Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22

taking their vacation now to run IN and in
clude the day of election; and this is the more
noticeable because of the comparatively few
regulars who come to their old haunts at the
clubs. That the coming season promises to be
a good one is foretold in the large number of
new members enrolled in the several clubs and
similar organizations. each with its own pecu-
liar attractions and all tending to the better
ment Of the members social and physical
status.
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The bowling season is at hand, and if any
one doubts it let him pass along in front of the
big club house of the C. A c., and if, after
hearing the thunder roll down the alley. he
does not hear pin drop" he is in q bad way
and he ought to go and see some specialist on
the ear.
DR.. W. R. King is a frequent visitor and fond
of the exercise.
j. S. Jones and Steve Janus, the bowling
committee of the club, are busy arranging the
schedule Of games to be played during the
winter. In the early part of December the
first OF series of bowling tournaments will be
held, and at present the members who will enter
are practicing hard and Thursday evening Of
each week always finds good number hard at
work, and this week found some of the best
talent of the club piling up good scores.
Among them we're J. C. Heald, Fred Thomp-
son, h. Cross, J. @. Pedrick, J. S. JONES' John
Walker, Will Dove, Howard Perry and Others
The alleys have been heightened and widened
and are now full regulation size, and in keep
ing with the regulations the pins are smaller.
1t il by long odds the brightest and most cheer
full corner in the house. The new shades over
and in front Of the lights spread the light Just
where it is needed. and at the same time pre-
vents the glare from striking the players eyes.
Altogether is one of the most perfect set of
alleys south Of New York.
During this month record was made here
and Mr.. John Walker holds the record of the
alley with score of 22S, the best score made
since the adoption of the regulation alleys.
His score of 223, and six strikes. five spares
and no breaks is very hard to overcome.
1t is possible shat Howard Perry's plan TO
play series of games with out-of-town clubs
by telegraph may be carried out this winter
More than likely games on this plan will be
arranged with the Baltimore A. c.. the A. c.
S. n. of Philadelphia. the New York Athletics
| and possibly the Boston Athletic Club. 1t is
entirely feasible and in this way: Having
agreed upon the time of beginning the game
and having wire to each Of the clubs play
Is begun. Then there has simply to be a repre-
sentative from each of the two clubs PLAYING
at the other end of the wire reaching TO his own
club house. When play is made the score is
wired right to his club by its representative,
who is in the opponents alleys, and SO on from
both sides of the line.
1t is good idea and believe it would create
great deal of interest among the members.
OF course the team will also visit other cities to
play.
There is great revival Of interest in all de-
partments of the club. The new house COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. X. Edwin joyce,
chairman. and r. G. Fisher, T. B. Nolan, O. W.
Schneider and d. F. Merrill. r., is a good one
and has rything in good working order Its
special effort will be to make the house at
tractive to the members.
Nj oil al
tary Of the club, is well known as the private
| secretary of the sixth auditor of the Treasury
Department. He is equally well known as a
great sparrer, his work in that line last winter
chasing him away up in the lists He il this
fall taking up foot ball and working hard for
his side to win. He may possibly gain 6 reg
ular place on the big team. The club is to be
congratulated upon having SO handsome and
versatile and at the same so capable an officer
As many another club has done when it de-
sired to reach a certain point in the size of its
membership. the initiation fee has been taken
off for a month and when the limit of member
ship, $50, is reached then there will be wait
ing list. and applicants will have to await their
turn. There are at present forty new appli-
cations on file, which will be taken up in turn
The dropping for time of the initiation fee
has made many a club the success it deserved
to be, and In short while this club will have its
quota of members of course the same care
will be exercised In the admission of new men,
bers under this rule under the old, and the
requirements must be as strictly complied with
This city can very readily take care of one good
athletic club, and there is no good reason WHY
with what the c. A. C. has done for athletics,
DC, that there is not always waiting list
Instructor CrOssley has in hand a very likely
lot of juniors, ranging from fifteen to nineteen
years of age. all working in the gymnasium.
and they make splendid showing, and il is not
difficult TO see that from them the senior GYM
nastic class can at any time be probably re-
cruited. Among these juniors are Hawley
Taussig, who is doing some good work in
wrestling at 125 pounds. He promises to be a
| wonder in his class.
| Harry Lee of the same class bids fair to be-
come good wrestler at 1855 pounds.
Classes under Instructor Crossley are held
| regularly at 4:30 p. m. on Mondays and Thurs
days and at $50 pm. Tuesdays and Fridays.
and the attendance and interest is increasing
| each class day.
| Howard Lee is fast leaving the other MEM
bers Of the class in tumbling and at the bars
and does good brother act.
Hough and Sewall are regularly on hand and
| hard at work.
Dashislds, whose beautiful work on the rings
| and on the bar and in everything else about the
gymnasium has pleased SO many, has not been
| around for nearly a month.
1t Is predicted for Orlando Ross that if he
| continues to improve he will readily win the
Atlantic division championship for flying
rings
There will be several special bouts at the
Warren Athletic Club house at Wilmington
on November %, among them being the one
between De Saussure, the champion bantam
weight Of the club and of the D. c., and an
unnamed Gas yeti. The former will spar at
about l0S.
There is new man, johnson, who, at ITO, is
claimed to be clever. MCGOWAN is also pre-
pairing for the sparring. He will work at
about 1876 pounds.
Won Lindgren and Carter are both coming
back, and, Of course, that means more good
sport in the arena.
Z. II. @. A. ATHLETICS.
Interest in all departments Of the association
is growing to such an extent that the member
ship is outgrowing its present home and Is i'm
patiently looking to relief In the more commo-
dious quarters which have from time to time
been spoken of and which IL is hoped will at no
very distant day be . matter Of fact. The sys-
tenn adopted at the present quarters is such,
however, that every branch Is well handled sep
arately and without jostling Of another branch.
and this is especially with the athletic branch
Instructor Simms il doing good work and his
classes are each week showing marked improve
ment, and by the alternate night system crowd
ing il entirely avoided. There have been ais
new members enrolled this month and, Of
course, Q very large proportion Of this number
has found its way into the gymnasium.
Instructor 6imms takes special pleasure in
the introduction of new games suitable for in
door work The latest one under consid t;nc