The Washington times., 1902-09-21
AMONG THE LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

Laue, Brandt, Spiess, Ludwig. Hamilton.
| Somerville and Ray-will bowl In teams
In another test set.
The players will be made up into
teams on the night Of the test games.
District Basketball League.
President Crawford has issued call
through Secretary Edwards for the an
nual meeting Of the District Amateur
Basketball League. to be held next We'd
nesday evening, at the Y. NJ. C. A.. in Mr..
Beckett's Office. Tie object Of the meet
ing Is. to elect officers. appoint committees
on schedule and otherwise prepare for
the season. Onlcers Of the league pre-
dict the best season the organization has
ever had.
The teams will be more evenly match
ed than ever before. and the champion
ship race should be interesting all the
way through.
The league will be composed of the
following teams: Corcorans. Y. NJ C. A.,
Carroll Institute. Morton Cadets. Sixth
Battalion and Ordway Rifles. The latter
has just made application for league
membership.
Indoor Baseball League.
The Indoor Baseball League will prob
ably hold its annual meeting on Septem-
Der 30, for election Of oficers and APP
pointment Of committees.
More than ordinary interest is being
taken in the games this season. and the
race will be interesting from the start.
This time there will be strict discipline.
md faov
f0rfeiting them, except for good cause,
will be dropped.
The Maroons. OF East Washington, will
make application for membership, and
II admitted will play their games in
Northeast Temple.
The league will start with six clubs:
Y. N. C. A.. last years champions; Cor
corans, Urcll Rifles. Arlington Wheel
men, Maroons. and Carroll Institute.
Athletics It Y. n. C. A.
The athletic department of the T. NJ
C.. A.. is now in full running order. The
gymnasium classes will oper later, about
October TO-
The call for meeting last week Of
candidates for the league basketball
team brought out big attendance Of
old As well as new aspirants for honors
in this popular game.
Fourteen men signified their intention
Of trying for the team and almost as
many more will be in line for trials by
the end Of the month, ,c
Those who attended the meeting were:
Messrs. Craig. James, Bateman. Pimper.
Brewer. Mercer, Bopp. Hoffman. Haynes,
Hughes, White, Woodhead, Richardson
and Kirby. Practice will be had Tues
day and Thursday evenings from 6:f5 to
p. m.
Indoor Baseball Team.
Candidates for the indoor baseball
team held meeting last Friday light
to take up the work Of preparation for
the championship season
The meeting was a very enthusiastic
one. the winning Of last years cham
pionship being frequently referred to.
1t Is hoped to again land the honors
with even greater margin Of victories
than In 1901.
who were at the meeting. number will
try for places later In the month.
Those who were present ware: Messrs.
H. Greene. B. Bielaski. A. r. Speare, W.
Lindsay. r. A, Shepard, s. Shepard. W.
s. Neale. r. Weightman, Charles King.
Harry Brown. s. Harding, E. J. Fredell,
r. Catchings. H. F. Kraus, L. " Bate
man. J. T. Webb, D. G. Sutton, C. Bell
and F. Quinter.
Practice will be taken on Monday and
Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to p. m.
To Hold Closed Meet.
1t has been decided to hold "a closed
track and field meet on October at AS
sociation Park. The meet will be open to
of the association only and all
events will be from scratch"
There will be events for seniors and
juniors, the latter divided into classes A
and B. Entries close September 27
The senior events will be 100. go. 40
and $50 yards and one mile runs, run
ming, broad and high jumps. pole vaults,
shot and hammer.
The junior events have not been def
nitely settled upon, but will probably
be as follows:
For Class A. 100 and 22O yards: relay
tace. each boy running It's yards; run
ming high and broad jumps. For Glass
B, about the same events.
List of Contestants.
The list of contestants will be large,
Is indicated by the number OF members
already taking practice.
Among those at work at the park. in
raining. under the direction Of Physical
Instructor c. E. Beckett. are: Messrs.
T. N. Richardson. A. Allmuth. L. v.
Bateman. ]. Burruss. c. r. Bopp. r. NJ
NJ. Cheseldine. W. A. Craig.
B. Dreyfus. H. NJ Etchison. ]. E. Earn
Shaw. j. Fewkes. E. J.. Fredell. H.
Greene NJ I Gleason L Crabau z
Hoffman. F. Haynie. c. E. James, J.
lanes. NJ. F. Ludwig. ]. Loughran. n.
J. Neale, o. L. Mcintyre, William Orme.
9. W. Pimper. A. Parker, P. Pitchlyn.
!. C. Spauldins. D. G. Sutton, H. Stabler,
Y. B. White. G. C. Winans, w d. Gill,
3. Magruder, R. A. Kirkman.
A handicap tennis tourney open to
members only will be held at Associa-
ion Park beginning September 27, to De
Inished by October 1. The members are
aking great interest in the affair,
nd 1t is expected that it will have not
My large number OF contestants. but
hat the tennis will be of a high order.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
The members of the Corcoran Cadet
'orps will take up the winters work to-
borrow night when they will have the
pening duel, which will be followed by
ractice in basketball and indoor base
all.
Preliminary practice in basketball was
AIKEN on Friday night when the PLAYERS
ivided into two teams lined up as fol-
,ws:
lash right forward .Handiboe
aster- Malone. left forward Hale Boyle
Oilidge center - ,afimer