The times., 1898-02-20
Capital City Athletes

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Another very decided opposition te
the registration scheme of the -imateui
| Athletic Union comes from quarter
| least expected by the union, and that
is the growl registered last week by the
Intercollegiate Athletic Association. II
was brought about by the rule requir-
| ing the registration of college and other
amateur baseball players. At a meet
ing in Boston of representatives OF
| Harvard. Yale, Brown. Cornell, Dart
| mouth. and several otASr.. opposition
| to the rule was expressed in very
decided terms The movement of oppo-
sition can have but one result and that
is a withdrawal from the A. A. L. of
the intercollegiate Association. The
| matter will be thoroughly looked into
at the coming annual meeting of the
| 1. A. y.
Another opposition to the rule comes
| from the Boston Athletic Association,
| which viii probably refuse to register
| its pool and billiard players. 1t may
| turn out that this arbitrary rule is
! one of the most disastrous the \. A. L.
has set up and it may see too late
| that il has made a big mistake when
it insists upon carrying out its nonsen-
! steal provisions.
At Georgetown Varsity, as at CO.
| Iumbia and Kendall, and in all the local
athletic clubs and basketball teams
| there is a decided opposition to the
| rule, and there Will undoubtedly be an
| absolute refusal to register, not only
| the players in the games named, but
| track and field athletes may not be
| registered for the coming year.
In the meantime the new basketball
association at Philadelphia is gaining
| strength and Will shortly be ready to
| receive members from everywhere.
| Columbia Athletic Club.
The principal interest among the
| gymnasts of the Columbia Athletic
| Club is shown in the preparation for
| the annual benefit, the main features Of
which always are the acrobatics and
| gymnastics, especially the Roman lad
ders. which as given last year in dress
suits was a novel as we'll as a finished
| performance, which has seldom been
| equaled even in professional lines.
Lieut.. T. B Nolan promises that this
| season the ladders will be the best ever
| shown.
Midge Ross is adding a number of new
| features To his work on the trapeze and
| on the horizontal bar. He has able as
sstance in. young Waters, who is doing
| finished work. Their brother act is d
pretty turn.
Lieut.. Nolan is taking more than
usual interest in the gymnasium work.
and his assistance and advice makes
the work easy for many novice. His
services are invaluable to Prof. Cross
ley, who has his hands full with the ever
increasing classes. Recently the after
noon classes have taken quite an in
crease in attendance, and from 4 to
$50 o'clock the gym floor is filled with
business men and departmental en-
ployes who appreciate the good the ex-
ercise does them at that time.
W. 3. Thomas now holds the record
for the spirometer. he having blown the
hand TO 800. The best previous work
was done by F. c. Franz, with 220.
Prof. Crossley has just received photo
of c. II. Claudy in his Klondike outfit,
and the card is labeled Copper River
or Bust
Lieutenant of Rowing Hecox will
shortly call meeting of the candidates
for Seats in the rowing shells, and from
promises already received he will have
a very large number of good men to
draw from. and he will be enabled to
get out two Of the best Junior eights
the club has turned out in several
years.
1t is not yet decided whether the club
will have senior four" but it is
probable that at least two of the old
four will find themselves at the float
ready TO take the sweep" when the
early practice begins.
Another ladies day" is announced
for early next month, but the date has
not yet been fixed. Athletic and mu-
sical features will be among the attrac-
tions offered.
As soon as the weather permits, work
will be begun on the athletic grounds,
clearing them up and generally pre-
pairing them for the early spring prac-
tice. II is quite probable that the old
house will be torn down and the space
added to the track, which will then be
nearly a quarter-mile track, and will
be used for running and bicycle races
as well.
Carroll Institute Athletes.
The players OF Carroll Institute bas-
ketball team have been changed about
in their positions, with a beneficial re-
suit, and the team now lines up as fol-
lows: Joe DAILY, captain, right for
ward: c. Pearson, left forward; C.
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guard, and c. Ourand or J. Murphy,
left guard. The substitutes are: S.
Guista, j. Began, McAfee, Nat Sond-
heimer, c. Bateman, /. Crutchett b.
Ennis and G. Trapp.
The attendance on class nights is
larger than ever, and the physical drills
are more than ever popular and bene-
fetal. Several new drills have been in
troduced recently by Prof. Joyce.
The second of the series of c. l. in
door championships will be held early |
next month and the young athletes are
practicing hard for the competitions. |
The best total of points in all-round |
work viii bring a handsome prize to |
the winner.
Tomorrow night the basketball team
will play championship game with the /
National Fencibles at Globe Hail. and /
a closely contested game is promised.
The bowling team, which is now dan /
gerously near the top in the league |
series, will visit Washington Athlet-
ic Club tomorrow night for a series Of |
games. German, the new man on the /
team. is making rapid strides to the :
front. and on several occasions recently
has helped the team out of a tight
place.
Eastern Athletic Club.
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