Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-11

| on urst row sud Joe 1ausSlG, FRANK Shreves.
Mills Dean, jr., and Charlie Reed were on the
sides.
The prospects are good for a strong base bail
| team. and with some Of the material on hand
and more in view team will be put upon the
diamond with which the club hopes to regain
its former leading place in this sport.
| c. A. c. STANDING COMMITTEES.
| The following standing committees were
elected last evening at meeting of the board
of governors of the Columbia Athletic Club:
| House committee-A P. Shaw, c. W. Schnei-
der. T. B. Nolan, J. s. ZieSler and J. L. White
| side.
| Committee on admission--w. d. Reedy.
Jacobus S. Jones and W. NJ. Mooney.
| Finance committee Grant, d. E. Nc
| Comb and A. A. Hoehling. il.
| Committee on rules-A. A Birney, ]. Holds
| worth Gordon and Harrison Dingman.
The athletic committee will be appointed at
the next meeting of the board Of governors.
Y. NJ C. A. ATHLETICS.
1t may seem a little early to talk about it,
but the base ball contingent Of the Y. NJ. G.. A.
is looking forward to its game with Yale on
March 81, and to that end is working regularly
in the gym. Manager Wells hopes to get to-
gether q team that will be a credit not only to
the association but TO The city. He has some
/ very likely material. He has sent ont invita-
tons to the candidates for place on the team
to meet tonight at the gym. and over oysters
! and coffee the base ball plans and organization
will be freely talked over. The athletic COM
mittee will hold meeting at an early day to
map out the summer work. in which the associ-
| alton hopes to bring itself even more promi-
nently, by its good all-aroupd work, before the
public
The big indoor athletic event spoken of here
tobefore is still in contemplation only. The ex-
pense for hire of hall and other expenses nee
cssary to make it success are very large, and
the fact that it is largely an experiment causes
the management to hesitate. 1 hope. however,
| that Secretary Pugh viii see his way clear to
carrying out his original intention OF holding
the indoor open meeting contemplated. and
if ii is a at all it will be big success.
Ask him how he likes giving concerts and lee
lures for the benefi; of Y. N. c. A. The boys
classes are practicing hard for their gymnastic
exhibition to be given some time this month.
Some novelties are promised this time. The
chalk talk to the boys in the gymnasium by
Miss Thyson on Wednesday was a very interest
ing one and the boys seemed very much pleased
with the innovation. Large classes are the rule
and the gymnasium is always busy place.
DIR. Cockerill and DR.. Jobson are dong some
good work in wrestling. They are OF the l5S
pound class and are well matched and are quite
clever. They are also good all-sround athletes.
The bicycle riders are regular attendants and
doing good. hard work limbering up for the
early spring. Among them l notice Clarence
Proctor the winner of five-mile race. He IL
xoiiiS tctl'Sll III luz IiuiiiS aisO
Clapp and Fred Simms Harry Ward gets
around and puts in a few hours a week for old
times sake.
Quackcnbush. with a record Of twenty-five
feet in the running bread jump, is getting into
shape and hopes to surprise some Of the corners
this season.
J. T. Anand and R. II. Spurgeon and Al Leet
are getting in trim and as new material are
showing great improvement in all-around gym
nastcs.
Pentathlon certificates are the latest thing
out and they Just what their name indi-
cates-certifcates showing just what man has
done in the general work recognized by the
system and signed by the physical director Of
the association, and thus a man can have with
him or keep in his room full history of what
he has done and the record is Indispensable, for
there it is, all properly vouched FOR. The GER
tifcates viii no doubt be brought into use in
the local association; indeed. believe they
were originally Endorsed by this association.
CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS.
All apparatus for the bright, cheerful gym
nRsium will be here in about two weeks and
will at once be put in place, and then the work
will be actively and earnestly carried forward
for the policy Of the management is TO stand
well up in front in all events where ii is posi-
BILE to be represented
This is especially true of base ball The
&C. l." hopes to have a good team. The ma
terialit now has in view will certainly help along
| its intention to keep up near the band wagon.
1t is suggested by an officer and also by Man
| ager Wells of the Y. NJ. C. A. that this is the
! proper time to begin to get into shape matters
| pertaining to base ball for the coming
| season; that this can best be done by
calling a meeting of the representatives of
| the several organizations having teams in the
| city and talk up league. Do not lei the sea-
son begin and end and then have the champion
( ship unsettled, as was the case with the foot
/ ball championship. Get together now, make
| your rules and agreements and then set up
! your schedule and then ''play ball" 1 believe
there viii be money in it this season.
| The &C. l. has several applications from
knowledge of athletic matters for the mighty
dollar. - In week or so the athletic committee
| will decide upon an instructor.
The bowling tournament is in full swing, and
some mighty efforts being made for the
highest individual single score for the Voigt
| medal, which is indeed beauty" Since the
| announcement in THE STAR of the tournament
many members come in and take hand who
have never shown much interest In the matter
| before, and some members who have been drop
| ped are paying up and coming i'll and going
| into the tournament. Every one is enthusiastic
over the bowling tournament. and the bowlers
are becoming accustomed to the alleys and
rolling some high scores. Armstrong Hickey
and Rice are at present the holders OF high
scores.
In order to increase the interest in the matter
| of bowling would suggest that it be announced
that the i've members having the highest scores
! at the end OF the month be made the team that
! will DO battle with the c. A. c. in the bowling
! tournament between the two organizations SO
! often mentioned here.
| The membership is increasing very rapidly
and great interest is being displayed in the
work OF the organization in all its branches.
| OSCAR Z. SCHMIDT.
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| Economy In Uso of Growing Plants.
| From the Ladies' Home journal.
| 1t will be seen that there is great economy in
using growing plants instead o: buying cut
! flowers. You can use the same plant over and
over again. while cut flowers are worthless
after once using. The amour. of money that
you would pay for few roses at the florists
would purchase magnificent fern or azaea,
and these, if you have little home green
house-and that is what ell persons who love
| flowers ought to have-can be made to do duty
many times during the season. There is no
reason why any one who grows flowers in the
house during winter should not grow plants
| with which to make her table attractive when
ever she desires that it shall be SO. Once get
into the hab. of using growing plants for this
purpose and you will take great pleasure in
training plants in such manner as to make
them most satisfactory for this use. A plant
| of fuchsias with its slender branches dropping
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