Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-27
The lineup was as follows:

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| Bryan. right guard Kleberg
Percell. right tackle $3.50. Neesam
Hughes. right end. .Reichard
! Kipp... quarter back Cowly
| Kennedy. -. left half back .Pfunder
| Senior. ....right half back. .Winemiler
| Cox. ...........fu full back Mayer
| Umpire-Mr. Fountaine. Referee-Mr.
| Hall. Time of halves-25 and 20 minutes
WaIcott and Jackson Bsx Tomorrow
| Night.
| There is considerable speculation over
| the fight between Joe Waleott and Peter
Jackson in Baltimore tomorrow night for
the welterweight championship 1t is ar
| gued that Walcott could do nothing with
| Tommy Tracy in two six-round bouts, while
Jackson put him out. On the other hand
| Walcott has beaten such men as Choynski
| George Gardiner and Dan Creedon, with
whom Jackson would probably stand no
| however. that he has beaten Mysterious
| Billy Smith and "Scaldy Bill" Quinn, each
of whom made Walcott hustle for cover.
TOmorrovv's GeOrgetown-Lehfgh Game
| The Georgetown foot ball eleven took its
| last practice yesterday and everybody is
in fine shape for the battle against Lehigh
University tomorrow afternoon on the blue
and grays gridiron. The recent victory
over the University Of Virginia has put new
| life into the blue and gray. and it is now
| Dell6VeQ IndL SISOFSel0Wn has more than
| fighting chance against the Pennsyivanians.
Reserve seat tickets have been selling very
| fast within the last few days. and it is ex-
pected that crowd equal to the one which
saw the Virginia game will be on hand.
Naval tss,ets Working Hard.
| During the L % remaining days for foot
| ball practice at the Annapolis Naval Acad-
| envy the naval cadet team will be coached
hard for its game Saturday with West
Point. The coaches are working to
| strengthen the defense of the team and the
| center men are improving
| Shoup, half-back on the scrubs Is being
practiced as sub-quarter on the first eleven,
| and is doing remarkably we'll. Several of
| the men who tackle too high have been
practicing on the tackling dummy. The
| navy team will have it's last practice Fri
day afternoon on Franklin Field, Phiadel-
phia.
Nichols and Smith have almost recovered
from their injuries. and if no accidents hap
pen the entire team will start In the game
In perfect condition.
West Pointers secret Practice.
West Point had her first secret practice
of the season yesterday in preparation for
the navy game. Armed sentnels patrolled
the side lines and kept back the crowd
from the field. The work was most encour-
aging. The army team scored five touch
downs on the scrubs, while the latter were
unable to do anything whatever with the
army line.
Nichols. who all season has PLAYED SUBJ
stitute full on the scrub, was put in at
left half on the regular team after Capt,
Cassad who was slightly injured had re-
tired, and played the game remarkably WELL
Aided by Days beautiful interference he
| ran fifty yards to touchdown. He later
scored second touchdown. Daily kicked a
beautiful field goal from the thirty-five-
CT IND
Head Coach Woodruff Leaves Pennsy.
The dissatisfaction which had been mani
tested throughout the student body at the
University of Pennsylvania this fall over
the poor showing of the varsity foot ball
team eliminated yesterday in the resigna-
ton of George W. Woodruff the head
coach of the squad. Mr.. Woodruff in his
letter of resignation says:
II beg to tender my resignation as coach
of the foot ball team and as financial Sec
rotary of the Athletic Association, to take
effect November 20, with the distinct I'M
outstanding that l am not candidate for
reappointment to either position"
Agitation for change in the system of
coaching at pennsylvania has been carried
on for the last two years. Woodruff. who
had played guard for Yale, was engaged as
head coach for Pennsylvania in 1892 He
developed magnificent team and in 1894,
when Pennsylvania defeated Princeton at
lieHtoii, the Tteu ana Blue LOOK her place
| In the big Four" and for the next three
or four years the Quakers continued
strong. Then the standard Of the team be-
gan to lower each season. About three
weeks ago the undergraduates held a mass
meeting to consider new system. 1t was
resolved that the undergraduates should
nave more representation the board of
directors of the Athletic Association and a
ticket With several anti-WoOdruff candi-
dates was nominated. The election is to be
! held In December.
Strong Teams to Play Howard.
The Howard University foot ball team
will meet the strong team representing Vir-
| GINA University of Richmond, Va, tomor-
row, and will meet the Shaw University
team of Raleigh, N. c., Saturday. These
| games promise to be the hardest of the
| season for Howard
"fOunG COrbett" Trains in Secret
Young Corbett who has been working
| faithfully for four weeks to prepare for his
| pout with Terry McGoyern, put the finish
| ing touches to his training at Hartford,
Conn, yesterday afternoon behind closed
doors.
| Large crowds have watched his daily
practice and somewhat handicapped him,
| and yesterday he requested that all be
excluded. except his trainers. He boxed
several rounds with Charley Sieger and
| went through his usual practice, which was
| preceded by an eight-mile run on the road.
| a physician again examined Corbett last
| night and pronounced him to be in fine
| condition.
| Fitzsimmons May Fight Jenries.
! jim Jeffries manager, Billy De-
| ianey, who is In Portland, Oregon said last
! night: Il am pleased to hear from New
| YORK by telegraph that Fitzsimmons has
| s1gnified his willingness to meet Jeffries in
| February. Jeffries is glad that the fight
| VIII take place on California soil.
! we shall go to New York, where Jeffries
| VIII nave a personal interview with Fitz-
simmons and probably sign articles there"
Michigan Challenges California.
| BERKELEY, Cal, November 27-The
University Of Michigan foot ball eleven. the
| champions of the middle west have sent a
| challenge to the University of California
Tor game on the Pacific coast during the
| holidays. Michigan has arranged a pro-
Vislonal game with a Seattle team to be
| played in case second match could be Sc
| cured In San Francisco. The offer will be
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