED
Spirited Contest for the High School
Championship.
CURRENT NOTES OF. SPORT


be brought to a close tomorrow with the
game between the Columbia Athletic Club
and the Columbian University teams for
the championship Of the District. The game
will be played at National Park and will
begin at $50 o'clock.
The rivalry between these teams
is very strong. and the feeling was not les
sened by the victory of the varsity eleven
over the c. A. c. at the last meeting of
the teams. The Columbia Athletic Club
has had things it's own way ever since the
cessation of Georgetown-C. A. c. HOSTILE
ties, so that foot ball interest in the club
has become somewhat impaired. Now that
team worthy the mettle of the c. A. c..
warriors has come up the feeling has been
revived at the club headquarters, and the
result has been decidedly beneficial one
to the athletic club in the matter of prac-
tice and all-around play.
The grounds will be open at u o'clock in
order to accommodate the crowd. and a
crowd will certainly attend as there has
been no such interest in a Thanksgiving
day game since the Georgetown-C. A. G..
games were stopped. The field will be in
excellent condition, and everything that
goes to make up good game will be in evil
dence The officials will be entirely compe-
tent for their positions and no kicking
need be expected on this account.
Captain Wells of the c. A c. will take
his braves out for light warming-up prac-
tice in signals this afternoon at Columbia
Field. He expresses the utmost confidence
in the result of the game on account of
the strengthening material he has added
to his team, and states that the improve
n:ent in team work and in all that goes to
AXE a good working eleven has been Won
derfui. and that the game put up by the
c. A. c. at the beginning of the season
and the one TO be put up tomorrow will
be vastly different.
The line up of the Columbia team has not
been decided upon and will not be until af
ter the practice this evening. The men.
however, from whom the team will be
made up are as follows:
Ends-Curtis, Taussig, Lunsford Waters
and McQuade Craussig and Curtis will
probably be chosen. Quarter backs-Hum
phrey or Parsons Humphrey for end in
case Parsons plays quarter. Tackles
Captain Wells. MCGOWAN, Prigg and Nc
Conville probably Wells and McConville).
Guards-Dickinson, Johnson and Saunders.
Centers-Underwood and Claudy. Half
hacks-Lewis, Hooker. Maupin Watson and
Walsh. Full backs-Dyer and Brach.
Lewis and Watson or Maupin will probably
he worked as backs, while Dyer will play
full.
The men are all in fine shape and have
INDUCED in faithful and constant practice
for the past week. Capt. Wells has work.
ed his men every day at Columbia Field.
and the improvement from day to day has
been encouraging in the extreme TO the
supporters of the team.
Capt. Granville Lewis the star full back
and captain of the Columbian varsity
team, has not made up his mind what
team he will place in the field, but lac will
of course, pick the best one available. For
this purpose he has made up the following
list from which to select his eleven. Ends,
Beard, Beatty, Kelly; left tackle. Chaplin.
Bell, Palmer, Jones', Heath, McRobeyts.
left guard. Paschal, Skull, Harding; cen.
ter. Harlan, Sellhausen; right guard, Cum
mings; right tackle, Loucks; right end,
Meigs, Green; quarter backs, Beall, Rye,
Jolly; right half back, Phil Tindall; left
half back, Weaver, Oyster; full back,
Lewis. Chaplyn. Kelly and Paschal will in
all probability play on the left side of the
line with Meigs at the other end. From
this list it will be seen that Capt. Lewis
has an exceptionally fine lot of foot ballists
to choose FROM and he should be able to
pick team that will make the Columbia
Athletic Club play up TO its limit.
Lewis. beside being an exceptionally fine
player, probably the best half back in this
part of the country, is splendid manager
and captain. He knows how to get the
most work out of his men with the least
exertion and is at the same time popular
to an almost hurtful degree. 1t is limited
that Lewis has received a most fiattering
offer from one of the leading colleges of
the country for next year. and he may be
depended upon to hold up his position ON
any college foot ball team in ne country.
The men have been hard at work practic-
ing signals and trick plays for some time,
the games through the south and with the
University of Virginia showing up their
weak points and stimulating them 20 play.
In this matter, the varsity team is some
what ahead of the c. A. G.
The game tomorrow will be preceded by
the usual Thanksgiving day tally-ho coach
parade, in which the players will join.