The times., 1897-05-02

various athletic clubs will have seen the
end OF their busiest times The athletes,
who have shown up more or less con-
petently and shone with more or less
briIlianey before admiring audiences, will
now take up the work of the field and the
outdoor track and in shell boats an dwor X
ing boats others will cut out their own
paths over a watery course
The indoor season has been an erlnentfy
successful one, and instructors and pupils
are to be Congratulated upon the excellent
character of the work performed during
the winter. number OF new men have
come to the front, and the crowfding con,-
petition has served to make the old hands
do their level best at all times in order to
keep In front
The two bo wing leagues have made ten
pins more than ever popular sport, ana
the management of the respective organi-
zations are to he congrat uIated upon the
excellent manner in which their cham
pionship series have been run off. Next
season will undoubtedly see six teams
instead of three in each league
The Basketball League has had an In
teresting card of contests, OF which but
two more remain TO be played The sea
management hoped for In that numerous
postronements were had. which in meas
ure broke the thread of interest For this
the cfnbs themselves are to blame
The Light Infantry team again landed
the championship, and well deserved the
honor. The struggle for the remaining
places on the roll OF honor has been inter
esting, and the standing OF the teams
will be more definitely known when the
two games remaining are played
Columbia Athletic Club.
On last evening the gymnasts and aero
bats Of the Columbia Athletic Club had
their last fuIldress rehearsal for the big
benefit lin which they have u prominent
part), which will be given at the Columbia
Theater tomorrow evening. The char
acter of the work will undoubtedly sur
prise the audience, for tits worthy of pro
fessionais, ana equal 10 any amateur work
ever done in this section
The several classes and individual per-
formers have worked faithfully, and Prof.
Crossley who has worked constantly and
earnestly with them is pleased with the re-
suit.
Owing TO sprain received by Waters
In practice a slight change in the program
viii be necessary and Sew all will take his
place and 30 the aerohatics with Midge
Ross and Prof Crosssey, and very strong
team it is Otherwise the program viii
be the same as originally outlined.
The iunier drill, which viii be feature.
is a fine number and viii be led by Master
Tommy Nolan
Adam Johnson viii do the best work of
his gy gymnastics career in the pyramids
and ladders. Bob Elder is once more in
harness and doing his usual clean cut work.
VIII he also do his fancy kicking act?
is what the aides want to know.
Hart CabEeFa will give the best exhibi-
ton of fancy and trick riding he has ever
done,
The work on Col umbia Field is progressing
rapidly and in another week wiz be in
shape To receive the candidates for track
and field teams.
on May Prof CrossIey viii take up the
work at the field, and he requests all those
whe wish to begin training in the various
lines 70 report 10 him from TO Z O'Clock
each week day.
The club win give it's annual spring
games on June ,, and the affair promises
to be the largest the club has ever b eld IN
the spring Handsome valuable prizes
will he offered in each event. The games
committee consists of Capt Sam Slime
metz, chairman: Alex. Shaw, Lieut.. T.
Nolan, J. Hart Britain, j +. Elder and
Jerry Flynn, secretary
SewaiI, Ross and Prof Crossley will
appear at the exhibition of the EyattsyiIIe
Athletic Club on May6. A number of uhe
me nnbers Will accompany them
Alex. Grant, ex-presisIent Of the club,
Is recovering from his recent seriousiIlness,
much TO the pleasure Of his many friends.
Lieut.. T Nolan win be in charge OF the
juniors during the performance at the
benefit tomorrow night.
Washington Outing Club.
The annual house-waruing of the Wash.
ington Outing Club will be given on
Wednesday evening, May T. Extensive
preparations are being made, and tlie COM
niiGtee having the affair in charge promises
that it shall eclipse all previous efforts in
that line The fair guests OF the club on
that evening will be presented with land
some souvenirs
The final preparations for the annual
spring games, to begin this month, have
been completed. and the affair PROMISES to
be great success, aihleticslly and socially
Trainer Raedy has some very strong ma
teriaI in hand from which to select q spIen-
did team to represent the club in local and
other open events. Harry Kaufman is
going Well the 100 and 220 yardssprints,
and w i'll make it interesting for all comers.
He is training at Johns Hopkins Clarence
Reiz and Meyer King are taking practice
in the weight and hammer events and
improving in delivery each day.
With an increasing membership and q
growing, active interest in athletics, it is
believed that a membership in the Amateur
Athletic Union would prove beneficial, and
at the next meeting OF the board OF di-
rectors the matter of such membership
will be considered
The ball team is now in playing form.
It played It's first last Saturday with the
Washington Stars, and defeated them by