Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14
AMONG ATHLETES
Y. M. G. A. Grounds to Be Secured
Near Mt. Pleasant.
WORK ON THE E.. 4. c. FIELD
Basket Ball by the Carroll Institute
Ladies.
END OF THE INDOOR SEASON

The athletic field of the Columbia Ath-
letic Club in theVan Ness grounds will prob
ably be ready within a month. In the end
the club will be far better off than ever
before.
With the Y. NJ. c. A.. the loss Ct their
park has been an unexpected shot. A new
one at Mount Pleasant will take it's place,
and the break in athletic work will not be
any longer than can be helped.
The fact that the brakes have gone down
a little on outdoor work has had the effect
of extending the indoor season, and the
gymnasium attendance at both the Column
bia and Y. NJ c. A. has been heavy for
this time in the year.
The board meeting Monday night at the
Young Mems Christian Association was
fruitless, so far as the new athletic field of
the association is concerned, as no decision
was reached, but it is thought that the
question will be soon settled. The matter
has about narrowed down to site at
Mount Pleasant. and the new field will be
out In that nelghborhood. 1t is understood
that not much work is necessary, and that
the base ball team. at least, can go TO
work at once.
The base ball team returned from their
tour south well satisfied with their exper-
1ence. The team is to be reorganiZed with
in few days for the rest of the season.
In about two weeks the Y. NJ. c. \. will
be awarded to those who show the best
results from their winters work in the
gymnasium The contest will be among
those from all four classes and although
a great many will not go into the race, it
is expected that about fifty will enter. A
gold and silver medal, as first and second
prizes, will be given in each one of the
regular class exercises. Instructor Sims
has invited Instructor CroSsley Of the
Columbia Athletic Club to act as judge in
the events.
The cyclists of the association are getting
ready for the opening of the season. Clapp
and Shade have been doing good work in
the gymnasium all winter and are in tip
top condition. Fred Sims will ride in the
intercollegiate races and represent the local
Y. NJ. G. A, as well as Swarthmore College,
the record. A bicycle club is talked of now,
and a. call has been issued for those who
would like to Join to talk things over.
Columbia Athletic Club.
Those interested in boating at the Column
bia Athletic Club have been busy this week.
The float and incline is all ready. The
crews will not be picked out until there las
been good deal of work done on the river.
1t is probable that the club will buy a new
shell this summer. The crews this year
will be the same in number and class as
last year.
The ball players have been practicing
somewhat lately, but nothing has been done
first have to be ploughed and leveled. 1t
will be too late to arrange many games
with college mines when the team is ready,
but some interesting games can be arrang-
ed with local clubs and neighborhood teams
The last ladies' day of the season at the
club will be next Thursday, when the GLIB
house VIII be open from . to o'clock.
From to o'clock a parlor concert will
be given entirely by the ladies, There will
be vocal and instrumental soioists, and a
quartet From 4 to O'Clock the junior
classes will give an interesting entertain
ment in the gymnasium, and from then on
until o'clock there will be dancing. Most
OF the club members will be there for the
last act at any rate, and so pleasantly wind
up the last ladies' day of the season.
The last of those pleasant Saturday even
ing smokers will be held on April %. 1t
will be another Might in Germany"
Canterbury Athletic Club.
The Canterbury Athletic Club will give
a bali next Monday night at the National
Rifles Armory. The hall will be hand
somely decorated. The arrangements are
in charge of Mr.. James S. King, who will
be aided by floor and reception commit
tee, as follows: Floor committee-Doc
Kaufman, Hardie Wilson and j. Open
hirner, and reception committee, NJ. Myer- J
field Ewald Schneider and George Stefel. |
The Canterbury ball team will play the
Herberts tomorrow at Waterloo. chal- !
lenge has been received from the Rockville |
,
game with the Business High School John
Dougherty is the manager of the club and |
Kaufman Is the captain. The club would |
like to play any other mines in the city !
under twenty years of age. Challenges I,
should be sent to Cos Sd street northwest |
Lusky, the crack wrestler Of the club /
would like to meet any man in town of |
his weight. 1875 pounds, give or take five |
pounds, for the championship of the I
District.
Washington Athletic Club.
Bowling has been abandoned at about
every place now except at the Washington |
Athletic Club. There the boys are still at |
1t, trying to increase their skill and ex-
periehce. Their great Improvement /
towards the close of the tournament last
year was noticeable to all, and IL a series
of games is played next winter between
the different clubs it will be strange il the
Washingtons are not in il. Bowling is
still carried on to great extent, the
record on the alleys having been broken
twice in the last couple of weeks, first by
Mr.. David Schlesinger with score of 220,
and second by Mr.. William c. Kids, by a
score of Dbl. Sparring bouts are also often
held up in the gymnasium among the men,
bers these days
women's branch, is in the hall every
Wednesday. They are making great
progress in physical development. The
dancing class, under the instruction of
The next big social event at the club will
be hop, to take place on next Tuesday
An excursion will be given to Marshall
Hall on June ~. The club intends to make
1t a kind of field day. There will be boat
racing, tub racing, base ball. and all other
games of skill and strength.
There has been some talk of purchasing
four billiard tables for the club These
will not be added until next fall
Columbian Unfversity Athletics.
At Columbian University the battery of
the base ball team has been kept at work
right along, though the field have not been
able to get their usual practice on account
of the loss of the Y. NJ. c. A. grounds where
the team formerly practiced. The game on
April p, with Georgetown, will be the first
time that the two universities have met on
the diamond, and will be looked forward to
with great deal of interest.
Mr.. Joseph S. Pendleton,. the manager of
the ball team, has changed the schedule
lately SO as to make the trips take in more
places and TO accommodate other teams.
The schedule up to date is as follows,
though there are a good many more games
being arranged for:
At home: Georgetown, April 81; Trinity
April %; Kendalls, April and May dates
not yet settledD.
Away from home: University of Virginia
April IS: Randolph Macon, April %; Rich
mond College, April "A: ST. Johns College
April p; L. S. Naval Academy April IS;
Johns Hopkins, May 2; Virginia Military
Academy, May A; Washington and Lee
May D. Maryland Agricultural College, May