The Washington times., 1902-03-16
STANDING NE TUE TEl
Athletics at Y. M. c. A.


The management of the track and field
teams OF the Y. NJ. C. A. athletic depart
ment has been invited to make entry in
the indoor games to be given by John
| Hopkins University on April 5-a little
late for indoor work, but as the pro-
gramme is an attractive one, it is likely
| that the association will be represented
The games will be run OFF in the var
! sitys cage which has an 1S-lap- to- the
mile cinder track. upon which spiked
shoes may be worn.
The entries. if made, will be in some
| of the handicap events. A special effort
Will be made to have Director Macden-
mott. of Hopkins. get on a relay race
with the Baltimore Athletic Club.
The handicap events scheduled for the
meet include the following: go 40, and
$50 yards, and one mile, high jump, put
ting 16-pound shot.
New Baseball Manager.
Next to the preparations for the as
sociation's big outdoor meet, to be held
May "a, baseball is having the call for
interest among the members. 1t is pro-
posed TO put in the field a very strong
team this season, composed only of mem
bers. Outside talent will not be includ-
ed in TIE nine
If the weather is favorable this week
the candidates for places will be sent to
the field for preliminary lmbering up
Among the candidates who will try for
places are; Bielask. King, Harding,
Huckle. Davis. Mercer, Carr. Catching,
Ellis, James. Kelley, Wetmore, O'Brien.
Shaiienberger. r. A. and II. S. Shepard,
and Strecmer
Lieut.. J. W. Crawford, the popular
president of the District Basketball
League. has been appointed manager and
this means considerable for the success
OF the team.
Bruce Bielaski, who is captain of the
indoor baseball team, has been made tenn
porary captain of the outdoor nine.
Foss in Charge of Tennis.
The balmy weather of the past week
served to bring out the tennis enthusiasts,
many of whom made enquiry at the Office
about the time the courts will be put in
condition. There are eight courts which
members use, seven at Athletic Park and
one adjoining the G Street building All
will be put in the best of condition and
will be the equal of the best hereabouts
The tennis department has for its chair
man Mr.. Foss. the clever manager of the
local branch of the American Bicycle
Company, and with his well known energy
to back up his plans, the tennis con-
tingent will come very near having the
most enjoyable kind of season in good
working courts and attractive features in
the way of contests open to members as
well as TO all comers.
Candidates for Relay Team.
During the past week large number
of members signifed their intention to
begin practice for the May q outdoor
track and field games, and these, with
those whose names have been published
will make up big field for every event
in addition to those to come from the
outside.
The following men are working for
places on the relay team which will be
entered in the District National Guard
April IS meet: J. C. Spaulding. the popu-
lar captain of the track and field team.
who has had much to do with its success:
r. n. Richardson, a. Almuth. L. V. Bate
man, ]. Burrus. P. p. Pitchlyn. C. A.
Kerr, J. Graham, and B. Dreyfus. II the
team selected does half as well as the
one which ran the Baltimore Y. NJ. C. 4. |
to a standstilI at the Georgetown games. |
it should win handily against all corners. |
Work Of the Basketball Team.
good work, but it will not wind up the |
season with anything like the good show |
ing of the indoor baseball team. To date |
the team has won six and lost three games. |
as follows, the winning team being named |
first:
November 1s-Y. NJ. c. A. VS.. Sixth Bat
talon 90 to 4.
November 30-Corcorans VS.. Y. NJ. G. A,
II to Z.
December 14-Carrolls VS.. Y. NJ. C. A,
II to 49,
January lily. NJ C. A. VS.. Sixth Bat
TALON. S5 to 0.
January 17-Y. NJ. C. A. VS.. Mortons,
IS to 10.
January 21-Corcorans VS.. Y. NJ. c. A,
81 to o.
January 25-Y. M C. A. VS.. Mortons.
15 to Z.
February 10y. NJ. C. A. VS.. Sixth Bat
talon, q to l3.
March s-Y. NJ. C. A. VS.. Mortons.
"a to 10.
March 14--Corcorans VS. Y NJ C. A.
10 TO 8.
Dates have not yet been fixed upon for
the games postponed In February with
Corcorans and CAROLS on account Of
athletic meets.
Carroll Institute Gymnasium.
An Interesting contest in which a mem
Der OF the Carroll Institute gymnasium
is to compete is the wrestling bout at
Young Mems Christian Association next
night by c. E. Lefoe. of the
institute. and Will Clark, of the associa-
ion. Both are clever wrestlers.
The entries for the indoor games at the
institute scheduled for April l are coming
n rapidly and the list promises to be
he largest ever shown in 3 similar af-
air held by this organization
The gymnasium is crowded nightly with .
members taking hard practice in the {
vents to be contested and high class :
II work may be expected on the evening of
he contests. Following are the entries
eceived to date:
Standing broad jump-Cullen. n. II.
,oxweli, Jones, Diver Tale, Ford, Crow
ey, Downey. and Thompson.
Running high jump. b. Jones. Thomp-
on, Boxwell, Hausler, Harding. Downey,
nd Ford.
Putting 16-pound shot-Downey. NJ. X.
'oxwell. Cullen, j. S. Boxwell, Crowley,
ord Thompson, and Broots.
Potato race-A. Hollander. Tate, Wind
yer, Quantrill, Diver, Crowley. Ricken-
acker. Ford, Hausier, and Thompson.
Ginning the bar-Thompson, Ford.
ivyer, Quantrill, Jones, and VI. II. Box
ell.
Goal from l5-foot mark-Hausler Div
er. Cullen. QuaDtrilI, Tate, Downey, and
ames Thompson.
Wrestling. catch as as-catch-can-J. Kerr,
E Lefoe ! Thomson A r. OuautrilI |