Evening star., 1896-10-24
Prospects Are Bright for the Coming
Season. r is,
More Interest In the Game Than Ever
BefOre-Enthusfasm In the
Local Clubs.


Of none has been been definitely agreed
upon. outside Of perhaps the Carroll Insti-
tute. While It has been decided to have the
first game Of the season played on or be-
fore November 10, the details are now being
arranged to have everything completed by
that time.
Perhaps the most important thing is the
ARRANGEMENT of the schedule, and adopting
a different course from last year, the en-
tire schedule will be mapped out al the be-
ginning of the season, so that every club
will just know what 1t will have to do and
get in readiness for the same. The commit
tee in charge of the schedule consists of
Messrs. S. Porter House, w. l.. l.; Beckley,
c. l.; George Mansfield. E. A. c.. and r. j.
Beall, jr.,C A. c. This committee Is expected
to arrange q suitable playing schedule, and
present the same at the next reguilr meet
ing of the league. which will be held Tues
day evening at the club house of the East
ern Athletic Club. The report of the COM
mittee will be read. and without doubt
adopted, as In its compilation care is taken
to suit the convenience as near as possible
Of every club.
In the matter of rules the league is to be
congratulated upon the adoption of the in
ternational rules, the benefits of which are
twofold. A better game Is put up from
scientific point of view. and one which will
have the result Of bringing out larger at
tendance at the games. More than this. If
any of the local clubs desire to play games
with outside clubs, either at home or
abroad. the same set of rules govern. and
thereby permit the local men to play
game with which they are familiar.
Under the rules the team may be COM
posed of seven or nine men. according to
the room afforded for playing. Perhaps
the only place where nine men can be used
on a side will be at the armory Of the
Washington Light Infantry. One change
made in the International rules was the
abolishing of line five feet from the walls
the players from contact with the hard
surface. The gymnasiums Of most Of the
local clubs are too small to permit this
line being drawn. hence 1t was abolished.
league is something of interest to many
members AS before stated, the exact
lineup has not been made, but the men In
training on the various teams; most of
whom will likely play, are as follows:
The Washington Light Infantry team.
which won the championship last year. has
already started in for active work. Most
all of the men Of las. year are on the team.
Mr.. John 9. Robinson Is manager Harry
Lee will be captain of the team this year.
having proven his ability last season. The
team this year will consist Of Ernest and
Jesse Schafhirt, Harry McCabe, Samuel
Shreve, Fred Burnett J. o. Waters. Claude
Given, Royce Hough and Walter McCath-
ran.
The Carroll Institute team. which finished
second in the race last season. will have
practically the same men. Mangan, Daily,
Hughes Mess and Burberck of last years
team will play this year. Gallagher is at
present unable to play, and his place will
be filled by Murphy. Pearson, another
member of last years team, will not
play this season. he being succeeded by
Donohue. The substitutes are Crutchet and
somewhere near the lead this season. and
has aspirations for the championship
trophy.
The Washington Athletic Club will have
practically the same team as last year.
They finished third, and will perhaps make
q better showing this year. Sanderson, who
last year was captain Of the team. will
play this year. sbut Mullen. one Of last
tain. The other players of last year are:
Kenny Martin, Ackers and Suit. The new
men are: McCauley. Green and Brinkley.
Wilkinson, who last year was with the
play on the Washington Athletic Club this
year.
The Eastern Athletic Club will be after
the pennant this year. and promise to put
up strong game Last year they finished
fourth at the close of the season, and they
expect this year to come higher. Mr.. Gee.
Mansfield. the well-known East Washing
ton business man. was elected manager of
the team a few days ago, and during the
week he started the candidates of the team
in active training. A good many of the
old members of last year will be on the
team, and the candidates are: F.. Raab.
George Gates, Fred. s. Wyesbader, E.
Raab, William Brearley, w. Marsbalk Ed.
Ockert, I. L. Johnson, R. r. Mackey, l..
Sedgwick and Mr.. Whens.
The Columbia Athletic Club team is still
an uncertainty as to its composition, though
the determination is to have team. They
have an excellent field from which to pick
team. and among the number are: Duke,
Underwood, Beall Clark Wells Parsons
Magee. Speare. Cabrera, MCGOWAN, Franz,
Haycock, Talmadge and Dickinson. There
is some doubt expressed, however, as to
Wells and Dickinson playing.
The Corcoran Cadets have an unusually
large number of men to pick from, though
the team will be somewhat light in weight
compared with the other teams. Sixteen
men have been in practice for the game
for some time past and are rapidly getting
into good playing trim. The composition
of the team for the coming year has not
been picked out, though there is material
enough to pick out two teams and still
have substitutes. Messrs. Clark. Collins,
Davis. Guista, Walters. Dodge De Moll.
Schroeder and McGlue of last years team
will play this year. Messrs. Thompson and
the sick list. and it Is not known whether
or not they will play this year. Among the
new candidates are Messrs. Bouley, Row
land. Munck. O'Connell. Chick, Mills.
The team of the Miles Cycle Infantry
has not yet been decided upon There are
a number of candidates practicing every
evening in the National Guard Athletic
sy uihdSidiH at the armOry
building. and the team to represent the
company will probably not be picked until
the latter part of the month. Among those
In training for the team are Tierney, Alex
arder. Campbell, Freck, Gibson and Jack
sen. who played on the team last year. The
new men are Micha~'s Todd, Loyeless.
Eggleston and Weaver
The Queer Wheelmen will come in the
field with a team. Though starting out as
new club. 1t will not have an entirely new
team. as good many of the members
were On other teams last year. No regular
practice has been commenced as vet. and
1t Is surmised that the team will consist
OF George f. Boyd. captain. and Messrs
Charles Long. E. A. Pitkin. Paul Won
Boeckman. r. H. Atkinson. Jannero Pow
ers and John Woerner. with Robert Cloak
ey. Fred Vogt. Frank Ghiseli and L. o.
Slack, substitutes.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.