The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
AMONG THE ATHLETES
Basketball League Preparing to
Open the Season.
Fewer Teams Than ..ast Ycnr-Aver-
a3es and Totals Made by v. NJ. c.
A. BOvlerr-NatiOnal Guards and
COrcOrans Will BE Active I'm All
Lines-CarrOlls' Gym a Busy Place.

Interest in basketball shows signs of
ripening about this time and the proba-
bilities are that it will be quite an in
teresting season Notwithstanding that
there will be only five teams in the
struggle for championship honors. These
teams are the Eastern Athletic Club.
Light Infantry. Corcoran Cadets Potomac.
and Gibraltar Athletic Club.
The league will, no doubt, stick to its
resolution not to admit any team which
has no regular organization back of it.
and where the players simply band to-
gether to play the game for what there
is in it in the shape of gate receipts.
THE league should rigidly enforce the
rule and not only keep out teams but
individual players who play not for the
love OF the spor. but for what compen-
sation they get out of it directly or in
directly" remarked one of the players.
Another point the league should stiffen
its backbone about is the matter of pre-
venting teams from playing men who are
not bona ide members of an organization
and in good standing. 1t should not
allow any team to corral players from
anywhere at any time. 1t should rule
that a man must be a member of an or
ganization thirty. sixty. OF ninety days
before he is eligible to play.
Neither the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION nor Carroll Institute will have
teams in the league for the reason mat
they prefer TO play in their own gymna-
Sums and for their own pleasure and LOT
the exercise there is In it.
There are a number Of good ex-players
who would make good umpires and
referees. and such men are needed to
render decisions-they know the game.
Among them are Dodge, Schafhirt. Nc
Glue, Mangan, Guista, Gallagher. and
Meyer. The league could well afford to
pay a fair fee for such services.
Mr.. Baker should by all means be re-
elected official scorer He rendered most
valuable services and is efficient in every
way.
Athletics at Y. NJ. G. A.
The football team of the Y. NJ. c. A.
which will be known as the cadet" team.
being drawn from the ranks of that organ
ization, will be the lightsst eleven it has
ever put on the gridiron. The eleven most
promising candidates average 100 pounds.
as follows: A. Sheier, 14O; MacNuity. 13o;
Wright, 1875; Gooding. lbs; Graves, ITO;
Pegram, 1870; McGruder. 1876; McNichol.
135: Lerch. 1870; A. c. Smith. 100, and
Gray. 100.
The team will be a fast one and will
meet elevens of about its swn weight.
against whom 1t should make good show
ing.
The Reserves will meet and organize
team next week.
The attendance on class nights is in
creasing right along. but there is plenty
of room for all who come BY next week
Physical Instructors Rideout and Beckett
expect to have the Monday, Wednesday,
and Saturday classes graded SO that these
may go right on with course of graded
work.
The bowling floor is daily and nightly
full of enthusiasts. and about this time
the interest centres in the tourney now in
progress which will decide the winners Of
certain prizes as well as outline the prob
able makeup of the team which will rep
resent the association in the District Bowl
ing League.
Following are the totals and averages
given out Thursday and show the leading
individual scores and the standing of
teams: Best individual averages: Miller.
1872 2-5; Eiker. $50 Sc; Fowle. LIS %; Ray,
166 1-6; Smith. 165: Barclay. 161 %.
Team totals and averages: