The Washington times., 1902-01-12

thst 1t looks as if it loses its hold when
it gets sway from its own freside,
There is a decided increase of interest
in the contests for the all-around att-
letic championship of the association.
Large crowds witness each semi-monthly
set of contests and individuals and teams
are very much interested in their work.
The events for the next contest are:
/. Underswing on low bar over rope, for
height.
2. Pushing up 12-pound shot left and
right hand. Half point for each push up
over 80. 230 times 100 points.
3. Straddle vault over high horse.
Mr. Beckett. in charge of field and track
athletics. has called out candidates for
next week. 1t is proposed to at once
shape a good track and field team for the
Baltimore 4. c. meet next month and Ioi
the February % Georgetown games.
Light Infantry Athletes.
The basketball team representing the
Light Infantry is showing its old-time
form and playing a very fast game, so
fast indeed that last Wednesday it played
the Washington A. C. team off its feet,
rolling up a score of 42 to for the losers
The game with the Company A, First
Battalion, team will open the second half
OF the National League schedule. Date
not yet fixed This game promises to be
unusually interesting, as Company A, now
in the lead, is an avowed aspirant for the
flag.
The Light Infantry team has arranged
with the Philadelphia National League
club. professional. for a game to be played
here early in February. A return game
will be played the following week.
The Allentown Pa, team, of the Inter
state League. is after a game and will
be accommodated after the Philadelphia
game.
The team is booked for another series
of games at Young's Pier, Atlantic City.
The team made such good impression
last summer that the management offered
the booking.
The Infantry is very anxious to play
the leaders of the rival league in this
city and will play il under either set of
rules used here and will post a forfeit.
The team prefers to meet the Corcorans.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
At the annual meeting of the Corcoran
Cadet Corps, held last Monday evening,
the following officers were elected to
serve the ensuing year: President, Capt.
E. c. Edwards; vice presidents, Lieuten-
ants Meyer and Prosise; financial secre-
tary, Sergeant Collins; recording secre-
tary, Private Bowling; treasurer, Private
Shoemaker; librarian Private Hunter.
The Corps will celebrate its nineteenth
anniversary on February % with a big
smoker.
The baseball team took a nasty tumble
when it lined up Wednesday night against
the Y. NJ. c. A. and lost by the score of
% to 5. The team has been putting up
good article of ball and its sudden let
down is hard To account for. These teams
meet again next Saturday night. when
there may be a different tale to tell.
The Corcorans' basketball team will
play the first of a series OF three games
in the National Guard Armory on jan
uary 90 with the West Branch Y. NJ. c.
A. Of Baltimore, one Of the best teams in
the South. The Orioles are all big fell
lows, playing fast free passing game and
the two teams play about the same style
of game. Followers of the sport Will be
curious to see them together. The return
game will be played in Baltimore, Feb
ruary 4.
If the Corcorans split even they will
consider it quite an honor, as their play
ers are SO much smaller and lighter than
their excellent passing and clever team
work. By many the team is considered
the fastest the Corcorans has had.
The Philadelphia schedule is about COM
pleted. The basketball team will leave
here Thursday, February 20, and that
same evening will play in Wilmington,
and Il Philadelphia Friday and Saturday.
returning home next day.
Golden Eagle bowling Club.
The members of the Golden Eagle Bowl
ing Club are not very h ghly elated over
their team standing in the league. but
they are by no means discouraged. Much
of their poor showing earlier in the
schedule may be attributed to hard luck,
though they do not make this excuse. The
members have bowled good high games,
averaging well right along, but their best
work seemed to count for little until re-
Gently, when they managed TO let the
other fellows have some of the worst of
it. 1t won five out of the six league
games last week.
The team has bowled more 500 and over
games than any other team in the league
two being recorded last Wednesday night
1t holds the league record with 9eS as
the best team score. The CAROLS are the
II,
best score is 911.
The Eagles have bowled nine games of
800 and over and seven of 200 and over.
II also has in its lineup in Ludwig the
holder of the best single game score-23S
The same player a fortnight ago held the
best score with 22S, until Stitt, of the
same team, beat it with 237.
Make-Up of Team.
Ludwig is proving just the man the
team needs, a good, strong, steady bowl
er, a good strike man, with a good aver
age. He was formerly member of the
famous Crescent Bowling Club, OF Chi
cago, the home of big bowlers.
Brown is a good bowler; he has been
one of the mainstays of the team for some
time In the last set with the Y. NJ C.
A. he had an average of 172, and in the
league standing at the last period of COM
putting he was well up with an avreage of
16l. He bowls a fast incurve ball, and is
regarded as a very clever spare bowler.
Brandt is probably the youngest man
on the team, il not in the league, and yet
ne is one of its best bowlers. Last week
he made an average of 1S9 and throughout
the series he has averaged 172.
Cott and Stitt are the other members
of the team who bowl regularly and have
earned reputation in the sport as
steady. reliable bowlers. who hold good
averages.
If the team keeps up the kind of bowl
ing it gave sample OF in the last set
with the Y. VI. C. A, it should finish at
least good third.
Game With Crescents, of Chicago.
The clubs alleys are among the best,
if not the best. in the city. and of course
it does its best work at home. Its next