The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-21

like the noted professional catcher, "Fatty"
Briody, and hence the players of the ball team
have dubbed him "Briody."
Jimmy Walsh, of the G. A..C. is jewel in
the pitchers box.
Daily, of the c. A. c., is a star catcher and
decided acquisition to the team.
Sam Stinemetz says: "Of course we will win
some of the big championship honors."
George French may be modest, but all the
same he is a great catcher and the best the z.
A. G. has
VIII Crist is developing into one of the best
all-around athletes in the Coumbias. He is
champion Dicyclist, member of the champion
eight-oared crew, the best swimmer in the club,
and is likely to become the best shot putter
VIII Norton, of the Potomacs, still thinks
himself an athlete, and will endeavor to get on
the football team for this fall.
Bryan Huyct, of the Potomacs, has taken to
sprinting, and is every day on the track chasing
time over the 100-yard course. He has struck
eleven minutes but cannot get down any fur
ther. s''.
Chappie Smms, of the Columbia Athletics, is
mending his disconnected joints, separated by
a bad case Of rheumatism, and expects to be
sound again by the time the big meeting takes
place.
The contention over the question of the cleo
tion of new commodore of the Schuylkill Navy
still goes on, and it is probable the matter will
again get into the courts. After considerable
deliberation Commodore Mcmillan has reached
a negative conclusion in the matter of the re-
quest from the Madeira delegates for special
meeting of the naval board to determine the
standing of West Philadelphia Boat Club dele
gates. In declining to call the meeting Com
modore Mcmillan assigns reason the opin-
ion that the West Philadelphia should settle its
own troubles within the club. The probable re-
suit will be that the contending factions in the
club will soon invoke the Intervention of the
court.
The last regatta of the Potomac Athletic Club
took place on Friday afternoon and the occa-
sion drew to the boat-house and river banks a
very large concourse of spectators. The first
crews were made up as follows: "Warden's''
Pierce stroke, Mccoy 3, King 2, Warden l.
"Doyles-Offley stroke, Won Dachenhausen g.
| Pumphrey 2, Doyle l. 1t was cleverly con
| tested race throughout and the tDoyles'' only
won by squirt at the finish. The eight
race was hummer and caused lots of excite
ment and applause. The two crews were well
matched, but the one coxswained by Capt
| Zappone used the old boat and of course won
| handily from Capt. Samuel Wheeler in the new
| boat. After the races Messrs. King, Noah
Finckel, and French gave some excellent nata
torial exhibitions in front of the clubhouse.
On Monday the Potomac Athletics play the
| Postals, and on Thursday they again tackle the
Y. NJ q. AS, both contests to be played or
their grounds.
The annual field sports of the Columbia
| Athletic Club, postponed from q recent date or
account of rain, will take place on Thursday
next on Analoston Island. The entry list Il
very large.
The Y. M. C. A. Athletic Club will hold thei
annual outdoor games at Capitol Park on Mon
! day, September %. Gold and silver medals are
to be given the winners.