Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-12

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ity to hold its own on the field and
track in 1898. This is especially so of the base
ball team; Individually the members have not
yet recovered from the severe defea; received at
the hands Of the Detroits and promise now TO
do better work and get revenge Most of the
members OF the team are doing regular work in
the gymnasium.
The foot ball team is losing no opportunity
to perfect its play and is in daily practice sup
plementing Its work on the field bv work in the
gym at night. The fact that it has had no
games to test its real strength and playing
ability makes it impossible TO state what NAV
be expected Of IL when il ''lines up against the
big teams Of Georgetown College and the C. A.
{. The game with Georgetown College on the
18th instant Will draw a large crowd as il will
to large extent determine in the minds Of
their friends what may be expected of the col
lege boys in the game with c. A. c. on Thanks
giving day.
Big Davis and Johnston, two entirely new
men IN foot ball. are learning repidly and will
very materially strengthen the rush line
Harder and Leet and Hayes are all doing good
work. Gapen is one OF the best on the team;
he II an earnest worker. Lewis and ..Cupid"
Townsend are well seasoned. and their presence
gives the new men confidence in their work:
they feel that they have the best team COM
posed OF nearly all new material in the District
Let's see IF the wish is the daddy OF this
thought"
Mr.. Simms has several new big men in hand,
whom he hopes TO develop into good wrestling
material. Boxing has not received that encour-
agement here which II deserves. and i. seems to
me. with the quantity OF good material in the
T. b. c. A., good showing in that line could
be made.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.
Athleticaliy speaking there is nothing doing
at the college except on the foot ball field. The
room set aside for the use Of the Boxers and
Uni 70 IL,
have in shape the necessary apparatus TO do
gymnastic work. A series of entertainments
musical and athletic, are being arranged for the
winter. and the program will be made up Of
college as well as outside talent. There will
also be several sparring events for the benefit
OF the Boxers Club.
Several instructors Of fencing are now under
consideration and one of them will shortly be
selected and engaged.
1t would seem to me to be just the thing to
get up an interest in bowling at the college
1t is at the same time an excellepk-gTm>>
requiring skill, and one of/the best
methods of exercising knoN 1t is a
game that can be PLAYED by<any number
OF course limited only as ITO each game,
and does not require any special preparation or
training. The income from fhe game would in
short while cover the outlsf' in preparing the
alleys, purchase of pins AMI balls and lights.
and so on. Think it over, IN xers and Fencers'
Club. What an easy thing thst was over Beth
lehems temperance team thiA week,
The foot ball game with Me- Y. NJ: c. A. on
next Wednesday at the y. " C. A. Park will
have large attendance. as att institution has
a large following which will n out to cheer
up the boys and see the Improvement in the
work of each team.
THE ORIENT ATHLETIC cLUA
This new athletic club, an oatgrowth of the
very successful Orient foot ball team, Y now
comfortably domiciled in coy quarters on4ta
street east near East Capitol street While il
makes no pretense to astonish the world with
its athletes the club has all necessary ap-
pliances for exercise in its gymnasium, which
are constantly in use by the members, who hope
to revive foot ball in its ranks.
There are now about thirty members and the
officers are: President, Arthur Copeland: vice
president, Lynn H. 1rautman; secretary Frank
A. Carpenter, and treasurer, b. L. WEIGH, jr.
The original foot bail team OF this club was.
in a measure, the pioneer foot ball team in this
city, playing the game early as 1854. 1t is
well remembered as a successful team for in
1887 1t played twelve games, won ten, tied one
and lost one.
Grant Burroughs. now one Of the best men
on the c. A c. team, graduated from the Orient
Club. He was its first captain.
Some Of the members are Alton the
present captain and quarter back of the Capitol
Hill High School team; Moser, Sterrett, Buck
ingham, Durant and Thayer. From among
these and Stewart, Copeland and Carpenter
Campbell, WEIGH, Troutman, Walter Glass
cock, Neitenheimer and Miller will the new foot
ball team De selected, and while it does not
hope to do much this season ii will keep to-
gether and get itself in shape for next season
What the team lacks in weight it makes up in
activity and is in daily practice at East Lincoln
Park.
NEW FEATURE IN CLUB MATTERS.
There Is no end to the energy of the Chicago
people. A plan is now under way by which a
club house is to be built the fair grounds
and this to be for the use of club men from all
over the country. OSCAR 2. SCHMIDT.