The times., 1899-12-17
Corcoran Cadet Corps.

The work Of the Corcoran Cadet team,
when it finished lining up last Wednesday,
against the Eastern Athletic Club was a
sore disappointment to Manager Edwards
and Captain McGlue The defeat was not
alone a crushing one. but the manner in
which il was administered is what is CALLING
10 the young officers. Probably over-con-
fidance had something to do with it; GER
tainly they were Outplayed at every point.
Unless they get together and play up 10
the standard which they have shown, II
will hardly seem necessary TO arrange any
OF the out of town games with the big
teams, If they care TO make good showing.
The Quaker Wheelmen viii play here, on
or about January l, and the All New
Yorks" have arranged to come about Feb
ruary q or %. Il Is said the "Quakers'
are the team who defeated Yale on her last
visit TO Philadelphia and viii play another
game on the present Southern trip.
Eastern Athletic Club.
The Eastern Athletic Club basketball
team defeated the Corcoran Cadet Corps
team last Wednesday at Washington Light
Infantry Armory, In one of the fastest and
best played games ever witnessed in this
city. The two teams went into the game
tied for first place and upon the result
OF the contest hinged the question OF
maintaining that position. Each team
therefore put up a game which any organi-
zation might we'll be proud of, but the SUI
perior work of the Eastern boys triumphed
over the soldiers, the final score being
| Eastern Athletics, 10; Corcoran Cadets, 7.
| While the victory was a complete walk
! over for the Easterns, II was full Of in
! terest and was stubbornly contested
! throughout. and to every member of the
/ Eastern team great credit is due for the
! splendid showing made the only tnlng 10
| mar the contest being the alleged rough
| playing of Ockert of the Easterns. for
| which that player was unjustly ruled out
| Of the game by the referee. Mr.. Ockert
| is one of the fastest men in the league, and
| 10 some persons appears rough. The work
| Of the orWards-ThOmpson, Dunn, and Ell
| lis-was of the gilt-edge order. Gooding at
| centre demonstrated the fact that he is
| still in the game, while the backs, Ockert,
| Hughes, and Mofitt distinguished them
| selves. while Boyd put up the star game
of the season. The team Will resume prac-
| tice Monday night at their hall on E
| Street southeast.
ID. {. n. G. Athletes.
Major E. H. Neumeyer was an interested
spectator at the classes OF the District Ma
tional Guard Gymnasium last week. At the
| conclusion of the exercises Prof.. Horan
and President of the Association Edwards,
| were highly complimented by the major on
the great advancement made by the Guard
in athletics After the class work there
was a game Of indoor baseball. which
seemed highly 10 please the visitors. For
| tunately the evening was not very cool
one and the major was not made TO feel
! the discomforts caused by the lack Of heat,
hot water and lights In the dressing rooms,
| three very great essentials necessary to a
| comfortable gymnasium. II is said by some
of the members, the evenings as they grow
colder make II so cold that it is dangerous
to walk around the gym" much less ex-
| ercise il it.
| o. p. SCHMIDT.