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WILL SOON BE HERE .
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Early Practice of the Washingtons
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THE PROPOSED LOCAL LEA1E B
Opposition to the Temple Cup
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NOTES OF THE PLAYERS si
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The Senators will soon be here to begin gi
active practice. "Old Reliable" Jim Mc- UI
Guire and wffl*An Wrrived. Mack is, in
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splendid condition, weighing less than he did
at the beginning 9f last season, and says he do
feels able to duplicate his last season's
work, when he caught 132 consecutive
games. He has spent the winter in fishing H
and outdoor exercise, and for the past six
weeks has been coaching a college team at p
his home city of Albion, Michigan. Upon
his departure from there Wednesday his a
friends, headed by the college boys, accom- a
panied by all the brass bands, drum corps al
and other noise-producing Inventions of the
place, escorted him to the depot. Some of
the boys transformed themselves into an B
improvised jinrickshaw, upon which Mack Id
was triumphantly carried, much against his fi
earnest remonstrance. Mack's mother d'ed i1
this winter, in consequence of which he will
not return to Albion at the close of this sea
eon, but will join Cartwright in a southern l
sojourn. h
President Hart of the Chicago club has g
given it out that the coming season will be
the last for the Temple cup, and backs up
Is assertion with reasons therefor that I
reach the length of a column in a Chicago r'
paper. Washington will not be directly in- f
terested in the Temple cup for the next 0
coujle seasons, but from an unbiased view ti
of the situation, it would appear that for
every reason advanced by Hart for the
abandonment of the series there are at least p
a dozen why they should continue. The a
chief argument advanced by the Chicago y
man is that the games are liable to become ir
crooked, owing to the ad'ditional money that h
would accrue, but that point seems almost a
silly, as it is borrowing trouble, and rests
upon no foundation whatever. It is also
claimed that this division of money was
what wrecked the brotherhood, while, in
fact, the league was the chief sufferer of
the two, every man in it losing money, while t
AL Johnson was about the only sufferer i.
the brotherhood. Hart's argument about
the second club being bound to win the cup n
is also flimsy, as base ball is too uncertain
to pick winners, and because games have
resulted the same way three times in suc- b
cession it is no 2-to-1 bet that the club that .
wins the league championship will not win I
the Temple cup also in 'li. the Western n
League has been presented with a similar
trophy by a Detroit newspaper, and a little
extra money will come the way of the first
two clubs in that organization. This idea
of the players raking in about $:0) each on
extra-season games has been unpopular o
with several managers since the great suc
cess of the first cup series, and the financial
question is no doubt the chief mote in the a
Chicago magnate's eye. The best advice for g
the magnates who oppose the Temple cup
series is not to borrow trouble, and to let
well enough alone. They made consider
able money last year, but from present in
dications will make more this, a'nd should
look on the question in a generous way, and
not begrudge the players the little additional
remuneration they secure through hard r
work in trying for the pennant.
Last season there were really only two d
clubs in the Departmental League, the P
Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the ti
Light Infantry teams, that could draw u:
enough people to National Park to pay ex- b
penses. Mr. Strasberger, who has secured B
the option on the grounds, with last sea- ra
sEn's experience staring him in the face, C.
refuses to sublet the grounds to the De- 0
partmental League, and insists on a guar- co
artee. With the other department clubs L
out, it would not be a departmental B
league, therefore, why not call it an ama
teur league, take in the strong athletic n
clubs and insure thereby a successful sea- bi
son. Mr. Strasberger has no objection to h4
Mr. Sousa assuming the reins of manage- bi
ment of the new league, if he will insist on of
the clubs under him fulfilling their obliga- bi
lions to the letter. The clubs last year ap- L
peared at the grounds without suits, began b
play so late that a full game could not be gr
gone throi.gh with, and everything was di
done in such a slipshod way that the on- i
lookers frequently left the grounds in dis- is
gust and never returned. When an ad
mission is charged to see games, the pa
trons should be looked after, and if this
wise course cannot be pursued the coming 0
season, the grounds will be closed to ama
teur clubs.
Catcher Zimmer and Left Fielder Burkett n
of the Cleveland club have refused to sign a
contracts with that club for this season un- 1i
less they are allowed the limit-2-1).
