The morning times., 1895-12-22

a rafting game
The league team does not play again
| in the present series.
YOUNG MEMS CATHOLIC CLUB.
The athletic features of the Young Mems
| Catholic Club do not receive the amount or
attention they deserve. With the large
amount of material al hand, 1t seems pity
| that some move is not made to develop 1t.
| The club would undoubtedly be pronlinentln
| local athletics IL the matter were properly
and earnestly worked up.
No regular program OF amusement for
| the winter season has hasbeenarranged, but sew
eral smokers and a hop are spoken OF.
The first of the former entertainments Will
have attractive athletic features pre-
| sented by talent from other clubs.
| The bowling team is not pla wing up TO lis
usual high standard, and this may he at
tributed to the fact that the bowling has not
been steady and OF the team order. The
players promise better work In the next
months schedule.
Connor continues To put up his usualstrong
game. He is one OF the most scientific
| bowleTs in town.
R. Lehman has the clgb record this sea-
| son with 247 game.
Joe H!Il 4 member of the bowling team.
/ and n hard and enthusiastic worker for the
clubs Interests. lies seriously ~ al h's home.
| His early recovery Is hoped for by al the
members.
The pool experts Il the club are q kinE
| lots OF practice. win view u arranging
a set OF match games with some % tts heal
teams.
The Literary and Debating society held
/ it, first meeting on "wednesday last and
transacted a large amount Of important
I business. The debates. upon live subjects.
| which were 20 interesting last season, viii
begin shortly.
LIGHT INFANTRY ATHLETICS.
on account OF the r,.,-e ent aridit ION oT several
| aIl-Tound athletes TO the ranks Of the Light
Infantry. II Is reported that the Athletic
! Association viii hold an open indoor ath-
letic championship meet.
The corps has 4 quantity OF good material
| 10 develop. and much that Is already devel-
oped but needs brushing up, and such meet
ings as suggested would undoubtedly dra "
well, as well as increase the interest IN ath-
letics at the corps armory.
| Thebasketballteamisk keeping up its strong
fast play and leads in the race for the Schaf-
hirt Silver Cup and the championship, and
it has strong hopes that II will close the
| season with its present record of no games
| lost"
The teams opponents have scored only
five goals against IL so far this season, and
four OF those were from free throws.
| Capt. Harry Lee is enjoying the pleas
ures OF visit to the Atlanta Exposition.
| Royce Hough Is considered one of the
best centers In the league.
| Shreeve has his eye trimmed for goals
now, and is doing great work.
The boys are still talking about the goal
| made from fled by Brigham III the game
| against the cyclists. 1t was d great play.
Sheridan Lee played his first game dur
ing the past week against the cyclists, and
| put up a strong game.
McCathran is constantly improving in his
work. He plays his position well.
On the 2Sth instant the team will play
| the Y NJ. C. A, and this will be its last
| game in this schedule.
Company A defeated all the other COM
panies of the battalion at the rifle range
| on W Wednesday last.
| The big armory will be engaged dur
| Ing the greater part of January, and on this
account the annual full-dress ball Will be
| postponed until early in February.
| The Christmas entertainment to the
children and younger rela tives of the
| members of the corps has become 4 pleas
| ant fixture with each returning holiday
| season, and the one this season will be, it
| Is promised, more attractive than ever be-
| fore. There will be a big tree and pres
| ents for all the youngsters, and their pa
| rents and adult friends will have refresh
ments. The evening will close with dane
| Ing. This year the entertainment will be
| given on the evening of the 31st instant.
| GEORGETOWN COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
| The Christmas vacation at Georgetown
| College began yesterday, and all the stu
dents who hail 1rem comparatively near
| by States have gone home for the two
| weeks of holiday.
Immediately after the vacation active pre-
liminary training by the baseball and field
and track teams will begin.
The ball players viii train under Capt.
Harley. The team will be exceptionally
strong in thepitching department during the
coming season, having Mahnney, Lambert
| and Tracey.
In addition to Mahoney. the other mem
bers OF last years team who will pa ' again
are Harley. Mccarthy and Reardon.
| or the new men, McLaugh HIN will try for
| third, Fleming for second. Lambe. who is
an excellent hitter, will probably play right
field.
oflast years second team, Dugln, Fincke
Mcguire and Gaynor will make try for
! the varsity team.
| The selection Of professional trainer
has been deferred until after the holidays.
The glee club concert Will take place
early In February. Seaman, Fincke, Gay
nor and Puulson are all excellent tenOrs,
and the singing OF the club as heard in
practice is sweeter and stronger than ever
| before.
1t is hoped that the faculty will permit
the giee club TO make concert trip during
the Easter holidays. Manager Tracey is
working hard To that end.
| The past week has been n busy one with
the seniors, and oral and written exams
| have been the rule, and now that they are
| over the holidays will be all the more en-
joyable, and The Times wishes the college
boys and all others interested in athletics
| Merry Christmas"
| o. P. SCHMIDT.