Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
A GRATIFYING EXHIBIT.
The Annual Reports of the OTicers Of the
Columbia Athletic Club.

The annual reports Of the officers of the
Columbia Athletic Club, which were SUBJ
Initted at the annual business meeting Of that
last night, were most gratifying to the men,
bers- The new management seems to have
placed affairs on thoroughly business basis,
ana the prosperity of the club now appears to
be assured. The promising condition Of the
club was made apparent by the report OF Presi-
dent Bradbury. The report Of Mr.. j. Msury
Dove, the treasurer, showed the total member
ship OF the club to be over LOO and the debt
to have been reduced at the rate of 81, 600 a
month, or total reduction of 1000 for the
past year. The report Of the secretary, Mr..
W. NJ. Mooney. was almos: entirely devoted to
a resume of the athletic affairs OF the club.
During the past year the athletes of the club
have competed in eleven field and track con-
tests. winning therein SO and 275 points; in two
indoor athletic and gymnastic contests, win
ming fifteen prizes and SO points; in three box
ing, wrestling and fencing contests, winning
twenty prizes and SO points.
PRIZES WON BY THE CLUB.
The total number of prizes won by the club
during 1892 in athletic or field and track and
gymnasium contests. including boxing, wrest-
ling and fencing, Is los, of which number So
third prize. that for the l00-yard run won by
Cavey Spence in the games Of the Amateur
Athletic Union for the championship of the
United States wniie three of the above men,
toned first prizes. namely, the 100 and 300
yard runs by Spence and the 440-vard run by
Robert Dodge, were won IN the championship
games Of the Atlantic division of the Amateur
Athletic Union
This was the second consecutive year in
which Dodge had won the 440-y yard champion
ship of the Atlantic division.
In every contest in which the members Of the
c. A. c. have competed during the year they
have won a larger number Of points than any
other club in the District which has competed
in the same contests.
In tho number OF points and prizes won
during the year it appears that Robert Dodge
heads the list with twelve prizes and fifty
points. c. r.. Hough stands next with ten
prizes and fortv-four points, w. 3. Chichester
third with nine prizes and thirty-seven points,
Martin Taylor fourth with six prizes and
twenty-eight points, and J. NJ. Dashiell fifth
with five prizes and nineteen points
The club foot ball team played steven match
games in the course Of the season, unusually
large number, defeating Kendall, Haverford,
Johns Hopkins Athletic Club of the Schuylkill
Navy and the Y. II. c. A. on Christmas day.
They played two tie games with the Allegheny
Athletic Association and were defeated four
tlmes-by Princeton, Lafayette, Georgetown
and the Y. NJ. c. A.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The amendments to the constitution that
were before the meeting we're quickly disposed
of. 1t was decided not to abolish the initiation
fee for all grades Of membership, as had been
proposed. The suspension Of the s25 initiation
fee for active membership during the past three
months had had the desired effect Of increasing
the active membership of the club almost to the
limit assigned by the constitution. and it
thought unwise to make any further move in
this direction.
The regulation heretofore in force prohibit
ing the introduction of a non-member resident
of the District to the club house oftener than
once year was modified so as to allow a mem
Der to introduce a friend residing in Washing
ton not oftener than twice q month
At the close of the meeting vote of thanks
WAS accorded the officers of the club for the
faithful and efficient manner in which they had
conducted the business of the club for the past
year.