The morning times., 1896-05-17

gym, after an extended absence in the
South.
Big Joe DAILY is back again and taking
practice in the classes He is rapidly
Improving, after quite an indispOsition.
Joe BeckIey keeps up his good work.
and is rapidly improving in his general
work.
successes III tumDling, are adding new
features iii that line to their list of spe-
cialty work.
The Poodle Club is proving a greater
success than was ever hoped for it. The
club will bowl every Saturday night dur
ing the summer. 1t is suggested that
in order to improve the bowling of the MEM
hers, they pay a fine for missing spares"
instead of for rolling off the alley.
EASTERN ATHLETIC CLUB.
Considering the short time the Eastern
Athletic Club baseball team has been
playing together, it is making a good
showing against the strongest teams in
the Athletic League. 1t will devote the
time up TO its next game, May 80. to de-
velopment of team work. The members
OF the club are quite enthusiastic over the
prospects OF the team; indeed, the entire
eastern section of the city is enthusiastic
over its representatives.
The errors made in recent games were
are not at all discouraged. The season
is young yet.
Manager Thomas Ellis is working hard
for the success OF the team.
George Gates, at left field, is a hard and
earnest worker, and sets n good example
to his fellow players who are all, how
ever. doing their level best 10 Win.
The bicycle contingent will leave the
clubhouse this morning at 1880 O'Clock for
q run To OccOuuan Falls.
CiuD runs hlc taken on Wednesday and
Friday evenings.
Instructor Fred Wicsbader has team
of gymnasts in training on the parallel bars,
and they Will make thcir first appearance
in public at the entertainment of the Nigi-
liant Athletic Club, at odd Fellows Hall,
southeast, next week.
In addition TO these, the featherweight
sparrers of the club, Charles Dunn ana
Wallace Greenfield, Will give an eXhibi-
tion three rounds in boxing. They are both
very clever With the mitts.
The baseball team. as finally selected
and in daily practice, is composed OF Ii.
Gates, Z. Raab, j Graff, Wolfe, Wright,
Quig!ey, Hcnaker, Ellis, Beall, George
Gates. II Greene, J Bolger, Ed Winkelman
Frank Raab, Charles Dunn and Fl. Andre go
almost enough good material from which
TO make up two strong teams.
GEORGETOWN VARSITY.
The series of games with the University
of Virginia closed the Georgetown Varsity
baseball season at home. The team Will
leave early next week on its northern trip,
and it is Capt. Harle VS. fondest hope tina;
the team VIII do nearly as well abroad as
it has done at home this season. The re-
suits have been most gratifying, and from
an uncertain quantity the team has worked
itself to very prominent position in col
"a ~
George Mahoney belong a large slice OF
credit for the success or the seas0n-to the
one for his good coaching md TO the other
for his uneXCelled pitching. He stands
almost invinCible.
Field and track sports and lawn tennis
will now have the undivided attention Of
the candidates for athletic honors, and
hard daily practice will Dc the rule. espe-
cially for those who are TO go TO Mott
Haven for the intercollegiate games to be
held on May % and 80. The team will
be made up from among Wefers, Walsh,
Fox, McA nerny, Holt, Gallagher, McEl-
hone, MCRae, Dillon, and DAILY.
Whatever the makeup OF the team. it
will certainly return this year with a
larger percentage ofpoints than ever before.
The excellent work of Wefers last week.
when he cqua led the word's-his own rec
ords-iS stn the talk OF the college and
of those who saw it,
The excellent alI-round showing OF all
who competed speaks well for the future
of the Blue and the Gray in athletics
The lawn tennis contingent is working
hard TO get in shape for the Southern
Tennis Association ChairmanShi which
are 10 begin in the Bachelors courts on
Tuesday next. Harry X. Cover. the un-
firing manager of tennis. has put the
courts in excellent condition, and they
ara used daily by some 800 players.
Among those who have entered for
championship hOnCrs are Driscoll, who SO
handily defeated GoodfellOw on Thurs
day aud is now the local college champion:
Cover. Tobin Mcmahon and Egan.
The senoirS have passed the ordeal Of
au examination in electricity, light and
heat. Next Sunday, May "a. the annual
election of officers OF the Athletic AsSG-
citation occurs. There are TIVE strong tickets
in the field and supporters Of each are
hustlng for votes and pulling wires in true
political fashion The present officers have
generally given satisfaction. They have, at
least, worked to Dc SO. but it IS awfuIly
hard to even predict what tie outcome of
college election will be.