The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-24
NEWS OF FIELD AND RIVER.
WHAT THE LOCAL ATHLETES AND
oARSMEN ARE DOING.
The Columbia and Potomac Crews Gettln z
Ready for Staten Island-General Cos
sip and Personal Notes From the Clubs.

With this week ends the hard training that
the Coumbias and Potomac Athletics have car
ried on now for several months, as on Monday,
September l, the two representative eightoared
crews will meet on the rapid Kill Won Kull at
Staten Island to meet some of the best eights of
America and settle which is the better crew.
The feeling is high between the two organiza-
tions. The practice spins of the crews have been
watched with considerable interest during the
past week and the improvements in each have
been marked. The Columbias are rowing cleaner
and prettier than the Potomacs, their blade
work being exceptionally fine and accurate,
while several of the Potomacs have been decid-
edly oflish and jerky. Plaisted hopes to correct
these faults by Tuesday evening, when every
thing will be plain sailing, as he believes they
will beat the Columbias.
A member of the baseball committee of the
Columbia Athletic Club who displays consider
able interest in the welfare of the ball team re-
marked day or two ago to HERALD represen-
tative that the team which would represent the
G. A. G. in the contest for the championship of
the Amateur Athletic Union would be selected
from PLAYERS who display earnestness in their
efforts to strengthen the club by practice and in
contests with other teams and not from among
those who have at tennis played errorless games
and who after such games rest upon their laurels
and no doubt thought themselves booked at
once for the championship games "Those who
expect to play in the A. A. U games," said this
committeeman, "must practice whenever an op-
portunity presents itself, and that, as every one
knows, is very often-in fact, daily-for the
gymnasium with its matchmaking appliances
can be used and with good effect.
The board of governors of the Potomac Ath-
letic Club held an important meeting on Mon
day evening and mapped out considerable work
for the future welfare of the club Negotiations
were entered into with prominent boat-builder,
who agrees to put on steamboat to run be-
tween the clubhouse and the athletic grounds
of the club, thus affording all ample opportu-
nifty to get to the resort in an easy manner. The
baseball management was placed in the hands
of Mr.. w. Nj. Ohiey, and he was given authority
to name two lieutenants to assist him in making
all necessary arrangements of games, ETC., for
the benefit of the players. This will help the
tennis players and runners, while those who are
to play on the football team will now have
ample opportunity to get the needed practice.
The athletic members of the Potomacs are
working very hard to infuse new life into that
branch of the organization, and Master of Ath-
letics Gilmore is materially assisting the boys in
their persevering endeavors, while MIR. w. Nj.
Offiey, the baseball manager, is moving every
obstacle away in order to build up the decaying
enthusiasm. With them in their work is Judge
Dyrenforth, the able and efficient vice president
of the organization, who is doing more than the
rest of the executive officers combined to pro-
mote the interest of the club. He is thorough
business man and possesses excellent executive
ability.
John T. Crossey, the well-known professor,
who now has charge of the athletic department
of the Columbia Athletic Club, of Washington,
ID. c., was in New York last week with II. M.
Dickinson, who took part in the Star games and
won the quarter. Crossley is well posted on
athletics, was a champion sprinter, and as a
gymnast can hold his own in any company. 1t
is too bad that the Columbia Athletic Club has
not larger number of active athletes, for with
Crossley in charge they could all in short time
make good showing. -iSporting Times.
Competition, whether among the members of
the Columbia Athletic Club others, is no
doubt beneficial, and the knowledge of this has
caused Capt. Stnemetz to select team of ath-
open contest at the Rockville Fair, to be held
the Sd and 4th of September. 1t is more than
likely that King, Elliott, Dickinson, Rainier,
and Irwin will be among those who will COM
prise the team.
The Columbia elght-oared crew for Staten
Island will be as follows, Janus s, Snyder 7,
Crist q, Ryan 5, johnson 4, Baker 3, Shoemaker
2, Kenyon l, Smith coxswain. The Potomac
eight will be: Dyer 8, Fischer Z, Smithson
6, Reynolds 5, Reinehardt 4, Elmore 3, Sawyer
2, Norton /, Roberts coxswain. They have
been rowing in their present positions for three
weeks and are in good form.
President Hood, of the Columbias, is chair
man of the subcommittee of the East Washing
ton Bridge celebration that is to make arrange
ments for regatta on the Eastern Branch the
afternoon of August 26. Several conversations
have taken place between the presidents of the
different clubs, but nothing definite has beer
decided on.
Following the ceremonies in celebration Of
the opening of the new bridge over Eastern
Branch regatta will be held. The races will
begin about p. NJ. The Potomacs will row
two eights and the Columbias two fours or gigs
and other numerous contests will take place.
"We wish to apologize to the Washington
HERALD. In an article few weeks ago W.
mentioned the name of THE HERALD instead o.
the Republic. THE HERALD is right 1t is no
boiler-plate concern, and hope to see it every
week hereafter "-SuHiva1a IN Sporting life,
The Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy will
not send an eight-oared crew to the Slater
Island regatta this year. Lack of training tm'
is the ostensible reason. 1t is to be feared tina
the internal dissensions over the commodore
ship may have something to do with it.
Plaisted says the Potomac eight are in splendiC
condition and should come near, very near
winning at Staten Island. The crew will pos
sibly be as follows Norton /, Sawyer 2, Smith
son 3, Rhinehart 4, Elmore s. Reynolds6 6, Fishe
Z, Dyer stroke, Roberts coXswain.
Phil Brown and w. e. Crist, accompanied b.
MI w. T, Crossley, the trainer of the athleti
division of the Columbia Athletics, leave Mon
day for Niagara Falls, where the two note
bicyclists are to engage in the races of tn
League of American Wheemen.
tug of-war team is soon to be selected fro1
among the members of the Columbia Athleti
Club. The names of Jack Rainier, Billy But
terworth, Charley Swan, Harry Rapley, Kesle
Schoepf James Wade, and II. M. Dickinso
are submitted as likely men,
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