The times., 1898-06-19

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ever. include the cream of performers
in all lines of field and track sports. and
the contests will be royal ones. The
New York Athletic Club will be repre-
sented by its great track and field team.
which includes. among Others, B.. j.
Wefers. worlds champion sprinter: L. r.
Fisher, M. W. Long. Moore and Rodgers.
Percy Remington, vaulter and Jumper:
Richard Sheldon, McCracken and Flan-
nagan, hammer and weight men; Fet-
terman, Walker and about dozen 9TH
ers of mere or less prominence.
The Mercury Foot team. tried its speed
and skill against the Chicago Athletic
Club team yesterday in the first of a set
of return dual games and 1t gave the
boys a good line on the work of the
Western cracks whom they will meet
again next Thursday Wefers Is evil
IDENTIFY not in his oid-time form. and he
will have to get himself together in
hurry if he wants to retain the, title of
champion in the coming games
Tewksbury, the new crack sprinter. was
unable to come to the Chicago meet yes
terday, and ii is not at all certain that
he will be able to appear in the A. a. u.
games He is depended upon to some
extent to uphold the East in the short
sprints. Outside of these events, ii is ex-
pected that the Mercury Foot" Will
carry off nearly all the honors. But rev
organizations south of Philadelphia will
this year be represented at the big meet
CoInmbia Athletic Club.
There are in the Columbia Athletic Club
a number of good tennis players and 1t
seems a pity that so much good material
should go to waste when with little
effort this material could be made to in
crease the local interest in the sport
a 1-,1I I,,1,ny
pionships of the Bachelors Club, is
rarely seen In a competitive way. The
club is so fixed In the way of excellent
courts at Columbia Field and adjoining
the club house on G. Street, too, that 1t
could well afford to hold several open
meets each season and thus bring out
not only its own players but other local
cracks as well.
Among the players who have shown
good work at the nets are Taliaferro,
Campbell OLeary. Cake, Gold and Low
ing. From among these and the new
members, some of whom are good WELD
ers of the racquet, several good teams
can be selected for singles" and "dou-
bles." O'Leary. one of the local cracks,
and at one time District champion, finds
but little time from his official duties to
appear on the courts, 1t would not take
him long however to get into shape
letic Club, of Baltimore, holding track
and field meet early in July, and Ii ii is
assured OF sufficient entries in the several
events, the affair viii be held. This would
be the one good chance. nearby, where
the c. A. c athletes-Speare. Stewart,
Curtis, McElhone. Cabrera, Greene and
others-could be entered without the eX-
pense and Inconvenience of a long trip
and win points for their club and at the
same time reap some reward for their
| long season of training, for they have
worked hard and are in condition. They
! should have little difficulty in winning 50
per cent of the events they are entered in.
| Stewart VINO handily won his event AZ
| the Carroll Institute games last week.
representing the Central High School, is
! taking rest from training. He may be
entered in the Philadelphia July 4 games,
| in the mile and middle distance runs.
On account of the A. A. T. registration
rule the e. A Z. men did not compete in
the institute games last week. fact
much to be regretted, as Il would have
made all the competitions closer. The
! baseball team seems to have run out Of
dates, and as no other local hines are in
| shape to play. the players have nothing
| TO work for and the interest in the game
| seems to have dropped out.
Excepting the practice the High School
| eight takes there is but little shell row.
| ing from the boathousc. Lieut.. HecOx
expects TO get his men to work next week
to prepare for the club regatta
Potomac Bont Club.
] The annual regatta of the Potomac Boat
Club will be held on Saturday, July %.
The events will include single and dou-
BILE scull races; four and eight-oared
shells Handsome prizes will be given
each winner and the club championship
| ribbon will be awarded to the winning
scuIlers and crews. There is lots OF
good material on hand and as the rivalry
| is very strong between light and heavy
| weights and old and new members, there
is every prospect of a very interesting
| regatta.
Capt. Bradley has repeated his call for
| candidates for crews and he urges a full
and prompt attendance tomorrow. He
hopes to eclipse former efforts in this
line and to do so he will have to keep
| his men close up to their work all this
| time. The board Of governors are giving
the matter every encouragement and hope
the affair will come up TO the old P. B.
c." standard and the gallant captain and
his sturdy crews mean that IL shall.
A match race for club 'fours' is being
arranged 1t will be between the light
weight and 'heavies." The former viii
have Packer Greenless, Duncan Brad
ing the heavyweights and he believes ht
will score an easy victory. His crew
will consist of Hartley, Wheatly, Connor
Heth and Bradley. An early date will bt
fixed
Lieut. Eliason has received his commits
sion as assistant paymaster in the navy
and has entered upon his new duties tC
which he will bring the same energy ant
earnestness which marked his work as al
officer and as an oarsman in the old Rec
and White.
This year the club management ha:
not arranged for the semi-monthly hop
which for number of years were SO pop
ular. In their stead the members ar
given the privilege of using the clubhous
for individual dances to their own circl,
of friends, and it has been found tha
the plan is successful and pleasing al
around.
Much to the regret of all the members
it is more than likely thnt Potomac Land
ing, the historic up-river landing of tn
club. will have to be abandoned shortly o.
, account of the inroads the quarrymen ar
making. 1t seems almost like vandalism
to see the destruction of the beautiful
spot around which cling the brightes
memories of the old club. The club ha
another landing in view.
Carroll Institute Athletes.
With the track and field games held o
Monday last in connection with the e1
cursion, the athletic season at Caro-
Institute came to a close. The season ha
been a more or less successful one an
the results correspondingly pleasing I
l the mana agement. AS with nearly a