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This, it was said, will not he satisfactory to most of the Members of the club, who feel very bitter aeainst the Valkyrie’s owner. There is a small chance of the report being made pub- Ec before at least another fortnight. The reason for the delay is that the committee wishes to have it published simultaneously both sides of the Atlan Sefore the report is made public it will be submitted to the Royal Yacht Squadron for that organization's inspection and ac- clin is due in London next und there is high authority tement that he will be the New nt Club's agent in presenting the to the Reyal Yacht Squadron. —— JUDGE MORRISO: DRINK CURE. Experience Shews That He Has Something Better Than a Pledge. From the Chieago Record. Police Magistrate L. L. Morrison of this e:ty runs the most unique “justice mill” in the state, having for eight years conducted a court en the principle that horse sease is, better than straight law. As a humorist ard satirist Justice Morrison has given his ecurt @ feputation that is more than local. It is as a reformer, however, that he has set an examp‘e that is being followed in many small places throughout the country. In Rockford, as in most small cities, the majority of police eourt habitues are individuais whe are slaves to the drink habit. The ordimary way of ling with erzons has beer to dismis8 them with t “ten days,” but Justice Morrison ad that this could be improved Upon in ty of the size of Rockford. Men who provide for ther families when not drunk have been forced to leave wife and children to starve when committed to jail, or else their release has been bought by money that should have beea spent in buying nec- essar.es of life Justice Morrison, instead of fining these men or commiiting the@ to jail, ses them upon con fition that they report at po- Ke2 headquarters three times a day. Every morning, noon and night the victiia is com- peiled to report at headquarters, sign nis name on a book, and submit his breath to the nose of an officer capable of telling the smell of ohol at forty rods. If che vic- tim has lapsel into his old habits he is committed and compelled to work out his se. On being first brought up for hearing he ts given his alternative between making these reports or of being commitied to jail, and of ccurse he takes the former course. As a re- sult, nearly all the Inebriates of Rockford have had a long session of reportinz, with the most benefical results. They bave rare- ly lapsed into their old habits white report- fmg to the police. Several small towns in the state have already adopted the Morri- son reporting plan, and the judge receives many inquiries from justices of distant cities inquiring as to ils efficacy. 2 Se BILLIONS OF MOVES. Stupendous Figures Abo: bilities of Chess. From the Literary Digest. Mr. Edwyn Anthony has attempted to cal- culate fhe numb:r of moves on the chess board... He starts with the fact that each Player has twenty possible moves, from which he must select his first move. He then tells us that the number of possible ‘ways of p'tying the first four moves only, on each side, would be 318,979,564,000. “If, then, any une were to play without cessation at the rate of one set a minute, it the Possi- man, woman and child on tte fate of the globe played with- out cessation for that enormcus period at the rate of one set minute 2 ne per jute and no ‘set _ [AMONG THE CLUBS) "3c: Ani OP VARIOUS BLESHONS Notes of Interest i the Local Cycle World. RESULTS PERSONAL ITEMS ae ge es During the week Chief Consul Robertson, exercising the power vested in him, made an appointment of secretary-treasurer of the local branch of the league, to serve until the end of his term, which will ex- pire next November. The new secretary- treasurer is Mr. Charles E. Wood, one of the best known and most active riders in the city. The selection will meet with the general approval of .alt local wheelmen, and the opinion is that there is a hustler fm the right place. He is a young man who for the past three years has been promi- nent in racing affairs. His novice was won at the time of the bicycle race held on Alexander Island, when the first fair of the Grange Camp State Fair Association was in progress. Since then he has won a number of track events, and now holds the L. A. W. championship of the District, which he won last Decoration day on the Columbia Athletic Club track. He is a prominent member of the Washington Road Club, has held the office of secretary, and was re-elected to the position last ‘Thursday at the annual meeting. In the first elub race of the new organization, held Christmas day, over the Terleytown road, he won the first prize, and also the time prize. There is still one office of the local league organization that remains te be filled, and that is the position of official handicap- per. This position is net really vacant, and the chances are that the resignation of the present official and the announce- ment of the appointment of his successor will be promulgated simultaneously. The office is held at present by the chief con- sul, and though it is proper and legitimate for one man to occupy the two positions, Mr. Robertson will resign the one, in order to devote all his spare time in building up the league as chief consul. Who the new handicapper will be can only be surmised, but it is most likely that a well-known rider who has had considerable experience in this direction will be the man. What a Gunrantee Covers. ‘The New York cycle board of trade at its last meeting adopted a resolution interpret- ing the guarantee on a bicycle, which in some instances may seem to be radically dif- | ferent frem the interpretation of a rider. The local board of cycle trade will hold its annual meeting next month and the chances are that tke same Interpretation will be adopted and carried out. On this account we g-ve the full text of the dealers’ version of the manufacturers’ guarantee on the bi- cycles they handle. It ts as follows: 3 “We will not fix punctures free of charge. “We will not replace cut or worn-out tires, but will patch a cut tire if it is not beyond repair, and will charge a reasonable amount for the work. “We will not replace bent or broken frames, forks, handle-bars, cranks, rims, pedals or pedal