Without these two men the Spiders will be
weakened about 15 per cent, as Burkett is
the best batter in the country, and there
are none better than Zimmer in the catch- s~
ers' class. These players have been offered
$2,100, but are worth the limit if any one
is. Mr. Robison of the Clevelands says lhe
will go no mora, and charges the players
with ingratitude, because be gave them the P
oliportunity to play in the Temple cup
series and thereby make about $550. The
Cleveland club cleared about $2,00j0 last
season, owing to the superb work of the 3
players, and incidentally got into the Tem
ple cup series. Had the team finished, say, O
Sixth, would the club have cleared that
hice sum? Now, because the players who a
contributed about 15 per cent to last year's
success demand an increase of $dfl0 as a e
reward for their good work, the Cleveland
magnate charges ingratitude. Both Bur- sl
kett and Zimmer have more than a fair
share of intelligence, and will, no doubt, a
play for the salary offered rather than re
main idle, but it is a fair guess that they a
will not put forth their b:est efforts, but will
give exactly 12,100 worth of play, nothing 3
more, nothing less. Last year Childs' dis
satisfaction probably lost the Clevelands si
the pennant, as through his absence and
poor play fully a dczen games were lost, ti
With Burkett and Zimmer dissatisfied, it
Is a foregone conclusion that through lack S
of unity the team will be lucky to finish
In the first division. Young and Cuppy aj
may pitch their arms off, but if they
haven't the proper support their good work B
will go for naught. Instead of a case of
ingratitude, it looks like a cr se of non-ap- T
preciation.
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From all the surface indications it ap
pears as if the entire New York press has T
takeuit in its head to drive Fred Pfeffer off
the New York team. The attacks made on cj
him are not open and above board, but
break out here and there in little para- U
grapha to the effect thiat it is becoming
evident day by day that Pfeffer will not do S
at second and that he will have to go. One
writer especially has bad it in for Pfeffer U
ever since last fall and has kept up a con
tinual bombardment of abuse ever since. el
The first game Fred played in Jacksonville
he had II put outs, 3 assists, 5 hits, includ- V
lng two doubles, and I error, The one
error did the business, and he was ham- it
mered by this persistent writer, who is
with the .Giants on the trip to the south. it
In the games since then Pfeffer has more
than held his own and cannot but strength- n'
en the New Yorks where they were weak
last season. He is undoubtedly one of the I"
kest second basemen in the business, taking I i
batting, fielding and base funning into con- pi
sideration, Bid McPhee being about the fi
only man that can outpoint him. If Pfeffer
gets away from New York be will undoubt- Ii
edly go to Chicago, and, if the backers of O
the latter club are not doing a little mis
sionary work in thie way of subsidizing the 1'
New York base ball writers to "knock"
* Fredl, then all the indications fall. Arthur (I
Irwin is aware of Pfeffer's worth and will
try to hold onto him, but persistent under- cl
hand play cannot but have Its bad effect in P'
the end,
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Urnse DaH Notes.
Tommy Dowd got what he went after and
Went to Texas wIth the St. Louis team.
Dick Cooley and Breltenstein are still out
side the fold. The former wants tmore mon-F
ey and the latter clalms the club broke Its
agemnt.
"Tuck" Turner for Cincinnti wouldn't be
a bad move. The Piles can spare him, P
and h* would strengthen -the Red Legs *I
wrhere they are a little weak. Hoy and y
Burke are better fielders, but 'Tuck" as a d'
- hatter ls In A-I class.
The aleveian havs are crowing over thetP b
etories with the Pttdbtirgs out at Hot
wings. The latter club is minus Ely, -the
iortete9, and the pitchers are takimg
ings easy, therefore it Is hard to get a
1e on the two clubs.
The exchange of Cartwright for Tucker
mes not look like a bad one for either side.
artwright outfielded and outbatted the
oston boy last season, but the Senators
e shy on hustlers and Tucker would be
great help to Joyce.
The lines are drawing closer around the
cssatiafed players, Rusie, Breitenstein,
urkett, Zimmer, Cooley and Foreman be
g the only ones that have not signed
ntracts and are still outside the breast
orks.
The strength of the Senators will be in
'eased the coming season owing to the fact
tat every player on the team is satisfied
ith his contract and has no kick coming
rer salary. If there is playing ability on
ie team it should come out.
"You Lose" Mack of the Pittsburgs says
e smoky city team will make a runaway
art in the pennant race and keep It up
roughout the season. He only wants
ree straight at Cincinnati at the opening
the season. If Pittsburg can hold to
ther through July they should be well
> in October.
Eight Louisville boys will be found in the
orfolk (Va.) team this season.
More rain at the Springs. At least ten
Lys have been lost.
Five inches of rain in nine hours at
ouston, Tex., made Anson gloomy.
McGraw was hit by the ball Tuesday.
e didn't talk for five minutes.
