Evening journal., 1915-12-31
athletic CARNIVALS
FOR enlisted MEN
Coast Artillery TO Play Foot
ball, Basketball and
Baseball
INDOOR MEET
ALSO PLANNED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
( DELAWARE CITY, Del, Dec. 31.-
The athletic program for the coast
defenses of the Delaware has been
announced for next year by Captain
Harry T. Matthews. The new pro-
gram makes a number of changes in
what have heretofore constituted the
athletics for the soldiers. There are
but two companies in the coast de-
fenses at the present time, but pro-
visions are made should more COM
panies be ordered to these defenses,
which is considered probable, should
provisions be made at this session of
Congress for a larger army
Basketball will make its appear
ance for the first time, this sport
Will be baseball and football as here
tofore Another innovation will be
an indoor meet. with many varied
branches OF sport. There will be
three field meets, but most OF the
events to be contested are new for
these defenses, and should be greatly
interesting.
A coast defense basketball league
will be formed consisting Of one team
from each organization desiring to
enter. If less than three teams COM
pose the league. series OF seven
games will be played. The winner OF
four out OF the seven games will be
ldeclared champions. If composed of
more than two teams. the superinten-
dent of athletics will prepare a
schedule such that each team Will
meet each other team Of league twice.
The team with the highest average
will be declared champions. The
champions Will be awarded a suitable
trophy. The games will take place
during January and February.
The same provisions governing
basketball will apply to baseball. ex-
cept that the games will be played
during May, June and July. The
same provisions will apply to foot
ball, except that each company must
be represented by a team, and tho
games will be played during Septem.
Der, October and November.
Those eligible to play on organiza-
tion teams are those enlisted men be-
longing to the organization. If any
team fails to appear within fifteen
minutes Of the time scheduled for the
game to commence. the offending
team will forfeit the game. If it is
necessary to postpone any game, the
superintendent of athletics will fix
the date of the postponed game In
all cases Of forfeiture, pOstponement
7 or protest, the decision of the super
intendent of athletics will be final.
An indoor meet will be held on the
second Tuesday of March in the post
gymnasium, under the supervision OF
the superintendent of athletics. The
meet will consist of the following
events: Boxing, wrestling, side horse,
match and bayonet fencing match
In boxing and wrestling there will be
parallel bars. long horse, bowling
three classes, viz: Lightweight. under
$50 pounds: middleweight, under 190
pounds: heavyweight, 1870 pounds OF
over. Each organization will be al
z lowed one entry for each class. In
bowling each organization will be
limited to three men.
Three field meets will be held. one
on the second Tuesday of the months
Of May, July and September. The
: second and third field meets will bC
repetitions of the first meet The
y first meet will consist of the following
, events: Transfers race, wagon pack
ing contest, relay race, wall scaling
contest, shelter tent pitching contest
signalling contest and hasty intrench-
q ing contest.
The senior staff officer will act a.
referee on the occasion of the indoo
and field meets All arrangement
will be made in advance by the ref
: cree. He will select his assistant
from the staff officers and non-com
missioned staff officers on duty in thi
coast defenses. The decision of thl
= referee. when approved by the coas
I defense commander Will be final in al
y disputes or questions that may arise
!. Points will be awarded to organiza
; tions entering teams in the various
events in accordance with ne follow
ing -chedule:
Basketball-First place, 100 points
!, second, so points; third, 60 points
y fourth, 40 points; fifth 30 points
Y I sixth. twenty points.
= Baseball and football each as fO
e lows: First place, 200 points; second
+ 150 points, third 13O points; fourtl
10 points; fifth, 100 points; sixth, 9
. points.
Boxing and wrestling each class a
: follows: First place, 20 points; sec
ond 10 points; third points.
) Side horse. parallel bars, Ion
+ horse. bowling match and bayone
fencing match to count as follows
3 First place. so points; second,
0 points; third, twenty points.
, All other contests each to count a
J. follows; First. 40 points; second, 8
:. points; third. 40 points; fourth, 3
- points. ffth, 20 points; sixth, 10 points
A record will be kept by the super
intendent of athletics in which he vii
t. credit TO each organization the point
70 won by that organization as the sam
70 are awarded. Upon completion c
10 all events for the year, the organiza
3 tiOn having scored the greatest mum
3 ber Of points will be considered n
3 having the highest percentage 70
Y general excellence i'm athletics. an
Il Will be entitled TO the troph,
q Trophies will be awarded as follows
% (a). Organization entering winnin
3 basketball team-Miniature ball {
q silver.
q OBJ. Organization entering winnin
q baseball team-A silver baseball [
Y be obtained without cost from th
20 firm furnishing the baseball for tn
l0 eqason