The times., 1898-12-25

as he did last Wednesday, when he
landed eight points. the teams total
E. Schafhirt and Mackey give scien-
tifc exhibition of wrestling and Hough
and Kendall are very clever with the
mitts.
The basketball team will play a league
game with the Eastern Athletic Club next
Wednesday evening and an interesting
contest may be expected.
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club.
Everything is moving smoothly in the
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club, which IS
enjoying an unusual season Of prosperity.
With an increasing membership and a
good staff OF officers a comfortable club
house and legion of friends, there Is
every reason why it should be successful.
The basket ball team has made a very
good showing and is now tied with the
Queer Wheeimen for fourth place. 1t will
play its next game with the Corcoran Ca
diets on Tuesday evening next
Mueller plays a strong, consistent game
at right forward and helps materially TO
steady the team. He has a good eye for
goal throwing. Warthen at left forward
is another good player who is especially
good at passing G.. Smith at left back
and NJ. Smith at home goal put UP fast
game. and their system of passing and
blocking always makes it interesting for
the opposing team. Ogle and Holmead
like all the rest of the team. always put
up good. clean, clever game NJ. Wilson
is one of the best all-around players on
the team. Burgess, Sears, Hess, and
Tlerney. are the other players who help to
round out a good team.
The amusement committee has in con-
| temptation. among other social events. the
holding of big athletic smoker at the
club house in Howard Avenue. The pro-
gram will be made up of club talent and
volunteers from other athletic clubs. The
| date has not yet been fixed.
Corcornn Cadet Athletes.
The members of the Corcoran Cadet
/ Corps have been so busy during the past
week that there has been little or nothing
done in the athletic line.
| The basketball team will resume its reg
ular work next week, beginning with a
| game Tuesday evening with the Mount
| Peasants. From now on, Capt. Guista
| will play in all the games with his team,
| and Manager Edwards will look after the
team generally.
| BY the way, Capt. Edwards will be al
home on New Years Day, as usual, to the
members of the Cadet Corps and his
/ friends generally. Drills and other soldier
/
| Thursday.
Hendley and Goss are putting up some
! good work in practice. The latter will
play on one of the local football teams
tomorrow in the big game advertised
I The National Guard gymnasium /:
practically closed until after January
| when the class and special work will bl
taken up in earnest. An effort will b.
made to develop all the specialists ant
and give all hands good. hard. regular
athletic exhibition and smoker mex
| month.
Washington Athletic Club.
The Washington Athletic Club. since it.
reorganization, has made rapid progres.
in recruiting its membership. and now ha
a good roll of loyal members. all of whom
seem to have the interests of the club a
heart.
In a year or so some of the member
will have made enough progress in som
lines of athletics to compete in ope
events, and in various ways will the clu
spread its usefulness. In the meantim
the club will confine itself to basketball
and bowling, and in these it is havin
more or less success.
In bowling. it. has been singularly un
lucky, and stands at the bottom of tn
list with single game won and eleve
lost.
In order to see If changes can brin
about change of luck, Burch. Dietz an
Polly dropped out of the bowling team
favor of Crupper or Grimsley. Miller an
Ed Richards. When they have bowie
several league games together and &c
lin some team bowling to strengthen the
Individual work. it will be found that tn
team will make a move out of last plac
which it has so persistently held down.
The basketball team has the satisfat
ton of being a tie with Carroll Institut