The times., 1897-04-25

grounds near lexington. Manager Sam
We'll still has some open dates on hi,
schedule, and may be addressed at Four
teenth and the avenue
Georgetown Varsity Athletics.
/ Manager Julius Walsh, of the George
| town varsity field and track department.
| is arranging to give a big handicap meet
III the near future, and this time many en-
| tries from out of town are expected
The annual dual meet with the Coium.
bian Varsity will, as usual, be made a
| distinctive feature OF the blue and gray IS
athletic season. 1t is a good idea, az II
gives the entrants splendid opportunity
to get into top shape for the Mott Haven
| event, in which both varsities will nave
| large entries.
Lyons is coming rapidly to the front as
| quarter-miler, and is going well and
| strong. In practice last week he covered
the 800 yards in 32 1-5 seconds and the
440 yards in corresponding fast manner
Big Smith, the weight and hammer
thrower, is taking on his practice, and
viii this season show his true worth in a
difficult line OF athletics.
wefers has almost recovered the full
gear on account of a strain in the Boston
Athletic Club games,
Fred. Schade, who has been made cap
tain of the bicycle team, hiss his men out
every day coaching them in their work.
This team Will be larger than last Year
and viii include several fast men.
The hal team during the past week has
gone through terrible streak of i'll
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reached the end of the string. The work
of the team in the last three college
games was of the most heartbreaking
kind, and no one seems to be able to
account for il. It's work was In marked
contrast to the superb games putu against
the Washington league team, and IL should
have won the Lehigh, Yale and one Prince
ton game 1t can only be accounted for
In the fact that the team is almost en-
tirely new and the players unaccustoned
to one another's work. Our people were
spoilt by the very strong team George
town had in '93 and '94 and '95, probably
the strongest of the college teams; and the
present team will be one just like 1t, but
ii takes time to become seasoned. 1t takes
time to gettogether a winning team. Three
or four years work together made the '85
team the college champion team 1t was.
Princeton and Yale had the same trouble
OF weakness early in this season, but the
teams have Steadied now and are mostly
all old ball players, 1t is not too late |
yet to see Georgetown finish the seasons |
strong andin good winning shape |
1t is composed entirely of students, bona |
fide, and is among the very few that have |
complied with this rule Again, the team |
has been weakened first, by the absence |
of Dawson, whose batting and fielding |
have been missed; Mccarthy was off |
on account of illness and examination;
Maloney has had a badly split hand, and
the team has felt these temporary weak
enugs. Reardon will get his nerve and
GOODNESS and eye back this week, and will
play the game he is capable of,
The recent changes putting Reardon in
left field, Mccarthy at first, and Smith
short wee wise moves Other changes
might be tried with good effect
Next month theteams from the Maryland
and Virginia universities VIII come here
or games, and it remains to be seen If
he 'blue and gray viii allow them to
axe away games they do not earn, as
lid Lehlgh, Yale and Princeton.
o. p. SCHMIDT.