The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

COrcOrnn Cadet Athletes.
On account of sickness among the play
! ers the Corcoran Cadets basketball team
has let down in its practice. The latest
| additions to the sick list are Heffner and
Hendley. The former has developed into
a very clever centre and is doing SPLEEN
did allround work, which was shown to
| special advantage in the last game with
the Central High.
| Clark is doing his usual good work and
! Rowland for first year man, a novice,
! is one of the finds" of the season as a
! forward. With little more practice he
will make his goalng a feature Like
| Collins. he makes a specially of one hand
| throws.
Dodge will fill the position as captain
OF the team, until the League has decided
| upon Guistas standing. Just as Dodge
was showing his greatest improvement he
was accidentally hurt on the arm by steam
pipes, and since that time. in the game
with the Queers, has been out of the game
Bouiay, after two weeks of chills, is again
in the game.
Manager Captain Edwards has about
closed with the Baltimore Y VI. C. A. for
set of home-and-ho games. The first
game will be played in this city next week.
date not fixed. and the return game at
! Baltimore on February IL 1t is expected
that large number of "rooters'' from
here will attend the latter game
The game with the Quaker City Wheel
men is still hanging fire, and if it is ar
ranged will more than likely be played
next Friday.
The Corcorans' next game is scheduled
with the Queer Wheelmen.
Eastern Athletic Club.
The Eastern Athletic Club held its an
nual meeting last week and the election
! of officers resulted as follows: T. A. Ellis,
jr., president E. V. Rice secretary. and
I. a. Ellis, ST., treasurer. The club Off
GERS reported the organization to be in
fiourishing condition, made so to some ex-
tent by the increasing membership.
1t was decided to give an entertainment
and hop at McCauley's Hall, on February
IA, the proceeds of which will be devoted
to refitting the gymnasium, several pieces
OF apparatus being needed to more fully
equip 1t. The committee having the affair
IN charge promise an unusually attrac-
tive programme, for which some of the best
of the local talent has been secured
Dunn, Ockert, and Rouse are doing some
good all-around work in the gym.
The basketball team is taking regular
practice and hopes to play its usual clever
style of game in the one scheduled to be
played with the Infantry on February g.
The team is not at all disappointed over
the outcome of the last game with the
CAROLS, for il was in bad shape on ac-
count OF the absence OF several of the best
players, and having to play the backs as
forwards decidedly weakened the team
work. The team had lots of chances to
win, but as some said, the baskets were
100 small, and the ball wouldn't land safe
ly."
ockert, Gallagher, and Dunn will be in
the next game, and these, with Colli-
flower will make a great difference. for
they put up good, cOnsisten team work.
against which it is hard for any team to
score.
The Eastern's juniors have number of
clever players in their ranks. These have
formed two teams called the E. A C. Jul
niors and Tutors. and they make It inter-
esting for one another every Friday night
when they play their games. They put up
good strong game, lively at all times.
Captain Dunn has them in charge and he
will develop several good players out OF
the lot for next years league team.
Queer WheeIncn
The Queers' basketball team is now In
fourth place and is playing for a still
higher rung in the league ladder. The
team practiced with the Easterns last
week and is in good shape to play the
Centrals next Wednesday, and by the way,
expects to win from the students.
Burgess has recovered from his illness
and will play in the game with the Cen
trails. In the last practice game with the
E. A. C.. Lotus, the very clever forward
OF the Queers, landed eight goals in one
half and the team earnestly hopes he may
be able to duplicate the feat in the game
with the Centrals. The management is
working hard 10 put the team on a win
ming basis, and as team work is necessary
TO do this, the men are working with this
end in view.
Washington Athletic Club
The athletic committee of the Washing
ton Athletic Club is hard at work on the
arrangements for the big athletic smoker
to be held at the clubhouse the early part
of next month. 1t is the intention of the
/ management to make the coming event
the biggest and best smoker ever given by
the club. The athletic features will in
clude boxing, wrestling, tumblng and
| gymnastics
The amusement committee has about
completed its arrangements for the hop TO
be given al the clubhouse on February
10, and II promises TO be a very ENJOYABLE
affair.
II LOOKS as II the w. a L. gymnasium
will shortly turn out another great wrest-
Ter The new aspirant for local champi-
onship honors is Alex German. He is very
clever and is one OF the best at his weight
in the city. II is quite probable that Cor
man will wrestle Mackey at one of the
local theatres at an early date 1t will
be remembered that Mackey who claims
the local championship in his class was
member Of the w. A. c. and was there
developed into the clever athlete that he
now is
The basketball team is keeping up its
good work, and may yet be a factor IN the
league race. II made the largest score
last week registered against the Infantry
this season.
II is expected that two new members
will play on the team against the Mount
Peasants on February 4. These are Du-
gan and German, both OF whom promise
to become good all-round players.
The bowling team has had a lot of hard
luck during the past month, losing d ma
1ority of its games in the closing frames
The players are not discouraged, and will
keep on at work until they strike their
gait. The team will play the Business
Mems Club at Carroll Institute tomorrow
night. o. p. SCHMIDT.