Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
FOOT BALL NOTES

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1t is said that a plan is on foot In the
east to have the West Point and Annapolis
game played in this city In the future The
project Is yet in an embryo state. but ac-
cordfng to the promoters IL is being sug-
gested that large stands be erected upon
the White Lot SO as to accommodate fifty
thousand people. This game occurring in
sight of the Executive Mansion between
the representatives of the army and navy
would be a sight worth going distance TO
see. The crowds that would no doubt
gather to witness the annual contests be-
tween the midshipmen and the West Point
ers would be the largest ever seen at
gathering of the kind In the city. Society
OF Washington would turn out en- masse.
The grounds would be a magnificent site
for a modern foot bali field and II they
OF those who have the matter in charge 1t
will mean another day set aside for the
residents of the capital city of the nation
to enjoy themselves to the utmost by the
exhibition OF good clean foot ball.
Capt. Russ is proving one of the best
foot ball captains that Brown University
has had In years. He has to great extent
developed Mayhem of Cambridge into a
star player, as 1t was thought he would.
Brooke. the famous punter of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania in the past. says that
Pennsy viii have to play much better foot
ball this year than she did last If Harvard
is to be defeated. Brooke Is aware of just
how weak Harvard was last year.
Muir the quarter of Western High School.
is playing a star game in the position this
season. He guides the destiny of the Red
and Blue like veteran and tackles like
shot.
The members of the Yale squad who have
been injured slightly this season are max
Ing better progress than those of Harvard,
The Crimson is having a hard time.
At the University of Michigan only half
as much admission is charged for the stu
dents to watch the midweek games as those
on Saturday. YoSt has again deyeloped a
modern foot ball machine, which is sur
prising the foot ball world at the large
scores rolled up during each contest Ma
goffin OF the Fourth Presbyterian base ball
team of this city has developed into one of
the stars of the aggregation. He is not a
large man. but Is playing at halfback and
Is doing some remarkably fine work
Hogan is missed at Yale this season.
Boomer is going slow. A coach for the
tackles Is needed and 1t Is to be hoped that
some veteran like Chamberlain will appear
at New Haven soon. If he does not the
Ellis will no doubt be weak at the tackles
There will be plenty of trouble for the
experts this year to pick an All-American
team with such men in the running as Ste
venson of Pennsylvania, Starr of Harvard
ana Jones of Yale 1t will take one who
knows the fine points of the game to pick
from these three for quarterback.
Inose VINO saw the Columbia WESLEYAN
game last Saturday think that the rllmpus
was ABOUT horse and horse" and that both
teams were at fault Neither can afford 10
throw much mud Logan Cunningham. for
merry the captain and one of the stars of
Central High School of this city, has made
the position of end on the Wesleyan team,
and is putting up the same star game that
he played for the local team
LII. H. ii. Nichols of Harvard believes
that within a short time that President
Roosevelt will issue statement regarding
the conference of foot ball men which p,a q
held at the White House last week. Until
the President has spoken In regard to the
interview the representatives of Harvard
fale and Princeton who We're present will
nave niue TO say upon the subject which
was under discussion.
DuGanne of Technical High School tow
erS over the players Of the high school
teams of the city like Metoxen, the former
giant full back of the Carlisle Indians did
over Poe of Princeton. Possibly his height
Is to some extent augmented by his head
gear. which sits high upon his head.
Pheian, the captain of Western High
school, is playing the same good game that
has characterized all of his work upon the
local grtdiron. In the contest with East
ern High School last week his good work
was to great extent responsible for the
good showing made by his team.
Capt. Fitzpatrick of GEORGETOWN ITnlyer-
sity. while a small man, makes. up for this
deficiency in the way that he plays the
game. One can depend upon 1t that when
a center comes through the Georgetown
line he is going to be working some
In the game with Gallaudet Capt. Steener-
son of George Washington University
showed that he is made of the stuff that
good foot ball players are. 1t is rarely that
one sees quarter back who is as good an
interferer as Stevenson. He is off the mo-
ment the runner starts, and when the man
with the ball hits the line Stevenson is
there with him, and together they go
through the tackles or ends of the opposite
line like shots. This play was particularly
noticeable during the game with the boys
from Kendall Green. Reichard and Sharp
both play fine game at tackle and end,
Stevenson carrying the ball struck their
end of the line the Gallaudet men In each
instance fell in different directions.
Hinch. quarter back Of Gallaudet College,
Is undoubtedly one of the fastest quarter
backs in the city. While not very heavy
man. he Is a fine ground gamer. AS a
tackler he Is one of the best. No matter
how big the runner with the ball may he,
Hinch tackles him like veteran, and down
he invariably goes.
Frederic K. Nielsen, formerly a member
of the team of the University of Nebraska,
Is coaching the team of the Maryland Agr!-
cultural College at College Park, Md. this
season. He is practfcing law in this CITY,
and has done good work with the develop
ment of the team which viii represent the
"Aggies" upon the gridiron this season.
There are thirty candidates for positions on
the team
Much interest is being manifested in the
game which will be played in this city on
November IL between the University of
Virginia and Georgetown University. Reilly
the coach of the blue and gray, has as his
rival Cole, formerly of the Michigan Univer-
sity, and one of the stars of the Wolver-
ines king" Cole has developed Virginia
until the team is showing the effect of the
fast Michigan style. The game with Ran
dolph-Macon College at Charlottesville on
September q showed the style of play that
is to be in vogue at Virginia this year In
this contest Virginia put up the whirlwnd
style of Michigan, and ran up 50 points,
while Randolph-Macon never came near the
goal posts of Coles men.
Bocock, quarter back of the varsity team
of Georgetown University and coach for
the Western High School team. has devel-
oped a fine aggregation of high school foot
ballists. as seen In the team now represent
ing the red and white. At the beginning of
the Western Eastern contest last week 1t
was clearly seen that IL Western had to
win from Eastern, which was the first
game the bow from the bejphts would not