The times., 1898-11-23
ON GEORGETOWN CAMPUS
Battle Royal Between the Var
sity Teams Tomorrow.
MAKEUP OF THE ELEyENs
But Little Difference I'm weight of
ual Players and Their Work
kenna Is IA Tower of Strength
The Columbian BncI>s' Advantage.

Kenna Is "a Tower of Strength
The Columbian Backs Advantage.
| The first game of football of local inter
| est since the good old days of 81 will be
played on the Georgetown campus tomor-
row thanksgiving afternoon at 2:3o
| oclock between the teams of the George
town and Columbian Universities. The
| game in itself promises to be the closest
and most fiercely contested combat seen
in the city this season.
| The crowd will without doubt be the
| largest ever assembled on football field
| to witness a local contest. The faithfuls
of both universities are busy making
| preparations to fttinsly demonstrate
| their affection for their team, and many
| Innovations will be heard in the manner
of football cries, yeils, verses and songs
| The manager of the Georgetown team,
| Dick" Watkins, has completed the ar
| Iangements for the reception of a vast
assembly. and by the erection of seats
| along the sideines the majority of the
crowd may sit through the game. This
| very commendable arrangement Will do
| away with the Objectionable crowdinS and
pushing up and down the line as the ball
| is forced from one of the field to the
other, and will give the fair sex better
| opportunity TO be nearer the play than
when the sidelines are occupied by the
boys" which forces them to the stand.
The seating capacity of the stands is
5000
The two local college teams were hard
at work yesterday afternoon and no ef-
fort was spared that would make for
good results on the gridiron. All the
business arrangements in the game have
been completed and the accommodations
for a large attendance have been care
| fully looked after.
The great victory of Gal'audet last Sat
urday has in no way dampene1 the ardor
of the Georgetown boys. In fact, the eff
feet has been just the opposite and the
team may be said TO be Ike huge
monster who has just succeeded in
throwing off troublesome opponent and
rushes into The fray again with re-
| doubled ferocity.
In their practice Yesterday George
towns pun,ers worked with a will and
showed strong spirit that bordered
upon nervousness and resulted in con-
siderable on-side playing. for which
| coach Donovan promptly reproved them
Considerable timeiw was spent In instruct
ing the tackles and backs To get under
the revolving wedge and close formation
plays that Gallaudet used so effectively
on Saturday.
on the Columbian Field at least fifty
candidates were on the ground and the
boys. exuberant oyer their rivals defeat
went to work with a will.
Coach Shields was 7delighted with the
I results of yesterdae s practice The backs
worked in a ginGcriy manner and plowed
through the scrubs" knocking them
In all directions like so many tenpns.
i careful comparison of the centers of
the rival teams shows balance in weight
of two pounds 10 Georgetown's advantage.
Georgetown's center. Long. weighed $50
pounds and her guards. Jones and Moore,
weight 10 and 2o0 pounds, respectively, CIV
ing an average of ls5 pounds. Columbian 5
center. Harlan. weighs 10 pounds, and
her two guards. S. Cummings and A.
Cummings 200 and $50 pounds, giving an
average of lS3 pounds.
In averaging the weight of the backs
a close result follows and shows that the
two teams are about the same in weight.
In the practice at Georgetown yester-
day Kenna did some excellent punting.
His playing this year has paced him
among the local cracks. He is yet
young In the game and, with few more
seasons experience. will make a good
man.
Capt. Casey has been doing his usual
good work He is an old player and
while his work is effective, he shows a
, lack of finish to his playing. His tackling
! is sure and hard but his diving lacks the
grace of a well coached footballer.
Greene. on the end for Georgetown, has
done some excellent defensive work this
: season, and is perhaps the best all-round
2 player-on his team. In the mass plays he
like the rest of the team, shows the effect
of inexperience in breaking up the play
is sure tackler.
The backs on Columbian have one de-
cided advantage over their opponents
: Their long experience on the gridiron has
famiiarized them with the many differ.
ent styles of play. Beard, the left half
is the best running half in the city an6
| to Georgetowns ends he will prove q
dangerous opponent.
Louis Weaver, who for four years ha:
worn the blue and orange on the gridiron
e will again hold down the position of full
back on that team. While his playins
this year has not been up to its usua
;, form, his tackHng and line rushing hav,
been without fault, but in kicking ant
catching the pisskin he has proved to b.
e trifie weak.