The Washington times., 1901-11-10
AIONG LOCAL AfHLB Us.
lnter-City Dual Track and Field
Games Are in Order.

New Matters for \. 4. L. TO settle
New District basketball League.
Athletics at Y. VI. c. A.-Inxtituta
Tenms-JoIIy Fat Men BoyyIcrA
To further increase the interest in in
door athletics the plan of holding dual
athletic meets has been suggested and in
several sections of the country this Will
he given trial The first locality to hold
such series of meets is Baltimore where
the West Branch, Young Mems Chri-
tian Association, and st. Leo's Gymna-
SUM have decided to hold their first meet
on November y.
a series of five games have been ar
ranged and the events to be contested in
the first are: Running high jump. shot put.
pole vault, broad jump. and fence vault.
The games viii be held alternately in the
respective gymnasiums and a great deal
CT interest has been stirred up among
the clubmen and their friends.
1t is suggested that a similar series OF
games between the Young Mems Chris
tian Association and the National Guards
Athletic Association or Carroll I9stitute
would create considerable int rest and
go a long way toward developing material
which needs home competition TO bring
it out.
y series Of dual games between the To-
cal and the Central or West Branch OF
the Young Mems Christian Association,
Of Baltimore. would also be an innovation
which would meet with favor in both
cities
4. a. L. VIII Take Action.
At the annual meeting Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, TO be held in New York,
November IS number OF i'm portant mat
tiers, and some of them of international
interest. viii be taken up for action. The
most interesting case is that of DR.. George
Hall. of the Y NJ c. A of Buffalo, who
competed at a recent Canadian meeting,
and won the pole-vaulting contest. He
was protested on the ground Of profess
sionaHsm as IT was charged he competed
for money at Syracuse, n. Y, also at
one time when ne was in Canada. and
endeayored to become reinstated by the
Canadian Amateur Athletic Union. The
Canadian association is investigating the
case, and Secretary Sullivan. of the ANA
teur Athletic Union, has received a letter
from the Secretary Of that association,
asking the corporation of the Amateur
Athletic Union in getting to the bottom
OF the matter The question will arise
VINO has jurisdiction. Hall competed in
the Canadian Association. and was pro-
tested. but the professional event took
place in America. Itsiooks as II the reg
iatration committee Of the Metropolitan
Association has a very intricate case on
its hands
The Harry Gill case is also likely to
come up for adjustment. GIL was charged
with having accepted money for coaching
a Western college team at the Amateur
Athletic Union championship meeting
and competed under protest The matter
was referred to the Central Association
N whose territory the act was committed
Win such matters as these to decide
and its own troubles. arising out sf the
general dissatisfaction among clubs with
the management 10 smooth over the
Amateur Athletic Union management will
indeed have busy evening at the annual
meeting.
District basketball League.
The District Basketball League was re-
organized for the season at a meeting
held last week in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association gymnasium. The teams
composing the League are: Young Mems
Christian Association. Corcoran Cadets.
Carroll Institute. Morton Cadets. and
Sixth Battalion District Of Columbia Ma
ronal Guard From this II will he seen
that the Light Infantry and Eastern Ath-
ietic Club and one or two other of last
seasons League teams are missing II is
proposed this season TO try the plan of
playing all games IN the gymna siums Of
the respective teams and not in one cen
trail han as in former seasons.
The League officers are: Lieutenant
Crawford. L. S Navy, president; J. f.
Mitchell. Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton vice president; Capt. +. c. Edwards
Corcoran Cadet Corps. secretary. and
Capt. /. Terrce. treasurer The League
season will begin November 15
For the time beiag the matter Of form
Ing an Inter- City Basketball League in
which the local Young Mems Christian
Association was interested. has been
dropped. The difficulty in the way Of
forming the League arose over the selec-
;ion of the required number Of teams in
Baltimore
In the meantime Mr.. Beckett with the
aid of the athletic committee is arrang-
ing for series Of inter-city games be-
tween the local and the Baltimore Cen
tral and West Branch Young Mems
Christian Association. 1t is proposed also
TO arrange games with other out-of-town
registered teams.
4 series of cross-cOuutry runs has been
arranged ard the schedule covers every
section Of the surrounding country. The