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and in due time was placed in the
rotunda. where it received all sorts
of adverse criticisms, such as the
distinguished citizen without a
shirt" THE Father of His County
about to take BATH" "the Roman
George Washington, etc.
Indeed. it received little favorable
comment, and in 1874 Congress di-
rected that it be removed to the
grounds at the east front of the
Capitol. with the proviso that it be
inclosed In a temporary building.
It had cost the Government up to
the time it was placed in the Cap
itol $21 900. and to remove 1t from
there a further appropriation of
5000 was made. In 1847 the tenn
porary structure surrounding it was
removed and an iron railing in
stalled at a further cost of $1,000.
1t is in this condition that it is
recalled by the early Washingtonian.
Historic Blocks.
The several blocks of ground on
First street northeast extending
from B street north to B street
south, and facing the Capitol
grounds. are about as historic as
any similar area in Washington.
and. maybe, even more so. But
to the writer's mind the Old Brick
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meet. That was the old Blodgett
Hotel building, on z street near
Seventh. where now stands the old
Land ONCE, and here Congress met.
Hardly had Congress convened
when its members were urged to
remove the Government elsewhere
by those who saw the psychology of
the situation. Indeed, the matter
went SO far that record vote was
taken In the House, and, according
to the National 1ntelligencer of
September 81. 1914. it was decided
not to remove the Government. the
vote being 81 for and SO against.
After q lapse of three months the
Senate concurred.
To the student Of local history 1t
is easy to see the underlying cause
that brought about this decision.
George Washington, the President
of the United States, had urged the
capitalists Of the country to invest
their fortunes in Washington real
estate, and. supported by Congress.
the most glowing inducements had
been set forth in direct appeal and
in advertisements. They did so, and
by the time Washington was burned
out. nearly all had gone broke"
while those who had not were Tight
ing with their backs against the
wall to save what little still re-
manned. If the Capital were re-
moved, complete bankruptcy and
perhaps imprisonment besides stared
them in the face.
Under these circumstances, Con-
gress should not for one moment
even have considered removing the
Federal Capital elsewhere. How
ever, as Grover Cleveland might
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have reasoned, 1t was . condition
and not q theory that confronted
the people of Washington at that
time. In this predicament they
realized that there we're just two
things that must be done, and one
was Immediately to provide adequate
quarters for Congress. the other to
lend 1t sufficient funds to begin re-
storing the public buildings. Both
of these were done.
Congress accepted the offer Of the
banks to lend the Government half
million of dollars, and q stock COM
pany erected forthwith the Old
Brick Capitol. where Congress met
for four years, or from 1915 to 1919,
when the original Capitol was suf-
f1ciently restored to receive 1t again.
During the meantime, President
James Monroe was inaugurated here
in 1877, delivering the first public
inaugural address on the outside Of
the Capitol, and here John c. CAL
houn died in 1850, when it was
Henry Hills boarding house.
AS originally constructed, this
building cost the owners 5000,
and was the largest structure built
here by private enterprise up to
that time. the corner stone being
laid on July 4, 124 years ago.
1T was three stories in height"
according to w. B. Bryan, with q
high-pitched roof. The principal
entrance was through wide-arched
door from First street, and above
was a large window opening. The
Senate chamber on the first floor
was IS feet long and Is feet wide.
while the room occupied by the
House was on the second floor, and
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chapel, Of that building. A picture
taken at the time Of its removal
from the Capitol Grounds shows it
majestically seated on a large,
heavily-constructed wagon to which
are hitched six pairs of horses. The
history of this statue is quite inter-
esting and a word or two about 1t
at this time may even lend addi-
tional attraction to it to those who
might visit the Smithsonian with
the idea of seeing it.
The statue was provided for by
an act Of Congress passed July 4,
1882, the contract being given to
Horatio Greenough, then but n
years Of age. He was the son Of a
well-to-do merchant In Boston,
Mass, where he was born Septem-
Der 6, 1905, and his father gave him
good education, concluding with a
course at Harvard University.
Made in Florence.
He had natural talent and early
began to carve figures in chalk
without previous instruction. Soon,
however, Solomon Ward of Boston
gave him some instruction in model
ing in clay, and Alpheus Cary,
stonecutter, gave him an idea in the
carving of marble, and his artistic
skill was further developed by
French sculptor named Binon, then
residing in Boston. In 1927 Green
ough took up his residence in Flor
ence and here the statue was made,
and with much difficulty taken to
Leghorn for shipment to this coun-
try.
At this time it was of consider
able bulk, being 10 feet 6 inches In
length and 10 feet inches in height,
6 feet in width and weighing nearly
20 tons. Conveying it from Flor
ence to Leghorn, where it was put
aboard the ship Sea. Capt. Delano
"a familiar name nowadays had
his difficulties, for much damage
was done to the trees along the
highway between the two places,
for which an allowance in money
was made.
However, it finally arrived in this
country July 81, 1841, and a further
problem in handling the great bulk
Of 20 tons had to be met. It was
brought by boat up the Eastern
Branch to the mouth of the city
canal. thence along that waterway
to Maryland avenue. There, placed
on platform. 1t was drawn by
means Of capstans to the Capitol
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town field on the occasion Of the
game, we feel constrained to forbid
managers Of any of the athletic
teams of Georgetown University to
engage for any games hereafter with
George Washington University on
the grounds that there is not sum-
cient comfy between the student
bodies of the two universities, nor
such nice appreciation Of the prop
critics of a public contest as would
prevent rivalry degenerating into
feud, and save competitive contests
from losing the characteristics Of q
friendly game between young gentle
men,"
That such feeling was brewing was
evident as far back as 1904, when
the Hatchet, George Washington
student paper, reported the follow
ing incident under the heading,
INTER COLLEGE RUSH ELEC-
TON NIGHT:
"At 8 o'clock on election evening,
about 20 George Washington men
met at the university and marched
down the Avenue When opposite
the National Theater a crowd Of
about so Georgetown University men
rushed them.
Notwithstanding the greater num-
ber of their opponents, the George
Washington men showed through
and continued on their way, gather
ing new men at the college build
ings and elsewhere until the num-
Der warranted rush on our part.
Police and detectives endeavored
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Capitol which occupied the south
east corner of First and A streets
northeast-where is now the north
western part of the grounds occupied
by the Supreme Court Building
dilns all other sites hereabout SO
far as historic interest is concerned
not. of course, including the Cap
itol Building.
MANY lines have been written
about the Brick Capitol, which stood
facing the Capitol grounds from
1915 until it was removed prior to
the laying of the cornerstone of
the Supreme Court Building. Octo-
Der II, 1882. and which had many
years previously been converted into
three dwelling houses, numbered 81.
% and Is First street The story Of
Belle Boyd's incarceration here dur
ing Civil War days has been told
many times. and the execution of
Capt. Wirz of Andersonville Prison
fame is also an event that trans
pired here-things, however, Of a
more or less sensational and morbid
character, but the most valuable
historic part of this building had its
origin very many years before the
War Between the States.
Meeting After Fires.
The reader is. of course, familiar
with the fact that this building was
erected for the purpose of housing
Congress right after the British
burned the public buildings here,
including the Capitol. on August
"a. 1914. Congress had been called
to meet here on September 10, fol-
lowing the invasion, and there was
but one public building left by the
enemy large enough in which to
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to prevent the clash and were
roughly used by both crowds and
compelled to withdraw, sending one
Of their number home for repairs.
The column, now about . square
long and marching in fours,
marched In lockstep with arms
locked and gave the college yells al
most continually until Georgetown
was sighted in front Of the National
Theater.
THE column turned and, like q
mighty ram, struck the braced COL
umn Of Georgetown's best football
men. including their heavy center,
Given. The blow was terrific and ir-
resistible. crushing through very
much as q l3-inch shell would an
hitting q mud fort.
"A notice was flashed on the
Post return screen notifying George
Washington men to assemble at
Fourteenth and r streets. About 80
responded and charged down
Fourteenth street hill into George
towns men in front of the New
Willard. The police again interfered
and each crowd agreed to settle the
tight In back Of the Treasury. From
IL to 1:30, the fighting continued
here, with honors about evenly di-
vided, although the George Wash.
ington boys were outnumbered by
2-1.
"Georgetown now called out,
Georgetown men this way and dis
appeared down the Avenue, leaving
the field to the victorious George
Washingtons."
Spirit ut Games.
At the games the spirit was no less
intense, although cooler heads sue.
ceeded remarkably in quieting more
hot-headed brethren until the 1907
episode. The rivals taunted each
other with cheers and songs
composed especially for the oc-
casion. George Warrington stu
dents marched to the game behind
the team, wildly cheering the indi-
vidual players, and ut the Hilltop
were greeted with 0eorgetown's
riotous yells for its heroes. The
Hatchet reported that George
Warrington rooters had the Fort
Myer Band on their side Of the field,
while Georgetowners had engaged
Haley's Band for the day.
