The times., 1899-11-12

around for positions on the other teams.
One Of them is with the Georgetown Col
lege team and a number Of the others oc-
cupy positions on the Y NJ. c. A. eleven.
When the football season is as far ad-
vanced as II Is at the present time, the in
terest of the lovers Of the game is naturally
centred in the Thanksgiving Day matches.
At first considerable difficulty was expert
enced by the local managers in arranging
matches for this day. Georgetown wanted
to play the University of Virginia, and the
Y. NJ. c. A and the Gallaudet College de-
sired to meet Georgetown. After consider
able squabbling it has been decided that
the Y. NJ. G. A. and the Gallaudet College
will play together on Thanksgiving Day.
Georgetown refused TO play the Y. NJ G.
A, as the students are opposed to games
with athletic clubs, and has arranged to
meet the Virginia Military Institute on
Thanksgiving Day. Now that there will be
two large games in the city on that day
there is considerable danger Of their con-
hictiBg, and drawing the attendance from
each other unless some compromise can be
arranged by which one club Will play in the
morning and the other in the afternoon
The Georgetown College began the '99
season under very promising conditions
The athletic association had plenty of
money and large number of the old
men had returned to college. William
Church, of Princeton, was secured as a
coach for. the team When the call for
applicants for positions on the team was
issued, about sixty students appeared upon
the field. The work of sitting out the
bad material began and at the end OF three
weeks the number of applicants had dwin-
died down to about thirty. The manage
ment of the team was given to A. Smith,
a student in the college. By his ener-
getic efforts, very good schedule was
arranged and all of the leftover business
from last year was settled
Mr. Long was unanimously elected cap
tain OF the Georgetown team. by the stu
dents Of the university. very good
choice 1t was, for few men have a com
bination of football talent and executive
ability as has Captain Long. While at
tending college in Hawaii MIR. Long learned
the rudiments of the game. .Afterwar6
he played on the University of California
and the San Francisco College teams. Last
year he played centre for Georgetown, and
the teams that lined up against the
varsity during that season will never for
get the centre who made nearly as many
tackles as the men behind the line
Charles Greene, the star end of George
town. IS well known by all of the Wash
ington football enthusiasts. For two years
Greene has played on the varsity team and
has Justly earned the reputation of being
the coolest and the headiest player in the
District.
The Young Mems Christian Association
for the last five years has not been repre-
sented on the football field After the new
clubhouse was purchased, under the man
agement of the present directors. football
was again taken up and this year the asso-
ciatiCn has succeeded in placing one of the
strongest teams in the South on the local
gridiron.
In getting a good manager, the Y. NJ.
c. A. was exceedingly fortunate. Leonard
Nicholson, the old Columbian University
manager will this year attend to the busi-
ness transactions Of the Y. NJ c. A. team.
When the business Of organizing began
there were many obstacles to be overcome.
Grounds had to be secured. equipments for
the team purchased and a schedule ar
ranged. As it was late in the season when
Mr.. Nicholson accepted the management.
, a good schedule was particularly difHcuIt ia
make up. However, he has been very sue
! cessful and has managed to arrange. games
/ for every Saturday during the remainder
| of the season.
/ DR.. Walsh, the coach of the association
! team, is a graduate Of the University OF
! Virginia, where ne played quarter back
! for three years. DR. Walsh is considered
one of the best quarter backs in the South
! and to him and Captain Mills the Y. NJ. c.
| a. team owes a great deal.
! Edward p Mills. the plucky little cap
! tain of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
/ tion team, is one Of the best known athletes
! in the District. Eddie Mills, as he is uni
/ versally known, is a former High School
/ boy. Mr. Mills played on the Central team
/ fer three years and in 1898 captalned the
/ eleven which won the Inter High School,
| championship. After leaving the High
/ School Mr., Mills went TO Pittsfield, Mass
/ TO reside and for two seasons was the star
! quarter back of the Pittsfeld Y NJ. c. a
/ team. He returnedfto Washington in 1896
and entered the Columbian University Law
/ School. For the past three seasons he has