New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-29
Gymnasium CLASS or POLICEMEN.
FIFTEEN OF THEN GO ~ FOR REGULAR TX
FRClSE AID LIKE IT.

ERCiSE AID LIKE 1T.
There Is a gymnasium class connected with Inc
Harlem Branch Young Mems Christian ANsocah'h
No 3 West one hundred and twenty nfthst OF whch
little Is heard but which Is Indeed one OF Tn hhcS''
I, Is composcd OF about fifteen policemen aud WAS
Organized In January. 1901 by Or. J. Garln"r smith,
pbys,cnl director Of the Harlem Branch The class
nce,s n, 7 O'clock every morning The brawny
hnccoots who are members Of II exercise with TN
dumbhells Indian clubs. wands and almost all the
heavier apparatus. They pound tho s'nkng-bag III a
way TO show that the locust Is not the ONLY means
they have OF subduing dSturbcrs Of the peace Their
morning exercise ends with a shower bath ana I"
plunge.
There are usually i've or six In attendance every
morninr., said Dr. smith. who ds The class "Thcr
hours ore very bad and each Is only able to
come three times week. but those We have Initiated
I'm tho work arc very enthusiastic over II ana atehi
rec1,lorlv Some Of them say TINT they could not be
induced 10 stay away.
They mr., not good runners when they fr't come
They are not accustomed to II and soon get ont
n, breath After little Of their fat Is worked on.
some muscles developed md their chests expanded
they make excellent sprinte~. however and to soc
,hcm circle around our running track you wQnil
think a Grim nal stood n very poor show III chase
AS a rule tho police nre excessively a'' replied
DR. smith when asked question. They are strong
and healthy, Int int They sot lots OF ar P'tH
IN cot and sleep good deal tnough III Hr'|'i"I
hours THOR work Is not hard and the resrlt y
they soon crow fat have seen n gooh many IRAN
for the police force. then stop their exercise "non
appolntcd and as n result their physical 'ohctloh
dcgcnerntcs and fat accnmulaics. W INK inc CITY
should provide gymnasums. give the police the he'>'
sary time and Insist upon their taking regular eN'''''c
M leost three times week. IhI. would Keep 'helh
IN excellent condition and We should not near oi "
criminal rlnnng away from the officer RS frePach'iy
rs We DO now Then In case Of t"onble "r ro's the
men would be In much batter condition 10 Stad 'he
strain Of extra hours and hard WORK
THE intervals Of work oil me po'lcc forrc arc "'.
hea,thfl First they have one DAYS WORK ana
then q short dny's work. TO keep n man III goy'
physcal condition he should have the same Intervals
OF work each twenty four hons. ms supppsc
would be difficult 10 arrange, but thhR IL migh' NC
done by giving the Oldest those the longest
on the force the day work. There ought 10 be u
scheme Of this kind that would 20.
When | organized the class visited tnc captains
OF the precinct, In this neighh1rhood They all seemed
10 think the Idea n good one and wcr, WILING u
advise the men TO Join the class II was din'u'''
however n persuade the men. Ihcy 'Eoush' 'h"'
tho association being n Christian insitnuon they
would tc pushed too hard the religion, question:
But they found that this was not So Iney met
nice class OF men, no offended them ana they hooh
learned 10 like tho associaicn.'
Amons the members OF me cass are HounoAman