Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-08
WHEN UNION COMES
The Columbus Preparing for the
Christmas Game.
BUTTERWORTH TO PLAY WITH THEM
Activity Among the Y. M. c. A.
Athletes.
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BUTTERWORTH TO PLAY With THEM
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| College foot ball elevens was unfortunate
in more ways than one, still 1t has not in
| any wise dampened the ardor Of the c. A.
c. boys for the Christmas days game with
Union College. DR.. Hudson of the college
! faculty was in the city the first part of the
| week and arranged for a good many Of the
details Of the game with Capt. Bivins of
| the club. Some of the c. A. c. men feel
very doubtful about coming out on top in
the contest, as Union College has this year
| the strongest foot ball eleven she has ever
had. The eleven defeated West Point by
| an overwhelming score. and the soldier
| boys claim that they have a very fine team
| this year, having scored against the cham
| pion sons Of 'Old ELL" OF course, the local
| eleven will be strongly reinforced by the
addition Of Butterworth, but save in that
| one case the eleven will probably remain
| as it is now constituted. Capt. Wells will
keep the men in training and will put on
| the finishing touches himself, without the
| aid Of a coach.
| As usual. the game will take place at
| National Base Ball Park but instead of 2
| o'clock 1t will begin at II. DIR. Hudson will
be in the city shortly and will then make
| public the lineup of his team.
Y. Nj. c. A. Athletics.
| The recent exhibition by the young men
| OF the Christian Association has shown that
| though Instructor Sims and his pupils de-
| vote themselves entirely to the development
| of the human structure, still some of their
| members can be depended upon to hold
| their own with many Of the best athletes
| in various lines in this city. For example,
| Joe Koran is without peer in this city In
regard to tumbling, and his work at the
| exhibition brought forth thunders of ap-
! plause. Though Harry Green did not try
f0r al
| in three-quarters of an inch of eQudling
| the gymnasium record 1t being now nine
| feet, five and three-quarter inches. The ex-
| hibition was remarkable for the way in
| which the men showed their training Icy
| their symmetrically developed bodies. In
| structor Sims aims to help mans physt-
! cal being, and a person could do nearly all
| of the class work that was done Wednes-
| day evening in the course OF week or so
of practice. He is an expert in his line.
| In the near future there will be given an
| exhibition, at which the indoor gymnasium
records will be tried for, such as hitch-and-
kick for height, pole vault, snap-under-the-
| bar, &c. The great number of new materi-
| al that has Joined the association this win
| ter will show up to good advantage at this
| exhibition, and ii is confidently expected
| that at least one or more records Will be
| broken. Upward of sixty men may be seen
| practicing on the floor every evening, and
| from such large class many experts in
| special branches can probably be secured.
Z. Long, If he keeps on improving at the
Z,
| brother Indians at the Carlisle Indian
| School hustle to keep up with him. ROB
| bins the new man OF Horans class Is
| showing up well as a tumbler. Sanford,
| the ball player, took part in the exhibition
and showed up finely.
The instructor has in course of prepara-
| ton a team to take part in the interstate
convention of the Young Mems Christian
| Association, which takes place at Cumoer-
| land, Nd, from the 18th to the 10th of
January. The exercises will consist in
showing how the physical directors of the
various associations develop their pupils,
and what methods they use. In addition
to the team and delegates sent from this
city. there will probably be a good-sized
local following. Mr.. James Nelson, who
has fenced in several exhibitions has been
selected to represent the local Y. NJ. c. A.
at the next A. A. u. fencing championship
meeting which will be held in New York city
some time in January. Mr. Nelson has
charge of the fencing class at the gym
and would have had several of his pupils
in the exhibition If there had been time
enough
Young Mems Catholic Club.
The team which represents the Y. NJ. c.
c. in the amateur bowling league attribute
its poor showing at the Buena Vista
Club to the unevenneSs of the alleys, and
when the scores of various games are con-
sdered the point seems well taken. The
team is really the kid team of the
league, but has plenty OF snap and takes
defeat pluCkily
The rehearsals for the play, 1.-The Pri-
vate Secretary" are progressing favor
ably, and Mr.. ii. II. Cassidy, late with the
American Extravaganza Company, who
has charge Of the rehearsal, promises
fine performance. The cast is as follows
Douglass Cottermore NJ. A. kean: Harry
Marsland, 4. +. Kennedy; Cottermore,
Lewis Carroll; Gibson, the tailor, ID.
Sweeney; Mrs. Head and Miss Ashton,
Miss Helene Lackaye; Eva Webster, Miss
Mary DavereauX, and Edith Marsden, Miss
Sale Wheeler.
Basket ball seems slow to catch the
members, but IT is believed 1t will be more
popular as IT is better understood. The
gymnasium apparatus has received
thorough overhauling. and the members
show more interest in athletics as the
weather grows colder.
Dave Thomas. the champion fancy BIZ
cyclist OF the club. is showing up well in
his work. and some of his new feats are
very difficult. Already the politicians
among the members are casting about for
available timber in the coming election Of
officers. The present officers have man.
aged affairs very wisely, and some Of them
will probably be retained in office.
Carroll Institute.
Instructor Joyce is much pleased with
the way his team Is showing up at basket
ball. and he is very anxious for the Bal
timore y. Nj. Z. A. team to play off the
odd game. He will not consent, however
that 1t be played on in Baltimore, as his
men received very different treatment
from that with which they greeted the
men with the Oriole colors when they ar
rived in this city.
Last Thursday evening Instructor Cross
ley, representing the Columbia Athletic
Club, Harry Lee OF the w. L. I. c. and
Joyce OF the institute met to consider plans
for the basket ball league. A series of
games have been arranged between the
three clubs for the month Of December,
and by the time they are played of the
teams from he-Washington Athletic Club
end the National Rifles will have had ex-
perience enough to enter the field. The
first contest comes on next Wednesday
evening at the e. A. &. gym, and will be
between the soldier boys and the &. A. c.
The next game will be between the c. A.
G. and Carroll Institute, and will come off
the following week. Carroll Institute and
the w. l.. l. Z. Will play the last game
of the series at the Infantry Armory. 1t is
hoped and expected by the members that
a constitution and officers will be shortly
provided for. and when that step has been
accomplished the league will be fairly upon
it's feet.