The Washington critic., 1890-02-23

Amateur Organizations Preparing for
the Coming Season-Basebal ana
Potomac and Anaiostan
Ciubs-Boat Racing,
The managers of the Columbia
Athletic Club are not letting time es.
cape without availing themselves of 1t
to make complete and extensive ar
rangements for the summer sports.
Under the energetic management of
Sam Stinemetz, the director of ath.
letics, the club has arleady organized
baseball and La Crosse teams, and arc
now making dates for games with col
lege and other clubs to take place early
in the season. Arrangements have been
made with the Lehigh and Lafayette
College clubs for baseball games early
in April which are to be followed by
La Crosse game with the team from
Johns Hopkins University.
A number of new members have
been taken into the club, and among
them are some very promising players.
Herbert Dickinson, known to his
friends rs "Tubby," is one of the re q.
cent acquisitions. He Is a man from
whom Captain Stinemetz expects great
work. Dickinson is good all-rouud
athlete, an excellent oarsmau, good
tennis player, boxer and sprinter, but
his stronghold is baseball.
Were be not fond of his amateur
standing, Dickinson would have been
q professional long ago. His position
on the diamond is behind the bat, and
there he excels. He is an excellent
thrower, good batter, and runs bases
as well as could be desired.
Other men who will probably play on
the ball teams are j. B. Green new
member; Butterworth, Burke, Bolway,
Beall, Wade, King, Wells, Throck-
morton and Jones. They arc all good
players, and will put up a game that
will be hard to beat.
Another new member, but one who is
not likely to take very active part in
the games, is Vice President Morton.
AS yet he is not exactly member, but
his application for membership has
been received. and will certainly be
favorably acted upon.
The club has now on It's list of mem
bers large number of the most promi-
nent men in the city. and the admission
of the Vice President will form but an
names already on the list.
While the matter has not been fully
settled yet, it is nevertheless almost Ger
tain that the club will have as instructor
during the coming season j. I. Cross
ley OF New York, an all.round athlete,
who is strongly recommended by all the
athletic clubs in New York City.
Crossley has an excellent record as a
runner and gymnast, and will be an ex.
ceedingly valuable man. AS instructor
in boxing it is likely that Joe Fielden,
the young English pugilist, now in this
city, will be secured.
The contract for fitting up the gym
nasium in the new building has been
awarded TO the Narragansett Machine
Company. The best and latest i'm
proved apparatus is TO be furnished,
and everything will be done to make the
gymnasium complete in every respect.
If possible the club expects to open the
new building on the 9th of next April,
the anniversary of its organization, and
they propose to celebrate the event as
claborately as possible.
AS yet no plans have been formed,
but committee to take charge of the
matter will probably be appointed al
the next meeting OF the Board OF Gov
ernors.
The Potomac Athletic Club is still
inactive. eve have determined tC
fix up our grounds" said a member
of the Board of Governors, "and will
certainly have series of out of-dooi
sports during the summer. but rs ye
we have not decided upon anything
definite. The club is very much inter
ested in having regatta, ard will bt
joined by the Analostan Club in its az
rangements. We hope, also, that thu
Columbia Club will join with us, bu
If they do not wc'll go ahead alone
We can secure entries from member
of outside clubs, and | dare say cal
have as good regatta as ever before
1t is too early, however, to state any
thing definite regarding the matter, bu
we do not propose to see boat-racing OF
the Potomac abandoned entirely"