Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-27
AN ATHLETIC CENTER
Growing Importance Of the City in
the Sporting World.
LOCAL BASE BALL LEAGUE.
Carroll Institute and the c. A. q. Bowling
Teams to BE Matched-Two Hundred Ex-
ercising Daily in the Y. NJ. c. A. Gymna-
sium-Coming Billiard Tournament.

| All the gymnasiums and clubs and bowling
alleys in the clubs and what not are ru ming
on full time and never before has there been
so much genuine interes. taken in these mat
tiers, and it is very gratifying to all concerned
to see that athletics are looking up in such
good shape in this city, and the hope is still ex-
pressed that this city will yet become, as il
ought to be. great athletic center.
The members of the various organizations
are making active preparations for the enter
tainment of many visitors to their respective
club houses during Inauguration week.
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The interest in all the departments, from the
swimming pool to the gymnasium. is on the in
crease, and the devotees of each branch Of the
sport provided here are showing by their regu-
lar attendance in large numbers their apprecia-
ton OF a good thing.
The poo! tournament promises to be of espe-
cial interest, for there are in the club many
very excellent players, and the contests will no
doubt be exciting. To this date there have
been received twenty entries for the handicap
pool contests, and it is expected that there will
De almost as many more. Much of the increase
OF interest on the billiard and pool floor il due
to the engagement of Frank Sherman, pool ex-
pert, who has charge of this floor.
Sherman will enter in the open pool tourna-
ment which is to be held at Syracuse for two
weeks beginning with March 6, and is for the
championship OF America. Ii will be continu-
Gus pool of 100 or 125 points. The games will
be played upon a table of regulation size, being
5xl0. There are ten PLAYERS. some of them
stars. who will compete for the prize Of S4OO
and the championship emblem. which is valued
at $780,
There is no doubt, if Sherman does not win,
that he will come very near it.
The following are the players who will COM
pete: DE Orc OF Havana, Powers of Philadel-
phia, Clearwater Ravenna, Ohio: Werner of
Chicago, E8geston of Brooklyn, Walsh of New
York, Boone and Knutzsh of Syracuse and
Stewart of Binghamton, n Y.
The whist committee consisting of. J. F.
Duhamel chairman. and r. c. Fisher and J. S.
Winship. announce a whist tournament which
Will begin the latter part of March.
SPECIAL c. A. c. sPARRING CONTESTS.
Arrangements for an evening of special spar
ring contests by outside talent at the Columbia
Athletic Club are nearly completed. The date
has not been definitely settled. but Thursday,
March 1G. will probably be the one decided
upon. This day will. no doubt. be better than
Saturday, because it gives many more per-
sons an opportunity to be present. and who
cannot take the time on Saturday night.
Capt. Mooney and Bobby" Elder have re-
turned from the championships at Phla-
delphia and have secured some excellent talent
for the events, some OF the best in their several
classes
In the 105-pound class Mccall of the Warren
Athletic Club of Wilmington. Del. will meet
Oswald of the Wynewood Club, and it will be
| great event.
Fannessy of the Wipewoods will try con-
clusions with Sullivan Of the Neptune B. c. of
baltimore. in the 1l2-pound class.
In the 115-pound event Lynch of the Warren
Athletic Club will have a ''go" with Mahan a
very plucky little man of this CITY, unattached
The 12O-pound class will have Holland of the
Wynewoods and either Wooleny of the W. A.
c. or Simon of same club, which one Of the two
will be decided tomorrow
The heavy weights will make very interest
ing event. as Welsh of the Warrens and Wan
nenwetsch, u member of the Neptune b. C. of
Baltimore, will make a lively CO.
Bateman OF this city, unattached. is willing to
meet any 1l5-pound man in America but wants
ten days notice, so that he may have that time
to train in. No doubt a man will be found be-
fore March 16 to go up against him.
Gehrlng, l3o-pound man of the Neptune B.
C.. who won the preliminary bout from Nagle
of the 2. A. s. G. at Philadelphia on Friday
and the finals from Pfeiffer, is anxious to come
here, and possibly a man can be reached by that
time. More than likely Bohlen. who gave an
interesting go with Lindgren here some time
ago, will be secured to meet Gehrng.
NINE-PIS ToURN ,MENr.
of the alleys and their practice shows that there
will be as much good bowling here as there was
in the ten-pin contests The entries close
March 2, and they promise to include not only
most OF the ten-pin bowlers, but also the fol-
lowing members, who are also men,
bers Of the Columbia Bowling Club
whose particular weakness seems to be
nine-pin bowling and cooked hat" These
nine-pin bowlers are the most enthusiastic
a W and LII
Whitaker. deputy. fourth auditor and his COM
panion bowlers are Denikas. Myers, Stock
bridge, Sidney Smith, DIR. Kicker and Mock
bridge.
The amusement committee has not COM
pleted its program for March. but has COM
pleted arrangements for ladies' day for
March 3. and this will probably be the last
ladies' day of the season.
u. NJ. FaSue, ex-presdent of the Potomac
Boat Club. was elected an active member ON
Thursday evening.
The athletic committee has been appointed
and the following are in charge of the various
sports which the club fosters: VIM. NJ Mooney.
captain of the club is chairman of the athletic
committee. and J. Nota McGil is recorder:
Lieut. VIM. NJ. Dove, boating; T. Nolan,
gymnasium; J. r. Elder. sparring and wres-
ting and fencing assisted bv II. W. Blunt in
wrestling and Ed. Harmon in fencing:
NJ. O'Leary, base ball and tennis; W. Il. Ellis,
bicycling; field and track Samuel Stinemetz:
DIR. G. B. Young. rifle and trap shooting:
Samuel King, foot ball.
The rowing men are much pleased to learn
that that they will be given some chance to
show what they can do this season. The bows
work hard for it and deserve announcement
1T must be remembered" said a club officer
THAT this big club began with and is the out
growth OF boating organization, and rowing
should be still a prominent feature and it will )"
letter has been addressed to the Carroll Insti-
tute inviting series of friendly bowling games
Y. NJ. c. A. ATHLETICS.
III we don't soon get larger building for
the use of all our branches and in proportion
to our rapid increase we'll burst" said one of
the officers of this prosperous organization, and
the homely expression which concludes his re-
mark about tells the tale To every branch
religious. educational and athletic. does this
apply and to all alike.
Leet. the full back Of the foot ball team and
| oarsman and ail-around athlete, now aspires to
pole vaultlng and from his work he already
gives promise of being good one
The candidates for the base ball team have
been at work all the winter in the gymnasium
and are fast getting into trim. and this associa-
ton hopes to put forth a team that will in
every way be a credit to this city. and the
members Of the team having it Impressed
upon them that they will be expected to be
prompt and regular in practice The men who
have been doing regular work in the GYM
md xrh will H.