The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06

The athletic organizations in Baltimore
are in the field TO advance the interests of
amateur sport in earnest this season, and.
after the University OF Pennsylvania, are
the earliest in the field this spring to pro-
vide outdoor attractions
1t is hard to tell what is the cause of
this sudden awakening unless it be the
rivalry brought out during the past -sinter
between the 4. A. L. contingent in that
city and the split from it. known as the
Middle Atlantic Association, or 'Insur-
gents" the latter the title given it by the
original body commonly known as the At
lantic Division of the A. A U.
Whatever be the cause. the result is that
there viii be a more lively activity in
orioletown this season than there has
been in half dozen seasons together before.
Beginning with May II there will be a
whole week of outdoor sports as an Incl
dent of the annual Maryland Sportsman's
Exposition at Electric Park.
The Weeks Attractions
The opening day has been assigned to
the spring championships of the Atlantic
Division of the A. A. u, which division
includes this city. represented by the Y.
NJ. c; A. and the Athletic Association CT
the National Guard.
The programme as arranged by W. NJ.
Mackdermott, Athletic Coach of Johns
Hopkins University, is an attractive one.
The programme of contests for the week
will include the following:
Monday May ~.
Atlantic Association of the Amateur Ath-
lete Union.
Tuesday. May 15-Junior clubs and nov
ice meeting.
Wednesday. May 16-Johns Hopkins Uni
versity open handicap games, for colleges
and athletic clubs in Maryland
Thursday, May 17-Inter- scholastic
championships, open to schools in Mary
land
Friday, May 1S-Middle Atlantic Asso-
citation (insurgents) open handicap games
Saturday, May 19-The Maryland Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. third an
nual track and field championships
Saturday. May 10 acknowledgements
championships. Glasses for drills and
class work
The Atlantic Association meet will be
under the auspices of the Baltimore Ath-
letic Club The programme of events is to
be as follows: One hundred dash, 200
yard DASH 449-yard run. SSO-yard run one
mile relay. running high jump, running
broad jump. putting the shot and throw
ing the hammer. The entries for these
will close with DR.. B. Merrill Hopkinson,
5 West Saratoga Street.
Athletics at Y. VI. C. 4.
The track and field meet to be held by
the local Y. NJ. c. A at the Association IS
Park June promises to be the most at
tractive affair Of its kid held outdoors To-
cslly in recent years.
In addition TO the Associations own clev-
er track and field team and other local
performers. entries are promised from New
York Philadelphia and Baltimore for the
handicap events. AS a special feature and
attraction there will be list of special
events which VIII bring together many OF
this and last seasons collegiate cracks and
record holders. To secure these Prof. Ri
deout. the Physical Instructor of the Young
Mems Christian Association, went over to
the ,Pennsy'' games last Saturday and Sc
cured promises from many of them to at
tend the coming local games
In these events. which will be Scratch
will be seen the two great record-h holding
broad jumpers, A.C. Kraenzlein. University
OF Pennsylvania, and Prinzstein. of SYRIA
cuse. The latter last week broke Kraenz-
Iein's record of "a feet IA inches with
a jump Of "a feet Ia inches. In the
special high jump Baxter, of Penrsy.
Carroll, Of Princeton, who appeared here
in the Georgetown indoor games, and
James. Of New York University, will meet
to settle old scores.
The next special will bring out the
haz I'M in he lad nv & tt,,-
Duty. of Georgetown Varsity, the world S
fastest dash man, lined up with him in the
100 yards dash viii be Minnehan also of
Georgetown, his running mate and Ber-
nard Wefers, formerly of Georgetown. also
holder OF worlds records. and the great
Tewksbury, the ''Pennsy" flyer
In addition to the regular contest of out
door affairs there will be relay races for
Y. NJ. c. A. and High School teams
Mr. c. A Holton. formerly Assistant
Physical Instructor of the local Y NJ. C. A. |
and now Instructor to the West Branch
Y. N. c. A. of Baltimore has in hand a
very promising lot of track and field men |
who Will be entered in these games and |
hope to make a good showing.
J. Louis Riggles has been made chair |
man Of the games committee. composed of |
energetic workers. who with the assistance |
OF Prot Rideout. physical instructor, will |
proceed al once to work up details of the !
big meet
Assistant Physical Instructor Beckett is
busy all day at the park getting into shape |
n big lot Of candidates Cor individual and
tear, track and field events and he hopes |
10 show majority OF point winners at the
end of the games.
The baseball team is a winner. Next
week 1t will face for the first time a team
representing a local athletic club On |
Tuesday and Thursday 1t will play the
strong Eastern Athletic Club nine
game with this club was first arranged for
last Thursday, but was postponed, and in
stead Of enc. two games will be PLAYED
and they promise to attract large crowds.
The Association team will more than |
likely be represented in the local League |
10 he formed next Wednesday.
The bowling team has again forged to |
the top OF the League ladder and stands |
tied for first place with the Saengrband |
and Carroll Institute. The tie will be |
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