The daily critic., 1890-08-27
SPORTING GOSSIP
THE STATEN ISLAND REGATTA
AND THE LOCAL CLUBS.
CoLUg8IaS AND p0T0p8CS ENTERED.
When They Leave---Names Of the Crews.
The Union Meeting New Amateur
Baseball League.

The Columbia and Potomac clubs are
making great preparations for the staten
Island egatta, which takes place next
Monday The distance is a mile straight
away, and the local teams have been
practiclng assiduously. Yesterday the
Potomac eight went over the distance at
racing speed No one knows The time
except theft trainer, and he had a smile
st the conclusion Of the rowing that
ST oke volumes. Meanwhile the Colum.
bias are not idle Trainer Courtney
has the crew out every afternoon, and
those who can 60 out for practice dur.
ing the morning Twelve men are prac.
ticlng daily, and from these the eight
will be selected The eight selected Is
as follows Janus. 8; Ragan, q;
Christy, O. johnson, .. Baker, 5. TIar.
bin, 3; Snyder, . Kenyon, I Smith.
Coxswain Four substitutes. Messrs
Mute Shoemaker. Woodward and
Elder will also go along, to be used IL
necessary, but Trainer Courtney will put
In the regular crew II it is possible.
The team will 90 over on Saturday
night and have their final practice spin
on Sunday afternoon, when they will
row over the course 10 familiariZe
themselves with &C. The race Is eX.
pcCted 10 be hotly contested one, and
10 possesses additional local interest by
REASON OF THE RIVALRY
between the Potomacs and the Colum.
bias. This will probably be the only
meeting of representatives from each
r1fffh t1HHVfwFs FN-
will be watched with considerable In
tciest
Although the Columbia men have
little time TO talk about anything else
than Mondays regatta yet there Is con-
siderable interest taken In the approach
ing Amateur Athletic Union games,
which will take place on Analostan Isl.
and In October. Many OF the Columbia
boys have entered for the various events,
and every clear day they devote all the
time they can to practicing and training.
Sam King, the sprinter, will compete In
the l00 220 and 40 yard matches, and
Crist and Phil Brown will undoubtedly
enter the bicycle contests. II will be a
big thing for the Columbia Club to have
the union meet here. and the members,
while striving to carry of the prizes,
will treat the visiting athletes 50 hospit
ably as 10 make them forget their dis
arl oipim, nts as prize winners.
THE COLUMBIA BALL CLUB,
o week from Saturday, will journey
ever 10 New York 10 play the New Jer.
sey Athletic Club team FOR the Eastern
championship Of the Amateur Athletic
Union. The game will take place az
Bergen Point, and Manager Slmms
will have young KCyworlh do the
pitching The Jersey Club will play a
return game here on the following Sat.
uTday, and the winner will meet the
crack team from the Detroit A. A.
Club for the championship Of the
United states.
THE WASHINGTON LEAGUE,
q nCw amateur organization, was formed
last night. Delegates were present from
the Columbia Athletic Club, Mount Yer
mons, W. l. l. c., Alert. Y. VI. G. A.
and the G. c Snow Club The All. Dis
tTlCt Club was subsequently admitted,
and these comprise the pick OF the anna.
teur talent Of this city. although It Is
not improbable that the Kendalls and
Georgetown College team will be al.
mitted. The price OF admission TO the
games will be fifteen cents, and none Of
The players will be allowed 10 90 from
one club 10 another, during the season,
unless all the managers agree A tenn
poTary schedule was arranged for four
days, The season will be inauguFated
by a game between the Columbia Ath,
letic Club and the Washington Light
Infantry Club.