The morning times., 1896-10-11

ing OF the men is affected ny the iach VI
practice.
The basketball team candidates are taS-
ing hard practice and tile selection Of the
team will he fiually made this Week
The delegates to the Basketball Lclgue,
which has its meeting tomorrow night, are:
Charles Mullen, William Wilkinson, ana
James Martin.
The junior basketball team of the club
is one OF The strongest III the city. anu pays
fast bail. The team is anxious to arrange
a SET of games with any Junior team I'D
the city. the age of whose members IS hoe
To exceed sixteen years.
Miiklnsun is takius ail-around WORK III
the gymnasium, and VIII Greene promises
To be Il good man in gymnastics.
Among the new men tukiDg regular prac-
lice IN the gymnasium under the direction
OF Robert Akers. are William Cooper, DE-
Lehman, James O'Connor, SOusa and Frank
Brinkley, n promising junior.
Mackiey. weil.kuowD amateur wrestler,
hopes To arrange several matches during
the season. With proper handling he
will become a strong wrestler In his class
The club proposes 10 give several smokers
during the coming season and viii MAKE
them especially attractive to the new
members.
New members are constantly being added
to the roll and several applications are
now awaiting action by the board.
The club Will give its last complimentary
hop of the season ON the goth instant.
President Brown is the recipient of
handsome ring from friends in Gotham.
WASHINGTON OUTING CLUB
The attendance at the clubhouse OF the
Washington Outing Club Is very much az
fected by tneirreguidraDd uncertain system
of railway transportation. II has great
hopes ana sets great store by the promise
Vs-sf ..,.l n
early day.
The baseball team, which has notsuffered
defeat tnis year, Will close It's setson to-
day Oh its grounds in game with team
from the Arlington Wheelmen Game
begins ut 2 O'Clock.
Lieat. Ludwig VIII again have charge OF
the gymnasium classes and hopes tn have
"A large attendance. He has some god
material from Inch to get out strong all
around men. Glasses Mil be held twice
each week, and probably Tuesday and
Thursdays " i'll be selected ut the next
board meeting.
Several stag smokers are In con
temptation and, of course, vii be made en-
Ioyable affairs.
For the lack OF IL suitable place in which
To practice basketball the club is pre-
vented from putting n team in the field
as 1t contemplated during early this sea
son.
GEORGETOWN VARSITY ATHLETICS.
The schedule of inter class football games
at Georgetown Varsity VIII be arranged
during the comlug week. Everything points
to a series OF exciting and weil-cuDlcsted
games.
The students very much regret the iron
rule se. down 10y the faculty winch prevents
all games with outside college or athletic
club teams. as the varsity ha Il stronger
IA I..f.. Int
would have no trouble in landinng good
majority of the games played. But the
rule viii not he DroIen.
The '9S team would undoubtedly be the
'varSit ty's representative eleven ana viii 1t
made up about as follows: Ferguson, center;
0'Leary and Callahan, guards; Head and
Ba Is, tackles, Dixon and NcAnerney, ends,
DevereauX, luar, ,erbdck; Rcardon and
Walsh, halfbacks. and Mcmahon. fullback.
Welcii, 81. will be manager of tie Zig
football team
Frank Smith, formerly Of Brown Cni-
| versity, is one of the late new arrivals,
| aud lie is a big, lroad-chested yOungSter,
| who will make Il speciality Of the weight
| and hammer events, and Will greatly
| strengthen a place on the athletic team
| Smith qualified last year in the Mott Haven
| games with hammer throw or / IS feet
lac has put tie shot, sixteen pounds, in
| compett ion forty aud fraction feet.
| Under Trainer Foley he VIII learn how Il
| Increase his distances several feet. He
| is large in every way and built after big
| Mahopey's style.
The splendid showing made by Eriscol
| in the inter r-collcgiatc tennis tournament,
| at New Haven last week was no surprise
to his friends, who have been keeping tat
| on his work. Coming through from Cali
| fornia, his home, he went directly to New
| Haven, aud with but little practice Sc
| cured place in the scmi-fiuals and won
| as already stated from Ware of Harvard
III two brilliantly played sets.
| The track men under the coaching u1
| Trainer Foley are already showing ini-
| proved form and in another week will be-
| gin to take on speed.
| Manager Walsh is showing n good y.
| ample to his mates by his earnest and
| regular work and is always among the
| last to leave the track. He is moving
|, in splendid form and will be heard from
| on November Z, the date of the invita-
| ton games at Georgetown.
Fox and Collins are doing clever worl
| in tile spTints: likewise s. A. Douglass. q
| younger brother of Robert, who was pr ON
inent in all lines of track work last yeaI
as well rs manager of athletics. The
latter is now studying law ut his home
| in North Carolina
| With the return Of Wcfers, the Chani pion
during the Week, all lines of athletic:
looked up, and his reception here afte
his many triumphs was cordial and O
| the most enthusiastic nature.
His many friends believe that Wefers
the king of spriDtcrs, will make yet
new record in the 100-yard dash. AL
things. seem possible to him in the recor,
line.
McAnerney, in the 12O and 22O-yard
hurdles. is going in his usual easy fashio
and he and DevereauX, in the 12O-yard
hurdles will, during the next season b
prominent as timber tOppers, in colleg
athletics. The latter has long lea
over the low hurdles without loss of stride
Young Prince. formerly of the small
boys side, has come over to the other sid
of the building, and is already taking
prominent part in the track. He is
very promising quarter miller. has goo
action and wind, and Is fast acquirin
form and speed.
Rumadka will begin active training i
the 100 and 22O yards next week, an
In both will undoubtedly make place.
Dan Mccarthy. captain of last year
baseball team, has been made temporar
manager. He has great confidence in tn
material for next years team, which h
believes will be a winner
Joe Daly. of the law department, an
Cornell Institute boy, is undoubtedly
coming miller He handles himsel
we'll and has good action and considerabl
speed. both OF which he is improving dali,
This is no joke.
Big George Mahoney, the idol of all tn
students, and the champion of colleg
pitchers. will return tomorrow and a co
dial welcome is in store for him.
1t is hoped to make the invitation traC
and field games of November T. the be-
ever given at Georgeto wn Field. nun
Der of the big colleges have already prom
ised to send down their best men in III
several lines.