John T. Brush has doled out those silver
asses. Digby Bell received one.
The cost of the improvements on the Phil
lelphia grounds is placed at $15,000.
Catcher Dick Buckley of last year's Phil
lelphia team has signed with Indian
olis.
Tom Daly of the Brooklyns says he has
> fear of being replaced at second base by
gnner.
With Latham captlin, Von der Ahe pres
ent, Diddlebock manager and Mucken
iss secretary, the St. Louis club Is heav
r handicapped.
Tom Kinslow considers John Mullarkey
te of the most promising of the young
ague pitchers. "I don't know where he
,ts his speed from," says Tom, "but he
s it, just the same, and some mighty
od curves with it."
Fred Pfeffer has not been playing like a
an who has "dissipated for months," or
ho was only on the verge of the grave
cently. He has hit safely in each of the
re games he has played in, having a total
ten hits. He has a record of twenty
ree chances accepted without an error.
xchange.
Suppose Harry Stovey had listened to the
eadings of "Bill" McGunnigle in 181%) and
cepted the offer of $15,000 for a three
ars' contract to go to Brooklyn, $2.000
advance. His subsequent career might
tve entirely changed. He would have had
"cinch" for three years at any rate, as
us Abell's word is as good as his bond.
orse, in Sporting Life.
Never before in the history of base ball
St. Louis has there been as little con
lence in the ability of the St. Louis Team
cope with those in other league cities,
d this is largely attributed to the fact
tat the getting together and getting into
ape of the players has been sadly
>glected.-Ex.
Doyle made a beautful long headforemost
ide to the base just for practice. The
ys applauded the slide, and one remarked:
That is something Carey did not do' all
st season." Base runnirng is one of the
ost Important things in base ball, and as
base rur ner Doyle is as strong as Carey
as weak.
Cooley is taking a strong stand. He took
p the proper position and held1 it manfully.
e has a cI-ance for his "white alley." The
Ids agaiist Breitenstein are overwhelm
g. .eiore he signed a contract he was in
safe pocition. Now he Is between two
rind ig millstenes.
McPhee's w( rk is as clean and brilliant
ever it was, and the only proof that he
not as ycung as he was when he joined
ie Reds in 882 is a picture of the team of
182, which hangs in a half-way house near
me New Orleans Park. This represents
ack as a slim. smooth-faced boy.
Breitenstein went out to Sportsman's
ark Tuesday, but did not come to terms
Ith Mr. Von der Ahe. In fact, the presi
nt refusad to see him, and Instead of a
rsonal he terview, s rved a written no
de on the pitcher that if he did not show
) on April 16 in good condition he would
a severely disciplined. He also informed
reitenstein that his presence around the
Lce track was "distasteful, and would
tuse unnecessary comment." It Is now in
der to raise the old howl of "he Is dis
intented and will not do good work in St.
outs" to furnish a good excuse to sell
reitenstein.
A Cleveland paper says: "Philadelphia is
> stronger than last season, while Pitts
irg is a great deal. Though the World
is done its share of joking with the Pitts
mrg people about Fred Ely and Denny Ly
is, the addition of these men to the Pitts
mrg infield will strengthen the Pirates.
vons, of course. will have to keep sober to
of any use to Pittsburg, but there Is
Lod enough reason to believe that he has
cided that he must mend his ways. Pitts
mrg ought to finish as good as fourth. Fifth
about the lowest the Pirates will fail."
LAWN TENNIS.
Ietal Schedule for the Coming Sea
son.
The official lawn tennis schedule of tour
aments for the coming season has been
Lde public. Following is the complete
t of fixtures:
May 2-Harvard interscholastIc cham
onship, at Cambridge, Mass.
May 2--Tale nterscholastic champIon
ip, at New Haven, Conn.
May 2-Princeton interscholastic chain
onship, at Princeton, N. J.
May 2-Columbia interscholastic chain
onship, at Columbia Oval. N. Y.
May 19-Southern championship, at
ashin~gton, D. C.
May 21-New England champ~onship, at
ew Haven, Conn.
June 10-Middle states championship, at
range, N. J.
June 16-Women's national championship,
Wissahickon Heights, Philadelphia, Pa.
June 17-Massachusetts state champion
tip, at Longwood, Mass.
June 17-Rhode Island state champion
uip, at Providence, R. L.
June 17-Connecticut state championship,
Hartford, Conna.
June 17-New Jersey state championship,
Ridgewood, N. J.
June 22-InvItation tournament, at West
ewton, Mass.
