The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27

Is and the Georgetown Varsity games.
| March .
Amons these who are preparing and
! hope to be entered in these games are;
! Spalding, in the 440 yards run; Bieiashi.
440 and $50 yards; Pegram, $50 yards;
Guy and LeMat running high jump;
Graham, Webb. Kerr, and C. E. Shaw,
in the sprints; Royce Hough, high jump
| and shot; Mather. high jump. and pole
vault, and II. Greene. Gleason, and Par
ker, pole vault and Rayenburg, pole
vault and high jump.
Next Saturday night the baseball team
will 90 to Baltimore to play game with
the Fifth Regiment nine in its armory.
Eastern Athletic Club.
1t has often been shown that no team
can hope TO become winner unless it
takes regular and earnest practice. The
lack OF practice seems to be The cause of
the rather Disappointing showing the
Eastern Athletic Club has made in this
seasons schedule. The team richly de-
served the championship last year ana its
many friends hoped it would show the
same inclination this season.
1t is now ascertained that lack of prac-
uce is the cause of the absence of team
work in games played. The players are
realizing this now and from now on they
viii practice regularly and hard. The diff
ference in their work will be seen in their
next game which will be with the Light
Infantry next Wednesday night. After
this game the Easterns will not play
again until February 20 when they will
meet the Corcorans.
The temperance of Dunn on the team
has inspired new confidence in the play
ers and they are now playing with a dash
pleasing to behold. Hughes, who is one
OF the stars" of the game, is very fast
player and promises to develop into a
sure goal thrower. Moffitt is another
good player. He makes some very seDsa-
tional goals from the field
Thompson is fast getting into shape and
playing his old form. He promises to du-
pilcate his work of last season when he
led the league in goal throwing
Boyd. one of the best backs in the local
game, is recovering from quite an Illness
He will be in shape to play against the
Infantry next Wednesday. He was much
missed in the last game against the SOL
diers.
Evans is another fast back who plays
his position well. venable is proving a
valuable player He can play almost any
position on the team.
Fred Rice is undoubtedly coming star
player He plays a game very much like
the clever Dunn. lie plays the basket
well and is fine at passing.
or Eddie Raab little need be said. He
is well known as one Of the best ali-round
players in the League and in condition at
any time. 10 jump in and play the game of
his life. Taken altogether it is collection
of players who when in condition are very
hard to beat. The boys say they are out
for the pennant again and with the play-
ers in shape from good practice they may
still have a chance to become leaders.
COrcoran Cadet Corps.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps basketball
team is making good its promise of several
weeks ago TO get into winning form and
moving up in the standing for champion
ship honors. BY defeating the Potomacs
last week-24 to 9-and winning from the |
Gibraltars last Wednesdays to S-the !
soldiers moved up to third place, and
within hailing distance of the E. a. c.. |
second
The team does not play again until Feb |
ruary 20, when it win line up against the
Easterns. and that will be hard fight |
for a place.
In the meantime the players will be
taking hard practice Mondays. Wednes- |
days. and Fridays. preparing for their
Northern trip, the schedule of which has
already been published.
Among the teams from out of town
that of Company a, First Regiment, Della
ware National Guard. from Wilmington.
The visitors will play the Corcorans in
the National Guards Armory March 2.
All the players are in good shape. The
teams passing is very clever and what it
lacks is ability to land baskets from field
play, and practice alone will bring up
that feature OF the game.
Zell is doing good work but he would
have better results if he took more time
to gauge his tossing to basket. Captain
Heffner will give his team regular work
and hopes to remedy its weakness. Cap
tain Edwards is watching the work OF his
boys and under his direction the practice
is showing good results.
Another game with the Baltimore Y. NJ.
c. A. is scheduled for next month.
District National Guard
Something over 200 members of the
Athletic Association of the District Ma
tional Guard have taken practice and ex-
ercises in the classes of Prof Koran this
month and good results are shown all
along the lines in drill and special work
Ali hands-everybody who can do any
thing in track or field work-are practic-
ing for the big annual indoor meet to be
given at the Guards gymnasium in April. |
The programme will include all the US
ual contests for track and field COMPETE
tions and relay races. A large list is ex-
pected.
The game will be open to all National |
Guardsmen, and the interest of those in
other cities is being enlisted for this |
years meet. 1t is proposed to extend !
special invitation to the Alexandria In |
fantry and the Baltimore guardsmen. The |
presence Of representatives from either or |
both vii! add considerably to the interest |
IN the games. o. p SCHMIDT.