Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-05

Collitlower, Gallagher, Gooding and Casey
are also experts.
The club Will give exhibition games OF
basket ball at Washington Hall the new
! CLUB rooms, corner 81 and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. with seven men on a
| side. Admission will be by card only, tC
| be hau from members.
Manager Rice and Cant. Gates of the
base ball nine have the boys practice every
day the weather is good So they can be in
shape by the time the season opens. The
PLAYER; from whom The Team viii be made
up are Dunn. Dude Gates. Raab. Mathews
Thorpe. Cleveland, Nerrniilion. Tom Ellis
BciSer. VIII Ellis, Lanjvoi.st and George
Gates. captain.
Acme Cycle nnd Social Club.
The residence of Arthur L. Llimes sec
rotary Of the club, was placed at the dis
posai Of the boys fer the meeting last Tues
day evening. and though the time was
| mostly confined to business, few spare
moments were given To amusements and
music
The applications for membership continue
to increase. Five were ac.,l lpGl at last
meeting, while two more had 10 be de-
| ferred until next week. Those acted upon
! ard accepted were Messrs. J. Il. Miller j.
Edwin Goodwin, c. w. Dewdney James
Mallory and VIM. z. HILL
A committee has been on the Iootcut for
a suitable meeting place. but has found
nothing that will meet the requirements of
the club. 1t is desired to secure quarters
In the West End. This committee is still
serving. and 1t is expected it Will report a
place at the next meeting. A lively debate
was caused at the last meeting by motion
10 have an entertainment, the proceeds to
be used in furnishing club house
Inc run scheduled for last Sunday to
Cabin John bridge was decidedly a success.
As an initial run the club made a good
showing, and with orange and black
streaming they started for the bridge.
where rest was taken. On the return the
captain directed the way to the White Lot,
where after few circuits, the boys were
ordered from their wheels and the group
was photographed.
The next meeting will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Clifton Ash, 1859 2sth street,
Tuesday evening.
Queer Wheelmen.
The Queers have been quiet during the
past few weeks owing to a contemplated
change in their club quarters, which took
place during the past week. The new quar-
tiers are far better than anything the club
has yet undertaken, located, as they are.
IN the old Franklin Hotel. on 1 street be-
tween 18th and 14th streets northwest, and
facing Franklin Park. The parors are
large and fitted up in q manner very at
tractive and pretty, and one can always
n Ilin1 one or more club members present to
welcome any friends or strangers who
might happen that way in the course of an
evening. Ample provisions have been made
Tor the storage of wheels, and besides the
racks on the outside the boys have a wheel
room that will hold at least seventy-five
machines.
The next regular meeting Of the club will
be held Monday evening. Nominations for
oHcers 1or the following year will be made
ana other matters Of Importance are to be
considered.
The basket ball team continues to do ex-
eenent work. Capt. Tierney believes in
plenty OF practice, and some of the bows
can be found most any evening at the ".
condition. e'oN
Quite number of the boys have ordered
new mounts, and in short time the Oueer
around town.
The weather has been so bad that the
outside. " 'A'e
Relative to the election of officers. some
changes may be made in the existing list.
z: ID. Neumeyer, jr., is an aspirant for the
GGtap.amcy; 1t Is understood that F. l..
vogt would prefer the Office of vice presi-
Gent 10 that of recording secretary Paul
Won Boeckman seems satisfied with his
ONCE of financial secretary, and has NOT
expressed T himself as DESTROYS Of a change.
Inc Queers would like to hear from the
several clubs regarding the proposed com
petltlVe cake walk. spoken of some time
ago. Clokey and Parker would make a
good team for this kind of work.
LeVant Wheelmcn.
The annual election of officers of the
Levant Wheelmen was held Tuesday. and
every officer chosen was elected unani.
mously. They are: Chas. Grace. presi.
dent; Webb Lindsey. vice president: Arthur
lew, secretary; Thomas Pollock, treasurer:
VIM Norris, captain; H. Fryer, lieutenant.
All OF the old officers, with the execution
OF one, refused a second term Mr. Norris
the lieutenant last year, was elected can.
tam, ana a more popular man could not
nave been FOUND in the club Mr. Lee T.
herrell. In his refusal to run for president
OF secretary, for which places he was nom.
mated, deprived the club of one of its most
energetic and efficient officers. It Is great
ly due to him that the club is in its nresen+
elegant condition today.
GalatZo. the Terrible Swede" of the I.e-
wants, Will, as soon as the roads get in
conultionr Try Tor most of the local middle-
distance records. He is in fair form now
but by the first of May will be In the mini
Of condition >o pAiA
Wilson and Entwisle Will be riding mart
ners this season. Their place In the ranks
mas not yet been assigned them by the can
tain. '0 Sop
Andrew Marshall is now on his neu
mount. and before the season Is over he
VIII be showing some Of the fast men the
shape of his rear tire.
On the run to Gettysburg MAJ 30 n fiftv-
mile race has been arranged between Nor
us ana Pollock. The stakes are to be the
ehtre expenses for the trip.
C. TRAN HuAr