The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-12
AMONG THE ATHLETES
A New Game Which Is Interesting
Baltimore BoWlerS.
Active Preparations Being Made FOR
the Y. NJ. {. A. Games-Wili BE 0Hen
CoIorcd Champions Tomorrow
Corcorans and Indoor Leagues.

The extremely warm weather of the past
week has had no terrors for the bowiers
in Baltimore Each night has seen the al
legs in half dozen or more localities
filled with enthusiastic twirlers OF the
hardwood sphere.
Always on the lookout for something
new in their favorite sport, the Orioles
are among the first to introduce novel
games in this section.
Their latest game is known as Goose
pins" 1t is played under the same rules
that govern "Duck-pins.' Three small
balls are hcwled in each frame.
The goose-pins are of size between
duck pins and regulation ten-pins The
advantage claimed for the goose-pin game
is that there viii be more certainty in
scoring when a ball is well delivered. The
duck-pins are SO light that they fly off
at Tangent, rebounding in erratic ways,
and knocking over pins. Strikes and
spares are so often made in duck pin
games by ordinary bowlers that a man
scoring one or two of either in game
is apt to be a winner.
Among the expert bowlers there is also
wide difference in the scores made in a
series of games. Though it has not been
demonstrated, it is believed that goosepin
games will in these respects, more nearly
approach the regulation tenpins and be
more popular than duckpins.
Duckpins have proven very popular on
ell OF the public alleys. bowlers having the
impression that it is not so exhausting a
game as that of bowling the big tenpin
balls and is consequently summer game.
odd 1os,, hot
bowler who puts any great speed on a
small ball does more work than a man
would in rolling regular fnger-hole ten
pin ball
Athletics ut Y. NJ. c. a.
The hot spell of the past week completely
melted the ardor of the Y. NJ. C. A. ath-
letes. and only very few stuck to their
practice at the Association Park
Notwithstanding the weather conditions,
the athletic committee and Physical In
struetor Rideout are going right ahead ar
ranging for the big track and field meet to
be given September %, and which will de-
eide the supremacy in the various events
of local athletes, TO whose entries alone the
meet is open. Handsome prizes will be
given. and it is hoped to make the affair
quite interesting to local admirers OF anna
teur athletics.
IN aCdltlOn 10 members OF lue dSSoCid-
ton. entries are expected from Carroll In
stitute, Woodside Athletic Club, Eastern
Athletic Club Friends School. the several
high schools. and from Georgetown Uni
versity, if the athletes of the latter return
in time.
Active. systematic training will begin
next Wednesday. and Assistant Instructor
Beckett has promises of large numbers of
candidates for each event. Excellent work
is expected 81 the boys who started in last
fall and made such good all-around show
ing.
1t is proposed to reopen the gymnasium
about September Is. and from indications
the classes will be unusually large during
the coming season.
Eastern Athletic Club.
The baseball teams of Baltimore are
hard 10 make terms with. says the man
sger of the Eastern Athletic Club team,
and while We have negotiations for several
games pending It is hard to tell with which
teams We viii finally compete" II is more
than likely that the Easterns will meet
first Of all the clever team representing
Electric Park, and which last week won
three hard played games.
TOMORROW the Easterns viii play game
with the Capital City team, which claims
TO hold the championship among the COL
ored teams of this city.
The game. which is arousing more than
usual amount Of interest Will be played at
National Park, and viii begin at 4:20
O'Clock. Ladies viii be admitted free.
The batting order Of the teams Will be
about as follows:
Easterns. Capital City.
Hughes, IT, Smith, Ib.
McCauley. 2b. Atkinson. 2b.
Proctor H. Logan, 80.
Dunn. c. Coleman, C.
Powers. IF. Payne, s..
Raab Sb. Betters, CT
Nenable IS MagrudeT, RI.
Stanley, p. and CT Payne jackson, H.
Harms, p. and e. Miikinson or Anderson p.
Waller, p. and CT.
No arrangements whatever have been
made for the indoor season, but If there are
any local indoor leagues, especially in bas-
ketbaH the Easterns, who Won the cham
pionship last season. Will be represented.
Potomac Bont Club.
The members of the Potomac Boat Club
are showing a more than ordinary amount
OF enthusiasm in the sport this season.
Having made a success of their club re-
gait a week ago. they are now preparing
TO hold another. and Monday evening,
august q, has been about fixed upon as the
Ilte OF holding the event.
ten Boat Club viii be represented in sew
eral races. merely friendly competitions.
The event Will include competitions for
club crews as well as for junior races In
eights, between the club and the Analos-
tans.
The Junior Potomac eight, which out
rowed the a. B. c. last week. has issued
def 10 the club intermediate eight, which
won its junior race in the Schuylkill last
year, and this promises to be the star event
Of the programme.
Joe Daily. who has succeeded Grove as the
most promising local sculler, and who was
Gefeates by Grove last year, viii be ready
To TO-. sli local corners. He is moving his
single along AZ a t2ir rate Of speed.
George Won DacheLnadsen, one OF the
veterans, and mate viii probably meet
Maize and partner in the double working
boat race.
II is not at all likely that the Column
bias VIII enter any crews. as the racing
teetuTe Of the club was dropped last year.
The membership Of that club which gives
any attention TO the sport, takes ii all out
IN pleasure rowing. excepting for the oc-
casienal padding around in fours, in
which nottingham, Captain Elmore, Ward,
and few others are the prevailing spirits
Il is. Of course, out Of the question 10
tax OF having an open regatta here this
fail to which out-of-toHn clubs would be
Invited Il takes time to arrange such af
fairs and out-0f-town crews are not ready
or moments notice TO enter regattas.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
The corcoran Cadet Corps baseball team
IS stni in the field for local and out-of-
Town games. and has several games in
prospect. Next Saturday the soldiers will