▁women ' s ▁sports ▁club , ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Athlet ic ▁Club , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁starting ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁basketball ▁team , ▁the ▁M ets . ▁The ▁team ▁had ▁an ▁un be aten ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁thus ▁ear ning ▁recognition ▁as ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁basketball ▁champions . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁that ▁coordin ated ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁locally ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁all ▁her ▁other ▁activities ▁she ▁taught ▁basketball ▁classes ▁two ▁even ings ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁g ym . ▁On ▁leaving ▁her ▁job ▁as ▁staff ▁photograph er ▁for ▁the ▁Times ▁and ▁Her ald ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Martin ▁became ▁manager ▁and ▁public ist ▁for ▁a ▁multip ur pose ▁ar ena ▁sports ▁ar ena ▁that ▁aim ed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁of ▁Washington ." ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁manager ▁and ▁coach ▁of ▁a ▁women ' s ▁professional ▁basketball ▁team , ▁the ▁Arc ad ians , ▁which ▁played ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁ar ena . ▁The ▁team ▁attract ed ▁local ▁notice ▁by ▁playing ▁local ▁boys ' ▁teams ▁using ▁men ' s ▁rules . ▁They ▁competed ▁in ▁pre lim inary ▁events ▁before ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁men ' s ▁professional ▁teams ▁and ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁women ' s ▁team . ▁Martin ▁hoped ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁half - mile ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁which