Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-21
S P R NC ATHl ETICS
The Change From Indoor to Outdoor
Sports.
Great Activity Manifest Among Those
Interested in HeaIthful Amuse-
nents-Plans for the Season.

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/ ON the turning point, vibrating back All
forth with the thermometer between the
indoor work Of the gymnasium ana the
sports of the open air. The enthusiasts in
the various sports. however. becoming at
length impatient. have laughed a wicked
laugh, snapped their fingers and jumped
square into the games and pastim.s CT sum
mer.
The oarsmen have their crews cut on The
! river; the bicyclists have made d number OF
early runs and are planning many more
within the next week; the base ball pla. er3
of the Georgetown University, the Young
Mems Christian Association ani the Column
bian University have entirely completed the
organization of their teams, while Larry
other mines are forming. The tennis lay
ers are looking after their courrs In aatici-
patton of commencing the game later en-.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc a, lon
have opened UP their athletic park and
work has already been started n Gearing
off the new grounds of the ColImbil Ath-
letc Club and putting things in shape. Ac
ttytty in all directions and branches Of aIh-
! letics is SO plain and prominent that it
! takes no telescope to see 1t. Although
things have started of early, they have
started with a rush, and one of the u, st
promising and successful summer seasons is
looked forward to by all those interested in
athletics.
Y. VI. c. a. Athletes.
At the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton the smaller boys still flock TO the GYM
nasium in goodly numbers, Int most. of the
older members have deserted the gymna-
SUM for the athletic park of the assocIa-
ton, on the corner of nth ana L streets
northwest. which was opened last Monday.
A force of boys was Immediately put TO
work on the field, and the diamond was
/ E1p.4 mad Off hal
Since then both the first and the second
ball teams have been practiciug there Call
ly and have done some prime work. The
first team is preparing for the great game
which viii be played next Thursday, March
D. with the nine from Yale. The second
team will play the GeorgetoUn reserves
some time next week.
The first team is made Up as follows:
II. O'Hagan. catcher: McCreegy ani Coli
flower. pitchers; L. Hodge, first base; Ed
Fuller. second base; Z. Johnson, third base !;
w. Bolway, short stop; II. I.set, left field;
Harry Green, center field: II. HaupaIan
right field. and Loving, Pearson, Johns on
and others as substitutes. This team rs 4
hummer. but will have 10 work 20 hold up
the red triangle.
The second team consists OF 7. AIorsell.
captain and third base; A. NJ. Catlin, pitch
er; Stewart Johnson, catcher; 4. c. ThomI
son, first base; Rexford ". SnIJh, second
base; W. NJ. Dudley, short stop; c. Laugh
lin, left field; W. G. Bartlett right field: s
F. Davidson will make good substitutes
On March Is the Young Men Christian
Association will give the Ia st Indoor athletic
exhibition of the year. There VIII Le no
ing specialties in different lines. Among
them will be trick, ring and jumping acts,
feats of strength, wrestling and tuinbling.
At the Columbia Club.
The Columbia Athletic Club intend to
rush the worI. of finishing their new field.
There is plenty of room on the new grounds
for all the purposes of the club and in
time the place will BE- converted into
complete and model athletic field All this
week there has been force of workmen
at the grounds, and II was voted at the
last meeting Of the board of governors to
increase this force. The first thing after
the toughest surface smoothing has been
done will be the laying off of the tennis
courts.
The cooked hat tournament at tie
Columbia Athletic Club for the champion
ship of the club for 1924 at that style Of
bowling was concluded hast week. sydney
Y. Smith. George f. Rick<t ana John
Walker were the respective winners of the
three prizes. John Walker made the high
est single game score during the tourp d.
ment. The scores Of the twsaty con testantS
were as follows: sydney Y. Smith, 3i6: Geo.
E. Kicker S53; John Walker, SO: Joseph
II. Hunter, 326; John II. l.auray, 323; Chas.
Denekas BIS; Turley Coburn, :1T; John w.
Sims. 314; H. s. Mason, }04; w. e. Myers,
2sG: Thomas II. CaIlan, 2s5: F. q. Wurd-
man, 2T1; II. b. Bennett. 266; d. Il. Tread
way, 262;, Irving z. Brown. Isl; John NJ.
Moore 255; W. H. Manogue. 25l; Jules
a. Demonet, pa; L. Y. Tyssowsli, 2I1,
and J. s. Zeigler, 234.
On Tuesday, Mdrch -, nine-pin tourna-
ment will open at the club and continue
until three series of four games each have
been bowled. The first prize goes to the
player making the highest number of pins
in the tournament; he will also win the
nine-pin championship of the clrb for 1894
and the special prize offered by Hunter
and TyssowSki. The second prize and Ike
wise the third prize go to the players max
ing the second and third highest number
of pins.
on Saturday. March q. the club will
give smoking concert, and on the 31st
there will be an athletic carnival.
The oarsmen over at the Columbia Club
are now at work getting UP some muscle,
and will practice for awhile on the rowing
machines in the gymnasium every Tues
day and Friday nights, under the direction
of w. y. Smith, the lieutenant.
Chevy Chase Club Doings.
The Chevy Chase Club. the band of Wash
inston hunters and sportsmen who are
aiming to build up true country club in
this city. are keeping things on the go,
and expect to have better time than ever
this summer. The plans Of this club in
regard to charging their club house i'm
proving their grounds and the like have
already been touched upon in these col
Umns. The many entertaining and exciting
hunts OF the club this winter will be
brought to a close with Il chase on the
Saturday before Easter. The hunting sea-
son Will then close, after when the polo
players who have been practicing lately
will come in for their share of the fun, and
will occupy the attention OF the club for a
time
On Easter Monday, at 3 o'clock In the
afternoon, there will be a jumping contest
between the hunters out at the club
grounds, to settle the question of superior
ity. Events have been arranged as follows:
First, jumping contest for heavyweight
hunters; must have hunted one season be-
hind a recognized pack; five consecutive
jumps; conformation, performance appear
ance and manners to be judged. Second
for GallOways; one-half mile over FIVE hUr-
dies: minimum weight at $50 pounds. Third
lightweight hunters and hacks. property
of members Of the Chevy Chase Club; con-
formation, &c, to be judged Fourth for
ponies 1l.2 and UNDER one-half mile on fiat
catch weights. Fifth, free-for-all jumping
contest over five hurdles; conformation
&c, to be judged winners in former jump
ing contests to be excluded. Sixth, high
jumping contest. Seventh. high jumping
contest for ponies 14.2 and under.
Suitable first and second prizes for each
event will be given, and 1t is INTENDED 10
make the occasion a lively one. Entries for
the various events will close on the evening
of March 2i
Notes of Interest.
Nanaser Pendleton of the Columbian
University Athletic AssOcta ton mas rnaJa