The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
independent Gridiron Classic is
Scheduled to BE Played Today
Vigilants and Engineers Meet
at Andrews Park for Foot
ball Championship.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
The De rane 8 here.


The Yale-Halvard classic OF local. in.
dependent football is slated 70 be played
today at Andrews Park, when the cham.
pion Vigilant eleven clashes with the fast
team from the Washington Barracks, this
Engineers.
Two OF the best eIevens that has ever
represented either organization In this
annual grtdiron clash are anxiously
awaiting the sound Of the referees whts'
tie to start them into action.
One of the largest crowds In the his
tory Of the sandlot game Is expected to
attend. Lieut.. Carrouth, the coach Of
the Engineer team yesterday agreed
upon the selection Of the officials that
were named bys the sporting editors OF
the local papers and everything is now
in readiness for the banner event Of the
season.
The field will be in a heavy condition
from the rains and snow Of last week.
but this will not give any advantage 10
either team as both elevens are powertul
line-plunging machines and are about
equal in weight
A great amount of betting is being made
by outsiders on the result and the wagers
are being laid at even money. Plenty OF
Vigilants' money Is in sight and late last
night most Of Engineers money had been
covered
The records Of each team this season
speaks for itself neither eleven has been
beaten and the goal line of the Vigilants
has been crossed but once, while the
Engineers have not been scored upon
The crack Altoona Indians in their second
game with the wearers Of the big ".
managed to get draw game, while the
Engineers have rolled up score after
score on its opponents The nearest the
Soldiers have been pushed was by the
crack q. S. S. Franklin team who had
the ball on the 5-yard line only to fail
to cross.
Johnny Blair, the fast little quarter bac
of the Engineers, will be the man the
Vigilants must stop to land the contest,
while Beef Johnson and Simmons. the
line plunging half back of the Soldiers.
will gain considerable ground through
the Vigilants' line.
On the other hand the local champions
viii rely on Ray Brown, the Rochester
Rambler, to make up the necessary
ground to gain the honors for the Vlgi-
lants. Captain Licaronia, the hardest
hitting back-field player that has ever
been seen on the local sandlots, will show
his strength and is sure of knocking on
gains through the Engineers rush line.
In the punting and place kicking de-
partment the advantage is even. Dur
ing the past season the Engineers have
this department, but this year LANCER
has developed into a wonderful punter
and an exceptional gcod place kicker.
From TIE Toe Of Johnny Blair the
Soldiers have gained quite a number of
points this season. while LANCER has
come through in equally as goDd a man
ner for the wearers f he. big --ast
Sunday a week in the game against the
WaIbrook Club, of Baltimore, LANCER
put one over the bars from the 20
yard line, and on the second occasion
" hen he was called upon ne missed
by two feet from the 5l-yard line. !
Jack Hegarty, the former captain of Z
the Hilltoppers, ani this season coach
of the Carolina Egies, will referee. with
Korwight Church, the old Yale half
back. acting as headIiuesman and Harry
Murray, Captain Of the Georgetown
team this season, as umpire.
The Ee ne viii start promptly n 30
,. m, and close % 5.g)) followers of The
gridiraa game are expected to be on
hand.