The Washington times., 1902-04-27
PRINCETON FIRST IN Line
District Basketball League
Adjourned to Meet in
October.
ASSOCIATION LEAGUE TEAMS
Preparing for May a. Track and Field
Games-corcoran's Cup Presentation
Emerson Institute Entries in Y.Mc
A. and Friends Select School Meet

FOLLOWING up the plan mapped out by
various university athletic associations
last fall to encourage the DEVELOPMENT n
athletics among the schools and acade-
mics. several universities have arranged
meets for next month. This plan. II Ia
believed, VIII do more to increase the
interest among schoolboy athletes than
any now in operation. and which will al
the same time be useful in deveIoninv
material for future varsity athletic as
sociations to draw on to deyelop their
ranks.
Princeton University will start the ball
rolling under the new plan. and will hold
its schoolboy meet at Princeton on Nav
3. for which 1s7 invitations have been
issued. and among these Emerson rnsti-
tute and the Friends Select School have
been favored. The events will include
the following: leo. 220. 40 yard runs.
half mile. mile, and two mile runs. 100
and 22o yard hurdle races. running high
Jump. running broad Jump. pole vault. put
ting 12-pound shot, and throwing L.
pound hammer. All the events will be
governed by the rules of the former
National lnterschoiastic Athletic Asssoci-
ation-
Yale Also in Line.
Yale University. always ready to foster
good sport. has fallen in line in the plan
to boom schoolboy athletics has issued
invitations TO 125 college preparatory
schools in Connecticut. Massachusetts
Rhode Island. New Hampshire. Vermont.
Pennsylvania. New York. New Jersey. and
TINS city TO attend meet to be held un-
DER the auspices of the Yale Track Ath-
letic Association at Yale Field on NAV "a.
1t is proposed to form permanent
organizatron. to be known as the Yale
lntsSsch9i iastic Track Association, which
VIII have annual meets under Yale ath-
letic auspices
Gold. silver. and bronze medals will be
given fer individual honors. and a Gun
will be awarded the school winning the
greatest number of points.
The events will include the usual
dashes. runs. hurdles. jumps. hammer
throwing. shot putting. and pole vaults
Dickinson College, Too.
1t has been decided by the Dickinson
with its spring meet. an in
terscholastic meet for preparatory schools
and a large number of invitations have
been sent to leading schools to partici-
pate in the games to be held next month.
The prizes offered will be banners. One
to the team winning the relay race and
one TO the school scoring the highest
number or points. Three events will be
given during the intervals between the
college events and will serve to keep In
terest aroused during the entire time.
The following events will be open to
both the colleges and preparatory schools.
lOO-yard dash. 120-yard hurdle. 220-yard
hurdle. one-miie run. two-mile run, broad
lump. pole vault. 12-pound shot and L.
oound hammer The students Of the col
Iege are greatly interested In this new
feature. and are looking forward to the
occasion with great interest.
District Basketball League
When the District Basketball League
held its final meeting of the season OF 1901
md 1902 last week. it was decided to
adjourn to the second week in October.
when the annual meeting and election of
officers will be held. 1t is the purpose
'f the clubs forming the league TO make
L permanent organization, to continue
rom season TO season.
After the adoption of the reports of the
'arious officers the league passed a vote
IF thanks to the officials. who. through
their faithful attendance and good ser
rice rendered in trying positions helped
make the championship season a very
successful one. The same staff Of officials
will ha aSGad m nj ueyt season
IL is gratifying to the management to
,now that the season was finished without
0sing a team and that all but three
;ames were played. and these were post
'oned and for lack of time were not
'layed.
Lieutenant Crawford. president OF the
eague; Captains Edwards and Ferree
we're appointed q committee to select
rophy TO be presented to the Corcoran
'adet Corps team. winner of the cham
ionship. The presentation will be made
pon such date as the Corcorans may
elect
Knights of Columbus Games.
An annual event which brings together
he cream Of performers from club and
ollege athletic associations is the
nights of Columbus meet in New York
ity.
This year It will be held June 81. and
S usual number of entries viii come
'om this city and this year these may
lclude Arthur Duffey. the worlds cham-
ion sprinter. star event is the hammer
lrow, which will bring together the
iants of field events. and viii include
lch stars as ]. X. De Witt. the we'll
nown hammer thrower of Princeton Unit
,rsity. who is locked to to defeat Arthur
law. the University of California giant,
nd these will meet John Flanagan. the
hampton hammer thrower OF the world
hose who have watched De Witt THIS
'ason claim that Flanagan will DO
'liged to exert himself to the utmost 10
in this event. The prizes which the
nights of Columbus will give for these
,mpetitions will be the handsomest given
a long while for set of open games.
ines E, Sullivan. t6 Park Place, IS
,airman of the games committee
Athletics at Y. M. c. A.
What with the baseball games. the ten
$ contests. and the preparation for the
g May "a track and field games all 60
& on at one time. the Y. NJ. C. A. Park.
'venteenth and G Streets. is a very busy
ace. Mr.. Beckett is kept constantly at
dividing his attention between the
eparation of the field and track and
aching aspirants for athletic honors-
The coming meet promises to be one o