The Washington times., 1902-07-20
OF INTEREST TO
AMATEUR ATHLETES


mer resorts, but they have steadily de-
clined because they don't want to take
chance to have their amateur stand
ing affected. This IS right. because no
player csn afford to suspend himself by
playing With teams which Of the very
na,ure o: things pat themselves directly
~ Indirectly On the plane Of profes-
s!onaIs.
AS :h- district Basketball League is
permanent ami does not disband at the
end 9: \ ssAsoI. Il will take up its
wo:h In Oc;o!.c. where It left of in
Nag last. ana al or the teams in it
aeu WI pay ;he organization s
schedSl" nc1t season. This includes the
Association tean, which in the coming
season VIII make Z strong bid for PEN
nanr bouors.
The howiers 10 not mind the weather
condition.. and high temperature or not
:hsy keep the pin boys busy right along.
It mas not oeen definitely decided which
OF the numerous leagues the Association
team will be n member of. This much
is true that the team this season will
make an effort to again win the cham
pionship which it wor so handiiy in
tho 19O0-l9O1 season.
Fall Games Not Likely.
Mr.. Beckett is quietly at work on the
plan to hold big inter-city tennis tour
ney next fall with number of Baltimore
players from various organizations
there.
1t has not been decided If the athletic
department will hold open track and
field games this fall. AS rule these
meets have been so Improbable that it
is possible this season will be skipped
unless games are held jointly with the
Friends Select School or with Emerson
Institute.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
It has not beer learned If the basket
ball team which the Corcoran Cadet
Corps has arranged to play at Atlantic
City on August Is, IS, 20, and q is the
one which plays the regular summer
game or Lot. 1t is hardly likely that
Manager Edwards will run the chance
Of having his team suspended just for
the pleasure of such series of con-
tests, without knowing something def
mite about the amateur standing of his
competitors. He and his plyers are 1T
Camp Or6way, and definite information
could not be obtained.
The players who VIII try for places on
the team; for the series to be played
are Shoemaker, Boyle, Zell. Walters,
Nash, Barnholt, and Bowling. and prob
ably Moriarty, If he remains in the
corps. A very strong team and a prob
able winner could be made up from
among these players, all of whom have
had experience, and who have demon
strated their ability in the various po-
sitions.
Light Infantry Athletes.
The basketball team representing the
| Washington Light Infantry will have a
ten days outing at Atlantic City, be-
ginning August %. A series of five
games will be played during that time
with the "Atlantas," on ore of the big
piers. August %, 25, 81, %, and 30 are
the dates of the games. and, as this
is considered one of the banner periods
of the season at this resort, the team
feels highly honored to be selected for
that time.
The "Atlantas" will be stronger than
last year, and are said to be the picked
team of the National League Of Amer
lea Their lineup will be: Ferat and
Thomas, forwards; Kernand and Mid
dleton, centers; Bossert and Kincaid.
guards.
Makeup of Team.
The Infantry team will be about the
same as when It won the championship
OF last winters local National League.
and will be selected from among the fol-
lowing players: Lotus, Pearson. Dew
lin, Shreve, Gates. Taylor. and Schwing-
hammer. The players will take up train
ing at once and profiting by last year S
experience they will begin regular hard
training as soon as they return from
the Guards camp, and this year they
hope to win majorit-- Of the games
from the Jersey cracks.
Potomac Boat Club.
The members of the Potomac Boat
Club are naturally elated over the de-
feat their eight-oared Junior crew ad-
ministered to the Analostans last week
The rivalry between the clubs is as
strong as it mas alwa-s been these many
years, but the feeling between them is
of the most friendly. 1t is conceded that
such contests as the recent one are
what are needed TO bring the clubs
closer together and to develop the sport
and bring it back to the standard so
proudly maintained on this river SO
many years.
The race Of last week may be the fore
runner of series of events between the
clubs. The Potomacs will be ready at
any time to take UP the matter of an
other race.
Hernan's Good Work.
Herman has shown his ability as q
stroke upon a number Of occasions, but
in few of them has he handled himself
as well as he did in the race with the
Analostan crew. He is cool at all times
and sets a stroke that is easy to follow
because of its steadiness. Its effective
ness is shown through the whole crew
Coburn, Marean. and MCGOWAN are good
sweeps" and their experience In former
regattas stands them in good stead.
They can always be relied upon to do
good, hard work.
Winship. Chase. and Middleton are
comparatively new men in the sport, but
they learn rapidly and I'll their places
satisfactorily. Reddington promises to
be ~nod man. He is OF good build and
his former experience IN track athletics