The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-19

here the National regatta for 1891, and from the
dispatches printed below it looks as If the ides
had taken firm hold. 1t is the proper course to
pursue, and will bring back prestige to the city,
credit to our clubs, and produce harmony.
Now. Anaostans, Columbias, and Potomacs, go
to work and make it great affair.
Especial to THE SUNDAY HERALD
New YORK, Oct 1S.-The executive com
mittee this evening at the request of
given the preference the question rs
to a location of the regatta of 81 The re-
quest was suggested by the successful manage
ment of the games of the A. A. u. on Analostan
for '91, because in '92 it would be impolitic to
undertake it, and Chicago has the option for 1913.
The cross protests entered by the Manhattan
and New York Athletic Clubs against certain
representatives of the two organizations are
likely to react to the advantage of the Amateur
Athletic Union in the long run and will prevent
in the future the indiscriminate rotation of
high-standing athletes from the smaller clubs to
the richer one. The Amateur Union was or
ganized to correct all evils that tended toward
professionalism, and they must meet the issue
squarely if they desire to keep their high stand
ing The New York Athletics aud the Manhat
tan Athletics in their greed to secure points for
the Bailey, Banks & Biddle trophy allowed
nothing to stand in their way, and the manner
of securing the services of Queckberner, Nit
chell, and Nickerson from the other clubs was,
to say the least, decidedly tainted with sus-
picion. Delegate Storm at the recent meeting
saw the impending danger and introduced a
resolution to prohibit the clubs from keeping
athletes in training year in and year out to
travel from point to point to engage in games.
This alone, Mr.. Storm thinks is outside the
pale of amateurism, for il the average athlete
can do this he has no visible means of support,
and thereby is living on his club and naturally
is a professional. The best amateur athletes in
America are those produced on the banks of
the Schuylkill and Potomac Rivers, and when
the clubs of the other sections follow our e1-
ample they will be better off in the light Of
amateurs.
The new clubhouse of the Potomac Athlet-
les, while not very imposing externally, will be
very homelike and extremely pretty on the in
side. 1t will be fitted up in handsome and
comfortable style. The club has control of
seven rooms, two large Railways and other
apartments fit for storing stock. The entire
upper or third story is to be used as the gymna-
sum, pool, and billiard-rooms, while the second
story will be devoted to the reading and recep-
tion-rooms. The decorations will be in charge
of prominent upholsterer The rooms will be
newly papered. The members are individually
working to make the place credit to the Or
ganizaton. The committee expect to have
everything ready by November l, and then they
will give house-warming. The fact that the
club has decided to secure suitable quarters has
already commenced to bear good results, as the
membership committee have a dozen applica-
tions on hand.
The Georgetown College football team is
practicing daily on the campus in front of the
college. They have now one of the prettest
fields this side of New York, and Father Har-
Ian, who has charge of this part of the univer
sity, says in short while it will be equal to the
best in America. The team, under the captaincy
of O'Donnell, is rapidly getting into form.
Among some of the players are o'Donnell,
ing, Keys, ONeil, and Daily, George E. and
S. Smith, Denver, Murphy, Hennou, Kaufman,
and Sullivan. 1t was expected that the Glea-
son boys would come back to college this
year, but they so far have failed to put in an
appearance.
meeting here on Saturday last should stimulate
the athletic organizations of this vicinity to
greater activity, and they should strive to bring
out all the talent possible in their ranks. With
every facility for practice, there is why
next year q better showing should not be made
by our athletes. True, the Columbia boys did
not score point-few expected they would
still they made the champions hustle to get away
from them, and this should stir them forward
for greater efforts next season.
1t is expected that the Potomac Athletics will
make a move in the line of football the coming
week, and that preliminary game for practice
will be arranged with the Georgetown College.
Capt. Mccoy may select team from the fol-
lowing to make the start: Baker, Finckle,
Pumphrey, Noah, Doyle, Elmore, Duffy, Lib
bey Sawyer, French, Hillyer, Barbarin, Fisher,
and Zappone. 1t certainly would enthuse the
members if the measure was tried on A meet
ing will take place at 4;30 Monday at the boat
house to formulate the movement.
Boynton was obliged to resign his position as
field captain of the G. A. G. football team be-
cause he could not spare the necessary time for
practice. His interest in the team, however, has
not lessened, and he will continue to aid them
as much as possible by coaching the candidates.
His place as captain will be filled for the pres
ent by Wells, who now plays right tackle,
Wells is veteran player from Lafayette Col
lege, and is thoroughly conyersant with all the
points of the game. He is an earnest worker
and will make good captain.
The Potomac Athletics have secured the entire
building at the southwest corner of Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue for their winter
quarters. The place will be made as comfort
able as possible, and the committee in whose
charge it is-.Messrs. William Ofiey, George
Fague, G. A. Zappone, and j. j. Noah-expect
to fit it up in splendid style. Every convenience
for the comfort of the members and their friends
will be placed in the building.
Hub Smith could not have desired a better
evidence of his popularity among the Colum-
bias and Washingtonans in general than the
crowd that greeted him Monday night at the
National lie held reception at the club after
the performance and many were the congratu-
lations he received upon his initial work in this
city as professional.
Jim Robinson, the Manhattan Athletic Club
trainer is endeaVoring to get up match be-
tween Owens, who made AS in this city, and
Carey, who made94 at Princeton yesterday, for a
hundred-yard dash. If the match can be ar
ranged the race will be run on the c. A. C..
grounds on Analostan Island. In view of
Carey's feat yesterday, the race will excite inn
meQse interest if il can be gotten m