The times., 1901-03-10
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
Contests i'm Which All the Eastern
Stars viii Appear.

field games to be held are those fixed for
next Saturday evening to be given un-
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 and McCIain, Bullard, Goodman,
and Stewart. of the University Of Penn
sylVania, will compete in their special
ties. Stewart, who started out in tins
city IS 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 ad-
mirers of sport are proud of this clever
runner lie 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 Phiia-
deiphia athletic circles.
It is probable that this city's high
schools will be represented in individual
and team races. All the schools in ana
about Philadelphia will have entries and
the scholastic events should prove as IN
teresting as the open amateur races.
new event VIII be added to the pro
gramme, one that should prove 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, viii
be placed in heap at one end
.yVjll
q lap. then don his different materials of
war and finish one of the coloneis will
look the men over at the finish and II
everything is not to his taste, the ath-
lete will lose Il certain number of points.
ATHLETICS At Y. M. c. A.
The relay team Of the y. NJ c. A did
not win from the Johns Hopkins quar-
tette against which ii ran in the special
in the Georgetown games, but it 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,
Ii. 5. Whitney, r. b. Reddington, and
a i. Speare.
Reddington ran a good race in the pre-
liminaries Of the 5o-yard handicap dash
manner from Atkinson. He did not
qualify for the finals.
IT looked quite natural to see A. X.
Speare in his running costume again, aft
er a years rest from track work. He
held his own very wen and showed all
his old-time speed and style
The association boys confined them
selves to a few events and made a good
showing against veteran entrants.
on March Y the games for the all
round championship Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will 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 eyen-
ing at clock in the Association rooms
for the purpose of organizing teams Tor
the coming season.
A relay team has been entered in the
Johns Hopkins games to be held at Bar
timore next Saturday evening. The West
Branch Young Men Christian ASSOcld-
tion will be the competing team. The
team will be selected from Speare, Meigs.
Redington, Wilson. Whitney, and Spauld-
ing. all Of whom have been entered
At these games the pole vault event un-
decided at the Baltimore Athletic Ciub
games will be completed. The indoor base
ball team will play the ArlingtonS in TINS
city on the same evening, and the NOr-
warts" team viii come here for game
on March 20.
The basketball team will have as its
opponents here on March . the West
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LIGHT INFANTRY ATHLETICS.
An unbroken chain of victories extend
ing over the League games scheduled
/ was the proud record the Light Infantry
basketball team held when it lined al
Wednesday night agaiusg the Corcoran
Cadets When the game was over one OF
the links in the chain was broken by tho
worst defeat the gallant lntantrymef
have ever suffered. They failed entirely
to score from field play and their ioui
points total came from free throws.
1t was claimed by some of the knowing
ones that the team was weakened by tho
absence Of Lynch-his blocking and de
fence were missing.
Brick and Morlarty played IaNlOf ana
Shreeve and goaled frequently
Lotus, Kendall, and Devhn, the star
goal tossers for the Infantry. were foI
once utterly routed bS 1tHheI, MaSI''i
and Pearson.
what the Infantry needs. said one OF
it's enthusiastic members. lis practice and
plenty Of II.
fling up Of the team, having a forward
! play in a backs place, and wee versa
! weakened the team.
Manager Neumyer acknowledged defeat
| IN a sportsmanlike manner and has nc
/ excuses to offer. He will probably put or
/ some Of the older players in the nexl
game and these will probably include
lynch Schafhirt, McQuade, and Burnett
! These ulavers are In fine condition anc
ready to Jump in and help land the pen,
/ nant.
From now on the track and field mer
will be busy practicing for the Nationa
Guard meet Among those who will b'
/ entered are Lotus. Taylor, and Bond II
the 5O-yards: Kendall, Devlin. LOTUS, 1nC
! Gates potato race; Dunbar, Scott. ant
| ,ee tug-of-war, and Hough and Kendall
/ high jump.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
| The High School Athletic Association
! will shortly take up the work Of prcpar
( ing for the annual spring track and fieiC
| games The track team contains a mum
ber of very clever performers and among
! them are several novices who are Keeping
| the veterans on the move to beat then
The CentraIs had little trouble in land
ing the relay race In the Georgetown
! games last week Western second ant
the Eastern last I'm old Central boy, +,
J II. Young distinguished himself in th'
/ Georgetown games as q member Of tn,
! Cornell relay team which for the seconC
time in month defeated Columbia Col
! lcge. of New York.
Next in order of preparing for the out
door season is the baseball contingent
! The series for the local High Schoo
! championship is always one Of the mos
| interesting VII rs most exciting o
Thc business High School is the frs
! In the field this year to he
! gin preparation and its manager
! AIr PostOn. believes that ne VIII nave
! sure enough winner. He has 4 large
J number Of candidates for places on th'
! team and among them there Is some very
| good material. King. last year $ thir5
basemau, has been elected captain auC
! this gives assurance that the Business
boys will be in the race for the peunant
! Among those who played last year anl
who have signiiied their intention Of TAX