The times., 1898-10-02


made to get together the basketball team,
but the matter will receive attention
shortly. Lynch and Brick VIII be men,
bers Of the team and Bateman is a new
player. who may find a place
AS the Institute has no athIets: grounds
for practice. it was found impossible to
get any one ready TO enter in the COlum-
bia Athletic Club games.
Among the new cOms-S in regular class
work who promise well are the Potter
boys, Armstrong, Brinkley. Thompson,
MalOney and Baker
The senior classes meet on Tuesday and
Friday evenings, beginning at O'Clock
The junior classes promise TO be unusu-
ally large and are made of boys ranging
from ten to sixteen years of age, and
they join for full year.
The ladies' classes will begin on next
Tuesday afternoon at AIS o'clock and
that day and Fridays are tt. be class
days.
"ushingfon SanEerbund BovI@rs.
The bowling club of the Washington
Saengerbund. the champions of LIST
years League. will make the season now
AT hand very active one and the men-
bers will make an effort right from the
start to keep the championship within
their ranks. II viii probably be the only
team which will tai-e up the game with
team intact from last season. the play
ers of which are Bruegser. Spiess, Han
old, Lane. s. DesiO and Burdine. Lane Is
in Europe and he may return in two
weeks and then again he may not return
until spring. In the latter event, his
place will be filled by either Ford or
Ronaker, or there may crop up some
dark horse during the average bowling
which will upset all calculations
fLra - oh
organizations. viii be chosen after the
average" bowling is completed.
Each candidate for the team viii be ex-
pected TO bowl fifteen games and this
viii begin tomorrow.
The result of the test bowling and gen
eral ability will be used as aids to seIec-
tion, and in this Capt Nathans will be
assisted by the bowling committee,
Messrs. Berens, Schultz and Meyers.
The new treasurer OF the bowling club
is E. n. Ford. who succeeded c. Dentelin.
deceased. and there is no doubt he will
be a most popular officer.
Last years team succeeded in making
a record for the District with sSS as its
highest single team game But for an
unfortunate split By S. Desio. the highest
score possible. 1000. might have been
made. The average per man was about
1873
The League will hold a meeting on next
Wednesday evening at the Saengerbund.
at which time the committee on rules and
alleys Will make reports and the com
mittees on schedule and prizes will be
appointed.
The League season will open about
November /
Busincss Mems Club
Since the reorganization of the South
Washington Business Mems Club there
has been a steady increase in member
ship and the limit. forty. win probably be
registered before the snow flies.
The club is now snugly housed in its
new quarters. near the corner OF 1 and
Four-and-a-half Streets southwest. and
its alleys are among the best here
The candidates for the league team will
begin their bowling for averages tOmOr-
row evening. and ii is expected that
the results will be close all the way
through. for the club is very strong in
good bOwlers- we hope this season 10
get out a team which will do Us proud"
said an enthusiastic member, and We
are sure it will be strong enough 10 show
the way to at least two of the league
teams The experience We gained last
season. when We finished taIl-enders.~ he
continued. will be useful 10 Us, and you
want TO keep your eye on the s W. B
NJ. g" This speaks well for the conf
dence the members have in their bowl
ers. and a winning team viii undoubtedly
be the result Dave Schlessinser last sea
son led his team with 2I6 as best indi-
vidual score. and Fuller came next with
213.
Among those who will bowl for aver
ages are: Schlessinger. Fuller. Smithson.
Bland. O'COnnor. Ospada. Randolph. II.
Storey and Akers.
The club hopes shortly to add billiards
and pool and shuffie-board 10 its other
attractive features.
Washington Athletic Club.
It was not decided until last Thursday
evening that the Washington Athletic
Club would resume its place in the ranks
of the Bowling League with a team The
prospects now are that the team viii be
equally as strong as last seasons team.
which finished third in the championship
race.
Capt. W. C. Kidd will again have charge
of the team and it was mainly through
his efforts that the club is enabled TO be
again represented
The alleys have been put in good shape
and ready for the seasons campaign.
Bowling for averages will begin at once.
and the FIVE highest averages will secure
team places. Among those who will try
for places are: Kidd Deitz Burch.
George Martin. Policy and McCauliy The
latter took the prize for second highest
single game last season, with a score OF
2i3. which he made on the G. \ G. al
leys in the first series played there. The
first prize for highest single game was
won By Spices. OF the Saengerbund. with
2f4 to his credit. the best single score ever
made here on standard alleys
Georgetown Varsity Athletics.
The practice - the candidates FOR
places on the Georgetown Varsity foot
ball team indicates even now that the
eleven win b. one the fastest and best
that has worn the blue and gray and big
&C. FOR a numbers of years The causii-
dates are daily lined up Ia two teams and
fun games are played Every body IL
given q chance ard if VIII De a case OF
the survival of the lttrst.~ as Manager
Watkins has announced that only the
best men in the various positions will md
a place IL will De merit and ability. not
favoritsm. which Vill secure a place In
the final lineup
The position OF center. one % the most
important Is being competed for oy
Moore lao. who tips the beam at nearly
go pounds and O'D0nneu. 1872. who Is
very strong and stOcky. but does not ear
~ so much weight. having only about IsJ
pounds 10 carry around
Casey may finally land as one Of the
tackles Lynch. 1892, Is a very likely man:
Walsh formerly pitcher and last year
right-felder on the varsity ball team:
Owens. 1902. and Shipp and Law are hard
workers and hope 10 land.
For the ends there is a quantity OF good
material, and where there are so many
good men it will not be difficult 10 get
just the right kind of ends. Pierce Gra-
Gle, 1901, played an excellent end on his