Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-19
ON LOCAL FIELDS
Practice Of the Leading District Foot
Ball Teams.
DEVELOPING The Y. NJ. c. A. ELEVEN
Process of Wedding Out the
Georgetowns.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The local foot ball season has been back
ward, and only one of the three leading
teams has appeared in a game on a grid
iron within the District, but from now on
there will be foot bail enough to satisfy
the most ardent admirers of and seekers
for the game.
Considering the teams with which games
have been arranged sport of a high quality
is assured and as there will be ample OPP
portunity afforded to size up the claims of
the Georgetown University, Gallaudet Col
lege and the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation teams for the District champion
ship, the developments of all the games
played by lese elevens are sure to be
closely watched.
Practice of the Y. vi. G. A.
The work of developing a team at the
Y. NJ. C. A. has progressed very slowly,
and it will be fully a week before the team
is nearly well organized. \ large number
of men have appeared as candidates, but
few of them have reported regularly for
practice made any determined effort to
gain position on the team, while a num-
Der of them have withdrawn after their
first appearance and not shown up since.
Enough men, however. have come out
each day to form a good working basis,
and much has been accomplished during
the past two weeks under the influence of
moderately cool and agreeable weather.
The practice up to the beginning of a
week and a half ago consisted mostly of
the simpler points of the game, but has
now advanced as to include the more
important features of daily signal practice,
with team formations and team plays with
offensive ork and punting, drop and place
kicking. The want of a good strong scrub
to practice against is badly needed, but
yet there is a lack of sufficient players re-
porting each day to form two elevens for
competitive work.
The men who are earnestly trying for the
team include a number of very excellent
players, and make a formidable appear
ance. w. Davidson, an end man, is
we'll experienced and a fine player. Edward
Bynum. a player at Columbian University
last year, is a good man for the line, al
though rather small in build. and should
make a fast end player. F. B. Poe and D.
Harris are also strong end possibilities.
CT. y. Chase. a Washington man of much
playing ability, and Charles L. Smell, an
old Eastern High School foot ball player
of much prominence, are two very accept
abe men for the tackle positions who have
been doing good work. At guard, Don Nc
COnville, one of the best players on the last
team of the Columbia Athletic Club. is a
highly important player and Bynum also
shows much ability here. Stewart, the
student from the University of Texas, is
the only strong man and really good player
who has appeared regularly for the position
of center.
btHinu lHe Inc the candidates are more
numerous and promising. Eddie Mills the
former strong Central High School player,
Douglass Ross, the LIE DrOit Park player,
and Richard ReddingtOn, are all capa BILE
of filing quarterback satisfactorily. ]. F.
Brewer, distinguished for his work as a
player at the Eastern High School; George
Weaver, who did very good work at Co
lumbar University last year. and Charles
Watson. the old Columbia Athletic Club
half-back, who has had experience at
SwarthmOre College the Virginia Military
Institute. and also the University of Vfr-
ginia. are very strong half-back men The
best fun back who has yet appeared is I'M
doubtedly Charley Smell, who is an ex-
celIent kicker Of the ball and a steady and
sure ground gamer. A number of new
men are expected by the end of this week
50 that there will be more competition for
the various places on the team, and the
prospects are expected to be great Y i'm
proved.