The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-21
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.
Preparipr for the Great Meet.

Preparing Tor the Great Meet
The combined efforts of the Columbia Attn
letic Club, collectively and individually, are
being put forth to make the fall championship
games of the Amateur Athletic Union, that
takes place here October II, the greatest gath
erlng of athletes ever seen. The lowest esti-
mate placed on the attendance Of athletes is
1000, aud added to this will be the usual num-
Der of friends and admirers who will accom-
pany the members. This is expected 20 swell
the number up to something like $500, so 1t
will be seen that the city will be in possession
of the men of Drawn and muscle about that
time. The New York Athletic and the Man
haitian Athletics, of New York, among which
the greatest rivalry exists have chartered spe-
cial Pullman trains and will come about three
hundred strong each, and they will whoop
things up in lively manner representative
of THE HERALD visited Analostan Island dur
ing the week, and found that even at this early
day everything was in shape for the great meet,
except perhaps, that the grand stand wasn't
half large enough to accommodate the throng
that is to be on hand. But this will be all at
tended to, and spectators may rest assured that
they will have ample opportunity to see the
finish of every event. The local committee,
composed exclusively of "Columbiates'' are
working up their plans for the care and comfort
of the guests, and everything points to success.
One of the features of the meet, and it will be
undoubtedly pretty one, will be the erecting
of tents at different points on the grounds that
are to be specially set aside for the various
clubs represented. They will be galy decorated
with the colors of the clubs, and this alone will
give the island bright and gala appearance.
Chairman Howard Perry is busy getting out his
circulars and answering queries from outside
clubs He is sanguine it will be the greatest
ever held.
The Invasion Of Professionalism.
Sometime ago the Manhattan Athletic Club
induced Queckberner, the gigantic weight
thrower of the Staten Island Athletic Club, to
desert and ioin their organization. What in
ducements were offered is not known. The
Manhattans wanted him to make points at the
Washington meeting, and they were congratu-
lating themselves over their move, as it was di-
rected against their great rivals, the New York
Athletic Club. Not to be outdone, the New
York Athletics have secured in the same man
ner Mr. James S. Mitchell, the record smasher
of the New Jersey Athletic Club, and he will
compete under their colors here next month.
The New Jersey Athletics howled against the
action, but it did no good, and the weaker clubs,
that is in financial sense, have to stand aside
when the big ones want their athletes. II this
business is allowed to continue the A. A. u.
will get back to the days when professionalism
was rank in the National Association of Am
ateur Athletes, from which the Union sprung in
order to purify honest amateur sports When
will the Union have courage to down these big
clubs
Will "Tubby' Dickinson ever become a
champion
Who gave Tomaso o'Neil that cap of All
Germany?
Capt. Zappone is disconsoate, his occupation
having deserted him.
John Irwin, of the G. A. c., is daily cavorting
the cabes out of limits.
sSpot' is the handsomest animal in the zoo
on Analostan Island.
The Analostans still keep their shells on the
water.
Gene Johnstone is out dailyin his single shell.
Talbert of the Analostans, will row double
sculls next season..
Eugene Morgan still keeps up his interest in
aquatic sports.
Baker, of the p. A. c., says as soon as he gets
rid of his 'glass leg" he will play ball.
Rebstocll is the "iim dandy of the Potomacs
and will be great pitcher by and by.
Howard Perry is doing the hustling act just
at this time for the A. A. u meeting.
Bert Ciley, while not playing tennis, is filing
the stroke seat in a junior four in the p A. G.
He is ambitious.
Let's stir up the interest this winter and have
big regatta on the Potomac next summer.
what's the matter with the National
The Columbias should reconstruct the cause
way leading from hnalostan Island to the Aque
duct Bridge. 1t would facilitate matters won.
derfuly and allow those members who delight
in horseback riding to visit the resort oftener
1t would also be good way for many hundreds
to get to the big meeting next month.
The question agtating the minds of the pro
gressive members of the Potomac Club just al
this time is about downtown quarters the com
ing winter. 1t will be necessary for the club tC
secure suitable quarters if they desire to keel
their members together, as the mere boating fea
ture will not do in first-cass athletic organiZa
tion. 1t is probable that next year the club viii
forsake rowing in order to build up the athletic
feature of the organization.
Mr.. Phil Brown, of the Columbia Athletics
has returned from his Northern trip, and vii
probably commence to train for the big meeting
next month.
One of the hardest workers in the Columbi'
Athletics, as far as training goes is Jimmy Eel
liott, the speedy sprinter.
The Triton Rowing Club, of Newark issued
challenge recently to the New York Athletic
Club for an eight-oared race, the outcome of th
Staten Island Labor Day regatta. Up to las
accounts the New Workers had not accepted.
1t is thought that the Potomac Athletic team
will challenge the Columbia Athletic team Il
play match game of ball about October 10.
Charley Boynton will probably have charge o
the football team of the Columbia Athletics
and from the fact that he received his "degre
in foot ball" from Lehigh University it can b
safely predicted that he will get out a team tina
will make Princeton and the Naval Academ.
boys hustle. He expects to take his team from
Lee, Burrows, DeShields, Dickinson, Wells
Harlan, Reed, Butterworth, Church, King
Green, Crist, Janus, and himself.
Pat 0'Donnell, the great centre rush of tn
Georgetown College, is back again, and is or
ganiZing the football boys into squads in orde
to select the eleven for this fall.
Since the American tennis championship
were inaugurated in 1881 there have been onl