The evening times., 1895-09-30
NOTES OF LOCAL ATHLETES
Columbia Turn -Verein Opens Its
Indoor Season Tonight.
"Big Mike" MahOney Plays Again
with GeOrgetOwn-Capita Bicycle
Clubs ong-Distunce Runs.

The Columbia Turn-verein will open its
indoor athletic aud social season with
"a big smoker and gymuastic exhibition
at its rooms on street tonight. A splen-
did programme will be presented.
Word received from his new field OF
labors, as physical instructor with tie
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad department of the
Young Meus' Christian Association at
Philadelphia, Indicates that Prof. John
Sims is more than pleased with the out
look, and that the season which opens
tomorrow night promises TO he "a most
successful one.
Robert Dick Douglas has Eecn elected
manager i'll charge of field and track ath-
letics at Georgetown University. He is a
practical and earnest worker. and will do
much 10 advance the work OF the large
number of promising athletes, who hope
TO ma Ike the q Id blue and gray more prom
nent than ever in the field of college ath-
letics. .
Big Mike Mahoney will return To George
town College to enter the medical depar.
nIent tomorrow, and will again assume
his position as pitcher OH the hall team.
With the return of some of the old players
and the coming of new material the team
will he almost as strong as last springs
remarkable aggregation.
Dick Harley will play left field. and
captain the team. which will have Nc
Carthy. centcrficId, and Reartion in right.
Among the new men Will be Colcii..-:.,
catcher for Rock Hill last year; McLaugh
lin, third base of the Engle wood Field
Club. and formerly of FOrdham College;
Tracey. the crack pitcher of Fordhani Col
lege. will enter the Law School, aud play
on the college team.
Harley, in addition to his other duties.
will coach and train the team. especially
in batting. and practice will continue as
long as the open season lasts.
There w i'll be no football team at George
town this year except for exercise among
its own students. II is more than likely
that Il lacrosse team will be organized.
The annual fan field and track games
W ill be held about November 1.
A handball court W i'll be built and the
game will receive special attention. As
soon as a team is orga nzed series OF
games VIII he arranged and entries Will
BE- made i'll tl.e several nearby openevents
and IN the big handball meet in May in
New York City.
The members OF the Capital Bicycle
Club during the past season have covered
a greater number of miles on club runs
than were made by all the other clubs
put together. Every nook and corner of
the adjacent States have been visited and
the riders have profited much in learning
the nature of the roads Travelled md VIII
in consequence know which to take and
which to avoid in making future runs.
In addition to this the runs have been
source of much pleasure TO those who
made them
About 1900 miles have been Travelled
and these include short runs OF which
no note was made and the following runs.
which give the number OF riders in each.
and IN lies Travelled. aggrcgating in them
selves nearly 1000 miles, nearly all of
which were covered under the capable di-
rect ion of Capt. J. Bart Hills. The mem
bcrs w i'll during the season at hand, con-
fine themselves to short runs.
Follow ing is the official table or runs
made up to last week. giving the number
of riders III each and miles Travelled from
the club house TO certain points and re-