Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
GYM TEAMS TO ORGANIZE.
Georgetown Wrestlers and Boxers
to Have MANY Meets.

Believing that the success OF the GYM
nasium meet of last December warrants
the forming Of regular gymnastic teams
for the purpose Of competing with other
| schools, and knowing that such public
games are conducive to exciting interest
in physical culture work, Prof. Maurice
Joyce, the director Of the Ryan Gym.
nasium at Georgetown University. has
formulated tentative plans for holding a
number OF public exhibitions during the
year. in which the students will have
plenty Of chances to show their ability.
and at the same time 1t will be pos
| sible for representative teams to be pick
ed to tbe pitted against the teams of other
schools. The first of these exhibitions
will prob be held Saturday evening.
November 2, on which date the varsity
foot ball team plays FOrdham at New
York.
The program will consist of number
of wrestling and boxing matches and
of drills. tumbling. club swinging and
apparatus work. Prizes will be awarded
to those showing themselves most pro-
ficient in the different departments, while
the leaders will be selected to do ad-
vanced work in preparation for a meeting
with an outside aggregation.
These meets will be held monthly
throughout the winter, the years work
finally eliminating in a grand outdoor
exhibition before the general public at
some time around Easter. They will in
no wise interfere with the third annual
gymnastic meet, which is scheduled for
December q. nor with the indoor meet
of the athletic association. which will
probably be held early in March.
The most probable opponents. should
Prof. Joyce decide that his material war
rants such contest for his gym team,
are the middies. The Navy manager fire.
quently asked for such contests last
winter. and at one time 1t was believed
that meet would be held. However.
IL
in condition for such strenuous work
In the short time available, SO all eff
forts were lent toward making a good
showing in the Carroll Institute wres-
Ting tournament. AS will be remembered.
the collegians did remarkably well against
the more experienced men whom they
ran up against, and it was because Of this
more than anything else that Prof. Joyce
determined to put his charges against
faster company this year.
Speaking of basket ball. Mr.. Joyce was
emphatic in his denial of the rumor that
no quint would be put out this season.
AS yet he has heard nothing of the plans
Of the old team, which will probably play
under the surveillance of the law school.
Should this come to pass. another quint
Will be formed to represent Ryan Gym
nasium, and as all regularly registered
students in the classes Of physical culture
will be eligible to play on it. it will prob
ably prove to be more representative of
the university than the other. AS many
of the new students In the college have
had great deal Of experience in goal
tossing during their high and prep school
careers. such team as could be formed
from them would probably he of a high
caliber. and as IL would also be handy for
them to practice together. team work
could be developed to a high degree of
perfection. Taking this into considera-
ton. it certainly looks as though the Blue
and Gray will again have a quint in ac-
ton. and one which will be able to hold
its own in pretty fast company.