The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01


games to be given the latter part of this
month or the first week of June.
Speare and Cabrera are already in fair
shape for the seasons work on the GIN
der track. They will be heard from this
season in the short dashes from - to
22G yards Speare ought to be able to
get 100 yards down below the 10 seconds
fiat. He is improving his stride. length
ening it, and his get off at the start is
quicker. He moves somewhat like
Wefers in the sprints. Greene promises
to do we'll in the pole vault and high
jump. In the after McElhone expects to
cut down the local record.
The enthusiasm of the High School oars
men has not been dampened by the siege
of bad weather, and rain or shine they
are out in an eight getting in shape for
the picking" which Lieut.. Hecox will
probably make shortly. There is one feat
ure about their practice, which 1t is sug-
gested might with profit be cut out and
that is the rowing minus shirts or jerseys.
1t is not only unsightly and unnecessary,
but extremely dangerous at this season
of the year. College crews row bare
backed on the day of the races, which
are generally warm days in Summer, but
they never practice in the Spring without
jerseys. II invites colds and pneumonia
and other ills, and does not strengthen
or tougher. E
Lieut.. Hecox has inaugurated the plan
of having the 'Batholdi' steam up and
| down the course after the crews in prac-
tice. once or twice each week, taking
this method rOf coaching and correcting
faults.
Underwood, MCGOWAN. Simpson and
others of the Old Guard, have dropped
, down to the boathouse but as yet find il
too chilly and damp to venture out just
for the fun of the thing.
Carroll Institute Athletics
1t is understood that Hughes, Pearson
and Gallagher, of the Carroll Institute
basketball team, have enlisted and in
stead of chasing the elusive pigskin over
the gymnasium field viii go down to help
chase the festive SpaniaTd. Should they
leave here before the remaining games
of the National League series are played
the chances of the Institute winning the
/ championship will be considerably lessen
ed.
Instead of the indoor games for the In
stituse championship it is more than
probable that the management will close
the gymnasium and social season with
big minstrel and athletic performance
iii which opportunity will be given for
several competitions for Gymnastics hon
, ors. There will be several bouts by we'll
/ known boxers from the ranks of the
! Carroll Institute membership.
| The season has been very busy one
! for Prof. Joyce and his pupils and the
! end of the season viii find all hands
! ready to enjoy a much-needed rest. The
/ class attendance has beaten all former
records and the benefits and good results
! of the bodybuilding drills have beeen
! correspondence great
The bowlers are rarely ever heard from
and since the close of the League season
the alleys have been used only occa-
! sionallY. Tony Rice, Harlow Merritt,
Locraft and semi occasionally Armstrong
and Stone drop in for a friendly brush
/ and some very large scores have been
| bowled.
| AnaIOstan and Potomac Bont Clubs.
The past week has been anything but
/ inviting to the rowing men of the Ana
lostan and Potomac boat clubs, and the
rowing has been for the most part con-
! fined to the locker rooms. where so many
crews have won races by figuring out the
ifs and "ands."
This season the Analostan Club will
make special feature of social events at
! the boathouse and at the up-river land
F.! ing, and these will include a series of
! hops, club regattas and barge parties,
| stag and otherwise
There is little chance of the Analostans
! sending crews away to out-of-town re-
| gattas and very little likelihood of going
in for joint Potomac River regatta.
Whatever rowing is done will be in the
shape of club regattas and in friendly
| races with the Potomac Boat Club.
The Potomacs are getting their boats
and their handsome boathouse in shape
| for the seasons campaign, and as soon
as the weather settles Captain Joe Brad
ley will put some of the shells overheard
! and give the new and old men a chance
| TO handle the Sweeps" He will have at
least two of the fastest junior crews on
! the river this season, and it is possible
that at least one of them will be sent
| away.
The big float will be put in position dur
| ing the coming week.
LOCKER and Sims are anxious for the
season to begin, and are even row in fine
shape for the seasons work They will
| both hold down their old places in the
| EIGHT" 1t is still quite proba BILE that
the Western High School will make an eff
| fort to put out an eight to send over to
| Philadelphia, TO be entered in the High
| School cights' events this Summer There
| is plenty of good material among the
| youngsters, and very fast eight could
| easily be chosen from the candidates who
|
Corc"ran Cadet Athletes.
Just about this time the Corcoran Ca
| Diet Corps, with the rest of the athletic
associations of the National Guard, had
hoped to formally open the new gymna-
SUM in the big new armory in the Cen
| ter Market building, but the call to arms
and the possibility of being orered away
almost any day, has made it necessary
for the time being, TO do away with the
formality of opening.
At intervals the handsome new gym
nasium is being used and the Corcorans
and their comrades in arms are much en-
joying the comforts of the new exercis-
ing field. If the soldiers are not order
ed away, it is possible that one or two
OF the unplayed games in the National
Basketball League may be played there
The team is keeping up a sort OF prac-
tice between times when company and
battalion drills are not on the card
1t is quite likely that the selection of a
physical instructor will be deferred I'm.
till the Fall as even If the Guard were
at liberty to exercise a will but little
time remains in which the work could be
done with comfort. The choice when il
is made will probably fall on Prof Harry
Ward, of the Y M. c. A, of Norfolk
The basketball players are very anx-
ious that the schedule be completed, as
there are only about half dozen games
to be run off, and of these the Corcorans
have three the winning of any one OF