The times., 1901-03-24
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
Basketball League Rules Should
BE Strictly Enforced.

Tmpircs Have Hard Tasks to Per-
form-Numerous Candidates for \.
VI. c. 4. Baseball Team-LiEht In
fantry and Eastern Athletic Club.
II an the reports about recent occur
rences in basketball games in the League
series are true there is every reason to
believe that there is necessity for early
action Of some kind. As form OF eXer-
else and entertainment this game has few
equals among indoor sports and it de-
serves to be well conducted
The attendance has always averaged
well and the fear Of a recurrence Of such
events is likely to keep away the more
timid
The game locally has been hurt, and
TO a very large extent the officers Of the
League. including some OF the officials OF
the games. are te blame for this state OF
affairs.
II the rules were adopted for the gov
ernrnent of the game and the protection
of the spectators they should be enforced.
The officials are no less guilty than the
PLAYERS who lose their heads in the neat
Of play If these rules are not carried ouO
to the letter without fear Of consequences
and without hope of favor. All guilty
leading teams as well as tailenders. There
should be no fish and fowl in the business
PLAYERS SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED.
There is a rule Of the game which gives
the officials the mower, indeed they are
directed by the rule to do IT, to promptly
disoualifv any tand that means all. if the
whole team is guilty. players guilty of
hitting. shouIdering or elbowing, or. in
plain words. slugging during game.
Now. admirers Of the sport want to know
why this was not done. If necessary play
ers should be disqualified and put out OF
the game the moment they are guilty OF
breaking a rule which brings injury to
anyone and which lessons the enjoyment
of the spectators who come 10 witness
lively contest and not fracas-
WORKING An OLD TRICK.
Another thing the officials should see TO
is the unnecessary calling OF time to al
low this or that player from two to i've
minutes at every whipstitch TO tie t2l his
shoestring 1t is so apparent and is sucn
an old. worn-out trick to gain time ana
wind 4 player should not go into game
who is not physically able to play through
the halves without delaying everybody
and everything while getting his wind
That's one of the troubles; too many Of
these young men go into the game en-
tirely unprepared. physically, 10 go the
pace
Now. Messrs officials, everybody knows
YOU have a hard. thankless task, but if
YOU assume the duties OF your position
see 10 II that there is not a recurrence
Of recent affairs for which the players
were only partly to blame, simply be
cause you wouldn't make them do as they
should have done. DO your full duty and
the League will undoubtedly back you.
ATHLETICS AT y. NJ. C A.
The athletic team of the Young Mems
Christian Association did not make an
altogether satisfactory showing at the
last weeks Johns Hopkins meet. lie
Mat was the only entrant who landed q
FIRST place and this in the high jump.
Reddington and Stanley were not placed
in the forty yards. In the 40 yards run
Stanley. although new man, finished
well up among the leaders. He is very
promising runner.
The relay team race was not decided
because Of the claims Of fouling en-
tered by both sides.
The pole vault which was started but
not finished in the Baltimore A. g
games last month. and in which two 9TH
ers tied with Ravensburg. viii be com
pleted next Saturday night before the
game with the Central Y NJ { A. AT
The baseball contingent is very enthu-
siastic over the prospects OF the season,
and q number Of candidates are IN lhe
field hoping TO secure places MesSrs. }:
r Mitchell. II. ]. Neal and B. BIelasI
VIII have charge Of the men ana
under their direction practice viii begin
next week at Association Park. he
team vii Toe selected from among the
following. who have been requested TO re
port for practice: n. @. McRltchie, Don
MCIain J.. ". Runkel, an eX-N lsconsl!i
University nlayer. J. NJ Mcqueen, ). IL.
Harding. L. Catchings J. .. Carr. Il J.
McQuinn, T. N. Willis, r D. Dalzel
{ q. Lee. jr ) T. Webb. J. c. Newton,
T. J. TibbItts l.. A. Shepard s ID. MeT-
cer J. Burrows. II. Gould, II. X IhomP-
son II E cns453.5S BiS9fit = 7 RiteelyPR. ei53R 6
Stanley. A Crist and H. 5. Loving.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.
The athletic members Of the Light In
fantry are putting in all their spare time
taking practice for the National Guard
meet under the direction Of Prof. Sam
Shreeyes.
The Infantry will have large entry
list for these games and good showing Is
promised though several of the men are
novices in some of the events.
TAYLOR. Bode, and LOTUS VIII pe enter
ed in the fifty-yard dash and half mile
The relay team viii probably have Iaylor,
Burnett Bode. and Kendall The latter
will also appear in the high jump
Tom Hughes and Jim McQuade will
As both claim the championship Of the
Guard a lively exhibition may be expect
cd.
Manager Edward Neumeyer feels en-
couraged to hope that his team will land
the basketball championship, and he be-
lieves that his men will not lose another
gam CoRcoRAN CADET CORPS
The great Improvement in the work OF
the Corcoran Cadet Corps basketball
team IN the last month or so is the talk
of League circles The players are ir
good condition and working well togeth-
er As Il result they have moved right
along up the ladder and doing IL with
clever. clean game Heffners leg is wei
again and Bricks arm is again In shape
Boyle Is q new man il the game anc
last week made his first appearance IN q
League game and handled himself well
II he keeps up his earnest. hard work, ht
will make a good centre, next year
Captain Edwards is about closing FOR a
game 10 be played IN Philadelphia short
ly with one Of the Third Regiment, Ma
tional Guard Of Pennsylvania teams, the
PLAYERS of which were here and with the
Delaware team were entertained BY the
Corcoraus during Inauguration week.
The loss Of Wednesdays game TO the
I1asteTns was no disgrace. II was well
contested game.
The boys are all hard at work with
their practice for the big meet 10 be held
at the Centre Market Armory, April lg
Eastern ATHLETIC CLUB
The members Of the Eastern Athletic
Club basketball team are, Of course, very
much pleased AT their victory over the
fast-fying Corcorans last Wednesday
Winning a game which was as good as