The sun., 1896-03-15
ETIC CHRISTIANS,
basketball md Pcntnthlon Games Aro
Popular Sports just Now.

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The athletes connected with the different
! branches Of the Y. NJ. c. A. of this city and
| Brooklyn. in fact throughout the country,
| have as Yet taken no active interest In any
| thing else but basket ball. The gamo com.
bineS agility, endurance control. courage. and
| iudg nent. Success In basket ball. as in foot
| ball or any other team game. depends upon
| team work. or the way the men play together.
No team can expect to play a successful game
| unless the men play together and for the inter.
! est of the team.
A player should not play in his own interest
to show how many baskets he can throw, and
what long shots he can make. or how bril-
liantly lie can drbbe the ball from one end Of
the floor to the other There must be a unity Of
action. each player alert to an opportunity
to assist or to pass the ball to one Of the other
men on the team in order to get free throw.
First IA man must be quick in his movements.
The way to get n team to play tog .ther is to
keep the same mon playing In about tho same
places place until they are thoroughly acquainted
the forwards. After they have gotten thor
Is well to change them around, SO as to make
alirround players of them.
passing and changing OF the positions. suoh as
1ne centre @ men changing with the forwards OF
ordsS ar'r az x the ~ nai mas been put In play IN
good back man away from his position. The
backs i Ks can an help each other in getting the bali
to the forwards by quick passes. especially IL
checked Tho forwards should always pass u,s'dl tho
for r clean lean shot for the basket.
TIA best @ rec record made by basketball team
~; q; 4. team. who have not yet met with .
dsteat' d.a, + that OF the New Britain Y. NJ. Q. A.
Gessive Victories in fact they have never been
defeated IN seven men game. Their record
Tor this season Is Ms follows:
III, Ma. n.i,,
20; New britain II; Springfield. d. Jan ., New
NNri,"in. n.,, III C"mPsny New Britain, TO- Jan I.
ain lO Ya: D. Jan ao Sew Britain rita, To- IL; seW waar nr
R1, H. New "S pra np'f'T %ansfSsS 9 SST prtsn ta5
10; Nelson Athletic Club. /. A'
The conditions under which the new Allin.
cnp and medal contest will be held ut Koch.
ester this month are as follows:
Tier" , miii be- held annually three athletic con.
NstH upon he fthtnthl"n plan, and medals for all.
round "x"""nce WIN ,r awarded ~ follows; To any
as, viii Ir AWARDED" "tor TO ,hosn t any Sos. Sos
sror" is 500 points or over or less than 875 sil.
over ANA less than 400, bronze medal Sdme shall.
' n"m"rrr, he entitled 10 more than medal OF hs
added whrn"ycr acont.stant increases his scors
Tn" ron,sstan, maElns MAXI ri tho h.shes, scoro :, INV
contest shall ho con.iicr"I the champion mf M liz
cup provided hi. score not less tian IS" S poimis
@ S"n n s 2Is n.,n MmIS nr tnp ,hrnc times n
~,
i i,neunis VIII he presented 70. special oxcei-
n tnmTe In sarl Of the following events: one-hun.
vault putting shot. ." ''''' po'"
These medals will be awarded To those con.
Wninh'n ,i III regular pentathlOn games who
,nnke respectively the largest total score for
me me year III each of the different events speci.
H'u " beiny understood, however thai nn ana
,na'l I'M, u" allowed 10 receive more than two OF
theSe i. SPECIAL excellence medals. even IL hit
" " S,""'n r'tltIc MN 10 n larger number
p" one shall hr awarded n medal or irophv
~ 70 n'elhtf or any other athletic orranI.
To date o! contest. WV '"'As PRIOR
ihe ionrth series IN the H. round indoor oon.
trTt t''Id or ths bedford branch Y. NJ. g. a. Wns
date date ars ,as' II";fday night The total points to
nm, r., hHiEf"id. 8to; Daniel Rcuss sO5. n v
,inni,th, o1si e. y. Williamson Jr 5I2. q a.
4 Eii"i W A. y l.uystrr, is7 4. DambiiI. Jr
= .u ": T., swift, an, y. W. Christie Hv4, Il n
C. III s'pi ,r r, H. Samplon, 3O7 + Nj. porsch, io4i
ne nith series will tako place on Tue.d.x
evening; March "a. The events viii be stSnZ
Ing nigh jump and bar vault "'A w s'NHsr