The times., 1897-05-30

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season. At this meeting the officials or
delegates OF the various clubs in tile league
will he expected TO be present and aid he
proper officials in the settlement or the ic-
counts The season mas been more OF css
successful from an athletic point of view,
but neither the character of the work ror
the eriaaner CT running Off the playing sefeti-
ule has been entirely satisfactory To the
management, nor To the league Gibbs. for
that matter.
At this meeting the staading Of the teams
in the championship race will be officially
announced. The Washington Light IMAM
t-r team this seas "a, sit dtei last, w0a the
champssaH snip and played off It's full sefet'-
uie without losing a game The greaH IA
tcrest ceatersia the winner OF second isitce,
for wiacn the race has beea a pretty lie.
Next season tfs promised, 4 thereis any
effort made To have organized games of
basketball that there will he two leagues
instead OF one, aud the organization viii
be rcn apen a.a entirely different plan from
that allowed Is prevail the past season.
With THIS meeting will virtually close he
indoor athletic season
In bowling the only remaining features
are the series of inteTelub tenpia games,
more Catholic Club aad the ;saengerbTinj,o of
this city, and the tournament open "a all
members except those Of the league 10 81
ing team or the Washington Athletic 81 ID.
Columbia Athletic Club.
Tomorrow morning at 10 O'clock tie
track team of the Columbia Athletic Club,
accompanied by Prof Crossley and Capt.
Sam Stncmetz and many rootcrs. .inailGng
Jerry FIyrn- Dick BeaIl and Alex, SHAW.
will go over 70 Baltimore % take part IN
the open haEtlicapEames OF the Baltini re
Athletic club Following are the G. a. C..
entrants: Spear and gOrera. in thr 100,
ego and 4fe-yard ffashes; Franz. In the
pole vault. frigh and broad jumps and aiar-
ter mile; Curtis pole vault aud hign jump;
Ruff. 22o yards; Tally. on yards and broad
jump; afeEihone, nigh Jump. and BcatfS. IN
22o yards aud quarter mile ThIs Is ne
or the largest teams ever sent out By The
club and one OF the best. aud II the .aen
are fairly handicapped they should easily
win a number OF points for the winged
arrow" 1t was intended % take over the
relay team. but at the last moment word
came that that event is OPEN only % Mary
land teams.
Class WORK in the gym, but with reduced
numbers, is still kept up, and with some
OF the rne1 the interest never lags.
The tennis courts at the field are taken
every afternoon, and some good pia yers are
being developed Baseball is played more
for the exercise than for the game itself.
and the infieid is nearly always taken
up by the hammer and discus men. At
8 o. clock the track men and jumpers take
a.d hor orH ts
the rule daily. and will be until June 12-
date of the big open C. A. c. games. For
these games a number OF entries from Bal
more and PhiladeIphia have already been
received and many more are promised
The ten-Iniie Marathon race win have
a large number Of eutries, local and other
wise Full Information and entry blanks
will be clIecrfulIy furnished by Secretary
Jerry Flynn
Adam johnson, the big weight man.
spraincd his back in practice trying to
put the shot over the fence. He is coming
around all right, and viii be in shape gain
this week
Cabrera and speare are doing fast work
in the sprints. aud they are looked upon
al likely winners in their several events.
The juniors, or boys, VIII be allowed to
practice every day from to O'Clock
for their 100 yard event.
These same juniors and those who do not
sprint have a big title in stere for next
Saturday, and it Is nothing more nor less
than a days outing at Glen Echo. The
boys are invited to assemble in front OF
the clubhouse on G street next Saturday
morning at 9 o clock, and those who have
wheels are expected TO bring them, and
those who don't wheel viii be taken out
in a iig open wagon furnished through the
kindness Of Mr.. Harry Moses. The boys
will be in charge OF Prof. CrossIey. Capt.
Stinemetz, and Lieut. Tom Nolan, and
the parents OF the youngsters need have
no fear as to their safety during the day.
many fathers aud brothers as care to 20
along awheel are cordially invited to come,
and they may expect a grand time and a
retrospect which will do them good. The
bows are all expected to bring their lunches
for the day, and aIlthat is required of those
who intend to go is shat they register their :.
names at the club office during the coming
week Baseball. quoits, and other light
sports will be INDUCED in. A feature of the
day will be the Mount Pleasant Field Band
bugle contingent, which viii lead the pro-
cessien in full uniform.
The bowling team OF the club was un-
fortunate In closing its season with
defeat at the hands Of the Baltimore Cath
olic Club last week when the tie was
piayed off Where were Howard Perry
and Eugene Harmon that nighto
The senior four-oared crew, composed
Of Eaton, Mann, MCGOWAN and Blount, has
been out several times, and is rowing In
its old-time good form. II It gets together
well and is fast enough, it may tie sent
to Philadelphia for the July regatta
Catholic varsity Athletes.
The einterestingeneral athletiesisgrowing