Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-06
srURDY ATHLETES.

Women Who Are Getting the Physi. | cal Development Equal to That Of the Spartan WOmen-A Large Dele. gatiOn from the New Haven Turn Verein Will go to Hartford This Summer-Can New Haven Down Holyoke4-The Fortieth Anniver- sary of the Turn Verein-Banquet
 and Exhibition.
 The New Haven Turn Verein is making strenuous efforts to take the championship in the contest between the associations of the state to be held at Hartford on July 16 to IS. Hitherto Holyoke has defeated New Haven in the contests, but this year, owing to the increased interest in the verein, there is strong probability that New Haven will win.
 be secured, without the limits of the town, for practice in putting the shot, throwing the hammer, hurdle races, football, base- ball and tennis for the ladies, and, if pos sible, place for swimming. This is new feature and will not only increase the interest of the members in athletics, but will also add greatly to the efficiency of those training for the summer contests.
 Some time in August the active mem- bers will have an excursion by boat to Glen Island and on August IT they will cele- brate the fortieth anniversary of the or ganization of the New Haven Turn Verein. This will take two days and will be @ red letter day in the history of the society. The first day will be devoted to welcoming the guests who are expected from all the va rious Turn Vereins in the state with a ho. rat Sr %hn nv, fhn second day there will be parade and an out-o door exhibition by all the classes in all the branches of their work.
 In the state contests there will be class of thirty-six entered for competition for the excellency in team work. They will have to go through dumbbell exercises. exercising on the horizontal bar and climbing. The thirty-six men who will compete from New Haven are:
 H. Schlissel, H. Heinzel, H. Hessler, A. Halfnger, R. Horn, W. Homyor, H. Hazel, c. Hallier, A. Greenspun, R. Greenspun, 2. Gresnspun, J. FIeysinger,, L. Fah.' Hossf ses..si F. soadsss1d ! sns1na G. Stiby, A. Striby, G. Spitzner, c. Damn ling, B. Donner, E. Brolinski, A. Bonnof, O. Burbaum, E. Brandt, I. Bittner, M. Behrand, c. Wirtz, E. Murich, o. Mack, J. Nolte.
 Then there will be contest for individ- usl work. Each must undergo exercises | on the horizontal and parallel bars and the vaulting horse and contest in broad and high jumping. putting the shot and lifting | the weight. Points will be given for each | contest and the one securing the greatest ship. For the past four years 8 Holyoke o<b1o%o hoe foLo,, bo y,r{1o hrf tho obopoae for New Haven man this year are very bright indeed. Ten men will enter and will probably be the following: August Halfinger, 0. Hallen, Herman Schlissel | Edward Schlissel, Harry Hessler, Adam Greenspun, H. Heinzel, Ruben Greenspun l Charles Bierbaum and John Freysinger with perhaps one or two others who will l develop later.
 The ladies' classes will also vie witt each other for 8 medal. Glasses from Hartford, Holyoke, Meriden and this city have so far been entered. They will dc class work with clubs and work in tn, rings. The elder men will have contest going through the modern wand exercisel and exercising on the parallel bar. l The Turn Verein has now 17O members. It is SO large that it has to be divided into classes that practice one or two nights week, and these, too, into sections. Ther, is the old mems class of twenty, member from 30 to 55 years of age; forty-foul young men meet on Tuesdays and Friday to exercise on all the apparatus work, in cluding the vaulting horse, parallel ant horizontal bars, ladders, ring. with dumb bell exercising, club swinging, etc | The juniors have class of forty one These are from IA to IS years olt and have about the same exercises as tn, | rpoy, 0r,Ixy irrhf in ola of thirty nine boys from ten to fourteen years of age, and another of fifty eigh from six to ten years of age. These hay, the apparatus work adapted to their agt with great deal of high and broad j jump ing and marching. The girls from si, years of age to ten have 8 class of twenty eight; those from ten years of age to if l teen, a class of eighteen, and the ladies class has twenty-two members. They ge
 through the apparatus work with jump
 ing, etc., all of which is adapted to theil
 sex and strength.
 The fencing class of forty members
 which was organized about four months ago, has recently secured full outfit an6 are progressing nicely in their foil fenc
 ing. Broadsword practice will probably
 be taken up next fall.
 A great deal of the present high stand ing of the New Haven Turn Verein is due
 to the efforts of Herman Arnold, who ha,
 been the instructor in physical education since last September. Under his guid ance the society has gained considerable in members, but most of all in the in creased interest evinced among the mem
 bers. When he took charge not more than fifteen or twenty were present on the average in the evenings. Now that mum
 Der has been doubled. The society is do ing great deal towards securing sturdy
 well developed bodies in the men and wo men who are so fortunate as to be among | it's members.