George Washington's unwavering
loyalty to its team was reflected In
this poem. written by G. r. Wallace
Of the Medical School and published
after the 1904 game:
AT THE GEORGETOWN GAME.
The game, the big one no,p u Ger,
The Georges got the entire score;
A touchdown notD, q score then,
UntA the game tOds at an end.
The players, they iDere out OF breath,
The students seemed as u In death.
Regardless OF "Give 'em the are"
Georgetown leuied their atojxl tar.
Stick to It, boys, the time iDill come,
When sce Dtll score; It must be doHei
II further proof were needed, the
Hatchet offered 1t with . terse
statement that the score Of the
game vas not 60 tli deorgetown'S
favor, but only 500. q. t.. y.
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rendered none of its prestige to
passing decades, but George WASH
ington has outgrown the swaddling
clothes Of its infant days and ranks
in the forefront of Eastern football
circles. It has a good chance OF
winning. This fact, coupled with
the traditions of the past that auglr
well for good football and an abun-
dance Of color, is expected to lure
the largest crowd ever to witness a
college game in the District.
Coached by Bill Refnhart, the Bud
and Blue gridmen will have all the
magic of modern football at their
command, and will be able to fight
fire with fire. It will not be like
the chill day in November, 1890,
when the Georgetown Journal sub
sequently reported, THE Columbians
opened with the v "a popular forma-
ton in the old days, since outlawed
by which they gained 10 yards, and,
by a series Of good rushes, carried
the ball well into their opponents
territory, where 1t remained only for
a short time" George Washing
ton probably will open with the
newest razzle-dazzle running attack
in the game and manage to keep the
ball in Georgetown's territory long
er than short time.
Getting back to the first game, the
Journal said: sullivan. having
secured the ball, by a magnificent
run of so yards and masterful dodg-
ing, made q touchdown. .
Georgetown, by good team work,
gradually forced the ball to their
opponents goal line, where Walsh
made a safety touchdown"
Georgetown lined up for the game
with Kaufman and w. O'Donnell at
the ends; Whitehill and Ryan,
tackles; Stewart and Wilson, guards;
Archer, center: Gately, quarterback; 4;
Sullivan and Hennon (captain) half
backs and S. Walsh, fullback. In an
offhand manner, the Journal re-
ferred to this group as varsity "sec-
onds."
George Washington-or Colum-
bian-started Fugitt and Wilson at
the tanks; Mclean and Peterson,
tackles; Kindleberger and Talmadge,
guards: Shepard, center; H. Pyne,
quarterback: Davis (captain) and
wilkins, halfback, and Quidam, full
back.
Ruptured Relations.
BY 1907, the fierce rivalry be-
tween the two had begun to bulge
at the seams of good sportsmanship,
and incidents preceding and follow
ing the stubbornly-contested game
brought a rupture in athletic rela-
tions. Some 5000 fans witnessed
the fray, which the Journal reported
was arranged only after q long
drawnout controversy between the
respective managers" Three times
Georgetown had the ball within its
rivals 10-yard line, but 1t couldn t
cross the goal line.
Commenting on the game the
Journal had this to say: Through
out the first half, the game was q
clean one, but after the intermission
30 desperate were the teams, George.
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Gave Fine Excuse
For Parades and
Student Scumes
By Lewis F. Atchison.

Forty-nine years ago next month,
a tousle-headed band Of ambitious
gridmen from Columbian College
marched up to the Hilltop for a
game of football with Georgetown's
huskies. and the Hoyas won, 60.
Through three depressions. two wars
and a change in Columbian's name
and charter, the series endured, but
only nine games were played.
Scorching editorials flowed from
the school-paper pens while the
series ebbed and rose, particularly
at Columbian-since re-christened
George Washington University
where victory over the neighbor-
ing institution was the major goal of
the day. Street parades, student
scuffles, and bitterly contested
games were the rule, rather than
the exception, summarily hating
the series at irregular intervals. It
was one of the most colorful rival
ries of the era, albeit as lopsided
as exciting, with Columbian unable
to conquer the proud and burly
forces of the Blue and Gray.
