The Washington times., 1902-12-28
MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO LOCAL ATHLETES
Holiday Season viii Be Followed by Contests in
Which Visiting Colegians VIII Be Attraction.

The holidays bring a welcome break
i'm the steady grind in all lines of ath-
leGc sport. and track and field men.
bowlers. basketball and indoor baseball
players all appreciate the suspension Of
work II gives them a chance 10 rest
up and divert their minds from the con
stant strain OF championship contests
After New Year Day all will take up
the burden again with renewed energy
and zeal and all will begin sfresh the
work Of Landing individual and team
honors.
The biggest thing the local track and
field men have now 10 look forward TO
are the big indoor games % be given in
February i'm Convention Han, by the
Athletic Association OF Georgetown Uni
versity.
From q small beginning these annual
affairs have grown to be recognized as
national fixtures in sporting circles.
Graduate Manager Thompson has
taken several trips to New York and
Boston fo- the purpose OF working up
the affair at hat end. and he has al
ready interested a number of Prince
ton. Yale. "Pennsy." Cornell and Co
lumbia cracks in botn field and track
events. and he hopes to make this the
greatest amateur meet ever held south
OF New York
Special features viii be introduced in
the way OF interscholastic relay events
and otherwise the juniors viii be looked
after and given chance 10 win honors
American Bowling Congress.
The preliminary details are being rap
idly closed for the big annual tourna-
ment Of the American Bowling Congress
to be held at indianapolis during the
week Of February % and upon which oc-
caslon the championship Of the United
States will be decided.
Mayor Bookwalter. OF indianapolis
who is the president OF the Bowling
Congress. is very enthusiastic over the
coming affair, and upon a recent visit tC
the East for the purpose Of interesting
the crack bowlers and among which be
I includes those of this city. Is quoted a.
saying;
THE tournament will be decided on
ten alleys. two more than we're ut.lizec
in Buffalo for which contracts have al
ready been signed The Buffalo tourna
ment had seating capacity Of l.50O
while we will accommodate 2. SEQ persons
Tomlinson Hall. which Is the Madison
/ Square Garden of indianapolis. has beer
/ engaged for the tournament We ex.
/ pect 10 hang up a prize list OF 5000
all Of which has already been subscribed
and $1,000 has been placed on deposit il
I the Merchants National Bank. Of In
/ dianapolis. What we want is an oi tn,
/ best clubs I'm the country to partici
pate. and l look to all the East 20 b,
represented and especially New Yorl
and Washington. Fifty Of the clubs from
Y indianapolis viii enter and 1 receive,
word from Captain Arson that severa
hundred bowlers are coming from Chi
cago. Letters have also been receive,
from bowlers ia Minneapolis. ST. Paul
and Detroit. asking for application
blanks. which have not as yet beer
| printed"
The Henley Ruling.
The rule passed by the Henley stew
ards excluding pair. four and eight-oare
crews from the regatta is another in
stance OF just how far preiudices ma,
be carried. It 30 happens that in Eng
land there are no professional rowinl
coaches. for sweep rowing as a sport g
! eouHna1 aIunoet antfreI,, ia tha ra.,t 4.