The times., 1899-11-05


his men line up against the CAROLS on
November Is
If the management accepts all the invi-
tatioas il has received to play exhibition
games with out-of-tOwn teams, it viii be
IRE busiest team in the league. Games
have been asked for by the Quaker City
Wheelmen, Philadelphia; Philadelphia
Wheemen Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A, BSlti-
mere A. G. y. G. team, New York, and St.
George A. c., OF New York. The latter is
the team which defeated the Knickerbock-
er A c.. last years champions Of the Am
ateur Athletic Union. Other teams who
write for games are the Dreadnaught A.
c.. of New York, the celebrated Twenty
third Street Y. NJ. C. A. team of New York,
last association champion of the East.
which has been defeated but four times in
three years, playing over sixty games.
From this list it viii be seen that the
Corcorans can have pick OF games which
would not only be interesting but profit
able as we'll
The team is not yet in shape due ma My
to lack of practice and before arranging
games of any kind Manager Edwards and
Captain McGlue viii work hard TO bring
about form and team play. Captain Nc
Glue has set aside Monday, Wednesday, ana
! Friday evenings for practice and he gives
notice that those regulars who do not at
tend on the evening named viii be dropped
and the subs will be given a chance to
fill the places. Before and even after the
championship season opens the team will
arrange to play practice games with other
! league teams.
Hefrner has fully recovered from his i'll
! ness and will next week again take UP his
work in the gymnasium.
/ The Cadets hope that Collins will again
| come into the game-they claim the dea-
! con is too good a player to stay out OF 1t.
The practice games with other league
| teams will be played in the Guards Ar
/ mory.
With Clarks return to centre. the team
has filed up its only weak spot. The team
now has four players of the old team which
won the local National League champion
ship season of 1897 and 1895.
:. w. business Mems Club.
The South washington Business Mems
Bowling Club did the honors Wednesday
night and royalty entertained the members
Of the District Bowling League upon the
occasion of the opening of the champion
ship season.
II was a little unfortunate that in the
opening series at home the clubs team
did not make a winning. for it dropped the
set of three TO the Golden Eagles, cne Of
the newcomers in the league.
The team has good material and will un
doubtrdly round into winning form under
| the capable direction of Captain Cohen.
Captain Kidd had the honor of leading
both teams in the opening games with
202 score. He was one of the old Washing
ton Athletic Clubs most consistent bowiers
and he viii prove a good 'lead-On for bis
new team Smithson Will prove a good an
Choir and may be counted on 10 pull his
side out of a tight place when clever bowl
ing is needed.
The officers of the club recently elected
viii be formally installed at the coming
meeting of the organization. President
elect Charles Sehafer is a very popular
member and his hustling qualities will
bring additional prosperity TO an already
successful club. Vice President-elect H.
Parker will no doubt prove valuable as
sistant to his chief officer.
Billy Crist one of the clubs strong
bowlers, joined the ranks Of the Benedicts
last week and has been kept busy ever
since receiving the congratulations and
good wishes of his friends.
Fogarty has developed into quite clever
pool player and D. Walters. Lucas. Con
nors, and Lansdale are some of the experts
he has defeated recently. Henry Schroth.
a charter member of the club, is rapidly
recovering from recent serious illness.
National Guard Athletes.
The gymnasium classes Of the National
Guard District OF Columbia. promise to
be larger than ever before, and Prof. Horau
feels very much encouraged over the pros
poets. At the opening last Tuesday there
were representatives from Companies A
and B. Second Battalion; A. B. and c.
Fourth Battalion; Company C, Fifth Bat
TALON, and Ambulance Corps. Glasses will
be held every Tuesday and Thursday even
ing at O'Clock.
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strong one but it will not be included in
the local league. There are a large num-
Der of players TO pick a team from and the
more promising players who viii try for
places are; Evans. FORESTER, BIaisdell
Shoemaker Eichelberger, King, Yoder
Cooley, Chick, Morris. Barton, and CHS
holm.
The Morton Cadets viii have an inde-
pendent team and Mr.. Yoder is at work Sc
lecting the players. 1t will be ready for
games about November 15 when a game
viii be played with the Corcoran Cadets
in the Guards gymnasium.
Georgetown Varsity Athletes.
II has been decided by the management
OF the Athletic Association Of Georgetown
Varsity that the indoor meet will be helt
about the second week in February, in
stead of the latter part of March whicl
OF last spring. March is almost too lat
for that line of sport, as many Of the ath
leteg at that time have dropped it for cut
door work.
This time feature will be made of tn
ALWAYS interesting and exciting relay ace
to which Yale Pennsy. Harvard, Cornell
and Williams have partially promised Il
send teams.
The annual fnter-class track and 1elt
championships will be run off on George
town Field next Wednesday, the win
ming class to hold the championship ban
ner until next year.
On form Duffy should win the 100 yards
: Mulligan the go yards, Dessey the "A
yards, Sheridan the half mile, and Hollan,
the hurdles. O. =. SCHMIDT.
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