Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
GYMNAsTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Athletic Contests to BE Held at the
Columbia Club House.

Columbia Club House.
The athletic and gymnastic contest to be held
at the Columbia Athletic Club house next Sat
urday evening will be the first and most i'm.
portant of its kind ever witnessed in this city.
Capt. Wilson states that as the boxing and
wrestling contests Of last week were successful
even greater will be the success Of the coming
athletic entertainment. There will be no cut-and.
dried competitions with the well-known exhi-
billions on trapeze end bar, interesting as these
have proven in the past. An exhibition OF
skill in jumping. shot putting and high kick.
ing will be seen, which will be a genuine sur
prise to the spectators, while tumbling, hori-
zontal bar and flying ring performances are
promised which will do credit to any circus or
professional entertainment
The Columbia Club have gotten together a
lot of material which any organization in the
country might be proud of. For this all praise
is due to the untiring efforts of Lieut.. Dsshieil
and Instructor Crossley. Much rivalry for
honors exists between the c. A. c. and Y. NJ.
&. A., and the latter have gotten together a
team which will compare most favorably in
numbers and personnel with that Of the G. A.
c. Quackenbush and Loveless of the Y. NJ. c.
A. are claimed to be sure winners i'm at least
four of the ten events with Morsell and Rex
Smith, but little behind them in the race for
medals. Quackenbush will make earnest
effort also for the all-around championship.
For the c. A. c. Royce Hough and Basil Duks
will make a strong race for the all-rround
medals. while they, Dashiell and Sewell hope to
capture a majority of the prizes between them.
The Light Infantry have an excellent represen-
tative in McIntosh. while Kendall Green will
capture a sure place in the shot-putting with
Taylor, the big half back of their foot ball
team.
Capt Wilson desires to make it clear to the
public that the club does not claim that these
sports are for the championships Of the District,
but for the cham pionships Of the amateur ath-
letic organizations OF the District, the reason
for reserving the right to reject unattached en-
tries being that the club may secure its men,
beers against the possibility Of having to CON-
pete against professionals or those whose true
status cannot be ascertained. This, II IL
claimed. is a most excellent determination, as
il tends to encourage the athletic clubs and IL
induce unattached athletes to join clubs and
thus have their status fixed.
The lady friends of athletics will be pleased
to learn that the club has decided to admit
them to this entertainment Ii il confidently
expected that this will result in making the
evening a social event, and already the demand
for tickets is unusually great. As the number of
tickets has been limited to 500. the seating ca
pacity of the gymnasium, there will doubtless
be good many who will secure their tickets in
advance to assure their getting in.
Handsome we're the medals for the boxing
contests, those for the coming athletic contest
are still more attractive and their exhibition in
the window Of Steinmetz d Sons the hstters,
attracts the attention and admiration OF every
passer by. Fair decisions in the events are as
sured by the selection Of Mr.. Geo. Goldie, in
structor of the New York Athletic Club, as
referee. The judges will be chosen from the
Y. NJ. c. A., p A. c. and c. A. C., while the
scorers will also be divided among the CON-
pet;ng clubs