The times., 1901-05-19

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position Games-Y. VI. c. a. Expects
Successful Meet Next Saturday
-BowIcrs of the saengerbund.
/ There seems to be an almost utter lack
of interest among amateur baseball teams
in the organization of a league such as
marked former local seasons. Why this
/ is so no one seems to be able to explain.
If anything, there is more interest in
baseball this season than there has been
for several years With the coming of
Mannings strong professional team the
interest has been revived until it has al
most reached the fever-heat point. and
! there is every reason to believe that
good league of strong teams composed OF
| our many very promising ball tossers
would be a success.
| There are enough teams playing individ-
| ual series to make a strong organization
which could arrange an attractive sched-
uIe to be played while Manning team is
! on tour.
/ Take, for instance. the Eastern Athletic
! Club, Marines, I. NJ. c. A, Corcorans'
/ National Guard, Government Printing
/ Office. Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
! Emersons, Dumbartons, and Census OF
{ flee. From among these a very strong
league COulu De formed.
There will have to be many improve
ments over former methods of running a
league. First of all games should be
played on dates arranged for and they
should begin promptly and with dash to
make them attractive. VIII there be
/ league this season?
CLOSING DATES FOR BUFFALO GAMES.
The Pan-American Sports Committee
has issued an entry blank covering all the
amateur sports that win be held within
the Stadium during the year. In the ar
rangements made some months ago as
TO these events, it was decided TO close
the entries much earlier than is usually
the custom. so that the committee can
learn in advance just what entries there
will be so it can arrange a schedule. In
case an event does not fill. the committee
will then have ample time to substitute
other attractions for the dates on which
sports We're scheduled which are not popu-
lar.
In order that all entries be sent I'm in
time Secretary Sullivan has sent out
notice to all athletic clubs apprising them
of the dates on which their entries should
be received.
The basketball championships of the
Amateur Athletic Union, which will be
on a ground space 40 by 60 feet on June
j. and IS The entries will close May Il.
The entries for the junior champion
ships of the Amateur Athletic Union
handicaT meet Of the senior Amateur Ath-
letic Union championships will close on
May p. Canadian and American chompion-
ships lacrosse viii close June / Entries
for the Marathon road race viii be re-
ceived UP to June 1. lnterschOlastic bas
keuball championships and team relay
race will close June 10.
For The Pan-AmeTican water sports. in
Guiding the water polo championships.
handicap swimming races and Amateur
Athletic Union championship events the
entries viii close on June 10. For the
Irish sports which viii be held in August,
the entries viii close July 20 The ANA
teur Athletic Union gymnastic champion
ships VIII be held August p, and the en-
tries viii close on August ]. For the
sociation football championships entries
viii close on August l. The cross cOun-
try championships entries viii close on
August 10.
ATHLETICS At Y. N. c. A
Next Saturday afternoon, weather per
mitting. the Young Mems Christian As
socfation will hold what promises to be
the most attractive track and field games
ever held under its auspices. In case of
heavy rain the games will be held the
following Saturday, June l. The entrance
:
senior relay, and 81 for junior relay teams.
There are a large number of individual
and team entries.
The games will begin promptly at
o'clock and field and track events will be
started at the same time. Handsome
gold, silver, and bronze medals Will be
given to first. second, and third men in
senior events, and team trophy and in
dividual gold medal for relay seniors, and
trophy and silver medals for junior relay
teams.
A special feature of this meet will be
the interscholastic events to be run of
under the direction of Emerson Institute
Athletic Association. These events win
draw out big entries from the high schools
and Friends School of this city, and from
Marstons. Pennington. and Dobbs of Bal
timore. and possibly some from among
the Philadelphia schools of like standing.
Entrants in these events are eligible to
compete in the open events.
Prof Beckett is very busy at Associa-
ton Park coaching the various candidates
for places on the Athletic team. He has
a number Of very promising track and
field men in hand and among these are
Burrows. Matthews. Keer, Mather, Stan
ley, Graham, Morrison. Etchings, Gould,
Bisnette, Pitchlyn, and PimDer.
Graham who won the semi-hnals in the
Guard game, has strength and gets good
speed out Of q very easy action. He is
much better in the 220-yard run than in
the spriuts. Dreyfus is doing well in the
short runs and will be heard from. Etch-