The morning times., 1896-11-08
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
Doings Of Amateurs in GYM
naSium and At..eld.
LEAGUE SERIES TO BEGIN
Basketball Season Opens Tomorrow.
c. A. c. Bowling Tournament-Fi-
nal Make-Up of c. 1. Teams-w.
A. c. juniors Are winners-Rec.
Ord-Makers at Georgetown.

on the Eth the first set OF games in the
District bowling league series will be
PLAYED ON the alleys OF the Saengerbuutl
between the home and Carroll Institute
teams, and an unsual amount of interest
attaches To the coming bowling series
The mana cement of til elea que has started
off in businesslike manner, and great sue
cess is bespoken for the sport under its
direction. IN order that there may be NO
cause for contention or differences OF
opinion on minor details, such as size and
DUALITY or balls, pms and other parapher-
MALTA, the league 'wisely decided to order
for the use Of its teams everything neces-
sary in above line. Before season opens
the league teams viii each have three sets
or regulation pins and balls.
The schedule VIII be issued shortly, and
then all Will have been done except the
plyaing of the first games.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CL UB.
The gymnasium classes at the Colum-
bia Athletic Club grow with each week.
On Friday evening there was an attend
ance of some fifty members, vino, under
the capable direction Of Prof. Crossley,
went through the drills and work with
zest and zeal.
The hour for mems evening classes has
been changed from $50 to 3 O'Clock, and
the change has the approval OF many mem
bers.
The football team is doing good work,
and Is probably as strong as any team that
has ever worn the winged arrow. The
field OF material is stronger and larger
than ever, and while frequent changes are
not always beneficial, III many instances,
as is the case of this team, they are net
hurtful. at least SO early in the season.
Interest in bowling at the club shows
no signs Of increasing, at least in the ten
Mia. ,N.... -
accounted for. With the material and
the facilities at hand it is hard to say
what causes this lack of interest.
The small or pony ball bowlers are TO
some extent showing a revival OF inter
est, and they will set the ball rolling in
earnest at an early day. Myers and
Denekas, two OF the crack small bOwlers
OF the club, are taking practice and re-
gaining their old time form. 1t is hoped
that the nine pin and cocked-hat tOurna-
mcnts may be run off this year before the
holidays
Bert Moore, well known as an amateur
boxer of some ability, has Joined Prof Car
ter's class, and Will undoubtedly do well
in his weight and class. He has also taSen
up wrestling.
The club has found 1t inadvisahie to
Join either the Bowling or Basketball
Leagues, much TO the regret Of lovers Of
CARROLL INSTITUTE ATHLETICS.
j. 7. DAILY has been made captain of the
Carroll Institute basketball team, to sue
ceed Gallagher, who VIII no. be alse IL
play the game this sea SON. The selection is
a good one, and pleases the pia ayers cspe.
cially we'll
The Ins ,itute has two strong basketball
teams in its league and Junior teams, both
OF which viii undoubtedly te heard from
this sea- son. The teams very quickly mas
tered the new rules, and all the practice
games We're pla yed Hereunder
Murphy filled Gallagher's old place on
the team in practice last week, and his
work pleased Prof Joyce so we'll that he
has been IN ade a fixture at home goal He
is cool-headeG player, and VIII siren gtlcn
the team considerably.
o. Iiouohue is also Il good new man, and
lie will play Persons position at left for
ward on. the League team.
The big team which is already putting
up good free passing game is finally
placed as follows: Mangan, enemy's goal;
Daily, right forward: O'Donohue, left for
ward; Berherich, center, Hughes, right
back; Mess, left back, and Murphy,
home goal. The substitutes will be Crutch-
EFT, oppenheimer, Roach, Sweeney, Nc
Pike, and McCluskey.
The Junior team will play as follows:
Peter, encmys goal; Donohue, right for
ward; Pearson, left forward Bergman. cen
ter; May, right back, McAfee. left back,
and Buckley, home goal. This makes 4
good, strong team, ana should win ma
jority of games played this season Last
week it defeated the Junior w. a. c.
team by score of . to 1, and on Frida V
evening lost Il game TO it by the score
of 1 to 1.
Notwithstanding the regular hard prac-
Il.
allow it in any manner to interfere with
the fixed class work on the evenings
Set apart.
The large number of persons attending
the classes make the gym busy place,
and the management is more than pleased
with the prosperous condition of affairs
One of a series OF ladies nights was given
by the members of the C. l. on THURSDAY
evening, and the large number of fair
friends of the institute it brought out found
the coZy clubhouse, with its elaborate
decorations ana other preparations for their
pleasure, most delightful place to while
away an evening. Dancing followed the
reception and Il view of the regular work
i'll the gymnasium, where Prof. Joyce took
pleasure in showing the workings OF all the
apparatus.
The bowlers keep cvcriastingly at it, and
individual averages are still the cry, as sew
eral of the candidates for team places have
not yet completed their full quota of games
The team which will be fixed upon by
Wednesday will open the league season on
Tuesday next, with the Saengerbund upon
its alleys.
WASHINGTON ATHLETIC CLUB.
The team finally selected to represent
the Washington Athletic Club in the Basket
ball League series is composed OF Mulle.I,
Akers. Mackey, kenney, Morrison, Horan
and s. Brinkley.
Capt. Mullen, who is to he in charge. be
lieves that he has a winning team, and the
members feel that if the league teams all
play good, clean ball, the W a C. will this
year have n chance for pennant honors.
The league series viii he opened at the
W. A. c. gymnasium tomorrow evening in
a game with the Light Infantry. An in
formal hop Will follow the game, md an adj
mission fee at a popular price will he
charged for the entire evenings entertain
ment.
team have finally been sifted down to The
ten highest averages, and these are held
by William Kidd, Fuller, Akcrs, R. Storey,
G. Martin, II. Bareer, McAuley, T. Martin
L. Hixson and II. Norton. From among
these the big team will be chosen.
The junior basketball team is putting UP
quite game. Its officers desire that the
statement published last week that it had
lost a game to Carroll Institute last season
be corrected, as of the three games PLAYED
the w. A C. won two and tied the score
inthe other. 1t Won again from c. l. juniors
on Friday night.
William C. wilkerson has been appointed
captain ofthe tug of war team, which homes
to be able to arrange contests in this line
with other local teams.
Work in the gymnasium goes regularly
fr, ,...l& 3
almost weekly. A gymnastic exhibition
will be given during the winter
The popular secretary of the club, Mr.
Charles Howison, will Join the ranks ol
the Benedicts on Tuesday evening, I7ti
instant, and the scene of the wedding will