Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
LOCAL CUNTS NOW BUSY
MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
LOOK FOR BRISK SEASON
f""nE Mems Christian Association Muy
Enter Team Under Federation
tolors This Yenr

Now that the football season is near
ing the flag end, the various ouints in
the city are getting down % practice.
preparatory to the Official opening OF
the Richmond Amateur Athletic Fed
GRAFTON Leagues on December 3 Fropl,
III. Rove, chairman of the hasletbnl II
committee, has been kept on the jumu
the past week or so getting things in
shape for the initial games
An equitable schedule has bccn
adopted and as soon as The personel
OF the various leagues have been def
initely decided upon the schedule vii,
ne published. Last year the leagues
We're organized on a different basis
ciassihed according to the supposed
strength or teams. This did not work
very Satisfactorily. as for instance. Fair
mount in Class league cleaned nm
It's league. sailed after the thamtions
OF the Class b circuit. gave them theirs
and were finally only vanuuished by
the Class n champions. after series
which necessitated the playing of a
'niru game This year it has been de-
cided to have the leagues all OF the
same basis: that is. no league being
claSsed higher than the other,
From unofficial sources il seems as
though the champion Howitzers will
he again represented by the fastest
,cam IN the city. The sturdy captain
OF the artillery men has been indie
iatigable in his efforts to turn out the
best squad Yet TO wear the Howitzer
coiors, To this end he has signed IN
ie!ne Leubert last years captain OF
the Spider quint; and has his SQUAD
practlclng daily. That the I.owitzers
Will come somewhere near repeating
their former successes is the conscen
sus of those familiar will, the local
situation.
BLUES SQUAD Is NOR
YET SHOWING Up GOOD
The other strong branch OF the mill
tary. the Rlues. are not now ~ opti
hlStlc as they were when The first
call for candidates was sent out In
the few practice games that have been
staged mus far at the Armory the worl,
or the men has not been what II
should. easy goals being missed with
great frequency, while the guarding
mas been mediocre. Still If the men
VIII get together and report for prac
tice with little more pep hey can
turn out five that will make tho
other strong ones hustle
ne signal Corps entry In the field
viii he awaited with Il great deal OF
iHtcicst' These lads are making great
strides in every direction and win
mon like Slim Heubi and Dean Uaw ne
" nucleus To build around they should
nave some team. The other uuints in
tow particularly McC;ill. tire work.
inE hard
:. 1" 'holt 'nhh probable that the
y. NJ. {. y. will be represented on Tho
iocai courts this season. In Years past
Tue !. VI Z. y. has taken no part I'm
"aSketball work whatever. that is. ont
sue competition. hut now lie demand
from the cm!icrS that they be nor
ini,ted To play is getting too strong
fNd' u! WHY the Y NJ. G. ~ has not
taken part in federation sports before
Is ret known. as the Y. NJ G a. is I,
CHARTER member of the r. ~ \. r.. but
mas remained ":oof. II Is hoped that
an entry Will I've made in =, least on.
OF Inc lcaSue*
ANATEt T. ATHLETIC HEAP
JAYS RICHMOND 4 VISIT
DR. William Burdick. head or the
south Atlantic division of the a. 4.
T. was in Richmond on Thu, sday. be-
In; the guest OF the lo,a, orSaniza-
tI"n. DIR. Surdick spoke To the Publ.
Utilities Committee abou. he play-
@I"unds at Patterson Part baltimore
and 3howcd the committee the Immense
advantages of public recreation
ground. After sightseeing trim OF
the city. members OF TIE federation
took DR.. Burdick to supper and later
saw him or at his train
DR.. G. NJ. IIaZen, the local federation,
president. was In New York last week
attending meeting OF the A. A. ".
NJ the Waldorf Astoria. DR.. TIazcn re-
ports many interesting changes I'm tho
various rules and bylaws and will
render report at the next monthly
meeting OF the federation.