The times., 1898-09-11

art icDh III even llOH- Ihcy 5-AohAN nave
good Iook-in for the 440-yards run.
Young will make all-comers sprint all
the way in the 220-yards. McEl.ione Is
doing well in the high jump and pole
vault.
1t is proper to suggest right here that
all the athletes, before being allowed TO
compete in any games, must first be reg
istered, and as athletes in this city are
under the protection of the Atlantic Di-
vision of the A. A. T.. application for reg
istration must be directed TO John w.
Kelly. secretary. Box Al, Woodbury., N
J.
The tennis tourney for the club cham
pionship in singles and doubles which was
TO have begun on last Monday was post
poned on account of the terrible heat To-
morrow, the date 10 which the opening
sets were postponed. will find all the
players in good condition, and all the bet
ter fit on account of the weeks addi-
tional practice
Tha baseball season. more or less sue
cessful. closed last month. Now comes
the football season, for its share of at
tention. ard If all the players who are
counted on to take up the preliminary
practice come to time, the manager win
be able to select one of the strongest and
fastest teams the Winged Arrow" has
had in several years.
Louis Korn. last years successful man
ager of football, has returned from his
vacation trip, and IL is hoped he may be
induced to again take the responsible po
sition of manager.
The indoor season of class work in the
gymnasium will begin the latter part OF
this month, depending, however, upon the
matter of the temperature coming down
off its lofty perch.
A lot OF promising novices in last years
classes are looked TO for some especially
good work this winter. and if there Is
anything in them Prof Crossley may be
relied upon to work II out of them.
The club will not have basketball team
in the league this year, as the classes in
physical culture are too important, and
the practice of the game would take away
too much of the time from this very bene-
fetal work.
1t seems now that the union track and
field games to be given in Baltimore on
September "a are to be confined TO en-
trants from the State only. This will bar
out our athletes. and a chance TO see
what the team can do will be lost
The swimming classes for juniors, which
take up all day Saturdays in the clubs
swimming pool have been very success
full, and Prof Crossley deserves lot of
circuit IOE HIS SuCCeSS IN ltdCuiDS 50 MANY
of the kids the useful art. Out of forty
four boys all have learned 10 swim well
except six. and even these are well on the
way 10 overcome all difficulties before the
season closes.
Carey Spence, one of the clubs most
prominent members and a winning sprint
er is lieutenant Of Knoxville company,
| and at last accounts was quite sick with
fever.
The club is well represented at the sum
\ mer resorts, and Atlantic City is fortunate
| in having a delegation. Among those seen
| flirting with the mermaids during the past
i, week were Alex. Grant, Cowles. King.
| Greene and Quinn.
Prof. Crossley is desirous of popularizing
| the game of quoits. which this season is
| having such a run in Canada and Phila-
! delphia. 1t is game in which all ages
/ of both sexes may participate. There are
several teams practicing the game now in
the grounds adjoining the clubhouse.
Potomac Beat Club.
| Unless something unforeseen turns up
| it looks now as if the Potomac Boat Club
will not hold it's annual fall regatta. Aft
er the matter has been so much talked
about and the prospects were so bright
for pulling off the big event. it seems too
| bad that the plans should have gone
away. The failure to hold the regatta
is caused by the absence from the city
on vacation of so many of the members.
1t will be a great disappointment to the
rowing men in town who are anxious to
row and TO the multitude of admirers of
the sport who looked forward to the
| event with considerable pleasure.
] This is the most delightful season of
the year for shell rowing and it is too
bad it cannot be taken advantage OF.
| 1t is hoped by many that the affair
may be run off even yer, put at a much
| later date than first planned for.
! 1t is through no fault of Capt Bradley
that the original regatta planned viii not
be held for he has worked hard to get
his men together and ne has been ably
seconded by President Doyle. but even
this strong team could not draw the men
| together.
| The new eight-oared shell purchased by
Capt. Bradley for the club has not yet
arrived owing to the difficulty experience
ed in transportation by rail. 1t is sug-
gested that transportation by water
would be much less expensive and de-
cidedly more practical. The she'll is said
to be a beauty and built of the prettiest
of cedar. She is sixty-one feet two inch
es long with a beam of twenty-three
inches supplied with all the modern i'm
provements in rig and gear and is model
ed after the famous Eureka" boat
which attracted so much attention at
the Worlds Fair and is built on the lines
of the boats which have carried so many
Cornell crews to victory
1t is proposed by the Potomacs to take
the initiative next year as the old club
has done on several former occasions, in
the matter of holding one of the old
time open joint regattas, a big affair to
review and boom interest in rowing on
| this river.
| Frank Skinner one of the new mem
bers has returned from his outing. bring
| ing back with him his champion canoe.
the winner of a number of important
contests on Long Island Sound. 1t is one
of the prettiest canoes ever seen on our
river.
Wilson Young and his family have been
making an enjoyable stay at Ocean City.
Md, and a local paper of that popular
resort has made pleasant comment of
their visit.
Judy Grove. the clever little sculler has
been housed for several days with an at
tack of malariai fever.
Much to the regret of all his club
mates Mr.. NJ. F. Maschmeyer one of the
hardest-working members of the club
has rendered his resignation. As a mem
! Der of the board of directors and chair
| man of the house committee. he was al
earnest worker. and the club regrets tt
lose so valuable member.
Harry COnnorS one of the lieutenant,