The Washington herald., 1915-11-21
Mohawk Athletic Club Has Made Great
Progress During Past Fourteen Months
Well-organized Club Formed
from Street Corner Ag-
gregation Which Ranks
Among the Best IN This
Vicinity.
HARDESTY Is PRESIDENT

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From a street corner aggregation OF
sand lot crabs to q well organized
athletic and social club within four
teen months is the history of the Mo-
hawk Athletic Club. one OF Washing
toms leading amateur organizations
The making of the Indians" as they
are known in the athletic circles. In
building up from entirely nothing u
their present high standard, speaks
well for the leader of the organization
and the sticking and staying powers OF
its members.
Starting with dues of 20 cents q
week these boys now have club quar-
tiers at 1880 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. which are on a par with any
in the city. These youngsters asked
for ne help from the outside and as
contributions were not forecoming they
stuck gamely to their task In build
ing up a real athletic organization on
the weekly dues of their members.
Each member gave helping hand
in what work there was to be done
and now look with pride upon their
home-like quarters. To the officers Of
the club must be given the most credit
for the success of the organization, as
they have proven competent In the
handling of affairs and the biggest fac
tor in the rapid strides made by the
Mohawk clubmen Is that they refused
to assume a debt until sufficient funds
wer, in the treasury to cover the amount
Hnrdesty q Leader.
Charles Hardesty, who has served as
president of the club during the rast
year, is a born leader, as he has put
his heart and soul in his work and has
at all times proven to be the right
kind of pilot for an organization Of
this kind. A few months ago when the
road to success looked rocky ii was the
guiding hand of Hardesty who carried
the infant, unfinished organization
over the rough spots and as the char
ter members look back they realize
the sincerity and leadership ability Of
their president
Bernard Licaronia, better known in
the District athletic circles as Josh"
is the chairman of the board of direcs
tors and has during the past year
proven worthy of the election last
fall. Followers of the independent
gridiron game know the ability of
Josh" Licaronia, last season captain
of the Vigilant football team and the
pIunger for the big VS." who in the
games for the former Independent
champions was time and again used
as a battering ram to bring home VIC
tory.
This season Licaronia has cast his
lot with his first love and is coaching
and playing with the Mohawk eleven.
In his first year at coaching he has
met with success as a tutor and has
bunch of fighting gridironers with a
spirit that never say die.
Robert E. Schofield is the vice pres
ident of the organization, and has
proven competent in his position. Reds,
as ne is better known by the Navy Yard
followers of sports, was one of the main
stays of the Machinist club, champions
of the Potomac League.
A Diamond star.
schofeId played third for the Ma
chinists and helped the "Greezers' to
land many of the hard-fought battles
which were played across the river
last season. Harry La Clair, who
managed the Machinists last season
recognized the ability of the former
Oxon Hill player and when the Navy
Yard union men decided to place a
team in the circuit across the bridge,
he grabbed the services of Schofield.
Percy Field, another who gains his
livelihood through Uncle Sans gun
factory. looks out for the financial af-
fairs of the club. His work during
the past year. which at times called
for the best of quick calculation, has
at all times been correct. He has
gained the confidence of all his fell
Icw-members and has at all times
proven to be the right man in the
right place.
The job of handling the books of
the association has been entrusted to
Ralph Belt. At the meeting of the as
ISOLATION his books are open to any
member and have at all times proven
correct 1t is his ability in following
&c nf
which has had a big bearing on the
progress made by the southeast club
men.
Belt is captain of the track team and
is a sprinter of no little ability. Belt
has paved the way for the Mohawks to
buy the property which they now rent
and within another year they VIII take
out deed on the property at 40 Penn
sylvania avenue.
Loudon Langan, H. Reese, J. Z. Nc
CIeary. B. Benseigheim and Robert
Weaver act as associates with Josh
i.icaronia as the board of directors.
Seventy Members Enrolled.
The foregoing officers of the club
handle the entire affairs of the associa-
ton. They have confronted many
puzzling situation during their regime, but
at all times they have come through the
ordeal with flying colors.
At the present there are seventy men,
hers enrolled. and the organization in |
tends to expand. The first move in this
line will be the josning of the South At |
lantic branch OF the Amateur Athletic !
Union as a club and as the athletic |
ability within their midst ranks among !
the best in this vicinity, IT is an assured !
fact that the Orange and Blue OF the |
Mohawk club will be heard from in the |
near future.
A track team Is already organized |
which will compete in the indoor track !
meets this winter. The candidates for |
the spiked-shoe team are already under !
the coaching OF James A. Frank, who a /
few years ago made Mercury set up |
and take notice with his ability at clip |
ping the second Off in the century and |
quarter mile daShes.
Zip" which was the nom de plume !
given him during his balmy days, at one |
time carried the colors of the Potomac |
Athletic Club when that bunch of south |
west sprinters landed the inter-club |
relay championship of the South Atlantic |
division. At the first workout of the /
track candidates, held last Tuesday 1
night, nine athletes reported to Coach |
Frank. Those to report were Captain |
Belt, Hayden, Schoheld, Dyer, Weaver, /
Roose, R. Smithson and Beatty.
Quint to Start Work.
The Orange and Blue win also be rep I
resented on the basketball floor this |,
season but to date no coach has been Il