The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-30

W., ., 80 Mrs. Charles Dickman
foCal quai1e1.'-----' Frank Coffin
George Mcbride
The music was by Joseph Joseph's or
chesira. consisting of fifteen pieces.
The clubs new quarters Is certainly a
noble structure and credit to the city OF
Oakland. 1t has three floors and Is mas
sjye as well as beautiful in its constrnc-
ton. 1t is situated at the intersection of
three of Oakland's principal streets, with
a frontage on Clay street OF hfty-ive
| feet TWO and a half inches. On San Pablo
avenue its frontage is fifty-Hine feet one
and a half inches, while its extent on
| Seventeenth street is 129 feet.
The structure is of pressed brick. with
white granite trimmings, and is beau.ified
here and there with red sandstone and
| brick in various ornamental designs. 1t
has an appearance of solidity and strength,
| with Just sufficient characterization 10 re-
lieve it of plainness.
The building is deliberately furnished
throughout, the club making an outlay of
over $4,000 in the furnishing. All the
| paraphernalia and gymnastic apparatus is
of the very best and most modern. and
comprises ladders, rags, ropes. chest-ex-
| panders. rowing-machines, home-trainers,
| horses. horizontal bars, clubs, pulley
weights, and multitude of other trap
! pings known only 10 the patrons Of such
| commendable institutions.
The club, which has grown to be second
| to none on the coast. had an humble beg in
ming way back in 1856, when 1t was organ
lied as a baseball club in May Of that
year. It had its first meeting in the rooms
of the Oakland Light Cavalry. and the
following names are found among its
founders:
E. J. Canton. Charles Downey, James
A. Shook. w. e. Elder. F. w. Knight C.
h. Gray, C. J. Krytzer, W. Sealop. A. p
Brayton Jr.. FELTON, Taylor. William Ne
Gilvray. Alex Rosborough, W. o. Cullen.
Il. NJ. Fitzgerald, II. Briede bach, FRED
Lang and Charles Comstock.
The club afterward organized as foot
ball club wi h Mr.. Fitzgerald as captain
and played strong games. The club ex
celled In baseball. too, and played the fol
lowing nine: Gray, catcher; Seaton
pitcher; Canton. first base; Elder, SECOND
stop; Brieden bac. left field; Shook, center
field; F. Knight, right field; L. Brown and
George Stulz, substitutes.
The uniform success of this young club
led to more ambitious moves, and it Sc.
cured quarters in the Turn Verein Hall, OF
Webster street, and the nightly meeting.
soon led to a branching out in the direction
ing. boxing, turning, wrestling. etc, an(
it was not long till the members became
very proficient in many OF these pastimes
1t was now determined to organize
! regular athletic club and an election o
officers made r. NJ. Fitzgerald president; C
II. Lowell, vice-president; w. S. Elder
treasurer; T. NJ. Brown, secretary Georg,
StulZ, captain.
The club was then regularly in the field
as a competitor for honor against thu
many then strong organizations. 1t wa
successful from the start and candidates
began knocking rapidly at its doors TO
admission.
So rapidly did its membership increase
that it was compelled to move again
which it did in December, 1886. 10 log!
broadway, to q larger establishment. The
club ouigrew these quarters. too, and il
November. 1887. it is found occupying thu
entire second floor of the Masonic Temple
on Twelfth and Washington streets. A
that time the club had membership o.
40, and il had expended $500 in the APP
poin tment of the new home.
The club was incorporated in April Of
last year with memDe ship of 800. L
now has membership of $50 and mum.
beers among these many athletics wht
have made records in the world of sports
1t anticipates with reason that Its mem
bershir will have increased to 500 b5
July !.
The present officers are: r. NJ. Fi,z
gerald, president: j. Ii. Ames, yice-presi
dent; Charles Fl. Abbott. secretary; a. NJ
Leonard. treasurer; observation-disclosures
S. G. s. Dunbar, II. M. Leonard, Charlie!
Lowell, Z. III. Remillard and j. c. Wilson
To-day, between the hours of and
o'clock, the entire building will be thrown
open to the public, and Professor Joseph
band will be in attendance to furnish
promenade music.