The morning times., 1896-12-14
LOCAL SPORTS.

Local outdoor sports are about drawing
o. an end. and with the exception OF a
Christmas Day football game, there wIl
be no more athletic events of special in
terest before the closing IN OF Ihe winter
BASKETBALL, bowling, hockey, sparring,
and general gymnasium work VIII have
the call from now on. and everything lndl-
Gates that these indoor sports are going To
enjoy more popularity than for some sea
Large classes are working in all the
local GYMS. and a number OF promising
athletes are being developed. SparrIng
has received a fresh impetus from the
boom Of the sport in Gotham, and numerous
pupils are being daily initiated into the mys-
teTIeS of the ''CrOSS-counUer. -upper-cut,
'lead.' and various other technicalities of
the science. A number of private classes
for instruction have been formed, including
representative business men, and these
together with the pupils under the atlletlc
clubs instructors, go to make up large
representation in the realm or the manly
art.
Hockey, the great Canadian game, bids
faIr 10 be one OF the most popular winter
sports OF the Capital City. Its popularity
has greatly increased lately among the
Northern colleges, ana some crack teams
are bcing formed. especially at Yale and
Brown Colleges The Yale team VIII make
a tour during the Christmas holidays, and
the management is very deSrGUS'o of arrang-
inry two games 10 he played in Washington
Plans for the formation OF a local team
have been completed, and ii only remains
for the C3nUlCdIcS 10 BtElu lIdNjlGe- Inc
exceptional advantages afforded 10y the big
floor SDace Of the Ice Palace VIII greatly
Facilitate the perfection OF team work in
practice. and the skaters interested expect
10 see the team put up a strong game from
the first. The simplicity O1 the rules make
II an easy game to learn, and a man who
is q fast, skillful skater can easily develop
into an expert during one seas
Negotiations for games VIII shortly be
opened with Baltimore. Philadelphia and
one or two Canadian teams, which pro-
pose 60 make a tour OF the United States
during the winter.
No reply 10 the Columbia Athletic Clubs
challenge has been received from Hampton,
and as considerable time has elapsed since
1T was sent the delay is understood TO
mean that Hampton does not care TO play
Therefore the Winged Arrow athletes will
have to wait till next season to get back
at their old rivals.
The Central-EasUern football game on
FRIDAY is .the principal topic OF discussion
among local footballists. The protest
entered by Ea@ern against the game being
given Ia entrdl viii probably be considered
at a meeting OF the two captains of the
teams, together with the officials, TO be
held during the present week.
IL would seem that the referees decision
IA forcing the Easterns 10 play four min
utes over lime for della ying the game was
covering the point. The Easterns are
confident that their side of the case will
prevail and the game be awarded them.
In that event another game will become
necesSaryIn order 10 decide the champion
ship The surprisingly strong showing of
the Easterns in their last game will have
the effect OF greatly increasing the in
tereSt in third game.
just what teams will play here on Christ
mas Day lis still unknpwu but the TACT