The evening times., 1899-11-22
GOSSIP OF THE GRID1RoN.

Captain Long. of the Georgetown team.
led his warriors out on the gridiron yes
| terday and began some hard, vigorous, and
aggressive training N preparation for the
Thanksgiving Day game. 1t was an off
day for the varsity team. The practice was
secret and unusually long. A full hour
| was spent in running through the signals.
| and then this was followed with a lineup
against the scrubs for fifteen and ten
| minute halls. With great difficulty after
repeated line rushes Devlin was pushed
over for a touchdown in the first half
this being the only score made by the
varsity during the game.
The Gallaudet team was out pfacticing
yesterday afternoon under the personal
supervision of Coach Hall. For two long
hard twenty-minute halls the regulars
lined up against the scrub team. During
this time Kurath and Wheeler scored a
touchdown against the scrubs.
After supper last night the Kendalli.es
held a meeting in the college library to
decide the advizability of certain changes
and also concerning certain new plays that
are contemplated These new plays are
something little out of the ordinary and
are expected to surprise the team that
tries to solve them.
There may be some changes in the make
up of the Gallaudet team before the
Thanksgiving game with the Young Mems
Christian Association. The chances are
that Mather will go into the line and Bar
ham into the back field. but nothing will
be definitely settled until the day before
the game.
The all Washington team this year should
be the finest aggregation of players that
this city has put on the gridiron for a
number Of years. The positions have not
been definitely assigned as yet, but every
effort Is being made to get the local ex-
college players to accept position on the
team. The men behind the line that are
anxiously sought after are Curtiss, Swarth-
more; Beard, Swarthmore; Tausig, Cor
nell; Nelligan. Maryland Agricultural Col
lege; Cabrera, Johns Hopkins; Parsons,
Columbian. and Walsh, University of Vir-
ginia.
Hemstreet, the centre rush on Gallaudet
College team, is five feet ten inches high.
and weighs 1856 pounds. Although rather
under the average weight for an athlete
of his height, Hemstreet is one of the
most muscular men on the Kendallites'
team. During the present season he has
played against men who have been from
fifty to seventy pounds heavier than
himself. but on every occasion has proved
himself their equal.
kearns, playing at tackle for George
town this year, has won the admiration
Of the critics. His height Is five feet
nine inches. and he weighs 160 pounds.
Kearns is a crack oarsman from the East
ern States. and this spring he will wear
the blue and grey jersey.
Johnny Shields, the old Columbian Uni
yersity coach, is now training the Y. M.
c. A. team. He Is very much pleased with
the present condition of the eleven and
fully expects it to defeat the Marylauders
in the game next Saturday. Great improve
ment has been shown in the Y. NJ C. A.
team and from the present outlook they
will give Gallaudet a hard rub on Thanks
giving Day. The association boys will be
disappointed II the Kendallites defeat them
and are training hard. Nelligan, the for
mer Maryland Agricultural College player,
has been playing fullback on the Y. M C.
A. team this season. His work has not
been up to the mark. However, he has
been very unfortunate, as he has twice hurt
his ankle As drop kicker he is hard to
beat At the present time. Nelligan is laid