Evening star., 1909-02-28
WARWICK ATHLETIC
CLUB A GOOD ONE
Foot Ball Team Easily Cap
tured Championship of the
District Last Fall.

The Warwick Athletic Club was organ
lied in 1898 and is just starting its elcv-
enth year. Its position as an athletic
club IS one Of the most enviable. The
Warwicks have always had fondness
for foot ball which has never been lost
sight of and this sport has dominated in
the organization. In fact. to this sport
alone is due the wonderful success of the
club, as for the first few years of Its
organization IL supported foot ball
team only. Many of its charter members
are still playing with the team. and as
they have had the benefit of playing
together for so many years, .nls accounts
for the splendid teamwork displayed and
shows to what an extent perfect harmony
exists among the members.
The club has been fortunate I'm having
good managers. The first incumbent of
this office John Harry Dove. who
served the club Faithfully until 1901, al
ways jealous in his work and ardent in
his enthusiasm. He was succeeded by
John A. Dugan, a broad-minded, active
and energetic leader in whom all of the
boys have the greatest confidence He
together with that of manager of the
foot ball team, he now holds.
Officers Elected.
In ADDITION TO John y. Dugdn AS preSl-
dent the other officers of the club are
| George B. Gross, vice president: John NJ.
Smith, recording secretary; William
Vogelson corresponding secretary, and
Charles Fugitt. treasurer. These officers
are elected annually and their terms Of
office will expire the latter part Of this
month when new officers will be elected.
However. it is generally understood that
Messrs Dugan and Fugitt are slated tor
reelection. although the other positions
will probably be filled by new men.
At this meeting the captains of the diff
ferent teams will also be elected. AS the
constitution of the club will not allow the
captalncy of teams to be filled by the
same person any two successive years,
capt. Gross of the foot bali team will
| be compelled to step out and the leader
| ship will probably be selected from either
Smith. Hutchinson, Bates or America,
with the chances favoring Smith.
Brewer is sure to succeed Capt Miller
| for base ball honors, in case he remains
with the club, but he is seriously cons.u-
erlng fattering offer with a team in the
| Ohio State League. In case he accepts
the Warwicks will lose one of their best
| players, although Hutchinson is anot her
good one and with Brewer out of the
way will probably land the capt taincy.
Dusan will manage the foot bail team
while Daley, formerly manager of the
| crack Treasury Department teams of
| be i'm charge of the ball tOssers
The Warwicks have never supported a
| track team. This fact is to be greatly
| deplored. az good traC team is IN
varably associated with as prominent an
| athletic club they are. However. this
| question will be taken up a. the next
| meeting and fed and track team will
| probably be organized and captain and
manager will also be elected along with
| the other officers of the different teams
Great Foot Ball Record.
| Although their foot ball team was a
very light one, averaging only 145 pounds
| it lined up against some of the heaviest
| teams of the District and yet, in spite of
this handicap, managed to keep it's goal
| line from being crossed and scored Il
total of 53 points against its opponents.
Probably its best game was that
| against the crack team of the United
States steamship Mayfower which claim
ed the championship of the United States
Navy. it having defeated among others
| the OlympiaS champions of the eastern
squadron. Although the club boys were
not victorious. they held their heavy op-
| ponentS to a u to . score.
After playing a TO . game with the
crack Alexandria Athletic Club team.
the Warwicks got their Irish up and
| came back for another defeating the
Virginians decisively by the score of II
to o. The next victims were the Gurley
Athletic Club boys. who were beaten to
| the tune of % to q. This game was prac-
tlcally won by three successfully executed
forward passes. each of which netted Il
| touchdown and completely demoraliZed
| the Gurley forces.
Among its other victories may be
mentioned those over the Marines. Sea-
man Gunners Rhode Island Methodist
| and Vigilants.
The Warwicks' lineup is as follows:
Miller. left end; Mccormick, left tackle;
Murray. left guard; G. Taylor. center
America. right guard; Smith, right tackle
Bates, right end; Vagehon, quarterback
Capt. Cross. right halfback: Hutchinson
left halfback, and Cohill. fullback.
| The real star of the team was ''Blondy''
| Hutchinson who was not only the most
most touchdowns. Although weighing
| only 40 pounds he was right on the job
I when called on to carry the pigskn and
was always counted on to pull the team
out of tight places by his sensational
work. II was his SO-yard run that won
| the game against the Vigilants. Miller
at left end also put up fine game al
did Capt. Cross at right half.
Members of last years team played so
well together that the only new addition
next year will be Rathbone. last years
| captain at Business High School.
Classy Base Ball Nine.
Although the club has had base ball
| nine for several years tine Warwicks
| never played in a city league until last
year, when they Joined the Marquette
! League, under the name of St Vincerts
| and finished in third place.
Next year they will play i'm the same
| league. but under their own name. and
| as last years team will remain intact ex-
| cept for few additions to the pitching
| corps. it can be expected to furnish a
classy article Of ball.
Last years team lined up as follows:
Brewer catcher; Merrill, Whitney, Burch
and Kerr. pitchers: Smith and Broome,
| first base: CohilI second base; Capt Mil
! ler, shortstop: Conner. Williamson,
| Hutchinson America. Martin Broome
| and Moreland. outfielders
! Most of these men are reputed to be
cracking good ball tossers Il is likely
| that the following slab artists will be with
! the club next year in addition to those
| already the roster: Thompson who
/ Hi jS1,