The times., 1899-01-01

game of strategy, endurance and brain
work, and II is not easy to calculate how
much more is demanded of them 10 fill the
requirements of these points than of their
more fortunate competitors who have all
their senses unimpaired. And yet these
silent players love the game above all 9TH
ers. They are close readers OF the ac-
counts of big games and are quick to learn
all the best points in the way of strategy
and tricks pointed cut in them, and then
with good discipline and hard study and
honest, earnest practice they put them to
good use and make them tell where they
are needed.
In view of all these facts the Gallaudet
team is entitled 10 unlimited credit for
its excellent work during this and In the
long string of years which have. preceded
it. especially when it Is seen that out of
about sixty students thirty-two could be
counted on from which to pick team,
and with such small contingent-and it
is about the same thing every year-to
furnish the material. it is really wonier-
full that the team has upon several occa-
sions won the championship of Maryland
and Northern Virginia and this city. Is
1t any wonder that Gallaudet is proud Of
her team, which has downed Johns Hop
kins, Naval Academy, st. Johns College.
Annapolis. and held down this year to a
low score the strong team from the Uni
versity of Virginia?
To cap the climax. and to its own sur
prise and TO the surprise and consterna-
tion of the defeated, it downed, in handy
manner, on November 19 the Georgetown
Varsity team, the score being IL to 9.
The team has won the Maryland inter-
collegiate championship two or three years
in succession by defeating the above
named and other State teams. Last year
Gallaudet was beaten by Virginia TO 0
and this year 10 to 0. Soon after the last
named game the mutes began playing very
strong ball, and had they been given an
opportunity might have reversed the Vir-
ginia score. which would have helped them
to add the championship of Virginia to
their string of laurels They outclassad
the Episcopal High, of Alexandria, this
year.
AS the team was unable TO get on a
game with the Columbian Varsity this
year the matter of the District college
championship is unsettled. Georgetown
having beaten Columbian and in turn hav-
ing been beaten by Galaudet. the matter
could only have been decided by game
between Gallaudet and Columbian
Much of the credit for the recent splen-
did showing in football at Gallaudet is due
Capt. Rosson and Manager Carroll. both
have worked hard for the teams success
Two new men who rendered good sery-
ice, and who were among the biggest men
the college team has ever had, were Jones.
left guard, and Brooks right guard, each
OF whom measured feet inches in their
socks.
In makeup the team this year was about
the same as in 1897. but the experience
of a year before and the winter and spring
practice helped to season them and It was
about the strongest team the college has
had
The team which deserves so much credit
for its work, and which defeated George
town and practically played in all the 9TH
er games lined up as follows: Geilfus, left
end; Capt. Rosson, left tackle; Jones. left
guard; Hemstreet, centre; Brooks, right
guard: Carpenter, right tackle; Stutsman
right end; Baumgarten, right halfback l..
Rosson, left hslfback; Andree, quarter
back, and Waters, fullback With few ex-
ceptions. the team will be kept intact for
next season. and II It keeps up its good
work OF this season 1t will be "corker.
| 1t has never been heard, but it is never
| theless true that Gallaudet has college
yell, and a spirited one, too, and goes
something like this:
Dumb, dumb, dumb, Kendall,
'Rah. rah 'rah, Gaaudet!
Dumb, Kendall, dumb,
| We are in it!'
| OSCAR GCHNIJnT