The times., 1899-11-19

week and among the large number that
are practicing all or some of the five
events required under Pentathlon rules
are: Royce Hough. who is doing ) feet
inches in the high jump. and 40 feet in the
shot put He is improving in his work a
pole vault and Harry Greene is vaulting
the bar at 10 feet inches. doing 5 feet
in the high jump and is doing well in the
shot-put
Shaw is jumping feet 4 inches. putting
the shot 36 feet and getting away well in
the sprint Patterson is spriuting in good
fashion; is jumping 8 feet ? inches; put
ting the shot S5 feet and vaulting g feet
6 inches. lie Mat is improving all
round he is jumping 5 feet inches;
moving well in the potato race, and put
ting the shot from 35 to 3S feet Lindsey
is jumping > feet T. is sprinting in lively
fashion but has not done much in yaulting
and is slow on hot-puthng. George
Weaver has taken up practice and is do
ing well in high jump, pole yaulting, and
shot
The indoor baseball team Will play an
exhibition game tomorrow night with the
Business High School
The recent moonlight nights have given
the "haTes and hounds" chance to take
practice runs for Thanksgiving Day cross
country run. Friday night about ten run
ners covered course CT some four miles.
Carroll Institute Athletes
The manager of the Carroll Institute bas-
ketball team has the satisfaction of know
ing that it is the strongest ne has had
since the formation Of the league. and
though it lost TO the CorcOrans last We'd
nesday 4 TO !. it was no disgrace 10 lose
such game, as 1t was one of the best
played and most hOtly contested Of the
series
In goaling from field the team is a little
weak yet but hard practice is promised
and then there viii BE- a difference in the
work
The lineup of the team last week set-
ties the many rumors that this or that
player would play the season with some
other team; especially is this 50 Of Daily
and Lynch, who were put down il was
said, by nearly every team as a member
thereof The team in its strongest lineup
has: Btz. Pearson DAILY. Berbe. i-h.
Lynch Brick. and Bauby or Ourand.
These kept down the Corcorans' score in
very clever manner.
The bowling team is having its little
disappointment, as out OF nine games
played it has won but three. OF the six
lost two went 10 the Y. NJ. c. A. team
the very team the champions expected to
run away with. Then TO cap the climax
it lost two TO the Columbias. another
brand-new team, which. by the way IS a
good deal stronger than it locks.
There are rumors that there will be a
shaking uD in the Institute team and that
hurry cali viii be sent to the veterans
10 come in and help save the pennant
Harlow the little anchor Of the team. is
keeping up his end all right and bowling
strongly ana consistently, but he cannct
win alone.
The team does not play again until De-
cember 4, when IT has the Slsngerbund as
lis guests.
1ae gymnasium classes are all larger
than ever before and doing unusually good
work
COrcornn Cadet Corps.
-At meeting Of the Corcoran Cadet
Corps held last week It was decided 10 push
all lines OF athletics or the nights when
military duties do not have the right of
way.
The volley-balI team under the diree-
tion e Prof Koran and Captain Julien.
is doing good work and hopes tC make
good showing against the Y NJ. c. A.
in q series Of games arranged by Captain
Edwards for next week.
The work Of the basketball team is
very satisfactory to the management and
If the players keep up the good work, the
team viii certainly be in the race for the
pennant. Capt. McGlue works hard with
the men and is endeavcring more and
more 20 have them play a free passing
open game. The team has been weakened
by the absence Of Rowland whose in
jured hand has kept him out OF the game
50 far.
The new uniform Of the team is very
striking. II is patterned after the Yale
1887 uniform, and being unpadded it is
like those worn by all the Eastern and
Northern teams. Padded uniforms are
q Thing OF the past" writes Theodore G.
Cook. manager Of the Dreadnaught A.
G. Of New York because the game is be-
coming so fast that light clothing is es-
sential-' Manager Cook is anxious to
arrange a set OF games to be played here
and promises a return series in his dis
trict. IL Is probable that the offer VIII
. be accepted by the Corcorans. 1T IS sur
DrisiHg, says Capt, Edwards, ito see the
number Of letters we receive for exhibi-
tion games but of course our league
dates viii not permit our accepting all
The calls on us.
The league al its next meeting viii be
asked to settle the Dodge case II viii
be remembered that this player was played
by the Y NJ c. a. in a game and now
asks for a transfer 10 the COrcOrans.
u is almost certain thar the Corcorans
and Mortons viii give a joint entertain
ment during holiday week in the Guards s
gymnasium The basketball team deserves
credit for the splendid game it put up
against the CAROLS last Wednesday, win
ming by the score Of ( to l.
National Guard Athletics.
The members Of the National Guard are
fast taking advantage Of the gymnasium
privileges, and Prof Horan is a busy man
every Tuesday and Thursday evening with
some forty men in each class. Volleyball
and basketball are played afler class hours.
and IN both games the men are making
q good showing The volleyball team viii
soon be in shape for is games with The
y. NJ c. a. The teams Uniform consists
] Of blue shirts, white duck trousers, and