Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

this season very exciting lot of contests may
| be expected and there will doubtless be . large
attendance Of members and their friends. A
special contest for wrestling Of the middle
weight, open to the District only, will be Q
| feature Of the evening.
The members are now discussing the chances
for election Of certain candidates for governors
and officers whose names will be posted in .
few days
Theclub election takes place Februarya
| J. Nota McGill and Alex. Shaw and the other
members OF the amusement committee deserve
great credit for the excellent entertainments
provided for the pleasure of the members and
friends Of the club during the season.
The programs have been of exceptionally
high order, and every member is pleased with
the work OF the amusement committee. Ad-
mission to the gymnastic and boxing exhibition
tonight is free to members and to their friends
rs cents il the cost of tickets, which may be OBJ
tanned from members at the club house.
Practice bowling on Thursday night went
along smoothly. and some very high scores
were rolled by some of the bowlers who in the
tournament were able to do little more than
ordinary.
Y. NJ. c. A. ATHLETICS.
The need for Q new and larger home for this
popular organization was never more clearly
demonstrated than on the night Of the special
gymnastic exhibition for the pleasure of the
sustaining members and their families. Over
500 persons were crowded into the gymnasium
and many corners were turned away, unable to
gain admittsnce. trust some of those present
and. indeed, some of those who were unable to
get in. will see their way clear with their money
and influence among men Of money to give to
the association such a home it needs and
deserves. The amount of work and good done
here in the educational and religious and physi-
eau departments Is something wonderful, and a
home is needed which is more in keeping with
the magnitude of the work and for the further
extension OF the work in its several branches
Few of the sustaining members present had the
remotest idea of the amount OF work done here
and expressions OF surprise came from every
side. Ii these same members could be induced
to come down more frequently believe they
could very readily be persuaded of the neces-
sity for new and larger building
The work done at the exhibition named was
gone over in detail in The STAR and was in
every way a credit to Instructor Siums He
has lot of pupils who are willing to learn. and
Willingness is half the battle. and he has no
trouble in securing proficiency in the several
specialties selected by the members and in
most cases prescribed for them. The wrestling
of Purman and McChe.ney established the fact
that in these men the GYM has two coming
wrestlsrs, who will upon proper occasions in
trying conclusions with outsiders win several
more points for the associations athletic
average.
The fact that Purman will wrestle at the C.
A. q. exhibition tonight is move in the right
direction. 1t will show his friends what he can
do and it will broaden his knowledge of the art.
Sparrlng should be taken up next 1t is an ey-
erclse that Is not hurtful to the morals. how
ever painful it may be at times to the feelings
OF the participants in the art of self-t,efense.
In Quackenbush and Koran and Playter the
Y. M. c. A. has three "star" men in their re-
spective branches
The game of basket ball which was PLAYED in
the exhibition created no end of interest and
afforded considerable amusement. The two
teams were well matched and played good ball.
The teams were made up as follows: First team,
Grove. captain Eaton. Sims. McChesnev and
Williamson: second team, Burton, captain:
Boteler. Herbert, Speiden and Sanford Groves
team won one goal before the expiration of the
time allowed.
The Juniors are likely lot of boys, who are
The candidates for the base ball team are
putting in plenty OF work in the gym.
THE UNDERGRADUATE RULE AT COLLEGES
One of the most popular and at the same
time one of the most modest Young fellows is
Phil King, captain of tho Princeton foot ball
team of the past season. His unanimous re-
election as captain is abundant evidence OF the
nigh regard his classmates and team mem bers
held him IL. His prompt resignation of the
office was only another evidence of his great
love for his college and showed the lack of
seihshness on his part to further his own per-
sonal interests, for, to remain captain would
have tended in measure to defeat the very
point which the meeting of the big colleges on
next Tuesday hopes to gain, and that is the I'M
dergraduate rule, which means simply that
members of the law and medical and theological
classes as post graduates will not be allowed to
play on the big teams of the college in foot ball
and base ball. Princeton has for the pas, three
years, and say this without fear Of contradic-
ton. favored the Undergraduate rule, and not
outstanding that Yale now comes and makes
this as an original motion Princeton will be
found to heartily favor its adoption. If the
rule il adopted King viii come here next fall
and finish up in law, and in that event he will
play on the c. A. C. foot bali team.
OSCAR =. SCHMIDT.