The Washington times., 1894-11-25
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
For the Time Being Interest Is Cen
tered in the Football Games.
BOWLING, LEAGUE CONTESTS ON
Hard Work Is Going on in the Different
Gymnasiums with q Larger Attendance
Than Ever Befors-Basket-ba Is Gain
ing in Favor with Both Boys and Girls.

The bowling alleys may be filed to over
flowing, the billiard parlors may be full, the
gymnasium may have a goodly number, and |
all other portions Of the clubhouse may have |
their usual quota of followers and adherents, |
but the sport now uppermost in the minds of
clubmen, as well as unattached lovers of |
the game" is football.
Thanksgiving Day game between George |
town University and Columbia Athletic Club,
which game has now become an annual fea-
ture, is the all-absorbing topic among club
men and others.
Betting is at present not so lively, as those
who desire to bet would like to see it. This
may be attributed to the fact that George
town insists upon betting at odds, and good
ones. too. This is rather prohibitive, espe-
cially in view ofths fact that the team against
which odds are asked has not really had
good opportunity to show what 1t can do.
The opening series OF games in the Amateur
District Bowling League have been played
and every alley hes been tried by the teams,
eSceptthose of the Columbia Athletic Club,
and each home team has won a full or two
thirds OF a series on Its own alleys.
The contests promise to be very interesting,
anu lIt NluGCE LllS year Will De next
to impossible, so evenly matched are at least
four OF the teams.
On December the first series on the Co
lumbia Athletic Club will be bowled, the
schedule as arranged will keep the team
away from its alleys until then, and its sue
cess has been varying, the team not showing
up as well as was predicted for 1t.
The Buena Vista team, the baby of the
league has in several games given its op-
ponents quite scare. As it becomes more
familiar with the several alleys its strength
will develop. The team will be quite factor
in the championship contests.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
Quite a number OF the Columbia Athletic
Club members are taking an interest in bas-
ket-bal, and Prof Crossley is devoting two
evenings each week to drilling aspirants for
positions on the various teams with view
ultimately of selecting q team TO represent the
club in the league now forming. Among those
who are practicing regularly are Hough, HoI-
brook, Williams, George Carter, Bolway, Cleo
son, Jaquette. Magee, and Demo. Monday
and Wednesday are regular basketball nights.
After this week, when the football season
is ended, number OF the football players will
take up the practice of basketball, and the
work pushed forward in earnest. It is pro-
posed to begin the league games about De-
cember 10.
Watts and Stratton at 1S5 pounds are doing
some excellent wrestling. Their work on the
mat is of the finished order.
George Carter's classes In sparring are
doing good work, and will add largely to the
interest in the coming athletic exhibition at
the club.
Ambrose is very clever with the gloves. At
lis pounds he is among the best Of the local
amateurs.
OF the heavy-weights, Shields and Gleason
are making steady progress in wrestling, and
will probably take part in the club exhibi-
tions.
Royce Hough is again at work in the gym
preparing to lower his record OF five feet ten
in the high jump and he bids fair to do bet
ter by the time Of the exhibition.
McElhone, who last season did such excel
lent work at the high jump, is also preparing
to do better than Hough's record and as he
is an earnest worker he bids fair to succeed.
N THE GYMNASIUM.
E. E. Balm has returned to the gymnasium
and is doing some new tricks on the hori-
zontal bar. Frank Waters is working out
some new tumbling tricks.
Sewell, Ross, and Crossley are at work on
their new three-brother act, and promise
something startling for the exhibition.
Harry Holbrook and Dave Reynolds are
two very promising juniors, who are doing
all-around gymnastics.
Midge Ross and Eddie sewell are again at
work on the double trapeze, in which line
they have no equals in this section.
On December an athletic exhibition will
be given in the gymnasium, and much Of the
new material, which has been hard at work
under Pl of. Crossley, will make It's first public
appearance. In addition to the regular gym
nastic performance there will be sparring and
yUreStiiDo and a pamR Of hasEat hall
Howard Perry, who was one of the original
board Of the A A. O. IN 1887, and for the past
two years the president of the A. A. o., de-
clined to stand for reelection last week at the
meeting in New York. He has been instru-
mental largely in the advancement of athletics
hereabouts.
IN THE BOWLING ALLEYS.
Jake Jones has recovered from his illness
and has resumed his place on thsregular ten
pin team. The team hopes shortly to over
come the lead several of the league teams
have gained over it. 1t plays its arst game
on its own alleys on December 8.
. The Postmaster will shortly resume his
place on the team.
The cocked-hat tournament for club mem
bers will begin its games about December Is.
Janeway the famous ex-rush Of the Prince
ton, is the coach of the football team, and is
fast bringing order and system into the ranks
of the team which is to battle for the District
championship with Georgetown College on
next Thursday He is introducing new tricks
and newer methods of interference.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY ATHLETICS.
The members of the several companies COM
posing the Washington Light Infantry Corps
who take an interest in athletics are now
earnestly at work in the gymnasium three
nights each week under the direction of Harry
Lee a member of Company D.
The groundwork of gymnastics is gone over
each class night and then the individual
work on the apparatus is taken up, and al
ready the members are making good show
ing.
Ernest Shafhirt, one of the @. A. c.. strong
wrestlers, if not its star, is now also men,
Der of the corps, belonging to Company d.
He lends willing assistance to aspirants for
wrestling,honors, and has several in practice
who will do we'll in that line.
McCabe and Jesse Shafhirt are doing good
work on the mat. They will wrestle at 1876
pounds
Harry Lee and E. shafhirt sre a we'll
matched pair of wrestlers.
Bob Sutton and Marshall are new addi-
| tions to the classes. and will prepare for all
| around work.
shreeve and McCabe do some good tumb-
| ling.
Harry Lee. McCabe and Shreeve are
practicing on three-brother act, which they
| will give at their company's smoker.
The game of basketball has many admir-
ers, and there will be little trouble in getting
/ out strong team for the league. Among
! those who take lively interest in the prac-
tice under Harry Lees direction are E. and
| J. Shafhirt, ]. Waters, Sheridan Lee, Barg-
hausen, Sutton, McCabe, Heydler Shreeves,
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