The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-04
SOME SPORTING GOSSIP.
WHAT is TALKE ed OF DURING THE
WINTER INACTIVITY.
The Prospects for Base Ball in Washing
ton - Proposed New Rule in the
Columbia Club - General Sporting
Talk.

big joint regatta next September.
The q. A. c. billiard tournament, the middle
of this month, promises to be an exciting affair.
Eddy Walsh says he is very anxious to see
indoor base ball started here, as it would suit
him to letter.
The Potomacs will hold an important meet
ing this week, when legislation is to be mapped
out for the year.
Mr.. III. b. Bennett, recently elected president
of the National Baseball Club, is an active
member of the Potomac Athletics.
1t is said that Messrs. Gawler and Finckel
have gone into regular training for their bout
on Friday evening next 1t will be a corker.
Ralph Lee has won favor among his club
mates for his successful football campaign,
and he should be remembered at the annual
election.
Jack Robinson, of the Potomacs, quietly
slipped off to Baltimore last week and made
his second venture into matrimony. Well, we
hope he will have lots of happiness
The ball OF the Manhattan Athletic Club on
Wednesday last in New York was attended by
over five thousand people, McAllister's Four
Hundred being largely represented.
WHAT'S the matter with the Amateur Union
clubs of the city getting up an indoor sparring
and athletic event? Every city is having such
an affair, and our lively athletes should follow
suit.
II any one runs up against stray bicycle he
will please corral it and send word to Professor
Crossley, at the @. A. G. Some evil-disposed
person stole the one belonging to the Professor
on Friday evening" while at the Post Building.
The regular fortnightly indoor athletic meet
ing of the Columbia Athletic Club did not
come off last night 1t was thought best to
postpone it, owing to the distractions of the
holiday times. 1t will come off next Saturday
night.
Secretary Schmidt, of the Potomac Athletics,
is now regarded as the champion French,prop.
player of that organization. series of games
between him and DR.. Roulette is talked Of
and If arranged will attract good deal of at
| tention.
Charley Mills, of the G. A. c., though away
off in Texas, still remembers his old associates
He sent beautiful Christmas gift to the club.
1t was an engraving, zone of the Fates," and
it was brought about by cruel Fate keeping
Charley away from his chums here.
Porter, the foot-ballist from Lehigh, who is
now an enthusiastic Columbia Athletic Club
man, is very desirous of rowing in the eight
| cared crew next summer He has had con-
| siderable experience as oarsman, having
been member of the Toronto Rowing Club.
| The Potomacs will give their third indoor
meeting on Friday evening at their club house.
The idea of preceding the athletics with musi-
Gale has met with great favor, as it serves to
| bring to the front the musical talent in the or
ganzation. The athletic features will be in
| teresting.
| New Workers are having lets of pleasure
these winter nights over indoor base ball, ard
| the various amateur teams are having series
| of games for the championship. There is also a
| movement on foot to inaugurate football, and
| the New York Athletics are arranging for
revised system of rules for such a purpose.
| Unfortunately for this city, there is no hall or
building here large enough for the sport, unless
the power-house of the Seventh-street cable line
| could be utilized
| A rather prominent Columbian is very anx-
1ous to arrange series of games at pyramid
| pool with the best of the Potomac Athletics to
| determine which club has the better players.
| In the @. A. c. are some of the best amateur
| pool players in the District, and if the Poto-
| macs have any experts now is the time to bring
| them to the front. In Bob Wade, Bernie Sims,
| Winfield Larner and others the G. A. c. have q
good array of talent, while, it is said, the Poto-
macs can rely on John Noah, Norris, Sawyer,
| and others to uphold their end.
1t is now said that the governors of the Co
lumbia Athletic Club have given up the idea
of increasing the dues of members, and in lieu
thereof will issue bonds to the value of ten dol
lars to each member, the funds maturing in two
years. 1t is necessary that some such action be
taken to meet outstanding obligations These
bonds can be used for dues, and in case of a
new member can be sold for part payment of
entrance fee. 1t is wise and practical solu-
tlon OF the dlfficuty, as In two years the mem
bers can turn the bonds in for dues. The oppo-
sition to an increase of dues comes from the
younger element, and this solution is certainly
satisfactory to them
The Columbia Athletics are seriously think
ing of starting new rule in regard to the eX-
tension Of courtesies at their clubhouse. At
present there is no limit placed on members
bringing friends into the house. Nine-tentbs
of the visitors are local people, and the house
is often crowded. 1t is fact that certain nom
members are seen as frequently about the house
as many of the members. This does not exactly
suit the taste OF other members whose money
helps to keep the organization atoat. To offset
this it is thought a rule will be adopted prohib-
iting the extension of invitations to local resi-
dents except on specified occasions, and the
only ones that can be brought in on regular in
vitatlons are residents of other cities This will
| also bring into the club lot of people who
have been using the place as resort 1t is a
good movement.
The students of the University of Pennsyl-
vania are much exercised over the statement
that their football team is liable to disqualif-
cation by the Amateur Athletic Union for hav-
ing played professional on their eleven in their
match with the Rutgers College team at the
meeting of the Staten Island Athletic Club in
the Madison Square Garden on December 49,
The professional is Wagonhurst of Princeton,
'SS, who was debarred from representing the
previously played on the New York professional
baseball team, and is now engaged as physi-
cal instructor in the u of p tits stated that the
matter will be brought before the A. A. u. ut the
next meeting of the board of managers. Accord
ing to the laws of the A A. II which are in