Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-03

| tickets for friends Of the club NAV be obtained
by them through members or At the Office OF
Warren A. O., Wyneuoods and P. A S. c. Of
Philadelphia and the West Philadelphia Athletic
Club expect TO attend 10 cheer on their respect
i've eliminates as they appear in the ring.
Y. " Q. A. ATHLETICS.
II Is extremely unfortunate that the cham
pionship of the District in foot ball is in such
seemingly undecided shape. The fact that this
team and the Georgetown College team both de-
feated @. A G. and yet have not played together
| leaves 1t an open question as to these two, and
| II seems to me a game would be the proper
caper. But Georgetown still clinss to the
| claim that the game scheduled last month Was
cancelled by the Y. NJ c. A. and now the col
| lege boys are out of training.
In little talk to the boys one day Poe, the
coach Of the foot ball team, suggested that they
take up foot ball, and following this up the
boys are forming team.
| McChesney at 14S and Purman at las pounds
are very evenly matched and doing some good
wrestling. II seems unfortunate they cannot
be entered In some Of the open events here and
| elsewhere; they are two good men.
| Espey IS fast developing into O general ali,
.around gymnast
| Morris and Boteler have taken up fencing,
under the direction of Prof. Simms, and are
doing well in this fine sport
As o worthy successor TO DOYLE the present
leader OF the class in clab swinging. Dyer, is
| doing very neat. graceful work with the clubs,
and Ferguson, too, is showing marked improve
| ment.
| The foot ball team and some of the wheel
men Will next week begin to be in regular at
| tendance at the gym. and take good, hard exer-
| else,
| The foot ballists arc still practicing and may
| possibly make arrangements for a game next
week with one of the college teams, perhaps
! University of Pennsylvania.
Inhn 1.
| ing the weights and hammers and give promise
when spring games open of surprising some Of
| the people In that line of athletics johnson.
| aside from being very powerful man, has the
| reputation of being quite expert with the
| gloves. Townsend speaks of taking to riding
| the wheel and getting in shape for early spring
races in this vicinity. He ought TO make good
| one.
A series of house and home games of basket
| BALI may possibly be arranged with the Y. NJ
| O. \. of Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadel-
| phia 1t being something new here il would
prove very interesting drawing card. Nc
Creerv Is doing some good jumping, and is a
| coming man in that line for indoor sports. The
| boys gymnastic exhibition was uuavoidably
postponed from last Wednesday to Wednesday,
the 18th instant, at $50 pm. Cards will be is
| sued to friends of the members. but any one
without n card is invited to come in at any time.
Little Willie Diehl is doing some remarkably
fine work and Is giving wonderful perform
ance. He looks very much if he were going
| to BIO prize winner. Cloudy is showing marked
| improvement and Roger Fenwick ranks a.
one of the leaders of his class. and Towner and
| Chesney and Lanston Kaufman all doing
excellent work and will be heard from at the
exhibition next week. The adult class in GYM
nastics will give its exhi bition on the 9th in
| slant. The two classes will no doubt reflect
great credit upon their instructor. Prof.
Simms, at the coming exhibitions. The av erage
attendance in boys classes is sixty; the total
number of all classes taking exercise during
the past month was z. 1853; this, of course. does
not mean so many different persons. but that is
the number who were in attendance during the
| month.
| GEORGETOWN COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
| Through some unavoidable delay the makers
have not been able to place in position ali the
apparatus ordered for the gymnasium. This
is unfortunate. as the members hoped to have
had things in shape before Thanksgiving. so
| that they could have had sufficient practice
before the Christmas holidays, with a view to
giving musical and athletic performance. 1t
| is possible that such an entertainment will be
given anyway, but outside talent will have to
be depended upon to a large extent to COM
plete the program.
Flushed with the victory of two games with
the c. A. C. first and second teams the foot
ball contingent has trouble in keeping its cup
of Joy from OVERLOOKING.
Capt. Csrmody of the big eleven has not yet
returned from Towanda, Pa, where he was
summoned Immediately after the Thanksgiving
day game. the sad message announcing the
death of his mother. His affection more than
ever draws him closer to his classmates, every
one OF whom has great affection for him.
| Joseph S. Mccoy of the foot ball team of 81.
| q member of the law school. and one of the
governors of the Potomac Boat Club Joined
the ranks of the Benedicts on Wednesday last
and the members of the college and of his club
attended in large numbers to see that the knot
was properly tied.
The very manly letter received by the ath.
letic management Of the college from Capt
| II. NJ. Wilson Of the c. A. c., congratulating
the boys on their victory of Thanksgiving day
was much appreciated and all the more tends
to strengthen the pleasant relations between
the two organizations. The suggestion in tina.
letter that it has been customary for the cham
pions Of the year to play the All-Washington
team game on Christmas receives much favor
but the unsettled matter Of the championship
makes q game doubtful. Georgetown insists
that it was ready to play the game scheduled
with Y. NJ. c. A. and through no fault of theirs
the game was Cancelled, but even now it is will
| ing to waive that plea. But aside from the alb
sence at present of the two men. Carmody and
Dowd, the team went out of training on the
night of the last game. Aside from that it ID
| claimed there was understanding as to O
game for the championship with Y. NJ. G. A,
nor was there even league among the District
| teams. OSCAR p. SCHMIDT.
|