Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-22
IN AND OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Championships of the District i'm Boxing,
Wrestling and Fencing.


Wrestling and Fencing.
The first annual indoor meeting for the cham.
pionships of the District of Columbia in box.
ing, wrestling and fencing takes place in the
gymnasium of the Columbia Athletic Club on
February 26 and "a. On the first of these dates
the preliminary bouts in the several classes are
contested. the finals occurring the following
night.
The Inauguration Of these sports by the Co
lumbia Athletic Club is considered big stride
forward in local amateur athletics. Capt. Will
son has spared no pains to make the first meet
ing success and the members Of the club are
looking forward to it with more than ordinary
interest An elevated stage with a ten-foo,
ring Is being constructed SO that every one in
the hall will have an ample opportunity of wit
Messing the contests.
On March 5 gymnastic tournament will &C.
cur. when the events will be as follows: Running
high leap, sixteen-pound shot. pole vault for
height hitch and kick. horizontal bar fying
rings, parallel bar, individual tumbling, bat
teau bar for height. and standing long jump.
The club offers gold and silver medals to the
first and second in each event. The contests
are open by invitation only to residents of the
District and the rules Of the Amateur Athletic
Union are to govern in each event.
The entries for the contests on February 26
is the date Of closing the entries for the
gymnastlc tournament on March 6. The sue
cess of the entertainment is already assured by
the number of tickets that have been disposed
of.
The following entries have been received:
BOXING.
Light weights-Carter, C. A. c.; Brewster,
C. A. c.; O'Neill and O'Connor Of the District.
Feather weights-De Ssussane and Webb,
C. A. c.; O'Neill of the District
Middle weights-von Lindgren, Carter,
O'Leary and Dashell all C. A. c.
Heavy NATURALIZATION, Mooney and Won
Lindgren, C. A c.; Roche Of the District.
WRESTLING.
15S-pound class-Harrison. Schafhirt and
Blunt C. A. c.; Loveless. Y. NJ. C. A.
135-pound Mitchell, Kerr and Schafhirt
c. A c.; Loveless. Y. NJ. G. A.
1l5-pound class-Pierce, Webb and Taussie,
With foils-Emmons, McKaye and Gsryey.
C. A. c.; Nelson, Y. N. c. A.
With Observation-Disclosures, Carpenter, Gar
vey, C. C.
The medals to be awarded on this occasion
and on March will be on exhibition in the vim
dow of Stinemetz
Mr.. VIM. B. Hibbs has been selected as time
keeper in the different events and the referee
and judge will be chosen from the Warren and
Schuyikill Navy athletic clubs Prof Heintz,
fencing master at Annapolis, will be Judge OF the
iencing bouts and Mr.. Percy Hills will assist.
Messrs. Elder. Steinmetz and Dashieu viii COM
prise the weighing-in committee.
Base Ball Questions to BE Settled.
President Young declares that base ball mat
tiers are Frightening up considerably. The
league meeting on March Mr.. Young re-
CARDS as most important one, as il will surely
promulgate new national agreement The best
base ball men in Americs will be present in
Guiding L. G. KrsuthoG and Jas A. Williams of
the Western League; c. d. White Of the Eastern
Association, and Messra Roeers, Phelps and
Young Of the league.
This Agreements meeting viii be followed on
March with that Of the schedule committee,
BY which the question Of dates and the num-
Der Of games for the year will be determined,
and before which the nlooted Sunday ques-
ton wiz come mp. Il II expected that the 81.
Louis, Baltimore, Louisville, Cincinnati and
Warrington clubs will be given permission 70
play Sunday games. although the other seven
teams are against the plan.
In speaking Of the complaints Of unfair trse4-
ment that WI como mp from sevsrsA Of the
tsanA Prsddsnt youns observed that h vsuA