The morning times., 1896-03-15
What Is Going On In the
GymnaSiumS.
NOW FOR OUTDOOR WORK
Baseball Teams Are Organizing and
the Fields Are Being
Shaped UF.


tines are just beginning TO get into good
working shape, ready 10 take on the I'M
fshinE touches ''for form" and stay.
n-door work with its limited possibilities
was again taken up aud will do tn some
extent 10 keep the muscles limbered up.
II is the general impression throughout
the country that our athletes, which include
the rowing men, have many advantages Tor
eaTlv pra ctice and work over other or
rather over Northern and Eastern sections,
hut this is 4 mistaken notion.
We are as ma On hampercd 10y late, un-
fayorah bic often cold, weather as the most
Of the colleges. whose open events gen
orally preccde those OF athletic clubs.
From present indications, Eotwltlistand-
ing the interruption TO effective practice
our local field and track men, especially
these who are To be entered at Mott Haven
by Georgetown and Columbian Universities.
VIII alvc competitors in their several lines
a hot IuSsIe for points at the MCtt Haven III
tercoIlegiate meet next month.
ALL WASHINGTON CONTEST.
Now that tie basketball league series is
almost at an end it j. 81 escst~d That ihc
season for this sport be closed with one hIg
game or SCI of return games hui Wech li'c
present champions, the Light Infantry team
and "A team composed OF the best men IN the
several positions selected from tie Cthcr
teams in tst. IGagGC, forming an aL-HiiSh-
lnEtun team.
such a game or games would undoubtedly
Be of great interest ana would attract iaT%e
crowds.
Ia Drdcr tEat proper team WORK couia i'e
gotten Out Of tie players selected 10 form
ono Team. a reason. l!e time, say fort
nights. practice SHOULD be allowed, ara
tn :hat wav make the contest All ihe more
Interesting and without fear Of having
lop-sided score.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
AS predicted in TEe Times last Sunday.
VIII Dore carried Off the prize and the cham
p!ouShip CT the Columbian Athletic Club IN
teu-pins.
Tie lrn-pin tournament closed during the
past week was eninently successful III more
ways than one mainly, though, N aiousinE
the lateHt interest in the dub bowling.
The nine pin series. open % club msIahcrs
ONLY and begun with last night games,
promises 20 be equally Interesting.
Most or the success Of The ten pm series
was due TO tie untlrinG efforts oI T. NJ
Harmon. Cl aiTman OF the bowling commit
tee. VITO worked early and late to awaken
an interest and to secure entries. and I'D
an iFat Cuuil Ice done to run JEr several
assignments off on Gates scloGuic!. II"
and his committee will undoubtedly make
like success or Jhe current small hai
tournament.
u
was pleasing & BIS friends. ana his eCC'eeS
in landing first prize in his class VIII rn' our
ace um 10 keep up hiS practice aud Try for
.sexpcrI'' l50nOr> next.
Tie amusement committee is preparing
for several entertainments Tor club IN, III
bcrs. to hc given al an early date. ii ls
Quite likely ts.at the smoker, given TO
ladies several weeks ago VII loo rel enjed
shortly.
Candidates for tie several crews who be
gin i'm n week or jwg TO Ia Ac up IarC IFtc-
ucc are training for seats in lie "ciZits''
and IourS,'' ard in Tie fCInCT especially
10 get in shape for The race at Annapolis
wita IA. MIGuil- on Man -.
Lieut. Charlie Baker Las lots of good
material I'D hfnI 1hiS year from which 10
get out several fast crews.
Nothing definite has Yet been done ia
The matter OF securing a physical in
slruc,0r The subject is still under aG-
vlsrmcnt ami requires careful cons IGeTT-
zion for several reasons, ana the manage
mcnt Of the club is very properly going
low in the matter.
CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS.
The members OF The gymnasium classes
Of Carroll Institute promise 10 give an eX-
hibition Of class ana individual work on
April / such as has seldom been equalcd
here. ana TO that end are putting in lots of
work under the careful direction OF Prof
Joyce.
A fea'ure is being made OF physical
drills Tor the perfect development, OF the
body.
In addil ion to the general EymnastC ana
acrObatic work. feature viii toe made OF
light ana heavyweight boxing by some Of
the best local amateur talent; also fencing
by experts
Leo CassIn is a gain at work in the Gymanl
practising hard for his brother act With
Prof Joyce.
Sine. the Introduction or the battute
board a number of the members Of advanced
classes have become quite expert Among
the good leapers are Kane, Buckley, Nc
CIuskev CasSin, DAILY, McAfec, and Mangln.
Among the new workers in the gym VINO
promise wei are C W. johnson. c. w.
Howard. J. II. Dyer, i. a. Shilling. F. II.
Leelch. II II. Miller. E. w. Tanner, ID.
V. Chadwick, s. ". Wimberly, and W. T.
Suit
Entries Tor the Institute championships
close on The 2Sth instant
The bowling team went over 10 Balti-
more on Tues s8ay last and played a return
set OF tenpns. ana repeated the dose given
here ana won the fan set Of three games.
In the league series the team has PLAYED
a strong uphill game ana is now dangerously
near first place. held for some time by
the W. A. C., and Will be tied for that
place if Fridays protest is not allowed.
EASTERN ATHLETE &c CLUB.
During the coming week the Eastern i III
letic Club viii Ike possession OF its new
quarters ou Eighth street. No. 500. On
account cf an increasing membership. il
was found necessary TO secure larger
quarters
The entertainment given for the club
Dcnefit on Thursday evening was decidedly
Il big success, financially and artistiCally.
IL rrgflifl4 fh11 flp affair may no ra-
peated at an carly date.
The statement published of the last base
ball league meeting that the application Of
the c. A. c. LaG been rejected, placed that
club in a false light. lis application had
been filed, but for several good reasons il
was withdra WI, the management claims,
before action WAS had and the club should
have credit for this; for its application
was wIthdra WI 10y il, and not rejected by
the league.
II win play Independent games during the
season.
Tie basketball team hopes during the
coming week to play off its last postponed
game with the COrc0ran Cadets
The committee having il is charge lis ar
FanEtag fer an excursion, 10 be given on
June IL.
A ssstant Director Louis Gebick ke. OF
the Marine Band, is an enthusiastic member
of the clnt aud 10 his efforts much OF the sue
cess of the musical part Of Thursdays pro
gram is due.
The baseball contingent is hard at work,
aud hopes to make a good showing during
the coming season. Among the Candi-
oates for The team IS Horace Bel, one OF
the crack inficldcrS OF The District: Ray
mOnd Roderick, wel-known pitcher, is
getting his arm into shape; Ed. Raab is
nearly always in condition, his work on