Evening star., 1896-01-18

the experience of the present season, as
cleaned by the xsting league. 1t Is likely
that National Guard league will be organ
lied and doomed for all it is worth.
TO FORM HOCKEY LEAGUE.
Local Skaters Take Advantage Of
Their Opportunities.
There is movement on foot to establish
hockey league in the city, with the skat-
ing rink the battle ground scene. Messrs.
Frank Libbey and III. e. Crock are behind
the matter of forming the Washington
Hockey Club, and the organization is well
under way. The team will be composed
from Messrs. Goodrich. Spur. Ciapp, ]. v.
Tierney, Downey, A. H. Dawson, Hutchin-
son, Royce Hough, II. X. Gibson. C. j.
Allen, Ennis. Charles Greene, Harry Cal
ther and William Dinwiddie. The above
named are mostly members Of the Capital
Bi. Club and the Military Cyclists, though
Ennis is a son OF Capt. Ennis Of the bar
racks, while Greene is the president Of the
Eastern Cycle Club.
The projectors secured permission of the
managers Of the rink to use the place for
practice in the morning. Beginning with
this week they have the full use of the ice
during the hour from to 3 O'Clock In the
morning, and for the past two or three
days all Of the players have been in prac-
tfce. The best men OF the lot will be pick
ed out, and the team Of seven men will be
while the fourteen men will be kept SO as
to form two teams to play for practice.
Mr.. Libbey viii captain the team, and Mr..
Crook attend to the management.
There are also other steps on foot to orga-
n;ze similar clubs for a league. The man-
agement of the ice palace is favorable to
this. and have given encouragement to the
scheme giving many privileges. A team is
ffNr liars
OF the Washington Road Club, though its
composition tas not as yet been selected.
w. T. Robertson viii captain that team
A hockey team is also beng formed at the
Columbia Athletic Club, the movement be-
ing started during the week
According to the plans Of the manage
ment OF the ice rink, a hockey league Of
local clubs would be desirable, to consist of
not more than four clubs. Only one game a
week would be played, to ascertain the feel
ing of the public in the game, and if a sue
cess. the league could be enlarged, Lore
clubs be admitted, and games played often
clubs, and no charge would be made for the
time allowed for practice.
hockey league has been formed among
the students of Georgetown University and
so far three clubs have been organized The
Little river is the scene of the games, and
the playing is hot and heavy The various
classes have organized as follows:
Class of OF. Delaney, Higgins, Cassidy
c. Shea, Tremoulet and Welch.
Class of '9s-J. Walsh, Ferguson, A. J..
Devereux, Reardon, P. Mcmahon and D.
Sullivan.
Glass of '99-P. Fleming, Jerry Delaney,
| Maloney, Holt Lambert and Gillisse.
So far, only two games have been played,
| both during the week. The class of ';lS play
| ed with the class Of 90 and lost by score
| Of to 3. In a second game of the class of
| '9S with the class Of ~, the last-named
| team came off the victor after close and
exciting struggle, by score OF to 2.
Thn ,,v,s1, oio1e
| the students more under personal super
| vision had in mind the erection of a large
pond in the college grounds for the use of
the skaters. The idea was abandoned, how
ever, the boys ridicuIing the idea.
suggestion is Offered to the authorities
| of th- bathing beach to afford more secure
facilities for getting on and off the ice at
that place. For the past two weeks the
| and the shore has been very dangerous, and
| more than one person fell overheard for a
| good drenching.
Refnstatenaent of Wefers.
| The dismissal Of the charge of profess
| sionalism against B. ]. Wefers the cracl,
| sprinter, is a source Of much qualification
| to his fellow students The whole affair
| was brought up by Wefer's classmates at
Georgetown College, Washington. Recent
| ly the board Of governors Of the A. A. L.
| ruled that an athlete who accepted a purse
| Of money for his superiority in athletics
/ was professional The Georgetown BOYS
| thougnt this was aimed at wefers. and
Walter 8. Mantin, president of the college
| athletic association, wrote to Secretary Sui
! Hyan. and in q strong letter showed that
| Wefers wss not to blame. On the strength
| Of this letter and the affidavits which ac.
companietl it, the special committee was
| appointed, with the result that Wefers was
/ cleared of the charge
| 0-
/ Discussing an Old Tooth Brush.