Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21
WITH THE AMATEURS
Preparations Being Made for the
Coming Season.
TENNIS COURTS LEVELED AND ROLLED
Pushing Work on the New c. A.
G. Grounds.
PROPOSED SWIMMING CLUB

Most Of the tennis courts which did serv-
Ice last year have been taken for the com.
Ing season, and rolled of, smoothed and
marked out fresh, while work Is being
pushed In many places laying OF new
courts and increasing the facilities for the
game. A good many clubs have been or
ganized or reorganized 80 far, and ar.
rangements are being made for tourna-
ments to take place within The next two
months In various parts Of the city, as has
already been mentioned in The Star. In
another two weeks tennis will be well un-
der way
The tennis courts at the Van Ness Park,
or the new grounds Of the Columbia Ath-
letic Club, are now about ready for use.
The most of the ground where they will be
has been rolled. and is perfectly smooth
and hard, SO that three and four courts
can be marked of as soon as the players
want them. That they will want them d.
rectly there Is no doubt, because, as the
Coiumbia's members are not able to in
dulse in base ball until their diamond is
ready, many will take up tennis instead.
ana there will be a call for all the courts
that there is room for. on the athletic field.
Mr.. X. c. Smead Is la charge of tennis
matters at the Columbia this year, and ex-
poets to whoop things up.
Proposed Tour of Athletes.
There is talk now at the club Of organic
Ing body Of athletes and speciality per-
formers and making a tour. Mr.. c. Royce
Hough Is at the head of the scheme and
II 1t pans out he, Orlando Ross, Will
Mooney, Sewal and a few others will do
the muscular work, while Joe Cullen, with
ms panJo, and George H. O'Conner of
up things with their fun. The plan was
10 take In number Of the smaller towns
around about, the proceeds. Of course, 60
ing into the Golfers of the individuals In
the troupe. There have been some objec-
tons raised at headquarters, however. and
the boys have applied to the board of
governors for their approval and the
right to use the clubs name.
What the board will decide about it. how
ever, will not be known until next We'd
nesday night, when they hold their meet
ing. 1t was also thought that the boys
might get into some trouble on the
professional field There can be nothing.
though, to be feared in that way, the
authorities think, as the contests in them
selves would not be for money. and would
exhibitions given here in the city.
The work on the new field is going on
The Van Ness Park Grounds.
briskly. although there is yet a great deal
to be done. Stump pulling has been the
and will still furnish an interesting pro-
gram for number OF days to come All
the necessary trees have now been cut
down, which leaves the entire south part
Of the lot clear. and the logs and brush
wood have been pretty well disposed of,
but plenty of stumps are still left to tell
the tale, and are only being removed with
slow and sweat-producing work.
washington artist has been painting at
the park this week. trying to get the scene
on canvas before it becomes completely
changed. Mr.. Crossley. the athletic instruc-
tor, Is putting in his whole time in the work
of pushing forward the new field
The last ladies' day at the club took place
on Thursday. The last smoker of the sea
son will come on next Saturday night and
will be another might in Germany" with
all the fixings.
The Philadelphia Pool Game.
The two crack billiard players Of the club.
Messrs. King and Taylor, will 20 over. to
Philadelphia on the evening Of May to
play a return game with the Pen and Pencil
Club of that city. A number of club men,
bers will go along and it is hoped that the
Columbia men will win from the Quaker
representatives. as they did here on their
own tables few weeks ago.
Arrangements are being made for q FIVE
back bowling tournament to be inaugurated
by the Columbia men on next Tuesday
night, April "a. which will continue until
three series Of four games each have been
bowled. There will be three prizes. The
first prize, together with the five-back cham
pionship of the club for the year, will 60 to
the contestant making the highest number
OF pins in the tournament; the second prize
will go to the man making the next best
score; the third prize will go to the man
making the best individual score in any one
game. The contestants will be assigned to
their dates next week.
The boating people have been out on the
river this week. There is great interest
taken In rowing this spring, and the year
promises to be good one.
Y. M. c. A. Cycle Club.
A bicycle club has just been formed by
the wheelmen of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association. There has been a de-
mand for bicycle club for some time. and
although the organization is just being
started 1t already has a large member
ship. The captain of the club is Mr.. w. s.
Macarthur and the first run will take place
tomorrow night to Cabin John Bridge.
ISOLATION who have SO far put their names
down on the club rolls: W. s. Macarthur
captain); I. E. McHall, A. A. Hall. w. H.
Johnson, H. Mills. T. Mills, ]. w. Sims.
W. F. Lewis. James E. Pugh. e. E. Clapp.
H. Trott. A. G. Walker, W. G. Bartlett,
A, Harms. F. A. Shade. ]. V. A Shields, IT.,
Charles Harriss Harry Blake, o. A. T.
Swain s. J. Cockrille, T. w. Duncan, c.
r. Rugg, w. c. Henry, G. Williams, B. F.
Anderson, E. c. Quackenbush, +. w.
Hutchings, 1. G. Muir, E. H. Easterltng,
Peppermann, c. E. Ferguson and others.
Still more are expected. as the association
has many good wheelmen among its men,
bers.
swimming club will shortly be organ
lied at the Y. NJ. c. A. and when the
water is warm enough Prof. Sims will give
the members regular instructions and prac-
tice in swimming. Many have signified
their wish to join.
The tennis club will also be reorganized
soon and the courts will be laid off as
quickly as the whereabouts of outdoor ac-
commodation for the association are made
known. Ouackenbush. the well-known