The Washington times., 1902-09-21
Indoor Contests Viii
Soon Be in Favor.
FOOTBALL, THEN BOWLING
Various Leagues Preparing For the Sea-
sons Work-Bankers Will Begin
Next Monday-Basketball and Base
ball-Y. NJ. C. A. Closed Games.

In fortnight the indoor season In
athletics will have its opening and q
very busy season It promises to be.
Followers Of amateur athletics will
have ample opportunity Of witnessing
their favorite sport. for in addition to
the usual track and field and gymnastic
contests there will be an indoor base
ball, two basketball. and Ave bowling
leagues. Never before in the history Of
local athletics has there been SO much
interest in the various lines Of compe-
tition.
The result Of all this activity will be
to gradually give this city the place 1t
deserves among athletic centers' and
draw to it the attention which comes in
every line where the character Of COM
petition and the number Of contestants
makes 1t noteworthy.
Football, Then Bowling.
With the big Potomac River regatta
of October 6 out Of the way, rowing,
which has had an unusually long sea-
son, will give way to football as the
remaining outdoor sport.
The season on the gridiron is neces-
sarily a short one and Thanksgiving
Day witnesses its close. by which time
the indoor contests have gotten into
full swing and championships are In .
fair way Of being shaped.
All the local bowling leagues have
had their opening meetings for organi-
zaticn and adoption of schedule except
the Washington Traction Relief Asso-
citation, one of the largest and most ac-
tive here, and this will probably take
UP the championship work In the next
week or two.
none of the leaguers will start their
series before the second
week in October. In the meantime all
are busy shaping up their teams. trying
out candidates and preparing the alleys
to meet the requirements of the inspec-
ton committees.
District League Changes.
The District League, which met last
week and reelected Mr.. H. C. C. Stiles
will probably have more
changes in the makeup of its teams
than 1t has ever experienced since its
The complexion of every team will be
so changed that each will be compos-
tie of all the others, as each will draw
bowlers to it that last year. and be-
'ore that. steadily figured in the make
I'D of this or that team and were re-
,arded as fixtures there.
This changing about is going to have
he effect OF making some Of the former
trong teams weaker. and these viii be,
o some extent. easy picking for some
If those they formerly fattenei their
Iverages on.
Notwithstanding this. 1t is believed
hat the league teams will be NOR. even
Y matched than ever before, and for this
eason the championship lace should be
hot one from the first tc the last
anne bowled.
New Lineup Secret.
The makeup OF several teams Is a
tate secret. Their composition is no:
made known now, and will probably not
e known until they are registered with
he secretary, for the reason that the
ew team managers do not want to run
he chance of losing their play ers
through whatever influence that might
e brought to bear by their old club
mates.
The Y. NJ. C. A. was not represented at
asst weeks league meeting. as It has
ormally withdrawn its membership. Tie !
eason for this was its inability to have
IS alleys put in shape early enough to
1eet the requirements Of the inspecting |
ommittee.
The new teams the league will add to |
IS membership are strong and have 4 |
arge following AMI will materially |
trengthen the old organization.
Bank Clerks Bowling League.
The members of the Bank Clerks
'owling League are entering into the |
pirit of the sport with an energy and
cal in keeping with the hustling nature |
{ their work behind the big counters.
The candidates for places on the va
ious teams are taking daily practice on
he new Palace alleys, where all the[
,ague games will be bowled. and num- l
er of good totals have been bowled
The league will begin its champion
hip series on September 20 instead of
ctober 6, as given in original schedule,
hich latter has been advanced one
eek on account OF the G. A. r. en-
enpment, which begins on the original j
ate fixed. No games will be bowled /
uring G. A. r. week.
The Traders Bank team. having with
rawn from the league, the Washington Il
oan and Trust Company team has been
INSTITUTED and will play on the dates
-iginally fixed for the Traders.
President of the League Francis R.
ooley is very enthusiastic over the
'ospects Of the organization, and hopes
make a showing which will compare
vorably with the work Of some Of the
her leagues.
Crack District Bo~lers.
Because OF the number OF high indi-
dual scores made on the splendid new ,
alace alleys, demonstrating that they
'e exceptionally fast, it has been sug
,sted that two teams selected from
nong the crack bowlers Of the District ! ,
aague play a set Of games there to
e how large a team total can be made. 4
Manager C. E. Brown has arranged for Il
set of three test games for next Thurs t
y evening at o'clock. and the ten q
wlers who will make up the two teams
e known as cracks in bowling cir h
IS. AS an incentive to do their level Il
st. in addition to making new local
am record. a valuable prize will be
ven to winners.
The players are: Messrs. Brosnan.
derrick. Miller. Smith. Bruegger. Bur Il
,e. Pearson. Rice. Armstrong and