Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-07

of game. One of the features Of the game
when both brothers are playing rs their
passing and combination
EXCITING CONTESTS PROMISED.
Crack Skaters Race mt the Rink
Next Week.
The lovers of fast skating in Washington
will soon have an opportunity to witness
the speed of some Of the most celebrated
skaters in this country. Next week a
quartet of these flyers will assemble at
the skating rink and compete for Ameri-
can and Canadian records. for all dis
tances from one mile up to five miles. The
rev racers are Harley and John +. David
son and Howard Moshier. Joe Donoghue
will be among the number. but he will be
required to hump himself 20 cross the line
first at the finish.
The events for the week will be as fol-
lows: Monday afternoon at o'clock, one
mile record; Tuesday afternoon. o'clock.
one-and-a- half-mile record "Wednesday
evening. O'Clock. two-mile record; Thurs
day evening, two-and-a-half-niler record;
Friday evening, three-mile record: Satur-
day afternoon four-mie record, and Sat-
urday evening, five-mile record.
The racers will all be in competition. 1t
will be remembered that In exhibition OF
speed Donoghue- established three new rec
ords during his recent visit to this city.
On February 10 he lowered the mile record
to LBS fiat. and on Saturday, February IL,
he lowered the two-mile record to 5:3oh
and the five-mile record to 14:47 "a.
Whether these records will stand the on
slaught of next week cannot he surmised
AT any event, some exceedingly close races
time. '.E'7'
The races will be held Monday and Tues
day afternoons because Of the hall' being
used at night on those days by the Nation-
al Guard. special matinee will be held
Saturday
The coming races are exciting interest I'm
other sections. and delegation of New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore people
VIII come over to witness the events. Out
side of DonoRhue, the racers are expert
bicyclists; and all hold a number of REG
ords. MANY of them wrested from Joe Dom
oghue. he having been beaten In previous
contests by all three. The Davidson BROTH
ers are the champion skaters of Canada
and Harley Davidson. il is predicted, will
be Donoghue's strongest competition.
Georgetown College Athletes,
The field and track athletes at Georgia
town College have not yet started In active
work. and so far the team to represent
the college at Berkeley Oval May 30 has
not been picked out. The annual spring
games OF the various classes will in all
probability be held about the middle OF
next month. Whatever may be the team
sent to uphold the colors of the college. II
is certain that a much better showing will
be made tt an any previous year. As IL is
at present, no one college will have an
easy time carrying or the honors and
Georgetown Is as apt to end az the head an
any other college team...-, -.. -.
One thing that may materialize in the
near future Is dual meet of a thletics be-
tween GEORGETOWN and Columbian Uni
versity. Both colleges are members of the
Intercollegiate Association, and II is very
apt that at this dual meet the teams OF
the respective colleges will be selected to
compete In New York Decoration day
The preliminary steps toward arranging
Tor the meet are now in course of progress
Manager Dick Douglas of Georgetown
starting the ball rolling in this direction.
M. A. c. Nine.
The students Of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College are preparing to organize the
base ball team for the coming year. They
are fortunate In having a good infieId and
as yet have not selected upon the out
field. Lewis is scheduled to play first base.
Burrows 1econd base; Fuller third base
and Harding, shortstop, the two last-namei
being the battery of the college last wear
Ihe students are after Mccain, the twirler
OF the Laurel team last year. and also
Nicholson and Harris, the battery for the
Rockville Athletic Club. The team last
year was exceptionally strong, but this
year the prospects are not SO bright
Prncticinx at Capitol Park.
The base ball team of Columbian Uni
versity has had good outdoor practice dur
Ing the week. The players are working
hard at Capitol Park, which has been ss-
cured for the season by the team The men
are coached by Gilroy and other WASH
ington players.
Nicholson of Rockville is trying for the
position OF pitcher. He is claimed to be
the best In the city, and there is hardly
any doubt that he will be placed in the
box.
Base Bail Notes.
be tea
that he thought the offer OF s1opW for
Langes services by the New York club
would tend 10 stiffen the Californian's
backbone.
Roger Connor gets 5000 FOR the season
from the st. Louis club. Cooley got s1.0JO
last year, and was offered 81. 800 for 1896.
According to the quotations of the market
for base ball players, Cooleys release is
worth $1,000; Connor's, 800. &C.,.
Cassiday. the Colonels' firsts baseman
about whom much has been said and
written, came from his Wilmington home
in the pink of condition. He is a strapping
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