The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04

several respects. He is gratified always
at THE success Of the Crescent Club, and then,
as chairman of the athlete committee, he
Is delighted at the successes of the mem
bers, his family of athletes, in whom he
takes a special pride. Secretary Afeld
beamed because the dinner showed that the
organization is popular with the members,
and Treasurer L%anghaar, who thinks of
dollars and cents, was happy figuring how
much money would be spent and what the
profit to the club woul be.
Each department Of sport had its own
particular section. First came table No.
1, at which sat Benjamin A Kelley, who
dreams and ives on hockey. Around him
were the members of The hockey team
There were Arthur L. Linton and c, D..
Shirreff, the wonderfully fast members OF
the forward line; Grand Old Man" j. ii.
Hallock, who stops pucks by instinct; II.
c. Mckenzie, who used to play in the place
now held by Hallock. Robert j. Wall, the
mainstay Of the team; M, better known as
Cub" Shiebler. He can have fingers
broken and treat them as necessary to the
game B. +. P. Nichols and A. d. Cook
and bill" Dolby were there, and so was
George T. Steffens, who can hold a stop
watch like a veteran. This team as a
whole is the popular idol of the club. 1t
has won many championships and this
year. after making a poor start, has picked
up 30 well that 1t now has to play of a tie
game with the Mercury Foot players next
Wednesday night. On account of this
game the players were a little shy OF the
dinner. To indulge in any way would
put them out Of condition, and the cham
pionship is more TO them than any dinners.
They were subjects Of lots of fun, though,
during the evening, and songs were sung
lauding their work on the ice and telling in
emphatic language what would happen
with the New Workers next Wednesday.
At table No. 2 were the lacrosse players.
Chairman Lewis J: Doyle presided. With
him were A. L.. Allan, l.. Moses, Jr., C. F.
de Casanova, j. A. Kennedy, T. G. Dun
oan Howard Drakeley, W. F w. Veysey
and DR.. McRose,
Next came the shooters. This is the first
time that the shooters have been honored,
but they have won fame for the flag and
their efforts are appreciated II. NJ. Brig
ham, o. G. Grinnell. II. KTyni l., NJ. Palmer,
c. G. Stephenson. II. B. Vandeveer and S.
p. Hopkins discussed inanimate targets,
power, guns and angles in a learned wav
M II any ether crowdo Of shooters think they
do not know what they talk about they cal
find out by visiting the shooting GROUNDS
at Bay Ridge. !
Then at another table were the billiard
and pool players. Dr.. Jennings, Jack
Heatherton and many others talked al out
masses, English, draws and combination
which was like so much Greek to the yachts
men near at hand who were full of luf1ng,
bearing away, square roots and midship
sections.
At another table were golfers who foozled,
sliced and sclafied and were in bunkers,
hazards and on fair greens and discussed
brassies, spooners, lofters and mashies.
Every hole in the Crescent links was played
oveT with each course Of the dinner n
each spinner OF a Pooi yarn was toasted
In o trimming bumper.
The baseball men, soccer football players,
chess men and the army Of bridge players