Evening star., 1894-04-04
.SP P0RTING NE W S
The Canterbury Club Has q Lively
Athletic Exhibition.

The Canterbury Club Has a Lively
Athletic Exhibition.
The Canterbury Athletic Club gave an
other athletic exhibition last evening. Their
hall on 9TH street between and streets
was too small TO accommodate the crowd
in attendance. The ventilation was bad.
The program embraced sparring and
wrestling contests. two Of which Were
rather good. The sparring bouts came
first Peterson and Goldman were the first
contestants. They knew very little about
sparrirg, and went through four rounds
without hurting each other. Peterson did
the most leading, and got the decision.
The next bout was between LOTUS OF the
Canterbury Club and Stewart. unattached,
The latter was entirely overmatched, and
was fought to a stand-still- ID. Dougherty
and Reed, both Of the Canterbury, were the
next contestants. Dougherty had far the
best OF It. but the referee declared II a
draw. Two colored scrappers, Wilson and
Heintz, next appeared in the ring. Heints
gave up In the first round on account Of
Illness and the decision went TO Wilson.
The best bout OF the evening was be-
tween John Dougherty Of the Canterbury
Club and Tom Clifton OF the American
Athletic Club. 1t was a regular slugging
match throughout, and created such ex-
citement among the audience that the
| referee at one time threatened to stop the
night. At its close he Justly decided in
most punishment. Dougherty was
thoroughly game. however. and challenged
Clifton to meet him again at ia pounds
| for 800 or more.
| unattached, and Roach of the Canter.
bury punished Cavanaugh so badly that he
stopped at the second round. Mr. Nc
lntire. who was to have met Roach. an
nounced that he was out OF condition then,
but would be ready In the future to meet
any man in the District. Raedy preferred.
The last event on the program was q
wrestling match for the lightweight charn-
pionsh!p Of the District, between De-ome
and Luskey. 1t caused great excitement
! among the spectators, so much SO that n
| fell through after the first round. The two
men got of the mat and struggled on the
| floor among the chairs. The referee called
a fall I'm favor of Luskey, whereupon De-
rome refused to cortinpe. Mr. ice Bate
man formerly OF the Columbia Athletic
Club. officiated as refe-ee He gave satis-
| faction In the sparring bouts. but adj
mitted that he did not know enough about
wrestling to tell whether he had properly
given fall to Mr.. Luskey, inasnuch az
neither man was on the mat at the time
A Close Game.
That the Colts Of the Washington team
do not so much outclass the Vets as their
| enthusiastic admirers claim was shown
yesterday in an exciting game at National
Park, the youngsters coming out Just one
run to the good-9 to s. Maui pitched the
last two innings, Stockdale having been
In for five innings. Black pitched for the
youngsters. Both were wild the former
sending seven and the latter six to first on
balls. 1t is TO be hoped that the pitchers
VIII be able 70 gauge the plate better by
the 10Th They are as wild as mustangs
now.
Base Boil Notes.
Brown University and Boston played the
Score: Boston. IA: Brown. g.
Wesleyan opened the base bali season
yesterday at Middletown. Conn. by defeat
Ing Williams. Score: Wesleyan, o,
Williams g.
Cincinnati was beaten by Toledo. 4 to .
The Giants" swamped the Leontines az
New York yesterday; 10 to /.
% to 5.
St. Louis defeated Kansas City by 1 to O.
Harvard defeated Andover by 10 TO s.
Base Ball at Kendall Green
The nine at Kendall Green Will play three
games next week: On Tuesday with Howard
University; on "Wednesday, the GEORGETOWN
Reserves. and on Saturday. the Baltimore
ID. M. Club, all OF which will be played at
the home grounds.
Manager Howard OF the base ball nine
went to New York city last week and tried
W nave tne fanwOOdS come and play the
kendalls. but whether he has succeeded or
not is unknown at present. The Kendalls
will play their secohd nine against the
Georgetown Reserves. and are trying TO
sirange With the regular Georgetown team
for a game.
Washington Athletic Club Nine.
The Washington Athletic Club has orcan-
lied base ball club. which Is expected 10
do good work this season. The team Is
anxious to negotiate for tussel with any
OTTER team i'm the District whose members
are not over seventeen years of age An
challenges should lie addressed TO MIR. w.
Z. L. johnson, 1ll0 7th street southeast
Inc team is made up of the following play
ers; John Alchorn, &. Winkerman w
Garsnell, William Bolger. -. Padgstt NJ.
thompson, W. c. p. johnson. Lem Tyler
and John Houiahen.
Tennis mt Kendall Green.
The boys at Kendall Green who handle
the racquets have already begun 20 lay
plans for the summer. A tennis club called
the Nesper Tennis Club has been orsanized
and the boys think of having a tournament
IN May between the different classes TIE
onicers or the tennis club are: President.
Sheridan, 81; vice president Cowan. Sec
retary and treasurer. Bingham ana COM
mitteemen. Hubbard and Whitlocke.
Legislation of Neighborhood rnter~.t.
VII hOAody dItefnOOns on nlOtlOn OF Sena-
tor Bruce, the enacting clause in the bin
amending the charter OF the Baltimore and
Washington Tramway Company was strlck-
en- out by the Maryland senate. The bin
gave the company the right 10 Increase its
capital stock TO sl0.0O0.O0o. TO purchase ana
lay out a town site and To build thereon.
The company was practically empowered
to build steam railroad from Baltimore TO
Washington.
The senate passed the house bill TO incor-
porate the Spring Lake Driving Park and
Racing Association OF Prince Georges
county.
John NJ. Roberts was confirmed by the
senate Justice Of the peace in the twelfth
district OF Prince Georges county.
On Monday the house passed Senator Tai
bott's bill, which provides ti.st wien per-
sons are convicted In Montgomery county
of N.ola.in; the local option law now IN
force. they shall be nEed in each case not
less tiian So nor more than $500, and when
the fine not paid. they shall be sent TO
the house Of correction for a period OF not
more than six months. Unless the fine is
paid sooner.
Miss Bella Marker of Chariestown. Mass,
attempted suicide Monday by jumping into