pins, unless it is absolutely proven that defect was the cause of the damage. “All repairs on these articles, if not de- fective, will be charged for, as they are al- most invariably damaged by use, misuse, reglect or aceident. “Truing of wheels and broken spokes will be charged for. Tightening loose spokes will be charged for. “Stripped threads and worn-out nuts will not be fixed free of charge. “We do not agree to keep our bicyeles in repair for one year or one day. We will be liberal ard fair with our customers, but we do not wish to be imposed upon.” fhe Arlington Wheelmen. ‘The annual banquet of the Arlington Wheelmen held Tuesday at the Hotel John- gon was a success in more ways than one. As a club event it was particularly good, and surpassed the similar annual events of years gone by. Numerically, the number present may not have been as large as on some of the occasions of preceding years, but that is only a minor part of the success of a banquet. Covers were laid for twenty- three. Every person who sat down was an enthus!astic wheelman, and it is needless to add that every person present passed a most enjoyable everng, and when the fes- tivities closed at midnight the visitors de- parted with their best wishes for the future success of the club. ‘The club is exceedingly fortunate in hav- ing such a good set of officers, and that the members realize this was evidenced by the prompt manner in which the old men were re-elected for arother year. This is the fcurth ceusecutive term of Mr. Gettinger as president, and though he was most anx- ious to leave the honor to some other scn the office was thrust upon him. J. W Rawlings, who was re-elected vice presi- dent, fs heart and soul for the club, and though he -wanted toe get out h2 was forced to serve. George W. Reinhardt was elect- ed to the seeretary-treasuryship after the resignation of Mr. B. F. Larcombe, and his ability in office was recognized by his re- election. As captain Mr. P. E. Brengle jumped into popularity and his re-election followed. During the coming season he promises to plan many pleasant rides. Mr. F. P. Stone, the Heuterant, is perhaps the youngest, yet one of the most popular of the officers, and he will undoubtedly make a name for himself. The club will give the first dance of the season Febriary 6 at Builders’ Exchange Hall. These affairs have been conducted on such a scale as to give the club an excel- lent social name. The dancing arrange- i its are in charge of a committee, con- sisting of Messrs. Brengle, Terry, Manning, Davison and Larcombe. A special meeting of the committee will be held tomorrow relative to the matter. David D. Moore was unanimously elected a member of the club at the meeting. Hf the weather permits a skcrt run will be taken tomerrow morning up the. Con- duit road. Washington Road Club. The meting of the Washington Road Club on Wednesday was one of the most important of the year. The officers to serve for the ensuing year were elected, and all standing committees and temporary com+ mittees were reappointed. The retiring oficers were given a vote of thanks for their efficient services. The new officers are as follows: President, W. T. Robert- son; vice president, Perry P. Patrick; sec- retary, Charles E. Wood; treasurer, Ru- dolph Jose; captain, William Jose; Neu- tenant, Joseph W Prince. Committees were appointed as follows: House committee, Edward Kloman, chair- mzn; E. O. Bowie and W. J. Prince; finance committee, C. Louis Petz, chairman; Perry P. Patrick and J. E. Bischoff; rules com- mittee, William Jose, chairman; C. E. -Wood and C. I. Ronsaville; refreshment committee, W. J. Tubman, chairman; C. H. Cooke and W. H. Dakin; com fee to revise corstitution, Perry P. Patrick, chair- man; William Jase and J. E. Bischoff; suit and emblem committee, William Jose, chairman; George E. Smith, C. I. Ronsa. ville and Rudotph Jose; racing commitice, Perry P. Patri®k, chairman; Edward Klo- E. Bischoff and W. J. Espey; banquet committee, C. I. Ronsa- ville, chairman; Rudolph Jose and W. J. tee, W. 3 Perry P. Patrick, Dr. E. Bischoff, E. O. Bowie D. Eggieston, J. and Wm. Jose. Messrs. W. J. Espey, J. B. Talty and ery Pritchard were admitted to mem- A new club uniform was adopted. The perfectly 30_mad new suit will be of tan color, EVENING z Wheelmen. ;, The regular meeting of the Queer Wheel men Glub was te haye been held on Thure- day, but at the last meeting of the ‘club It was decided to attend-the dance of the Cprcoray Cadets, on Thursday evening, at National Rifles’ Armory. In consideration of this the club will not meet until next ‘Tuesday, when all current business will be disposed of. The preliminary arrangements for the dance waa left in the hangs of a committee ef six, of which R. Brooke Cloke was the chairman. This committee has brought everything up to date. At the club meet- ig Tuesday several additional committees will be appointed. The most important per- haps. will be the one on decorations. Washington Military Cyclists. At the last meeting of the Washingtoa Military Cyclists an election was held to fill the vacant position of second lieuten- ant. W. E. Sorrells, the quartermaster ser- geant, was elected to the commissioned rarks. The vacancy caused by his promo- tion will be filled by the selection of some member by Capt. S. H. Wiggins. ‘The invitations for the dance of the com- pany made their appeatance during the week. The affair will come off Monday evening at the kifles’ Armory, and the boys expect a good crowd. The committee in charge of the dance, the names of which have previously been printed in this col- umn, have worked hard and faithfully for the success of the event. Tickets for the sale of the wheel, which was donated to the company, have almost been disposed of. The vote will close next week, and the name of the winner an- nounced. The split has occurred, and the athletic and the bieyele features or elements of the Potomac Wheelmen have been separated. The athletic members have formed them- selves into the Eastern Athletic Club, and that is the name of the team playing at present in the basket ball league. many of the athletic members continue to be members of the original club. Notes of Interest. ‘Wm. O. Connor and Ed. S. Byrnes, two local wheelmen, made a trip from this city to Baltimore last