The Washington times., 1894-10-21
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
Football the Outdoor Attraction Dur
ing the Cold Weather Season.
PHIL KINGS TASK AS COACH
Strong Efforts Being Made to Organize
Local Basketball League-LivelY Times
in the Gymnasiums Where the Young Ath-
letes Are IN Training.

The past week with its wonderful weather
has very clearly demonstrated that football,
as played by amateurs, whether representing
colleges or not, is supreme as the fall outdoor
athletic attraction.
Wherever the game is PLAYED word comes
OF even larger attendance than last years big
crowds, clearly showing the increased inter-
est in the sport.
Locally, we were robbed by the elements
an opportunity to sec the work of the Tigers
in which team there is much local interest.
The work by Princeton SO far this season is
not up to the standard which, even this early,
its admirers have reason to expect taking
records of former years as the standard. Our
people have great confidence in the ability OF
Phil King to bring the team up to winning
form. Naturally, his playing is missed 1t
could not be otherwise; he was tower of
strength in his position, and whether he can
coach his successor to do as well, or nearly
as well, is the reigning question among ad-
mirers OF sold Nassau"
A BASKET BALL LEAGUE.
very strong effort viii be made to organ
ize basket ball league as early as possible
this season, so that by the time football is be-
| ing put on the rack for the year the new as
pirant for popular favor may be taken up.
1t is, pure and simple. an indoor game,
| and one which is so full of life and motion
and excitement that great things are pre-
! dicted for 1t by its promoters as a winter
game.
a meeting will shortly be called for the pur-
/ g IL 1g Nk,ea
! league, and from present appearances there
will be four teams as starter.
A suitable trophy for the winning team has
| been spoken of by admirers of the game and
something handsome in its line will add to
the inteSest in the interclub series.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The members and friends Of the Columbia
Athletic Club were very naturally much dis
appointed when the lowering skies and rain
stepped in and prevented the Princeton-C. a.
C. game of football on Saturday last
Naturally there was some expense attend
ing the arranging and bringing forward OF so
! great an attraction and as so often happens
the weather deprived the club Of chance TO
| make it good and at the same time to show
what its new team could do against one
which will probably again win the seasons
| great game at New York. Possibly later on
I
here on flying trip.
The football team is daily coming around
in better shape. The new men have learned
the signals and in consequence there is more
Of the semblance of team work. A profess
sional coach will shortly assume control and
remain with the team up TO the time Of the
great Thanksgiving day game with George
town College. At present. 1t is impossible to
say WHO will coach the men, but Oliver. of
last years "Pennsy' team, IS prominently
spoken of. He has great reputation as
worker.
| Shields, Lewis, and Frank johnson. who
have been laid up by lameness and sickness,
are coming around all right and will shortly
get to work.
Eaton and Tallmadge are now both under
| the doctors care.
Belknap who as one OF the guards, the posi-
ton played by Jack Rainer last year, is I'M
! proving in his work and will make a good
man in a trying position.
Leet is justifying all that has been said OF
him and is doing good work.
Seton will play after November l. and will
| add 10 the strength of the team. As the team
| has not yet been in competition 1t is hard to
| Judge OF its playing ability. but the general
opinion is that it is nearly If not quite as
! good as last years team. At present there
are plenty of good quarter and half backs to
draw from, and when the line is strengthened
| the team will be formidable competitor in
the several games now being arranged.
A game with the Kendall team will be
PLAYED next week and with Rutgers Novem-
Der s. Dates are being fixed for several other
games.
The reseave team is a strong one, and in
practice it gives the regulars plenty to do. In
Carter. one of the ends and Keppier, as full
back, and Hooker, as tackle, the team has q
trio of very strong and promising players.
The bowling team is taking plenty OF prac-
L.. .l,o
In the gym" great activity prevails. The
classes are large and bright, and some good
! work is promised.
Prof. Crosslev wishes it understood that
Tuesdays and Fridays are the regular class
days for adults and juniors, and for each
mans own good he desires more regularity in
class attendance. In addition to the above
set days, he is in the gym daily from to
and s to TO- He insists that his Juniors must
learn something new every class day. Every
| man ought to know his own body measure
| ments and then take such exercise as will
build up deficiencies. Prof. Crossley is daily
making measurements and advises all men,
| bers to take them and go TO WORK TO Dulld
themselves up.
Sewell and Midge Ross are at work prepar-
ing some new tricks on the horizontal bar.
Howard Lea has left the city and his good
work will be missed. Harry Holbrook is doing
good all-around work. Harmon, new mem
| Der OF the DOdru Oi SON6IuOIS, Is uSNtlOplHS
into an all-around man, and in addition
promises we'll in fencing.
Fred Watts IS again at work on the mat
and wrestling in good form. Harry Lee IS
likewise taking practice.
Little Frank Waters, who was stop mount"
in last seasons pyramids. has grown to quite
a size. but is keeping up his gymnastlc work,
in which he seems to have quite future.
McElhone will begin work next week. He
gives promise of doing better than five feet
eight his last years limit, in the running
high lump. He is an earnest, hard worker,
and his friends predict that he will reach
five feet ten, Royce Hughes local record.
Prof. Crossley's work as referee In the
twenty-mile road race last week gave gen.
eral satisfaction.
y. NJ. @ A. ATHLETICS.
Daily additions to the already large classes
in the gymnasium of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association give promise of plenty oi
work for Prof Sims this winter.
In the dumb-bell drill one day during the
week there were ffty-three In class. re-
markable showing so early in the season.
The large additions to the membership
keep the professor" busy prescribing and
illustrating the different movements.
By the new anthropometrie charts used in
the gym. by Mr. Sims, a member can see at a
glance where he is deficient. and can go tC
work intelligently to build up the weak parts
of his body.
The business mems classes meet on Tues
DAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays from 4:S0 tc
6 p. m.