The Washington times., 1901-12-08

J dates with the winners of the games al
| the Sportsmen's Show.
The subs. or second team, went 10
Alexandria last Tuesday and defeated the
! Alexandria Light Infantry team. is to !.
1t was good, clean game, but the Alex
andria boys showed the need of good
coaching. and when they ret that ther
will put up a better game. They have good
material. and when 1t IS developed p.,s
Will make some OF the big league teams
| work hard 20 win out The Corcorans
I line-up in the game was Nash, right
! field; Barnholt. lcftheld; Dowling, centre.
| Sheehy, right guard: Shoemaker, left
! guard. The Alexandria team will play a
return game here during the holidays.
/ The CorcoTan players are registered with
the league team in the Amateur Athletic
1 Union. and they are eligible to play when
any OF the players in the regular teams
are disabled All players in all the teams
should be registered for their own Rrotec-
tion, as well as for those they play
against
! The basketball game scheduled for
last Friday night between the Corcoraha
aud Urell Rifles was postponed until after
the holidays on account OF the inspection
and drill Of the Second Regiment. held
that night.
The basketball team plays its last game
this year next Friday with the Mortons.
and the baseball nine viii not have to
face pitcher again until January s, when
il has a game with the Y. NJ c. A.
National Guard Gymnns.
The National Guard gymnasium. is a
very busy place every night in the week
it has grown to be one of the big fea-
lures of the local militia. Prof Horan
has rendered most efficient service
for three or four years for which he
deserves 70 be well compensated. lie has
his class exercises Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. and Monday. Wednesday and
Friday evenings he assists in coaching
The baseball and basketball teams.
The Athletic Association OF the District
National Guard was organized in 1896 by
Capt. h. C. Edwards, OF the Corcoran
Cadets. ana under his direction as Prcsi-
cent, the association has become quite
factor in local athletics Il has bene-
flied the whole guard and has created
nightly attendance at the armory which
no other feature ever succeeded il doing.
With the assistance OF Prof. Horan.
Captain Edwards has organized and put
in the field to represent the Guards as
sociation in the several leagues the Cor
coran and Urell Rifles indoor baseball
teams and the Ccrcoran, Morton Cadets
and Sixth Battalion basketball teams.
The interest has increased to such an eX-
tent that the association now numbers
more than 400 members.
Prof. Koran is directing his energies
toward putting out an athletic team,
which, with the Young Mems Christian
Association and Carroll Institute, will
give a series of inter-club athletic and
Eymnastic contests. The events to be
contested viii embrace work on the par
allel bar and flying rings. heavy lifting
high jump, putting shot. potato race. in
dividual track and relay races
Such contests would undoubtedly create
q large amour. of local interest and
should prove profitable innovation.
White of the Mortons. and Chick Of
the Corcorans. are class leaders. assisting
Prof. Heran. The latter is now changing
and correcting all apparatus. and when
finished the gym will be the equal Of any
located here. Better lighting facilities
are very much needed