Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-24
ATHLETEs AT WORK.

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ATHLKTEs AT WORK.
| Y. Nj. C. A. neutrality-suspicious. the
Light Infantry ArmOry Floor.
Instructor Sims lpf the Y. Nj. c. A. has
| decided to hold the mems exhibition on the
| evening of December 3, and has his class.s
| in preparation for the event, The program
| includes a dumb-beIl drill, exercises on the
| parallel bars. xaulfing, jumping, some spe-
| cial feats in tumbAng wrestling and fenc-
| ing. The gymnasium record is expected to
be broken by Harry Green. while Joe Ho-
ran will do some fancy acts in the acrobatic
| line. Drs. CockriIle and Jobson Messrs
Harry Ward and McChesney, Murdoch and
| w. Sims in training for the wrestling
bouts. From January II to the 10Th the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Maryland. Delaware. West Virginia and
| District Of Columbia will meet in conven-
ton at Cumberland. Delegates will be
present from the associations of Baltimore.
Washington. Wilmington, Frederick, Ha-
gerstown, Cumberland. Bluefeld. Charles
| town, Fairmont. Handley, Hinton and
| Wheeling. For this event Prof. Sims has
| in training an athletic team, composed of
McChesney, Morsell, Doyle, Ward, Grow
Baskerville and two others. These men are
| expected to distinguish themselves, and
| hope to bring back fresh laures.'
The business mems class, which exercises
| from 4:3O to $50 in the afternoon, is in
creasing in attendance, and numbers among
others DOCTORS, ministers and lawyers as
/ its members. An declare the work Is a.
! great benefit to them. and also that Prof
Sims makes 1t pleasant recreation and
not class.
= ". L. i. c., Athletics.
Saturday evening last the gymnasium OF
the Washington Light Infantry Corps was
opened for the winter season, over a dozen
members participating in the class exer-
| cises, under the leadership of Harry Lee, the
new instructor As now planned the even
| ing work will commence with setting up
| exercises and wand drill, closing with a
| lively game OF basket ball or flying polo"
| The latter is the new game Of the inran-
| try, but will be held in reserve and follow
| basket ball, just as soon as the players of
this game have become skillful and able to
| cope with some Older teams of the city.
] The makeup of the basket ball league
| team is still undecided, but in practice. the
| Schafhrt brothers, Harry Lee, McCabe and
| Claude Glvens show up strong. Others who
| have played before and will take part
! again this year are Leech, Heydler, S. Lee
| Harry Given and Boisseau
| Arrangements are being made to divide
| the playing half OF the armory floor from
net guard rail- This will give a clear floor
! of about 10 by 30 feet, and excellent floor
space for the indoor games to be played.
| Gumbcrt Yields His Case.
| The case of Pitcher Ad c. Gumbert
! against the Chicago League Base Ball
| Club was called in the United States Cir
cult Court at Plttsburg yesterday morn
| ing, and several witnesses were on hand
| After the noon recess Gumberts attorney
! announced to- the court that his client
| would accept voluntary non-suit and the
court dismissed the case
| District Rowling League Games.
The bowling teams of the Washington A.
| c. and the Columbia A. c. met last night
| at the w A. &, lhouse ON South Capitol
] street, with the following result: First
game, W. A. c., $50; e. A. c.. 694 Second
| game, c. A. q. 7hi; w. a. c., go. Third
game. w A. Cn'77i: C. A. c.. 67s. The best
single game was kowled by II. Storey OF
| the w. A c., Mho reached 2Oi in the fl st
| game. The best total in the three games
was registered by II. b. Mason of the c.
A. c., who made a. total of SOL.
The TrtdFeII Yacht Club.
| A yacht club has been organized on Capt.
| toll Hill by a number of well-known yachts
men. They have purchased the yacht Ella
! TrCdwell which was at enc time owned by
the bureau CT engraving ard printing
clerks, but has been recently rebuilt. The
! new owners intend to make extensive re-
pairs and improvements, such as putting
| on a new cabin and redecoratng the in
terror in white and gold, and refunishing
| the yacht throughout. The Tredwell is
| about the fastest and best-known boat in
| this section. The club consists of VIM. A
| Mills, president and treasurer; James Mills,
! vice president; Frank A. Dunn, secretary !;
| Samuel Maddox, G. +. Gates, T. +. Pun
phrey, c. L. Gates. w. G. Coleman, E. S.
pt1r1o NhrnNy IL.
some enjoyable sails and cruises next sum
mer, and hope to make name for them
selves as a social organization.
ore FavOrite Beaten at st. Asaph.
But one favorite, Senator Vest,was unable
| to reach the wire first at the st. Asaph
| track yesterday, and the talent consequent
ly had about the best day Of the meeting.
In the second race Buckeye and Red Top,
! at Il and 10 to 1, respectively, ran a dead
heat for second place, dividing the money.
| BY good many Panway was played to
beat Flirt, but Sims took the latter out in
front at the fall of the flag and kept her
there without the least eXertion, Panway
running second. The real good thing of the
day was Hullnut which opened at 30 and
| was cut down to to l. The aged maiden
beat the taVorite by u short length. Late
yesterday afternoon 'Pittsburg PHIL
| agreed to start Derfargilla in the special
race on Thanksgiving day, and the race
| viii he the star attraction of the day. 1t
| viii be at six furlOngs, the following to
| start: Prince George, 115; Galilee, l05; Ed.
| Kearney, 1O5, and Derfargilla, l05. The
| winners We're: Economist, to l; Jack the
Jew, to ); Flirt l to ); Old Dominion
to /; Leonardo, to 3, and Hullnut, to l.
Four FayOritcs on the Island.
At the Alexander Island track yesterday
the talent were equally successful, four
| favorites and one outsider winning. The
attendance was quite large and the betting
as heavy. Hume took it in his stubborn
head to run kindly, and therefore had no
difficulty in winning. In the first race
| LaKcview ran away from his field winning
| in a big gallop. The winners were: Lake
view, to ); Jewsnarp, I to 3; Hume, even
! money; Sonora, Il to /, and Eclipse, to l.
| Under the FOur-Fold Pledge.