The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
Contests in Which All the Eastern
Stars VIII Appear.
Novel Features for Grardsmen-Y.
VI. &. a. Failed to Score IA Winner
mt Georgetown Gnmcs-Corcorans
Elated Over Defeating Infantry.

VI. &. \. Failed to Score n Winner
Mt Georgetown Gnmes-Corcorans
Elnted Over Defeating Infantry
The next noteworthy indoor track and
field games to be held are those fixed for
next Saturday evening to be given UNI
der the auspices of Company d, First
Regiment Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
This meet will bring together nearly all
the crack amateurs of the East. TewkS-
bury will be seen in the sprints and low
hurdles ana McClain, Billiard. Goodman,
and Stewart, of the University of Penn
sylVania, will compete in their special
ties. Stewart, who started out in this
city rs Il runner on the Central High
School team and later with the Young
Mems Christian Association, is doing the
best work of his career and all local adj
mirers of sport are proud of this clever
runner He distinguished himself at last
Saturdays Georgetown meet by winning
the mile run from a very strong field.
Drumbeller. who ran in the relay race,
will run in the quarter.
Alex Grant. who won the two-mile run
in Georgetown's meet. will be on scratch
at next Saturdays meet, and altogether
it promises to be a great event in Phila-
deiphia athletic circles.
1t is probable that this citys high
schools will be represented in individual
and team races. All the schools in and
about Philadelphia will have entries and
the scholastic events should prove as in
teresting as the open amateur races.
y new event Will be added to the pro-
gramme, one that should prove a decided
novelty. This race will be open to mem
bers of the National Guard and will be
run in the following manner: All the
extra accoutrements OF each man, gun,
knapsack, belt, bayonet, cap, etc, will
be placed in a heap at one end
of the track. The competitor will run
a lap. then don his different materials of
war and finish. one of the colonies will
look the men over at the finish and If
everything is not to his taste, the ath-
lete will lose certain number of points.
ATHLETICS At Y. NJ. c. A.
The relay team of the Y. NJ. c. A. did
not win from the Johns Hopkins quar-
tette against which it ran in the special
in the Georgetown games, but 1t made
the members of the college team fight
for every foot of advantage and made "A
very creditable showing. The associa-
ton team was composed of o. l.. Meigs,
H. 5. Whitney, r. b. Reddington, and
a. Il. Speare.
Reddington ran a good race in the pre-
liminaries of the 5G-yard handicap dash
and won his heat, the fourth, in clever
from Atkinson. He did not
qualify for the finals.
1t looked quite natural to see A. r.
Speare in his running costume again, aft
er years rest from track work. He
held his own very well and showed all
his old-time speed and style.
The. 9SGnpigttpn hpVs confined
selves to a few events and made a good
showing against veteran entrants.
on March 2 the games for the all
round championship of the Y. NJ. c. A
win be resumed and after such an inter
val in which there should be plenty of
practice. good work is expected. The
events will be: Pull-up, fence vault. hitch
and kick, and spring-board jump for
height.
Members interested in outdoor baseball
are requested to meet next Friday even-
ing at O'Clock in the Association rooms
for the purpose of organizing teams for
the coming season.
A relay team has been entered in the
Johns Hopkins games to be held at Bal
timore next Saturday evening. The West
Branch Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton will be the competing team. The
team will be selected from Speare Meigs
Wilson, Whitney, and Spauld
ing. all of whom have been entered
At these games the pole vault event un
decided at the Baltimore Athletic Club
games will be completed. The indoor base
BALL team will play the Arlingtons in this
,ity on the same evening, and the 'Vor-
warts" team will come here for a game
1n March 20.
The basketball team will have as its
opponents here on March % the West
Branch Y. NJ. c. A, of Baltimore.
LIGHT INFANTRY ATHLETICS.
An unbrol<en chain of victories extend
ng over the League games scheduled
was the proud record the Light Infantry
basketball team held when it lined up
Wednesday night against the Corcoran
cadets. When the game was over one of !
he links in the chain was broken by the
worst defeat the gallant lntantrymen
nave ever suffered. They failed entirely
o score from field play and their four
POINTS total came from free throws
IT was claimed by some of the knowing I
mes that the team was weakened by the |
,bsence OF Lynch-his blocking and de- |
ence were missing.
Brick and Moriarty played Taylor and |
hreeve and goaled frequently.
Lotus, Kendall. and Devlin. the star |
,oal tossers for the Infantry. were for |
nee utterly routed by Ueffner, Mastin, |
nd Pearson.
What the Infantry needs, said one of |
Is enthusiastic members, lis practice and |
lenty of it
II has been suggested that the shut |
ling up OF the team. having a forward |
lay IN DarR S place, ana vice versa, |
weakened the team.
Manager Neumyer acknowledged defeat |
n a sportsmanliks manner and has no |
xcuses to offer He will probably put on !
anne. and these Will probably include |
.vnch, Schafhirt, McQuade. and Burnett. |
'hese players are in fine condition and |
eady 10 jump in and help land the pen /
ant
From now on the track and field men
,ill be h":. practicing for the National !
iuard meet. Among those who will be |
Inferred are Lotus. Taylor. and Bond in
he 5O-yards: Kendall. Devlin. LOTUS, and
iates potato race; Dunbar, Scott. and /
zee. tug-of-war, and Hough and Kendall.
Ugh jump.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
The High School Athletic Association
III shortly take up the work of prcpar-
az for the annual spring track and field
ames. The track team contains a mum
or OF very clever performers and among
hem are several novices who are Keeping
be veterans on the move to beat them
ut
The Centrals had little trouble in land
* the relay race in the Georgetown
ames last week, Western second and
he Eastern last. An old Central boy, r.
!. Young. distinguished himself in the |
games as member of the
ornrn relay team which for the second
me in month defeated Columbia Col
.gc. of New York.
Next in order Of preparing for the out
Dor season is the baseball contingent
he series for the local High School
is always one of the most
lterestinG as well as most exciting of
lc season.
The Business High School is the first |
the field this year to be
m preparation and its manager
r. Poston. believes that he will have a
ire enough winner. He has Il large |
amber Of candidates for places on the
am and among them there is some very |