Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-23
CONTESTS IN THE GYM.
Who Will Take Part In the Coming
Tournament.

CONTESTS IN THE GYM.
Who Will Take Part In the Coming
Tournament.
Only four contestants will represent seven
athletic clubs of the District outside the
c. A. c. in the gymnasium contests next
Wednesday evening. On the part of the
winged arrow people. though. the interest
taken is great, and every event viii be
sharply contested. Instructor Crossley pre-
diets: Every record will be smashed, and
every man that wins is champion in his
Glass;
The opening of the exhibition to the
ladies was a popular move, and the pros
poets are bright for a crowded house and
successful entertainment.
Some half-a-dozen reasons have con-
tr1butad to make the affair-not an inter-
gymnasium ccntest-but an annual exhibi-
ton of the Columbia members. The Y. NJ
c. A. representatives say that last year the
G. A. C.'s invited them to enter a field day
and even offered them the use of Van Ness
Park. This offer was accepted, a strong
team collected, the men put in training and
the contests never came off.
The question of reference was settled sat
isfactorily to all by the selection of George
Goldie, instructor of athletics at Princeton.
If the prizes had been announced two
weeks earlier it would have been better all
around No man likes to put himself to
good deal of trouble and not know what he
is to be rewarded with If successful They
were placed on exhibition oil Thursday and
consist of silver-backed hat brushes, three
fine clocks, one of handsome marble; sill
yer smoking set opera glasses, gold scarf
pins, gold cuff buttons. mackintosnes, hats,
good umbrellas, silver mounted whisk
broom. handsome inkStard and an elegant
ly chased thermometer. together with a
silver salver.
Entries for the Events.
The list of entries was gathered from the
Instructors of the several clubs.
In the high jumping the c. A C. are sure
of both first and second places, as the only
entries are Royce Hough and Arthur Nc
Elhone. McElhone may spur Hough on to
do his best, and if he is in good condition
he should break the District record of five
feet eleven inches, now held by himself.
AT the pole vaulting there will also be no
entries outside the c. A c., but a good ex-
hibition is expected in this, notwthst landing
that fact. Harry Green of the Y. NJ. c. A
holds the District record at nine feet five
inches, and his non-appearance is much to
be deplored, as he is thought good for two
or three inches more. The Columbia record
is nine feet four inches. and the wearers of
the red and blue McElhone, Dudley and
Emmons. Whether McElhone will finally
appear is doubtful, as he injured his leg
the ice last winter, and his physician has
cautioned him not to use it. Charley Dudley
and Frank Emmons are, however. good
vaulters Both have done nine feet four
pretty contest will take place when
Sewell. Craig and Ross, with their winged
arrows, and Morsell and Trott. bearing the
red triangle, meet on the flying rings. All
five are experienced in their line. and while
either Sewell or Ross may capture first
place, the outcome is doubtful. as Ernest
Morsell is thought to be reasonably sure of
second place, and will make a strong pull
to head the list. Broad jumping is an
event that usually brings out large num-
Der of entries. Quinn of the Carroll 1nsti-
tute was expected to be in this. but injured
his stomach about A week ago, and has
dropped out. The Columbia members-Bob
Elder, Tom Craig and Milstead-in this will
try conclusions with McCabe of the Light
Infantry. He is nearly six feet in height,
weighs about 100 pounds and is very ac-
tive. If he can equal his broad jump made
when in training he will prove hard man
to beat Elder has heeled the mark at nine
Another event is the hitch and kick
Earl Quackenbush of the y. NJ. c. A. holds
the District stand, and at eight feet four
inches but he is not entered, and more is
the pity Instructor Crowley's men are
Hough. Elder, Dudley and kirkland. Hough
and Elder are the men between whom the
first prize is said to lie.
The exercises on the parallel bar are to he
between Messrs. Sewell, Ross and Allen.
all belonging to the big club house on G
street. For this a good deal depends on
how the program is arranged
If the flying rings come before the bars,
Allen, not being down for anything else.
will stand better chance, as being per-
fectly fresh. Sewell and Ross will also be
seen on the horizontal bar They Will be
subject to competition from another Co.
lumba man. Reynolds. and a good one at
that.
There are ly two batteau boards in the
District that at the Light Infantry ar
mory and the other at the c. a. c. The
infantry will not be represented, and so
Basil Duke, James Shelley and Bob Elder
will fight it out between them. Duke has
,;rrht foo ciy incl i'm a
so far that is the Columbia'S best.
When it comes to see who can put the
sixteen-pound shot a large amount of
Drawn and muscle will be exhibited.
The w. L. l. c. are championed by John
Waters He makes his first attempt at
putting the shot in competition win but
little preliminary practice. The c. A. c.
entries are "Tubby" Dickinson, Beiknap,
Harry King, Perkins, Hampton and Adam
Johnson. Dickinson, Johnson and Belknap
are heavy weights, tipping the scales with
in few pounds of two hundred each. The
list of entries as just given are from In
structor John Crossley, but he has a
very mysterious way of doing things some
changes may be made at the last minute.
Two Judges to De Chosen.
Two other judges as assistants to Mr..
Goldie will be announced later, as will also
the other officers of the contest 1t is I'M
fortunate that tumbling and wrestling were
left out when the program was made up,
as the latter event would have brought out
representatives from nearly every athletic
organization in Washington. and the for
mer might have had the effect of inducing
the Y NJ C. A. to enter regular team.
Dcpnrtmentul Base Ball League.
The work of getting the affairs of the
Departmental Base Ball League in shape
for the season Is progressing. slowly. A
chief-of- umpires has not been selected as
yet but will be in a week or SO. Joseph
X S:rasburger, who has the score card
privilege al National Park, will act as a
sort of general manager. looking after the
financial affairs of the league more espe-
cially. 1t is contemplated issuing ladies'
complimentary pass books
Three clubs have applied for admission
since the first meeting of the league and
they are the government printing office,
Washington Light Infantry Athletic AS
ISOLATION and geological survey. AS the
application of the interstate commerce has
been rejected the seven original clubs now
re main, the District Commissioners, the
city post office, general post office, War
and Navy, Treasury Department pension
office and bureau of engraving and print
ing.
The rule permitting only government
employes as members. it is held. he