The morning times., 1896-12-06
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
Doinss Of Amateurs in Gymna-
sium and Afield.
LADIES' B0WLiNG LEAGUE
Brooklyn's 3sSel Basketball Tour
ney-Infa6try's Probable Entry.
&. A. c. Ladies' Day and It's Fea-
tures-New Soldier Athletes-Th
Easterns and the League.

The game OF basketball is creating an
unusual amount Of interest throughout the
Eastern section OF the country. Daily the
game is given more and more prominence.
and winter indoor sport ii Will. this
season. take front rank In the lisr OF spirit
ell contests.
In this city the interest is widespread,
and. as every one knows. the capacity Of
gyms on league nights is the only limit To
the attendance, and this during the open
Ing weeks OF the season. Ii Is unfortunate
that the league could not have seen ITS way
clear to play all its games in some large
hail wne,c morr ''rCuterN' Tor ,c.iins ahC
admirers OF the game could have congre-
gated to witness the contests, 1f the at
tendance continues to grow something will
have to be done to accommodate more spec
tators.
In New York city and Brooklyn the
game has promptly jumped into popular
favor and the interest is widespread. Es-
pecially is this the case in the ranks of the
National Guard. What promises to be a
novel and highly interesting tournament
will be held by the Thirteenth regiment
Athletic Association on the afternoon and
evening Of January 80, in the Thirteenth
Regiment Armory, Brooklyn. The tourna
ment will consist Of three series of matches
on monster scale. The armory is so
large that as many as six separate games
can and will he played at one time. A
tournament OF this kind has Fever been at
tempted before.
The first series will be open to all anna
teur teams in the country; the second series
is open to school teams, and is to determine
the championship of New York and Brook
lyn; the third series is open to regimental
teams, and will determine the champion
ship of the National Guard. Capt. W. A.
Turpin, Thrice nth Regiment Armory,
Park Row, New York City, will supply
entry blanks and full information upon
request.
Manager Robinson, of the Light Infantry
team, of this city, is in communication with
the above management, with view OF
entering the local lchampionsin the National
Guard series, il il is found that the prizes
to be offered are Of sufficient induce
ment to go that distance to play. IN
doubtesily the Infantry team will be heard
from if it plays in the series.
Some of the local club teams may
also find the tourney of sufficient interest
to make it profitable to secure further
information. H-.
ANOTHER BOWLING LEAGUE.
To such an extent has the interest in ten
pin bowling GroWn, and the develop
ment Of good players been so great, that it
has been found Necessary To form "a
second league. sThe me mbers of the teams
of this league lare for the most part the
players OF theEcatroll Institute, Saenger-
bund and Washington Athletics, who failed
by lew poinfs id, competition averages
to secure places dn'tiie first league teams.
The league wili.be composed of the teams
Of the organizations named. The first
games in the new leagues series viii he
played on DeceIneer 10. A schedule is now
in preparations.
With such exeellnt facilities, and with
SO many strong Adnlfers OF the game among
the fair sex. u@ WIVES. sisters and sweet
hearts, OF the racm,,crs of the several or
ganizations named, it you'd he highly
proper to form ladies bowling League.
or the success OF such a League there can be
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