Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-27
THE GEORGETOWN STUDENTS.
James Cowardin, of Richmond, WINS
m Prize for Acting.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, March
26.-(Special)-A presentation was gwen
by the preparatory department THURSDAY
evening of a drama entitled, Major
John Andre" The gold medal offered as
q prize 10 the student who best acquitted
himself in the rendition Of the part as
signed was won by James CoWdIuih'
though the work Of the rest OF the stu
dents was very good. Mr.. CharleS SLCoIIdd i !!
aid admirably. but being of another de-
partment of the university, was not en-
tered in competition for the medal be
tween the acts Whlch were hNe ~ nun nun
her the audience was entertained by the
Georgetown Mandolin Quartette-Master
Hall Lusk and Mr.. Joseph Miller. Inc
cast of characters was as folloWs' Major
John Andre r. Harding Clarke Johh
Andre, Sr., Frank i. titzgeraiu DeIe1
Washington, l.. Kevil Clinton; Geheral
Green Plus l.. Staub; General Lafayette
f. Burial Hoffman; General 81. Jar
Morgan j. o. Brien; General Putnam, IL
liam H. Byrnes; Colonel Jameson, KAY
nond I Harson; Major TalmadSe, Law
renee M. Hanretty; Paulding, Victor VIII
son. Van Writ A. George Starr; Wlnams'
Frank T. Fitzgerald; Sir Henry clinton
James A. COwardin; General hnypldu-
SEN. Joseph Warren; General Robertson
Ward y. Byrne; Admiral Graves, FRANK
lin A. Dick; Colonel Carleton, Haroid r.
Kelley; Hezekiah Smith Ga Tory, A
George Starr; page 10 Sir henry Cllhtoh'
j. r.. Clarke.
THE NEW GRANDSTAND.
Some difficulty IS being encountered III
the completion Of the granostahu ny re-
SON of the delay of the chairs ORDERED
from the West, but temporary chalrs
VIII be put in position until they dIIIiNe,
and the others will be put IN pace JusS
9s soon as they reach here. The stand
is practically finished, and makes q very
nice appearance. The old stanu Is sun
In its former place, and with the new
structure. viii accommodate IN the heIsh-
borhood of 1900 spectators. 49,. A..
a meeting, having as It's OBJECT tne
ra{einq of funds to defrdy the cost or the
grandStand. was held at the law scnool
last Saturday evening. MI. ). Notd MC,
Gin chairman of the ADVISORY Board OF
i'm a few words opened the meelIns'
stating that the object or the gathering
1vas 10 call TO the Afternoon OF thoSS
nresent and the students IN general, lhe
condition of the finances OF the oIs .ihtio
tom Several members OF the Athleuc
Nssociation had volunteered 10 guarantee
he nayuent of the cost OF the grahd-
etand but Il was not the Intention OF
the association 10 have these gehtlGillh u5
i1convenienced If it could be aYOlded.
Messrs. Colbert Raley, Kirby, Conpoy,
McI,oughlin. and Conboy each mace
short addresses. and some Sog was SUI
scribed during the course " tHS OliIii7
The bicycle team has not YET coHi-
menced work this season 49,,
A boyyling team, reuresentlng the UNI
,,ersitV plaved a series of games with
c,arroil institute at the university ana
Won one of the three games. Inc nrst
earna was lost by one pin, the second
1,as won by three and the third was loSt
f,V twenty Ceppi Of Georgetown, MADE
he hest average for the series.
The Riue and Gray Ball Team VIII meet
the following strong teams TINS season I; :
GaIlaudet, March 3Oth; LaIayeIte, - ~ ~
LET. washington League Team, April "a
iiaobiob April 9th; Yale, April th;
BIeineettor April eth; Princeton, April
| mn Dartmouth April 18th; Pennsylva-
-, 80 tnrr i3th. Richmond. April 10th
| IIervord April 2Oth Maryland. April go
tVosbington and Lee. April 9TH; virginia
! AMI 10th. Villanova, May 4th; PenhSyl
| vania. MAY 7th; Virginia May Stn anu
| 10Th. Dickinson. May nth; Mt. 81 Mary,
| Nav 14th; Pennsylvania state; May IS.h
| All scholastics, of philadelphia May
81 a. TVesievan. May 2lth; Yale, MAY 18th
| fTits9rrinoouth Nav 18th; Boston College,
| NJ nth. Holy Cross, May 18th; Orange
| XtSIatic club. May 30th; open May 3Ist;
! Princeton. June, LIST. .,,.o,
! W., few responses have been received
! r,, Mr. Mcmahon TO his letters TO the
| - -ioiie athletic authorities Of the uni
versities in this section of the country,
| et,egesting 10 them the organization OF
an intercollegiate tennis ASSOCIATION
| among the southern institutions OF learn
| a., Columbian. of this city, Richmond
| lrieSoroia Vanderbilt. and Tulane universe
| - Ere All enthusiastically in favor OF
! ~ ,roposition. but none of the other
Universities seem TO offer any encourage
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