The times., 1898-09-18


doubles will begin play tomorrow. and
some very interesting. contests are prom
ised. and. as is usual in Journeys, the at
tendance will be larger and there will be
more roofing" Several surprises may
be sprung on the hackers of sure win
ners.
Carroll Institute.
Unless the temperature climbs up again
to dizzy heights, and stays there, Carroll
Institute gymnasium will open for pre-
liminary work next week, and Prof. joyce
expects this TO be an unusually busy sea-
son. He has had number of inquiries
about class days and hours and system
and so on
1t is the professors purpose to keep up
the system of bodybuilding exercises in
augurated by him several seasons ago
This style of work was especially appre-
ciated by the adult classes.
Class nights and hours have not yet
been fixed 1t is more than likely that
last years arrangements of classes will
again prevail
The Institute will again have a basket
ball team, and with one or two exceptions
will be almost an entirely new team. and
as there is an abundance of good material
from which 10 select a team. il will be
fully as strong If not stronger than last
seasons team. which finished a very close
second in the National League.
Brick and Murphy, two of last sea-
sons crack players, have signified their
intention OF playing their old positions
again. Berberich may again take up the
game. He developed into a fast play
er last season and would make a good
man back in his old place.
The bowiers have not gotten together
as yet, but il is learned that there is
prospect of much stronger team than
last year. one that will make a good
showing in the bowling league race. This
team. too, will be made up almost entire
ly of new men, and this year IL is prom
ised that there viii not be as many
changes as last year, and every man will
be given a good thorough trying out be-
fore he is asked TO give away to some
one else. 1t was the frequent changes
which weakened several teams last year
National Basketbni league.
The prospects are that there will be
but one basket ball league in the coming
season. The indications point that way
and by many it is believed that such a
move would strengthen the interest in
the game. The great obstacle to be over
come Is whether there will be five or
mine" men teams. This was one of the
points of difference between the two
leagues last season.
The delegates TO the national league
will probably hold a meeting tomorrow
evening If President Larrimore ge.s back
10 the city in time. and If he is not here
the meeting will be called when he does
get back.
One of the enthusiasts of the league ex-
pressed himself very strongly in favor of
having only one league and playing all
league games in one central hall or gym
nasium and making certain evenings fix
lures for the game. This was the idea ad-
vanced by the writer two or three years
ago and adopted last year by the old
District League which played all its
games in the Infantry Armory and al
tributed It's very remarkable success to
that fact. No indoor game in this city
ever approached in point Of attendance
the numbers which saw the games in
the Infantry Armory.
1t is more tlau likely that the teams
in the National League will anDly for
membership in the National Basketball
Association which has its headquarters in
Philadelphia
Coreoran Cadets Athletics
The Corcoran Cadet team which won the
championship of the National Basketball
early with a team which its manager
promises will be even stronger than that
of last winter.
Among those who have expressed a de-
sire to play the game and from among
whom the team will be selected. are:
Clark. Dodge. Guis-a. Walters. HefTrer
Collins, ZeIl, Rowland, Bonlay, and O'Con-
nell. The team will again be under the
management of Capt. f. c. Edwards and
will take all its practice in the National
Guard gymnasium.
There is some talk of Joe Daily. of the
c. l. team, and Thompson. late of the
W. A. c., playing on the Corcoran team
They are star players and would very
materially strengthen the already strong
soldier team.
There is also some talk of forming a
league in the National Guard. Capt Ed
wards. president of the Athletic Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia National
Guard, is very much in favor of such a
league, and believes it would score a big
success.
The new National Guard gymnasium
will be opened on October l to all Ma
tional Guardsmen. The gymnasium is
first-class In all its appointments and is
among the very best in the city Presi-
dent Edwards deserves credit for secur-
ing so fine gym for the soldier boys.
as it was due in great part to his ener-
getic efforts that it was made a part of
the new Center Market Armory
Georgetown College Athletes.
During the coming week all the stu
dents, new and old, will have become set
tied in their quarters at Georgetown Col