The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

manager has on hand the material from
which very strong team will be devel-
oped. Practice viii take place at the Con
gress Heights grounds and on the lot near
Lincoln Park The team has been meas
ured for uniforms at Tappan's and it is
promised that they will be very handsome
The team is anxious to arrange games
with uniformed mines and challenges may
be addressed to Manager f. H5usel, 2O9
Second Street southeast.
The team will be made up of the follow
ing players: Hodge, MCManaway. Dunn.
and Reach. catchers; Harms and STANDBY
pitchers; Boucher. first base; NcCauley,
second base: Beall. third base; Venable
shortstop; Hughes. left; Dunn, centre.
and Radcliffe, right.
National Guard Athletics.
The athletic contests given by the Ma
tional Guard Athletic Association last
"WEDNESDAY demonstrated that with little
perseverance. track and field sports can be
made decidedly attractive feature of the
Guard The affair was a great success and
the several events were for the most part
well contested. While the Corcorans car
ried off most of the prizes. due mostly to
their regular earnest work in practice.
members Of other companies made :: good
showing and with little work Will de
velop into good material for future events
There is no reason why the local Guard
should not compare favorably in this Tea
ture with like organizations of other cities
The Athletic Association was first organ
lied and originated in the COrcoran's ranks
by Capt E. c. Edwards in 1896, He has
worked hard to build it up and now it in
cludes in it's membership OF 200 privates
and officers from all the regiments of the
cad M
members since last April.
With practice and training, the Ambu-
lance Corps Tug-of-war team can be de-
veloped into a winner. This is made up
of Bergman captain and anchor; Freitag,
Houriet, and West.
Ball promises to develop into clever
pole vaulter and Bouvet and Lotus are
both good men for the broad jump. Bode
and Iglehart made a strong effort with
Rowland to make good in the relay race.
Boulay and Maple are promising all
around men.
McKelden is improving in form in the
distance run. Hughes will make a better
Splinter than a distance man. ]. ID. Nc
Quade and L. J. Hughes. both of the In
fantry, are clever wrestlers and at the
games put up an interesting exhibition of
the great sport.
Georgetown Varsity Athletics.
he-Athletic Association of Georgetown
University now feels assured that it will
be able to send its crack track team to
the Olympian Games at Paris. as the list
of subscriptions and the receipts from the
concert given Wednesday night have con-
siderably swelled the fund to good proper
lions. By May 1 ii is expected that the
full amount. 81, 600. will be in hand.
In the meantime, there is no let-up in
the work and training OF the men who have
this trip in view. Trainer Foley Will know
considerably more about their ability, or
rather their prospects of winning, after
next Saturdays races at the University of
Pennsylvania game at which they are eX-
pected to make a great showing Duly
will try to hold his own as the worlds
champion in the short sprints, and he.
with MulIigan. Sheridan. and Dessez in
the relay race, hope to retain the inter
collegiate championship. carload OF
"rooters' will leave here with the team
next Friday and they will be very much in
evidence at the next days sports.
The rowing contingent will get down to
hard work this week when Captain Zap
pcne, OF the Potomacs. will take them in
hand. An eight-oared shell has been or
dered and in it the blue and gre,I will
lot lhe HTsl time III us ulstoIy Eohpcte
for out-Of-town aquatic honors. The crew
will be entered in the intercollegiate races
to be rowed at Poughkeepsie. June 30.
The crew will be picked from among the
Capt. F. J. Kerns. Murray lius-
sell. Raymond Sullivan, Walter Sullivan,
Joe Lynch, Burns Magruder, VIII Hirst
Asa Oracle, Mortimer Lenance, Thomas
Fernending. Frank Kane. Joe McQuail,
Edward Fassett, ]. p. Denegre. l.. Law
renee. and Ray L. Ellert. The most OF
these candidates for seats in the boat are
now enjoying the pleasures OF the training
table. o. p. SCHMIDT.