The times., 1899-12-17

1t isn't too late even now to make a
big success out of what looks ike a
| novelty for New Year athletic enter
tainment VIII Stuart, who first sug-
gested the idea, is working up his end
for all it is worth, and here Instructors
Rideout and Holton of the Y. NJ. c. A.
are working up the interest Of runners,
and it looks as If they will have a very
large list of entries for the big '"cross-
country run
Briefly outlined, the idea is to have a
real cross country run over country roads,
starting, say, at the Y NJ. c A House,
down Seventeenth street, through the
| White Lot, through Agricultural PARK and
out over the Long Bridge and then west
to Falls Church, in that diection, or south
toward the Run, covering part of the
Marathon course, which STUART success
fully covered one day several years ago.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Rideout will sue
ceed in securing handsome individual
prizes. and if these are guaranteed, Stuart,
with his tireless energy has guaranteed to
send entries from Princeton, Cornell, Co
lumbar, and, of course from big Pennsy.
League Basketball Games.
If there ever was a season in which
| league basket ball teams upset the calcu-
lations of their friends and the talent, it
is this seasons bunch of teams.
OF course it is not expected that a team.
if strong one viii win every time, but
it is expected that the team which can win
so per cent of its games, will play the rest
in consistent, earnest manner, and not like
lot Of school, boys.
One of the best drilled teams it was
thought, in the beginning of the season,
and it may be yet, is that Of the CorcOran
Cadet Corps. After playing an inand-Out
game, it suddenly got together and by a
splendid exhibition of playing won a brill
liant game from the Light Infantry.
Whether or not this brought about an infla-
tion of the head pieces, the team on
/ Wednesday night lined up against the
Eastern Athletic Club who played them
so fast that before the second inning was
over they were hopelessly defeated, the
score closing 10 to Z, and yet they worked
hard at all times.
II the Corcorans want to keep their
friends and they have many, they want to
put up better exhibitions than this. Every
man seemed to be lost in his tracks. Zell
and Roland seemed dazed; Clark seemed
TO be out of training his man lost him
| as he pleased; Moriarity played We'll but
he should remember that he plays a back
and that there are forwards to play goals
He should remain in his place. II he had
remained in his place, Thompson would
not have made four easy goals credited TO
him.
And so il was with nearly every player,
but this was largely due no doubt, to ner-
vousness, as they dreaded defeat. after
beating the Infantry. 1t is suggested TO
| Manager Edwards TO play Walters IN the
back, move Clark up. and just make several
| little changes, occasionally running in a
substitute. Tell the backs that they are
not expected to throw goals, and above all
things orders of captains and managers
! should be strictly carried out; and, then,
practice, practice.
y. NJ. c. 4. Athletes.
VIII some one please stop the Young
Mems Christian Association bowling team,
which thinks nothing of winning full sets
of games, each evening it plays. Less than
a month ago, but one of the b0wiers was
known in league circles. They made no
claims 10 crack bowlers star" strike bowl
ers, or surprisingly accurate spare bowlers.
| Today they stand out as the representative
five of the league, consistent, steady, and
strong. They stand in first place, thirteen
games won, two lost, and .S67 per cent
standing. This little team, includes Smith,
Rose, Doyle, Bum, and Van Boeckman.
On the other hand neither the basket
bali nor the indoor baseball teams have
covered themselves with much glory and
are more or less disappointment. Prepa-
rations are being made by Prof. Rideout
and Prof Holton for the great cross -coun-
try run with entries from out of town as
suggested by VIII Stuart for New Year
Day.
COrcoran Cadet Corps.