Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
Members of Athletic Clubs Winding
Up Winter Sports.
BASE BALL AMONG THE AMATEURS
Exhibitions That Will Close the
Indoor Season.
LADIES AND BASKET BALL

ship is also over. and. although bowling has
not positively made it's farewell and last ap-
pearance for the year, the number who
have been found at the alleys about the city
during the winter is falling off day by day
The winter athletic entertainments and OK
hibtions have taken place or will have
taken place within a short time; basket ball
Is pretty nearly on it's last legs, and those
who have been constantly at work in the
gymnasiums and on indoor exercises here
tofore feel their interest for things in that
line beginning to flag.
Everybody is ready for a change: all are
waiting for other sports. and will heartily
welcome the warm weather. with its renew
ed opportunities for outdoor exercises, base
ball. bicycling, rowing, tennis and all kinds
Of field sports
The Columbia Clubs Smoker.
The Columbia Athletic gives a smoking
concert tonight, which promises to be one
Of the pleasantest Of the many pleasant
attractions presented in the past by this
club. "A Night in Deutchland' is the title
which the entertainment bears, and the
eatables and drinkables of the Fatherland
and the airs of Germany will reign through
out the evening. Refreshments will be
dispensed with the lavishness of hand and
spirit for which the c. A. c. has more than
local fame. The best talent in the club
has been enlisted. and the legion of friends
which the club has earned in Washington
will be there. The event promises to be a
marvel Of good fellowship and fun. All the
boys have been whooping 1t up for several
days past. and those who have received In
vitations will do well to go.
Base Ball Looking Up.
Meanwhile folks are getting ready for the
coming season. so that they can jump right
in when it gets here. The activity IN base
ha 10 rod tho ARG
its feet Most of the older and stronger
clubs have already reorganized and are lin
bering up their fingers and getting IL regu-
lar preparatory practice The Young Mems
Christian Association was one Of the first to
start, and has been practicing more or less
since the beginning of last month. The
base ballists Of Georgetown University have
also gone into active training TO. the COM
ing season. and from now on until the first
spring game indoor and outdoor training
will be pushed from day to day. The make
up or the team has not. of course, been
definitely decided upon as yet. and will Tot
be known until the boys have had {. chance
to show off their PAGES in field playing.
Some things have already been settled,
though. Much is expected of Dowd as a
sphere twirler and he will be relieved in
the box by number of other good pitchers.
at first base by the presence of Cotter
Games have been arranged with many of
the leading amateur teams of the country
the first of which will be played in Wash
ineton on March n, with Lehigh rroba bIy
at Capitol Park. A great many of the bali
tossing enthusiasts are forming or taiking
OF forming mines In various parts of the
city. The High Schools have also taken
have league among the different schools.
The y. VI. e.. A. Athletea
Prof. Sims of the Young Mems Christian
Association is a great advocate of resula-
athletic exercise. Poor health he attributes
In many cases to a lack of systematic ex-
ercise, and is constantly urging all members
of the association to join the classes, which
are very well graded by this time. and take
regular exercise of a sort best suited to
their needs.
Mr.. Joseph Koran of the V NJ. c. A. tas
sent his entry TO- the tumbling and hor-
izontal bar events in the champions shin
games which will be held on next Thursday.
February =. at Orange, n. j. The Orange
Athletic Club have permission from the
amateur Athletic Union to hold gymnastic
championship events on that date. which
include rope climbing horizontal bar eAer-
cises. nyfng ring exercises, tumbling and
parallel bar exercises. Medals will be given
Tor each event, those for the first prizes be-
Ing gold. for the second prizes silver ana
for the third prizes bronze
Harry Ward is in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymna-
SUM again and is preparing himself for the
work OF an instructor E. Morseil is doing
hrSt-class work now in leading classes and
otherwise assisting Prof. Sims Tom Nc
Creery has made excellent progress on the
parallel bars, on which piece of apparatus
ne mas been chosen leader by the professor
The next boys exhibition will be given
March IA. In the recent show which the
boys gave Harry Green, Harvey Tritt and
MeCreery. older members, assisted. and
not only helped out the younger fellows,
but made hit by themselves.
On Capitol Hill.
Several radical changes and improve
ments have been made at the Orient Ath-
letic Club on Capitol Hill, during the win
ter, all tending toward the great ar comfort
and convenience of the members Of the club.
The rooms have been entirely refurnishei
and refitted in various ways, so that they
show UP in quite new and of course, very
pleasing style. The club has got its eve on
some first-class base ball players, and. al
though no definite steps have vet teen
taken toward the organization of a nine
there is a wide field to choose from and
plenty of good material in the n.ighborhooa
to be found so that the prospects for n
winning team this year are all that could
be asked for. There is some talk noW of
putting in a couple of pool tables at the
club rooms and this will very likely be
done in good time. An athletic and musi-
cal smoker is also booked for some open
date soon. The affair is in the hands of a
committee. but as yet they have made no
arrangements nor set a date Tor The enter
tainment. Besides many good base ball
players the club has few expert tenI.is
players and number of others who are
no infants in handling a racquet. SO that il
is likely that the Orients will have a strong
hand to play in both of these sports during
the summer. AS the open season appr.ach-
es athletic matters of all sorts will be given
boom. and the club expects 10 make itself
felt in that part of the city when summer
comes.
The Carroll Institute.
The members of the Carroll Institute are
working hand in hand with Prof. Joyce in
the interest of the coming athleric exhibit
ton of the club in March, 1t will be the
first regular show of that sort which the
club has given this winter and will in
clude everything in an athletic line coming
within reach of the gymnastic abilities of
the members besides features Of other kinds
to give variety. Among the asldes Music
will hold prominent part, while along the
athletic line there will be some new acts
in pyramid building and number of other
things not yet quite mapped out which win
be sure to draw
The junior class in the gym 1asium is an
especially fine lot of youngsters, and in tie
show, SO far possible, Prof. Joyce Will
try TO give all sizes and descriptions a good
representation.
There is a strong basket ball team at the
institute now, but yet they have had