The times., 1897-09-26

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State CtlIege eleven, joined the team
during the past week and is fast getting
into shape. He is a prominent candidate
for quarterback.
The excellent coaching of Wells, Shields,
and the Taussig boys is bearing fruit and
the rough places are becoming smooth
day by dav, and the prospects now are
that the team win be d fast one and able
TO give good account Of itself.
Beginning with the coming week
-sTubby' Dickinson, who has been troubled
with a sore hand, viii report for practice,
and at the end of the month old Reliable
MCGOWAN will once more be with the team.
1t is greatly regretted that Reeve Lewis
could not see his way clear u join his club
mates on the team, but his work on Co
lumban arsity te am aturally pre-
cluded all hopes of enliSting his valuable
aid in the service OF the Winged Arrow.'
Games with strong outof-town teams
ere constantly being added u the schedule,
and, in addition to those already published,
negotiations are now pending for games
with Johns Hopkins and the Richmond
Athletic Club.
Carroll Institute Athletics.
The season at hand promises TO tie
among tire most active in the history Of
Carroll Institute. Athletically, muSicaliy.
dramatically and socially 1T is hoped by
the management to miske this the banner
year. The managers of the several depart
meuts have almost completed their plai's
for the season, and unless there Is a ma te
rial change Ia the staff Of Officers in the
coming election, the plans as outlined VIII
be carried out, and all lines viii b. booref.
One ot the prominent features win be
the excellent orchestra composed Of C.
members. which last year, under the direc-
tion Of Mr.. LeDley, made quite reputation
for itself as Il strong, well-trained nu-
sical organization. This season IT. viii be
enlarged by the addition OF the George
town Orchestra, which in itself was a
strou g aud favorite oreanization- Theatnal
gamat ted orcheStras VIII be under the di-
recticn and management of Mr.. Leppley.
: leader Of excellent ability has been de
cided upon, and he viii shortly take up
rehearsals. The library is another feature
of the Institute, and under Mr.. Lepley has
grown to healthy proportions in the pas /
year.
! The annual election of Officers viii be
| held on October 7, and nominations VIII
close on September 30 for president, vice
| president, secretary and treasurer and four
members or the board. President N T.
! Taylor Das proven a most efficient officer
ana Ills popular administration has oonsid.
| erably aided the Institute TO gain health Y
| growth He win VA ndoubtedly be reelected.
TIE social season VIII be- opened with an
assembly on Monday evening, October 4.
| The committee, OF which George T Cox
I l. oh 81,
most enjoyable affair.
The work in the gymnasium began last
week and brought cut Il large attendance
| on each class night. The basketball team
viii take up its practice next week and
/ Trof Joyce hopes to get together team
which under the national rules ought TO
make IL interesting for other league teams,
| The bowling alleys are again alive with
| bowlers, and tie members who are candi-
dates for the league team are preparing
for high averages here as in other alleys,
| Members of tae team viii be chosen from
those WHO make the highest averages in
| competition. Tony Rice, Of last year
team, will probably bowl on it again. He
| is now the worthy president o the bowling
! league.
Washington Saengerbund.
The bowling nights for individual aver
| ages Of candidates for the Washington
| Saengerbund bowling team began last
week, and already give promise OF an un-
usually strong team.
Each man is expected to bowl twenty
/ games, ana tie five highest viii compose
the league team. Burdine, one of the
! SaCnger's strongest bowlers, win play
| on the team again, unless he should fall
| down In his averages. In game Ias5
week he bowleda l95 as one of his games.
| Meyers Is another CO ndidate who Is show
ing up well; in practice he had 1877 game.
Spiess, too, Is bowling in his usual strong
form Hanoldi likewise, is Keeping IN
the line OF work which helped win the
| championship last year. Nathans, who
is now secretary Of the league, is bowl
ing wei, and with 152 topped his open
ing games
The practice nights are Mondays, Tues
days and Fridays. There are about
| twenty candidates for the team places.
A Ladies Bowling Club has been organ
| lied, and includes tile wives and families
Of members OF the Saengerbund. In the
| past it has been very successful, and hopes
this year to continue its prosperous career
| The club viii bowl on Wednesday evenings.
Washington Athletic Club.
The bowlers Of the Washington Athletic
Club are hard at work, bowling for high
averages The twenty players making tho,
highest averages in as many gaines wit!
be required to bowl an additional three
| games, and the ten highest in this final
test viii compose the first and second
teams.
The basketball team has been deprived OF
its practice field, as the gymnasium has
now passed into the hands of the decoration
committee, whlchts preparingit for the fair
to be held from October 4 to Il, inclusive
In the meantime the team viii have To ia ke
practice on the grounds when the weather
permits.
The fair and bazaar promises to be a
very successful undertaking for the clubs
| benefit. The gymnasium Will be the Chief
point Of attraction. and VIII be transformed
into bower of beauty under the hands OF
Decorator E. n. Richards, OF G street,
There VIII be eight booths, and their de-
sign and decoration will be different from
any ever seen here, Combining beauty and
novelty. Tie whole house VIII be draped
aad throughout alltheclub colors, red. white
and blue, viii be prominent. The rair
friends of the club have been assigned to
the various booths, and are working hard
preparing for the opening. The club has
been fortunate in its efforts to secure dona-
tons. having been literally dealt with by
nearly al our merchants.