Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-13

| trIct OF SOlumDa ls
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q 81 beginning to awake
S~SA\, from the dream which
"A ~ kN\l has possessed it since
| ,lE TNM the outdoor season
| lRxtA1ul" opened. and if the
| present indications are
| 1MAWl fulfilled the year, though
SAb ILL., beginning late, will yet
| be a brilliant one. The
athletes. in their evident desire to advance
themselves, have carried with them the wishes
Of the majority of the members Of the organi-
cations to which they belong, and though in
some instances the officers having charge of
athletic matters had not until recently been
very active they are now prepared to listen to
the appeals Of the men.
live boating season now seems to be an
assured fact, and each day appearances seem to
be more favorable toward the selection by the
| Columbia Athletic Club of grounds upon which
their men can train. II the latter action lie
| taken 1t Is predicted, almost without exception
by those who have heretofore held the reins
that an immediate boom will result.
USE OF ASALosTAS ISLAND.
In the Columbia Athletic Club everything is
waiting for the action Of the board Of gov
errors. Though the statement was made
recently that the athletes were using Analostan
|
stated that the Columbus would not have any
athletic grounds this season." the informa-
ton Of THE STAR is that under circu m
stances will they be allowed to use Analostan
Island. and from the action taken by the board
at the last meeting it is more than probable
| that the club will have grounds At this
meeting the question of having grounds was
again brought up. as has been stated in The
STAR would be done.
The subject was discussed at some length, with
the result that a committee was appointed to
consider the advisability of this step, the iinen-
cial side Of it, and report to the next meeting.
The committee consists Of Messrs. W. ID.
Rudy, chairman; Sam Stinemetz, II. b. Zev-
erly, ]. L. Rainier and G. NJ. Fague.
The composition Of this committee is largely
games can be held, and. the board OF gov
errors. on account Of the strong sentiment in
the club, have to a certain extent bound them
selves to abide by and adopt the recommends
tions Of the committee, it would seem more
than probable that grounds will be obtained
before the month is passed. 1t appears that
the feeling among a large number Of the MEM
bers in favor Of the grounds is stronger than
was at first suspected. Not only are the ath-
letic members set upon il, but many Of the
other members stand with the athletes, and
should the board fail to vote for grounds Ii 10
not unlikely that the club meeting spoken Of in
these columns last week will take place.
THE LOCAL REGATTA.
The activity with which the Potomac Boat
Club took up and decided the question Of the
regatta shows the deep interest and enthusiasm
of that organization in boating. 1t now re-
mains for the Analostans to follow suit and the
regatta will be an assured fact. The Columbus
appointed q COMMITTEES consisting of Alex.
Grant. Sam Stinemetz and Andy Smith to meet
the committees from the other organizations
to arrange the details for the regatta, and -
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sentatives joint meeting will be held.
The proposition Of the management Of River
View to have the races at that resort meets
with considerable favor and really seems the
best plan to adopt. The offer they make Il .
very liberal one. They will meet all the ex-
penses and ask no voice in the arrangements il
the sum does not run over tl,0 900, and should
| the expenses be greater than this sum they will
donate that amount to the fund. The course
at River View is an excellent one, and runs 90
close to the bank that every one could zee the
contests to the best advantage, and 90 de-
sired could follow the boats on shore. At the
same time the squabbling which occurs each
year that q regatta occurs, due to the desire OF
| each boat club to have the course so laid that
their club house will have the best view Of the
| course. will be avoided 1t 10 hoped that the
committee will get together At once and settle
the preliminary arrangements. This accom-
| plished the boating men will feel assured that
their training will not be for nothing and will
| Immediately get into form.
After the resignation Of William Dove, on
| account Of press Of business, from the lieuten-
| ancy Of the boating Of the c. A. c., the board
| of governors could not have made Q more wise
selection than ANDY" Smith as his successor
He resigned from this place at the meeting Of
the board held Thursday night, but the board
| wisely refused to accept the resignation and an
| effort will be made to have HIM withdraw it.
| Smith is earnest active worker, and, il he
decides to act, every one may depend upon 1t
that the boating interests Of the club will not
be tagging. 1t is Just such a man as he that
| the oarsmen have confidence in and will work
| the best for.
c. A. c. sPARRING coNTEsrs
Tonight the gymnasium of the Columbus
will no doubt be taxed to accommodate those
who will desire to see the sparring contests
which occur there. beginning at 8 O'Clock. The
| bouts promise to surpsss even those formerly
given, and some lively fights are anticipated
1t is probable that Jake Kilrain will ofhciate Is
referee The bouts arranged are as follows:
l05-pound clsss-McCall of the Warren Ath-
letic Club will meet Oswald Of the wynewood
A. C.
ll2-pound class-Fannessy Of the Wynewoods
| and Quill Of this citv. unattached.
1l4-pound class-0' Neill, District Of Column
bia, unattached, and OConnor Of the Capital
City A. c.
1l5-pound class (give or take two pounds)-
Bateman, C. A. c., and Ross, Brooklyn A.C.
l22-pound class Holland Of the Wynewood
and Sicily Of the Warren A. e.
1SO-pound class-Barry, Rutgers A. c., New
York and Wilson Of New York.
1s5-pound class-Mullen, Warren A. G, and
Flynn of this city.
ls5-pOund class-Gehring Of Neptune B. c.,
Baltimore, and Lindgren, c. A C.
| THE MUSICAL AND ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT.
| The first day that the seats for the combined
musical and athletic entertainment to be given
at the Academy Of Music on next Tuesday night
were placed on sale over half Of the orchestra
was disposed of. The seats are going very rap
| idly and it would seem that in order to accom-
modate all the friends Of the club that Two en-
| tertainments instead Of one will have to be
| given. The quality Of the show would well re-
| ward any one for his attendance.
The musical portion will be Of unusual excel
lence and the athletics will surpass anything Of
the kind ever given by the residents Of this
| city. Prof. Crossley, who should be a good
Judge, says that he considers the team to be the
best in the country. He Is especially proud Of
| the fact that all Of these men have been devel-
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