Sunday, and made it in the quick time of 2 hours and 50 minutes. These two wheelmen will, when the season opens, make an effort to lower the record from Baltimore to Washington. The route was taken via Laurel, and for this season cf the year they found the road in good condition. John S. Jchnson and his manager, Tom Eck, have signed a contract to ride with the World people next season. A trip to Europe will be made. before the season opens. Archibald C. Willison of Cumberlani, Md., the present incumbent, is a candidate for the presidency of the League of American Whee'men. The honor of breaking the first road rec- ord of the year belongs to HE. L. Blauvelt of Newark, N. J., who rode five miles in 11:14, breaking the te record. E. T. Weiant is at the head of a syndicate of Denver capitalists who contemplate man- ufacturing wooden frame cycles. "Fhe Queen of Italy is among the latest recruits to bicycledom. E. C. Bald of the Columbia racing team says he Is glad the racing season of 1895 is over, and is delighted with the idea of a few months’ rest and an opportunity to en- joy life as he pleases. He thinks that keep-, ing in condition for nine out of twelve months is almost too much of a good thing. Naturally, it is gratifying for him to be at the top of the heap, but even the aa attained by a bicyclé rider has Its draw- backs. Bald’s victories and popularity have gained for him such fame that he often gets too much attention, and often wishes to get away where he is unknown; he likes to race and@ likes to win, but it is the part after the Traces that becomes ttresome. It is announced that Fred Titus will not make a formal fight for reinstatement, but will appeal to the good will of the racing Loard for redress. With Cooper as an attraction, the Detroit wheelmen cleared $1,500 at their mid-winter circus. In repairing a complicated singie tube tire puncture where the injury nas extend- ed to the inner surface next to the rim, but has not severed the exterior sheath, it is well to remember that in locating the in- jury by watching the air bubbles form on the surface when the tire is inflated, the largest bubbles always force through wherg. the least resistance is presentei. The sinall bubbles simply denote the escape of air through the tissues of the fabric, and by pressing on the surface of the tire with a hlunt-pointed instrument where the bubbles are largest,the hole that needs the repair will quickly be discovered. In repairing the hole, always use a blunt-edged plug patch, with its patch area made in proportionate size to the plug, and a good permanent re- pair will result. Columbia Cycle Club. During the week a meeting of the Colum- bia Cycle Club was held, at which several mew members were elected, and the reguiar business transacted. It was decided to hold meetings the first and third Thursdays in each _month. C. Eouis Petze, Morgan Sherwood and Geo. — were elected active members of the club. A committee, composed of C. E. Wi Robert Christie and Howard Fisk, to Mapes upon a suitable emblem for the club, was appointed. to report at the next meeting. ‘The headquarters of the club has been neg from 1752 Corcoran street to 1534 15th reet. AMONG THE OARSMEN, Columbia Athictic Club Crew in Train- ing—Notes About Coming Events. Aquatic sports promise to be lively this season, and already the various boating clubs are stirring themselves for the work that fs contemplated. Rowing at home and abroad will be a feature, and the local oarsmen will enter the swim with a rush. They will rowefor victory, even though de- feat be the outcome. The greater inclina- tion is for a revival of the sport to its old- time standing, and if the clubs unite in this matter the result can be easily achieved. There is some talk of having two re- gattas this year on the river. Nothing has been done as yet to give the movement a definite shape. It ts highly probable, how- ever, that ‘there will be a repetition of the successful event of last season, and it ts possible that by concerted action arrange- ments can be made to give a brilliant re- gatta on July 4. The “‘chippy crew” of the Columbia Ath- letic Club means to get down to business and will start in training on Monday. This crew is the pride of the club, and the mem- bers take an exceptional interest in it this year. The club was to have entered the light-weight crew race, to be held at Sara- toga this year, but the trip was abandoned on account of the National Rowing Associ- ation cutting out this class race. ‘The crew this year will be composed’of Jerome McGee, stroke; Ed. Sefton, three; Hobart Berrian, two, and Frank Parsons, bow. Sefton and Berrian are two new members, taking the places of Bob Elder, who rowed bow last year, but who has re- tired, and Paul Lunsford, who rowed No. 2 oar. Good results of the crew are to be ex- pected this, year. McGee as stroke is re- garded as an excellent man. He has rowed in a number of crews in that position and is rej as one of the best strokes around these waters. Sefton comes back to work after an idleness of three years. At that time he rowed in the junjor four crew. Berrian is a new man and will have to be broken in. He has plenty ef good rowing qualities. Parsons rowed three last year in the “chippy crew,” and this year will take the difficult position of bow. He is a good oarsman and will undoubtedly make a suc- cess in his new position. The erew will train in the club gymnasium until the weather permits the use of the river. It is reported that the Analostans will put out an eight this year. Last year the ¢lub was not represented by such a crew. . The Potomacs have not yet started in for work, and it is not likely -that anything will be done until the anntal meeting of tent eclies a which will shortly be i g ed s L} 5 3 $ coming everts. ‘The crew of the naval cadets ts a1 for a race with the eights of all of It will be AROUND: THE “TABLES Tooal Glubmén Playing for s Whist yafrophy. PHILADELPHIA” EXPERTS MEE THEM Current Cotiinent on the St LITTLE NEW IN CHECKERS al There is in progress at the Capital Bicycle Club House, on 15th street, a contest be- tween the Capital Bicycle Club and the Hamilton Club of Philadelphia for the tro- phy of the American Whist League, which is now held by the local club. The Hamilton Club is one of the strong- est