St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-28
THE SIT. PAUL ATHLETIC CLUB HOUSE.

over the modern gladators whose
worldwide fame has been won by
feats of muscular skill and endur-
ance, and before whose accomplish
mentS those of the Grecian
Quartette referred to pale into insignfii-
canoe. All over this vast country the
love of athletics is displayed in the
Splendidly conducted clubs organized
and maintained for physical culture.
Minnesota in more marked degree
perhaps than any other Western state
is preeminent in athletic development.
She is well adapted by nature to be the
home of a physically perfect race. st.
Paul, whose amateur OarSmen and ath
letes generally have made her famous
as the center of athletic culture in the
West. is about to provide, through the
activity and public spirit of her best
citizens. facility for the cultivation of
muscle and skill such as has never be-
fore existed. a few days ago a
short item in the daily papers noted
the incorporation of the Minnesota Ath-
letic club. 1t was set forth in the arti
Giles that the purposes of the organlZa-
ton were to promote physical culture,
and the science of athletic development
and skill by means of instruction and
training i'll athletic sports and games.
was not probably seen by the average
reader. 1t meant the erection of a mag
niticent club building in st. Paul, to be
conducted and maintained on similar
lines TO the famous Manhattan Athletic
club. of New York, with all the I'M
provements on the latter in point of
construction and equipment that mod
ern invention can suggest. The idea is
by no means new one. Those who are
most prominently connected with
the organization shortly TO be put
in active operation have had the
plan under consideration for months
past. and the club has been formed after
careful. planning of every detail that
will insure its future prosperity. The
incorporators are Messrs. wford
Livingston, Theodore G. Borup, Jules
Ii. Burwell, Charles d. Mckay, Frank
a. Seymour, Torris Il. Cowles, John f.
Baker. Frank n. Shaw, William j. c.
Kenyon, Edward l.. Hersey, Daniel Ii.
Moon, James q. Moulton. The list
comprises the men of all others in ST.
Paul who admiration for and devotion
to athletic pastimeS is proverbial. They
have recognized the necessity for such
an institution as, that shortly to be given
to st. Paul, and with laudable enter
prise have taken all the necessary steps
to provide it. AS soon as all the neceS-
eSSary measures have been taken, the
officers and directors of the new club
meet to select site for the club house.
The latter will embody all the
best features of a modern athletic
club. Plans have been secured and will
be consulted of all the most famous club
buildings of Europe and America, and
the best that all of these offer in the
way of suggestion for the Minnesota
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The structure will be constructed of
brick and stone in Gothic style OF archi-
lecture. Its interior will be as perfectly
adapted to the purposes it is intended
to serve as the expenditure Of money
can make it. Its size may be pretty
correctly gagged when the statement is
made that it will contain, in addition to
tie large ampitheater. gymnasium,
swimming bath, and every other sort
OF bath known to the Sybaritic modern
athlete; bowling alley, billiard hall,
running path and bicycle track.
All these coming under one
roof Will compel the erection
of an expensive building. The names
of the first board of directors are /:
Crawford Livingston, Theodore c..
Borup, Jules II. Burwell, Charles D..
Mickey, Frank A. Seymour, Torrls Il.
CowleS, John f. Baker, Frank n. Shaw,
William J. c. Kenyon. Edward l.. Her
sey. Daniel IL. Moon and James G..
Moulton. The officers are: Torris Il.
Cowles, president; Daniel H. Moon.
vice president; Frank A. Seymour.
treasurer; and John F.Baker, secretary.
The general manager, to be appointed
at the first meeting of the board of di-
rectors, will be man whom everyone
interested in sporting events in st.
Paul knows to be one of the most
thoroughly capable managers of sport
ing events the country affords. The
new club has been extremely fortunate
i'll IFS selection of officers and directors.