The times., 1899-10-21
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIR0N
What Is Going on in the Local and
National Football World.
The b. VI. c. A. Plays Its First Game
This Afternoon - Opponents n
strong Team From Baltimore
Georgetown-St. Johns Contest
The GaIIaudets at Charlottesville.

The y NJ. c. A. football team viii play
its first game Of the season this afternoon
a O'Clock on the Association 5 grounds.
Seventeenth and c Streets, the opponents
being an eleven representing the Maryland
Athletic Club Of Baltimore. This game
VIII no doubt prove the most difficult one
Of The season for the 7. n c. A, because
Of its being scheduled before the team has
had any opportunity to line up against an
outside team. and they are not thoroughly
seasoned
since the organizing OF a football team
iu the y u. {. A., one great difficulty
with which they have had 10 contend has
been the indifference displayed by num-
ber Of the old players about appearing J eg-
uiarlv for practice. This has naturally
thrown the team behind in its work but
since the announcement OF the game With
the Maryland Athletic Club, the negligence
of The players has entirely disappeared
The men have been working hard for the
mast week and the team is now one o. the
speediest and strongest IN tne So1tn-
Many % the old football players Of the
District are occupying positions on the
team and there is no reason but what the
y n C. A. should have the champion
eleven OF the District The men who VIII
play II the lire today are Stewart, Of the
University OF Texas centre. McCouvllle
an old player ofsthe Columbia Athletic
Club right guard; Harding, OF the Mary
laua Agricultural College. left guard;
Eaton. who played on the Williams College
team for three years. and - now the cap
rair OF The T. 81 C. A. team, VIII play
right tackle. Smell who Is 2 new man al
sbe game. " 81 play left tackle This line,
win the support OF the backs. should make
Z very formidable team, as all Of the men
win the exec zion Of Smell are old eX-
peEienced players
SIR. George Eaton. the captain Of The
team. is a man well known in iuterco-legi-
a. circles where be has earned the Tepu-
fatlcu o. q strong heady. and very gentle
manly player He for three years played
tackle or the Williams College team, max
sug the college eleven in his sophomore
year. The men on the Young Mems Chris
alau Association team are very much pleas
e. eirh his work since b. has been with
them. and enjoy working under his direc-
torship-
The lineup 81 the Young Mems Christian
Association team n rOdayE game viii be
- follows. Centre. Stewart right guard,
McC9avllle left guard Harding right
tackle Eaton llft tackle. smell, right end,
Byuum; lefJ end Davidson, right half
Brewer left half Mills. full back 9.
Weaver. and quarter back Reddington.
Tho football practice al Georgetown yes
3erday Was marked by clever defensive
vork on the part of the varsity eleven
the scrub team being given the bali time
and again but failing 10 make any gains
one short half OF fifteen minutes was play
co 70 which the varsity managed 90 take the
balI 10 any part OF the Geld they wanted tc
Tdc game With the team from the ST
Jola's College viii be played this after
Do8H beginning al 1.39 o'clock. Tn,
--4teh haE 20 be played early or account o.
$40 fistCrs who have 90 return home thi.
tF.llaR The ST. John's team is strong
a speedy and should give GeorgaoEI
h5fi LRhJ for "a victory. The Georgetown
90 Hlil be- as follows: Green, rish
eEl. Kearls right tackle Moore, righ
Ed Long centre Lynch. LETT guard
1.aaaane lef tackle. Barry. Icft end. Dew
lI Egat BALI back. Rice lcfu bali back
CfuaE f1H back Quinn, quarter back