The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-11
AMONG THE ATHLETES
Annual Meeting of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
American Bowling Congress at Chi
caEO-Entries Close December H.
League Tenms-COrcOrans to Meet
OriOle Players - Ea.terns Ready.


League Tenms-Corcorans to Meet
Oriole Players Ea.terns Ready.
The annual meeting of the Amateur
Athletic Union will be held at New York
November 19. {
This meeting will be quite an important
matters will have considerable bearing
upon the future in athletics and princi-
pal among these will affect date of clos
ing entries Of handicap games.
The rule to be offered will stipulate
that the entry list of an open set of games
shall close a week previous to the date of
competition. and that all received later
ehall be rejected. The main object Of this
rule is to give the handicaper ample
time to place scratch men in each event,
AID the present system Of handspring
rs ths champion or cord-breaker will be
abolished. The question of holding The
Olympian games in connection with the
Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo will
be discussed, and committees may be APP
At this meeting, too, the Maryland A.
c.. Druid A. c., and Druid Outing Club.
which clubs mainly constitute the .pcm-
bership of the Middle Atlantic States As
ISOLATION, otherwise known as the In
surgents,'' will renew their effort to Sc
cure a redistricting Of the section Of
the athletic territory, which includes
Pennsylvania, Delaware. parts of New
Jersey. Maryland. ard the District of Co.
lumbia The dissatisfied ex-members OF
the union represented by the Baltimore
clubs will make an earnest plea for their
rights in order to ensure the harmony
desired by all.
The above representatives will more
than likely be strengthened by delega-
lion from the Woodside Athletic Club.
which. last winter affiliated with the In
surgents."
American bowling Congress.
Crack towlers in various sections Of the
country are beginning to prepare for the
annual convention of the American Bowling
Congress. which will be held at Chicago
January TO Il.
In connection with the congress the an
pual tournament for the. championship OF
the United States will be held. The events
will be arranged by the Illinois Bowling
Association, which will entertain the dele
gates to the convention and provide the
prizes, many of which will be in cash.
Entries close December Is and should be
sent to the Illinois Bowling Association. 81
Washington Street, Chicago.
The events will consist of a fve-men
team contest, two-men team, and individ-
ual contests. Games will be played under
the rules governing the American game oil
tenpins. The tourney games will be play
. nd
Entrance fee for ive-men team $zo, for
two-men team $40, and individual entry, IS.
1t is not known Whistler this city VIII
be represented at the tourney In either the
team or individual contests, but the local
league has in its makeup some as good
teams as it is possible to inc anywhere.
and whatever representation it might send
would reflect cred;: upon the organiza-
tion.
Baltimore, which is wild over bowling,
will send a team Of five and one or two in
dfyidual entries. Mr. It'd. Broadbelt, Of
that city, is member of the Advisory
Committee and Is interesting himself IL
getting up entries.
Athletics ut Y. NJ. G. A.
Cross country runs are growing in pop
ularity with the athletic members OF the
YIN. c. A., and each Friday night brings
out q lot Of new men for the great sport
which requires courage, endurance. ana
speed The runners, led by ASS slant In
structor c. E. Beckett, leave the club
house at $50 o'clock and each week IN
crease the distance from half mile to a
mile. and ere the month is out it is hoped
to cover seven or eight miles. About efgn-
teen runners start out together and
silently and swiftly and doggedly cover
half the distance and return.
There are enough candidates for the in
door baseball teams to make up an asso-
citation league Of four mines" and ue-
fore the season is we'll under way there
may be six teams.
The members of the association big
team will be divided up among the teams,
and will look after tine interests Of their
respective mines.
Some Of the candidates are c. E. Shaw.
A. r. Spear, r. F. LeMot. B. Bielaski, ].
B. Preston, J. e. Mitchell. ]. D. Newton.
n. e. Brown. 8. W. Brown, R Shepard,
L Ravenlury, w. S. Lindsay, 8. Shepard.
H. Houck, H. l. Greene. Ed Raab. w. A.
Smith, b. Dreyfus, R. L. Burket, D. F.
Wynkoop. A. H. Baum, NJ. Brock, w.
Drake, R. W. Roberts, n. W. Yenawin. G.
r. Van Arsdale, J. r. Ketner, o. S. Meigs,
W. A. Dugan, Il. L. Catchings, A. Swoop.
l. Webb. and G. R. Elwood.
Next Friday night the first OF the szries
OF all-around contests for the association
championship will be held, and to witness
these the friends Of the association are
invited to attend.
The bowling team is getting together in
good shape and promises to be even strong
er than last year. when for some time II
led the league and looked like a pennant
winner, but after all seemed to lack stay
ing powers. II will make its next appear
ance in the league series next Wednesday,
when it will meet the Fat Mems Club
team.
Following are some Of the candidates for
places on the teams which will compose
the association basketball league: C. W.
Pimper, J. F. Brewer b. Davidson. r. Au-
tentee. C. W. ourand. A. Alexander, J. NJ.
Graham, F. F. Terrell. F. o. Richey, r. NJ
Martin, c. Smell, NJ Cheseidine. William C.
Lee, F. ]. Batter, George R. Ellwood, NJ.
Yount, Z. Cough. and S. Maize.
Carroll Institute Gymnasium.
Fewer changes were made in the lineup
Of the Carroll Institute bowling team than
In any in the league and it looks like a
winner from the start. The players have
last years work to build on and will un-
doubtedly profit by the experience gained.
The team il well placed and works well
together and Is, as one of its members
states, ''out Tor the championship sure
enough this season" The trophy cup was
lost last season by a narrow margin II
was held By the team for the season of
LSes-ls99
The basketball team is in good shape
low and ready to meet all corners. 1t has