The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-13

meet 10 Win. Notw understanding
Their Inferior Weight and the
Visitors Formidable Reputation.
The Knick erbocker Athletic football
team, fifteen members strong, arrived
il. town last evening about ii O'Clock.
They Proceeded at 'nce go the .Ebbitt
House, aud hall an hour after their dr.
rival every man was abed, seeking rest
Ia PREPARATION for their game with the
Columbia Athletic kickers at NatiUiral
Park tins afternoon.
1Ic visiting atnieJes are a strong, rug
ced iui of m.iI, a nj almost without eNcep
ticn ate siore the average statue. The
team. cou~s - Washington with an ur-
broken ssflf 4 seven victories against
the strongest clubs OF the metropolis,
and u T. needless To- say they both hope
and expect TO lower the red aud blue of
the c. A. c. on the National PARK grid
iron this afternoon.
The team IL composed almost entirely
OF cid Cherry Diamond" men, and each
one has woh a reputation on eitLer col
legiate or club teams. Manager Harry
Cornisi. "a VS. his team his conducted on the
slrio,est amateur lines, each man having
been ON tire eleven from the start. de
scriptiM CT each man. giving age. height,
weight and record, Will tie interesting III
view of tcday's game
James l. Hughes, right tackle anil cap
tain is twenty-five years OF age. stands
8 feet Ia inches and weighs IL l pounds
CAPT. Hughes has pla Weldon New Yorkteams
FOR seven years. having been a nlrniher OF
tie 70 aio.IS Crescent Athletic Cub team IN
81. He has played against every College
tackle of prom inence In Ire country Ind mas
always held his own.
Rubef. Gwyer Cornell is tie giant center
lie Is twrntN-tNC years old stands feet
= IL inches and Is not troubled 10y ans
Supcrfluous flesh. He played with the Vol
mteers "a SO, with orange IN 81 ami 80
snd with Elizabeth part of e6.
william. I Eniigon, left tackle, + iwen-
tv-une wars Of age. il iect Il inches
tail ana weighs 1874. He played arr OF the
nreSent >.asrn with he New Jersey A
a. gunrsr lie L. strung. a aggressive player
homa. ~. Williams, right glard. -
twcuty-SiN wears Of age, weighs IT,
pounds and j. > feet II nUlss tall. He
B. a .raaulte oi LELAND stanford Univer
~, sHs il he lsest center ever produced on
tie Ta,lit.. stasI. He H. cons dered on" Of
the 't--.t ground gamers CT tire team.
sa,li.ei q Hall at left guaro - another
,g nan. he ~ twenty FIX years old
Mrig - e04 pounds and stands , feet 10
inci,->. He pls q 81 mr. substitute 10 ] -wis
the fa'i.uu~ Harvard guard. sndis iii'nienssI a
stron@.
G-ar-s ". Miller. left end, II Il wears
90 ssr. - -iui,> - pounds and stands . fe't
/. 81, h., a.. played three wears on th-
~. t-s-eile ic1sn 10 the New York Inter
! scholastic Lrar,.r. and was considered thc
test guard they ever had.
Victor Won Nusits. the right end. ~ q
/ yrarS did, weighs iG7 pounds and staHd
! > feet : inches. n. played With Nolun
t-ers "a 81 and -. and with EhzatsJh
4 A e. ~ IS.
q NeidHng-r. right hsifhacs. Is =,
wears Of g- weighs l - TAD Is 6 feet tall.
n. wa captain az thrt'. {. y. 4 IN ri aud
ais. nla Vel with them IN ~ AMI go.
He l. strong. nard runner ana TAD man
10 down.
Martin J Walters. quarterback, is II
wears old. = feet = inches tall and weighs
/ YorF teams j. cool head eda nj quick SURE
I p:tsS'.r.
/ Charles 0 Conner. the fullback is - years
/ old. weighs l.2 pounds, and is feet :
/ inches tail. II. PLAYED with Columbia Col
/ l.gc in 81 and played with the Manhattan
I A. &. in their fartous game with TIE New
! YORK A. {. Ia 80. He also played "a the
/ Manhattan team i'm 81 and 30.
t.-sf
four years of age and weighs I69 pounds.
/ he pla Sed with the New York NJ. c. A.
during 81, 80 and 90. lie is considered
! one OF the best backs I'm New York, and
! an almost sure Eroundgainer
John J Storm, substitute half, is also
/ brilliant player. lie has played Jn
Barnard School for the past three years,
! and is regarded as a splendid running.
back. He Is twenty years of age, weighs
| las popnds and is five feet seven inches
tell
The average weight of these pla yers
is l 81 pounds. As the Winged Arrow
'nrn weigh on an average about 16S, it
will bc seen that the New Workers have
the beef. Whether they viii triumph over
the speeI and skill of the local men can
be decided only by the conflict, which
! will come off at National Park this aft
errtnon a. / O'Clock sharp.
Cant. Pat Wells. " lille not over conf
dent, thinks his team has an even chance
to WIN tuday's game. The line men are
all in good shape, and should put up a
stiff front To the visitors. They are not
greatly inferior I'm weight, and every man
is an experienced player. Humphrey.
c. A. C.'s regular left end, has dropped
into thc Position of quarter az though it
belonged To him, and Parsons absence win
! not weaken the team.
The backs which C. A. c. viii put up to-
DAY are Dyer at full, Reeve Lewis at left
half ana either Maupin or Hooker at
| right half. watson's sprained ankle Will
probably Keep him out OF the game.
Win or lose, the Winged Arrow team
viii put up game against the New
Workers which viii he well worth seeing.
EnOI Rail- AT KENDALL GREEN