Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-30
Last Years Teams teBe Called To-
gether Soon
TRYING 10 MAKE TIE GAME CLEANER
Notes eff General Interest About the
Clubs.
WLERE GETTING READY

The Basket Ball League has come to
stay; at least, that is what the promoters
of the association say. In short
space of time a call will be issued
to all the men who represented the
teams Of lest year to be present
a: a meeting for the purpose of reorganiza-
ton. The facs that the Columbia Athletic
Club may not put team in the field will,
of course, cut some figure in the member
ship of the league, as Columbia, under the
leadership Of Mr.. r. ]. Beall, displayed an
enthusiasm and skill that kept the other
teams on edge trying to emulate them. In
any case, it is nearly certain that four full
teams will begin the season, the same as
last year. The Washington Outing Club
are the people who are counted on to fill
the vacancy, in case the winged arrow
players drop out and even If the c. A. G.
stay in, the Outing Club will be asked to
form team. The Carroll Institute drop
ped out last year before the season was
half over. but Notwithstanding this. In
structor Maurice Joyce declared recently
that he will surely be represented. provid-
ing certain changes are made In the play
ing rules. In spite of the hot weather. he
has had a number of his men at work with
the ball and basket in tine gymnasium.
CHER. Pearson, P. J. Daily. Mangan. Dow
rey, Carl Mess and Frank Saul. Bob How
ard and Shea were hurt in contest last
year In the league games, and both de-
clare that they feel the effects of their In
juries yet. 1t is expected. however. that
they will be induced to play. as they are
both valuable men. A number of changes
are being suggested, which, If carried out
will result In the game being played with
out that deliberate fouling that marked ii
last year.
In the first place, there will probably
have to be designated hall in which all
the games may be played. The Wash
ington Light Infantry armory Is the
best floor in town, but there are difficulties
in the way of holding the schedule there.
Several games which took place in the ar
mory in February excited so much enthu-
siasm on the part of the large number OF
spectators present that the manager and
actors of the play going on in the Opera
House above had to send down and de-
mand that the racket be stopped or they
would have to give their acting up for the
evening. On account of this the playing
hour was changed to o'clock, and this Is
a very unreasonable hour for most people.
Some arrangement may be made by which
the games of the league can all be played
IN the Infantry armory. II the men attend
strictly to business and the time of playing
is thereby lessened the schedule can be be-
gun earlier than formerly and in the armory.
The Washington Light Infantry.
The success of the base bail team has put
new life into the Washington Light Infantry
Athletic Association. Instead of the play
ers as soon as they began to make a name
for themselves going over to the Columbia
Athletic Club, as has been the case hereto
| fore, the shoe vas on the other foot this
time, and one or two c. A. c. men who be-
| longed to the Infantry, but always played
| with the club men, came over to the
| former organization. The Infantry corps
| also supported the nine better than they
| have ever done any similar venture before,
| ard the hope is now INDUCED in that the
| present interest may be kept up. In order
! that 1t may be. the officers have several
| schemes on hand. One of them of course.
| is to reorganiZe the basket ball team. The
weather has been so hot, however, preclud-
| ing much hard work, that several members
| have been thinking about playing out Of
doors for awhile, and they may put this plan
| into operation. Waters and John Heydler,
| both of whom played goal; Schafhirt and
| Harry Lee, the two forwards; Shreve and
| j. Schafhirt, the backs, and McCabe, center,
| are all available and ready for practice.
| Nothing has been done as yet at the armory
about arranging for the athletes from the
Young Mems Christian ASSOCIATION. The
| Association boys are all great lovers of bas-
ket ball. and they attempted to play it in
| their own home last year. but had to desist
when a couple Of arc lights were smashed.
| The Y NJ. c. A. may possibly form team
| for the basket ball league, as this is one of
| can find a free outlet, on account of the
| armory being so often devoted to drills and
| to entertainments by parties renting it.
Washington Athletic Club.
Nothing has been heard from the Wash
| ington Athletic Club during the summer
season, but they have been saving wood
lately in the shape Of good deal of hard
| thinking Last season the club was occu-
| pied a large portion of the time in placing
| the finances of the organization upon a
! sound basis, and now that they have sue
| ceeded, they propose to show the city what
| they can do. A foot ball team has always
| been the ambition of the club, as they have
number of members just built to play the
game. but they lack experience. The club
proposes to go in for more amusements of
| a social nature this year, SO one of the
| members stated the other day. Last year
they had several dramatic entertainments,
| which were much enjoyed, and they will
| probably be reaeated. Two branches of
sport will, however, have strong represen-
| tatives from the Washington Club. They
| are the howlers and the basket ball men.
In regard to the latter team it was rot
| until the last part of the season that the
game was played with any sort of science by
| the w. A. c., for the reason that nearly
all the men were green at nearly all athletic
| games. This is not the case this year. as
! more than one organization will find to
| its sorrow. Bobby Akers, Bradley, Brink
| ley, Mullen, Ellis, Koran and Sanderson
| this season. Story of the bowling team
| may also be induced to take a hand Akers
expects to have class in athletics start
| ed, which will stay started and finish the
season out, which fact did not come to
pass last year.
At the Carroll Institute.
Prof. Maurice Joyce has now all his class
es in athletics well under way. The la
| dies class has resumed operations and by
| the 1st of October or when cooler weather
| makes it's appearance will be numerically
| stronger than that of last year. This is
I also the case with the mems classes, from
| fifteen to twenty men being seen regularly
| on the floor every night. The first exhibit
| ton will probably be held the latter part
| of next month or the first week in No
| vember. Several promising juniors in the
| tumbling line will make their formal de-
| but in this exhibition. Prof. Joyce has al
| ways claimed that as fast as he trained
| a good man last year, certain instructor
| in another local gymnasium always wooed
| him away. AS this objection does not
| exist this year, the athletic exhibitions of
| the Carroll Institute are expected to be
| above the average this coming fall and
| winter.
SPRUCE Nv BEATEN.
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