The times., 1899-03-12
INDOOR ATHLETICS
MAY Be A FIXTURE
Y. NJ. C. A. Active in All Lines
of Sport.
Gymnasium Glasses Under the New
Director.
CoIumb;ns Preparing for the Rowing
ScaSon-Guardsmcn and the
Championship Contests.

| Viewed strictly from financial point
| the indoor athletic meet given last night
under the auspices of the Athletic Asso-
/ citation of Georgetown University was not
| a complete success. From an athletic
point of view. however, it was great sue
cess.
| II was the first attempt ever made in
| this city TO hold an indoor meet. and while
the result is little Disappointing it is by
no means discouraging. 1t will prove a
| good pathmaker for future events when
there must come better financial results
Those who went to the games saw the
| strongest card of athletes ever presented
in this city, one of the strongest seen in
any city this winter Their work was an
| education in the line of athletics which is
! bound sooner or later to hare its good
! effect.
| In order to help encourage athletics
| here several of the best known college
stars stayed in training several weeks lon
| ger than usual SO that by their work they
might create an interest greater inter-
| est. than already exists. This was indeed
commendable and shows that there are
| some performers who are in the sport for
! the love of it-are real amateurs.
The Varsity Association is to be compli-
mented upon its effort TO encourage ath-
letics here and congratulations are due
Manager Duffy and Captain MulIigan for
the excellent manner in which the big af-
fair was run OFT and they should feel very
much encouraged over the outlook for flu
ture similar undertakings. The people
need to be educated up to these things.
never having had them here, and when
they have acquired a taste for them they
Will be like the new olive eater. they can
never get enough 10 satisfy their desire
for them.
As stated in an account of the games
printed in another column. the local ath-
letes all of them, acquitted themselves In
very creditable manner, considering that
they were contesting against some of the
fastest and best men in the athletic world.
Although they lost. their experience will be
valuable for future use.
y. VI. q. a. Athletes.
The gymnasium classes of the Y. NJ. C.
A. are now in working order and even now
are very large. In a little while they may
test the capacity of the big gym. Physical
Director NJ B. Rideout has taken hold in
earnest and promises TO make a big sue
cess of his new position. He is at present
the busiest man in the association. For
the greater part of each day and evening
he is busy making examination of his new
pupils and prescribing the proper kind of
exercise necessary to build up bodily def
ciencies He will make body building
rather than development of specialists the
chief aim of his work.
He will hold two classes a week for the
special benefit of employees OF the depart
ments and others who cannot attend the
afternoon classes These Will be held on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings, be-
ginning at S;IJ o'clock.
The days and hours for other classes
have been decided upon as follows:
For department clerks from i3O TO
$50 p. N. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fri
days For business and professional men,
! from $50 10 $50 on Mondays. Wednesdays,
| and Fridays. For students. from , TO 4:30
on Mondays. Tuesdays and Fridays, and
for the boys, from to $50 on Wednesday
| afternoons. and from to ll.30 Saturday
| mornings.
| Tuesday evenings from S:15 o'clock one
| hour Will be devoted to drilling leaders
classes and when sufficient leaders have
| been developed they viii be placed in
charge of the drilling Of sections and
squads and the professor and his assist
| ant will have charge Of the whole body.
| Friday evenings Will be devoted to instruc-
| tions in general athletics. The gymnasium
| is open every week day from $3.50 in the
morning to $40 in the evening.
Basketball teams will be organized, and
| for the exercise the sport gives friendly
games will be played among the members
only.
1t is the purpose of the management 10
have the crimson diamond active in
every department OF athletic sport and in
side of a year that emblem will BE- seen IN
| all competitions among amateurs, local
and out-of town. There Will be, as in
| former years. strong baseball and football
| teams; and, speaking Of baseball who does
not remember the round dozen of splendid
ball tossers who won so many games for
the Y. II. c. \. when il was in its prime
and who are now. many OF them, crack
| players in the various leagues from the
! National down.
| 1t has not yet been definitely decided,
| but ii is quite probable that the Associa-
| tion will also have q strong rowing con-
tingent. Secretary Sleman is very en-
| thusiastic upon the athletic features OF the
| Association, of which he is the active
| working head and he hopes 10 make that
| department as successful as the education
al and religious and social features prom
| Use to be.
| Columbia athletic Club.
Now that the danger Of freshet is
|
members OF the Columbia Athletic Club
will be directed toward the boathouse 1t
| is expected that this feature of the cub,
| really its only athletic feature, VIII be a
| very active one this season and that il
| viii be a successful one goes without say
ing. for Capt. Andy Smith will have none
| other With his knowledge Of rowing and
his great aptness in Judging mel there is
every reason to believe that the Columbia
crews will be strong ones and winners,
| too.
Before the first of next month the boat
| house will be got into shape. cleaned and
| ready for business. The fleet of boats will
| be gone over and such as need it will be
overhauled, and then when the balmy days
come the red and blue will begin to spin
| over the water.
1t is of course little early to say what
men will be active in the rowing depart
ment, but it is likely that there will be
an almost entirely new makeup of crews,
| a mixture of experienced men and novices
II has not yet been decided whether the
| High School will again row a crew from
this house
The bowling team has changed its play
| ing order and Stitt heads the list now with
Won Boeckman as anchor" The change
about worked to good advantage last
| Wednesday when the team played a set OF
| games with the CAROLS on the Y NJ C.
A. alleys. While the team won only one
game it kept within reach of the leaders
| in the other two and made a good finish
and now stands fourteen games won and
twenty-five lost, and next week will begin
the seesaw with the Business Mems Club
for third place
The Doctor is approaching the finish
of the season in great form and in the last