The Washington times., 1894-10-14
Interesting Gossip of What Is Going
on in Local Clubs.
FOOTBALL NOW HAS THE CALL
Interest Already Being Manifested in the
Coming Thanksgiving Day Game Between
Georgetown and C. A. Club Gymna-
Sums Are Being Well Patronized


cations are already earnestly at work prepar-
ing for the several contests in the various de-
partments of indoor athletics.
Plans are now being discussed by the COM
mittee having in charge each particular line,
and every man, whatever his speciality, will
have ample opportunity to win laurels for his
club or association and fame and honor for
himself.
The inter-club competitors are to be more
numerous this season, and other leagues be-
side the bowling league will come in for a
share OF recognition and patronage.
FOOTBALL HAS THE CALL.
At the present time football has the call,
and everyone is looking forward with more
than usual interest to the outcome of the
friendly rivalry for local supremacy.
The fact that neither of the leading teams,
the c. A. @. and the Georgetown College,
will have professional players in their re-
spective ranks will serve 10 increase the in
terest in the result of the Thanksgiving Day
game.
This is as it should be. This game has be-
come feature of the day named and should
be played for the love of it; the true amateur
spirit, and the rank outsiders should find no
lodging in any contest in which teams repre-
sent amateur organizations.
Both teams claim TO be as strong or stronger
than last years excellent teams, and the con-
test on the gridiron will be, indeed, battle
royal.
The league of local amateur bowling teams
proved brilliant scccess last season, and as
heretofore stated in The WASHINGTON TIMES,
reorganization for the coming season has
already been had.
So gratifying were the results of the league
work TO those who were instrumental in ar
ranging it, that strong efforts were made to
bring together the several organizations for
the purpose of forming basketball league.
The time is now at hand and the game will
again be taken up, and unofficially desire
has been expressed by members OF at least
two teams that an organization for series of
inter-club games be effected.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
Everything is now in prime order at the big
clubhouse of the Columbia Athletic Club.
From gym to swimming pool. and back
again through all the floors, nothing has been
left undone which may add to the comfort
and physical benefit of the members of this
splendid organization.
Prof. Crossley reports large classes in the
gymnasium. and il several lines he promises
some surprises which the new material will
develop. Regular class days for adult mem
bers are TUESDAYS and Fridays, and for junior
members Saturdays.
Several new pieces of apparatus have been
added, and the gym" is in step with the
other model gyms" of the country.
McQuaid, formerly OF the Y. NJ. G. c., is
now a member, and is doing good work in
the sparring class, of which George Carter is
in charge. He will make 'good one" in
his class.
Barton. J. D. Bates. Watts, McGee. Demo,
and Won Lindgren, IN addition to above, are
doing general work
Ambrose promises well; he Is handling
himself like veteran. He is looked upon as
the coming 115-pound man of this season.
The wrestlers are fortunate in occasionally
having Kerr and Harry Lee giving them
pointers in wrestling, and al present there
are at least fourteen men of the various
weights at work on the mats.
Schafhirt is taking regular practice in
wrestling and his work this season will no
doubt equal the excellent work OF DIR. w. G.
Schalhirt, club champion for nearly seven
years.
Frank johnson and Blunt and Watts and
Stratton are losing no time
Several indoor high jumpers are at work
and promise well. Royce Hough, who still
holds the club record for high Jump. having
leltthe city to pursue his studies, leaves the
field open for new aspirants to put in their
best jumps. and | am told that a new record
is more than probable.
AMONG THE CLUB BowLERs.
The bowling alleys are being scraped and
cleaned and tightened, and when finished
with good coat of shellac and varnish. they
will again be the model among local alleys.
Candidates for the regular tenpin team,
which will do battle for the club in the League,
ha-l = orb nd hn rixy % l-trf To i'm
place is interesting.
Those in practice and from among whom
the team will more than likely be selected are:
Jacobus S. Jones, John Walker, DR.. Kicker,
H. B. Mason, Norman Bestor. Will Dove T.
W. Stone, Claus Denekas, and H. Yarnall.
From the previous good work of the above,
the bowling committee will have little diff
Guilty in selecting a strong team of FIVE The
regular practice nights for the team are Tues
days and Thursdays.
During the week in practice several very
high scores were made. Stone led with
score of 244, DR.. George Z. Kicker, 237; VIII
Dove, 214, and Mason, 204. Dr.. Ricker's
average in ten games was l73. splendid
average. Considering the fact that there has
been but little practice, the above scores are
remarkable
The candidates for the football team
worked hard and earnestly and the large
number of available good men made the
selection of the team most difficult for Capt.
Bivins and Capt. Pat Wells. The team is
quite as heavy as last years Notwithstanding
the absence of Jack Rainier and Schwartz,
pair of very active heavy-weights. Wade's
return to the team strengthens it. Frank
Johnson, Dickenson and Shields are doing
good work. Keppler. new man, is doing
we'll. Shields, Harter, Schafhirt, Hooker.
Won Lindgren, and Leet are putting up
good game.
The new amusement committee is now at
work. 1t promises a series of smokers" and
other similar entertainments, as well as sew
eral musical and gymnastic exhibitions in
one of the theaters. As a novelty here, would
it not be a good idea to engage on occasions
professional male and female talent in
specialties, as is the custom In one of
Gotham's most successful athletic clubs?
The club has any quantity of good amateur
talent, and can at any time give good show
from among its own membership.
The committee consists of Alex. P. Shaw,
chairman; DR.. W. r. King, Thomas Francis,
jr., Hub Smith, Joe Cullen, Charles A.
Howard, J. T. Bivins, j. B. Miller, and
Charles F. McEnaney.
Capt. Bivins will again act as one of the
"undeTstanders" in the pyramids, in which
line several novelties are in preparation.
YIN. C. A. ATHLETICS.
From present indications the Young Mems
Christian Association will have most pros
porous season, and not the least is this so in
its athletic department Under the capable
management of Prof. J. W. Sims this branch
of the association has developed to such an
extent that it has almost outgrown the space
limited to the work. Prof. Sims says his
classes are larger than they have ever been