The times., 1899-04-02
town postponed from last week will be
played sometime next month.
Athletic Club Teams.


of college circles who are anxious to play
| for the District championship. but there
| seems no organization of any kind. and
| after winning a few games from few
| teams and having no reply to further ohal-
| lenges team claims the championship.
and so do a half dozen other teams, with
| perfect right. What's to prevent them?
There was some life to amateur baseball
| in the times when there were department
| al and military leagues, with regularly
| adopted schedules: in the times when
| Tony Sousa, the brother of the great
March King" was president of the league
and the moving spirit through several sea-
sons, more or less successful financially.
| Then there was some pleasure in seeing
well-equipped teams playing at National
| Park, while the League team was away.
| and then championships were really fought
| for and the winners earned them. Local
amateur baseball wants another Sousa or
| House or some other leader TO wake IT up
and keep it going right.
Columbia Athletic Club.
what dry night it must have been
| last Monday night week when the Colum-
| bias bowling team administered that
scorching triple defeat to the Saengerbund
| upon the alleys of the Y. NJ C. A." said
| an enthusiastic but somewhat disappointed
member of the League. He continued
You know the Germans can't bowl in a
| very dry atmosphere and upon this occa
| sion il was so very much so that they lost
| before they knew it, and it was a mean
advantage the Columbas took of them just
as the pennant so very hard fought for was
almost within reach
Well, that is the luck of bowling and ii
| undoubtedly proves also its fairness and
| straightness. for the Columbias are also
members of the Saengerbund and in time of
| need one wants friend indeed. How easi-
ly it could have been done.
| Stitt has certainly developed into star
| He Is now record holder among local
bowlers. having the proud honor of having
made an average of POI in a three game
| set. one of his games running up to 229.
| S. Desio is doing unusually good work this
season and his steady solid averages have
| helped his team out of some right tight
! places.
The team will close the season on
Wednesday next with a set with the South
Washington Business Mems Club. and the
athletic boys Will have to be up and doing
if they want to finish in third place.
Light Infantry Athletics.
| The Light Infantry Basketball team is
fast approaching the end of its fourth year
as champion team. In all this time it
has not suffered defeat at the hands of
a League team, and it's single defeat went
! to the credit of a Yale team. Naturally
the management and members of the team
are proud of their record.
The team and its substitutes, and its
! four managers since its organization,
Messrs. House. Robinson, Atchison, and
| Neumeyer, seventeen men in all have been
! photographed. 1t makes a splendid group.
| The Infantry team has only four more
| games TO play and hopes to close this sea-
/ son with clean sheet. 1t is stated upon
the best of authority that the Infantry will
not enter the League next season, as the
| members have decided almost unanimously
| not TO play again.
committee will be appointed shortly to
arrange for an outing such as was tend
cred at the country home of one of the
members last year. 1t will be an l-day
| affair. and will take the shape of re-
| union OF players and their friends
The appointment by General Harries OF
Lieut.. S. Porter House as member of
the Board of Managers of the Athletic AS
sociation of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard. in addition to being a great
| compliment is wise selection and
| strengthens an already strong board by the
addition of hard working. energetic mem
Der. who is thoroughly well posted in mat
ters over which this board will have su-
| peTvision.
The Infantry team is taking regular
practice for the few remaining games il
has scheduled. and especially for the one
of next Wednesday with the Corcoran Ca
diets. McQuade has recovered from his
| dislocated shoulder and Harry Lee is back
| in town again. Both are playing their old
positions in their usual clever way
Ttnar ctt-tl ha. oil
National Guard indoor athletic meet 10
| be held at the Centre Market Armory next
| Tuesday evening, Rob Roy Mackey and
| Jim McQuade will give an exhibition in
wrestling. Shreve and Morsell will give
their clever double trapeze act. and Royce
| Hough will show his competitors how 10
| get over the bar in the high jump, at
! which specially he is one of the best in
! the city. In addition, Schafhirt AMI Lee
| may also give wrestling exhibition.
Corcornn Cadet Athletics.
| The Washington Athletic Club team is
looked upon as the Corcoran Cadets hoo
doo'' and the game of last week went the
usual way. The Washington Athletic
| Club deserves credit for their victory fol
they played a very hard game which. how
ever. lacked smoothness and steadiness
| The Corcoraus We're crippled by the alb
| sence of their two regular backs"
| If the Corcorans expect TO finish in sec
ond place where they belong. as 1t seems
| impossible to go higher up. they must be
| up and doing, as the margin between them
and the Easterns, who are coming along to
the finish in fast style, is very small.
Manager Edwards is in receipt of a letter
| from the Baltimore Y NJ. C. A. returning
! thanks for the many courtesies and hearty
reception given their team about fort
night ago, when they came here and were
beaten by the Cadets.
The Orioles express the opinion that the
| open passing of the Corcorans was the best
they have worked against this season and
attribute their defeat to that feature of
| their playing
The members of the corps who are en-
tered in the indoor Guards meet to be held
Tuesday evening have been practicing
faithfully and hope TO win many points for
their organization.
The following will compete: Davis, Row
land, and Heffner, in high jump; Zell
Hendley, McGlue and Davis, in standing
jump; Rowland, Moriarty, McGlue. Heff-
ner, and Boulay. in pole vault; Joe Horan
will give exhibitions of his skill in tum-
bling and acrobatcs.
Clarke may return to the game and
play centre in time for the last go"
against the Light Infantry on next We'd
nesday.
National Guard Athletes.
All arrangements now appear to be COM
plete for the big indoor meet to be given
on Tuesday evening. April 4, at the Centre
Market Armony, under the auspices of the
Athletic Association of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia. Each member