The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-27
ATHLETICS AND ROWING.

The eyes of our athletes are pow turned
toward St. Louis, where the annual champion
ship games of the A. A. U. of America take
place early in October. The Columbias may
possibly enter one or more of their members
in the several events.
The friends Of Mr.. E. Warren Day, OF the
Columbia Athletics are very much elated over
his success In the open games at Philadelphia
and Baltimore. His splendid form, says Pro-
fessor Crossley, has come about solely be-
cause he has devoted his entire time to the
several events he is now champion Of.
The annual fall regatta of the Analosta an
Boat Club will take place on Tuesday after
noon over the usual course OF the club, from
the Black Buoy to line opposite their house.
There will be single shells, fouroared gigs
and shells, and working-boat races. The
several events will be followed by dance.
The Norfolk people are working very hard
over theirregatta, which takes place the middle
of next month on the Elizabeth River It'll not
known whether any of the clubs of this city
will participate, though the Potomacs might
be induced to send a junior four down. A
full list of the rowing events has not yet been
made up, but will be the present week.
AT the last meeting of the Atlantic Division,
of the A. A. o., in Baltimore, the Potomac
Athletic delegates through President Fague,
did their best to have Howard Perry, of the
Columbia Athletics, elcted president, but the
Schuylkill Navy Wilmington, and Baltimore
delegates wouldn't have it, and elected Mr..
James Mcclellan, of the B. A. A. President
Fague, of the P A. c., was elected treasurer.
A new athletic club was formed on Tuesday
evening among the aspiring athletes Of the
Government Printing Office. There were
quite a large number present, and the interest
shown by all conclusively proved that the
venture would be success. 1t is to be known
as the Washington Typographical Athletic
Association, and the temporary officers are
I. NJ King, president; Mr.. A. o. Silvey, vice
president, and Mr.. P. NJ Becker, secretary
treasurer.
The club regatta of the Potomac Athletics
on Monday attracted the largest crowd of the
season to the club house. The several events
were we'll contested. The junior sculls was
won by Mason, who defeatd Moore by scant
length. No one appeared against Won Dachen-
hausen in the senior sculls, and he was given
the prize. The four-oared shell race was
won handily by Doyle, Roulette, Mccoy, and
Oliver; Norton, Gaddis, Brace, and Blair com
ing in second. In the eight-oared race the
crew captained by Captain Zappone and
stroked by Smithson defeated that of Captain
Johnston, after close and exciting race. A
dance followed the aquatic events, the large
reception-room being crowded until nearly
midnight.
Secretary Kalbfus, of the National Club,
went TO Philadelphia on Friday and had an
interview with the Messrs. Wagners, mana
gers and hackers OF the Athletic Club of that
place. The Philadelphia people advised the
National Club to go ahead and sign as many
players as they could, as that was the only
way the League could be taught that the
Association was determined to make stand
for their rights.
| The Nationals will return to the city to-
day, and on Monday and Tuesday at Ma
| tional Park they will meet the Baltimores in
| championship games On Thursday, Friday
and Saturday the team will play in Boston,
| when the pennant Won by the B ostons will
be flung to the breeze.
| The National Club, of this city,is for peace.
Late on Wednesday evening President Ben
nett sent dispatch to Zach. Phelps. of the
| Association, urging him to attempt once more
| to get peace meeting between the two big
organizations. The National Club is eager
for this, as 1t desires to arrange exhibition
games with the Chicagos, Brookiyns, Phillies.
and other of the League teams.
| Our correspondent erred last Sunday in his
report of the games of the Atlantic Associa-
ton, A. A. u, games at Baltimore In the rec
ord of the shot-putting contest. The match
was not won by Kane, OF the Schuylkill Navy,
but was handily won by Mr.. 4. Warren Day.
i of the Columbia Athletic Club. Mr.. Day won
also the 56-pound weight, and was third In
throwing the hammer
The Columbia Athletics are elated oy er the
success Of Robert Dodge, their fast sprinter,
and think he will prove world beater by this
time next season.
The light-weights of the Potomacs, Horah
Dickson, McQuiggan, and McGee, have gone
into training, and can be seen on the water
every day. They are using the old SEQ rk-
screw boat" and are rowing in good shape.
The annual fall games of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will take place on Thursday afternoon next at
their park, Seventeenth and q streets. The
entries will be large. The participants will
come from New York, Brooklyn Jersey City,
Newark, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Bal
timore, while the @. A. G. and Y. M. G.. A, OF
this city, will have large quota OF athletes
on hand. The races will commence at 1886
O'Clock, and will consist of 100, 220, 440, and
$50 yards handicaps, 100 and 900 hurdles, mile
race, bicycle race, putting shot, throwing
hammer, high and broad jumps, and pole
vaults.
Thornburg, of the G. A. c., who made
quite record as pitcher for the Duponts,
returned from Europe recently, and left on
Monday to renew his studies at Dartmouth.
Messrs. Clagett and HELEN, of the Duponts
will also go to Dartmouth.
The cries of sdown" and ''held" now re-
sound from almost every vacant lot, showing
that the footballist is about and is getting In
trim for the rough-and-tumble fights of the
season. The clubs are training hard, and the
hrst game viii be watched for with interest.