Next Saturday at Griffith Sta
dium, the schools will pick up the
threads of that rivalry abandoned
16 years ago, when George WASH
ington made its last attempt to
storm the heights, and the re-birth
Of athletic relations marks the be-
ginning of a new chapter in Dis
trict sports annals. This new series
or resumption of the old one
promises to restore to the local
scene much Of the faded color and
vibrancy Of bygone days. There will
be no rowdyism, no hand-to-hand
engagements after dusk between un-
dergraduate belligerents, but the old
spirit will prevail. The fiery chal-
lenge flung by Columbian that re-
suited in the first game years ago
has echoed through the years. and
Georgetown, like its stalwarts Of
old, is ready to take up the gaunt-
let.
Although George Washington
never has conquered the Blue and
Gray, 1t won a moral victory in the
bruising battle of 1907, when 1t held
Georgetown to a scoreless stalemate.
Georgetown In those days was the
reigning power in District sports
circles. It had manpower and pres
tige, and while little Columbian gave
not a hoot for its prestige, there
wasn't much it could do about the
man power. But whatever the down.
town school lacked In physical as
sets 1t atoned for In . surplus of
spirit and courage. It never showed
the white feather.
Even Footing This Year.
This year the situation is radically
different, and for the first time the
teams will be meeting on virtually
even footing. Georgetown has sur.
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Buck, . Capitol clerk; Ellis Clemens,
c. Gordon and others.
"Mr. Scrivener. just before the
Civil War, erected q building ut the
northeast corner Of the square and
opened grocery. 1t was under the
porch here during the Inauguration
of President Lincoln that Gen. Scott
took position. having two light bat
teries of artillery on B street ready
should an outbreak occur"
Early Residents.
Added to the foregoing list might
be mentioned the following as resid-
ing at an early date on the north
side of A street north: Simon
Brown, messenger, House of Repre-
sentatives; S. r. Hobbie, First As
sistant Postmaster General; Mrs. M.
A. Carter, boarding house, and
Whitney's Hotel and restaurant,
conducted by George H. Whitney,
probably the same as Mrs. Whit
ney's," referred to by Croggon.
On the south side of A street
south were: j. Casparis, who kept
grocery store, and near by a re-
fectory-a place for refreshments,
or dining room; John Hide, house
painter; Mrs. Sweeny (probably
Mary Sweeny, widow, tavern keep
er; James johnson, who had groc-
cry store in l843. and kept a tavern
in 1886. and William J. Wheatley,
shoemaker.
D. Vass, clerk in the Post once
Department, was located on the
north side of B street south between
New Jersey avenue and First street
east.
On the east side of New Jersey
avenue, then within the Capitol
grounds, resided James N. Barker,
who worked in the Treasury; John
Fitzgerald, laborer; John T. Frost,
clerk, House of Representatives;
John Murphy, laborer, and Alex
ander Dallas Bache, superintendent
United States Coast Survey. The
Coast Survey Office was also within
the Capitol grounds at least up to
1850.
William Marshall, wheelwright,
and Mrs. Orr had their homes on
the west side of First street between
A and B streets south. The latter
resided there as early as 1914. j. P.
Glotzbach conducted the Delaware
House, at 141 Delaware avenue, in
1866. This was not far from the
Capitol and still within the area
bounded on the north by B street.
Statue Added to View.
The Capitol Grounds, prior to the
passage of the acts Of 1872 and 1873,
before mentioned. extended north
and south from North A street to
South A street, and it is quite
probable that there was little land
scaping done to this open space,
which looked eastward along East
Capitol street. until Greenough's S
statue of George Washington was
placed here in 1874
This statue was removed to the
Smithsonian Institution in 1909 and
now rests in the west end, or old
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Friendly Spirit of
Competition Due
With New Era

In 1906, to the air of Cheyenne,
the downtown schools supporters
sang this ditty:
Play ball! Play ball!
Our teams a dandy!
Our lines a stone Ddu,
They are the candy!
And Dhen doDn the field,
Our backs come 50 handy,
You'll see hoD tpe play football.
To the strains of MY Old Ken
lucky Home" they warbled:
Weep no more. poor Georgetown.
Oh, tDeep no more today.
We Dill sing once more
OF hoU Georgetown didn't score,
OF hoD Georgetown didn't score
didn't score!
