The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-04
AMONG THE ATHLETES
Basketball League VIII Open lis
Season November IL.
New Rifles fer Indoor Baseball.
Dates of Y. II. c. 4. Championship
COntests-Corcorans Arranging for
Out-Of-Town Games-CRrrOll In
stisutc's Monthly Field Sports.

The District Basketball League will hold
an important meeting next week. At this
meeting the schedule and rules committees
will be expected to make their respective
reports 1t is believed that the league will
open it's season with a game on Novenl-
Der IA.
There are a number Of important mat
tiers which will come up for action at the
next meeting principal among which are
those relating to the appointment Of games
officials. hall. rate of division of receipts
among the teams. and registration of play
ers.
An enthusiastic member OF one of the
teams is quoted as saying that it would
be very much better not to have a league
at all this season unless there be complete
harmony in the organization. Indications
are" he went on to say. that there will
be considerable division of opinion upon the
POINTS involving the division of receipts
and the playing of Saturday night games.
The point is raised about the Saturday
games because so few of the players have
that evening at their disposal, because of
their employment.
The majority CT delegates will vote to
have the games played Oh such nights OF
the week as do not include the busy Sat
urday night. AS result OF all this the
coming league meeting promises to be very
interesting.
Indoor Baseball.
The efforts to poprlarize indoor base
ball by means of league last year met
with failure. The league teams played
through a short schedule but it failed to
arouse any great amount of enthusiasm.
1t was found that there more interest and
enthusiasm when games were played out
side OF the league in the respective GYM
nasiums Of clubs in the organization.
The latter means OF drawing attention
will be followed this season The Y Nj
c. A, Carroll Institute. Corcoran Cadets
and National Guards have teams and
more than likely the Eastern A C. will
put a team in the field.
Games between these and out-of-town
teams viii be made feature of the in
door season. Arrangements are pending
with several of the many mines located in
Baltimore for a series of return games.
The Baltimore League is composed of
eight teams, several Of which played
games here last winter.
1t has several times been suggested
that the underhand delivery might with
profit be substituted for the prevailing
straight-arm style of pitching. 1t is
claimed that it would call for more skill
on the part of the pitcher and that when
it did not deceive the batsman it would
result il more safe hits and thus bring
about more necessity of good base rum
nIng.
At a meeting Of the Baltimore League
it was decided to ALLOW any kind of an I'M
derhand delivery. A rule was also made
which it nigh; be well to follow here and
that is games must be finished by 10
o'clock, very seasonable hour. 1t is
found hard - keep the audience interest
ed after that hour.
Athletics mt Y. VI. Z. A.
The gymnasium classes at Y. NJ. c. A.
are much larger than last year and Physi-
cal Instructors Rideout and Beckett; are as
result busy early and late.
Graded class work is now receiving con-
siderable attention. 1t includes a system
attic order of progression on apparatus
work. The men are placed in squads ac-
cording 10 ability and are advanced on
Recommendation OF the class leaders or by
examination at end of tbs class year.
The system has been found to be very
beneficial and class leaders and pupils are
considerably interested in the result of
each class nights work. Three of the
class leaders with Mr.. Beckett are on duty
each class night and take their squad
through apparatus work after mass class
drill AID on the report Of the leaders as to
how the work is executed, the promotions
or gradings are made.
The class order consists of marching
dumb bell, barbell. oT Indian club drill,
apparatus work, AID recreation.
The class leaders are Messrs. C. Duer-
ring, II. S. Neale, ". 5. Lindsay, 7. ].
T;bbits. H L. Stoddard, R. H. Roberts.
X. T. lie Mat. and Theodore Eichberg
The all-arounc contests will be held
Friday nights, November 16 and 30. and
for seniors will include: twenty-five
yards dash. running high jump. putting
12-pound shot. pole vault and $40 yards
potato race.
series of Saturday night games AID
exhibitions is being arranged for the en-
tertainment of the friends Of the asso-
Citations. The instructors and committee
having the matter in charge hope 10
make these features even more attractive
than the very enjoyable ones CT last win
ter.
In addition TO the players comp 3sing
last years indoor baseball nine therc are
several very clever candidates who will
try for places. including ASssrs. II.
Greene. Horgh. Ravenburg. J. d. New
ton. Raab Preston. and n. E. Brown.
When the big teams have gotten in
shape to play, then the Association
League will be formed, and the regular
team will be divided up among the teams
composing the league. SO that they viii
be as well matched as possible.
These teams viii play for the cham
pionship of the associat ton and a hanl-
some shield with picture of the WANING
team and suitably incrbed.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
II practice counts for anything. the Cor
ccran Cadet CORPS team should make
more than usual good showing in the sea-
sons contests. Hard practice is had Mon
day. Wednesday, and Friday nights.