Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23
Meeting Of the Columbian and
Georgetown Foot Ball Teams.
UNUSUAL INTEREST is MANIFESTED
Columbian Has the Advantage in
the Matter of Weight.
LINE UP OF THE TEAMS

| excited no little interest among those In
| Washington who follow this seductive
| sport. For the first time in some years two
varsity teams are to Inns up on Thanksgiv-
| ing day, one of them representing an insti-
| tuition that had eschewed foot ball. appar-
| emily for all time. since the fateful game
! between Georgetown and the Columbia Ath-
| letic Club. and this has added considerably
| to the general interest manifested in the
| outcome
| The game will be played on the campus
| at Georgetown University at $50 O'Clock.
! and those who have the arrangements in
| charge promise to have the game called
| at that time sharp. 1t will be for the
| championship of the District and this of
| course, will excite interest in the proceed
| ings.
| The fact that Georgetown has been more
| successful than the Columbian eleven in
| winning games from other foot ball teams
| early in the season is regarded by MANY
as sure indication that Georgetown will
| have an easy time. but in this many firm
| admirers of the blue and gray are apt to be
| mistaken. The eleven from Columbian form
| a strong team, and they will be able from
| ell accounts, to give Georgetown a hard
| tusslr for honors. In view of the recent
| defeat OF the Georgetown team by the Gal
| laudets, which occurred last Saturday. the
strength of good many has been shaken
| In them. Many followers of the sport be-
| iieve that Georgetown permitted Galiaudet
| to win in order to even bets for the game
| tomorrow but this Is held TO be a misap-
| prehension Georgetown might have start
| ed in the game to keep the score as close
as possible. with the lead in their favor
| but they found the deaf and dumb PLAYERS
| too strong for them in all-around work
and lost the game. The Gallaudets won
entirely on their merits, displaying excal-
| lent team work. and should be given all
| credit for their performance.
| This is stated. the first season
| three or four years that Georg town has
had foot ball team. and able to play the
| great championship event on Thanksgiving
| day. Formerly the great rivalry was be-
| tween the Columbia Athletic Club and
| Georgetown, and for several years these
games, held at the base ball park, attract
| ed large crowds, and caused a good deal of
| money to change hands The unfortunate
accident which happened to Shorty Ra-
| hen, resulting in his death after being a
patient at the Emergency Hospital for four
or fVe months, put a damper to the sport
! at Georgetown and the faculty refused to
allow the students to have d foot ball team
! to meat outside elevens. This year mark
| ing the first of the rectofshp Of Rev John
d. Whitney, S. j., witnesses change in
the condition Of things. and foot ball IS
| once more recognized sport of the college
athletics. The team is. however not per
united to play games with the eleven from
any athletic clubs, combining all contests
with college teams.
Georgetown field was selected as the play
ing ground for the reason that the seating
facilities are much better than at Capitol
Park. the new field of the Columbian Uni
versity. Added to this ADVANTAGE the
grounds at Georgetown field are in much
better condition for a foot ball game being
softer than those at Capitol Park, and will
enable the players to tackle without fear OF
being brought down to Mother Earth in a
harder condition than usual Georgetown
field Is just accessible for the spectators
| as any grounds in the city, and the re-
cent Virginia game clearly
demonstrated that large crowd could be
| brought to the place in short order Ar
engagements are in progress for the handling
| OF large crowd of spectators. 1t Is con-
iidently expected that between 5000 and
lOOo people will be present in which So
ciety will be we'll represented. Both insti-
tutions being local they have large fol-
lowing, and rooters will be about evenly
divided. While the location Of the gridron
| is such as to afford a good view of the
game from the grand stand; additional seats
| have been placed all around the field, close
| to the edge. which will accommodate sew
eral thousand more people
| The officials of the game have already
been selected. To prevent any chance for
objection the managers of both teams have
selected outside people to offlciate. this be-
| ing regarded as the best plan. The officials
| that acted in the Georgetown Virginia
game will be present. Mr.. Armstrong, for
merly of Yale, will referee and Mr. An
drews will act as umpire. The linesmen will
also the timers.
In addition to the regular class of
patrons of the sport the game will be wit
messed by nearly all of the students of both
universities. The students of the law and
medical schools of Georgetown will assemble
at their respective colleges several hours
before the game The law students. headed
| by the full GonZaga Band, will leave their
building about clock, march to the medi
cal school and with the medicos in line will
proceed to the field, where. they will do
| their share of the roofing. The Columbian
| law and medical and students in gen
e1ai, are expected to make a similar
demonstration, and the action of these root
ers Will prove an interesting feature of the
afternoon. 1t Is calculated that from this
source alone nearly 1000 scholars will be
present, each one of whom will expand his
lungs to the utmost in cheering every good
play of the team on which his faith, hope
and perhaps cash are pinned
Capt. Cy. Cummings of Columbian, who
plays right guard, will be in evidence in the
game. Early in the season he was handi-
capped by a broken arm, but now he is all
right. and ready to put up a strong game.
He is reported having said that this is
the first time the Columbian eleven has
had chance of getting in condition for
hard game. The preliminary practice of
the players Is just becoming manifest, and
the change in their playing form is most
gratifying.
1t is also understood that Frank Par
sons perhaps more widely known among
| the foot ball enthusiasts as Turkey Par
sons will fill the position Of quarter back
| in the game tomorrow. He is regarded as
a rafting good player. and has seen much
experience on the c.. A. c.. team. Hooker
and Billy MCGOWAN will also most likely
fill the positions OF right and left tackles.
Both of these players have done good work
on the Columbia Athletic Club eleven in
bygone days. MeGowan started in this
year to play with Georgetown. but changed
his mind. George Weaver and Louis
Weaver will also probably play positions On
the team. They have had plenty of expert
ence on previous foot hall teams of Co.
lumbar. Harlan, who plays center played
on the Columbian team Tor 1893, '94 and 80,
and, while only weighing 40 pounds, is
extremely clever In his position. Meigs
Talmadge, Norcomb, Braun and Harry
Beard are also regarded as good men in
good places.
By some 1t Is stated that Columbian has
an advantage over Georgetown. inasmuch
as all of its players have had experience
OF previous years lin the game. while the
men on the blue and gray are all practically
new men. never having played the game
before until this season.
georgetown has experienced many diff
culties in getting UP first-class team this
year, and should the team be defeated,
these will act in excusing them. AS this is
the first year. practically speaking, that the
university has had team, all of the men,
Ders or the eleven are new men, with no