The sun., 1902-11-29
PRESIDENT TALKS FOOTBALL.
RECEIVES THE MEMBERS or THE
CARLISLE INDIAN TEAM
lie Had Read Accounts Of Their Games
and Was Eui, W The SubJect-lie
Talked Football to His Callers, at the
Cabinet Meeting and to the Indians.

lislc Indian schools crack football team,
who Yesterday wallopcd the Georgetown
University team ,u the tturc # u 20 O. They
naturally wanted TO see the Great White
Father # whom their own parents had
told them - much. and they called at the
Presidents Office IL body
The President was full of the sub iect
Of football from tie moment he got out
Of bed. ii" read the report Of the hg
game between Pennsylvania and Cornell
al the breakfast table, and after break
fast, in the executive Office. told Secretary
tortelvou what wonderfully fine game
II was Then, between signing comms-
sions and pardonug few cnuvicts, he
managed TO read about the other collegiate
games With many eXClamations of wonder
over the great playing of the Indians against
Georgetown, hc followed the account of
that Unc-sid,d game. He was III this
mood when "A request came that he receive
the Car,is!" players, and lie granted il
with cordial alacritv.
Before the Indians cane the President had
many callers. and he talked football To all of
them 4 was a day tu ,alk football The
air was clear and biting aud the President
breathed IN its tonic a. he walked from The
White House To the Executive Offices He
felt good. and he showed ii In his manner and
hsactionS portly politicians Who wouldn't
know a centre rush from a Tying wedge
came 20 say word for some applicants for
office and went away wondering what maxi
ing a touchdown mean. S"riou, senators.
b, nt on matters of state. forgot 10 tell the
President what they thought Il his policy
on the trust question. and grew cnthusias-
tic over Mr. Roos"vct'- descriptions of some
of the PLAYS hat were made on the grdiron
yesterday 4 Philadelphia Republican who
wanted an office for a constituent was very
tOuchy when he overheard the President
-peak Of Pennsylvania Interference" and
he hadn't quite Cotton the matter straight
ened out in his mind when he left the Execu-
tive Office
And - it went all through The forenoon.
AttOrney-Gcncral Knox caught the spirit
# the thing and told III" President tina, he
Knox had mad" n brilliant run only Il
few moments before through great Grove
Of People who hesi"gcd his Office TO TELL
him about their candidate for the Federal
attorneyship of the District of Columbia
The President was amused over this. and
Mr. Knox followed up hi> advantage by
laying that he wouldn't be able To do any
work until the place VAS filled
who is the best mani" asked tho Pre-i-
dent.
-Mr. Beach" said Mr. Knox
Beach score" said the President, IN
appoint ihm.'
-And that's where | made a touchdown
aad Beach kicked tn nudl," ChUCkled the
Auorey-General az he went out 20 carry
the news 10 the applicants 'or the \ torey-
chip.
There was moro ootball talk al the Cahi-
net meeting. but il did not interfere much
with the discussion of matters of state
u was after the Cabinet meeting that the
Indians were received. ". 6. Thompson,
the disCiplinarian of The Carlisle school
introduced the players 20 the President
Tha eleven aud their substitute, fled into
SeCr ta!v Cortelypa', room, where the
President joined them II H." Indians
We're III at ea.e with b ing in the presence
of me White Father they did not show il.
They wer" S,oiii and di sni'ed and seldom
smiled, but it was nuti,cab that AL were
graceful and seemed To know how To carry
tucms"lNe-.
"Dc-lighted." exclaimed the President
rrasping the hand Of johnson, the lttl"
captain Of the team You play quarter
back. The mass. play o. your team was
splendid. am delighted
So wa. Johnson, but he did not show it
until he got outsd"
"De-lghted" Thi, to Parker. ono Of
the half hic6~ "God" play was brilliant.
You mad" three ,uuc.dowIs, !idn't you?
How In tl,, world did YOU do 70"
And - il w,,, along ,hn limo Tho
President talked i,,,haIi viii every man
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