in the country. It has won elght matches for the cup, which ts twice as many as any other contestant, the nearest rival: being the Minneapolis Club, which has won in four matches. Twenty wins give the winner permanent possession of the trophy. The team which usually repre- sents the Hamilton Club, and will undoubt- edly represent it today, are Messrs. Work, Remak, Ballard and Mogridge. The Capital Bicycle Club will be repre- sented by the team that won the match at Albany, viz: Messrs. Low, Carr, Barrick and Fogg. This team has shown itself to be the strongest four in the club, having played against six different fours, and won each time. There are undoubtedly other members in the club as strong a8 some of the four named, but they have not shown themselves capable of working together as well. During the past week, im practice contests, the four mentioned above de- feated Messrs. Wooton, Borden, McComb and Stevens in twenty-four boards, dupli- cate whist, by three tricks, and Messrs. Wooton, Williamson, Rines and Borden by two tricks. Today's match will be the last contest for the cup before it goes to St. Louis, where it will be contested for on the 27th by teams from the east and west sections of the country. But few eastern clubs will be represented there. The Capital Bicycle {lub will not send a team, but the Balti- more Whist Club has expressed a willing- ness to do so. Uniess some eastern club goes to St. Louis and brings back the cup, it will undoubtedly remain in the west un- til the spring meeting in Brooklyn. A movement is on foot to have the cup alternate between the east and the west, remaining in each section of the country six months at a time. In consequence of the match between the Hamilton and Capital clubs, the duplicate whist guest pair contest, announced for this evening at the Capital Bicycle Club, has been indefinitely postponed. Local Imterclub Tourney. As indicated in last Saturday's Star, a meeting of whist clubs was held Monday at the Capital Bicycle Club, representatives being present fone the Capitol Hill Whist, Chess and Checker Club, the Mt. Pleas- ent Whist Clubi‘the Washington Chess, Checker and “Whfst Club, and the Cap- ital Bicycle Cm It was decided to hold a tournament! each ciub playing one game with y other club. A schedule ‘was adopted ad folfews: January 25, ‘kt the Capital Bicycle Club rooms—CapitalBicycle Club vs. Mt. Pleas- ant Club. Sect February 1, at“ithe Washington Club rooms, on 12th’street—Capital Bicycle vs, Washington Club. February 8. at the Capital Bicycle Club rooms-—Capital ‘Bicycle ys. Capitol Hill Club. February 15, at the Washington Club rooms—Mt. Pléasayt vs. Washington Club. February 24,at ‘the ‘Capital Bicycle Club rocms—Capital® Bieycle vs, the Washington Ciub. ‘ ry 20,omt> the Capitel Hil Chub Pleasant: Februai rooms—Mt. Pte ove, Canitol ‘Ff Club, The matches Wwidti bégin at 8 o'clock, dnd ‘will be twenty-four hands, duplicate whist. Local Chess Matches, Interest in the Individual chess tourna- ment at the Washington Chess Club is in- creased by the fact that Messrs. "Wright end Hanna, leading rivals for champion- ship honors in the Libbey cup contests, are paired. On last Saturday evening Mr.Wright defeated Captain O'Farrell in their fourth geme. Mr. Wright played the French de- fense. The game was well played, the cap- tain having the best of it, when he made an unfortunate slip, which cost him a piece and the game. The match resulted as fol- tows: Wright, 3; O'Farrell, 1. ‘The first game between Messrs. Hanna and Wright was played last Wednesday evening. Hanna had the move and played the Ruy Lopez. The game proceeded until Hanna had two pawns to one for his op- ponent, and when Hanna had quéened his second pawn Wright resigned, after about seventy-five moves. The second game between Messrs. Using and Tibbetts resulted in favor of Ustna. The opeaing wss' P to Q4, and the game lasted forty-seven moves. Mr. Tibbetts won the third game, a center counter open- ing. He outplayed his young artagonist: The score between them stands: Usina, 2; Tibbetts, 1. In the match between Patterson and Gichner the former scored two games the past week and won the match by the score ef 6 to 4, which is twice as many games as were required to complete the longest other match. The race for first prize is thus curtailed to Messrs. Wright, Hanna, Usina, Tibbetts and ‘Patterson. e Among the second-class eligibles Walker has ‘won two games from Martin. In the first game Mr. Martin had the advantage fcr twenty-three moves, when he sacrificed & piece for two pawns and later on allowed his opponent to exchange pieces ard win easily with his surplus knight. In the sec- ond game Walker employed superior tactics and won his opponent's queen on the twenty- fourth move. ‘Tharp has won his fourth game.from Otte, the score being: Tharp, 2; Otte, 1, and drawn, 1. The leaders in the chess tournament at the Capital Bicycle Club have not played any the past week, but the players lower down-on the lst have beer: playing & themselves. The score ts as follows: Usina, won 19, lost 2; Quackenbush, won 9; lost 2; Barrick, won 121-2, lost 3 1-2; Douglas, won 6, lost 3; Carr, won 91-2, lost 81-2; Mac- daniel, won 10, lost 12; Rines, won §, lost 15; Calver, won 51-2, lost 10 1-2; Falck, won 6, lost 18, and J. L. Wirt, won 4 1-2, lost 24 1-2. Mr. J. W. Showalter, the chess champion of the United States, gave an exhibition of simultaneous play at the Brooklyn Chess Club last Saturday evening, contesting four- teen games against seventeen players, two players consulting at three tables. Show- alter won 9, lost 3.and drew 2. Two of the games lost by him, were at boards where the players congult¢d, at one of them being Mrs. H. Worrall. |, Pillsbury’s Fafture, The downfall‘of the American, Pilisbury, at St. Peter & Causes regret to all luv ers of the gam@q,in ghis country; it might be added, to the Russians as well, for, next to their own Tschigotin, they desired to see the native Am: carry off first honors, bis m@est, geghtlemanly bearing having made him a vorte. Pillsbury has lost the last five games played by him. Ever since entering fe fourth round, or sec- ond half of (he imnament, his play has been in striking contrast to the form shown previously. It has,lacked spirit, his com- binations have'tleed! weak and faulty. ‘This is partly, if npt entirely, due to the fact that he has suffered from the Russian in- fluenza. On mere than one occasion he has apparently been in unfit condition for play. He ts the onty competitor who has not avatied himself of the privilege of adjourn= ing a game His chances now of coming in first are very slight. There remain but four games to be played, and Lasker's lead of two and a half games can hardly be overcome, unless he should win the two games yet to be plryed with Lasker. Pills- bury has not won a game from Steinitz, while the veteran has won three of the five games played between them, and drawn the other two. . The detailed score is as follows: Las- Stein~ Pills- Tachig- ker. . it. bury, rin. Won. — Be: m% 4 FY a% or 4 = ™% i 2. 