Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18


claim to the honor to which we have for many
years held title, for on the 14th instant Capt.
Ives had out the first Yale crew and took spin
Of about six miles, the water being free and
smooth. Capt. Ives took out the crew in q
working barge, he holding the rud-
der strings. The crew was composed Of
Gallaud't, stroke; Beard, Z; G0tchins, 6;
job nson and Rogers, bow. Paine. Galaudet,
Van Huyck and johnson we're of last year s
university crew. Cross, the captain Of this
years freshmen crew, has been taken to train
with the university crew and is found to be a
good man in the waist of the boat Howland,
Chatfeld and Folger are also candidates. Tho
men found the change from the tank very
agreeable one and will now take regular spins
outside. Adopting the success of so many other
athletic organizations the Yale Athletic Associa-
ton will have a ladies' day on March Is.
BLIND BOWLING CONTEST.
Now that bowling is having such run here
the introduction of novelty. which could not
be otherwise than a success. at the same time
affording any quantity of amusement, as we'll
as serving to bring out the skill of the players,
would be a blind bowling contest. The players
are blindfolded each time they bowl, and, Of
course, led or placed in the direction in which
they to bowl. To make it the more inter
esting and in keeping with the blind idea let
each player bring with him package or prize,
which he has selected with view to making 1t
as ridiculous as possible. These prizes are
placed upon a table in their wrappers, and then
when the contest is over let the players in the
order in which they finish. beginning with the
one holding the highest score. take their choice
Of the unwrapped prizes. Fun well there
would be no end to it.
BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES
The national bowling tournament, open to
all amateur bowlers of the United States for in
dividual and team bowling, opens at Boston, on
March Is, announced in last Saturday 8
STAR.
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
Interest in bowling hereabouts has increased
to such an extent that some of the members
contemplate petitioning the board of governors
of the club to permit the of the alleys by
ladies on certain evenings. 1t is believed that
this is impracticable for various reasons. but
the attention thus directed to what now seems
a necessity is likely to bear good fruit, for the
question that has been agitated for some
months looking to the building Of an addition
to the alleys the east side lot will now prob
ably assume some sort of shape.
1t is proposed to build two-story addition
having four additional alleys with retiring
rooms. galleries and upstairs an extension to a
considerable degree of the library and reading
room. Many of the enthusiasts have offered
to subscribe to the fund, feeling so sure of the
success Of the scheme that they are willing to
endorsement The matter has not yet, how
ever. assumed definite shape.
When this addition is built the new alleys
can then be hired for any day or evening.
For some time now the bowling tournament
has drawn to the lower floor of this attractive
club many devotees Of other amusements in the
upper floors, and now that the tourney is over
the other departments are again resuming their
normal condition and each shows an increase
Of interest therein.
SCORE FOR THE MATCH.
Full and detailed accounts of each game, in
the tenpin tournament inst concluded, were
published in The STAR after each game, and
little more need be said except it shows that
there are in this city number Of gentlemen
who can hold their own with the best bowlers
of the country. The table given below con-
tains all that is essential as a summary of the
three series of games, making fifteen
games played by each bowler, and the averages
are computed upon that basis. The following