The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27
AMONG TIE ATHLETES
Track and Fields Games in Plenty
Next sIonth.
Attractive Array of Talent mt Next
Week. Y. Nj. daA. Mee,-rnterc,ty
Have Winning Nine-Thc Poto-
macs to Begin Training Tomorrow.

After next Saturday. the day upon which
the Young Mems Christian Association will
hold its big handicap and scratch games,
the meets out of-town will come thick and
fast.
On the Saturday following June the
Maryland Athletic Club will hold its an
nual invitation track and field games IN
der the auspices of the Middle Atlantic
Athletic Association, known as the 'Insur-
gents split from the Atlantic Associa-
ton. A. A. U. All events will be handi-
cap. and members Of clubs in the a.socia-
lions. as well as those in the A. A. l.. and
its allied bodies. are invited to participate.
Entry blanks will be out tomorrow.
Some of the clubs which have already
signified an intention of making entries,
and have men in training. are the Druid
Athletic. Druid Outing City College, and
Medical College. of Baltimore; and Wood
side Athletic Club. of this city. A. R.
Speare. the crack Splinter. formerly of the
Young Mems Christion Association, and
now member of the Woodside Club. is
preparing for the dashes. and will have
against him Blome and Nolan, of the Mary
land Athletic Club
Armstrong, the Oriole miller. will go af-
ter the mile record which he held until last
Monday. when Woodruff. Johns Hopkins, re-
duced it from 5:06 minutes to 4:52 4-5 min
utes. The events will include: 10O-yard
dash, 22O-yard dash, 44O-yard run. SSO-yard
run. one mile run. running broad jump,
running high jump, throwing sixteen
pound hammer, putting sixteen-pound
shot, throwing discus, running hop, skip
and jump. and one-mile relay race.
The next games in which our local as
ISOLATION athletes are interested are the
games to be given by the Central Y. NJ. c.
A. of Baltimore at colchester Beach June
ID. These games will be open to all Y. NJ.
c. A. members and promise to be well
contested in all lines.
Then come the Patterson Park athletic
games June 16.
In the meantime the Philadelphia and
New York club games will be under way
and those of our athletes who have ambi-
ton to try their skill away from home will
have their pick of dates and places.
Athletics Mt 7. NJ. G. A.
There is every Indication that the track
and field games to be given next Saturday |
by the Y. NJ. C. A. atlits Park. Seventeenth
and Streets. will be among the most at
tractive given here ih'recent years.
The greatest kind of an attraction will
be offered in the presence of such college |
cracks as Prinstein, of Syracuse, the holder |
Of the worlds record in the running broad !
jump; kraenzlein, of Pennsy, the best ALL |
around man in athletics; Carroll of |
Princeton; TewksbuE5 y tic Penny flyer. |
and Arthur Duffy, and Miunehan. two OF
yarsityks Ayers, and Wefars.
formerly of GeorgetoEn, The. holder of sew
sral worlds records ID Gi3 sprints.
AS Morgan is stifl - suffering with a
sprained ankle it it not likely that,he Will
ion VIII probably send entries to the Bali
.imore Central Y. NJ. C. A. games June 10
o. l.. Mesgs. one OF the indoor relay
cam representing the association, was
,hoscn at a meeting to act rs the captain
Of the team. He was absent when his
election took place. and it was a surprise
o him when he was informed of it. He q
me OF the most popular members of the
Young Mems Christian Association. and
With him in the lead the boys hope to have
IS good u team as that of last year. Meigs
rot only runs well himself, but is a good
eadcr. 1t is thought that through him
;peare may be induced to take part in the
games
In view of the fact that there will be
several Y. NJ. C. a. relay teams entered
rom Baltimore. it is suggested that ther.
,e arranged relay race. open to Y. NJ. c.
\. teams only, for inter-city championship.
such a race would create great deal of
interest and would help draw a crowd. 1t
s not too late yet to arrange and announce
uch a race.
CorcOrnn Cadet Corps.
The baseball team representing the Cor
oran Cadet Corps is rounding into shape
apidly. and promises to make it interest
ng for the rest of the League teams
Out of four games played last week. enc
vas lost, and that by score OF 4 to 3.
With mixed team it has made good
howing against the Y. NJ. c. A. in practice
,ames
AS it plays now 1t has Sherman and
feffner, catchers: Maple AID Stanley,
itchers; Jackson. first; Hamaker or Guista
econd; Nixon, shortstop; Donovan. third:
ELL right-feld; Moriarty centre and Vogt
eftfeld. Substitutes for the infield are