The Washington times., 1895-04-07
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
What Is Going on in Amateur Cir
Giles on Land and Water.

The interest of the admirers of amateu
| sports is at this season about equally di
vided between rowing and baseball. Th
latter necessarily has the call now, fc
with the approach Of the professional sea
| son the interest of the amateur is ais,
| aroused. Wo are promised all sorts o
things in the way of baseball, and If one
| half OF what is predicted for our amateul
| teams comes to pass we Will have plenty q
| good baseball and much to be thankfu
| for.
From its work seen during the weel
| the Georgetown University team Is, in
deed, strong one, and il is said by ont
who has followed up the standing OF tn,
| players and the makeup of the prominen
college teams that Georgetown has cn'
OF the strongest of college teams Of Oh,
season, and it would not be surprising
| il it won majority of the games It has
scheduled in and out OF town.
| The athletic club teams are actively pre-
pairing for the season, hut it is safe 10 say
| that there will be no amateur baseball
| league here this season
USING c. A. O. GROUNDS.
The plan as outlined in The Times to
allow the use OF the G. A. G. baseball
field by teams of organizations who have no
grounds to practice upon is meeting with
| favor. and three teams are taking turns
at one OF the prettiest baseball diamonds
here.
As the Washington Light Infan try
despaired OF the organization of an amateur
| league, it made application to the Depart
mental League, ard was elected to Iull-
fiedged membership therein, ard no doubt
will make its presence felt, Tor it has a
good, strong team OF players, many of
them experienced from former years
Infantry teams.
AS briefly stated Friday mo rning, a meet
ing of the committees from the @. A. c..
and Analostan and Potomac Boat Clubs
was held at the c. A C. house on Thursday
evening. The object of the meeting was
to devise some means whereby an increase
OF interest in rowing might be brought
about. The special plan discussed was
the one of cred by President Grant. OF G.
A. c., to have weekly or fortnightly inter-
club races. The main objection TO the plan
is, as has been stated in this column that
the rowing men would tire of constant
training and practice. The majority OF The
delegates present at the meeting were OF
this same opinion and preferred not to
until after a luther consideration thereof.
Mr.. Grant is an earnest, ardent adnurer
OF rowing and threw out this suggestion IN
the hope that IL would lead to something
which would bring back the local interest
in rowing to the standard OF which we We're
proud, some six years ago. He is by no
means welded to the plan and hopes, # il is
not found practical, thatsome good pianmay
be suggested By some of the delegates.
TSA AyYpPACTTCA A AT r.
The suggestionthat a Potomac River Navy
would increase the interest in rowing has
found objection on several sides, mainly
because it is said that three clubs Is too
small number for such an organization.
II this be its only fault why not include the
Old Domnions OF Alexandria and the Wash
ington Athletics the after is preparing now
to take up row ing as one of its features
The "'Old Dominion is a boating organiZa-
ton of some years ste ending and with some
experience. With five clubs the Plan
should be feasible. and these tw oclubsshould
he taken into consideration at the next
meeting of the delegates. Possibly their
delegates, if they be invited to send them,
might be able to suggest just such plan
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The running and bicycle track at Cnlum-
bia Field is nearing completion. It viii
be strong clay from the bottom up, and it
Is claimed by the builder that it will be
fast enough to break records OH. The
turns Will be features, and will be made so
that slipping will be almost impossible.
The track will be about one-f fifth of mile
long.
Capt Cook is interesting the local
"scorcbers" and racers" in the new
track, and many have already expressed
a desire To take advantage of the track
privileges Offered to outsiders by the club.
The baseball team is taking regular plac-
tice, and is fast getting into shape. AS
there is no likelihood now of a District
amateur league being formed, the team
will depend upon games with college and
the department league teams for games.
The new uniforms have been ordered, and
will arrive next week.
Springman has been made captain { I the
team. and promises that it shall be a
winner.
Magee has by his great hitting earned
the title of Casey"
Prof. Crossley has the material for the
human pyramids well in hand, and hard
practice twice a week is helping along one
of the principal features for the club ex-
hibition to be given at the Academy on the
22d instant.
Hampton. who is new man in the gym :,
one OF the ''uDderstanders" in the pyra.
mids. The others who will take part in
this great feature will be chosen from
among the following: Adam Johnson. Tom
Nolan, Shelley, Tallmadge, Ross, Craig,
Holbrook, Elder, Jacquette, Reynolds,
and Allen; Masters Frank Waters, Spur
rierr and Cahera will form the top line
and top mount.
Lieut Tom Nolan will again be the
mainstay i'll the Roman ladders.
Hart CABRERA is a new junior in whom
Prof Crossley has great hopes. Spurrier
is another junior who is doing excellent
acrobatic work.
As a number of the sparrers and wrest-
lers of the club have signified an intention
of taking part in the contests in these
sports. for the club championships, in
the respective weights, Bobby Elder e.x-
presses the opinion that the affair will be
a great success, and is now actively at
work making matches. The date has not
yet been fixed.
The prospect OF seeing DR.. Van Lindgren
and VIII Mooney, Ambrose and Carter,
Shelley and Watts, and stratton and
Elder, and half dozen other well matched
come. together is ere ating considerable
interest.
The gymnasium team will give a splen-
did programme at the benefit of the
washington Athletic Club at its club
house Oh the 10th instant.
The Infant Glass;" Tom Wilkinson,
captain, will bowl regular set in the ten
pin tournament for the club championship
tomorrow night.
The final games in the tournament viii
be played on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings next
CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS.
On the 25th instant an athletic exhibi-
ton will be given in the Carroll Institute
gymnasium by its own members, which
will include many new features.
The principal object in holding the ex-
hibition is to establish records for that
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