Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
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- LOSE upon the echo Of the frs
bugle call for drill in the armor!
of the National Guard Of thu
District of Columbia Is the an
nouncement that the Nationa
Guard gymnasium will be opened tomor'
row night Military duty and athleHt
prowess are growing closer and closer
together as the years pass, and 1t Is
shown annually that a soft-musciec
suardsman Is at great disadvantage In
camp. Athletics in the National Guard
of the District of Columbia owe much o.
their success to the untirins energy OF
Capt. C. E. Edwards, and it is taken az
a reassuring omen to see his name agar
on the board of control of the Nationa
Guard Athletic Association. His title II
the gym is custodian and manager o.
athletics. Other members Of the boare
are all we'll known, both as guardsmen a
heart ard in the active service. They arr
Mai. E. H. Neumeyer. president; Capt
John f. Brooks. Capt. Frank Lockhead
Lieut. F. B. Schlosser, Lieut.. C.
Smithson. Joseph Horan's well KNOW
face will not be missing from the gym
naSlum, e1tnef, TOT lie w LII NC "AA -N>>-->
tomorrow night as physical director.
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No one bu, officers and regularly en-
listed men of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia are eligible for mem
bership; and the applications must OF
passed on by the board of control.
member of the association is en0tIed u
registry in the Amateur Athletic Federa,
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rules against professional athletes nave
been adopted. No team containing o.
composed Of professionals shall be permit
ted to use the gymnasium moor. ei.ne'
in practice or in competition, unless spe.
cial permission has been given. TO keeI
down the damaging cry that ringers
are permitted to participate In the ma.
tional Guard athletics only members ol
the National Guard who were enhste'
prior to December 81 of the year preceu.
ing any games held under the auspices
Of the association will be eligible 10 ehter
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Scarcely a dull evening may be ex
pected in the gymnasium after the sea
son opens tomorrow night, as the follOW
ing schedule will show:
'Tuesday and Thursday, to 1890 p m
Glasses basket ball practice and In
door base ball after class, by class mem
bers only. except the last Tuesday ant
Thursday of each month, these nights
being reserved for athletic competition
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. te
1920 pm: Basket ball practice ano
games for teams on application to Gus
todian or physical director. Dut no 'ea an
can use gymnasium for more than one
hour If there is more than one applicant
except for league and scheduled games.
"The drill hall can be used every Mon
dav. Wednesday and Friday evenings
from to s:15 o'clock for or training ram OF '"t
wrestling classes every TUESDAY ano
Thursday, 40 to y.
Thursday. 100 to D.
"Gymnastic classes every TUESDAY aho
Thursday, 7:3O to 8.
Fencing classes every iuesoav diio
Thursday, to 8.
"Gymna SUM is closed Saturdays.
NO person allowed on the floor OF
gymnasium at any time who is not IN
gymnasium attire and registered meii'
Der of the association.
Amateur wrestling and boxing tourna.
ment will be held in February. 1913, and
indoor meet March, 1913. Members are
requested to begin with instruction ana
training at once All members will re-
mort TO Prof. Koran, who will assign the
instructors.
Following the practice of the Nationa!
Guard of New York. the athletic board
is considering the promotion or montn-
ly athletic competition IN the regiments
for qualification prizes. 1t has been sus-
eested that athletes be divided into
Ola sses. such as expert athlete, first
class athlete and second-class athlete.
along the lines used in New York state.
Among the results Of the adoption OF this
plan or some similar plan the following
are mentioned:
II would help recruiting. Healthy
youpp mon will be attracted to the sery-
1t will attract men of athletic tenden,
cies and raise the general physical
1t will raise the standard Of sports
1t will serve to develop latent posi-
bilities and counteract outside attrac'
tons.
1t will tend to promote individual at
tention to exercise and encourage atten-
ton to the setting up exercise.
1t will tend to decrease the number OF
rough camp games. Natural tendencies
to work off surplus energy will find ar
outlet through the athletics of the
brigade.
It will keep muscles fresh and flexible
and guardsmen would he in much better
shape to take the field and hold thei
own on marches and in maneuvers.
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The instructors. assistants and coaches
who will start the season tomorrow night
have been announced as follows:
Joseph II. Koran. physical director
assistant instructors: Wrestlingoapt
| Frank Lockhead, Craighton Ross. JOSEPH
| w. Turner, Joseph Grant. Fencng-Prof
]. Nelson Boxing-W. l.. Thomas. Gym
| ma stics-Olander Ross. Robert Easton
| Amateur coaches, Lieut.. c. T.. Smithson
track and field; Charles King, track ant
| field.
| 1t is the desire of the athletic associa
| ton to form a military basket ball league
| All persons interested have been request
| ed to meet at room No. ], Friday, Octobe
| II, 1872, o'clock sharp.
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| \ splendid representation of tn
Naval Battalion of the National Guart
of the District Of Columbia will par
| ticipate in the big naval mobilization
and review in New York harbor mex
week. Lieut.. Joseph A. Dempf has beer
promoted to rank of lieutenant com
mander and now is executive officer
He will command the local seamen un
til they pass under the command o
regular naval officers. The men will
leave for Philadelphia tomorrow an,
will embark on the U. S. s. Maine
| Those who expect to accompany thu
new executive officer are Ensign 10
seph b. Dalton. Ensign Walter B. Guss
Ensign Walter w. Burns, Ensign B. c
Getsinger. Acting Gunnersmate E. r
Allen, Yeoman G. r. Anderson, Seame
G. v. Armstrong. c. Avery. c: H: Bal