Evening journal., 1889-05-17
ATHLETIC EXERCISES.
THE WARREN ATHLETIC CLUB
MAKES A NEW DEPARTURE.

A. Good Exhibition of Gysnnastic and
Athletic Feats, with SpRrring ana
wrestling, at the Opera House.
The Warren Athletic Club gave an ax.
hibition of athletic and gymnastie exer.
cises in the Opera House last evening
that was credit to the club and a pleas,
ure to the large audience. There were
present 1900 to 1,400 persons who
thoroughly appreciated the first real and
complete athletic exhibition ever given
indoors by local men. A great many
ladies were present. some of them did not
appreciate the sparring, as they left
when claret was drawn
The performance opened with some
well executed pyramid forming by
the following members Of the
clab: First tier-George Barney,
John Lockard, Charles H. Simmons.
Harry L. Virtue, Elmer, Booth, Edward
Crossley and j. O. Spoerl; second tier
George Hoifecker. Maurice Babb, Homer
G. simmons, Joseph Daley. John Nc
Garland and William Spoerl The circle
was we'll done as were the other pyramid
exercises.
Homer G. Simmons and Maurice Ball
interspersed the pyramid exercises with
= good tumbling exhibition. The next
event was the barrel and maltese cross
spinning by Thomas Guthrie Of the War
rem Club, and the various difficult eyolu-
tions were received with much applause
John Mills of Philadelphia gave num-
Der of character representations with
better action than pronunciation. This
was followed by heavy weight tug-of-
war contested by these teams 9. II.
Simmons, anchor, b. i. Spence, II. w.
Griffith. G. H. Triggs II. L. Virtue,
J. G. Spoerl, H. b. Crossley and s. A.
Bott Virtues team won by inches.
The light weight teams were. w. N.
Chandler, Jr, anchor, II. G. Simmons,
Elmer Booth, Samuel Penrose: j. Y.
Cooper, anchor, Samuel Jones, Lewis
Mccall, William Spoerl. Cooper won by
inches
One Of the features Of part first was
the tumblipg by John T. Cooper and
Alfred Davidson. The former was the
most supple of the two, and the feats oil
both We're enthusiastically applauded
good exhibition Of fancy club swinging
by John II, Mccoy Of the Warren Club
concluded part first of the entertain
ment.
Part second included splendid exhi
1 first of the kind ever given in this city
: The sparring bouts were between II. w
7 Boulden and Horace Mcdaniel of tn,
l Warren Club, II. W. Schlicter and @. w
Coane of the Athletic Club of the Schuyl
! kill Navy, w. II. Recap, champion anna.
: tenr feather weight of the United
States, and 7. s. Wilson, S. G. S. N.
e +. Walker, champion amateur light
5 weight of the United States, and Pro
/. fessor Walter CamT bell of Philadelphia
Tony Stannard, ex exchampion light
: weight of Delaware and Charles Jones o
, ! Philadelphia. In each of the above tn
: FIRST mentioned man gained the mos
: points.
Z, The prettiest and most exciting par
!. Of the whole performance was the wrest
!, ling which was given by the visitors. N
!, b. Reilly, champion amateur bantam
!, weight of the United States was pitte
! against ]. f. 0'Connell, A. G. s. N. tn
rules were catch-as. catch can, first IA
ia fifteen minutes. All the the contest
were close and excited the enthusiasm
the large audiehce Reilly won the fir
fall In seven minutes Charles McInne
IN and Professor Booth, A. G. S. N we
the next wrestlers. McInness WI
pretty near it" twice and hi
IN also nearly hoored his opponen
X but Booth won in seven minutes al
u forty seconds. Professor Booth also We
as the first fall from J. B. Sloan. This wa
i, the longest bout and most stubbornl
Q. contested. First one and then the 9TH
ne of the active athletes seemed about
de- win, but by wonderful wriggling til
crisis would be passed. Both men we
I'd nearly winded as Booth won the fall
g, nine minutes and fifty seconds. The lai
wrestling match was between d.
s. Chesterman, A. G. S. n, and Jam,
d. Wilding of the Warren Club. Cheste
x man won in six minutes
Ks The officers of the evening were "
F. kurtz, master of ceremonies; CAPITAL
u w. r. Armstrong of the A. G. S. N
a. First Lieutenant w Mcpherson, A.
N s. N, and Instructor +. p Henderson
J. A. c. S, N, judges After the entertain
n ment the A. G. $. N delegation, the con
m mite of the Warren Club and the pres
representative adjourned to Willis re-
=, taurant where a substantial supper wa
I'd served At the conclusion of the supp
le several brief address were made by Il
visiting and local athletes Captain Arr
/ strong made a neat speech showing IL
fraternal feeling between the two organ
l. zations, and the remainder of the eve
b. ng was passed amid good cheer and f
st ilowship.