The Washington times., 1902-08-31
OF INTEREST TO
AMATEUR ATHLETES


bureau whose name they bear.
The teams will bowl for club as well
as individual prizes. of which a large
number will be offered The Times
silver cup will be the championship
trophy. which will become the property
of the team winning II three times.
1t Is expected that the Bureau of En-
craving. Navy Yard. Interior and Post
office Departments will have very strong
teams 10 start of with.
Bank Clerks Leaue.
The Bank Clerks League is The new
est bidder for local bowling honors. and
promises to be one of the most active.
1t is composed of teams representing the
following banks: Metropolitan. Colum-
bia. Riggs. Second National. American
Security and Trust Company. Traders
National. National Capital. West End,
National Safe Deposit and Bell u &c.
The officers of the league are. Fra1.is
r. Dooley. West End. president; Charles
Bright. Metropolitan. vice president.
Perez Williams, Safe Deposit. treasurer;
Sidney Harrison. Riggs. secretary; II.
Clay Barclay, Second National. Official
scorer.
Season Lon4 One,
The league will bowl all its games at
the New Palace Alleys. "a { Street. and
will open its season on October 6. with
a set OF games between Metropolitan and
Columbia teams.
Games viii be bowled Monday. Tues
day. Thursday and Friday nights and
Saturdays afternoons.
y number OF good bowlers are enrolled
on the various teams, but for the most
part the players are new at the sport,
but are practicing hard TO get the knack
of the game.
The rivalry between them is very
strong. and an Interesting series OF
games. lasting until May next. is prom
ised.
Four-Team League Suggested.
1t is suggested that there be still an
other league formed, and this to consis,
of four teams only. these to be made up
Of twenty of the best bowlers selected
from all the other leagues.
This would be league representative
of the city. and its scores would be of
such a grade that the bowling world
would be made aware that there are
bowlers here OF more than ordinary abil
ity. As ii is now the snlendid bowling
of the cracks is lost in the general scor-
ing Of the teams, and while the average
team totals show up well enough. the
totals OF star aggregation would be
noteworthy and have notice elsewhere.
Athletics at Y. NJ C. A.
The tennis department of the Y. ~ c.
A. is AZ present the most active one
in the athletic line at the big brown
building. Daily at the courts adjoining
the building and at the Association Park,
wielders of the racquet are busy prac-
ticing for the big open tourney to be
held in October.
1t is hoped to make this the biggest
and best tourney ever held under the
auspices of the association. Entries are
expected not only from the local clubs,
but from Baltimore and Wilmington.
Among the well known players who are
taking daily practice are: Geoghegan.
Grant, Clarke, Morrow. Brush, Davis and
Decker.
Mr.. E. C. Beckett, assistant physical
instructor, is expected back from his
vacation on Tuesday, and then the work
OF practice for track and field meE at the
park viii be taken up in earnest.
Will Not Hold Meet.
The association will not hold an open
meet this year, but it will be repre-
sented in the Atlantic Division 4. A. t.
games TO be held at Baltimore. on or
about September 90 Entries will also
be made in the Baltimore Y. NJ. G. :.
and Johns Hopkins games Indoor games
here and elsewhere will have good rep
resentation-
The regular fall season in the gyInna-
sium will open the latter part OF Sep
tember. and ii promises to be very
busy year The number OF examinations
made by Prof Ridcout. physical instruc-
tor. is larger than in any previous year
and the classes will be larger than ever
before.
Probably Stay Out of Bowling League.
II is still quite doubtful If the asso-
citation Will be represented in any OF tho
local bowling leagues this season. The
alleys are in only fair shape and it is not
deemed practicable TO put them in such
condition as the league standard re
quires. and it is said, that Tor this
reason, the team will not seek league
membership.
The baseball team has won several
games recently. its most notable vic
tory being the one scored over the Rock
Creek Stars last week. with a score of
l3 to 10. The team will cross bats with
the Woodward & Lothrop nine tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock, at Association
Park. and Manager Crawford hopes TO
land another game.
Light Infantry Team
The basketball team OF the Light In
fantry. which played a series of gamea
last week at Atlantic City. seems to
have been up against lot Of hard luck.
The team has lost consistently by biz
scores, and the manager claims that his
players have not been fairly treated by
the referee, who ofhciated in all the
games. He claims that his men we're
called down by him for rough plays. but
that ne did not correct The Jersey team.
The home team is out to win under
all circumstances. and the appeal of the
visitors Tor better treatment Il rs said.
meets with no response. The At!an,ics
have not been beaten this season II Is
also claimed the baskets are Of pc
culiar pattern. and balls goaIcd are ire
qucntly jCstled out by the opposing
players.
The first game resulted in a defeat so.
the lHfantry-32 to lG-and other defects
followed. the last one being 81 10 =.
The team is playing good enough