The times., 1899-02-05
Washington Athletic Club.


Phe basketball team of the Washington
Athletic Club is keeping up its good work
and under Manager William Crisis care
full direction it has hopes of landing still
higher in the ranks of the league clubs
Special effort will be made to win the
game from the Carroll Institute on Feb
ruary Is. the next game scheduled for the
Washingtons. Hard practice Will be the
word from now to the date named. The
/ team is playing a clean, snappy game
Capt. John Thompson will probably
make several changes in the teams line
| UP. He will give Grant a trial as a
/ back as his quick. snappy work viii bring
better results than it does now as a for
ward. Little Jimmie Thompson who made
| such clever showing in the last Infantry
| game, will stay in the game the rest of the
! season. He is 4 bright little all-round
| player.
Garner and Molfett are developing into
| clever. steady players and Evans and Tay-
| lor bid fair to considerably strengthen the
| team.
Captain Kidd is very well pleased With
| the showing the bowling team is making,
| but he hopes for even better things, and
/ believes the material at hand is capable
of reaching a higher standing in the
! leagues ranks. The next set OF games is
| scheduled for Wednesday evening with the
| Coumbias. The team will probably be en-
| tered in the prize games to be bOwled
at Baltimore on the afternoon and even
| ing of February %.
Professor Grants gymnasium classes are
| steadily increasing in attendance and show
| ing considerable Improvement. Some very
| clever all-round gymnastic and acrobatlc
work will he shown by the members at this
| coming athletic smoker" the date for
which has not yet been fixed.
The dance which is to be given at the
| clubhouse by the members promises to be
| z very enjoyable affair
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club.
The Mount Pleasant Athletic Club is one
of the most prosperous of the local organi-
cations and promises in a few years TO be
| a leader in all lines of amateur sport. 1t
membership is growing constantly and the
members are all desirable in every way
| and in consequence there is cUngena ity
and harmony.
The basketball team is taking hard prGc-
tice and the management hopes for a bet
ter showing. and it will undoubtedly COME
under the capable direction of NJ. Smith
the newly elected captain.
The fair friends of the club are takins
such decided interest in the clubs vel
fare that any undertaking on the IaIt o
the members is assured OF success.
The last smoker was such decided sue
cess that the management contemp ate
repeating it shortly.
Al the recent annual club meeting an
election of officers was held and resulted
as follows: President, Rudolph Jose vice
| president, William f. Holmead secretary
William q. O'Dwyer; treasurer, Harry
Warthen. There being three vacancies OF
the board OF directors. the following wer,
elected to fill them: Messrs. NJ. Smith. G.
c. Callan, and Frank Ogle. President JosC
has appointed the following standing com
mittees: House, W. b. hppleby, j. Bolts
Harry Saers Kendall O'Dwyer and Georg,
Smith; entertainment. G. l.. Fisher, G. \
Baker, H. Saers William F. Holmead. C
r. Wright. jr.. James Strayer. and Johr
Keiser; pool. D. w. Farlin, NJ. Smith, w
C. O'Dwyer, NJ. Young, and 7. Somerville
! constitution, &. W Cox, p. ii. Fitzhugh