Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24
EAST END WHEELMEN
Organize An Association and VIII
Give Monthly tournaments
AT THE GYMNASTIC CLUBS PARK.
There May Also Be an Open Meeting During
the Present Season.
WILLIAMSBURG TO HAVE 4 CLUBHOUSE

The 'cyclers in the East End Gymnastie
Club have organized a bicycle club to be
known as the East End Gym Wheelmen.
1t will add feature not in any bicycle club
in Pittsburg, club meeting at the Gym
park each month.
There is a large membership Of wheelmen
in the gymnastic club, and there is little
doubt but that they will all add their names
to the list of the new club. Every induce
ment will be held out to br.og all the riders
in, and it will not be the fault of the projeo-
tors if not q wheelman in the club tails to
join them. At the meeting held to organize
the club 20 members were put on the list,
and there are already promises of several
more to be added at the meeting to be held
Thursday evening of this week. J. P. Cul.
bertson, Jr., of the firm of Kerchner & Cul.
bertson, is at the head of the organization,
having been elected temporary chairman,
and also selected to draft Q constitution
under which the club will operate He Will
report at the next meeting.
The Clubs Programme for the season.
The regular club meetings will be held st
the Gyms: grounds the first Monday in each
month, beginning with June and running
through the season. Club runs will also be
had on the 9th of each month through the
summer. Another thing that would be Of
interest to local wheelmen would be an
open tournament this season. The E. E g.
wheelmen could not do better than to satisfy
their friends in this matter, and such an
event is certainly among the probabilities.
1t will be discussed as soon as the club 10
fully organized.
The greatest advantage the E. E G. W.
will have over other cycling clubs is the use
of a frst-class track at the Gym park. It
will give the boys better opportunity to
train than is enjoyed by any other wheel
men except those in the Three AS. They
can keep IN good condition, and, if the en-
thusiasm keeps up, the new organization
ought to produce some good racing material
during the course of the season. While
the members had the same opportunities be-
fore organizing, by combining there will be
more of an incentive to train, as there will
necessarily be some friendly rivalry among
the members. 1t is certainly good move,
and should fill good place for the
amateurs.
Ladies to Be Honorary Members.
Although only gentlemen can be men,
bers of the E. E. G. c., the lady riders Of
the East End will be cared for by being
made associate members. There are large
number of good cyclers among the ladies in
that end of the city and the wheelmen e1-
pect to have the majority of them in their
club
The wheelmen who Joined the club at the
first meeting are j. P. Culbertson, Jr., w.
II. HAYS, s. Musgrave, G. W. Martin, E G.
Kehew, r. c. Smith, W. H. Hastings, r.
johnson, j. Alexander, c. Beggs, r Ham
llton, J. c. Aull, DIR. George S. Proctor, j.
McCleary, E Y. Breck, Jr, j. A. Hartrick,
C. Addy, Paul Graf, Dan Barr and W.
Addy Probably as many more will be
added by the next meeting. The club will
operate under tine rules of the East End
Gymnastic Club and L. A. W.
The Williamsburg Athletes.
The Williamsburg Athletic Associations
grounds are nearly ready for the opening of
the baseball season there, which will be on
May IA. Work has been going on this
week, but the rain has kept it back some
what. Among the other features of the as
sociation will be ladies' clubhouse to be
erected in few weeks. The gentlemen
will be accommodated with lockers under
the grandstand this season, but next year q
comm odious clubhouse will be erected.
A five years lease on the grounds is neld
by the association with a privilege of pur-
chase at the end of that time. There is no
doubt of the grounds ultimately becoming
the property of the association, as they will
make quite extensive Improvements and
will not care to lose that investment There
were 800 shares of stock taken, and more
could be had If necessary. The association
is starting out on a sound basis and will un-
doubtedly be success. .--.