The times., 1898-10-30

the game the less the chance for rough
playing and the. easier 1t Is for the spec
tators to see the plays made.
The Corcorans will not insist upon this.
and II 1t cannot be arranged otherwise
they will be very willing to play seven
men. as they have plenty of good material
to select from-all good players. too The
matter of uniforms lis another subject
which is being discussed by the players
as they believe that it has been demon
strated satisfactorily by the star teams
of the country that the regular gymna-
SUM suit, sleeveless shirt and knee pants,
and not the heavy clothing, is the best
for the players This was illustrated
right here said an enthusiastic player.
lin the game last year between the Corco-
rams and the Century Cyclists and the
Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A. respectively, in
which the Corcorans had every advantage
on account of their lighter clothing. OF
course this is largely a matter of opinion.
and whichever way the majority holds so
all will go. but it will be somewhat of an
expense to players, as they must provide
new uniforms
After the election of a captain of the
team at the next meeting the regular
team will be selected from among the fol-
lowing: Collins. Guista, Dodge, Clark.
Heffner, Zell. Rowland, Walters, Mills,
Boulay and O'Connell.
1t looks very much as If there will be
a National Guard League. Captain Ed
wards president of the Athletic Associa-
tion, D. C. N. c., has had favorable re-
sponse from the Fencibles, Mortons. Ord
ways. Infantry. and his own team. A
meeting will be called shortly to talk 1t
over.
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club.
At a special meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Athletic Club, held last week.
1t was decided to again put a basketball
team in the field to compete for cham
pionship honors. Considering the fact
that last year was the clubs first appear
ance in the field it made a good show
ing. The game was entirely new to most
of the players. and they deserve credit
for the rapidity with which they over
came its difficulties.
At the same meeting an election for
vice president was held to I'LL the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation Of George
Cox The balloting resulted in the unani-
nous selection of Harry Warthen to fill
the second highest office in the gift of
the members and he will undoubtedly
prove popular and efficient officer. Mr..
Baker was elected secretary to fill a
vacancy, and N. E. Young, the popular
president of the National Baseball
League, was elected director, and his
| acceptance of the office was a great
| source of pleasure to the members. His
| valuable advice will greatly aid the club
| to enjoy even greater success than II
| has enjoyed continuously since its organi-
| cation in 1896.
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| which includes some of the best-known
! citizens Of Mount Pleasant and Columbia
| Heights, among whom ara in addition
the above officers, Messrs. Holmead
Foye. Somerviile and General Speare, who
are active in furthering the interests of
| the club. and some have sons in the club.
who are receiving the benefits of gymna-
| sium exercise. The gym. is fully equipped
| with modern apparatus, and is in almost
| constant use. The clubhouse which was
| formerly the Congregational Church
| and Is the property of the club is located
on Howard Avenue and is fully equipped
and furnished for the comfort of the mem
| bers.
William A Helmus, one of the most
| popular members Of the club has beer
placed in charge of the basketball team
as its bushes manager. In addition tC
| his other duties, he fills those of chair
man of tne press committee.
| The club opened its winter social sea
son last night with a big oyster roast
| which was enjoyed by large gathering
OF members of the club and their friends
The candidates for the basketball team
Will begin practice during the cominl
| week.
Eastern Athletic Club.
The basketball team of the Eastern
Athletic Club will begin its practice dur
ing the coming week and will keep at 1t
regularly until the season opens. The
team which made such an excellent show
ing in last seasons league series, hopes to
repeat its earlier successes.
Al Rouse, one of the old players, sends
word to the management that he will re-
turn in time to play with the team
| Charley Dunn is in fine shape even now
and ready to play at any time. Ed Raat
and VIII Ellis are ready to play, and
anxious for the opening of the season
George Gates is still very i'll, but his club.
! mates hope he will be well and in shape
to play when the opening bell taps
Ockert is out and beginning to look like
himself again. Manager Collifower is
ready for the game, and predicts success
for his team. He will formally select his
| team next week, ana, as ne mas about
| fourteen men to pick from. there should
be little difficulty to select a strong team,
which. as has been stated, will probably
consist of last seasons players.
VIII Gallagher will again act as coach
to the players. and he will bring out their
best work. Jack Bolger, one of the best
all-round athletes on the Hill, will again
| fill his old position on the team
Century Club basketball Team.
The members of the Century Cycle Clul
are enthusiastic over the prospects of tht
coming basketball season. and believ,
they have a team which will this yea
make 1t interesting for their leagu.
mates. Capt. Ed Byrne is anxious to tr,
out his team. and may arrange a gam,
| or two with local teams before. the leagu,
| season opens.
The players have been taking practic,
and are now in fine shape and doing som,
very good work. The team will be select
ed during the coming week. and then tn,
| practice will be devoted to team passin;
and blocking. The players are for tn,
most part seasoned, and after their exper
ience in last seasons league should pu
up a good snappy game. The team viii
be selected from among the following
Abel. Gooding, Byrnes, O'Connor, E. NJ
and Dick Posey, Cobey, kaufman. an,
Warthen.
A new team manager and captain vii
be elected at a meeting to be held thi
week.
georgetown varsity Athletics.
To say that the students of George
town Varsity are pleased with the show
ing of the big football team Is putting