Evening star., 1898-04-30
in the char,pionshipS,thi year. He can do
the relay distance II fftSsix seconds.
TRAP SHOOTING REVIVAL.
Unusual Interest Being shown nv
Local SpOrtsmen.

interest in trap shooting and the season
just opening promises to be unusually ac-
tive in this regard. The winning by Will
liam Wagner of one of 1.-The first places in
the great American handicap shot recently
In which 191 of the best shots living mar
ticipated, has inspired several other local
men with ambition to do equally as well
| next year. Messrs. De Witt Arnold and
James M. Green are among these and
Blair Lee and Arthur Mattinelv NAV
| cherish views in the same direction
Messrs. Wagner. Green, Arnold NuJt;no
Mehsloeh, cromwell and others will trap
snoot at the Highland Club next Tuesday
afternoon. o's
1t is very probable the committee of the
Capital City Gun Club appointed to select
a Shootlns grounds for the organization
pose. as all the accommodations and ne
cessties are already there and it Is in easy
distance from the city.
The Capital City Club is arranging a
program of events for the season which
promise to result in close contests.
University Athletics.
A game is scheduled for today at Howard
University between the university nine
and team selected from past and present
students Of the colored high school of this
city. The university team will possibly go
away sooD. A practice game last Satur-
Gay between Howard University and Way-
land Seminary at the grounds of the for
mer institution was won by Howard The
proposed movement to inaugurate tennis
at the Howard University is receiving little
attention and will probably have to be
abandoned until the next school year as it
is too late to do anything in the way of
constructing a court
There was talk of holding an invitation
meet at Georgetown the 14th of next
mn n ht,f fJ,a,
The sprinters at Georgetown have gone
out Of training, although the bicycle team,
consisting of Schade. Moran and Danne-
miller. continues its work when the weather
and condition of the track permits
A base ball team has been organized at
the Georgetown Law School, but as yet
no games or dates for games have been
announced.
The Georgetown base ball team is to
play at Philadelphia today with the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The next game
at home will be next Wednesday, when the
blue and gray athletes will meet Villanova
College. and following that they will play
two games with Virginia the 9th and 10th
of the month Of May.
Work has begun on the tennis courts
at Georgetown and the courts will be put
In condition for play and practice COM
menced just as soon as the weather per-
mitS.
If the base ball diamond is In condition
for use today the reserve team at George
tOWH Will play the ROCK Hill team OF ELL
colt City, Nd. this afternoon.
Junior Base Ball.
The o. KS defeated the Keystones by 0
to 5. The o. ks claim the championship
Of the District for teams under fourteen
years. Address c. Dunn, 1924 5th street
northwest
The Young Gettmans have organized for
the season of 1898. They would like to near
from teams whose age is thirteen or under.
Address A. Bryan, 524 Sth street southeast.
The ST. Louis papers gave Cushman and
Heydler a roasting over their work in that
city in the Pittsburg serbs. AS the deci-
siops objected to were close ones at the
home plate, the protests will not avail. In
competency will get hearing, but in
case of judgment alone on base decisions or
balls and strikes, the umpire will never sat
isfy the horne spectators when their club
loses. l-f
The Milwaukee club has not won a game
so far this season, and under the circum-
stances the chances Of Bert Myers getting
away from the city of beer are very slight.
Connie Mack will want to strengthen the
player.
Nothing has been heard from McHale, the
California boy, who was thought to be
travelling east with Second Baseman ReitZ.
McHale is not a necessity with the Wash
ington club, but at the same time the local
the tieet-footed Californian were wearing a
senatorial uniform.
Athletic Meet Given Up.
The dual athletic meet at Georgetown
University, between that institution and
the University of Pennsylvania, which was
to be held May T. has been declared off.