The morning times., 1896-11-15
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
DOings Of Amateurs in GYM
naSlum and Afie!d.
A GAME OF BASKETBALL
C. A. C. and Hamptons-C. I. Has
Two Good Teams-w. A. C. Sec
retary VIII Be Married in GYM
nasium-Saengerbu BOwlers--
Columbia Turn-Verein.

A special meeting of the delegates to
the District Basketball League Will be
held during the coming week 10 take some
action upon the alleged game OF basket
ball played in the Infantry Armory dur
ing the past week.
oucn eXmDitions of Ignorance OF rules
of play or wilful cussedness or whatever
it may be termed, must be looked into
and handled promptly, else the game Will
be killed outright almost before 1t has
begun.
Basketball is supposed to he played by
gentleman amateurs and the purpose is to
increase an interest in athletics and pro-
vide gentle. though brisk, course OF ex-
ercise. They are supposed to play the
game for the fun OF ii and not to see how
much one player or one side may be able
To injure the other. Not to be able Ito
put OUT certain players, but by knUwl
edge of the game to provide by an eX-
hibition of skill and activity and endur-
ance an Interesting contest.
1t is scientific game and must be kept
within the INES laId down for its govern
ment. 1t is not football nor is 1t a slug
ging contest. IL Is il game where the ball,
not the men, is the object to be passed
about, and until the players learn this
one great point it Is useless to attempt
to play any further league games.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The greatest disappointment ur the p-cs-
ent football season came to the Colombia
Athletic Club, wh.u on Friday 1t received
word from Virginia that the Hampton foot
ball team had cancelled without any reason
the big game arranged to be played here
yesterday. 1t looked like a big case Of
back down, as the Columbias were an
f,.b bi and a
and willing, and by many believed to De in
shape to wipe out the two Iormer defeats
administered by the HamptOns.
In addition To the disappointment from a
pla ying point the club was out quite
sum expended for advertisement and other
costs incidental to a big game. 1t is hoped
that the Hamptons may see the error of
their ways and even yet give the Winged
Arrow a chance for its white alley and an
opportunity To see whether or not it can
be defeated,
Allciuo bicycle runs have been made much
to the regret OF many riders.
The classes in gymnastics are still grow
ing and as many as forty men OF all ages
and sizes may be seen on the floor on any
class night.
Alma spear is working in the shot and
high jump and promises to make as great
Il success rs he has in sprinting. where he
Nv putt itdtIttl
Adam johnson and Eugene Harm on start
in for regular exercise next week.
j. Jouet takes his exercise every day
and is doing well with the weights.
Midge Ross, Frank Waters. and Prof.
Crossley are making up a new three
brother act.
Franz Will make all local high jumpers
and pole vaulters work hard to beat him
next season.
Dir. Harding is one OF the ncatest and
best jumpers in the gym,
Saturday morning Junior classes are
growing larger each week and already
number over fifty members. Several If
the boys promise to become aiEarourd
athletes.
Tom Nolan, Dot Miller, Ed. Thompson,
jr.- are among the coming youngsters.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday even
ing class hours have been changed from
g to $50 O'Clock. and Tuesday and Friday
afternoon classes from 10 4:2O O'Clock.
The gym has been thoroughly brighteucl
up and all the apparatus oiled and is in
good working order. Two new medicine
balls. nine pounds each, have been pro
cured.
Prof George Carter has large boxing
classes and many OF his pupils are doing
well, Ambrose especially so. The nUurs
are the same as have Prof. Crossley's class
CARRoLLJNsTITUT ATHLETICS.
Practice has begun in Carroll Institute
gymnasium for an athletic and acrobitic
exhibition, To be given during the early
season, the date for which has not yet
been fixed.
Tie classes in gymnasium work increase
in size almost every week and their at
tendance averages forty to fifty on regular
class nights, which is very gratifying TO
1nyrg wh npytsr his ne hiring
his class to the front rank in local gym
naStiCS.
Glass rights are given up to the fol-
lowing order of exercises: First, free
movements; second, dumbbell drill, third,
barbell drill; fourth lay down dumbbell
drill; fifth, chest weights, sixth. German
horse; seventh, parallel bars, eighth, n.y.
ing rings. The class nights are generally
closed with Il game OF basketball or other
recreation.
The basketball league team is now in
shape, hiving had good practice games
with other league teams. and with the
second team, which is a strong as some
of the league teams.
The big team which will do battle for
championship honors- consists of Mangan,
e. g.; DAILY, r. f.; O'Donogbue, !. f.: Ber-
berich, center; Mess, r. b., Hughes /. b.;
Murphy, b. e. The second team has Gen
y
oppenheimer, center; Crutchett, r. b.;
Gardner, l. b.; Buckley, b. &.
O'Doncghue, Crutchett, and Jack Gard
ner are Il trio of strong tumblers, who
will give Il coed account of themselye yes
during the season.
Paul Hughes, Crutcbett, and Mclaughlin
are doing some very clever trick work on
the parallel bars
The bowlers are still at work perfectng
han S.lx- f.,r fhn oh 1t.,nS S..riA
which will begin at O'Clock on Tuesday
evening, in set of games with the
Saengerbund, on the alleys OF the latter.
BauOcy, who pla yed on the big team IN
'94, made his first appearance as an umpire
in the E. A. c. and c. A: G.: games last
week and gave general satisfaction.
WASHINGTON ATHLETIC CLUB.
The basketball team of the Washington
Athletic Club will play its second league
game tomorrow evening with the Eastern
Athletic Club and it will undoubtedly
be an attractive contest.
The bowling team has tcen practiciHS
: hard for the league games with the Saengcr-
bund team, which viii tie the clubs guests
on Friday evening next for Il league set.
The games will begin at O'Clock and
friends OF the club, especially the ladies,
will be made welcome and there will be no
charge for admission.
Qrite coed sized delegation of members
accepted Mr.. C. Heurich's Invitation t.
attend the opening of his new brewery on
Friday afternoon.
New applications for membership are
being daily received and the club roster
is growing at rapid rate. Among the new
members recently elected are Messrs c.
CriSt, Behanday brothers, W. Lincoln,
James Edwards, Neale, Gunnell and Neasel.
The basketball team will play a game
in its gymnasium with the Queer Wheel
men on Thursday evening next, and on
that account the regular>meeting of the
board of directors will be held on We'd