Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-06
OPENING THE SEASON
The Columbus Meet the Princetons
Next Saturday.
NOT As HEAVY 4 TEAM as USUAL
Great Activity on the Georgetown
College Campus.
PLANS OF THE POTOMACS

on Saturday, the 18th. with q game In
which the Princetons will oppose them. As
a consequence. the field at Van Ness Park
is being occupied every day and the ball Is
kicked as long as there Is any light The
training table has been spread since last
Monday. At present Wells is coaching the
team. but a professional will be here later
on. The Columbus have not yet picked
their men for the first contest. but there
are twenty-five hardy fellows to select
from. The c. A. c. team Is not heavy one
this year. the average weight Of the men
being hardly more than 150 pounds. They
all possess. however. strength. agility and
endurance. Dixon u the heaviest man on
the Columbias.
Weight. the G. A. G. men think. il not by
any means essential to success, for 1t IL
often attended by clumsiness.
The Van Ness field. where the practicing
Is being done. Is In splendid condition and
adequately large.
Games are being arranged with the Ken
dali Green eleven and the recently organ
lied Orientals Of Capitol Hill
In the Gymnasium.
Trainer Crcssley has opened his gym
nasium at The club for the winters work
tice hour. Capt Tom Bivins Of the athletic
department reports marked excellence In
the Junior work. Such q creditable showing
is being made that in all probability. two
public exhibitions will take place this sea-
son, one in early December and the other
at about the usual date in February. The
athletic exhibition will consume about two
thirds OF the amusement hours, and enter
tanning specialties will be introduced to sea-
son the evenings enjoyment and give it the
variety that Is always welcome. The mat
ter will be decided by the amusement COM
mittee Of the club. Of which Capt. Bivins
Is a member.
acting as chairman of the amusement COM
mittee. has rendered his resignation. private
business preventing him from giving the
Office the attention 1t requires. Mr.. Schnei-
der's resignation Is deeply regretted, as he
has been untiring in his efforts to promote
the social features of the club. The presi-
dent will appoint his successor at an early
date.
signed from active membership. finding
club life so seductive that his musical work
was interfered with. has consented to come
back and his application is now up. Hough.
the clubs best all-around athlete, has gone
to the University Of Pennsylvania for four
years.
The amusement committee will convene
this evening to make arrangements for the
first club smoker OF the opening season
The third or fourth Saturday Of this month
will. in all probability. be decided upon: 1t
will be a good one. some Of the very best
talent in Washington have already signified
bers' pleasure.
Negotiating With Theatrical Agents.
There is a strong desire on the part Of
several members Of the amusement COM
mittee to introduce professional talent at
the club on the occasion Of these smokers.
and unofficially theatrical agencies have
been written to. for the purpose Of getting
the cost ETC., Of such amusement. In New
York there are various agencies that make
a business of furnishing talent of the high
variety grade for sucn entertainments as
the Columbus give during the winter In
their big gym"
These agencies submit several programs
showing the style and talents Of their en-
tertainers and program may BE- either
taken in it's entirety or special features
from all. The matter will be discussed in
meeting on Saturday.
It Is not, say the movers that the good
amateur talent In Washington has been ex-
hausted. but that a novelty is wanted to
keep the interest In the club always at good
blood heat.
Athletics Mt Georgetown College.
At Georgetown College every recreation
hour Is given to athletic practice Foot ball
Is being showered with attentions and easily
claims prominence among the sports Of the
campus. The coming intercollegiate con
tests have had the effect Of stimulating the
players to the top notch Of physical endur-
ance.
The college team this year is heavier than
any one in town. the members averaging
16O pounds. The picked men, as given by
one Of the officers. include Kelly. J. Byrne,
Harsey, Carmody. Sullivan. johnson, Boyle.
Smith. Burke. O'Leary, Bohen. Murren, ].
Mahorney, the giant Of the team. and
Daughlin.
The arrangements necessary to contests
with distant teams are many, and call for
voluminous correspondence and numerous
to.egrams as the occasion approaches.
From indications 1t looks as IL the pro-
jected game between Georgetown and the
University Of Pennsylvania Is not to come
of owing to the inability Of the two clubs
representatives to come to an agreement.
Explanations and compromises. however,
are still flying back and forth between the
two colleges.
Carmody Of the Georgetowns has had his
knee cap dislocated on the field, but in
stead Of laying low" he has volunteered
to coach the team. He may be seen any
evening rushing around on q pair of
crutches. DR.. 8. B. Newton Of the Penn
sylvania University will coach when the
games draw nearer.
The athletes from the recently opened
medical and law departments Of the col
lege are expected to show up on the campus
next week for inspection and selection.
The first game comes off on next Wednes-
day, the 10th, with the Georgetowns op-
posed by the Kendalls. 1t will be played on
the college campus.
GeOrgetOwn's Nine.
But little has been said Of the college
base ball team this year. yet It promises
to do big things as soon as the foot ball
fever has been tempered. The successes Of
last season have filed all players at the
university with a confidence that refuses
to be broken. The representatives Of the
nine not only hope for the college pen
nant, but believe that Georgetown will
win II. Yales team. which generally ranks
as first, and Is considered the most invin-
chile Of all, presents no terrors to George
town now.
Conservative men say that Georgetown
will this year have the finest base ball
team the college has ever known and one
that will no doubt rank frst or next to
first among the college clubs Of the country.
Most all of last years splendid players
have returned and are ready for duty. They
include G. Mahoney, E. Mahoney, Sullivan,
Harley, M. Murphy. Caynor, Loughlin (who
played last year with the Y. NJ. c. A. in
the SOUTH. Baben, McGrath. J. Murphy and
Wrenn. The latter Is q promising catcher
from Notre Dame, Indiana. At that college
last year he made q big record.
Arrangements for the seasons contests
are Just being entered into. Manager Hor-
sew il at present corresponding with the