The evening times., 1896-01-12
OoIngs in Amateur Circles in
Gymnasium and kfield.
HOCKEY TEAMS ORGANIZING
leo Palace the New Field for Athletcs-
c. a. L. basketball Team-'.Nig
I'm BOhcmi.t'-To Break Records at
Carroll Institute-Infantry Ath-
letics-Eastern a. c. Players.

their steel runners, long since laid aside
and preparing themselves for a lCng sea
son Of sport.
The more expert are in practice for tn,
series of all sorts or games 10 prepara tlon
for the pleasure ami excitement OF th
looker-on as well us for the participants
The game OF hockey, very popular IL
Canada. where there are many expert
players, promises to become II fix turs
here. especially since the Canadian team
from the Queens University made III
appearance here during the week.
Already several local teams are being
organized. When these are going Well
and have mastered the points or the game
frequent games with the team from Balti
more will serve as another Deg on which I,
hang the rivalry SO very strong aireat,
between the two cities.
The fist game will be played the latter
part Of this month, and w Ill be one OF th(
strong features of the Indoor athletic sea
son.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
At meeting OF the board Of governors
OF the Columbia Athletic Club held or
Thursday evening a bowling COMMITTEES
was appointed consisting OF MesSrs. W. E
Meyers, chairman: T. IL. Callan, aud E
III. Harmon.
The Committee Will at once proceed tc
arrange schedules and all else uecessary
Ia begin the club championships during
the cunning week, in ten prizes, and for the
pony ball games.
The several cummiiLees have been hard
at work upon matters pertaining to tho
late successful carnival aud are nearing
the crmpietion OF their work, when u full
report will be made.
"a ~. n rqnnirtpp and
renovating the clubhouse, necessary after
the general tearing out on account OF the
carnival, is completed the club will give
an entertainment on grand scale TO the
lady assistants and others who aided in
making the carnival so signal a success
The fele will be given in The gymnasium
some evening next month, and will be en-
titled An Evening in Bohemia" and will
Consist OF musical and literary numbers
and other forms OF entertainment by tai
ent of high order.
Practice will begin in earnest during
the week by members who are candidates
for the basketball team. There is enough
good material to form two or three strong
teams. During the practice the material
will be sifted down until a team is formed
which will be able to successfully COM
pete with the strongest league teams.
Among those who are now at practice
In the gym are the McConvilie brothers,
wisner, HccoN, Parsou, Magee, Clarke.
Hooker, Wells, Maupin, Beall, Duke. Un-
derwood. Tallmadge and Cabrera.
There is a coed prospect of forming a
hockey team to play games at Convention
Hail with other local teams now forming
and with visiting teams.
Cabrera, who so successfully rode In
the cycle circuit, will, during the coming
season, devote himself to track athletic
sports, making sprinting his specially. He
is already a sprinter of some merit, ard
with proper coaching Will make his mark
In the short dashes.
The adult class in physical training Will
this week begin its work under proper
direction and later in the season Will give
public exhibition of its work.
Among those who viii take up the work
are: Fred Smith, Dr. W. r. King, Roy
Taylor, Edwin Joyce, Alex Shaw, J. Flynn,
j. $. Zeigler, Alex Grant, Arthur Kerr.
Edward Thompson, Con Becker, DR.. Ward
to take the time.
CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS.
Since the date OF February 6 has been
fixed for the Carroll Institute exhibition
and championships, the members of the gym
nasium classes have been more earnestly
than ever, IL that is possible, at work pre-.
pairing for their several lines.
The physical training classes have become
SO popular that OH an average OF two
hundred members take exercise in the
gym" each week.
The five pound dumbbell drill, intro
duced by Prof. Joyce, is a rapid developer
and is very popular.
1t is necessary to state that no kind OF
games, whether basketball or wbatnot, are
allowed to interfere with the regular class
work. Each department has its time for
work.
New entries for the championships are
promised each day, and the competition
will be quite extensive.
Gallagher, who now holds the Institute
championship in shot putting, will have
strong competitors in Murphy, Open
heimer and P. J. Daily. 1t is probable
that the District record put may be
equaIled. s- -..a
The broad and high jumpers are getting
in good shape, and also threaten the local
records.
AL. Becker, who now has the Institute
record In the pole vault, will have to work
hard to hold It.
Pearson and Hughes Will each make a
strong effort to win in the catch-as-catcb-
can wrestling in the 1 35 pound class. Pear.
son won the bout last year.
The basketball team is in good shape for
us COiilluS SdAitS III ltdSue seEitS.
The game with the Infantry in the in.
stitute gym, on Tuesday evening next, will
undoubtedly be a contest of the star order.
Both teams will work as they never worked
before to win.
The reserves and junior teams are play.
ing well. They do not seem to be able to
get a game with other teams, and which
they are SO anxious to arrange. Some
of the local reserve teams ought to give
them q game.
The ladies' classes are doing better
work than ever, and the drills arranged by
Prof. Joyce are very popular and bene-
ficial. Large numbers of ladies come in
on class days to see the fair gymnasts at
work.
LIGHT INFANTRY Y4ATHLETICS.
A large crowd of '.rooters" will ac-
company the Light Infantry basketballteam
to witness the game with the Carroll
Institute in their gym. next Tuesday
evening. Manager House has requested all
''rooters' to wear the w. L. I. colors, blue
and white.
The team has q mascot in the share of
a bull pup, whose name is brigham
As the armory is not likely to be rented
for a food show there will be no inter-
ruption 10 the general practice of basket.
ball.
The new regulation basket now in use
in the gym. is great Improvement over
the old one, and should be adopted by
all the other teams.
1t is reported that the c. A. C. wants to
arrange a game of basketball with the
soldier boys. The latter state that they
are willin'.
Joe Horan, of the z. NJ C. A., one of the
best all around gymnasts and acrobats in
the District, has Joined the corps and has
been made physical instructor. He win
have plenty OF good material to develop.
Gleason, Gilroy and Wnklesnan, Of last