3 coe 5 & % 9 ‘Little Checker Pinying. There Bas been comparatively little STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 189¢-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES: cticeker playtag st the Mt. Verngn Cluls on ‘tt street, past week. Werd continues et Fiteh is “under the: cine from the city, and is a has added six wing sto his credit. The score of class:A is as fal- Farquhar won Se lot 207 rquhar, won jos 3 won 25:6 lost our Fueeh, won 32 won Me; ‘won Miller, won 4, iost 8; Smith, won 8, lost 20; Whitford, won WW, lost 40%, and Johnson, “fn clin B the lead Murry, class lers are: , won 47%, lost 15%; Stephenson, won 41, lost 28; Grove, won 21%, lost 12%; Cramer, won 15%, lost 11%; Walker, won 24%, lost 20%, and Burton, won 20%, lost 20%. BASKET BALL Eeaeur. Standing ef the Various 7 Notes of the Game. s and The standing of the teams of the Basket Ball League up to date is as follow: WwW. L. Pc Washington Light Infantry....6 0 1,000 Carroll Institute.......... 2 70 ‘Washington At Ch 2 .75 Eastern Cycle Ctub...... 4 oS Washington Cy S 236 5 £166 o 6 0 The games .arranged fer next- week are as follows: Washirgton Athletic Club, at Carrolt In- stitute; Saturday. Eastern Cycle Club with Association, Monday, Carrol) Institute with Young Men’s Christian at the former's club house. According to the present schedule games are arranged up to the last day in Feb- ruary, there just bei fourteen more games to be played. As the time for the end of ‘the schedule approaches there is a general belicf that a supplemental schei- ule will be arranged to carry the series through March an@ possibly April. “ The league has lost one of its playing grounds in the occupation of the shooting gallery of the National Guard Armory for rifle practice, but it has also a place in the club house of the Easiern Athletic Club, formerly the Potomac Wheelmen. At tt there are four available places for the use of the league, these places being the Carroll Institute, Washirgton Athletic Club, Light Infantry and the Eastern Athletic Club. ‘The silver trophy cup offered by Dr. Schafhirt for the team winning the cham- pionship is the center attraction. While the game is still young, from the present rate of progress it looks very much as though the Light Infantry team will carry off the honors. Fred. Moore, one of the best players on the Military Cyclists team, has been tn- capacitated for work for some time on account of an injury to his leg. He made his first appearance in the game Wednes- day night. The exhibition given Tuesday evening at Carroll Institute, when the team of that club played the Light Infantry boys, was disgusting, and resembled more a prize fight than a scientific game. Such meet- ings as these are bound to break up the Teague. It is understood that a movement is on foot to organize a basket ball team gmong the athletes of the Columbia Athletic Club. ‘This is not probable, however, as the move- ment has been started too late. It is pos- sible, however, that the club will organize a team and enter the league next year. Another possibility next year is the start- ing of a basket pall league among the vari- ous companies of the National Guard. This matter was agitated early in the season, but rething was done in the matter. The project Was practically killed by the occupation of the shooting gallery fer rifle practice. With the experience of the presert season, as gleaned by the ex’sting league, it is likely that a National Guard league will be organ- ized and boomed for all it is worth. TO FORM A HOCKEY LEAGUE. Local Skaters Take Advantage Their Opportunities. There ts a movement on foot to establish @ hockey league in the city, with the skat- ing rink as the battle ground scene. Messrs. Frank Libbey and H. E. Crock are behind the matter of forming the Washington Hockey Club, and the organization is well under way. The team will be compesed from Mes: Gvodrick, Spurr, Clapp, J. V. ‘Tierney, Downey, A. H. Davison, Hutchin- son, Royce Hough, H. .K. Gibson, C. J. Alen, Ennis, Charles Greene, Harry Gai- ther and William Dinwiddie. The above named are mostly members of the Capital Bi. Club and the Military Cyclists, though Ennis is a son of Capt. Ennis of the bar- racks, while Greene is the president of the astern Cycle Club The projectors Secured permission of the managers of the rimk to use the place for practice in the morring. Beginning with this week they have the full use of the ice during the hour frum 8 to ¥ o'clock in the morning, and for the past two or three days all of the players have been in prac- tice. ‘The best men of the lot will be pick- ed out, and the team of seven men will be put out to play all comers. In the mean- while the fourteen men will be kept so as to form two teams to play for practice. Mr. Libbey will captain the team, and Mr. Crook attend to the management. ‘There are also other steps on foot to-orga- nize s'milar clubs for a league. The man- agement of the ice palace is favorable to this, and have given encouragement to the scheme, giving many priviteges. A team is in process of formation among the members of the Washington Road Club, though its composition Fas not as yet been selected. W. T. Robertson will captaia that team. A hockey team is also beng formed at the Columbia Athletic Club, the movement be- ing started during the week. According to the plans of the manage- ment of the ice rink, a hockey league of local clubs would be desirable, to consist of not more than four clubs. Only one game a week would be played, to