The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-26
A SEASON FOR ATHLETES.
THIS is NOW THEIR BUDDING TIME.
Tho People Who PLAY Amateur Baseball
Ride Bicycles and Row Boats NOW
Rule the Day-Their Costumes.


place and tramp back to town and when the
young man hes himself 70 his uncle and takes
out his overcOat from the camphor chest, ana
when the price Of coal goes up and the
plumber puts on a smile. then Will the time
have arrived for the residents of Richmond 20
gaze with one long satisfying gaze upon
nice lot Of hard-handed athletes, who during
these summer months threaten to do feats OF
eymnastlc accuracy that will dazzle their
friends and be happy objects for the Iie-in-
surance solicitor.
WING FOR HONORs.
Not for several years have there been so
many young men vyiue for athletic honors.
There are the baseball cranks, for aninstance'
who 90 upon a diamond and imperil life and
limb by stopping "grass-cutters. 'high
flies. foul hits" and other canuOn-like
spheroldical possibilities. These young
men arc not athletes. but VIII
he. II they keep up their spleudld start
Iongstreet never did better in the first quar-
tor They represent all sorts and conditions
OF clerks. from the shipping assist
ant who brands the caddies with nice, new
red ink 70 the bookkeepers clerk who
opens the safe ID the morning
goes after the great hunk of mail and dusts
the Russian leather chair for the proprietor.
Games between these young men are antlci-
pated with interest. On next Saturday the
wholesale dry goods clerks will cross bats
with some other wholesale team. then the
next week the tin bucket makers will prob
ably play the tobacco manufacturers. the Hour
mill owners Will play the raiirOnd presidents
the draymen will contest honOrs with the
hack-drivers, the sewer diggers will attempt
% beat tho telegraph linemen and go II will
rfIt rrfff F.4. b. ~ q
unadulterated. Jolly fun and the people viii
laugh with one long-hngering happy laugh.
THE oAtsNEN.
Then there is another class Of athletes
oarsmen. just 60 down the river some after
noon and see those sweet young things JaO-
bing holes IN the water with long. svelte-ilg-
ured oars. and you Will be interested.
To te an oarsman You must he
member OF that excellent organlza-
ton. the Virginia Boat Club. Then you
must have q costume. This latter accompa-
niment Is necessary. even though You know
not how 70 row. The proper way 10 proceed
about this uniform IS 20 take one
PAIR Of your little brothers pants and dye
them. These pants may be the same a. those
that are heard OF frequently IN the remark
that-papa s-pants-wiil soon Willie. HUNT
about the house. find the egg dye that has
been left over since Easter. dye the pants
with some soft .unduiating dye and half OF the
uniform is then complete. The SHIRT can be
a Lisle-thread arrangement With the sleeves
cut ont and sort OF decollele
neck in front The sweater IS also neces-
sary article. but they can be procured quite
easily Any young lady friend Will oe very
glad and happy 20 crochet you one. II the
trousers do not flo have u cut Inserted on
either side with soft. neaty-mgde pleats. and
then you are ready o. show of your Apollo
ike form to tho assembled multitude.
HE Is NOT POEM.
Man is not o poem of curves 10y any means.
bat when he dOns an Oarsman S costume
there are few sights that are so simply appall-
ing IL Is an undress uniform FROM start TO
finish. and can be only embelished when q
tennis blazer with perpendicular stripes IS
worm One OF these sailors OF the
James affects this costume, and II
is very economical sort or
dress Whether he be on tennis field, left
field or on the field of waters, that blue and
orange blazer is ever with him, and he - ever
the subject OF admiration by his many
friends
THE "BIKEs."
Then there is another class Of athetes-tho
cyclists. Far into the night one can hear
that fOg-horn attachment with the rubber
ball addition and SEQ the knickerbOckeT- clad
youths sailing all around q. Washingtons
monument. That's their stamping ground.
and they execute feats that make
Nj H. CLAY almost leave his
pedestal T. Henry and Nelson look
on with the most delightful delight and the
rest Of the characters up there are discussing
the adv-abLity of leaving their thrones.
going APP to New ork capturing Diana at the
Madison Square Garden. boarding a Broad
way carl aud PLAYING the statues Of Central