The Washington times., 1901-12-08
OF INTEREST TO
LOCAL ATHLETES.
ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION GAMES.
A Novel Tcnpin Tonrscs-athletics
mt Y. VI. &. A.-Corcoran Cadets
Winning Teams Another
Basketball League.


have been from time TO time arrange
in the various bowling centres Of IN
country and successfully carried through
Many of these freak styles have bee
permanently adopted and call for exper
bowling and for this reason have not be
come popular among the general run o
bowlers
The latest bidder for popularity and on
that is decidedly unique is the Twentietl
Century game. II divides the bowLars int,
four classes and the man who wins in on
class is debarred from comp atin:, in an
other. The sceres are arranged on tn,
basis OF three balls. Those who bow
down thirty pins with three balls mus
roll of with the men who tie them il
that clacs and get first prize in the thirty
class or nothing at all. Those who bow
down twenty pins with three balls
play of the ties with the others who dc
likewise. There is also a class for those
who made twcnty-eight and twenty-seven
tournament Oh this basis is claimed
by those who introdI eed the new game. tc
be the faircst that could be devised. as
1t gives bowlers of every degree of pro-
ficiency a chance to be q winner OF d
rrize of whatever class and prevents all
the prizes from going to a few good
men.
Another RHsketbaII League.
This city Will be well provided for in
the wa of basketball this season. In ad-
dition to the teams already in the field
and doing good work and playing to large
crowds. another league was organized last
Friday evening.
II is really the reorganization or re-
Nival of the old District League, which
has furnished the game here for the past
seven years All its games will be played
in the Light Infantry Armory
The oilcers are: President. Major 5.
Porter House Vice President. George T.
:. Boyd: Secretary. Capt. J. L. Robin
son; Treasurer. Lieut.. 5. F. Shreyc The
schedule for The first half of the season
appeared in yesterdays issue Of The
Times.
Atlantic Association Games.
The indoor track and field games held
last Wednesday at the Sportsm as Show,
at Philadelphia, under the auspices Of the
Atlantic Association of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union, was not the great success
predicted for 1t, especially in point of at
tendance Of Representative from the ath-
letic clubs interested in the association.
The University Of Pennsylvania had
entries in every event, and az the list
nclGaed nearly all the -Pennsy" stars.
outside entrants had very little show. and
she university won nearly every event.
The most notable performances were
those o9 Tewksblry. who won the hop,
step and jump, covering 40 feet inches.
and Bowen who won the o-rnile run in
The fast time OF 3 minutes and 80 Is
seconds. with W. G. Stewart. formerly
Of this city's High School and Y N. c. A.
a good second.
Coming Events at sPortsmen's show.
The next events to be run OFF at the
Sportsmens Show of interest to local ath-
letes. several of whom will be entered. are
the gymnastic championship. open to all
amateurs registered with the Atlantic AS
sociation. December II. u. and l3 are the
dates fixed. and the events to be con-
tested are horizontal and parallel bars,
flying rings. German horse, club swing
ing and rope climbing. Silver cups will
be given to first, second, and third men
in each event, and gold watch to the
winner Of the most points in the compe-
titions
Next come the national indoor track
and field Championships open TO all reg
istered amateur athletes. The games will
be held on the afternoon and evening of
December ~. Entries close December u.
with J. ". Kelly. jr.. Philadelphia. All
The usual track and field events will be
contested.
Athletics mt u. VI. c. 4.
Pending the completion Of arrangements
for holding athletic and gymnastie CON
tests in this city and in Baltimore to
decide the intercity championship, Mr..
Beckett, OF the local Y. NJ. c. A., has ar
ranged preliminary series of basketball
and indoor baseball games TO be played in
the two cities. respectively.
The schedule Is as follows
Indoor baseball-With Central Y NJ C
A.. OF Baltimore. at Washington, Decem-
Der n.
Washington Y. NJ. c. A. with Central,
at Baltimore, January 10.
.iatas with West Branch Y. VI. c. A, Of
Baltimore, are being arranged.
Basketball schedule:
West Branch Y NJ c. A.. of Baltimore.
at Washington. December IS
Washington Y. NJ. c. a. with West
Branch, at Baltimore. January l.
Dates With Central y. VI. c. A. are be-
ing arranged.
The bowling team is doing well for a
comparatively new team, and is fixed for
= time, at least. in third place. The team
is MT coming with the rush which
marked the work OF last years five
which almost from the start had steam,
and took first place and held II. What II
needs 10 team work and steady bowling
In the last set Of contests for the all
around championship Of the association
Gleason broke the gym record Of nine
teen times for the "still dip" snd raised
the mark TO twenty four times which will
probably stand for some time
The events contested were: Running
high jump: still dip and rear vault over
parallel bars. The best individual
soores-over 10o-out Of possible 22O
points. were as follows: Gleason. leS;
Mcintyre. l121s; Stabler, 1854. Fewkes.
LOG Pitchlyn. los. and spaulding, 1872.
Gleason handily won the individual
lead and his goou work helped his team
10 score a lead over the other four teams
His team scored 4i3 points. Captain
Tewkes' team had 37S: Captain McIn-
tyres 355lz: Captain Richardson's 3S4:
Captain Bateman's s2s.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
The good effects Of hard practice and
team work were clearly shown in last
The Corcoran Cadet Corps basketball team |
ana Manager Edwards viii see TO 1t that |
the ssne line OF work is kept up.
Visiting teams and the home team, too. |
for that matter. are considerably handi- |
capped by the running track over the /.
playing fields in the Association and Car |
roll Institute gymnasiums. The forwards |
are compelled TO back opt or stay from |
under the gallery entirely when receiving /
the bali or else have the forwards remain |