The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-06
MR. BEACH'S BOMB.
He Addresses the Green-
vile Y. NJ. c. A. and Saw
agely Attacks its /,
Methods.
80 ATHLETIC Road TO HEAvE n.
Talk Is Better Than Baseball, Bill
liards, Lung Strengtheners ana
Rowing Machines.

Mr.. William II. Beach, president Of the
Hudson County Methodist Ailiance. de-
livered a short address at the monthly
Christian Associate ion last evening on tbs
topic, Criticisms Of the Y. NJ. @. A." He
said:-
Il propose to tell you this evening how
Iwonld manage the Gresnville Y. NJ c. A.
II / had control over iE.
"In the first place would throw out ali
the gymnasium apparatus in the place
These chest weights. rowing machines
and parallel bars that you have here are
all good enough ID their way, but
they have no place in Young
Mems Christian Association. They DO
hibit playing baseball II may be our
national game, but / can truthfully say
that never saw q gentlenanly profess
sional ball player. For instance. take tho
Tabernscle Athletic Clubs baseball team.
Is it credit 10 the Tabernacle church,
Ianswer, MOI
THEY BANGED THEIR CUES
81 paid a visit TO the gymnaslum OF tho
Tabernacle Athletic Association . few
evenings ago, and found q billiard tablo
there. Two yOung men, who showed By
their actions that they had come
from district not much better than the
Bowery in New York. were playing.
They banged their cues on the door, and
it could be plainly seen that they had
been brought up in the saloons. l was
surprised, TO say the least, ar tails condi-
ton Of affairs and left disgusted-
II do not believe that we can reform
our Young men with gymnasiums and
bowling alleys. / would take hold of the
young man aud talk 70 him. and II that
did not produce the desired result
would leave him alone / sd wise the
Greenville Y. NJ G. A to throw out the
gymnasium apparatus. You Will find
that as long as you keep it here you will
not do the work that you are expected 70
do.n
THE MEMBERS NOT PLEASED
The members were surprised. 70 say the
least, at Mr.. Beach's attack on athletics
and at the close Of the meeting gathered
In groups aud talked over the matter
The association has an active athletic
club which places ball team In the field
days ago purchased considerable gym
nasium apparatus and is now conten-
plating the purchase Of billiard table,
Presicent Charles R. Burger, in speak
ing of the matter said, MIR. Beach was
invited here 70 address the me mbers, and
we certainly did not expect him 70 speak
as he did. Our members who were
present tonight are all members
Of the athletic club, and they certainly
were not pleased with the address. / am
somewhat Of an athlete myself,
and believe in physical cul-
ture. / believe that the association
should have these things. / beiieve in
billiards, and in a few weeks we viii
have billiard table in our rooms
nope the Tabernacle people VIII
| not take Mr. Beach's address as Gaming
| from the Greenville Y. NJ c. A. believe
the Tabernacle Athletic Association 4
doing good. We have got 70 come down to
the practical side Of question nowadays,
and say that no Young Mems Christian
| Association can exist unless 1t has thes<
attractions. We must draw the youri
men into the association and IL Is only b
these means that we can do 1t. !"