New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-19
DEVELOPING THEIR MUSCLE
A FINE GYMNASIUM IN THIS CITY.
WHAT HAs BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE YOUNG

WHAT HAS DEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE 1oON'
MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
IN ono Of the wnrmcst nights Of last week "
Young man who wanted 10 learn soiheVh'"k ~ "
gneraI way about the DEVELOPMENT OF syS'einn''o
oxorciso in Broo)Syn dropped into the gymnasium
~ tho Young Mems Christian Association lh'
bui1dinC WAS cool and comfortable, ana there ""S
800 of activity in almost every part OF the
L;I,;rc Scores OF Young athletes dressed III
their comfortable costumes were seen Oh III eN''
Many Of them were slIirmishng afouhu V"' "P
naratns Of all kinds that covers the walls WIN
c,heys were swinging on rings through the ar o'
;vr,r,nc milling themselves up on ropes, swinging
climbs, poundng bags or lifting themselves up y"
,rore7cs Before stalwart Scot VINO stoou oh +"
Dlatform At one end of the hall were twenty "A
thirty roung fellows in two rows VINO loloMeu Inv
directions OF their instructor Ike welI-uR'l'u
drers Half dozen laughing boys were sp'"'ii'''|
around in the swimming bath in the basement ''iu
only few men were To DC seeh ""io"e '
dressing W ~ look around the building said The
Sco+ who is Superintendent j; Douglas anu" D
and the reporter accompanlSu y! o tIo,r rs cd
oiation's secretaries, started OF 10 lohon h
80 The buildings belonging TO the assGrin' %
bays been up now about four years, aud Cn inors
an ornament TO Brooklyn as stpy Win admit
| yarln
,hat n has no rival in the country. anu ah III w
tjnn ~ the building will explain why % go -
youn0 men can be found in II nearly any - ~
a. Tbose xho have visited the 81 lDhas l.i Va
uAJ; ,onID-ions OF IL retain a pleasant impress
80 NJ large hail. 6Oxl 90 feet, whose rSoL 10 STS
nortcd by large handsome arcneS' anu "nst;tut
are covered with apparatus OF 81 A~i nnrent in
;nC an outfit that can challenge any squ' pm hail
80 nountry A running track cHciSs 'iIS ~
nrotscted 6y a railing and covered wlI ~ hb Tho
Glazed surface N the hre-pfGoL oL'CA interior
| bhn.',,N ta1 makes pretty liNciiO'
,vbich - set of by the solid oak appointments "
'nt We have 900 members said Mr., Auus SoTne
| . nd T5O OF them are regular attendalte. 80
anu ,ov " a. ',nd rho majority at least tllre'
| ,ires a week ! maintain that man, Ia 1t,,rs \
NE benefited should exercise mere ~ b1bits
| -, We have many men OF S'deh'aIS III .io1,
week. w me las ~ men we want, because they
- IN doors and have little money 10 S - :.
The exercise builds them up pt HE exercise has
d,nIonNi wonderfully and to-day IL Is q So,
| com narrd with what it was twch.E S,nttTucfor
! Whv, | remember when | oecaInc ~, W. got
| Gov Tho old gymnasium Nlnr years hso', ,,,,0,.
| ~ ~ ,,onng men who followed mahual 'inPl!
cnt mean such men ms carpenters, I 10
and the like. They did n2t y ia ,bsir work.
| yorcisc because they got that III L.''t ,,r
-, borId have employed their niGhts III 80
| ;yiDg thnir brains. SO the ASSOCIATE" ~ -,
| aisnI tho rates To Sl5 a year. huu NC w ~
~" rho men we wanted. Now we are crG% uCn
10 gov VIZ NV ror we have as many as ia on
. La an sometimc> mark out tho spaces 10y
| ,bosc tacks in tho toor that you see an" We ~
aIony very nicely ai,.;dod in-n com
| -. voluntarv work by classes, ana llol =
| dual work The compulsory ch>s'S nn''N NJ
tb "n" work on Tuesday set the arq T NV
ton nly TOO hot i 9"% HS june ao' This act in
dim'nishh un"t ,bs hold that systematic exercise
on the athletes of NT not &'y %@4 S
ANDREWS say rail or tennis for their rrcrea-
mol F ,bs or I is not large in that month
"9 IN HnFast the is to to, he SI%c'a 1F
| repairs. m e. % eli admits one 10 all the
beTs ana " oT the rSI association Athletes Of Brook
prNihEc' o}en cited the fact that tn" gymnasium
yyitb its 600 members is more than Se''-'"P
porting institution.