The times., 1898-04-24

number of members of the Washing
| ton Athletic Club have signitied their in
tention of volunteering their services to
the Government when the call for volun-
teers is regularly made.
The basketball team have three more
games scheduled, one with the Corcorans
on April q; with the Interior Department
on May and with Carroll Institute on
May +, which marks the close of the
League schedule The team is taking
plenty of hard practice and the manager
hopes to win all three games, and If he
does. the w. A. c. will win the champion
| ship.
The bowling team will probably not
! play the games it hoped TO have arranged
| with out-of-town teams and viii devote
| its energies to club and prize bowling.
The attendance at the last athletic
smoker justified the committee to make
| preparations for another and this will
! probably be held early next month. 1t
will include the usual number of sparrng
| and wrestling bouts. The wrestling of
! Bobby Akers at the Masonic Fair has
| been decided feature of the Old English
/ Village, and his clever mat work has won
| him much deserved applause He is
very popular athlete and in aIl-round
work has few equals here.
Georgetcvn Varsity Athletes.
After all, it is very doubtful if the dual
track and field meet between Georgetown
Varsity and "Pennsy." fixed for May I.
will be held after all. If it is finally def
ntely settled not to hold them. it is to
| be very much regretted, as more than or
binary interest attaches to athletic events
| in which these two 'varsities appear.
There is now some talk of changing the
| affair to an invitation meet. to be held on
the original date fixed. Such an event
would draw some of the cracks of all
the big colleges, and would no doubt be of
great interest. fI
The athletic team will this season miss
| the able assistance of julius Walsh, Dew
ereaux and NJ Walsh, as these are too
deeply engrossed in their studies and too
| anxious to secure their degrees to take
any great interest in the training for local
| or Out-of-town meets.
The number Of candidates for the relay
team which will run at the 'Pennsy re-
lay carnival on April 90 has been cut
down to eight, and these will be given
thorough trials today, and the number cut
down to five. II will be case of the sur
yival of the fttest Bernie" WeferS, the
king of sprinters will of course be sure of
a place, ard he will run fourth on the
team. The most prominent candidates
for the team are Dessez, Jim Wefers'
Sheridan O'Shea, Collins, Applegarth
and Owens. Bernie Wefers in the trials
last Sunday worked as pacemaker- FOR a
| squad and stepped off the quarter 10 MS
usual splendid form, and in better time
than he went in practice this time last
season. Trainer Foley is getting the best
kind of work out of old and new men.
The ball team rounded to in splendid
form in time for the Harvard game and
in winning showed that the team has
much better timber in its makeup than
it has been given credit for. The playing
of Mccarthy a first was a great move ana
his moving into the intield has not weak
| ened the outfield. for Casey fills the bill
very well. Fleming's return 10 second
materially strengthened the whole infield.
1t was a great game well played. and al
| though il was a long time since the last
game here between these teams, it was
a pleasant remembrance that upon the
last time the local team won and then by
the score of 10 ?, almost the same as
last Wednesdays game
On next Wednesday, Washington and
Lee University will be here for game
| on Georgetown Field.
The Reserves. or second team, have
reorganized and the positions of players
viii be fixed upon this week. Ed Multi
gan has been elected manager ana r.
Louis Byrne. captain. The latter will
play second. Among the candidates for
the team are: +. o. Donnell, Sullivan,
j Keane, D. O'Connell Murphy Barry. p.
Burne. OBrien Owens, Wheeler and
DonnelIy Tracey and Minahan. who
pitched excellent ball last year. are in
fine form and these with some of the
new material at hand, will make the
pitching staff very strong one.
Fred Schade. Danuemiller and Moran
were the FIRST of the bicycle squad 10 APP
pear on the track last Saturday They
have begun training in earnest and will
soon be in shape for the early open track
! events With the help Of some Of the
youngsters who are riding well, the blue
and gray will be represented by strong
squad on the banked track.
Schade and Moran and perhaps Dame
: miller will go with the field and track
team which will represent the varsity
; at the intercollegiate meet to be held
; at New York on May p and %, and hell
| u.i,, pnipts for the blue and gray.