Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17
LOCAL ATHLETES,
Field Sports a Week from Today-Represent.
atives at Philadelphia.

atives at Philadelphia.
TTNHIS MORNING QUITE A PARTY OF
4 association men took the train for Phila-
de!phia to attend the annual championship
games of the Atlantic division OF the A. A. L.,
which will be held on the grounds of the Ath-
letic Club OF the Schuykill Navy. While they
may not bring back many championship medals
they will certainly keep those who win them from
doing any loafng.
The following entries have been made:
Quackenbush i'll the 10O-yard dash and board
jump; Vaughn, in she 100-yard and 220-yard
dash; Day and Clark in the weight, shot and
hammer; Sims and Clapp in the bicycle events.
The last-named two have been attending
grand wheel meet at Springfield, Mass
The association has no reason to be ashamed
Of its record in athletics, this being its second
year in outdoor work. They have quite num-
Der OF athletes whom larger and older clubs
would be glad to count among their number.
Among those longest in the field and wearing
medals are Quackenbush. Harding. Rose, PLAY
ter. Middlebrook, Prentiss. Hanna and Town
send in the sprints, jumps and pole vault; Day
and Clark in the hammer and weights; Sims
Ward and Clapp in the wheel events and Fried
richs in the mile. In addition to these they
havo number Of new men who have come in
this season and who will be heard from in tine
near future. Vaughn, who has already won a
place In the front rank as sprinter land q
possible champlon). and Patterson, another
coming sprinter; Parry, Watts, Rowland,
Shaffer, Purman, johnson and Albert in the
runs from quarter to three miles; Harr in the
high jump, Leet in the high jump and pole
vault and johnson in the hammer and shot.
Their base ball team has n record second to
none, having won twenty-three out Of the
twenty-eight games played this season, and now
holds the championship for the Atlantic division
OF the A. A. U. They will play series Of five
games with the Detroit club here for the A. A.
Q. championship of the United States, begin
ming October Z.
Foot ball is being talked up and the associa-
ton emblem will be worn by q tirst-class team
The field will be put in good shape and active
operations begun as soon their open fall
games are out of the way. all interest being
conferred on them at present to make them a
grand success.
THE FALL ATHLETIC GAMES.
The fall games will take place one week from
today, September "a, and there are several
reasons why they bid fair to be a grand sue
cess. They occur during the G. A. r. week
when everybody will want to come TO Wash
ington and when railroad fares will be very
low. They come between the Atlantic division
championships and the national championships,
when all the athletes will be in good form. The
prizes will be a drawing card, as the athletic
department taking advantage Of the new ruling
an elegant line OF prizes in the way of gold
watches, clocks, bronzes, silver sets, pitchers
and cnps. gold head canes, opera glasses, &C.,
that are well worth competing for. Entries
have already begun to come in from New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, and everything
points to one of the most successful meets ever
held in the District.