The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01
Capital City Athletes.

The declaration of war has to a con-
siderable extent crippled athletic organi-
cations in this city and the latest to suf-
fer is Carroll Institute, whose basketball
team has been deserted by three of it's
strongest and best players who have put
on their armor and are prepared to an
swer the countrys call.
This city will furnish her full quota of
basketball players in the National
Guards ranks. which, with the above,
will include those from the Fencibles;
CorcOran Cadets and Infantry and Will IN
mass play present formidable array
against the Spanish bulIfghters when
they meet just outside MORO Castle.
will score one free goal in advance for
our boys, for there will undoubtedly be
some fouling. IT is understood that free,
open passing will be barred. The sug
gestion in this column last Sunday about
basketball in connection with the war
seems to have been timely.
National Basketball League.
On account of the uncertainty of their
stay here. the members of the various
military organizations who are members
of basketball teams in the National
League have been unable to arrange for
the evenings for which games were
scheduled during the past week or two
and the fact having been called to the
attention of the League. President Larri-
more has very wisely decided to postpone
all the remaining games of the schedule
until further notice, The leaders are so
closely punched and the remaining games
promise to be so interesting that it was
thought best to play them at some future
time rather than close the season with
the schedule uncompleted. Due notice
will be given of the dates set for the
unplayed games.
Columbia Athletic Club.
The committee having charge of the
benefit of the Columbia Athletic Club to
be given at the Columbia Theater, to-
morrow night. reports everything in
readiness and promises a first-class up
to-date minstrel and athletic perform
ance. Judging from the number of seats
already sold, crowded house win greet
the merry performers.
AS in former years Prof. Crossley
hopes TO make the gymnastic and aero
batic part of the program a prominent
are prepared to give one of the neatest
and most interesting performances ever
given here in this line. The boys will
reflect much credit upon their instructor.
The Roman ladders and human pyra-
mids will be especially attractive. In
the former there will be twenty men in
evening dress All hands have taken
hard practice every night during the past
week.
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gave a number of performances in the
''Old English Village, at the Masonic
Fair and made a decided hit. AS a slight
| return for their valuable aid Harmony
Lodge which had control of the village
| has secured two boxes for tomorrow
| evening.
A neat number on the program will be
the boys wand drill led by Tom Nolan,
| jr. They move like clockwork. Wilbur
| Rache will play for the drill tomorrow
| night. While the athletic part of the
| program will have almost a dozen num-
| bers, it viii take less than an hour to
| run it off, as Prof Crossey likes a quick
moving performance and will allow no
! long waits.
The program will be about a. follows:
| Wand drill. senior acrobatics, trick BIZ
| cycle, sparring, fencing, bag punching,
! junior acrobatics, Roman ladders, hu-
| man pyramids, high kicking and club
| swinging.
Little Joe Amin is the find of the sea-
| son and his acrobatic work is in many
respects remarkable. Nudge Ross is
keeping up his good work and his aero
batic as well as his gymnastic work is
| equal to that of many so-caIled profess
| ionals. Frank Waters is another clever
! performer whose work is always neat
| and clean cut.
George Curtis is one of the juniors o.
| whom the professor is very proud. His
| pole vauIting at the Princeton games OF
last Saturday was the surprise of tht
day. HIS excellent showing in this lint
will put him in the front rank among 10
| cal walters.
Beginning with next Wednesday the
field and track men will begin in earnes
| their training and practice at Columbia