The Washington times., 1901-09-01
THE BASKETBALL SEASON.
I. Is Doubtful If There Will Be a
League This Winter.
Worlds championships at Buffalo
Programme of Eyents-LabOr Day
Games-Y. VI. c. A. Tennis Tourney
wv. A. c. Club Reorganization.


Games-Y. VI. c. A. Tennis Tourney
wv. A. c. Club Reorganization.
From what can be learned 1t Is ex-
tremeiy doubtful II there win be a basket
ball league this winter. Most Of the
clubs will decline to go in again II the
rules and conditions which governed the
organization last season again prevail.
They will insist upon a sure-enough re-
organization. and this, II is reported. will
be hard to bring about.
On the other hand, there Is q disposition
on the part OF a majority Of the clubs to
play games in their own gymnastums. and
the remainder prefer to play q series of
games for exhibition purposes and for
what there Is in It at the gate.
This latter purpose Is. Of course. to be
condemned, as 1t makes professionals of
all players who participate whether they
are those actually receiving money or
simply those playing against those who
receive II.
KSICKERBoCKER ATHLETIC CARNIVAL
Entries for the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club carnival to be held tomorrow at
Bayonne have poured In in such large
numbers that a record-breaking list Is
now in the hands Of the games committee
The first prize in each event will be a
gold watch. and the announcement Of such
a handsome prize has brought out all the
cracks" from everywhere, as well as
many not so well known
A fine days sport awaits those who
make the trip from here. They will find
almost every kind>of land sport on the
programme, which takes a whole day to
run of, beginning at 10:30 o'clock In the
forenoon with game OK association foot
ball.
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The long and very attractive schedule
Of track and field contests which tho
athletic department Of the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition has presented at the
Stadium ever since the opening of the
big show will come to a close with the
worlds championships. which are to be
held next FridaJ and Saturday.
The occasion will bring together nearly
all the crack performers Of this country.
and many from abroad. 1t is quite prob
able that the Oxford Cambridge team.
which Is now in Canada, preparing for
the meet with the Yale-Harvard team.
will make several entries.
Among the other star performers from
abroad will be Peter 0Connor, the IA, "a,
make mis- initial American bow tomorrow
at the Knickerbocker games. He has
been entered for the worlds champion
ships by the New York Irish Athletic
Club. His performances in practice
since his arrival indicate that he will
break all American records. the best of
which is "a feet ~ inches.
The following is the order in which the
contests for the worlds championships
will be run of.
September $50 yards. 40. yards. 30
triple jump. throwing 5s-pound weight:
potato race, standing broad Jump, and
throwing the discus
September 7-11o-yard run. $50 yards.
ing high jump. throwing the hammer.
putting the shot. 12o hurdle, 440 hurdle,
and running high jump.
Y NJ. c. A. ATHLETICS.
The annual fall tennis tournament for
the championship of the Y. NJ. c. A. will
be held at the Association Athletic Park
during the week OF September 16 begin
ming at 4:30 o'clock and continuing each
day at the same hour until finished, and
If not completed by September q the
games will be continued the following
week.
Some fifty players have indicated their
intention of entering and the tourney
promises to bring out some good players,
among whom are Hatch, Edwards, Doyle,
Gee, and Hough.
There will be prizes for first, second, and
third men. as well as for the consolation
match in singles and handsome first
An entrance fee Of 81 will be charged
for singles and 80 cents for doubles. The
latter will be played in case OF sixteen or
more entries.
The winner of the singles will have the
right to challenge Mr.. Davidson to play
for the Young Mems Christian Association
Cup. All sets will be vantage sets, and
all matches will be best two out of three
sets, except the final and championship
matches, which will be three out of FIVE.
Entries. accompanied by fees. must be
in the association office, 17a2 6 Street. not
later than Thursday. September z The
drawings will be held at the Y. NJ c. A.
Building Friday evening. September 1S, at
s o'clock.
is composed of o. Ellery Edwards. jr..
Chairman; Harold T. Dougherty. Herman
A Teufel.
EASTERN ATHLETIC CLUB.
As there are goodly number of claim
ants of the amateur baseball champion
ship in the District, the management of
the Eastern Athletic Club feels called
upon to say that it won and holds the
and stands ready to de-
fend it against all comers. Manager Rice
issues a challenge to all teams claiming
the championship, which is Of record ard
stands ready to arrange for one or a
dozen games and unless he has replies
to his challenge he will continue to claim
the championship for his team. Manager
z. v. Rice, jr.. may be addressed at 145
z Street southeast The team will play
a game this morning at 1890 o'clock at
Seventeenth and II Streets northeast.
WASHINGTON ATHLETIC CLUB.
1t is reported that the Washington
Athletic Club. which was disbanded a
year or two ago, is to be reorganized
under new management The club. which
had a very substantial clubhouse on
South Capitol Street. was for some time
quite a factor in local amateur athletics,
in bowling and basketball cir
cles.
When the club disbanded its crack bowl
ers became members of other teams in
the local league, some of them becoming
quite valuable to the South Washington
Business Mems Club. the Jolly Fat Mems
Club. and the Golden Eagles.
If there Is a reorganization 1t is not
known what the effect will be so far as
these players are concerned. 1t is barely
possible that they will all return to the
old organization and try again FOR honors
at the old stamping ground.
Some OF the basketball players became
members ~ the Eastern Athletic Club and
other teams. and materially strengthen
ed one or two of them. 1t Is not known
il these players will come back to wear
the w. A. {. col0rs. Or whether they viii
remain with the teams which have made
themselves strong with the followers of
the sport. =.
An Explanation.