Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24

| with 1t some Of its members Who have been
| away 1t college. and each man was "star" on
! the team win which his name WAS linked this
| season. The question is raised by the Y. II.
! c. A.. viii the team be strengthened by the
stars? Not that each one of them is not a
tower OF strength in his position, but will ind-
vidual work tell in a team whore team work is
needed. where there is absence Of knowledge of
/ the teams signals for the Lack OF time to prac-
tice and - learn them? Upon all this and
| more. ~ expressed by one OF the Y. NJ c. A
| players. are built the hopes for THAR winning
ca Monday. December &c. The team is in
daily practice at the gymnasium, coached by
Capt Townsend, and is doing splendid work
and the management is very well satisfied with
the prospects. OF course the team will miss
the splendid services of W. H. Lewis. but it
h.s sesd strong man working in his stead.
wAs wiz do his le~sl bsst to win.
! Aside from the regular work being done in
Vie gymnasium, considerable time is given TO
prasaciag ths game Of basket ball and On jan
uary z. beginning Ahsat 2 e'olssk, . game will
be played between the regular team and one
composed Of the pick Of the gymnasium. The
regular team, which is showing great proficiency
In the same, Ii composed OF A. Speidsn, Z. L.
Burton, T. D. AAheenb, L. II. Herbert. A. +.
Miller and George Johnston. There will be =
large audience n witness the game for the
reason that about that time will find the
largest number OF callers, as the association
has ''open house" ON New Year day.
Incidentally to the basket ball game Q general
exhibition of gymnastics will be given. some OF
the features Of which will be tumbing by Rose
and Koran and dunbbsll swinging by Doyle and
Ferguson.
The early spring games will find some of the
best athletes here ready and anxious for the
fray, and As it is the policy Of the management,
as far as it 10 possible to do so, to advance the
feature of athletics in the association, the mem
bers who have any show Of winning will be
found entered in all local and nearby open
events.
1t is proposed also to make the Y. NJ. c. A.
part more popular and attractive than ever by
having frequent events open to members, as
well AS the stated open fixtures. In Quacken-
bush, Rose Clapp and johnson and Davis and
others the Y. NJ. c. A. is happy in having a
man to enter for almost every event in an open
field day and have reasonable hope of his max
ing good showing.
Fred. Sims has charge of the basket ball
games and practice. Those members who take
an interest and want to join a new team about
to be made up will please give in their names
at once.
Secretary Pugh takes great interest in the
athletic department, and TO him to very large
extent Is due the success of outdoor athletics in
the association during the past season.
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
Pleased as a child over . new toy are the
students over the array of gymnastic apparatus
now in place in the room set aside blythe faculty
for the use of the Boxers and Fenoers Club
As all the apparatus is put in by subscription of
the Boxers and Fencers' Club, the members of
which stand all other expense connec ted with
the gym, it would be well to state that only
members of this club have the use Of the appa-
rstus and room.
Mr.. ]. ]. Murphy, formerly one Of the leaders
Of special classes ut the Y. NJ G. A. gymnasium
at Scranton, Pa, has been placed in charge of the
gym. and will instruct in all the drills and in
boxing. For fencing a separate instructor will
be securad. As sparrer Mr.. Murphy is said
to be clever. and later on he hopes to take part
In some OF the open club events.
Negotiations are pending whereby the college
boys hope to secure for two days each week the
big armory or cavalry drill room at Fort Mver
for the use OF the track and field athletics as
wei as for the bose ball team. This would be
big aid to the boys, for they could begin work
right after New Year and work right along,
and when the opening Of the season comes they
viii be ''dt"
Many persons wonder why ii is that the col
lege team does not play the Christmas day foot
ball game the winner Of the Thanksgiving day
game usually having the honor of playing ALL
Washington or some other team. The reason is
simply this: Ihs members of the team very
much like foot ball. but their chances for get
ting home are 20 rare that they could not we'll
allow their love for the game to keep them from
spending Christmas with the ''old folks at
home" Looking at it from the standpoint of
VIC game tAeN Hske INC biggest KIND OF 4 oacrl-
fice, for aside Of an opportunity for gaining
more glory, supposing they would win they lose
all that chance for stseng thsning their athletic
fund. for with 4 good day there will be big
crowd on Christmas day to see the Y. II. c. A.
G. A. C. game
Every member Of the team is away except
ODounsll and Dyer; the former came late and
the latter resides here. Csrmody, who went
home on Thanksgiving, remained a. home, and
will not return until after the holidays.
The team was in receipt of new regulation
bali from Mr.. Tappan soon after the Thanksgiv-
Ing day game as = sort Of reward of merit He
proposes presenting each year the team win
ming that days game with such ball. The
team has had the ball properly inscribed and
1t no has place of honor in the Coleman
Museum.
John p. Marley, an e&- journalist of the college
this term. and who has taken a great deal Of
interest in The development Of athletics at the
college, has gone to spend the holidays at his
home, near Scranton, Pa. More than likely he
will not return here, as he expects to enter
University of Pennsylvania. He is bright fell
low and will be missed. OSCAR P. SCHMIDT