ascertain the feel- ing of the public in the game, and if a suc- cess, the league couid be cnlarged, r:ore clubs be admitted, and games played often- er. Privileges will be extended to all the clubs, and no charge would be made for the time allowed for practice. A hockey league has been formed among the students of Georgetown University, and so far three clubs have been organizel. The Little river is the scene of the games, and the playing is hot and heavy. The various classes have organizel as follows: Class of 07—F. Delaney, Higgins, Cassidy, C. Shea, Tremoulet and Welch. Class of ‘88—J. Walsh, Ferguson, A. J. Devereux, Reardon, P. McMahon and D. Sullivan. ~ Class of ‘99—P. Fleming, Jerry Delaney, Maloney, Holt. Lambert and Gillisse. So far, only two games have been played, both during the week. The class of ‘U8 play- ed with the class of '%® and lost by a score of 6 to 3. In a second game of the class of "98 with the class of "Mi, the last-named team came off the victor after a close and exciting struggic, by a score of 3 to 2. The university officials, in order to keep the students more under personal syper- vision, had in mind the erection of a large pond in the college grounds for the use of the skaters. The idea was abandoned, how- ever, the boys ridiculing the idea. A suggestion is offered to the authorities of th= bathing beach to afford more secure facilities for getting on and off the ice at that place. For the past two weeks the means of communication between the ice and the shore has been very dangerous, and more than one person fell overboard for a good drenching. Reinstatement of Wefers. The dismissal of the charge of profes- sionalism against B. J. Wefers, the crack sprinter, is a source of much gratification to his fellow students. The whole affair was brought up by Wefer’s classmates at Georgetown College; Washington. Recent- ly the board of governors of the A. A. U. ruled that an athlete who accepted a purse of money for his superiority in athletics was a professional. The Georgetown boys thoug@ this was aimed at Wefers, and Walter 8. Mantin, president of the athletic association, wrote to Secretary Sul- lyan, and in @ strong letter showed that Wefers was not to blame. On the strength of this letter and the affidavits which ac- companied it, the special committee was appointed, with the result that Wefers was cleared of the charge. _——— Discussing an Old Tooth Bru: From the Amertern Naturalist. The appointmient of amsteurs and unsci- entific persons to positfens in scientific bedies often bas hidicrous results. The Academy of Science discussed an ancient bone dredged up in salt water. It was per- forated with fessae in series, and it concluded that it was a mouth fossil fsa. it turned out to be the head ERE THE GATES OPEN ie Bining Up tho Cinbs of the Big Base Ball League. THIS CHPY A BARK BORSE IN THE RACE Improvements in the Different Teams, ANTE-SEASON GOSSIP Sau SER: Six weeks from today a majority of the National League base ball civhs will be on their way to southern points to secure a month’s practice preliminary to the open- ing of the season of 1896, The “sizing up” of new players drafted into the different clubs has Lecome quite as important as the getting into form of the seasoned players. It is a safe prediction that the young play- ers will fall by the wayside like leaves in autumn, but to find cne good enough to hold bis own in fast company out of a dozen makes a good investment for the magnates. With the opening of the season so near base ball gossip is branching ovt every- where, and the relative strength of the twelve clubs appears to be the chief topic. ‘The Washington club is undoubtedly a dark horse in the race, and how dark it will remain during the season is the only problem that is worrying the lovers of the national game ‘n this city. Few persons outside of Manager Schmelz and the own- ers of the Senators are placing them in a higher position im this year’s championship race than they occupied last season. With all the other teams so much stronger than they were last year, and Washington about the same, ft is hard to see how they are going to do any better, even if they do as well De Montrevilie and Lush will give addi- tlonal fielding strength, and in the case of the short stop this will be greatly apprect- ated in this city, as that position has been weak since Danny Richardson was on the pay roll. A majority of the base ball writers warn the local club that they will have their hands full keeping ahead of Louisville, but where the strength lies in that disjointed young-blood aggregation ts a mystery. With Louisville and St. Louis out of the race, whom does Washingtan expect to beat? There's a question so full of curves that even sterling Jim McGutre will have a hard time handling it. Baltimore the Favorite. Baltimore has been strengthened and is the favorite for the race among a big ma- jority. A friend, close to the Oriole man- agement, told the writer recently that Deste wifi not ptay first base. Hanlon is satisfied with Carey on the initial bag, but is a-little worried about Robinson. Think how long ‘Robby’ has been playing, and then wonder how long he cam last. Last year the “bleachers” were froqaently call- ing for Clarke, and this in the face of the former's great popularity. They were quick to notice the “going Eack” of the once great catcher and wanted the best player behind the bat. Baltimore will be a mark for all the otner clubs, but they have faced this situation before, played together and come out on top. This will be their third try, and confidence is a factor in bi ball Their gzeat rival, Cleveland, is backed both east and west for championship hen- ors, and <n form and reputation should win. Their chief hardicap ts overconfi- dence, and their chief obstacle the Cincin- nati club. The Cleveland boys will persist in underrating the red legs, and last year lost six games straightaway Before they concluded there were other bell players in the country. How those games would have counted at the end of the season. As with Cinch nati, so it is with all the clubs. “We have won the Temple cup! Who ean beat us?” Is the self-laudatory cry of the Cleveland boys, and before their voices die out they are back im the ruck fighting to keep their heads above water. Then fob