Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-06
THE ATHLETIC CLUBS
What Young Men Who Cultivate
Muscle Are Doing.
ARRANGING FOR EXHIBITIONS
The Basket Ball League Not Yet
Formed.
THE LADIES IN THE GYM

THE LADIES IN THE GYM
During the holidays the evenings Of the
athletic clubs in the city were spent in
gaiety of all kinds There were concerts,
exhibitions, dances, theatricals and the
like, one after another, as the week was
spent in song and revel Everybody had a
good time and plenty of it.
Now, however, work of a more serious
nature is going on in the arena All are
hard at work getting in form for he win
ter events, and the pick of them are buck
ling down to steady practice. in view OF
the several approaching exhibitions to- take
place. These exhibitions which will be on
the boards in course of month now in
most cases, will be the events of The year
so far as indoor sport is concerned, and
everything is being done by each club to
excel the doings of all others, as we'll as It's
own efforts In the past. The exhibition of
the Columbia Athletic Club will take place
in the National Theater February J. at
which time Prof. Crossley expects to have
every act worked up to perfection The
teams are already practically selected and
are doing splendid work. The Young Mcr's
Christian Association will give their ath-
letic exhibition in the gymnasium on jan
uary "A. and will have some new and at
tractive features to show their friends
The date for the winter exhibition at Car
roll institute has not yet been set, hut Frof
joyce expects that the performance will be
on hand In about a month, If possible.
Basket Ball.
The basket ball league in the District is
lU f.n- bod r.
the various clubs would get together and
organize league some time this week,
but the start has not been made yet The
game Is being played quite extensively,
however. at the Young Mems Christian
Association. the Carroll Institute and the
Columbia Athletic Club, and as he only
way to make anything of the game is for
the clubs to meet one another 1t Is likely
tnat league will be organized shortly
The Young Mems Christian Association of
THIS city have already received a challenge
from the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Of Baltimore to play a match game,
ana nave accepted. The game Is being
played every evening at the gymnasium,
but as the abilities Of the players are not
very wei known yet, no regular team has
been formed so far.
The c. A. c.
The officers Of the Columbia Athletic Club
have had considerable pressure brought to
bear upon them to institute a regular Sc
rtes of professional boxing exhibitions, and
such a thing will perhaps be arranged for
The club has several interesting affairs
set FOR dates near at hand. Tonight there
Will be an athletic and musical smoker
given at the club house in the nature of the
usual Saturday evening entertainments and
next saturday they will give a parlor mu-
sicaie. On January is there will be a re-
ception of the ladies. followed by a dance.
On the 10th smoking concert will take
for the 9th Of the month. The regular
annual meeting will be held next Wednes-
day evening, when a large number of the
members will be present. Joe Bateman has
recently been appointed as sparring in
structor at the club.
The Carroll Institute.
The Junior class at the Carroll Institute
is undoubtedly the most successful of its
sort in the city. 1t is the largest in men,
bership. and the only one in which the lit
tie fellows get much attention. 1t contains
members not more than eight or ten years
old, who enjoy the class exercises to the
uttermost and are doing themselves a great
deal Of good without knowing it, The pro-
gress and outcome of the ladies' classes at
the Institute Is watched with keen interest.
There are now fourteen members in the
class, which meets Tuesdays and Thurs
days. Prof. Joyce thinks they are coming
on so well that visitors will soon be admit
ted to the classes. 1t will be remembered
that Catholics or non-Catholics, without
distinction, constitute the class. The bill
lizard and pool tournament of the Institute
will commence on January 8.
The Bowling League.
The Bowling League. after resting dur
ing the holidays. began play again last
Tuesday at the Young Mems Catholic Club.
and a. the close of the rolling the Colum-
bia Athletic Club and the Carroll Institute
were tied for first place in the race.
The officers of the Young Mems Catholic
Club for the next six months are: j. ].
Brennan, president: f. p. Schwartz. vice
president; J. I; Trap. treasurer; John e.
Sullivan. recording secretary; w. T. Sulli-
van, corresponding secretary; j. c. Stack.
financial secretary; p. G. Rowan. sergeant
alarms. and A. ]. Schwartz. librarian.
The Y. NJ. G. A.
The athletic exhibition given at the Young
Mems Christian Association on New Year
afternoon was very good. although 1t was
an extempore affair, no particular practice
having been carried on beforehand. Mr..
Walter Pelham. the English monologist and
character mimic, entertained the members
of the association last night In his pleasant
and humorous way. and fair sum was
realized for the benefit of the gymnasium
fund.
The Washington Club.
All the persons in that locality turned
out to the entertainment given on New
Year night by the Washington Athletic
Club, and the proceeds will go a long way
toward helping out the finances of this
young and enterprising organization. The
parlors of the building have been fitted UP
delightfully."-. and the interior work on the
floors above is almost completed The gym
nasium classes are increasing in numbers
daily.
The Orient Club.
The regular business meeting OF the
Orient Athletic Club of Capitol Hill will
take place next Monday night, at which
time the officers for the ensuing year will
be elected. A great deal Of interest is
manifested in the coming elections. and they
will have an unusually lively time of it,
as there are a number Of candidates in 1t
to win.
Big Pile of Goldfish.
From the Lewiston Journal.
Imagine 4,5OO quintais. or 5O4,OOO pounds.
Or 352 tons, or lib cords Of saited cod and
pollock. all neatly piled I'M in one buiidinp