The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-09

The seventh annual tournament of the
Associated Rogue Players of the District
| of Columbia will be inaugurated Monday
morning, September IT, at $3.50 O'Clock.
with a series of games to determine the
| championship of the South. The games
will continue throughout the week
The playing will be divided into three
divisions Players of the champion class
/ will compete in the first class for the
Southern championship. The second class
is open TO less skilled players, and in the
! third class novices will compete. Prize
medals will be awarded to the first and
second men in each of the three divisions.
Contests for the valuable and much COW
eted Van Wickle badge will be held dur
ing the week.
Seven grounds are provided for the
tournament purposes, located at the cor
rer of Ninth Street and Rhode Island Ave
rue, on Ninth Street, almost adjoining
them, and on Twelfth Street between o
and P Streets. Five of the grounds are
provided with rubber cushioned and cleo
trio lighted courts,
Ii is anticipated by the local players
that the present tournament will be the
most successful in the history of the as
ISOLATION. George C. Strong, of New Lone
don, and Prof. Charles Jacobus, OF Spring
field Mass, both former national cham
pions are expected to participate. Other
prominent contestants who are expected
to take part are Samuel Dudley. New
London, Conn; D. B. Campbell. of Chi
cago; 7. A. House. of Philadelphia; Dr.
D. R. Veasey, J. B. Hickman, ]. d. Chal-
font. and Jerome d. Bell, of Wilmington,
Mass; E. B. Stauffer, Boyertown, Pa;
George S Van Wickle, New York; Charles
H Edmunds, Philadelphia, and Prof. r.
w. Prentiss, of Rutgers College. Charles
G. Williams, of this city. the present
holder of both the national championship
and of the Southern championship, will
contest again at this tournament Tor tho
Southern championship.
The national tournament was held last
month at the headquarters of the National
Rogue Association at Norwich, Conn. The
national championship was won Tor the
second time at that meet by Mr.. Williams
The principal tournaments are that he'd
at Norwich and the Southern tournament,
held in this city. The National Rogue
Association includes all the rogue clubs in
the United States, who send representa-
tives TO the meeting at Norwich each
year. The tournament of the Associated
Rogue Players OF the District of Columbia
is open to the members of the national
association. There were sixteen clubs rep
resented at the national tournament held
last month. from Wilmington, New Lon
don, Springfield. Norwich, Northampton.
Townsend Harbor, Providence, Pomona,
Trenton. Chelsea, Spring City, Brooklyn,
and Washington. 1t is anticipated that
q similar showing will be made at the
Southern tournament. The attendance of
spectators, it is expected, will be larger
than at Norwich.
Rogue is scientific game that has
grown out of the popular lawn croquet-
1t was known as croquet until within
two years. when the manifest differences
in the scientific game and in the popular
game and the confusion arising in the
mind of the public in regard to it de-
termined the players to find a new name
that would distinguish it from the ordi
nary pastime. The first and last letters
eliminated from croquet gave the dis
tinctiye and euphonious title OF rogue,
which was the name adopted by the Ma
tional Rogue Association.
1le game is played on clay-surfaced
courts which are perfectly level. These
courts are seventy-two feet long and
thirtysix feet wide. and have raised
border, four by six inches. The large
wickets CT the ordinary game are re-
placed with steel wickets whose uprights
are three and three-eighths inches apart.
These wickets are placed as In the old
the middle wicket. The middle wicket is
of two arches, placed parallel to the sides
OF the courts and at right angles with
the other arches. For the old wooden
ball with its stripe OF colored paint has
been substituted in the scientific game
hard rubber balls in size three and one
fourth inches, or an eighth of ar inch
less than the arches. Small mallets are
used in the game but the size is not reg
" hp rtrIp In no 10 He
are painted all over uniform color.
Four colors are used, red, white blue
and black, and the balls are played in
this order. The end stakes have been
abbreviated to one and one-half inches
in height. The playing Of the game is
similar to the progress in croquet. The
centre arch is termed the cage" and
the making Of this arch is accomplished
under special rules.
A feature this year to the courts has
been the introduction OF rubber cushions .
at the borders, and the employment oil
electric light to admit of evening contests.
Five courts in the grounds of the Asso,
ciated Rogue Players of the District OF
Columbia. in this city. have been provided
with the cushions and electric lights, and /
upon these the evening games will be con-
tested.
The competition for the Van Wickle |
medals will be the centering interest af-
ter the championship of the coming tour
nament. These medals were presented TO
the Associated Players by George Van /
WiclSle, to be held for year by the sue
cessful contestant. Players OF the first dl- /
vision are eligible to contest for the first |
medal, which was presented to the asso
citation in 1881. The prize is at present |
held by 5. L. Duryea. Of this city. The |
second medal. donated last year. will be /
contested for by the players of the second |
ard third divisions. II is now held by |
Frank H Foss, OF Norwich Conn.
Good Man 10 Knew.