The times., 1898-02-06

evening the ;eam will have asits guests the
South Washington Business Mems Bowling
Club. The ladies' bowling team is keeping
up Its good work and VIII certainly ARA nge
set OF games with the Saengerbund's fair
bowlers. Miss GreenweI and Miss Miller
are playing good game and rolling high
scores.
Mackey is quite 'lioE'' at the club since
his great defeat of LusiSy, winning the Dis
trict championship in wrestling and a good
fat purse. The men were splen dIdly match
/ eel in weigh. and size and the contest was
a most interesting one. This is Mackey's
| tlnrd great ~ictory on the wrestling mat.
The amusement committee has about
completed its arrangements for the big
club smoker to be given in the gymnasium
on February >. There VIII be wrestling
bouts betwe N Mackey aud Collins, of Call
! fornia, and James Grant and McFee. two
clever Juniors, and six sparring bouts by
| well known local men. A Admission will be
! strictly by card, and these may be had of
members only. A masquerade ball will be
! given at the clubhouse on Washiprtnn's
/ Birthday.
Flven new members Were elected at the In st
meeting OF the CLUB. The house is requested
by Its chair nan to meet this afternoon at
4o'clock at tne clubhouse.
Eas'ern Athletic Club.
Tie members OF the Eastern Athletic
Club have about completed their work
of fitting aud putting up the apparatus
in the gymnasium of their new club head
quarters. olring the coming week the
gym will be ready for the practice Of
the basketb III team. Nearly all the work
has been done under the direction of Man.
ager CaTliif.ower, with the assistance or
Arthur Varela, one of the mainstavs of
the club. The members are, of course
grateful for :he work done.
The club is in a florIris hing condition.
and when tie membership has grown IN
a certain number the clubrooms will he
enlarged 10 meet the demand All this
Will be made possible by Mr.. Charles Shell
ton, Inemfer of the club, and its genial
landlord. He is taking great interest in
the clubs affairs, and its present flourish
ing condition is, TO a great extent. due
to his assistance. New and very desirable
members are being added TO the rolls on
each meeting night. The basketba n team
has made splendid showing, so Far, this
season, and ! is pia ying one of the fastest
anu snappieSt and, at the same time one
OF the cfeanest, games in the District
League. The players realize that they
have hard game before them in the
one with the Infantry on February l6,
and, with lofs of practice each day, they
hope to at least make a good showing
against the iampions.
Much Of the credit for the teams good
showing is due Manager Caullifiower, who
has developed splendid team work. All
the men play well, but the work of Dunn,
Gates and little Eddie Casey has been
especially noteworthy.
The bicycle contingent will. as soon ms
the weather and roads permit, take the
wheel and begin work for the coming
season. The club will have quite num-
ber OF racers in the seasons open events.
COrcoran Cadet Athletes.
? The Corcoran Cadets will be handicap pped
in their athletic work for week or two
on account II the removal of the National
Guard from l. street and the incomplete
condition OF the new gymnasium in the
guard headquarters over the Center Mar
ket. When the Work in the latter loca-
tion is finished they will have one of
the most complete gyms in the city.
The basketball team has shown remark
able iInPro +sment In its work since the
opening game. 1t lost the two games.
and has since then won six. The feature
OF the teams work is the open playing
aud free passing, in marked contrast to
several other teams In the league.
Collins, VINO was injured in last We'd
nesday's game, will probably not play for
week or { vo. Milt Clark and Joe Dodge
have shown Improvement in their goal
throwing, although they have not equaled
their last ysar's record Guar rds, Walters,
and Giusta are doing some Of the best all
round work IN the league. Zell and Collins
always put DIP fast game.
The substitutes have a strong team, con-
sisting OF Heffner, Boulay. Rowland, O'Con-
neil and Putsche. These give good prac-
tice to the regulars, and on Monday last
they played shem 22 to 90 game.
The arrangements for the games with
the Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A. are still pending
1t is doubtful if the games will he played
as the Orioles are mcmbe rs of the A. A.U. |
and are registered under the new rules.
The local teams are not registered. The !