The times., 1901-05-19

IL II 4 NJ IA1y
ings, too. is gaining speed and win make
good in the short runs.
Ravenburg Green, Mather. Housh. and
Speare will try for hOnors in the nelu
events, and being well matched, the con-
tests in which they will appear Will be
interesting.
The bowling team has kept up its work
in most consistent fashion and now Tor
the first time an association team holds
the championship. The players deserve
considerable credit for their splendid
work and for their excellent showing
against such strong veterans as represent
the other league teams.
CoRCoRAN CADET CORPS.
With the annual inspection out of the
way. the members of the Corcoran Cadet
Corps are devoting all their spare time
to preparation for the Y. NJ. G. A. track
and field games. in several events of which
they are entered. The good showing made
by them in last months Guards meet
decided Captain Edwards to encourage
them to further good work by entering
them for next Saturday meet
Pearson, Henner, ana BaTnholt viii try
for honOrs in the 10o-yard dash and 22O
and 442 yard run. The relay team, Heff-
ner Mastin. Zell, and Pearson, Will prob
ably be entered, and Zell. if he is in shape.
will try for the medal in the pole vault
event.
Sergeant Lockhead will shortly make a
large photo of the relay and tug-of-war
teams, which won in the recent Guard s
meet, and of the basketball team, which
made such good showing in the league
series.
The corps will shortly hold it's last ''at
home" in company quarters.
1t has about been decided that the
Cadets will not have baseball team in
the field this season, and it will now
dispose of its almost new outfit. Much
of the good material will now be taken up
other
SAENGERBUND BoWLERs
With tomorrow nights set of games be-
tween the Business Mems Bowling Club
and the Jolly Fat Mems Club, to be played
upon the alleys of the former, the season
of the District Bowling League will come
to an end. 1t will mark the end of the
hardest struggle in the leagues history
for the championship honors-
Y. NJ. c. A. viii carry off the honors
and the jolly Fat Men will finish good
second.
The season closes with considerable Of
a isapDointment to the Saengerbund
bowIers, who started off the season with
a rush and looked for a time as if they
might be considerable of a factor in the
miX-up for the championship, but they
gradually dropped back and We're no
longer seriously considered.
They have bowled steadily, earnestly,
and honestly, but considerable portion
of hard luck has attended their work and
lney must De content Will lOhl III pifiSCi
35 games won and 81 lost .4S5 per cent.
Their last set Of games was played with
the Golden Eagles and the former won
two of the three on very mediocre bowI-
Burdine has been fixture on the team
so long that il would seem odd to see the
lineup without him. In all this time ne
has bowled hard and steadily ana II mas
been no fault of his that more games
have not been won. Jorss. while an old
bowler. is comparatively new man on
the team this season and has made
good showing. Berens turned out TO be a
first-class man. and he has held his END
up very satisfactorily. He bowief an aver
age of 15G in the last set of games.
Romaker is a new man on she team,
but he has rendered good account of him
self and win be a strong one next season.
Spiess is a veteran player, and bowls
as well today as he did when he ilrst
went on the team, and is considered one
of the best all-around men the Saengers
have ever had His average in the last
set of games was 1l5. He is considered
one of the best spare 'bowlers' here
abouts.
GUARDS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
As an outcome of it's recent very sue
cessful indoor track and field meet
the Board of Control of the Athletic As
sociation of the District of Columbia Ma
tionaI Guard has under consideration the
holding of big outdoor meet in Septem-
Der at Y. VI. c. A. Park, If it can be Sc
cured.
1t was at first suggested that spring
meet be held. but the time for prepara-
tion was too short, and IL was decided to
wait until fall and then make II big af
fair, open TO Guardsmen, collegians. and
all other amateurs. Captain Edwards,
who made the indoor affair q big success,
win shortly report to the board plans and
cost of such meet.
The holding of the meet is move in
the right direction. 1t can be made an
annual affair on large scale, just as the
Guardsmen in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, aun
elsewhere have made their games the fea-
lures of each season.
The Athletic Association has received
invitations to send entries to the local
Y. NJ c. A games as well as to the
Third Regiment, y. G. P, at Philadelphia;
Fifth Regiment. n. @. NJ, at Baltimore;
Baltimore Athletic Club, and the Laurel
July athletic games.
Prof. Horan, physical instructor, is busy
with his charges and is developing some
very good material. He should be able to
get out very fast relay team, selected
from among Pearson, Heffner. Curtis
Zell. Mastin, and Lent, each good for
fast quarter. o. p. SCHMIDT.