The morning times., 1896-04-19
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
D0Ings in Amateur Circles on
Water and AfieId.
ROWING SEASON OPENS
Warm w Gather Brings Out Ca ndIdates
for Many Crews-Bicycling Ma king
1nroads on General Athletics-POto-
macs VIII Have IA Fast Eight-The
Georgetown-CoIum Games.


three boat clubs of this city may have for
not rowing during the past week. they can
not make the lack OF good warm weather
an excuse.
1T has been ideal rowing weather, and
such that should have been taken advantage
OF and that regularly, especially in view OF
the fact that two of the clubs have races on
band for the 23d and 30th of next month.
respectively, with the naval cadets at An
napolis. The c. A. c. has the first of the
two dates, and the Potomac boys have the
latter
Information COMES from Annapolis that
The embryo adHlirals have emerged from
the gymnasium after good long siege OF
training and muscle building, and have
taken 10 the boats, and are working ike
beavers.
Now With this handicap hanging over
them the local oarsnien should not stand
idly by and wait for something to turn up
They have no easy task before them.
What the makeup Of the several GREY
from the respective clubs Will he cannot
more than be conjectured now. Some OF
the old, or seasoned, oarsnien Will contest
with number OF new men for seats in the
'eigbts' and 'fOurs,' and Indications now
point TO an active season and to strong
crews all around, which will be able to hold
their own with the average conlers from
anywhere.
BICYCLING HAS THE CALL.
Bicycling has interfered very much with
land well as water sports, and there is no
denying the fact that this latest. and now
very popular sport, has made great inroads
into the established lines OF athletic sports
and this is only the beginning. Is it any
wonder, then, that there is only Que man
now who is willing To train for a boat
race, or an event on track or field, where
formerly there We're at least half 4 dozen?
The question which is giving those who
are interested in these sports and in their
management much trouble is how TO over
come this inroad nd retard this DETECTION
and re-establish aud revive an interest in
the sports and contests which only few
years ago brought TO the scene Of the con
test, either on river or lake, or to the
cinder path and the athletic field, not only
| those who took part, but large throngs OF
spectators as well, to cheer and encourage
the athletes in their work.
To the comparatively few who remain
true to first principles and train and work
hard and earnestly for the love of anna
teur sports is due a more than ordinary
amount of credit, a nd their work should be
| encouraged in every way by their club
mates. Especially can this encouragement
| be shown by the presence in large numbers
OF members at the lighthouses and ou the
| athletic field.
DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE.
The Bowling League tenpin series has at
| last come to an end and the championship
won after loug. hard struggle, and prob
| ably the most hotly contested series in the
| history of local bowling
When two such teams as the Carrollsa nd
| Washington Athletics bowl fOrty-eIght
| games 10 a tie and ueceSsitate the play
| ing OF three games more TO decide the su-
! periorlty of either, ii means good, hard
| work and excellent bowling. The bowlers
| have well earned u rest.
| Next season the league will be larger
| and a great factor in its series Will be
| the strong team which the popular SaengeT-
| bund will enter. it will undoubtedly con-
| tain. among Others, Spiess, Burdine and
| Schlaich. who were well known as the
| star bowlers of the Buena Vista team
Two other organiza tions which have lots
or good bowlers are contemplating the