lows their usual grand struggle, creeping up place by place, and finally losing by a nose. The race will be harder this year, and woe betide the club that gets off bad at the start. The Puzzling Bostoas. Jvst where the Bostons are going to land is problematical. Manager Anson of the Chicago club insists that they have no chance for the pennant. but he deciines to state his re:sons for thinking so. He never liked Duffy, who will captain the Bostons the coming season, and perhaps his preju- dice has got the better of his judgment. To a certain extent Nash and McCarthy will be missed, although their places will be filled by very clever players. Collins will not be released, and is looked upon as being the equal of Nash already, and Ham- ilton, while a better batter and base run- ner, is not the fielder or all-around team player that is McCarthy. Duffy will make every man play his best. He demonstrated his ability with the Bos- ton association club, and if the talent is there it will be brought out. In pitchers the team will be jrst as strong as hereto- fore, when they vere several times cham- pions; but their weakest point, however, is behind the bat. The Bostons pulling to- gether cannot help but be a great factor in the race. Likewise the mysterious Phillies. One pugnacious player like Joyce or Doyle to put the spur on them in the race, and their claims would te of the best. They are placed anywhere from first place to sixth. Not one of the prophets a to know whether they wil ke stronger this year then last, or, in fact, very much about them. In Nash they have obtained a maa who has had considersble experience as a captain, and he should be able to drill the men in team work, something in which they have always been woefully deficient. About the only real weakness appears to be in the pitching department. New York Improved. New York is looked upon to do much bet- ter than last season, and undoubtedly will. Rusle, Meekm and Clarke should make a club of “yanigans” win if they played to- gether. Texm work wiil either make or un- make the New Yorkers the coming season. On paper, through the addi-ion of Pfeffer and Gleason, they are 40 per cent stronger, but can Manager Irwin make them pull to- gether? Brooklyn, Pittsburg and Cincinnati are the dark horses of the race with really good claims to be designated as such. Brooklyn, with McCarthy’s generalship, will be strengthened, and the team wasn’t a poor ore by any means without him. Pittsburg, with Eiy,at sifort and Lyons at third, will certainly cut a figure, esoecially with Kien as an additional factor. They will always be fighters, with Beckley and Donovan on the team, and the club that wins a game from the smoky city voys will have to play good ball from start to finish. “Buck” Ewing will_Gemonstrate to the well-wishers of the Cincinnati Club tr: that club has been strengthened by the re- leasing of Latham, excellent player that he is. Any close follower of the game noticed the friction in the club brought about by Latham’s funny remarks. Irwin, who takes Latham’s place, is a good, steady player, while the other new acquisitions, ee and Ehret, are _ to the skies by such a Bi as Manager Teveau of the Clevelands. Anson’s Hopes. Capt. Anson’s colts will do exceeding: well if they equal last year's records. W mot will be gone, ard Ryan is for sale. Here are two players who, at their vorst, are better than one-half the men filling the same pesitions on other clubs. Their loss will be felt in the hitting department, end ff the colts are not strong as hitters, it wil! be a case of “tear up your tickets,” as no one ever charged them with being good fielders, outside of Dahlen and Lange. This fs the one club that the Senators have a chance of pushing into tenth place. Just where Von Der Ahe expects his team to finish fs a question not easily answered. He has been disposing of some of his best players, and in return fs getting men “who are verging on the “has been” class. At the close of last season he had a good, strong team, if they played togsther and hed no but he has allowed but about twe crack piayers to =“p away, aad now stein threatens to leave im. Without the great southpay, the team looks woefully weak. Should they play g031 , ball, it will be a great big feather in A.* © te omey: ne ‘over the country: McCloskey is promising grest the Louisvilles, but talk doesn’t He has @ host of players to but they are all feet players, * ‘The Senators are old-timers alongside of them, and if they do better than one game a week wiseacres will be fooled. To sum up the situation, there are eight clubs entitled to the first division, which has rcom for only six. Luck will play a promi- nent part in the standing of the clubs, and the ones that sleep under lucky stars will have something to be thankful for. It is to be hoped that the Senators will be among this class, as their hoodoo rarely lost sight of them last season. Base Ball Briefs. The Philadelphia management has signed Hallman, and this probably sets at rest atl the rumors whish have been circulated re- @arding his sale or exonsnge. ‘This Is es- pecially significant in view of tac fact that, while the Philadelphia club has some tw°"tY ¢dd players on its reserve list, only four 63 far have been signed by contract. The Louisville club has been boomed this year in every way more than any cther club was ever boomed. The Louisville peo- ple appear to have more faith in their ag- sregation than outsiders have. The Albany club is anxious to join the Eastern League, and has presente] an ap- plication for a franchise. It is stated that Danny Coogan, who play- ed with the local team the fore part of last season, will play with the Orange Athletic Club this year. McCreery, the Louisville pitcher, seems to have experienced a change of sentiment, and now does uot object to being a Colonel next season. There is talk of placing George Davis to cover second for the “Giants” in the place of Pfeffer. The services of Butler, who played with the New Yorks last year, can now be se= cured for almost a mere thank you. Last year the New York management paid the Nashville club $1,000 for his release. The Portland (Ore.) team of the Nort! Pacific League has secured the services Van Gieser, the scion of a family of German nobility. He will be placed in