June 22-Pennsylvania state champion
mIp, at Philadelphia, Pa.
June 29-InvItation of the Tuxedo Coun
y Club, Tuxedo, N. Y.
June 29>-PacIfic coast championship, at
in Rafael, CaL.
July 6-anadian championship, at NI
ra rn-on-the-Lake, Canada.
July 6-Open tournament of the Sea.
right CrIcket Club, Sea Bright, N. J.
July 13-Open tournament of the Buffalo
C., Buffalo, N. Y.
July 13--Invitation tournament of the Es
x County Club, Essex, Mlass.
July 20-pen tournament of the Elmira
C.. Elmira, N. Y.
July 20-Western champIonship, at Chi
go, IlL.
July 20-Open tournament of the Long
ood C. C.. Longwood, Mass.
July 27-Long Island championship, at
mnthampton, L. L
July 27--Open tournament at Hotel Went
orth, New Castle, N. H.
August 3-Open tournament of the Ro
ester L. T. C., Rochester,
August 3-Open tournament of the Kebo
alley Club, at Bar Harbor, Me.
August 3-Invitation tournament of Nor
ood Park Cas'no, Long Branch.
August 11-National championshIp for
en's doubles (no place selected).
August 12-Champlonship of Pacific
)rthwest, at Tacoma, Wash.
August 18-NatIonal championship in
en's singles, at Newport, R. L; final
atch In men's doubles, for national bham
onship, and Interscholastic champIon
tals.
August 18-Interstate tournament for
wa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, at
ma.a Neb.
August 25-InternatIonal tournament, at
lagara-on-the-Lake, .Canada.
September 5-Pacific coast championship
men's doubles, open), at San Rafael, Cal.
September 7--Western Pennsylvania
tamptonship (men's singles), at Pittsburg,
a.
September 7-Open tournament of the
eepy Hollow L. T. C., at Tarrytown,
Y.
September 15-Championsh~p at N~ew Ha
mn, Conn.
Use of Words.
cm an Exchsage.
Editorial Assttant-"In th~s -story by
oman Boyle, entitled "The' 3%ii In the
an,' the author writes of tihe herine that
oer breath came in quick, short pants.'" Do
su wish it to go in so? Isn't it rather in
alicate?"
Editor (promptly)-"'Make it'"wid, checked
cnnmets"
SPORTS AT ATIHEN
Revival of the Famous Olympi
Game.
DEPARTURE OP PRINCETON TER
They Will Represent America
Greece.
NATURE OF THE EVEN'
The most interesting international a
lelic contests will be the Olympian gas
at Athens next month. America will
represented by a team from Princeton C
lege, who sail for Naples today on 1
steamship Fulda. The athletes will go fr
Naples to Brindisi by rail, to Patr
Greece, by boat, and by rail again
Athens, arriving there the day before 1
games begin. The contests will be held
Athens from April 5 to 15.
This gives the men no time to train i
cept to take such exercise as may be p
sible on the steamship.
Departure From Princeton.
It is safe to say no other athletic conte
in which Princeton has ever entered I
caused more enthusiasm among the und
graduates than the ones to be held
Athens. Pandemonium reigned at the de;
yesterday, when, amid the cheers of the
tire undergraduate body, the quartet star
on the journey.
The men, with the exception of Jamis
were in excellent condition. Jamison is s
fering from a sprained ankle, but will he
shape in the course of a week. Capt. W
of the Fulda has promised to give the a
letes every opportunity to train while on
water, and a daily schedule of work I
been, prepared.
Captain Garrett expressed himself as
ing confident that his men would acq
themselves creditably, and that their effo
would reflect credit upon America and I
athletes.
While none of the young men who i
represent the college at Athens next moi
have distinguished themselves at the M
Haven games, two of them, at least, 4
believed to be intercollegiate winners un
favorable circumstances. These are La
'97, and Tyler, '97. Jamison, '97, and C
tain Garrett are not considered quite
promising as the other two members of
team.
The Team.
Captain Robert Garrett prepared for
lege at Baltimore, and entered Princeton
1893. He is the son of the late T. Harri
Garrett, a brother of Robert Garrett,
former president of the Baltimore and 0
Railroad Company. In his freshman y
at Princeton young Garrett showed so
ability in the weights and jumps. Trail
George Goldie took him in hand. trained 1
in putting the shot especially, and has n
succeeded in putting him very close to
first rank of college athletes.
