The times., 1897-03-28
8. Lush.
10. Swain.

corps ranks this season, and the wheeling
contingent intends to organize, and
meeting for that purpose will be held
shortly. Bicycle officers will at the same
time be elected. It is the int entiOn to
make weekly runs of some length, and
also to pay some attention to developing
racing men. Social features will not be
neglected.
Instructor Horan has rigged up an ar
rangement Of his Own in the gym, which
be will use in lnstructing members of the
classes in tunbling It is a safety block
and tackle and very useful apparatus
similar in construction to ones used in
the local gyms.
Much to the pleasure of his comrades.
Ross, the basketball substitute, has re-
turned to the corps after an absence OF
several months. He will at once take up
his practice.
Contrary TO expectations, the Infantry
will not put a baseball team In the field
this season, and the eplayers, for whom there
is great demand already, will be found on
other local teams. Among the players are
Havenner, Chamberlin, Gleason, Smith,
sherd Lee, Harry Leach, hreve, Mont
gomery, Hough, Roth, Stewart, Fischer,
and Kleinschmidt.
Among the Infantry players who will be
found in the professional ranks this season
are Gilroy, Burns, A. Stewart, Roth and
Nugent.
a big smoker by the combined com
panies of the battalion is set down for the
near future, and will be Oh an extensive
scale and will undoubtedly prove to be
one of the corps best efforts.
Among the trips spoken of by the corps
members is one during the summer tn
Winchester, Va, during the annual county
fair and races at that delightful place.
The members recall with much pleasure
trip to that historical city several years
ago, and never tire OF recounting the un-
limited hospitality shown them. a feature
of the fair will be a series of athletic
events, and IL the corps goes up, its ath-
letes will be keptin prime shape to compete,
by Company d for big smoker, atwhich it
hopes TO entertain many Of its friends 1t
is said that it will be a handsome affair.
Washington Athletic Club.
One of the best known as well as one
of the most accomplished all-ronnd athletes
in the city is Robert Singleton Akers, famii-
iarly known as Bobby Akers,'' of the
Washington Athletic Club, the subject of
the accompanying cut.
Akers began his athletic career about five
years ago in the local Y NJ c. A. gymna-
stun, under the capablei eins truction of Prof.
John w. Sims, at that tims its physical iu-
structor, and now holding similar posi-
tion in the PeDns sylvania Railroad branch of
the Philadelphia Y. NJ c. A Being ambi-
tious and having lots of energy, he learned
quickly, adopting for himself method Of
learning which was original and yet eff
fective. Henever gave uptrying TO do what
his more experienced and aecomplis he'd
claSsm mates did until he had mastered it him
self. He set up a certain model and fol-
lowed out its outlines, and finally became
the model for others.
At the same time that he was learning
the various movements and specialties
and tricks in gymnastics and acroba tics
and if they do several prizes will come here
sure.
The evening of April s has been set apart
he paid great attention to his bodily de
velopment, the increasing of his muscles
in size and strength and usefulness, with
the result that today he is one of the best
developed and most muscular men in the
city. The development of his shoulders
and back and arms is often the envy Of
his less fortunate Tin this respect) club
mates and Of athletes generally. His