the pitcher's box. Frank Bancroft, the enterprising mana- ger of the Cincinnati club, has gotten the Louisville people down on him by ridiculing Manager McCloskey’s Colonels. An ad- mirer of the Louisville club has offered to bet $1,000 that the Colonels will beat the Reds in the series of games they play thie year. A paragraph is going the rounds of the press tending to show the love for Pat Te- beau in Pittsburg. It is counted an off day when a paper does not come out ha half column or longer roest against him. The Atlantic League will pay its umpires a salary of $1,500 per annum and let them pay their own expenses. Secretary ShettsIime of the Quakers has made 2 bet with Sharsig that Tom Smith will not de better work this year than Orth. It is said te be the intention of Manager McCloskey to keep sixteen men during the entire season on the Lculsville team, and to farm out the balance of the players to minor clubs, with the proviso that their services can be secured at any time. The New York management is attempting to arrange for early spring games with the leading colleges of the country, similar te last year. A game has been arranged with Yale College and one might be with Prince- ton, but ft is not likely that either Harvar@ or Pennsylvapia wil play on account of the recent agreement 0f the last two colleges made last year. A Chicago criticiem of Amson’s acting: “He cquidn’t play Santa Claus at a Christ- mas tree distribution, but he stuck to the Stage to the end, supremely unconscious of the comedy hit he was making in a melo- dramatic role. Perspiration rolled from his im great drops, while the spectators bowled with delight and laughed until they = but Ansen stayed until the curtain cll” Following im the footsteps ef the West- ern League, the New England League has placed fiself on record against the farming out of players by the big league clubs. ‘While the official averages of the players of the Easterm League have been com- pleted, the list will net be published until the Ist cf next month, up to which time the National League can draft players. Manager Mack of the Pittsburgs has or- dered all is men to report for work on Mareb 9, and on the following day they will all leave for Hot Springs. Seventeen men will be in the party. The Pittsburg teem will play exhibition sames at Memphis, Kansas City, St. Jo- seph, Hannfeal, Quiney, Peoria and In- dianapolis. The dates remain to be settled ERE Ht upon. The Pittsburg management seem to think that they have a jewel in Jimmy Gard. mer, a , whom they are anxious sign. In case they cannot accomplish this, they wil endeavor to have him pitch some of the home games for the club. Billy saloon. He feels somewhat shaky about next season. Temmy Corcoran is not on the market. Fifteen thousand dollars would not buy his release of Griffin's. So the Brooklyn man- agement says. President Byrne says Dave Foutz will m:nage the Brooklyn team, and the old park will be retained this year. George Haddock, the ence noted Wash- ington pitcher, has a nice business in Dor- chester, Mass., wears nice clothes and has good credit at the tailor’s, grocer's and barber's. Hanlon says: “Freedman has offered Ward his release, with the proviso that if he gces into base ball again New York will have the first call on his services.” It is said of Von der Ahe’s new third baseman, Bert Myer, that he is “a fast fielder, a fair hitter, an ice wagon on the bases, and can throw the ball over the first baseman’s head oftener than any man in the business.” Ed. Hanlon, of the committee on rules, says he is in favor of no changes for this year. They just suit his playcrs, why shouldn't he be? It looks as though Doyle was simply holding out for more money or playing for a litdle free advertising, as, if New York and Baltimore stick to the deal mace, he will either play in Baltimore or not at all. John Healy says that Fred Hartman, the third baseman of the Milwaukee club of the Western League, is the best man in the Westerr League in his position. And he might be in the National League if he didn’t tura his head on a fast grounder. Hanlon is trying to gct Joe Corbett, brother of Jim, who pitched one game against Baltimore for the Washingtons last season. Hanlon was somewhat impressed with the yourg fellow’s work last sea- son, and thinks it would be a good idea to try him out and see what the result will b e. Frank Fore:nan says that the taking of Carey off first will hurt instead of help the Baltimores. He says that Doyle's great batting and base running will not result in as great benefit to the team as would Carey's sersational fielding. Frank says that his brother Johnnie will be the star pitcher among the youngsters of the league next season. Last season Tebeau claimed that in the opening series Cleveland would take three straight from Cincinnati. He spoke so de- preciatingly of the Cincinnati team that the local fans were roused to a pitch bor- dering on fury. They turned out in crowds to s2e the man who dared to speak so light- ly of the Reds. Pot's talk, together with general interest in the game and the fact that the Spiders lost two games in succes- sion, had the effect of drawing out people te the third game. In all the Cl lands played to 46,000 people in the first three games. Says Capt. Robinson of Baltimore: “We r put on the diamond, and will do what we aid last year—carry off the pennant in a walk. Boston and Cleveland are the only clubs we have much to fear from, but even these are not very formidable opponents. It is cnly the pitchers that cause any anxiety, If they turn out as well as last year we will win the pennant again, and if they do better than last year—why, we will be so far ahead by August 1 that Patsy Tebeau will give up the race in disgust. Now, that’s gospel truth. Doyle is a first rate man, and will benefit us considerably. Jack is doing the usual bluffing act, but wait un- til we start practice in Macon. Doyle will be there with the rest.” W. A. C. Won. The best bowling games of the season were rolled at the W. A. C. last night bee tween the Young Men’s Catholic Club an@ tt+ W. A.C. team. Both games were won A. C. team in the last frame. The keen, and the “rooters” tug power. The W. A. C. won by <n the first game, and 37 pins in the nt OW N the chance they wanted to show _ aa