He has gradually increased his distance
the shot-put from thirty-five to forty fi
In the broad jump his best distanie
21 feet 9 inches, and in the high jump 5 f
8 inches. At Athens he will enter all th
events; in addition he will compete in
horizontal bar vault and the throwing
the discus. He recently established a' c
lege record in the horizontal bar vault
doing 7 feet 3 inches. Captain Garrett
twenty-one years of age, weighs 176 poun
and stands 6 feet 1% inches tall.
Francis A. Lane, '97, is the man wh
Princeton students look to more than a
other member of the team to win glory
his college. At his preparatory school
made a wide reputation as a sprinter, w
ning the championship of Ohio in the 1
yards run in 10 1-5 seconds, and subseque
ly in 10 seconds flat. In the fall handic
games at Princeton he won his heat in 1
hundred from scratch in 10 seconds flat, 1
the effort lamed him, and he did not en
the final heat. He is now in the very p1
of condition. Mr. Lane is twenty-one ye:
of age, weighs 155 pounds, and measu
5 feet and 10 inches.
Albert Clinton Tyler is widely known
the right tackle of the 'Varsity foot 1
eleven. After Captain Lea's injury in 1
Harvard-Princeton game last fall, Ty
was ir.trusted with his place in the line. I
home is at Wyoming, Cincinnati, Ohio.
'93 he competed in the fall handicap gan
of the track team, the pole vault being
specialty. He is the holder of the st
record for Ohio in the pole vault. He
twenty-three years of age, stand 6 feet I
and tips the beam at 180 pounds. He c
enter but one event at Athens-the p
vault.
H. B. Jamison of Peoria, Ill., is the luc
youth whom Captain Garrett has selected
take as a substitute for Colfelt, '99, why
parents objected to his accompanying 1
team to Athers. His best performan
are as follows: 100 yards dash, 10 1-5 s
onds; 220 yards dash, 22 3-5; quarter-n
run, 53 3-5 seconds. At the interscholas
championship meet in 1893 he distinguisi
himself by winning for his school th
events, the 50, the 100 and the 220 ya:
dashes. In the fall of 1893 he went to Prin
ton and secured a position on the tri
team in his freshman year. Since that ti
he has represented Princeton on the tra
in all games, and has made a credita
record. He will run in the 400 meters ra
which is about equivalent to the quart
mile run on American programs. His weij
is 1:.o0 pounds, his age twenty years, and
height 5 feet 10 inches.
For the last four or five weeks Mana:
E. B. Turner and Trainer Jack MacM
ters, have been at work with a few of1
track team with the purpose of gett)
them in training for the Olympic games.
The Olympic Game.
The iricrease in popularity of athlet
during the past decade in this country i
turn the eyes of the entire country on thi
contests of ancient renown.
Following is a list of the events on1
program of the games:
A.-Athletic sports--(1) foot races, I
400, 800 and 1,500 meters flat (equi'
lent to about 110, 440, 880 and 1,650 yal
respectively), and 110 meters with hurd
(equivalent- to about 120 yards); (2) ec
tests, running long and high jump, p
vault, putting the shot, and quolts;
cross country race, 48 kilometers (equi
lent to 29.76 miles), from Marathon to A
ens, for a cup offered by Mi. B~real of1
French Institute.
This is to recall the farcous run of
messenger who carried the news from M
athon to Athens.
B.-Gymnastics-Individual armpull, h<
zontal bar, rings, parallel bars, vaultil
weights. Teams of not fewer than1
memters will be admitted to contests
to be arranged.
C.-FErcing and wrestling.
D.-Marksmanship.
E.--Yachting and rowing, according
entries and under special rules, to be
tained from the French Yacht Union.
F.-Cycling, 2,000 and 10,000 met
(equivalent to one mile and a quarter a
six sr.iles and a quarter respectively), 0r
track without pacemakers; 100 kilomet
(sixty-two miles) and twelve-hour conte
with pacemakers.
G.-H rremanship.
H.-Contests in lawn tennis and crici
or similar games, for which contesta)
and teams offer.
Olympic games in the future will ti
place at the following dates and plac
10300 at Paris, 1904 at New York city, 11
at London.
The Aneient Contest.
