The record-union., 1892-09-03
ATHLETIC EXHIBITION.
Young Men Of Muscle Perform for
the Ladies' Amusement.
Bouts at Wrestling and Boxing-Gym-
nastic Feats and Acrobattcs-
LaughabIe Buriesques.

There was very large and fashionable
gathering at the old Pavilion last evening
to witness the entertainment given by
the Sacramento Athletic Club. 1t was
one of the clubs popular ladies nights
and there were fully 500 of the fair sex in
attendance. They are becoming great
| admirers of the young men of Drawn and
they applaud the feats of strength and
agility enthusiastically.
Last evenings entertainment was a
good one, but had it not been for several
bitches and drags it would have been
more enjoyable.
The performance opened with vres-
Ting bouts between Fl. j. IIillebrand and
r. Y. Cole, middle-weight amateur
champion, and William Cox and /. c..
Roberts. Both teams showed extreme
activity and cleverness, and the audience
was worked up to quite an excited pitch
The wrestlers were heartily applauded
when they finished their bouts.
Al. Klelnsorge next appeared in his
| fancy club-Swinging act. He was as
graceful as ever, and was well received.
Arthur Black, the well-known banjo
ist, was then introduced. He fairly made
his instrument talk, and was rewarded
with an enthusiastic encore.
The next number on the programme
turned out to be josh. Messrs. Clark.
Robie, Booth and Johnson, ali officers Of
the club, were billed as a quartet to furn-
ish vocal selections, but none Of the gen
tlemen had nerve enough to face the audi
ence
The boxers were then brought ont.
Professor William Johnson, the clubs
instructor, SPARED with John Kelly.
champion amateur middle-weight of the
Pacific coast, and Henry Rubenstein, the
bantam champion, also appeared The
set-tos were all spirited and scientific.
showing the men Oft to advantage The
little Billion brothers SPARED with black
ened gloves, and ELECTED roars of laughter
from the audience.
An exhibition on the horse was next
given, by Herman Fisher and Arthur Ar
mold, which was clever and at the same
time difficult.
The horizontal bar act was given by
Messrs. Shuster and Brewer of the
Olympic Club of San Francisco who
came up specially to participate in this
performance, assisted by Messrs. Klein
sorge, Arnold and Morris. Fred A.
Yoerk ''clowned' the act and elected
roars of laughter by his antics. He cut
ali sorts OF capers, and some of the falls
he took shook the building.
After an overture by the orchestra
Messrs. Shuster and Brewer reappeared
and gave splendid exhibition on the
parallel bars. They were applauded to
the echo.
Then came the event of the evening.
President Clark announced that the
clubs ladies' class turned out boxers as
well as the gentlemen's class, and to
show what the fair sex could do in this
line, two of the most prominent ladies in
the manly art would appear. Then
the 4oerk cousins, Fred a. and Fred c.,
came out, logged up as girls. and amid
the roars of laughter from the audience
thumped each other merrily. 1t was one
OF the most ludicrous things seen in a
long time.
The entertainment concluded with
somersaulting by a crowd of nimbIe
young men who were all in comic cos
tunes.
Dancing followed for an hour or so.