The old songs are gone, with
many Of the heroes Of those days,
but the same spirit, treasured at
both schools, survives. The men
who fought for the glory of their
respective teams and the gay young
blades who welded fists and suf-
fered bloody noses in impromptu
skirmishes probably have chuckled
time and again at the memory Of
those episodes. Time heels all
wounds and eases the tormenting
thought Of even 4 football defeat.
Old Player Coaches.
1t Is noteworthy that George
towns current gridiron squad is
coached by . man who played in
the last George Washington game
In 1873, Jack Hagerty. His assist
ant, George Murtagh, also played
against the Bu6 and Blue. A spirit
Of friendship and good will had
reasserted itself soon after the 1907
break, but Is late Is 23 there was
no lessenins Of George Washinston's
determination to win, nor Of
0eorgetowns ability to stand 1t Oh.
Hagerty is quiet, resourceful and
blessed with . knack for UNDER
standing boys. The team he sends
into battle viii be . worthy sue
cessor to the line Of Hoya squads
that fought Oh the George WASH
inston challenge In previous years.
It will be aggressive and colorful
and, like its opponent, viii be COM
posed Of true sportSmen who play
to win and glory In victory, but
harbor no Ill will In defeat.
It Is safe to say this game marks
the hA1innin1 of n lon1 and warm
friendship and rivalry between the
schools on the athletic fields and
that the young men coming up to
game will be worthy to tread In
the footsteps Of steenerson, Law,
Kirkman, Bielaski, Stevenson, Mach
Ter, Heine. Stanley and other George
Washington stalwarts and Of Ed
monston, Carroll, eeitz, Mcclure,
Mahoney, Monohan, Mc0ettiean.
Bocock, Hart, Dugan. Martel1 and
other Hoya heroes.
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Members of Congress
And District Leaders
Had Homes There
Old Brick Headquarters of
Government and Greenoueh
Statue of Washington
By John Claeett Proctor.

The Presidents idea placing small buildings East Capitol
exhibiting collections
Institution somewhat anticipated MAJ Pierre Charles
IEnfan designer Washington indicated his that
the indicating that side this should archd
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23

Honeymooners to Malaga are
Prince Mahmud, 20-year-old brother
Of a Malayan sultan, and his recent
bride, the former Joyce Blencowe,
Fl, daughter Of an Oxford, Eng
land, tradesman. They were mar
ried in England, and will make their
home in Trengganu, Malaga.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
Speaking of Sports
Hunt Goes On,
But Joe Louis
Needn't Worry
By ROBERT McSHANE

NJ HEN Lou Nova, the not-so-ter.
rife California heavyweight,
put an end to the comeback hopes of
Make Baer, former toast of the ma
tion's night clubs, he did little to-
ward clearing up an extremely fog
gy situation.
1t may be that Nova-who elect.
ed to beat Baer the hard way,
smuggling it out with him-has Joe
Louis number. But that is highly
debatable. Nova didn't look like 4
worlds champion, even in beating
Make to q bloody pulp. When be
whipped Baer IL was merely the
case Of q mediocre youngster who
mad more lasting power than the
rapidly slipping vet who faced him.
Lou, judged by the Louis stand
ard, Is far from being a great fight
er. He Is Woodworking, conscien-
tious and ambitious. But he hasn't
q punch. Had he been equipped
with even touch Of dynamite in
either hand, he wouldn't have won
his last fight by the technical knock.
out route. He would have stretched
Make for the full count.
Fortunately, Baer wasn't injured
badly enough to interrupt success
full career in the movies. As a mat
ter Of fact, and unlike most prize
fighters, Baer wasn't top-notch
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
Nocturnal Holdouts

A POLICY Of resigned accept
ance is slowly thinning the
ranks OF the big league magnates,
10 strong, who a few years ago
declared that night baseball was a
thing OF evil. to be Stunned as a
plague.
Though there are . few staunch
noidouts, majority Of the ofIlcials
nave not only seen the light, but
they're asking for It rs . steady
diet. Lighting plants have already
been installed in three major parks,
and may be in q fourth before
the current season draws to q close.
The first to break with precedent
and inaugurate the novel idea was
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23

Buddhist rites, devil dancers and
the traditional cavorting Chinese
lion featured pageantry in Los An
geles' new China city recently when
that picturesque quarter was cleaned
Of ghosts and demons. Replacing
the old Chinatown, which was evac-
uated to make way for a new Union
station, China city is the site of
many historic incidents Of early
Los Angeles days. The ceremonies
were intended to lay the ghosts of
its past.