The morning times., 1896-11-29

rubber sole or gymnasium canvass shoes.
COMPOSITION OF A TEAM.
In this city seven players constitute
side in all gymnasiums, excepting when
games are played in The Washington Light
Infantry Armory, where. owing TO the I'M
mense area of the playing field, nine men
constitute n team. lnncariy all other cities
five men compose team.
The great Giiticulty to overcome has been
the natural tendency To rough playing, In
order 10 gain points, and as is stated in
the rule book, 1.-THE thirst for victory
habitually tempts men TO ungentlcmanly,
unfair and even dishonora bic acts; to take
advantage of the rules; to violate their
spirit, while working in accord with the
letter, to violate the letter on the sly; to
violate the rules. IL willing to pay the pen
atty when caught"
If men should attempt to take unfair
advantage Of one another in other lines, as
they do in sport. they would at once forfeit
their standing as gentlemen In basket
bali, as in football, 1T seems to be a matter
of correct ethics that men violate the rules,
provided they do IL in such way as not to
be seen by the umpire. and by him elected
from the field
The sentiment Of some clubs often toll
crates deliberate violation OF the rules In
The hope of victory, and this fortunately rare
orfense holds good in nearly every city.
/ do not believe that 1t has footing here
To carry it out where men place chief
value in victory, holding, striking, run
ming into men with such ricor and fire.
uucncy that theIUference sunavoidable that
il was at least partly deliberate, are among
the most fragrant offenses, and are known
in basketball as fouls - Gradually the
class of men guilty OF such offenses are
put out of the game. and with greater
and more thorough knowledge OF the rules.
the players put up clean game, and the
teams n more interesting and by long odds
less revolving contest; one which IL is a
pleasure 10 look upon, and TO which one
may take ladies, and without fear of having
their gentle and delicate appreciation OF
manIiness offended in the least.
on the other hand the game IN fire.
Quenly made a rough. fierce, and often
too-earnest a game by the audience, which
vi ~ tIr I..I.'.s u 10 nhii'asin- II, tecoua-
Ing too hoisterous and nois and demonstra
tive. faiiiEg entirely 10 draw the line be-
tween mcrited. lmpulsive applause and per-
sonal vocal attack and rowdy choruses and
boisteruus, uniuited and untimely and
unnecessary comment and TRADE.
Under such conditions and influences n
team of plG ycTs furgets its head ;ild throws
aside all rules and regard for tie personal
safety Of its opponents and forthwith wades
in each sstfn to do inc l,Is: yer uplIosIl.-
disorder. % ne such exhibition will do
muchto iHiyrethe Attendance uf respectable.
re.si spo-t-luIiug persons at a whole series
| of subsequent games.
To MAKE A CLEAN GAME
| 1t is the earnest purpose and the never
! ending desire of the management of the
local basketball league to do away with
! to" Tougit mln AinG and the almost as bad
| boisterous demonstration by the audiences
ana To DC ll.Is the '.irneS viii be stopped
until order and decorum are restored
| There must Uc empm.iucAiiy Il master 10
| the situation.
The fact that basketball has aroused so
much interest as to bring On all thcs.
! difficulties, indicates that there is sCmc'
| thing in it, that il has merit and useful
/ ness "UninIereSting things VIII never
| run riot"
In this city, as in New York, Phila
| delpha and Boston and at NasSar, as wei
| as in nearly all the larger female colleges
| and scminaries, the game If basketball
is played by the Young ladics' classes in
| the respective gymnasuIns under rules Sc
| changed as 10 adapt them 70 the peculiar
| needs Of the fair devotccs of the sport
| and their game is by 10 means as rough
| as that of the men
| In the ladies' classes in the gymna stun
of Carroll Institute. in this city, Prof
| JONtt. pug SI'sii ihStiush'i, mas
trained two teams of young women st
well that they play to WIN at all times
| hut ever free from roughncss, and to
watch them is eXhilarating in the eX
| IRENE. not only because OF the freedom o
their movement and their finer cOncep
| ton Of the rules, hut because of the stron.
contrast of their game as against the war
like contest of their roushrr, more bruta
| oppOsites. some of whom are called men
The game has proven most fencficia
one to the ladies, and an attractive fea
,ure Of well regulated and prCgrcsSiv,
gymnasium. 1t is a splendid game I,
cultivate physical courage The youns
ladies' Of the several High Schools are,
am Just now Informed, organizing teams
So much is the game appreciated her
and so much interest and rivalry has bccl
caused by it that the National Guard ha
taken an active part i'll it.
| In the present local league there are TIVE
| teams composed of Young sOldicry, tn
Light Infantry and Corcoran Cadets.
IL, ID. c. Since tie opening. of the sea
son the soldier Interest has spread, an
now The four companies of the Washing
ton Light Infantry Corps, are each or
} eanizinS n team and these will play 70
the championship of the corps. 1t ha
been decided among the companies that II
player Il member OF the lea que team sha
he member OF company team.
oiOWlnS arter the plan or the Inter
collegiate Basketball Association forme
by Yale, Trinity and Wesley, the local in
SIituiionS of learning. including the hig
schools are about to form a lea que. Ther
is a basketball fever raging here. 1t
proposed TO shortly play a game or
series OF games outdoors to dcmonstrat
lis still greater practicability as an al
acknowledgement game.
The greatest difficulty the officers of IL
a
, curing of enough, competent, efficiel
1 men, and have the nerve to enforce tn
= rules. When it is once settled that su,
men can he had 10 officiatc at games Il
matter of rough pia wing will be a thing
r the past.
} The umpire has charge of the men
5 Judge their play, while the referee
: Judge OF the ball. He decides when the hi
: is in pl:'y, TO whom it belongs and when
/ goal is made. In other league cities tp
: umpires instead of one, as here, officiat
e 1t has been found that with the two offcia
C named and a timer and a scorer too mu
$ room is taken up. and one umpire has be
D found sufficient.
4 The association rules call for and neal
y all the league cities divide their games in
!. halves OF twenty minutes each, with a r,
S OF ten minutes between halves. Here t
l. rnle is TO play three fifteen minutes
y nings, with a rest of five minutes betwe,
: tins rs the time of actual play, as til
n is taken out for disputes and injuries al
e SO On. Here no one but the captain is