Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-23
GYMNASIUM AND FIELD.

Other Features of the Coming Season
of Spring Athletic Events---Tho Local
Baseball Outlook--what tile Muscular
Young Men of Wilmington Are Doing.
The Warren Club will give an indoor
athletic exhibition the latter part of next
month. The detaila have not yet been
arranged. Standard prizes will be Of
fered and 1t is expected to have the
cream of the local amateur talent in ad.
dition to noted athletes from neighbor-
ing cities.
The Brownson Library Association
will give reception in Institute Hall
shortly after Easter. II is the intention
of the members of this association to
place regular physical instructor in
the gymnasium next fall, and in order
to provide fund for this purpose sew
eral athletic entertainments will be given
in the meantime.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Friday evening gave very enjoy
able repetition Of the musical entertain
ment and physical exhibition which
was given last Monday week
Interest is increasing in the du Pont
Athletic Club at Rising Sun. The com
modious club house is maintained by
the du Pont powder firm and is ap.
| pointed with all the conveniences of a
tirst-class gymnasium and social club.
The members highly appreciate the lib
erality of their employers.
The gymnasium connected with the
West End Reading Room, on du Pont
street near Delaware avenue, Is proving
decided success and is attended by
many young men living in that section
of the city.
Horace Mcdaniel, who is conduct.
ing boxing school, reports success in
the undertaking. He will probably be
engaged as instructor in this exercise by
the Warren Club when the new gym
nasium is finished. klund and Cooper
will be the wrestling instructors, and
they are hard to beat.
Lewis Hance will be the Warren
Clubs star quarter-mile runner this sea.
son. He has record of So seconds,
The following 100 and 220-yard run.
nels are in training; George Mccarthy
Paul Henry, Lewis Mccall, Charles
Bulger and Frank jenkins.
John Spoerl, the 1873 pound wrestler
Of the Warren Club, is getting back into
his old form and gives promise Of win
ming iaurels for his club in the neal
future.
BASEBALL.
In addition to the Brownson Librar,
baseball club the Rockfords and Ponic
have organized for the season and will
contest for local honoTs The RockforC
batteries will be Manual and Langston
pitchers, and Hinckle and Donahoe
catchers. Babb and Collins will be ii
/, the points for the Ponies, The latte
club will give reception at Odd Eel
] lows Hall, Highlands, on April 18th, tn
, proceeds from which will be used il
purchasing uniforms.
The Brownson Library has organized
a reserve club to be composed of thu
; following players Hare, catcher; Mullil
! and Dennis Kenney, pitchers; Glynn
J short.stop; Miller, first. base; McNulty
second base; James Shelley, third-base
, Payne, Tierney and Taggart, fielders.
The y. NJ. U. A. club will be abou
5 the same Dis last year and hope to maxi
t good showing.
. The Warren will organize base. bal
team, which will be selected after tn
Q athletic committee of the club is name
, by the board of governors.
r The Brownson and Warren clubs wi
e play at Front and Union streets, Rock
D ford and Ponies at Wawaset Park an
e y. NJ. G. A. at Riverview.
!. There is probability of local chan
= pionship series. No definite steps hay
: yet been taken in this direction ,howeve
G CYCLING.
!, The Warren Clubs military cycl
4 corps is receiving much encourage
: ment. Il already numbers 80 member
: all OF whom are enthusiastic over tn
g new innovation. Drilling will con
! mence as soon as practicable.
= NOTES.
a The Delaware Field Club will col
G fine themselves to cricket and tennis tn
Z summer, and will undoubtedly make
q good showing in both of these pastime
d A schedule Of games is being arrange
2 with outside clubs. Next fall this o
h ganization will probably bring to Il
10 front strong foot-ba team.
\. The Warren Club football playe
If intend keeping themselves in trim du
! ing the summer and hope to make
81 good showing next fall.
: The Y, NJ. c. A. tennis club Civ
ii promise of some good playing this Sc
4. son. Practice will begin as soon as Il
v courts are gotten into shape.
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