The times., 1899-10-01
AMONG THE ATHLETES
Bowlers Preparing for the League
Championship Series.
Snengerbund and Carroll Lose Star
Players to the Golden Eagle Team.
y. NJ. c. r. Ready for Indoor work,
Class Days and fantry
and Queers in basketball Games.

The work preliminary 10 the regular
bowling season is now going on and it con-
sists principally of bowling for averages
various teams are playing series of games
and from. among those players making the
highest averages during a certain number
of games played. viii be chosen the teams
of five which viii represent their respective
clubs in the league series.
From present indications there viii be
several new players on each of the teams;
indeed, it is expected that the teams for
the most part will be made up of new ma
terial and if such be the case then the re-
suit of the championship campaign will be
less, rather than more, Of foregone con-
clusion. It will make the chances better
for each teanl-they will be more evenly
matched. Last season the Carroll Institute
won the championship with thirty-fiye
games won and thirteen lost and the last
team the ". A. C. finished with thirteen
won and thirty-fve lost. The Saengerbund
finished second and the Business Mems
Club and C. A. c. next in order.
As it was expected all of last seasons
teams, the Washington Athletic Club ex-
cepted, are in this seasons league. To these
have been added the Golden Eagle Bowling
Club, and the Y. NJ. c. A.
At the meeting held Friday evening at
the Business Mems Club, as stated in yes
terday's Times, the league organized for
the season. Mr.. H. C. C. Stiles. last sea-
sons very successful president was uBani-
mously reelected, and George Il. Cox. of
Carroll Institute, vice president, and Fred
c. Schlaich, of Golden Eagle, secretary
treasurer, and official scorer
New Bowling Club.
The new bidder for league honors-the
league infants the Golden Eagle Bowling
Club, which has splendid standard alleys
at New Jersey Avenue and D Street north
west. Its membership includes several
crack players of former seasons Saenger-
bund and Carroll Institute teams. From
the former comes J. Bruegger, one of its
maiustays, who finished fifth in last sea-
sons league with an average of 157 for ~
games. With him comes Fritz Hanold and
Fred Schlaich, captain of last seasons
team.
From the Carroll Institute team comes
Armstrong who finished second last season
with an average Of 1G0 for forty-fve games,
won first prize for highest Individual
game, 233, and winner of first prize for
greatest average number of strikes With
him goes German who finished third in the
league with an average of 159 for forty
eight games, winner of the Stiles prize for
second highest individual game, 231 These
players form the nucleus of every strong
team and it looks like the colts of the
league will be ON the firing line right from
the start.
In addition to the members named, the
club has the following officers and mem
bers: L. Brandt, president; F. Witte, vice
president; j. Bruegger, treasurer; Fred c.
Schlaich, secretary and captain; H. Colt,
G. Wilson. and T. Haupt.
The players will begin tomorrow evening
to bowl for averages.
Saengerbnnd BoyyIers.
The Washington Saengerbund Bowling
Club has so many good bowlers in its ranks
that it will be able to get out good strong
team Notwithstanding the loss of Bruegger,
Hanold, and Schlaich. The old organiza-
tion welcomes the new because it helps to
spread and increase the interest in the
game
Henry Lane. who was abroad all Of last
league season, has returned to this city,
and viii again take his place on the team
and this clever bowler will help his team
win many a game with his great spare"
work
The team may be selected from among
the following players: Burdine, Lane,
Spiess, Jorss, Behrens Hoeke, Reh, Nc
Knew. Widmaier, and Loose.
Y. vi. c. 4. Athletics.
The management of the Y NJ C. A. feels
very much encouraged over the success of
last Saturdays open track and field games,
its first venture in that line since reorgan-
iZation. It feels now that its athle,ic fea-
ture will be prominent one and as use
full and profitable, as all the other features
or branches promise and surely Will be.
The track was too new to expect fast
time to be made upon it. but it viii be cne
of the best in this section when it settles
well and has more age 1t viii have con-
stant rolling for several weeks, and, with
this and the weather to pack it, it will be
seconds faster by the time the spring
games are held.
Speare demonstrated that he is as good
as ever in the sprints, and with fast
track he would have made even a better
showing than he did. AS it was, he han
Oily beat out strong field in the 100-yar
event and surprised the fast, seasoned
"dashers'' from Baltimore, and Blome and
Klinefelter from that city were much dis
appointed as they expected from their
over the local sprinter.
Beatty is another local man who sur
prised the visitors. He was trained to the
minute and looked almost too fine, but
he worked with will and landed the 440-
yard event in good shape from scratch
and the 880-yard run likewise, virtually
from scratch (from the 4-yard Iine), for
the scratch man did not start. Ferris. too,
proved his worth in the sprint, although
he did not win. Morgan, too, made a good
showing, winning his heat the third, from
Phelan and Jones.
In the mile Stuart had It all his own way.
defeating the clever Heiner, of the Central
Y. M. G. A. of Baltimore, and Hamil, of
the Maryland Athletic Club
In the field events except in the pole
vault, the local boys proved to be weak,
and failed TO make a good showing. In the
vault, Harry Greene won handily as scratch
man, and led his next best man by four
inches. He did ten feet four inches, and
should by next season easily add six inches
as he is strong vaulter and a hard
worker
Next season lie Mat will try for the broad
jump and he ought TO be good one, being
built for the work and even now doing
good work in practice.
The next speciality Instructors Rideout
and Holton will have 10 develop is a team
in hurdle work. and it will not prove the
easiest kind of work, but they claim they
have the material and next spring will
prove IL.
The management was unjustly criticised
by many for what seemed severe handicap
ping in some of the events. IL these critics
will stop to think a minute they will learn
that the handicapping was done in New
York and whether ii was right or wrong
the local management and all entrants had
TO abide by it. The only way TO prevent
what seems a hardship on entrants, is to
do away with handicaps entirely, move