The times., 1898-05-15
Athletic Club

| IS keeping up its good work by win
ming in almost as easy fashion or the dia-
nlond and the team has won every one of
1 the six games it has played, the last one
| on Wednesday, at Fredericksburg, where
Il defeated the College of that town, by
the score of 5 to L
1t was a well-earned victory and the
! whole nine deserves credit, for every man
| played a star game G. and L. Gates and
Dunn and Hennase put up a splendid
helding game. Mathews pitched and field
ed in his usual excellent manner.
The team is prepared to meet any Of
the local amateur teams who have open
/ dates and communications may be direct
ed to Manager Rice.
No definite schedule Of runs has been
mapped out. for the bicycle contingent
but the riders will be found doing their
usual road riding with other clubs TO
which they belong Gooding and Wright
have Joined the ranks Of the fast-fiying
century boys.
The club will again take up its regular
indoor work with the return of the Fall
season. al which time ii Will again be
seen on the basketball field. with about
the same team which did so well during
the past season.
Washington Athletic Club.
The third of series OF athletic s.nok-
ers will be given by the Washington Attn
letic Club on tomorrow. 1t will be an
interesting affair In addition to other ath-
letic features there will be six good spar
| ring bouts in which nearly all the best
local talent VIII appear
| The basketball team temporarily sus-
pended practice until something definite
| was done about playing off the remaining
games of the schedule.
Contrary TO Expectations there viii he
no club baseball team this season
! The amusement committee has com
pleted It's arrangements for the annual ex-
cursion "a River View on June l. The
trip to Colonial Beach on July 2 3 and 4
promises 70 be great success. as already
4 large number Of persons have signifiad
! their intention of going.
An enjoyable hop was given at the
| cIGeeouse on Wednesday evening
me membership Of the club is steadily
| on the increase and at last weeks meet
thS hve new members were elected.
carroll Institute Athletics.
The gymnasium classes of Carroll In
stltute are closed for the season and only
speciality work and general exercising are
INDUCED in by those who take exercise for
the good it does them. all the year. leav-
ing class work for those who have time
TO follow it regularly.
one, and the number who have taken
regular class work under the capable di-
reciion OF Prof. Joyce, has been very
large and all h>ve been greatly benefited
| by the bodybuilding system
! The basketball team has had rather a
quiet time since the beginning OF the war.
on which account the league series was
temporarily suspended. 1t is proposed
during the coming week 10 start in on q
1 FfaT- = l.rrrz
! Stitute boys expect 10 win the pennant
Gallagher. one of the strongest players
/ on the team, is a member of the Ernmet
! Guard, and Is in camp. II is hoped that
/ he may be able 10 secure leave on the
1 evenings when the CAROLS are scheduled
/ to play.
The annual track and field games of
/ the Institute will be held in connection
/ with the excursion 10 River View. on
June 13 Those who are entered will take
up practice in earnest during the coming
week, and Prof. Joyce hopes to secure
the use of Georgetown Varsity track fer
1 practice.
Among those who are working to get
into shape are: Brick. Pearson, DAILY.
Trapp. Lynch, Murphy. Ourand, Began,
Atkinson, McPike. and McAfee.
Handsome prizes VIII be given to win
ners in the several events. The field will
be handicapped and Will include the fol-
lowing: Running high and standing
broad jump, pole vault and putting l6-
pound shot. There will also be a swim
ming race
The track events will include: One hun
dred and twenty-yard dash, one mile run
one and two-mile bicycle, and a relay
( race.
The juniors will be given chance tc
win glory and prizes in the following
races: Potato, sack, three-legged, egg
and one-haif mile bicycle.
The annual outings of the Institute are
always very enjoyable occasions. ana thiS
will be made more than ever attractive
by the greatly enlarged program Of ath'
letics.
Georgetown VARSITY Athletics
The baseball season on Georgetown
Field is practically at an end so far a.
the varsity team is concerned. 1t closed
with the second game with Virginia. Th
game cancelled by the out-of-town teams
: are those Of Dickinson College, Pennsyl
> vania State College, and All-Scholasti'
of Philadelphia The team viii leave OF
its Northern trip on the I'D instant, an'
will play the following games: Wesleyan
q: Yale %: Dartmouth, 2G; Vermont. p
Holy. q; Orange A &, 90 1.-TWO gamesl
and Princeton June J. The team playe'
such a good article of ball in the las
week of the schedule that it is expected
to win a fair share of the games il has ol
hand while away.
The Reserves have number Of game
scheduled with strong college teams ant
, their friends expect them TO win ma
iOrity of them. Bache has developed int
a very strong pitcher, and his pitching
both games against Virginia, winning on
; OF them, was quite a feat for colleg
pitcher With another year in fast com
, pany against strong teams Dowd will fl
the bill very we'll.
Capt. Mccarthy did not switch the fell
and himself to first base any too soon
, He is Il natural first baseman. Walsh
! arm may be in trim to take his regula
turn on the rubber If the weather get
, hot while on the trip.
Tennis now has the call and the court
5 will from now on be in constant demand
2 The college meet yesterday was grea
: success in every way, and developed tn
l fact that there is a quantity of excellen
! material from which to develop a trac
, and field team for next season.
t Dessey, heretofore an unknown guam
| tity, is running in good form and he wi
have little trouble in getting good plac
among the runners. Cody ran in hi
usual strong form and he should win hi
! heat and final in the coming intercolle
giate games. Last year he won hi
f heat but lost the final
w. J. Walsh. who defeated Garrett o
Princeton last year, will probably be
member of the Blue and Gray team. |
: will be decided today who will make
the team Bernie Wefers of course i
sure of his place and he will be ceunte
= on to win most of the points outside o
! ! the bicyclists for the varsity. He ha
e clearly demonstrated that he is not
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