The exact date of the origin of the Gr<
Olympic games is unknown. This is owj
to the fact that the ancient Greeks deal:
the' origin of the Olympic festivities to
pear of a much earlier date than they we
The legends of the people tell of the
ginning of the games and of- their sign
canoe regarding religious matters,1
nothing authentic is known concerning:
date of their origin. The first games
which anything is recorded were of
humble and unimportant variety. 'j
events in the first games were limited
long distance races, These contests of 14
distance. runningr were held on the me
ure4 course known as the Stadium. Gr;
ugiby these athletic contests became m
and more important among the Gree
and as their importance increased the nt
ber, of the events was also made larj
After the occasion of seventh Olynm
theweathyas well as. the coma
ega trnedthei attentien to them, a
from that time until nearly the fall ofi
Grecian empire the games increased in1
portance. In the ehteenth nOlmpia bs
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rill troduced, such as men racing in full armo
ie colts racing and doing the work of ful
grown horses, and boys taking part
ky events similar to those entered by me
to The chariot races were confined to ti
se wealthier class of people. In these rac
he the contestants struggled not only to w
es the prize. but also to show their weali
ec- and the amount of gold they could distril
rle ute about their chariots and harness.
tCc All other events were open to rich an
Led poor alike; no man who could prove a pur
ree Greek descent was debarred from enterin
ds Rigid rules were made and enforced amor
,P all contestants. The Olympic festiviti<
ek were solemnized every fifth year. and we!
me from four to five days in duration. The
ck were hold on thie banks of the Alpheus,
ble the territory of the Eiis.
ce The games derived their name fro
er' Olympia. the 'village in which they toc
~ht place. Olympla was a site supposed to 1
is hallowed by the gods, and the Greeks coa
sidered that the gods were pleased by thei
~er athletic contests. They were held with tI
e.firm conviction that the wrath of the got
he would be propitiated and that all pestilen,
ng would be removed from the land. Prizi
of gold and silver were given the victors t
to the time of the seventh Olympiad, bi
after th~s the winners were given only
Ics wreath of white laurel. The Olympic gain
,ill began with the full moon, and were col
tinued day and night until finished. Durir
is these games a treaty of peace was mae
with all nations, and was known as a so
he of "truce of God." Any violation of th
treaty was severely punished.
A Spartan army in 420 B. C. was col
demned to pay a fine of two minae per ma:
ra- if sum equivalent to about forty dollars
-ds our money, for invading the country of ti
les Elis during the period of the games. TI
m- revival of these games, once so renowne
ean<. the source from which our present sy
tem of athletics takes its rise, will be. we
ra- comed on all sides. It is not saying t<
th- much to predict that the OlympIc gam4
he will once more gain their great popularit;
and the entire world lookc forward to thea
he quadrennial contests.
a~- Showered With Bouquet.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Four young me
from Princeton University, who go abros
ento represent that seat of learning at ti'
ret Olympian games in Athens next mont
were the recipients of a most enthusiast
demonstration upoi~ the occasion of the
to departure today. ,
Almost as notable awaar the farewell give
to the four represe~tat~tes of the Bostc
rar Athletic Associatiohj wo also sailed c
nd board the steamer IudJ, intending to pa
a ticipate in the same grand internation
events that attract'thd 3hung collegians1
the scene of contest's of centuries ago.
Three large omnibuses were needed to coi
et, vey the Princetonians and their frient
Its from the Murray 11.Hatel to the Fulda
pier in Hoboken.- Th~' farewells were sal,
ke and as the young setes wont aboard tI
es: steamer they were sho' ed with bouque
10 by the ladies of the par
BOSTON 0 'cTEAI.
ekRecordls of the Ath tes. Who Wil
ng Go to Greece.
p- W. H.loyt, a oevaulter, record,
re. feet 23-4 inches, baseermined to accoi
be- pany the Boston Athletic Association tea
15i- to Athens to compete ii The Olympic game
mut The .other men of the team, with the
of records, are:
oa T. E. Bulke, who wtWl- compete in tI
'he races at 100, 400 sal89metres, corr
to sponding to the 100'yards, 440 yards and 8
ng yards- races, His r'ecords at- the Americi
-distances are 10 1-5 seconds, 49 seconds ar
,r 1 minute 13 2-5 sednds. Hie won the inte
kin, national quarter'snile last year.
mn- Arthur Blake will enter the 1,000-met
er. and 1,500-metre rumis and the 25-mile ri
plc from Marathlon to Athens. The first
on nine-sixteenths of a -mile and one hu
nd dred yards. The I metre distance cc
he responds to the mie rhm. B e's indo
m.~ mile record Is 4.3945, He was beten tm
x.. ynad bi P. M umao Ye aaen1un9 .
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Harris, L. H., 3d & F sts.
Hodges, J. W., 2d and Pa. ave. s.e.
Holtzclaw, W. B., 1765 Pa. ave.
Hoyle, H., 4th & E. Cap. sts.
Halleck, W. E., 5th & H sts.
Hoare, Win., 2121 Pa. ave.
