The times., 1899-03-05

| played off in this city at an early day.
COrcoran Cadet Athletics.
Since their game with the Easterns the
| Corcoran Cadet basketball team has taken
practice three nights each week, and it is
now in good shape for the return game at
! the Infantry armory next Friday with the
strong Y. NJ. C. A. of Baltimore. 1t prom
ises to be one of the most interesting con-
tests of the basketball season.
At a meeting of the team last week Nc
| Glue was elected captain. II is a splendid
| selection, and the hustling new captain
will get the best kind of work out of the
| players.
Pap Ringold, the teams trainer, keeps
| the boys in shape and declares that the
! seven that goes against the Orioles will
be the best the Corcorans have ever turned
out.
Boulay has recovered from the fever in
CURED in Cuba and is taking regular prac-
! tice
Davis, Boulay, Rowland, and Moriarty
are taking practice in pole yaulting, pre-
, pairing for the athletic meet of the Ma
tional Guard, to be given in the armory
on April A. Davis and Rowland will also
be entered in the standing and broad jumps
| and springboard, and they will make it
| interesting for all comers.
! Davis has recovered the use of his ankle
sprained in practice and is playing the
fastest kind of a game in his new position
/ at centre.
J Since the game with the Corcorans played
I in Baltimore, the Young Mems Christian
Association has won four games, making
4 total of twenty for the season.
| The Orioles will have with them among
others next Friday Harmon, one of the
fastest and best centres in the country,
and Hipkins at forward. The latter, too, is
fast player ard holds the record in Bal
timore for goal throwing. Captain Keat-
ing and Westmeyer are strong guards and
so clever that few opponents have scored
against them.
The lineup will probably be: Y. NJ. C.
A.-Hipkins, r. f.; Grice, !. f.; Hall, e. G.;
| Harmon, centre; Heating, +. g.; Herring,
! ]. g.; Westmeyer, h. g.
Corcorans: McGlue or Moriarity, r. f.;
Rowland, !. f.: Zell, e. g.; Davis, centre;
Bonlay, r. G.; Heffner, l. f. Hendley, h. &.
| An informal hop will follow the game.
Eastern Athletic Club.
| The members of the Eastern Athletic
! Club are directing their attention to the
reorganization of their baseball team for
the coming seasons work and it is eX-
pected that the team will be as strong as
it was last year, when it won the local
championship, among purely amateur
| teams
The team will in all probability include
the following well-known players: Dunn
and Gates, catchers Thorpe and Mat
thews, pitchers; Boucher or Vermillion,
! first base; Hennagher, second base; Hus
| sey, third base; Atz or Nenable, short
stop, with Hughes, Gates and Ellis, out
| fielders. Another pitcher will be added 10
! the list. 1t looks like strong aggrega-
tion Of players and the club members are
banking high on their ability and expect
a high-class article of ball right from the
| start.
Manager Rice has several dates with
out town teams, among them being
game with the Fredericksburg boys. whom
| the locals defeated last season by the
score Of to l. April "a is the date fixed
| for this event Manager Rice has several
| open dates and would like to hear from
| local teams of prominence, and if the
Washington League has an open date
would like to arrange for an exhibition
game.
Communications upon baseball matters
| may be directed to Manager Edwin Rice,
| jr, at las B Street southeast.
| Since the last game with the Corcorans
there has been total lack of practice and
| ii looks as if the basketball players had
| lost all interest in the sport The players
| acknowledge they were fairly beaten by
| the Corcorans, whom they look upon as
| one of the best teams, IL not the fastest,
| in the League.
! The next game scheduled for the East
| erns is with the Queers for March IS, and
as the latter team is putting up a great
game the event will be interesting from
| start TO finish.
The members have not seen tine team
| manager since the Corcoran game and are
afraid he has strayed away or has been
] lost or stolen. They have notice to this
| effect in the clubrooms.
Washington Athletic Club.
| The management of the basketball
team of the Washington Athletic Club feels
| very much encouraged over the showing re-
| Gently made by the players and has hopes
| of the team finishing a little higher up in
| rank among the LeaEGe teams
The last three games resulted very
satisfactorily. The game with the Infantry
was lost, but on a very close margin, and
the showing against the champions was
very creditabIe. The next game was with
| the Mount Peasants and resulted in vic
| tory for the ". A. c. and likewise the next
game with the CAROLS, which was easily
won.
The players place great reliance in
Evans, whom they consider one Of the
fastest and snappiest backs in the League.
| He played against Joe DAILY in the Car
roll game on February Is, and succeeded
| in keeping that clever player from scor-
| ing point.
Mofit is another clever player, and
| left back and sub" centre is considered
among the leaders in free goaling.
Many of the League officials and players
of other teams look upon Garner one
of the cleverest home goalers In the
League, and Taylor is considered the
| surest long goaling centres playing on
| any OF the teams. The Thompson boys
rank among the best of the seasons new
| players for fast all-round work
| The bowling team has taken brace,
| and during the past week added pair
of games to its won" column. McCauley
and Richards are keeping up their aver
ages well. and help materially TO keep the
| team from dropping below the .275 mark.
There is some talk of the club taking up
| its quarters in rooms lately occupied by
the Mechanics Club on NJ, near Four-and
| a-half Street southwest. The location is
more conveniently situated. and II the
| club settles there II Will undoubtedly add
| many new names TO its rolls.
| o. p. SCHMIDT.
| Georgetown Preps' Team.
| The Georgetown Preps have organized