Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-20
What is Going On in the Various
Local Clubs.
4 new One IN SOUTH WASHINGTON
Coming Exhibitions ofthe Y. M. c.
A. and G. A. G..
G A R R o LII THU T E

and best product that is ever turned out of a
gymnasium. AS many pers.'ns as there are
In Washington who h I'VE more or less of a
reputation N athletic circles, the most 81
them vii! be founi 10 e Awe IN soma enc
line and little trained in other directions
To every one good all-around man, a dozen
specialists may he found. This. OF course,
IS in keepini, with the tendency in every
thing else, but no matter now coed nian
may be in some one line, If that is all he
can 10. he has not really right 30 a Ieru-
tation as an athlete. lie may have p TOOL
physique or even be actually deformed
Such Is a cyclist with a back like a bow.
or the man with a fiattened skull who can
hold a ton of bricks on his head but who
dies from conclusion Of the brain, o. lands
In an insane asylum to finish his days II
Is always taken as a bad sign by any one
fond of athletics in the widest sense to See
another person get wild on any one thing.
A Basket Ball League.
1t Is probable that a basket ball league
Will be formed within a week or SO. or no,
at all this winter The matter has been
talked of for long time. but nothing has
been done, and the game has been dropped
entirely by the Columbias and Young Mems
Christian Association during the prepare
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ever. 1t is promised that there is to be a
league and that the move is to be made to-
ward its organization. II this move is sue
cessful there is yet time for a schedule OF
games to be arranged: if otherwise the fate
or league is settled for this winter.
The Emerald Athletic Club.
A new athletic club has been formed in
South Washington. 1t is the Emerald Ath-
,;,x
OF the enterprising and well-known young
men or that section, who are interested in
athletic sports and who want to get to-
gether and push matters of that kind in
their part of the city. The club has not
been alive more than a week, but 1t has
already elected it's officers, secured QUAR-
ters. purchased some apparatus and is well
on the road that leads to success The first
meeting of the club was held last Tuesday
night, when the preliminary organization
was completed and the club launched forth
as a new venture in those parts
The quarters of the athletes are at SIG
I4th street southwest, just below the bu-
reau or engraving and printing and the
members have already decorated the walls
LII the true sportsman style, and are rig
eing out the rooms with various con-
'enlences The first regular meeting OF the
club took place last Thursday night, at
which time constitution was adopted and
officers were elected. 1t was decided TO
make the dues only small amount per
week, So that membership in the club
would be within the reach Of all The club
is In no sense social club, calling itself
athletic merely In name, but is a live and
aeuVe organization which is going Ia for
real sport. and expects to achieve a reputa-
ton for itself in all sorts of athletics II
now numbers over twenty five muscular
and enterprising young members and new
persons are rapidly joining its ranks. Regu-
every Thursday night, and its growth
which In the short time since it's organtza :
tlon has been remarkable, will undoubte,i-
~ continue until the club is well known
ana widely represented by young men from
all over South Washington The Emerald
Athletic Club is destined to succeed, and
has wisely chosen three capable and ener-
getc officers to look after its welfare They
are Mr.. George Main, president; Mr. Vim
cent Donneliy. secretary, and Mr.. Clarence
Beach, treasurer all of whom are most
heartily interested in the future of the
club, and in its success.
y. VI. c. A. Winter Exhibition,
The big even. oil the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, their winter exhibition
takes place Eext Wednesday night in their
gymnasium on New York avenue betw cen
l4th and 18th streets northwest Every
thing is ready ana everything points to A
great show or the onloohers on that even
ing, and a triumph for the participants
and r'rofessor Sims. the physical ins.rue-
tor, who has s1yen so much time and
III oush1 10 me preparation OF the pc, form
are. The order of the various fea.lras
Will not be determined until Monday NIGH.
DIT the now completed list of events for
the occasion is as follows: Musical dumb
peil drill,Junior class: pole vaulting. Messrs
IN a
and Arthur Rose; high jumping; foil fenc.
ing, Nelson and Mellach; individual tugs Of
war between the members of the foot hall
ana the members of the base ball teams:
tug OF war between the foot ball and base
ball teams; parallel bar exercises mems
class: high kicking. mems class; feats of
strength, dip and Ginning, saber cutting.
Nelson and Mellach. wrestling contest
Drs. johnson and Cockeyile: snap nm
der the bar; horizontal bar exercises, men s
class; German horse practice mems class:
club swinging. Ferguson: fancy mat work
tumbiinS and the like; bicycle riding, Har-
ry Park.
The wrestling contest between Johnson
and Hardee will have to be omitted on ac-
count of 1.-THE Illness of the former Mr.
Park' the Fancy bicycle rider. who recently
rode down the steps at the west flight of
the Capitol on his unicycle. will be gilt
tering attraction of the evening" and the en-
tire program looks as If 1t would not melt
away into thin air nor show up in different
Basket ball will be resurrected at the Y
M. c. A. after the exhibition. The team
will again get into shape, and the game TO
be played with the Y. NJ. c.. A of baltimore
Will be arranged for as soon as possible
Columbia Athletic Club.
The exhibition of the Y. NJ c. A. will
scarcely be over when Prof. Crossey of
the Columbia Athletic Club will marshal his
matchless and uneXcelled" performers on
the stage and in front of tho foot1;gbts 90
the National Theater. and set things hum
ming on all sides. Some of the Oldest as
well as some Of the youngest members Of
the club will take part Mr. T b. Nolan
will hold the ladders in that renowned act
while the others will be Ross Dickson
Shreeve, Ball, Townsend, H. Gould Charles
Griffith and Mills Dean, jr. The pyra miCs
VIII also be something novel and taking
while Oscar Carter and j. r. Elder will box
Watts and Stratton will wrestle and O'Leary
and Harmon will give a display of fencing
Prof. Crossley, Frank and Chick" will also
make squirt for undying glory in their
acrobatic feat, and will get there too IL
such thing is possible, as nothing better
could be seen outside of an eight-ring circus
Mooney and Frank Johnson will hold three
men on their shoulders and two around the
body. very creditable performance Mr.
Samuel Steinmetz will assist Prof. Crossley
aging, and the various athletic numbers
will be interspersed with music.
smoking concert will be given at the
clubhouse tonight. and on January % the
bowling club of the Columbias will meet
the Carleton Rowling Club of Rrooklyn