Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08

After week of practice at passing and
falling on the ball. kicking and catching
the ball and short runs, the candidates for
the Gallaudet team were lined up al the be-
ginning of this week for their first team
work. Since Monday the men rave been
kept steadily at this practice, being coached
in defer sive and offensive work, and have
been put through all the formations called
for by signals. The men have been espe-
cially instructed in following their inter-
ference and developing speed In ali plays.
So far the team has been lined up three
times against the scrub eleven, which was
formed this week. for ten-minute halves,
and has rolled up the big scores of IS. 30
and 81 against the scrubs, while the latter
have been unable to score a single point.
This practice has been of the best kind, as
1t has served to demonstrate the weak
points of the varsity eleven which have
been carefully looked after and, as a re-
suit, much Improvement is noted in the
play of the team The return Wednesday
evening Of w. Rosson, captain of the team,
and the fact of his presence on the field,
assisting in coaching the men, has had the
them TO better playing. He has not lined
UP on the field yet, being contented with
light individual exercise just at present.
He is improving fast, regaining strength
lost in his recent illness, and will undoubt-
eddy be found playing in his accustomed
place when the first important scheduled
game i. played with ST. Johns College at
Annapolis. Nd. October D.
From the ability displayed by the candi-
dates Capt. Rosson and Acting Capt. Bum
gardner have been enabled to practically
select the team. As yet there are one or
two uncertainties, which are being waited
for and without which tine full strength
of the team will not be attained. SO that
the final permanent lineup of the team will
not be decided for couple of weeks. After
the practice game last evening Capt. Ros-
SON announced the following selections
with their weights and class membership:
L. Rosson, Introductory school. 139 pounds:
Souder, 1901, 1io pounds: Brooks. 80. 1861
pounds; Hemstreet. 1901, 142 pounds;
Hodges, 1900 1G9 pounds: Fister 'aS, l47
pounds; Guilfus, Introductory class, 1861
pounds: Waters, Introductory class, 161
pounds; Barham. Kendall school. 15sls
pounds; Bumgardner, Us. 1341s pounds, and
Erd. '9S, 153 pounds. The weights given
aggregate 1.647 pounds, averaging 1877
pounds.
TIE substitutes to this team are Braith-
waite, 1874 pounds; johnson, 142 pounds,
and Andree, 1J6 pounds AS soon as the
latter RECEIVERS from an Illness ne will play
regularly at center.
As at present constituted. the teams
greatest strength is in its backs. Waters
new man at right half back is the equal
Of any player on the team. He has dash
and accurate Quickness about him that
makes him fine ground gamer. Barham,
who plays the other back position is al
| most his equal, and Erd full back. who
has played on the team for the past three
years, is as good man for the position
as could De desired. He Is big and strong
an excellent long-distance punter, an ac-
curate drop kicker. offers fine Interference
for the backs. and is the best tackler on
the team.
Upon the definite selection of PLAYERS for
the first team Manager ID. Picard called
Tor the formation of the second team the
players who were unsuccessful In securing
a place on the college team. In less than
a week they have developed team work
and show up quite formidable already.
proof OF their rapid advancement may be
fot nd In the fact that the first time they
lined up against the big team they were
scored against for 48 points, the second
time for 81 points, and the third for only
"A points. In a weeks more practice they
premise to reduce this score about one-half
The scrub team lines up in the following
formation: Nichols, lbs pounds left end:
Leftch. 155 pounds and Hughes, le6
pounds, left tackle; Norris, 139 pounds left
guard; Northern, 132 pounds, center:
Painter. 13S pounds, right guard: Clark.
LII pounds. right tackle; Hills, Ill.,
pounds. right end: Moran, 123 pounds.
right half back; Hewettson, 145h pounds,
left half back; Fisher, 119k pounds full
back. and Carroll, captain, 127 pounds.
quarter back. Substitutes to this team are
Beaushel, 120A pounds, and Snyder, 1o5
pounds.
Manager Picard hasn't arranged any
games for this team as yet but expects
to play them against the High School sec
ond teams and other light teams of the city
as soon as notice Of the formation of such
teams is received and dates can be ar
ranged.