Heley, Felix, 9th & P sts.
Haight, H. S., 1738 Vt. ave.
Haskins, T. B., Cairo Flats.
Hays, J. C., 206 H st.
Herbst, W. P., 25th & Pa. ave.
Hinwood's, Anacostia.
Hurlebaus, G. W., 14th & V sts.
Hendershott, A. F., 13th & F sts.
Hoover, A. M., 932 Pa. ave.
Hutton & Hilton, 22d & L sts.
Horner, W. A., 8th & L sts. s.e.
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Judd, T. A., 524 7th st. s.w.
Joyce, W. A., 700 13th st.
Jennings' Pharmacy, 1142 Conn. av
Jennings, John W., 1142 Conn. ave
Johnson, H. A., 1221 N. J. ave.
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Kaufman, D. K., 6th & K sts.
Kelly, T. F., 1215 Pa. ave.
Kohlhoss, C. E., Poolesville, Md.
King, W. H., 6th & K sts. n.w.
Kraemer, T. B., 8th & E. Cap. sts.
Kauffnan, G. L., 237 Pa. ave.
Kauffman, Geo. S., 237 Pa. ave. n.w
Kramer, T. B., 8th & E. Cap. sts.
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V. Lamb, R. L., Catholic University.
Linder, J., 621 G st.
Lacy, J. T., 609 7th st.
Leonhardt, J. H., Post building.
Library Pharmacy, 2d & Pa. ave. s.e
Lazzari, A., 247 N. J. ave.
John H. Schult
Georgetown D
9
g 1.32 2-5. The mile record is 4.15 3-5, hek
1. by T. P. Conneff.
i- Ellery H. Clark of Harvard will entei
r, the high and broad jumps, the hop, step
1- and jump and throwing the hammer. He
n has thrown the hammer 123 feet. jumped
rn. 21 feet 10 inches broad and 5 feet 10 5-8
e inches high.
's T. P. Curtis is a new and promising mar
n on the track. John Graham, athletic man.
h eger of the Boston Athletic Association
,- will be with the team.
d TIED FOR FIRST PLACE.
-e
. Washington Athletic Club and Car
g roll Institute Bowling Teams.
The Washington Athletic Club and the
y, Carroll Institute are again tied for firs1
n place in the bowling league series. 'The
W. A. C. won two games from the Y. IL
C. C. lart evening on their own alleys, and
e this puts that organization even with the
,- Carrolls. The W. A. C. boys covered them.
e selves wIth glory', and bowled a brillianI
game. The work of the two leading teami
Swill be watzhed with a great deal of inter
s est from this time out, as they are botl1
p evenly matched, and some close contesti
tare looked for if the teams should end the
a season tied for first place. The scores lasi
s night were as follows: W. A. C., first game,
'- 837: second game, 865. Y. Mi. C. C., firs1
g game, 653; second game, 707. W. A. C. and
.e Carroll Institute have each won 25 and losi
't 19 games.
5s The bowling of the W. A. C. team was ol
the star order, knocking down 1.702 pins
'- being the largest two-game score, and i
'. their second game 8.being the largesi
n single-game score of he tournament up tc
e date. The team bowing in these games
e was remarkable, particularly in the second
,game. In this, game nine pins separated
the high and low man.
0 WITNESSED BY MANY.
s
r, The Home Trainer Races at the Cycle
Show.
The races at the cycle show at Washing
ton Light Infantry Armory last evening
n were witnessed by a large crowd. The race
d was for a half mile, open to all amateurs.
e Three entries were on the books when the
time came for starting the race, C. Daly,
c Elbert Hebberd and Lange Scherer. In the
r first heat Scherer and Hebberd tied in the
time of 5,0 seconds, while Daly rode in 45
n seconds. In the run-off Scherer won in 51
n seconds, and in the final between Scheret
n and Daly the latter won in 51 seconds,
-Harry V. Greer acted as referee; Willian
LJose and C. L. Petze, judges; George E.
0 Smith, Dr. W. W. Hodges and Rudolplh
Jose, timers, and W. T. Robertson, starter
. Tonight the races will, be between Alberi
Banker and H. E. Gethams, and C. E. Clugy
awill go against time. These men have
records that ai'e well known, and their rid
ing should attract a large number to the
.e locker room annex of the show.
Opinion. About the Wheel
"Modern Cyclist,"~ writing to The Star,
says: "As this Is an appropriate time for
I bicycle enthusiasts to air their views, I
want to comment on the tendency of cycle.
