The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25
AMONG THE ATHLETES
Only the Names of Real Contestants
Should Appear on Programmes.
Results of y. VI. {. 4. Team Contests.
Outdoor season at Hand-Cuards-
Games-Infsntry VIII Have Large
Entry Li-t-Easterns Champions.


Games-Infsntry VIII Have Large
Entry List-Easterns Champions.
The programmes of events distributed at
recent indoor track and field games give no
indication of 4 reform in the direction of
doing away with the printing of big lot
of names of entrants. three-fourths Of
whom never toe the mark in the respec-
tive events and seldom nave r notion OF
doing so when they enter.
They seem to present their names for
one or both of two purposes: First, TO
see their names in print, and next to gain
admission to the infeld where they are in
everybo1y's way. preventing officials often
from attending to their duties properly,
and obsgructing the view of spectators.
whose ouly compensation for coming to
meets" is the opportunity to see the con-
tests.
1t may be said that the games officials
should see that they are kept of the field
This it has been found impossible TO do
generally because of the number of these
"on view athletes" Real contestants
generally go to their rooms. lie
down, and rest for their respective
events. and when dressed and through
with them either get out or join friends
in the audience. The only remedy in sight
now is the adoption of the rule made by
the League of American Wheelmen several
years ago and which may be in force now
in some shape. and that rule was that al
contestants whose names were printed on
the programme Of a meet must either start
in their event or give the referee good
and sufficient reason for dropping out OF
the event. For the noncompliance with
this rule the referee was required 10 for
bid the delinquent entering in future
meets, either for a certain part or all of
the remainder of the season, as the case
deserved
Were the A A. L. to adopt this or
similar rule it would do away with the
piing up of a lot Of names, the owners of
which never had any notion of doing any
thing else but appearing on parade.
Whoever saw a regatta programme filled
UP with lot of names of crews who turn
ed out to be contestants? When, oc-
casionally, one such does not come up to
the start, you can make up your mind that
it's either because one or more members
of the crew are i'll or because boat has
become disabled in some part or other.
Let the management of the organiza-
tions interested in track and field sports
look into the matter and suggest the
remedy to the body which legislates for
them. and they will have taken another
important step in the direction OF pleas
ing and interesting the spectators.
The ether important step is the doing
away with the handicap rule or modifying
or limiting it, as suggested in last Sun
days Times.
Athletics Mt Y. VI. c. 4.
The season of indoor competitions at
the Y. NJ. c. A. as elsewhere, is rapidly
drawing to a close, and in fortnight or
so members will be vending their way
parkward The park. at Seventeenth and
c Streets. by the way, is being put in
first-class shape. and when the outdoor
season opens members will find the best
athletic field and track the Association
has ever had.
1t Ioks as if the baseball team this SEA-
son will be the strongest that has worn
the Y. NJ. C. A. colors in number OF
years. Manager Nicholson will give
large number of candidates good trying
out. and every man viii be given chance
TO show his worth.
The last OF the series of indoor contests
for the association team championship,
held last week was noted for good all
around work in the four events contested.
The contests and winners were:
Running high dive-Ralph Shepard and
F. H. Yount. tie for first place at feet
) l-2 inches
Ladder climb. fifty feet--Won by A. R.
Spesre. II seconds: L. J. Mather, second,
q seconds.
Running high kick-Won by W. 5. Lind
say. feet II 1-2 inches: \. r. Speare. see
ond. feet l-2 inches.
Putting up weights. IL pounds-Won
by ". s. Lindsay. Sl4 times; Ralph Shep-
ard, second. 215 times.
Speare's team won handily in the last set
Of contests. as the following points scored
show; Speare's team. 1902 points: Ma
TIERS team. /, 1874 IL points, Meig's team,
64s points.
Neither LeAIat's nor Maize's teams. who
competed in the former set, had an entry
in the above contests.
The race for the team championship has.
In the main. been hot one and II locked
up TO the last set as If Mather's team
would win. but Speare's men made regu-
lar old-t time Garrison finish aud landed iS2
points to the good. The standing Of the
teams follows:
Capt. A. h Speare's team. 1872 points;
Capt l. J. Mather's team, $3.50 points;
Capt o. l. Meig's team. 2,227 points. Capt.
LeMat's team, 2.og7 points; Capt :.
hdiLt ltdIus lra"- pOJuAS-
National Guard Games.
The indoor track and field games tc be
hold by the Athletic Association OF the
National Guard of the District Of Column
lila, on April IS promises to be the big
gest affair of-the kind ever attempted by
the local Guard. Capt. Z. {. Edwards
who has the matter in charge has COM
pleted arrangements for a relay race be
tween the Y. NJ c. A. and Central High
School for the District championship and
between the Light Infantry and CorcoTan
Cadets for Guards championships.
Prof Koran is coaching the men and
Is busy at all times. He promises several
surprises in the ffty-yard dash. mill run,
potato race, pole vault, and high jump.
The running track in the big drill hail
has been laid off. II is a 2e-lap track. six
feet wide and will be banked at the cor
ners and those who have tried il on the
,fat speak well OF Il.
There is great interest in the coming
race between the Y NJ. c. 4 and Centrals
and on account of the rivalry between the
Guards companies and unusual amount Of
interest is being taken in the coming tilt
between the respective soldier relay teams.
The Corcoran team will be selected from
Boulay, Maple. Moriarty. Brick, and Pear
son, all basketball players.
AS special features, Nudge Ross. OF the
Y. VI. c. a, will give an exhibition of his
fine work on the parallel bars. and Ora
ham and Shaekleford will appear in their
clever contortion act.
Entry blanks will be sent out tomorrow
and entries close April j., and must be
sent 10 Prof Koran at the National Guard
Armory. Centre Market.
Light Infantry Athletics.
Great preparations are being made by