Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20

Ball League Of the District of Columbn
The officers elected were: President, W. X.
Larrimore; secretary and treasurer. Geor-e
w. McGlue; delegates, Capt. E. c. I'D
wards. Corcoran Cadets: Capt c. s. Do
mer of National Fencibles: Instructor
Maurice Joyce of Carroll Institute; Mr.. M.
j. Brown, Washington Athletic Club: ana
Mr.. Joseph Mangum, government printing
office.
The league holds meeting after the
game played every week, at the club house
where the game is played. The rules of
the national association are played by the
league, and they have quite a corps of rm-
pres. The staff consists of M assrs. George
w. Brinkley.
The Trophy.
The league decided to give a trophy every
year to the club winning the most gamer
during the season. The cup is TO become
the property of the club winning the cham
pionship and is not to be competed for an
nuaily. The cup itself is twelve inches
high, standing upon an ebony base four
inches in height, making the trophy sixteen
inches high in ALL Ii is of FURNISHED sill
Yer, with a pretty repousse chased front.
The handles are extended and artistiraIy
chased Around the base of the cup is a
raised repousse border half the width al
most of the lower portion of the silver
base The main base of ebony mas a sill
yer plate attached to the front, with a
rocco border. on which is inscribed. Ma
tional Basket Ball League. District of CO.
lumb,a." The inscription on the cup proper
is as follows: champions, District OF Co
lumbia Basket BAH, National Association
Rules" Above the word Champion will
be engraved the name of the winning team,
the whole making e trophy of which any
club in the organization might well be
proud of winning.
The team CAPTAINS are as follows: Cor
coran Cadet Corps, T. b Davis; Carroll
Institute, Joseph DAILY: Washington Ath-
leiic Club. Roy Mackey: National Fen
cibies. Eugene crist: Government Printing
Oft,ce, Joseph Mangum. The uniform of
the clubs is more distinctive this year than
ever before. and is follows: Corcoran
Cadets, blue shirts, with monogram &C.
c. Co. white trunks. with blue stripes;
Carroll Institute, all white with yellow
stripes and monogram -. l." Washington
Athletic Club. blue and red striped shirts.
with monogram, w. A c.. white trunks
with red stripe; National Fencibles black
and white shirts, with gold monogram. IN.
F." white trunks with black stripe; Cow
eminent Printing Office, orange and black
striped shirts, monogram. &c. i. o." in
white. white trunks with orange stripe.
The league regulations are sleeveless shirts.
short pantaioons. short socks and white
canvas shoes, rubber soles- No padding
of any kind is allowed
The season promises to be very success
full in every way. AT present only three
games have been played, but ii is more
than satisfactory to the league, both in
attendance and from a financial view. In
the game played between the Corcoran
Cadets and the Carroll Institute in which
the latter lost, considerable surprise
expressed that the Corcorans should put
in an entirely team in the first in
nings. This was due TO the fact that the
corps has two good teams, the juniors and
the seniors. In the practice games the
juniors managed to hold their own against
the seniors, and so successful were they
that it was decided to give them a showing
in a regular league game. Accordingly the
Ma he "A
They lost their nerve, and in that inning a
score of 10 to u was piled against them.
In the second inning the seniors were put
in, and they managed TO hold their op-
ponents down and score four goals
Out-of-Town Gnmes.
The Corooran Cadets have closed with
the Central and West End Y. NJ c. A. Of
Baltimore for two games, one n each city.
Arrangements have also been made with
the West Philadelphia Y. NJ. C. A. for two
games, to be played some time after Janu-
airy i, lSlS. The first Baltimore game is with
the West End Y. NJ. c. A. and will be
played next Thursday at Baltimore.
1t is the desire of the local league to play
the game " is played in all the cities in
the north-clean ard open-ard to do this
the organization has secured the services
team of the Baitinor Young Mems Chris
tian Association. the team which won the
national basket ball championship. He will
coach all Of the teams in the local league.
ard under his direction considerable i'm
provement can be looked for Not all of
the clubs have played their opening game
The standing of the teams is as follows:
Name. w. L. p. c.
Washington Athletic Club. 500
Corcoran Cadet Corps. -.....0 2 900
Government Printing Ofice...O 900
National Fencibles.. 900