Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-27
THEY LEAD EN- ALL
The Grand Rapids independent
Athletic Club
COMPOSED OF MUSCULAR MEN
Many of Whom Have Won Fame and
Bread ~ Profesh"-Grand Rapids
Men Who Are Stars.

night IN the week VIII 9noW you Ut
teen or twenty young men In she best
possible physical condition. some tnm-
bling, some practicing on horizontal
bars, or exercising their muscles, "a
may best suit their own fancy. Nearly
every one Of the members has some
speciality in the way OF athletic or
gymnastic "act."
The Grand Rspids Independent
Athletic club was organized November
l. 1887. with sixteen charter members,
and its growth has been steady and
permanent. Then it occupied rooms
on the fourth floor OF the Pike block.
on Pearl street. In 1889 the club out
grew its accommodations there, and
welcomed 1890 ct new quarters, IN the
Avery block on Waterloo street. In
September of the same year il was IN
corporated rs an athletic association.
After remaining In the Avery block
for one year and eight months larger
and better hall was found TO be neces-
sary, and the Metropolitan hall on
Pearl street Was secured aud fitted up
as complete gymnasium.
The club has furnished many stars
to shine in the profession"
Rexe ana Reso "Go out"
The first to "take the road" were Ed
die Smith and George Cobb, the con-
tortionists. They played separately
with MINOR circuses for about two
years, when they doubled. and under
the team name of Rexo and Reno.
they performed their wonderful feats
in every state and territory west of the
Mississlppl river. Three years of this
time was spent with Sells Bros. They
also played in the leading vaudeville
theaters in the country. The team
broke up in 1890 and Smith returned
to thu city. Cobb taking another part
ner and still working under the RexO
and Reno title. The team 10 now in
Australia, where they went with Sells
Bros. Before returning home they will
visit England.
Henry Maggie, the acrobatic leaper.
tumbler and perch artist, alec started
out at the same time rs Rexo and Reno,
and with George Zarella has travelled
under the name of Zarella Bros. They
accompanied Sells circus to Australia.
but played in this country last season.
Nagle returned to this city last Sunday
and will remain here all winter.
Among other well-known profess
ionals the club has contained are the
Leonder Bros, acrobats and head bal
ancers, who are now doing their sec
ond season with Schilling's Ministries;
Eddie Estus, the hand balancer, Is now
with German Bros. .minstrels; Chester
Lamphere, known 10 "LAVerne," the
iuggler. is now playing vaudeville
theaters; the Granello Bros, horizontal
bar artists and acrobats Ernest Lam
dauer and Eddie Smith, under the
name of the -Four Impefials," played
the last season IN vaudeville
theaters. doing their Chinese trick
house act.
Their Muscles Are Bread Winners.
Besides these, 10 Daugherty, known
as 10 Garnell, horizontal bar artist,
leaper and tumbler, now with Goltmer
Bros. circus; William Treadwell and
Orrin Kruger, heavy weight lifters,
with Washburne's circus; Henry Beck
man, club swlnger and Mexican perch
artist. now with Dan Costeilo's circus;
Otte Preetorius, contortionist, who left
Friday to play the Eden Musee circuit;
! 10 mccarthy, known as La Rome, con-
tortionist, now with the Gregory "New
Sensation" company, and j. w. Mar
| dell, perch artist, now playing dates IN
| Chicago, are all members of this club.
Those who have never taken the
road have kept up the reputation OF
the club in the state.
| At the Marshali Tournament
At the tournament at Marshall last
June, which WAS open to the state. the
club practically won everything. John
j. Fallon, the clever light weight epar.
er and wrestler, won first prize for light
weight sparring, and second in light
weight wrestling. At the same place
NJ. j. Dryer won first prize for middle
weight wrestling, first for putting the
sixteen pound shot, first in running
broad Jump. and eecoud IN middle
weight sparring; Bunk Treadwell won
first IN heavy weight wrestling, and
Otte Kruger second IN throwing the
sixteen pound hammer.
Chris Christopher, the plucky mid
| d!eweight sparrer. who Is I'm IT fol
dough-" 10 also q member of the club
90 are Tom O'Donnell, champion
heavyweight eparrcr Of Michigan, and
Johnnie X acne, champion feather
| weight of the northwest. Phil X
Smith, champion gTaeco-roman wress
Ter of Michigan and heavyweight litter
is also q i. A. Oman.
Budding Talent.
Aside from these men Andrew sloot
maser. aerial artist: the Graneilt
brothers. triple horizontal bar artIste
Nicer and Nay. who do double trap
eze act; James Fortier, on the fiyins
rings; Fallon and slootGaKer, with
their revolving ladder; John r. An
derson. the iron Jaw man; Asel I6l
ieeren, a Swedish heavyweight LITTER
| aud Guy Sienhardt, Robert Mcdonald
Frank Lynce, Al An,sden. John Pieuns
and Charles GailInger, contortionisis
help TO keep ny the record of the club
whose reputation y spreading far and
wide. lis Offices ere frequently in re
celpt OF letters from managers who
want talent; all naturally look 10 IN,
independent Athletic club for Il, Al
they have furnished 40 much already
The clubs rooms are nicely fur
nished. PICTURES adora the wallis and {
piano rounds Of the whole thing. A
hne quartet. composed Of A. Aerken
Paul Rsdemaker. II. Burnett am
George S0nke. nss been formed from
the club. and Their music helps I.
make the pleasant hours fly faster, bn
liDEer longer IN memory
The clubs present ousrters VII b
extenSed into the new addition - IN
Poeer'sDpers bause when u IL read
tor Occupancy.
Better Late Than Never
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