The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-26
LIVELY Work IN THE GYMNASIUMS.
How tho Athletic Member OF the r. NJ. G. A.
Pass the Winter Days.

How tho Athletic Members OF the Y. II. G. A.
Pass the Winter Days.
Baseball will be more generally played by
the members Of the Young Mems Christian
Association this season than for many years
past. The association OF this city has fine
grounds at Mott Haven. Tho team will prob
ably be selected from players OF the different
branches In the city.
In speaking OF the demise OF the Manhattan
Athletic Club to q U reporter DR.. Bartlett. the
physical director OF tho Twenty.third street
branch. said that the Young Mems Christian
Asso citation might regain many members who
had thrown off the triangle for the cherry
diamond. The association. it appears. has
trained men athletically only to have them
desert to the big athletic clubs. Many OF those
desertions wore to the Manhattan Athletic
Club. Several Of the latter have visited the
Young Mems Christian Association last week,
and it may be that they contem plate joining.
Basket ball Is increasing in popularity all
through the State. At Rochester the different
classes in tho Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium hnve
formsd q basketball league. and a regular
series of championship gam es have been ar
ranged. The Central branc! team OF brooklyn
have challenged tho Yorkville players to a
match game to take place this week.
The gymnasium OF the East Eighty sixth
street branch will be open on Saturday nights
TO oil young men in Yorkvills. The members
OF the branch are doing very well In high
jumping. Bliss. In the contest held on Wash
ington's Birthday, jumped 8 feet. beating by a
full inch any previous effort. On the morning
OF Wsshington's Birthday the juniors played
saskst ball. TIL second DIVISION defeated the
fourth divisions, had a lively tussle. the result
being . tie. neither team scoring a goal, The
th E.u1 %as sGhaSt sn"R H. T!Il p'f bTa 1nf 'Sn' re;uf 70,
game on next Wednesday afternoon in tho
fH Tha ,Yis orkyliiS hu s1rsst Ky Eyms .m me- as fol.
kkU6.rt GSMIlqgher Fred HecksndGTn. II.
Reeve D. Rowland is busily engaged in pre-:
PATHS t9r ;he three events which will he held
six weeks. III f hns@ vii aff' TAX. on piass on ahS March, neht
y Tbs exhibition will consist Of gymnastics.
s |s" *. d m.n Ti's q r. th ss' 1%.r Esads si4 sea f hfsS
}h% horne asa 4 syiDs 1r linrs w0 * q M.r tho a6 Hn r. and
MD prizes siz.at x filf Se .N.rd iei' TO thu H most es sx nssai
Cymnasts. The third. Of The series is scheduled
,SmpinS' and role " V%aSltIniir, and. .ni' several ws,1 Is sv eiss
81 rsst ,nf Hc sH1,n,d5nT w nSi't, asia Of The %smrsrs
series Of talks ON nrst aid to the Injured to the
Il TDr BE-. siss.i H. II tsc e. S.w @ Sase 4 Ao. OH M- TiIl
,ects., Some time during March Toinmy Con-.
nsI y expected TO give the boys a talk on
This cymnasts Of tn: Harlem branch are pre-
pairing orthe annual competitions. tho hrst
Of which will be held about the middle OF
March; The events will DO Wanting over the
ami horizontal bars. These events wilf ke re-
peated at the Anril competition;, In iiay the
ton for gold medals. The Hariamitss are
trying to oHtdo each other 10 physical devel-
year developed more than his fellows Will 30
memhers Of the branch also intend to start 10
Thsiuniors q tho Harlem branch held a gym
nastic exhibition last Monday, The entire
siass Of siIty,four boys engaged in INTRICATE
the iGiiswins leaders went through q 90. Of
Simons,, rrlges. Pretzfeld. King. Rogers. Van
Of tho exhibition was thu Indian club swing
, Hss h hk hG jum.inr erffRRs s lad. A Mo c ."nt Ih ;Ss
h4r az over 4 feet o inShss were unl5i.h.
fsce was Woa By Rogers. With PriEgs second