Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-23
CHURCH ATHLETIC
RECREATION LEAGUE
Meeting Last Night at Y. M. c. A.
Considers Many Things, Includ-
ing Summer Activities.

The most enthusiastic meeting Of The
Church Athletic Recreation League sincc
its organization by the Wilmington Com
mrnitv Service WAS held last evening at
the Young Mems Christian Association.
The call for the stimulation Of summer
activities met with representation 10y
twenty-five representatives of various
churches in the city. The booming OF
summer sports at this early date met with
high approval and the formation Of three
new Icagica baseball, tennis and out
door utloits-was carried out.
Baseball sub-committcemen were ap-
pointed. II WAS contemplated dividing
the city into three sections, and churches
situated in each section will be classed rs u
division. II enough churches enter, the
city will be divided into quarters and the
same rule will apply.
This summer the city will have its first
city-wide tennis league. Much enthu-
siasrn was evidenced last tevening among
the representatives present and it looks
as If this will be the banner attraction
among the churches this summer In
the churches of this city the highest caliber
of tennis artists are to be found and this
includes one of the most interesting feat
ures Of church summer activities.
Tennis among the young women of the
churches WIS alRo spoken Of and win be
taken care of through the newly formed
wornen's branch of the Church Athletic
Recreation League.
Enthusiasm running high, the repre-
sentatives carried their activities to aquatic
srorts. and II was decided to hold big
| water carnival on the last Saturday IN
| June, this date subject 10 change by the
sub-cominittec that ~ to conduct the
carnival open 10 the three branches OF
the league boys. young women and men
A big church athletic meet was declded
upon TO bc run on Labor Day, Monday
| September 6. This will also include thf
three branches boys, young women
| and men This matter was also put "
| the hands of the subcommittee
Another summer activity 10 be brought
to the attention Of tho representatives
was the continuing Of the interesting
o,,oit cornpefition in the formation Of q
/ twilight Quot eaguc. This will be
outdoor competition and the regulation
outdoor iron quolts are 70 be used, playing
n three game series.
Frank Miller. captain Of the Fastlakf
Methodist Church Quoit team, spoke on
the subject of holding a big banquet fo'
| the quot pitchers In the Indoor Quot
Leagues. This wns approved and the
subcommittee on Indoor Quoits viii act
on il at an carly date
The Miss and Out bowling league
entries arc 10 close on Saturday evening
| january 81, with John A. Martin, Athletic
| Department of the Wilmington Com
munlty Service, Church Building, Fentf
and Market streets.
4 general meeting Of ali the sub-con
rnittct.s on the activities stimulated -
last evenings meeting will take place q
| the Y. NJ &. A. on Thursday evening
January 20, at : O'Clock Churches
wishing to enter IN any of the above men
toned activities are requested to have one
person to represent their church in each
Of the different varieties Of sport Fact
branch OF sport IL carried on under sub
committee represented by each church
competing. The affairs are solely II
i their hands. only to be controlled by ths
| constitution and bylaws OF the Church
/ Athletic Recreation League.
The next regular meeting Of the Churcf
Athletic Recrca ton League will be held OF
] Thursday evening, February 20, III the
committee room of the Y. NJ. c. A