The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-08

The local football season will open up
in earnest this week. The Central High
School plays the first game of their sche-
dule on Wednesday with Gallaudet Col
lege at Kendall Green, and several other
minor games are listed, but football en-
| thusiasm will awaken with hurrah on
Saturday, when two big games will be
played in Washington, the Carlisle In
dians VS.. the University of Virginia, and
Georgetown VS.. St. Johns College of An
napolis.
OF course, the reputation gained in re-
cent years by the Indians attracts great
attention to the former contest. For four
seasons the name Carlisle Indians has
been synonymous with high-class football,
and the hardest opponents the teams of
the Big Four have met with outside of
their own charmed circle we're the fleet
footed red men. Last year for the first
time they broke into the upper ranks of
the football world by decisively defeating
the University of Pennsylvania, and this
year, although they have at yet met none
of the big teams, they have so signally
repulsed quartette of minor college elev-
ems as TO leave no doubt that they will
play the same hard and fast game they
did last season. The University of Vir-
ginia will put the usual hrst class aggre-
Cation OF pigskin chasers into the field
and ought to play a stiff game against
the aborigines. OF course, the Indians,
by virtue OF the reputation gained in pre-
vious years and by the excellent showing
hue for IN, = he 1,
favorites. Virgilia's supporters are hope
fully expecting that the sons OF the Old
Dominion will at least hold the Indians
down TO small score. A number of the stu
dents from Charlottesville will accom- any
the team to this city to witness the
game.
The st. Johns. of Annapolis, opened
their season Saturday with a game with
the Druid Outing Club, of Baltimore,
who were played to a st2ndstill. thus
they will come to Georgetown next Sat
urday with the experience of one game
played and the confidence born Of a vic
tory, while the ftatball warriors of the
blue and grey have not lined up in earn
est this year. The St. Johns team has
had the benefit of earlier practice also,
Georgetown not getting down to real
work until the latter part of September.
Coaeks Bull, however, is rounding the
team into shape rapidly and the suppor-
tiers of Georgetown are confident of
victory. The game will be played on the
Georgetown gridiron
The outlook for the coming season at
Gallaudet College is most encouraging A
large number OF candidates turn out daily
for practice on Kendall Green, and there
is lively fight for positions on the team
Many Of last years team, notably the line
men, are not in college this year, and the
positions will be filled by new men, some
OF whom have never played football be-
lore. or last years team there remain
Captain Waters, full back: Andree, half
back; Guilfuss, end, and Mather. tackle.
The new men who are candidates for the
back field positions are showing up we'll
The most serious problem encountered is
the fact that all the line positions with
the exception of one end and one tackle
viii have TO be filled with new players
However the new material at hand is first
class, and it is felt that the team, when
finally made up will be a strong one. Man
sger Norris has arranged an excellent
schedule Of games, which includes contests
with the Baltimore Medical College, St
Johns College. University OF Virginia. Vir-
ginia Military Institute, and Georgetown
University Negotiations for other games
are pending. practice game will be
played with the Central High School team
on Kendall Green, Wednesday afternoon.
1t is rnmored that the employees Of the
Census Office will put one of the strongest
teams ever seen in Washington into the
football arena this fall. 1t is said that
there are large number of old cracks
who have made their names familiar to
the football world at present employed in
the various divisions Of the office. AS yet
no games have been scheduled
The Y. NJ. C. a. team is working hard.
preparatory to the first games Of the sea-
sen. Z. p Mills is directing promising
field OF candidates, nearly all of whom are
new players. Manager lie Mat has ar
ranged list Of games with good teams.
The High School teams always put up
fast football MOI withstanding the youth of
the members. and their games are always
productive of unbounded enthusiasm from
their supporters. Thus far in the season
none except the Westerns have played
games, so it is almost impossible to get a
line on the teams. The decisive manner in
which the youngsters from the western
High School defeated the Georgetown
preps last Friday shows that Western will
make hard race for championship honors
among the high schools this year
Central High School, which usually car
ries off honors in high school athletics.
will put the usual strong team in the
field. large number of last years play
ers, including the entire back field, ere in
school this year, and Will form a nucleus
around which light but swift team will
be built. Tindall. captt in and half back,
VIII have as his partner Brush, of last
years team, while Shepard will play full
Barringer, at quarter, and Corss ard Tay-
lor on the ends, complete the list Of play
ers on last years team. Prof Wilson
coaches the team.
Manager Royce has arranged the fol-
lowing schedule of games: October 10,
Gallaudet College, at Kendall Green. prac-
tice game; October 16, Georgetown Preps.
at Georgetown; October 10. Gallaude; sec
ond team. at Kendall Green; October 81.
Business High School, at National Park;
November 10, Georgetown Props, at
Georgetown; November IA. Western High
School, at National Park; November 23.
Eastern High School, at National Park.
Both the Business and Eastern High
Schools are busy making preparations for
the season and expect to have good teams
TO uphold the honor of their colors on the
gridiron
The series of games for the champion
ship of the high schools will be played at
National Park on the following dates:
October 49, Business VERSES Western; De-
tober 81, Central versus Business; No
vember 6. Eastern versus Western; No
vember IA, Central versus Western: No
vember 16, Eastern versus Business; No
vember %, Eastern versus Central.
The Georgetown Props team. although
IL made a bad start in being defeated by
Western High on Friday, will place a
fast team on the field and fully expects
to make a much better showing when II
meets teams from the other hisi schools
with whom games have been scheduled.
The football schedule Of the Washing
ton and Lee University team for the sea-
son as announced is as follows: Games
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