1i dom toward br'ghtly-colored wheel.s. A feu
.years ego, one seldom saw them finished
n in anything but a monotonous black enam
,el, or a rust-enticing nickel; there 'was ne
r distination-all looked -alike, and one could
hardly recognise his own if left amona
a number of others..- The last season has
e shown a most welcome tendency toward a
~change, and the exhiboit of the leading
0 lines at the cycle show indicates such a
full turn of the tide that we may now hope
~to see a complete break in the monotony.
d "What a funpreal aspect our streets would
r'- show if all carriages, wagons, herdics and
street .'ars were in somber black. The hi.
se cycle is coming into more general use than
n any other vehicle, and its emancipatio.
Is from its mournful robes is most pleasing
i- to the eye, in conformity with good taste,
r- and ope~ns an opportunity for individual.
ir Ity."
ro "Humanitarian" writes: Please allow one
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McNulty & Stephens, 3d and I s.e.
Murray, G. W., 201 D St. s.w.
Mormann, E., 807 5th st.
McComas, Vt. ave. & S st.
Mallon, P. R., 1604 14th st.
McNulty, M., 1336 14th st.
Manning, F., 733 8th st. s.e.
McCarthy, W. A., 719 H st. n.e.
McGiven, M., 705 H st n.e.
Matthews, S. A., 423 9th st. n.w.
Mason, Mrs. N., 3d and E. Cap. sts
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Newman & Walker, 301 3d st. s.w.
Neale, W. H., 1007 41 st. S.w.
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Owen, J., ioo6 Pa. ave.
Offutt & Blumer, 14th & U sts.
O'Donnell, J., 3d & Pa. ave. s.e.
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Plummer, R. F., 315 F st. s.w.
Post Lunch Room, 13th & E sts.
Purdy, J. H., 7th & Q sts.
Petrola, F., 659 Pa. ave. s.e.
Price, M. H., 1155 H st n.e.
Payette & Moore, L. & T. building.
Peters, W. F., 6th & Pa. ave.
Peterson. Paul, N. J. av. & E st. n.w
Porter, Mrs. T., 1 1o4 15th st n.w.
Pywell, R. T., Io1 I ith St. s.e.
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' Queen Lunch Room, 7th & G sts.
Quigley, R. L., 2zst & G sts.
Quigley & Hart, 6th & C sts.
Queen Dining Room, 7th & G n.w.
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Reeve, J. H., 1014 F st.
Reeve, J. H., 622 F st.
Reid,-E. C., 611 15th st
ce, 2913 M Street.
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Knickerbocker su'ts, Swcaters, Stockin1
etc.. are among 'he articles of dress indi
pensable to the ordinary athlete, We hare
stylish lot of them en har~d .rust now, as me~
trately priced as the qualities will justli
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Reed, J. W., 9th & D sts.
Ramsey, W. I, 499 Pa. ave
Rice, E. V., x45 B ss.e.
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Sayles, Henry, Anacostia.
Shelly, S. S., 1921 7th st.
Sorgnit, Mrs. C., 68 K st. n.e.
Sparks, G. H., 607 F st.
Semmes, J. H., 12th & H sts.
Sharpless, F. W., 321 Pa. ave.
Simms, G. C., 14th & N. Y. ave
Smith, James, 1604 7th st.
Schell, C. W., 1428 7th st.
Schondelmier, G., 403 8th st. s.e.
Stopsack, H. S., 617 Pa. ave. s.e.
Steele, M. L., 8th & Mass. ave. n.e.
Schaeffer & Geddis, 6th & Mass. ace.
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Taylor, A. C., 2d & Md. are. n.e.
Thompson & Levis, 2132 Pa. ave.
Toledo Lunch Room, 7th & Pa. ave.
Trumble, D. M., 307 Pa. ave. s.e.
Townsend, J. W., 404 5th st. n.w.
Thomas & Ledis, 2133 Pa. ave. n.w.
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Wheeler, V. B., 733 7th st.
Wagner Bros., 5th & N. Y. ave.
Willet, S. L, 930 F st.
Webb, N. E., 1 or Pa. ave. se.
Warwick, R. T., 415 13th st.
Whiteside & Walton, 1921 Pa. ave.
Werner, J. W., 2006 I st.
Wallace, R., 930 9th st.
Weller, F. P., 8th & I st. s.e.
Williams & Laurence, 908 F st. n.e.
White, Johnt. 511 12th st.
Wilkins, W. E., 1235 n ith st. s.e.
Weherly, T. M., 3d & H sts. v.e.
Wells, H. W., oo H st. n.e.
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