The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

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The outer garden would no doubt devel
op considerable strength but the player!
are changed too often to get the best worl
out of them.
o. F. Edwards. IT.. Chairman of the Ten
mis- Committee. announces that the open
. ing tennis tourney for singles and double!
for the championship of the association
will be held during the week of June I
In this will appear J. c. Davidson. cham
pion of the South; Gee who finished sec
ond last year. and Doyle and partner. who
won the championship In doubles.
The Athletic Park has been very busy
place during the past three weeks. The
work of preparing the field and track has
been extensive, but the fruits of these eff
forts are apparent in the excellent condi-
tion of the park. The tennis courts are
being used every day. The four courts
are not enough; eight would come nearer
accommodating the players anxious to
WELD the racquet.
The field and track athletes are fast get
ting in shape for the meet for the cham
pionships of the A. A. L. Athletic division
to be held in Baltimore May Il. The boys
hope to make as good showing as upon a
former visit to orioletown when they car
! ried off a majority OF the prizes
The next event in which they are inter-
ested will be held here at me park June ?.
There will be new departure in this in
that there will be open handicap as well
as scratch events and this arrangement
| Will bring out the biggest entry list a local
/ affair has had in recent years.
| Especial effort will be made 10 secure the
| presence for competitions of the crack men
in college athletics, such as Kranzlen,
Carroll. Tewksbury. Grant and others Ex-
ira attractive prizes will be offered and
first. second. and third men will be Civ
en- medals.
Mike" Stuart will hardly be ready to
| join the association for the Baltimore
games but will be on hand for the local
games Like Stuart. George Brist will try
| for the mile run honors.
The Universities of Virginia and of North
| Carolina have already signified their inten-
ton to make entries and Johns Hopkins
| viii send big list.
Assistant Physical Director c. E. Beckett
| has taken hold and is fast becoming popu-
lar with the boys. He is now superintend-
| ing extensive Improvements in the l0H
yards track. He promises that it will b.
| faster than ever before.
J. VI. Morgan. formerly of the Yale team,
and who won more first prizes last year
| than any other man on the association
team. has been appointed captain of the
! track team. and he promises that it vii
! be faster than last years crack team. He
! will give especial attention to developing
| a relay team. He will have among others
] Meigs. Safiold, Redington. Spaulding Key
/ ser McCabe Ferris, and Ford to select
from. All will be given a good trying out
/ in hard competition.
Hough has been out working at the shot
! put. He will also try again for high jump.
Greene and Mather are working hard
! getting ready for the pole vault.
/ The basketball team beat the Corcorans
| Friday night, 10 D. when they played off
! the tie left over from the league series.
Eastern Athletic Club.
The management of the Eastern Athletic
! Club hopes 10 put baseball team in the
+. field this season which will be at least as
! strong as last years crack nine, which
had no trouble in winning majority of its
4 games. The players are taking regular
/ practice, and will soon be in form to meet
! all corners in and around this city. Man
ager +. Housed is DESTROYS of arranging
games with the leading uniformed teams
Of this vicinity. and comm D. cations NAV
be addressed TO him at 209 Second Street
southeast.
/ The new uniforms ordered several weeks
ago are said to be very handsome. II thew
J arrive this week game will be oIaved
with the Y. NJ c. A.
! 1t is proposed to arrange a schedule of
! games with local as well as with out of
/ town teams. The team will miss Atz at
/ third base, one CT the best local PLAYERS
I in that position. He has Joined a minor
| league team. new man who promises
well will be tried in that responsible posi-
! ton Dr. Housed is negotiating for games
with Galiaudet, Maryland Agricultural
College. and the Baltimore Athletic CLUB.
The new baseball! nine OF the Coraofan
Cadet Corps is about ready to begin the
seasons campaign and Captain McGlue
believes he has u winner. A game will
shortly be arranged with the Eastern Ath-
/ letic Club. These organizations we're
strong rivals IN basketball and they will
probably make it interesting for one az
I other on the diamond.
Manager E. c. Edwards stands ready &c
join local league il one is organized op
fair and liberal business principles. Hs
( hopes to get on game shortly with the
Y. NJ c. A.
The track men OF the Corps made such
a good showing in the recent indoor meet
that they will be given an opportunity Of
trying their skill against outside contest
ants in the open games to be given by the
Y VI. c. A. in June and among those who
Maple and Davis in the dashes, and the
relay team will probably have Bonnet Da-
Wis, Maple. and Moriarty.
National Gard Athletics
The success of the recent indoor track
and field games of The Athletic Association
of the National Guards has induced the
management to look into the feasibility OF
holding an outdoor meet some time in
June. There is plenty of good material N
the ranks of the Guards which can be de-
veloped and there Is no good reason why
the plan contemplated should not be car
ried out. The local Guard should make
as much OF a feature Of athletics in lis
ranks as similar military organizations 10
in other cities
Bali of the Norton and Heidenrlch OF the
Third Battalion are promising pole vault
ers. BOuvet OF the Corcorans and LOTUS of
the Infantry. are clever performers in the
broad jump. The latter is also very fast in
The sPrints and with proper handling ear
be made very fast. Davis of the Corco-
rams. TOO, is last in the dashes McKelden
OF The Ambulance Corps. received his early
training under Prof. Crossley. c. A C.
and can be developed into a good distance
runner
Boulay IS a good al-around man and so
is Rowland. They would make good
weight men.
McQnade has had some experience in
track work and can be developed into a
good distance man Major g. H. Neumey-
er is much interested in the athletic feat