Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

the Sacramento Athletic Club gave lis first
exhibition to large and representative
audience 1t proved a successful entertain
ment, and the reception given to the per-
formers by the audience must have much
gratified the club, while the character of
the attendance gave it as emphatic an in
dorsement as 1t could desire.
The entertainment began with pyramid
ladder groupings by club members II. J.
Hillebrand, Al. Kleinsorge Edgar Kay,
Charles Bauer, Frank WEIGH, Robert Alex
ander Wood Pierson, Arthur Arnold and
Frank Whitmore. 1t was a graceful ex-
hibition of athletic grouping, and was
given without hitch or mistake. Elwood
Bruner then made an address in behalf of
the club, being introduced by President G..
H. Clark as the Historian" of the club
Mr.. Bruner warmly defended the manly
sports of the well-conducted gymnasium,
pointing out that there is need for such
clubs as he represented. The physical de-
velopment of the young men of the day is
neglected, and it is the aim of the associa
ton, not yet six months old. to bring into
it fully five hundred young men of Sacra-
mento-some $50 having already joined
to cultivate their physical powers, and thus
cited the example of the Greeks, who for
thirteen hundred years practiced manly
sports, and the recent example of Ger
many and the results of the gymuasiums
ofthat empire. He said that in boxing the
club tolerated no slogging no fighting but
defended the training that gives the man
the ability to protect himself and to use
only the weapons nature gives him for the
purpose. He assured the audience there
was nothing in any exercise or entertain
ment of the club that the most exacting
could take exceptions to.
Thomas Dwyer, instructor in boxing,
and George Littletield, one of the pupils
then gave a boxing exhibition that was
evidently thoroughly appreciated by the
spectators, as also were the boxing bouts
between II. &. Bonorden and William j.
Johnson, Charles Bauer and Henry Ruben
stein, and Edgar Kay and Wood Pierson.
The applause miDgling with the merri-
ment, in which the ladies were prominent
evidenced the entire satisfaction of the
audience.
j. G. Mansfield and Arthur Arnold then
gave double trapeze exhibition that won
unlimited applause. Ii was a thoroughly
good athletic performance, and better is
seldom seen. Notably in the handling of
Arnold, the drops and suspension of his
body, by Mansfield both from the upper
and lower bars, there was exhibited strength
and skill OF "a superior order.
Professor William Smyth, instructor in
the Olympic Club, San Francisco, gave a
splendid exhibition of Indian club swing
ing. He is man of remarkable muscular
development and great endurance While
his arm exercises were very fine, the wrist
exercises were better, and invariably drew
the aDDlauap of the snectatOrs
Professor George Thieling of the Olympic
Club gave exhibitions of great strength,
carrying Mr.. Bernhart, seated in a chair,
by Selling the lower back round of the
chair in his teeth lifting an enormous
iron bar from back of his head to his
chest, while his body formed a bow by
resting upon his heels and the back OF his
head. He also broke bricks with blows of
his clenched hand, and had long set-to
with Folsom fiat cobble-stone, which he
finally broke after powerful exertion.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hansbrow, Miss
Rich and Mr.. Sanborn, with Miss Louise
Milliken as accompanist, sang The Mu-
steal Contest" excellently, but declined 10
respond to a hearty encore. ]. t. Stack,
Ben Boguer las clown, P. P. Bernhardt,
E. A. Kolb, of San Francisco, and II. J.
Hillebrand, of the Sacramento club, then
gave a satisfactory exhibition of turning
upon the horizontal bar. 1t was followed
by boxing match between j. Corbett,
instructor in the Olympic Club, and Robert
McCord, of San Francisco, champion anna
teur middle weight: President Clark, as
before, presided. Corbett is a splendidly
built man of fine muscular development,
and thoroughly expert. While McCord is
clever boxer, guards well and has powers
of endurance, he was mere plaything in
the hands of Corbett. 1t was, however, a
practical illustration of boxing without any
excess to which the slightest objection
could be reasonably raised.
Perhaps the best and most earnest con-
test of the programme. the one that
held the attention OF the specta-
tors best, and interested them the
most deeply, was the wrestling matches
between Z A. Kalb and Edward Winslow
and w. A. Henry and ?. P. Bernhart Of
the Olympic Club, San Francisco. 1t was
not play, except so far as it was friendly,
but wrestling between contestants admira-
bly, matched and all powerful and agile
men. The two first are heavy weights, and
Kalb won two straight falls. The two last
are light-weights, and Henry won two
straight falls. Geo. S. Miehling acted as ref
cree, deciding when the shoulders touched
the floor and fall was won. The club
many present. have explained prior to the
contest in what winning" consisted, for it
is probable that the majority of the ladies
present had not before witnessed wrest-
ling match.
Charles Morel and Master Ed. Stack. of
the Olympic Club, gave a graceful and eX-
pert exhibition of ground and lofty tum-
bling. The quartet already named again
appeared, and its ladies were made recip-
tents of handsome bouquets. The enter
tanment concluded with leaping by John
T. Stack, Ed. A. Kolb, Arthur Arnold, H.
J. Hillebrand, Robert Leando, Master Ed.
Stack, w. R. Flint, ]. G. Mansfield, P. P.
Bernhard, H. Bernhard. Ben. Bogner
CLOWN and Master Rags" Clown.
The spectators departed thoroughly well
pleased, if their applause is to be taken as
evidence of qualification.
Almost the entire Italian population of
the county was at the second anniversary
drill and ball of the Italian military COM
pany Society of NJ. s. Bersaglieri, No. 3, of
Sacramento), at Armory Hail last evening,
and they appeared TO enjoy themselves 10
their hearts content 10 the music of the
First Artillery Regiment Band. The men,
bers of the company were out in full force
in their gay uniforms, and gave an excel
lent drill. The hall was beautifully decor
ated for the occasion with flags of Italy
and of the United States. Among those
present were Mayor Gregory and Secretary
of State Hendricks. The programme con-
sisted of eighteen dances. which were not
! concluded until an early hour in the morn
ing.
City Finances.
Following is statement of the receipts
and disbursements of the City Treasury,
as shown by the City Auditors report for
| the week ending November 30th:
r. W. Parker, cemetery dues....-........ ss1 90