The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07

The season for outdoor track and field
games except for the High School cham
pionships and possibly class games at
| Georgetown, may be said to have begun
and ended with last Saturdays meet held
by the Y. NJ. C. A. Rather a short ses-
| sion, is it not?
/ Those of our local athletes who would
like to test their ability in competition
with other known quantities in their re-
| spectiye lines must now look to Balti-
more or other cities for an opportunity.
The oriole city will have about the first
| opening in this line. 1t is proposed b.
I the Peabody Outing Club to give set of
( games next month and 1t is already set
! ting about to do 1t. 1t has appointed a COM
mittee to confer with some of the other
/ clubs to look into the practicability OF
holding games.
The games, If given, will be under the
sanction of the Middle Atlantic States AS
ISOLATION or so-called Insurgents The
! club wanted to have the Park Athletic
| Club join in giving the meet, but the lat
I ter has felt it necessary to decline be-
| cause 1t proposes to hold a big bazaar
! next month and ii is afraid the athletic
meet would prove drawback to the So
! cial event. Either the Cloverdale or the
/ East Baltimore Club will join the Pea
/ body Club in the meet.
These clubs are anxious to give the
( games soon OF at least before the Mary
I land Athletic Club, Druid Athletic Club,
/ or Druid Outing Club get into the field.
The Peabodys say they will gain consid-
cradle prestige by getting into the field
/ first. These games will be open to all
amateurs, whether belonging to clubs il
I or out of the A. A. u.
The meet will have the usual track and
field events and gold, silver, and bronze
medals will be given to winners.
/ The Woodside Athletic Club of this city
= is the only one directly interested here in
I the Middle Atlantic States Association
and it will probably send over several OF
/ its crack performers.
Athletics at Y. NJ. C. A.
The indications point to very active
season in the Young Mems Christian
Association gymnasium, and the Ihysi-
cal directors. Rideout and Beckett, are
very busy all the time; the former making
/ examinations OF members and prescribing
necessary exercise and helping on the floor
work. while Mr.. Beckett is busy on the
floor as well as mapping the class work for
! the season. AS heretofore. there will be a
I class leaders squad, who will assist in the
work as well as aid their own advance
ment. Every Tuesday evening this class
meets and with NJ. Beckett goes through
the exercises and helps map out the sea-
sons work. Among those in his class are
Messrs. ockert, Shepard. Ravenburg, Neale,
Leonard Bartels, and Hnfty. These gentle
men rendered faithful services last season
and they will do good work again. In ad-
dition to these Mr.. Beckett has In hand a
number of new members who promise ex>
ceedingly well In ail-r0dnd work.
Tho track men will shortly falrn IN fhai,
practice again preparatory to training for
the indoor games to be given here and in
Baltimore
Morgan promises TO be unusually fast IN
the sprints and is adding ease Of action to
a lengtheninR stride. from which must |
come additional speed.
James Graham in the middle distances,
is going well. His winning the 446-yard |
run from Morgan, scratch. on Games Day |
has encouraged him and he steps off the |
laps with more confidence.
Harms is keeping in condition and will /
make his usual good showing this win
ter when in competition with outsiders
He was hardly in shape to make a good
showing against Royce Hough on Games
Day when the latter won his events han
Oily
The football contingent is having It's in
nings now and the gridiron lines take the
place of the beaten paths of the diamond.
II. T. Mills, captain, ana II. II. Le1at |
manager, are hustling to get their play
ers together preliminary to the practice
which will make 1t possible to select a
team, which will be chosen on merit
From among the candidates making the
best showing will be chosen a team. The
Weaver boys, Boulay. Harding. MCGOWAN,
Meigs. Smell, Beard, Reddington, Poe,
Church. and Waters are among the play
ers Of last years team. OF these Shell, SO
far is the only one who has given no.
tice that he Will play again.
The team will be made up of almost all
new players, and will be known as the AS
ISOLATION Cadet team, because Its mem
bers will come mostly from the ranks of
this company. The team will average $50
pounds and will begin practice this week
for the seasons campaign.
At meeting the baseball players held
Thursday night J. E. Mitchell was elect
ed manager and C. E. Shaw, captain. Fol-
lowing are last years players: S. and r.
Shepard LeMat, Blair, Lindsey, Tillman.
and Bielaski, and from among these and
number of new candidates the team will
be chosen.
Carroll Institute Gymnasium.
The season has begun in earnest at Car
roll Institute and It's increasing popularity
is shown in its increasing membership At
the last monthly meeting of the board OF
directors, forty nine new members were
elected.
In all lines the institute is showing ac-
tivity and altogether It is enjoying a pros
porous season.
The library, which has many regular Wis
itors. is a popular department. and Libra
rian Lepley reports quite an increase over
last year in the number of volumes called
for.
The lower hall has been put in shape
for the season. The walls have been fresh
" painted and the stage from which so
many good amateurs have been graduated
has been refitted with new scenery. While
all this Is going on in the lower floor,
Prof. Joyco's department has not been idle
Since the opening of the gymnasium there
has been a steady increase in attendance.
until now the average number on the floor
on class nights is forty.
Varnell is showing the good effects of a
years work in the gym and is now a
clever all-round man. Adams is doing
some good high Jumping. Murphy. the
weight man is taking regular practice in
the gym and practicing with the baseball
team. 1s-8
Nearly all the candidates for places on
the basketball team are new at the game
and notwithstanding that, they promise to