Evening star., 1909-01-31

Of the crack 81 Regiment National
Guard basket ball team, South Atlantic
champions for 1908.
Connors ran his first race as school
country run at Central High, School in
1903. He won this event from large
and classy field. The same year he won
the open cross country run given by the
Carroll Institute. He was a member or
the old Columbia Athletic Club and ran
many good races on its relay and in the
individual events. He attended Wesleyan
University ard was a member OF the re-
lay which won the Intercollegiate cham
pionship last year. Connors Is a good
miller with record of 4.3S. He ran sec
ond in that event in the South Atlantic
championships last June. being defeated
by only small margin by 3. NJ. Hide
brand, the Gurley Athletic Club star
ConnorS finished fourth in the Y. NJ. y.
A. Marathon. held New Year day.
Other members of the track team are
Swing. Thompson. Talbot, Rose. Ruther-
ford. Bolton, Pideeon and Slarrow.
Base Ball.
The Grove base ball team in 1907 was
one OF the best in Montgomery county. in
1907 winning the championship. Last
year base ball was set aside to a certain
extent for other sports Members of the
team were Isherwood, Brake. McCathran
Pace. 3. sherwood. Marshall, G. Knott
B. Knott. Pendeton, Leakens and Tsch-
fally.
Tennis
The tennis team Is unusually strong and
has on its roster DR.. Janvier Lindsay, the
present Montgomery county champion
Other members OF the team are Messrs
n. +. Foster. d. f. Wiber, d. L. Garges.
II. 3. Hunt. 4. Lindsay, II. Smith, a
Smith, Hathaway. Butler and Cooke.
Quoits.
The QUOT team Is even stronger than
the tennis team. In the tournament held
during September for the Montgomery
county championship, three Of its men
finished in one-two-three order. Mr.. A. B.
Smith is the present champion, with Mr..
A. Osborn a close second. and p. Clark,
third. Other members of the team are
MessTs. Meany, Hardy. Vaughan, Uttz,
Davis, Cooke. Archibald and Sinclair.
Rogue.
Mr. Howell Bartle Of the Grove Associa-
ton won the county rogue championship
last year and Judge Williamson Of the
same club was runner-up. Among the
prominent members OF the rogue team
may be mentioned Messrs. Kaiser, w. H.
II. Smith. Elmon Cook r. Clarke and
Capt. Ripley.
Basket Ball.
II has long been the ambition of the
club management 90 put q basket ball
team on the field. but the same old story
that all the athletic clubs have to con-
tend with-no suitable place to practice
prevented. On the completion OF the new
clubhouse these hopes will at last be real
ized and a strong team, judging from
present prospects. will be turned out.
Bob White, q member OF the crack I'd
Regiment team South Atlantic cham
pions for 1905, is now with the Groveites
and will probably be elected captain. The
team will be managed by Walter S. Fos-
ter. eX-manager Of the collegiate cham
pions, the University of Pennsylvania
five.
summary OF the different sports
shows the Groves roster to contain the
names OF two South Atlantic champions
in field and track. one member OF the
South Atlantic basket ball champions,
both the county champion and runner
up in rogue, and the county champion III
Guoits. well as the two next best men.
All OF the above will be with the Grove
association again this coming year and
with TIE few additions that are expected
the Marylanders expect TO make this
their banner year.
Officers.
The officers of the associatio for the
ensuing year are DIR. u. Il. Wiber, presi-
dent; W. B. Hardy. vice president: Daniel
T.. Garges, secretary, and Melville Lind
say, treasurer Alilbourn has been elected
captain Of the track team.