The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11


vas organized in Baltimore several weeks
ago and which is made up of athletic clubs
in and out Of the Atlantic Association OF
the Amateur Athletic Union, is growing
stronger daily and now bids fair 10 attain
its purpose of securing a redstricting oil
the athletic section which includes Penn
sylvania. Maryland. Virginia. and this city.
Its success viii mean a more wide-awake
interest in amateur athletics in the section
over which it has declared jurisdiction.
To show that it means business the new
association will hold track and field games
jointly with the Fourth Regiment Mary
land National Guard next Thursday evening
in the armory of the regiment named
The events are open TO all amateurs regis
tered in the Middle States or Atlantic AS
sociation, 4. 4. L. Gold watches will be
given to first. silver medals TO second, and
bronze medals to third men. An entry fee
OF % cents for each event a man enters
must accompany the entry.
The events win include i0-yard dash.
juniors and seniors; $40 and sSO-yard runs,
and mile relay; pole vault; 15-pound shot;
races for schools. Events open to all mill
tary organizations are mile relay race,
mile heavy marching order. and potato
race.
The committee has sent entry blanks 10
the Young Mems Christian Association of
! this city and Georgetown University. as
well as the Eastern Athletic Club. Car
J roll Institute. Light Infantry. Corcoran
Cadets. and National Guards Athletic AS
sociation. and il is quite probable that
there will be several entries from this city.
President Wilkens. Of the new associa-
| ton, feels very much encouraged over the
prospects of the new athletic body. and is
especially enthusiastic over the large num-
Der of entries received. When the entries
! closed last night he had nearly 100 entries
/ in hand, and these include those from
nearly all the most clever athletes In this
| city and from nearby towns. and tonor-
rows mail will bring number more.
II is understood that all the active atm
| Ietes in Orioletown are in sympathy with
the new move. and the latest report IL that
the best athletes in that city's Y. VI. c. \.
have left In a body TO enable them to COM
pete in these games, for they could not
appear in these and retain their old mem
bership. because of the associations con-
nection with the League of North America
| which is allied with the 4. A. L.
Annual Sportsmsn's show.
/ The annual sportsman's show, which has
become n feature of New York's indoor
season, will be held this year from March
] TO II, and promises TO outshine all pre-
vious efforts As usual, Madison Square
Garden will be the abode for the period
named for all that pertains to sport In
| every conceivable branch thereof.
1t Will be a yeritable congress OF sports,
in which the amateur will have full recog-
milton. indeed amateur sports and the
various implements will be nearly the
whole show In addition to the exhibition
of all sorts of sporting goods, there VIII
| be contests in n dozen or more lines, in
| Guiding water polo, swimming, ana ny
casting.
This year the management has included
| in the list OF contests in addition to track
and field events, bowling. basketball, and
indoor baseball Valuable prizes and
| trophies will be presented winners in all
events.
As We have representative teams in the
three last named games. it is possible that
one or the other will look into the mat
ter of making entry. Annually good sized
parties from here go up TO attend the big
event.
Y. VI. {. 4. Athletes.
The team which the Y. NJ. c. 4. has en-
tered for competition in The indoor games
to be held next Saturday by Georgetown
varsity is not as large as some OF the
teams which will try for points, but IT is
I'm many respects a strong one, especially
strong for 4 first-ycar team, and with cart
and good coaching it should lie quite for
I midable in another year among local com
! petitors.
Harry Greene. in the pole vault, is doini
good work and is steadily improving hi
style. and at the same time raising III
2 pegs. inches al 4 time. In last week
competitions he won with the bar at
| feet i inches a raise Of IL inches owe
e his best vault three weeks before. Al I'M
e rate of Improvement il looks as II h
e might before the end Of the season equa
S the outdoor distance. Mather is anothe
i clever and very promising field per
| former Royce Hough is the most eX
| perienced IN the lot entered. and he ma
. be counted on TO make good showing J
"a the high jump. lie Mat is another lkel
Jumper. At feet he is leader anon
the competitors for the association cham
pionship.
= speare IS moving well in the shoi
| dashes. but lacks good practice tract
| one with more straightaway. He ma
have a look-in for the 40 or 80 var
sprints. The makeup of the relay teal
| is still in doubt, but will, of course, be 81
/ lected from a;long the list entered.
| The same list Of entries viii be sent
/ the baltimore Athletic Club-St. Leo Gym
| nasjum games, 10 be held next month
paltimore where il ought TO be an cas-
| winner on total of points.
| The basketball team is scheduled
| play the Corcoraus on February Il, and
| the mean time hard practice is being take
/ hy a rearransed lineup. The team has 10
| the FIVE games it has played.
The bowling team is tied with the Gold'
| Eagles for third place, with 500 per cen
| having lost as many games as 1t has won.
Carroll Institute.
/. At 4 meeting OF the board of directors
| Carroll Institute held Tuesday evening.
| was decided to withdraw the institute tea
| from the Basketball League. The a
| pouncement Of this action caused consi
cradle surprise among the followers Of t
snort for the team was scheduled 70 pl
the Easterns on the following event
"wednesday and this was looked upon
one of the star games Of che series,
Fasterns' only defeat being charged TO
L CAROLS As no reason was assigned
| the letter Of withdrawal II was the g,
eral opinion that the step was taken
| account OF the unsportsmanlike acts OF CO
tain players in recent game.
Unfortunately. the captain OF the lie