The morning times., 1896-10-11
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
Doings Of Amateurs in GYM
naSium and Afield.
BASKETBALL LEAGUE MEET

Two Orga nixaiions : sProbable-C. A. &.
VIII Again Play-Football Dates
Arranged Bowlers.
w. A. c. Activity-OutIng Club
Notes-Georgetown Athletics.
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The meeting of sthe %,lelegates TO the
District basketball League, announced Ior
last Thursday evening at Carroll lnsu-
tute, was postponed ON account of the
annual meeting and election oi the lnsti-
tute held tDat evening.
The. prennnuarX meeting OF the Basket
ball League will be held at the Institute
tomorrow eveuing, ana each organization
in the city intenlng 10 put team in the
nelu has been invlted TO send three dele
agies. The meeting will be called at
$50 O'Clock sharp, anu prompt and full
aJtepdaDce il desired,
To da,e some eleven organizations have
reported an intention of joining the Lea que
ana II all qualify and are in earnest to Join
ami play the season through, a second league
formed of Two divisions of the intending
members, VIII be necessary.
All of the older members of the League
are pleased 10 learn that the Columbia Ath-
lcIic CluD intends to renew its membership.
Win Team tUlN DOpuldi
! organization in tue series, a renewed in
tercst VIII be felt all along the line, and the
play for frs place in whichever League 1t
| is cast, Will be interesting and hotly Con-
tested.
me suggestion in The Times that tbs.
league hire a hall in which to play all
league games has been thoroughly dis
cussei during the past week, and meets
| with rs -niuch ~favor-as opposition. The
moi its a A n nv all hnt
| it is argued in opposition that it would
| take away. ipterest and patronage from
| those clubbouses which have playing
| fields in which to run off games scheduled
| for them.
| 1t is suggested then that a hall he hired
to play off league games by those clubs
which have no gymnasium in which to
play or. practice, The matter will receive
full consideration tomorrow evening.
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
The run by the Columbia Athletic Club
| bicycle contingent arranged for today is
the first century run anu will be for gold
| medals offered by the club, and IL Is the
| first of such an offer made by an Eastern
club. The usual reward of merit is CEN
tury bar. SA-r
Capt. Harry stiles has scheduled this
run to Frederick, Nd, and return, leaving
| the clubhouse at g O'Clock this morning
bout dozen riders will make an attempt
| at the century.
| The asphal run and oyster roa st arranged
| for las; Thursday was postponed until next
| Thursday. The same route ard arrange
mcnis for the original evening will hold good.
The announcement thatthe c. A. c. would
put n basketball team in the field this
| season To play the league series was met
| on all sides with pleasure. The club has
! lots of material from which TO pick q eCCd
| strong team and it viii undoubtedly he a
strong factor i'll the league race. The dele
| gates TO the league appointed by the board
| of governors at its meeting on Thursday
evening are Messrs. II $. Flynn, r. j. EeaIl.
| IT, and A .SR. Spear. They will attend the
meeting at the institute tomorrow evening.
Tie candidates for the football team Will
take up practice under Capt. Pat. Wells
| inearBest on Columbia field tomorrow after
| noon. About twenty candidates will try
| for places on the team. The applicants are
| abeuteqaall srdivdedeb between old and new
| players. The team will be stronger than
| any the club has had in recent years.
The management has for several weeks
been in coInnlunlealion with out of town
teams for dates. and it is about settled
| that games ,Yll be played here with Phil
adelphia Athletic Club. Maryland A. c., La
| fayette College. e Baltimore A. c., Hamp-
ton A. c., Cornell, and with Harvard and
| Princeton If they touch here Oh their South
ern "trip. OF course. games Will be played
with The Columbian and Kendall Colleges
and other local teams
No Gefnite arrang tments have been made
for the annual Thanksgiving game.
Beginning with tomorrow the gymnasium
classes, under the direction OF Prof join
Crossley, will take up the seasons work
in earnest.
F. a Aviles, the well-knowu halfback OF
ri of. to u
candidate for the winged arrow team
He is well built, actiye> and strong, ant
if he. makes the team will considerably
strengthen it.
New uniforms for the football team have
been ordered and " i'll arrive this week.
George Carter will open his classes II
boxing during the coming week. A number
of members have signified an intention
OF taking up the healtnful exercise and use
full accomplishment.
Horace Goodale has returned hale ant
hearty from an extended tour abroad ant
gives good account of what he saw ant
reports the ever-popular Hub Smith, nov
In Paris, as being in the best of healtl
and as gay as ever and as popular there a.
he was here.
DR.. Won Lindgren says he "believes il
signs" since one struck him in the fac,
during the big storm.
SAENGERBUND BOWLING CLUB.
The bowling alleys of the Washington
Saengerbund are the center of more thai
ordinary attraction since it was decided
to put bowling team in the field Il
compete with other local teams and be
come a member of the District Bowlini
League. Each bowling night finds th,
floor space adjoining the alleys crowds
with mem bers, taking note of the practice
and otherwise showing interest in the worl
of the candidates. Competitions for place
on the team will continue during the com
ing week.
The members OF the bowling club ar
Messrs Hanold, Spiess, Jorss. Lehman,
Desio, Burdine, Meyers, Brazeral, Nc
Knew, Brucgger, Ford, AlthOff, Berens
Schulteis, Widmayer, Sawtcll, DeutelI
Kohler. Laue and Schulze.
The officers of tie club are: A. F. Jorss
president; W. Berens, vice president; Charlie
Widmayer, financial secretary; Thoma
McKnew, corresponding secretary; Cal
, Dentelin, treasurer, and Fred Echlaict
} | captain.
' Club bowling every Monday evening. U
to date the following five have made tn
highest averages for team places, b,
. during the last seven or eight games tn
highest totals We're made, which, whc
the full quota OF games is completed by tn
r players securing these scores. will hel
2 their averages well along. In fiftee
games played the following averages wei
, made: Hanold. ITO 1-5; Spiess, 100 Ill
Burdine, 1I6 Ills; Jorss, 144 1915, ar
S. Desio, 144 Is.
bowls Il swift, straight ball, and Will ce
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