The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-05
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRON
Devotees of the College Sport
Anxious for Big Games.
Only Two Contests That Approach
HiEh-Clnss Football Seen Here
Weather Married BotIl-ieurgetown
ImprovinE-Events for This Week.

The football season in Washington ha:
this year been almost barren of big games
Only two have been played in which {
general interest was taken-the Carlisle
Virginia game several weeks ago, and the
SwarthmoreG Georgetown game, last Satur-
day. And to make the case worse, both
contests were played on days when the
elements seemed to have conspired to make
things as disagreeable as possible for both
spectators and players. Consequently
there was a great falling off from the ex-
pected attendance. and already half the
season has passed without a first-class COL
/ lege game having been played under aus
piciOus circumstances.
/ The Georgetown-S game last
Saturday would have been a splendid con-
I test If fair weather had prevailed. The
teams were evenly matched and in fine
fettle. AS it was the contest, barring the
excessive fumbling, was a good one from
the spectators point of view.
| Georgetown has improved wonderfully
since the early part OF the season. The Of
| fensive play is first class, the Pennsylva-
lila guards back system having been used
with telling effect in every game played
this season. Gettysburg College will come
! to Georgetown Wednesday,, and chances
are that they will have their coicrs drag
ged in the dust by the football warriors of
the blue and grey. The game last Satur-
day was hard one, however, and George
town may take slump this week in which
case the game will probably be closer than
| is expected
The Georgetown Props, by their victory
over the husky Western High School team
last Saturday, showed that they are hot
after the interseholastic championship of
Washington, md from all indications
their chances of success in landing ri
mary honors are bright In the forepart
Of the season, because CT having started
TO practice later than the High School
teams. they lost their first games How
ever, they continued undiscouraged and
a hard sche Jule of games with local teams
has put them in splendid condition. Two
games have been played with Western
High School and honors are now even.
The third and deciding game of the series
will be played on November 90. Central
High School defeated the Preps in one
game by a single point. Next Saturday
the two teams meet again on Georgetown
Field and the contest promises to be a
hard enc.
The third game of the series for the
High School championship was the game
last Wednesday at National Park in
by Central High. This is the second de-
feat suffered by Business High this sea-
son and is sufficient to effectually lessen
their chances of winning the champion
ship.
Eastern High School meets Western on
Tuesday. According to the showing of
both teams in the g;.mes played tbs far
this season. the latter ought to win.
Eastern has played but two games, ore
they were defeated. and one with the Y
NJ. c. A Cadets, which they wen Sever
al of the players were injured in the lat
ter contest and have been out of the
game since. On this account all games
with the exception of those in the cham
pIonship series, were Cancelled. II Est
ern is beaten on Tuesday the question of
supremacy will probably lie between
Western and Central High Schools, who
will meet on the 18th instant. Both teams
have played well in all their games this
year and it is pretty hard to form an
opinion as to which Will prove victor in
the deciding game.
The Gibraltar Athletic Club eleven is
after bigger game than the high school
teams of Washington afford and will play
the MARYLAND Athletic Club. CT Baltimore
in that city tomorrow. Gibraltar has a
good team of fast and aggressive young
players and should put up a good article
of football against the crack team CT the
Monumental City.
Gallaudet added a creditable victory to
her record by defeating st. Johns last
Saturday. The Gallaudets have imprCv-
ed their game considerably since the car
ly part of the season and expect to prove
a hard proposition for the teams they
meet later
The Gallaudet Reserves meet the
Georgetown Props tomorrow afternoon on
Kendall Green. The latter will probably