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

Games-G. w. Curfiss Champion.
As there seems seine doubt about play
ing League games Of basketball in the
Light Infantry ArEioTy this season and as
there does not appear to be another avalla>
bic playing field. as centrally located, the
fear is expressed by several managers that
the League will have to fall back on tine
plan used when the organization was first
launched and that was the playing OF
games in the gymnaziums of teams sched-
uled as the home team.
After a year or two of this unsatisfactory
SORT of thing the League adopted the writ
er's plan of playing ell championship games
in one hall or gymnasium. 1t was suc-
cess from the start On certain nights in
the week the lovers of the game knew that
at this certain place there would be game.
There were very few postponements and
then the field was neutral to five of the six
teams.
Under the old plan there were many
disappointments. II a game was scheduled
for a certain evening and it was found, tnat
by an oversight, or otherwise that the
gym or the assembly hall under it had
been let for some purpose the game had to
be postponed. This happened so often tina;
gradually the attendance dwindled to
handful.
With the games played in one central
hail or gym the crowd gradually grew
until week in and week out it averaged
400 persons.
All hands interested in the League hope
for continuance of business at last sea-
sons stand"
A meeting of delegates to the League
from the various clubs intending to hays
representation in the organization will BE-
held next week for the purpose of infor,
mally going over the plans of the coming
season and its prospects.
An effort will be made to adopt the ma
tional rule which provides for fve-men
teams. gymnasium clothes, and a limited
size playing field
To start the ball rolling in basketball
circles the delegates to the National
League Of Basketball Clubs held their
meeting at Trenton last Wednesday, and
with the exception of a schedule. arranged
everything for the coming season.
A schedule will be presented for adop-
tion at a meeting to be held at Philadel-
phia September IL. The championship sea-
son viii open during the week of Novem-
Der 10.
The playing rules were revised so as to
ensure cleaner and faster contests.
An election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows; President, J. F.
Nell. Pennsylvania Bicycle Club; Vice
President. Frank Smith. Trenton; Secre-
tary- Treasurer, Albert AusteTInuhl, Cam
den.
Athletics at Y. VI. c a.
TIE athletic committee of the Y. N. C.
A., assisted by Physical Instructors Ride
out and Beckett. are husily working up the
details of the track and field games to be
held at Association Park September %.
1t is the intention Of the management
to as far as possible confine the entries to
local organizations. and but very few out
of-town entrants will be entertained
In addition 10 the High Schools, which
viii have large entry lists, it is expected
that the Friends School Will be well rep
resented. The school has a number of
very clever track and field performers
who in quiet way, in the past two FEARS,
have come rapidly to the front, especially
in junior competitions.
1t is doubtful if Georgetown University
will be represented. Gallaudet College
will put in some good entries and expects
to make a winning in more than one
event.
Entries close with Mel B. Rideout at
the Y. u. c. A. on September Is. and the
entries will be sent to the official handi-
caper in New York.
The full list of events includes Ice and
22O-yard dashes: 120 yards hurdle; 440
ss0-yard. and mile runs; mile relay, pole
vault; running high and running Dro1d
jumps; shot, hammer, and discus. For
boys under sixteen years there will be
100-yard dash and 700-yard relay race.
Among the members who are getting
into condition and already doing well is
Spaulding, of Michigan University, who
has done some good work on the associa-
tion track. 1t is said that he covered the
half mile in 2:1s minutes last Tuesday.
Brist is showing considerable improve
ment in his work, and teing hard worker
from in the games.
Hughes, Graham. Redington, and Harms
are working for the sprint events. 1t is
expected that Manakee. of Columbia Col
Iege. viii make the lot OF them hustle TO
breast the tape.
Royce Hough and Cy Cummings, the
latter the holder OF the District hammer
record, will take care of the field events,
and Harms may be counted en- to help pile
up points for the maroon and grey"
woodside Athletic Club
The annual track and field games held
by the Woodside Athletic Club last Mon
day were in every way decided success.
They were open orly-to members of the
club. and being for club championships,
all events were from scratch.
Following a custom of the club, instead
of medals, certificates were presented 10
winners
To George W. Curtiss belongs the honor
of being the best all-aTound man, he haV-
ing won seven events, as follows: Rum
ming high jump. pole vault. shot, running
broad jump. standing broad, hurdle race.
and the half-nile run. He was in fine con-
dition, and is undoubtedly the best all
around athlete in this section.
W Lowry Farnham landed the forty-yard
cash in good shape.
In the half-mile run B. F. Guy made a
good showing. coming third. Had he not
made his final squirt too late he might