The times., 1897-05-23

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received almost weekly, and tits expecte ed
that the club, which has good field
before it, will soon again resume, its pros.
| porous career. Equal attention viii he
paid to the development of the .bcy ;ll4g
| and indoor and general athletic .iepsrt
ments.
Mount Pleasant Athletics.
A lawn party for the benefit Of tie
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club wiIfbe gwen
on the evening OF June at the sesi,,ence
OF Mr. Robert II. Young, No. i SIT Howard
avenue, Mount Pleasant.
The members are preparing to work up
the details of the affair and hope. with the
assistance of the many fair friends OF the
club to make great financial success
Oft, and thus add considerably to the clubs
exchequer.
Decoration Day will be put in by the club
at International Athletic Park where the
neinpers Will go in body to root" for
their clui, mates, OF whom wilson, BeagI
and Snyder, have been taking hard
practice at Brightwood Park, and are
moving well and will undoubtedly give
good account Of themselves on May 81
Wilson especiallyis in good form and riding
very fast.
The tennis courts are now in shape and
are daily in use by the members.
Georgetown Varsity Athletes.
william Foley, trainer OF the George
town Varsity athletes, is one Of the
busiest men in town as he daily has out
on the track more than two score aspirants
for athletic honors, and cut or the lot he
Is developing some very fast material
There Is SO much good material, especially
among the track men, that the makeup of
the team for Mott Haven has not yet been
decided upon In order TO make proper
selections, trials in the several events viii
be held during the coming week and it
will then be decided who viii go.
The probabilities are that the following
will represent Georgetown at the big
intercollegiate meet at Mott Haven: Ber-
nard, J. Wefers, of course, for the 100
and 22O yards; Lyons. for the half-mile
run; either Nagle or McGir, for the mile;
Smith, in the weights and hammer. Cody
Is among the strong possibilities, as his
excellent running in the college meet
showed that he is cool and strong runner
Fox will golf his leg is in shape by the
time the team goes. He is now laid up
Wit9 q idIIc lSS. uc anu litlI
games viii he held at Mott Haven on next
Saturday and the blue and gray teams
will go up to New York on the day before
The Intercollegiate bicycle races do not
come Off until June !, at New York. In
these events Fred Schade, who won the
championship there last year, VIII, with
whitney, and perhaps one other, ride under
the Georgetown colors.
Wefers, the king OF sprinters, is In
splendid physical condition and moving in
stronger form than ever before, and il
the weather Is favorable and the track
prime, this holder OF number of worlds
records In the sprints, Will cause the multi
tude TO open wideits eyes, for he will try
for new records His movement from the
very start Is grand continuation OF grace,
speed, and strength, and his equal has
not even been promised anywhere this
season. The faster he gets the more
modest he is about it, was the expression
OF one of the college boys last week. His
success has never given him the big head.
His greatest pleasure, next to his own
work, is that OF coaching noyices and
experienced men as well. He is master
and king of the track -
william E. Fox is one OF Georgetown's