The morning times., 1897-02-07

pOrtant amendments TO the con OnStiGution
| were adopted
| The amusement committee is at work
making arrangements To give the annual
! club bali In the near future, date for which
| has not yet been fixed. It's social and III
nancial success is already assured, be-
cause Of the strong following the E. A C.
has in its section of the city The game
OF basketball scheduled to be PLAYED bv
the f. A c. and Queer Whcelmen on
Wednesday evening at the w. L. l. armory
was unavoidably postponed. 1t being the
l.. A. C. home game, it should at once have
set date to play the game. 1t will more
| than likely be played during the coming
week, the Infantry armory may be had
for any evening, except Thursday next.
, Marshalk the new head of athletics, is
| giving his men lots Of practice on the gym
| apparatus, and the members show de-
cided Improvement. WIN Wright is a mod
| est, but earnest worker in the gym, and
! promises To become an excellent all around
man.
| What has become OF the smokers" that
! have each season, except this, been pleas
! ant features Of the L. A. c.? This class
! OF entertainment is one OF the best in the
world to draw the members and friends to
the clubhouse.
| The basketball team is scheduled to play
the Infantry on he xt Saturday evening, and
| Capt. Raab hopes 70 get his men in prime
shape by that time = 3sj
The Georgetown iyarsfts baseball team
VIII not lack pitchia gnaaerial the coming
sea son, asthere are nov six good twirlers
taking light practice auI tte cage. About
thirty-five candidates hax e presented them
selves for trial for tbeybrions Positions on
the team, and Maha ger c6nins VIII have
ample ma tcrial from which to get. out
good team. The hoIne schedule has been
about completed. and<faIt few games are
needed to fill i'll the schedule for the trip,
for the taking of which there now seems
but little doubt.
The season opens in earnest with Easter,
| and during that week gam es will be
played on Georgetown field with three
| leading college teams.
Wefers and Walsh will take part i'll the
n. j. a. c. games, TO be held on Saturday
evening next at Madiso on Square Garden.
to take part in the race at his distance
| McGirr, the ''ten-miler," ;" is also going up
on March II the Blue and Gray relay
| team will be pitted against the Harl a d
team at tile Boston College games. Within
| present makeup of tile team and little
| more practice and chance TO get little
outside weather exercise, Georgeto wn
| will have an even chance with all 'comers. -
B. j. Wefers, julius Walsh, j. A. Wefers,
! Collins or Lyons or Fleming make up a
strong relay.
Tie bicycle men have had butlttle chance
to get practice, but they hope to make up
| for lost time after the 10Th.
The Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club is
practicing for the big concert to be given
on February %. A short trip away will he
taken during Easter week. o. Perry John
son, 80, Of this city, has been elected
manager to succeed Mr.. Tracey, He is q
hard worker, and from present indications
he will make successful manager.
II. Ryan Gowen, '9S, is leader of the
Glee Club; F. Donahue, '9T, leader of
banjo, and c. deb. Cayborne, '99, wieidS
the baton on the Mandolin talent.
The varsity Journal has offered prize
for the best short story to be handed II
by March 80. The story writers, of whom
there are numbers of good ones at George
town, are already at work working theil
imaginations with the hope of producing
the winning tale of fiction.
The relay team, which competed al
Boston Athletic Club games last night
will return home SOM etime tonight.
o. P. Schmidt.