Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-31
As Found In the Athletic Circles in
This City.
CURRENT GOSSIP AMONG THE CLUBS
Actively Preparing for the Season
Out of Doors.
B ASE BALL ENTHUSIASTS

having their innings this week. and have
gotten in their work on outdoor sports on
all sides. Athletics, like the peach crop,
have been nipped in the bud. They have
not been knocked out, by long shot and
the revival will commence again, as soon
as the sun begins to get sociable once more.
Notwithstanding the weather, however, a
good many sports have gone on undaunted.
OF course, base ball playing hasn't had very
powerful charms. either for the player or
the spectator, and the audiences at the
games have looked more as If the season
was winding up than just starting out for
the year.
Still. most Of the games scheduled for the
week have been played off as well as could
be expected. everything considered. There
have been a number of interesting inside
events this week, too, which have made
things less dull than they would otherwise
have been in athletic circles. The slight
set back to outdoor work has not been felt
very widely, and things will begin to move
on again with new lease on life, and at a
faster pace.
Columbfa's Athletic Field.
Work on the athletic field Of the Columbia
Athletic Club has not fingered during the
week, but has gone merrily on just the
same. 1t is matter of importance that the
field be put in shape as soon as time will
permit because until then very little can be
done in the way Of outdoor sports by the
club. When it is ready, however, the club
will have a field excelled by none other in
the city. Aside from the bali field. where
work is now in progress and the tennis
courts that are to be, a cycle track will be
made, which is expected to fill a long-felt
want. As soon as the rough work on the
field is done, and 1t is ia shape to use at
ALL the club members will Immediately tske
possession and start things off. After that
the finishing work Will go on as is deemed
expedient, and in course Of time the club
expects to have the grounds laid of with AN
eye to scenic effect and landscape garden
ing, so that the field will not only contain
ample space and arrangements for sports Of
all sorts, but will be as pleasant a spot as
any park, and an ideal place for recreation
OF quiet sort, as well as the rough and
tumble variety.
The bowling members Of the Columbias
are more than jubilant at the way in which
their team walked away with two out of
three games with the Carleton Club the
crack bowlers Of Brooklyn, in that city last
Satlf1ay night The score of the first game
was 16l to ia in favor Of the Carletons, but
the other two were won by the Columbias
through scores of d6S TO 165 and 733 % 7O4
H b. Mason made the highest single score
during the bowling, reaching 1874 in the third
game OF the evening. The Columbia team
was made up of Jacobus s Jones, John
Walker, DIR. George L. Kicker, Turley Co.
burn and III. b. Mason. They made short
stay at Brooklyn, after the match, and were
entertained in princely style by the Brook
lynites.
Coming Events.
The amusement committee OF the club
nave bulletined the events for April, and
some entertaining affairs are looked for
April will be "Linthlcum night" when
the Linthicum students will give an even
ing Of theatricals at the club. Several little
plays and sketches viii be presented. all
of which will be handsomely staged. The
last indoor smoker of the season will be
held April -. In addition to this, il has
been decided to have one more ladies' day
before the summer affairs begin, and the
afternoon of April 10 has been set aside for
that purpose.
Mr.. l. 5. Wells, jr, has had many appli-
catlons Tor places on the Columbia ball
team, but will make no decisions in most
cases until he can get the lnen at work
down on the athletic field. Prof Crossley
has been putting in his time at the new
heii, and is Hntiring in his efforts to push
things along.
The third annual boxing and wrestling
tournament Of the Atlantic Association of
the Amateur Athletic Union Will be held AT
scranton. Pa. on April 3 and To- There
VIII be boxing at the following weights.
bantam weights, 105 pounds or under.
leather weights, 1l5 pounds or under; spe-
cldI, 10 pounds or under: light weights. 1876
POUNDS or under; middle weights, los pounds
or under and heavy weights. There will be
wrestling at the following weights: Ban
tam weights. loo pounds or under; feather
weights, 10 pounds or under: special, l.5
pounds or under; light weights, l35 pounds
or under. and middle weights, I5s pounds or
under. Gold, silver and bronze medals win
Ee given for each event. 1t is expected thar
there will be something of a local attend
some
part.