The times., 1897-03-28

breadth of back and chest is extraordi-
| nary, and added to this a great width Of
| shoulders and development of upper and
! lower arms and neck. He has all the de
velopment necessary for sports calling
for lifting and carrying and pulling and
holding and throwing, in each Of which
specialties he is equally proficient In
addition, he has splendid development of
the lower limbs, and their excellent con-
ditiOn gives him strength and steadinesS
to carry what his upper body finds neees-
sary to do With all his development he
is not loggy, but on the contrary he is
as active and agile as a cat, which has
many times been demonstrated in the
basketball games in which his team has
taken part in the league series.
About three years ago he became mem
Der Of the Washington Athletic Club, where
he introduced basketball, and since then
has been n most active member, taking part
in every department Of work in the club,
and has been a tower of strength where
ever he has been placed. He is captain
of the basketball team, is a member OF
the bowling team, played on the baseball
nine, does good football work, is sconsideTable
of a sprinter nd likewise weight-and-ham
mer thrOwer, and his work in gymnastics
and acrobats is clean cut and accurate; is
somewhat of a boxer, and as a wrestler,
Greco Roman or catch -catch-can, he
has few equals in his class and weight, as
several of the best local and Out-of town
wreStlers can testify. With all his great
versatility ,he is modest and retiring, though
proud of his abilities.
The membership of the Washington Ath-
letic Club is growing steadily, and three or
four new members a week is the rate OF
increase
The entertainment committee has com
pleted arrangements for the big hop on
Easter Monday. Cards for the same VIII
be distributed to the members at the club
house this evening
The executive committee having charge
Of arrangements for the clubs fair will
meet ON Tuesday evening at T:30 O'Clock
at the clubhouse,
The attendance of members in the gym
nas1um is larger than ever before and some
good work is being done. Patrick O'COn-
noris one of the new members who is taking
active interest in club affairs, and viii
make good all-romd man.
The bowling team in the major league
must content itself with last place in this
seasons race. The players have worked
hard and steadily, and deserve better
success They ranup against consderab bic
hard luck in many of the sets played
Eastern Athletic Club.
With the coming of the spring season
the prospects of the Eastern Athletic Club
grow brighter than ever. The management
has numerous plans under consideration.
having in view the Improvement of the
club and its quarters The great draw
back to the fulfillment of several of the
plans is the fact that the present quarters
areto srlalIto accornrno date the constantly
growing membership.
At meeting of the club, held last week,
two new members were elected, and sew
eral other applications are now on file
Mr.. W E. Grimes has been appointed
committee to look up local baseball league
matters He has been empowered to act
as the clubs delegate in any meetings TO
be held for the organization of local
league
The club has a lot of good material from
which to select a strong team, which VIII
undoubtedly make good place for Itself
The basketball team has only three
more league games to play, and tltc first
of these is with the Carroll Institute team
on Wednesday evening next at the Light
Infantry Armory,