The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-27
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.


The question as TO who will succeed to the sec
retaryshlp OF the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Anna
SON. of the Columbia Athletics, took another
turn on Friday, and the clubs of this city are
getting worked up over 1t. 1twas given out that
Mr.. Gibson would not accept reelection, and at
once the members of the Amateur Athletic
Union started boom for Mr. Howard Perry, at
present acting as treasurer for the association.
When this became known the Analostan
and Potomac clubs demurred, as they
thought one OF the Offices should come to one
of their members, and steps were at once
in opposition to Mr.. Perry. when it became
known that Mr. Gibson was going to decline
members of the executive committee and other
outsiders urged him to retain the place, and,
yielding to their requests, he consented to again
stand for a reelection. In the mean time Mr..
of clubs were pledged to him. 1t is hinted that
the Columbia Athletics will give him their vote,
Gibson back in the field the name of Col. Flowers
will be dropped, and the delegates or proxies of
the Analostans and Potomacs will be instructed
to vote for Mr.. Gibson.
H. NJ. Dickinson, the fast sprinter of the CO.
lumbia Athletics, was entered yesterday in the
open field games of the Star ATHLETIC Club at
Fnshed first IN ms When WI nKds ths nfe nfd
among the Columbias as Dickinson was entered
against some of the best sprinters of the New
clubs, and his success is regarded as great
triumph. Dickinson has not been long at sprint
ing, but shows that he possesses champion form,
and will make q good record in the A. A. .. meet
ing in October
Mr.. William Brace, of the Potomacs has COM
mendably taken on himself the task of coaching
of the Cooke Park Athletic Club, and it looks as
II they would make something out of themselves.
be seen daily on the water in their uniforms of
white. The stroke is Wilson, a Cornell College
Sy eoee S organising in
regatta is held here this season they will enter
their crew in the junior eght-oared contest.
The Columbia eight as selected are rowing in
faster than ever before. They have gotten out
of the old Fills Ward style of motion, have
there is more snap and vim shown in their work
II they continue to improve daily by the time of
the Staten Island regatta they will be in cham
pion form to certainty.
The vacancy on the board of governors of the
Potomac Athletic Club will be filled at a special
meeting on Augusta.
The Middle State regatta at Newark on August
and will be the largest regatta of the year, as
over thirty clubs will be represented in the races
The Potomacs will select their eight from
Dyer, Reynolds. Robinson, Smithson, Elmore.
Rhinehardt, Mccoy, Fisher, Sawyer, Brace, Of
fey, and Norton.
A very interesting doube-sculling race took
place on Wednesday, evening last between two
promising crews 0 Of West @ Washington, members
follows: Little Marie-Looker bow, Collins
stroke. Helen Connors bow. Eliason stroke.
Aqueduct Bridge, distance of a mile and a
quarter. The two crews pulled dead level for
training of the Helen crew showed up best.
and twenty yards from the finish they spurted
and took lead of two lengths, and. increasing it
another, crossed the lines winner in S:43. 1t was
splendid contest, and the losers have challenged
the winners for another race.
Entries close in the National Amateur regatta
on Thursday, July 81 at IL noon, with Secretary
Gibson, of this city.
The changing of the date of the fall meeting of
the Amateur Union from September 10 to Octo-
larger athletic clubs that expected to use some
of the college athletes in the games. By Octo-
be impossible Tor them to compete under the
colors of the outside athletic clubs. The New
th Hora 5 Sun is authoFty ,iy for the statement that
The prospects of Potomac River regatta do
not seem as bright as they did last week. In
tee appointed by the Analostans and Potomacs
will not meet to formulate some plan of action
The burden Of the enterprise s would fall largely
alostans, just emerging from the disaster of a
year ago, are hardly in financial condition to
ference committees said ave o are % w;eg liner GUm and
eager to cooperate with the Potomacs in getting
the first step. and if some arrangement can be
made we will go ahead and make it success.
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house affairs appeared to he different, and the
feeling prevailed that at there her would be no regatta,
Of raising the money. Capt. Zappone only has
the senior eight out each afternoon now, the
enthusiasm of the members having dropped con-
siderably. 1t is too bad that two enterprising
and thrifty clubs are unable to get up a regatta
that popular subscriptions from among the
members h Of ft the & tW1 clubs ought to raise that
make an effort to do something.
THE SUNDAY HERALD acknowledges the re-
ceipt from "Oarsman" of $40 for the Potomac
River regatta. Next?
Certain members of the Schuylkill Navy are
charging Commodore Harry Mcmillan, of that
organization, with being professional. This is
| he is regarded as one of the squarest and most
straightout amateurs in the country, besides be-
ing splendid fellow generally.
Payne, of the Columbia Athletic Club, who
has played on the Toronto team, has been placed
on the lacrosse committee in place of Rob
Church, who has left the city.
The G. A. O. Baseball team plays in Hagers-
town on Wednesday and Thursday. On the 9Th
7th Sth, and 9th of next onth they will play at
Roanoke.
The water in the swimming pool at the Co.
lumbia Club was allowed to run out last Monday
in order that further improvements could be
made. The walls and ceiling are to be re-
painted marble steps put in, and brass railing is
to be placed around the tank The pool will be
in order again the first of next week.
Tobin, of Georgetown College, will play with
and captain the football team which the Poto-
mac Club intends organizing next fall
Phil Brown will not put himself in condition
for the A. A. A. meeting. to be held on AnaIostan
Island October IL. Crist goes TO work the first of
the month.
Elliott, of the Columbias, will make somebody
run fast by the time the fall sports take place
He is training faithfully and is making Dickin-
son hustle The 100 and 220 are his best distances
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