The morning call., 1893-05-21
THE OLYMPIC CLUB
Romans Who Sadly Miss
Their Whiskers.
THEY NEED LONG VACATIONS
What Leader Kolb Intends Introduce
ing = Aquatic Sports as the
Next Great Feature.

Inc SlaulalOTS WHO tOOk part III Tue
great Circus Maximus festival are now
growing rapidly as possible what Ben
Bogner calls Summer fallow mustaches."
The honorable secretary of the club,
William j. Kennedy, has exhausted his
imagination in figuring out some kind of
tonic that will produce a good crop of
whiskers.
He has given up all hope of growing
mustache, although the cracker Jack ton
serial artist of the club has impressed him
with the belief that, by the regular appll-
cations of Olympic salve which has been
prepared specially for the smooth-faced
Romans, in a few weeks he will be in a
position to say to inquIsitive members that
he did not take part in the battle scenes
nor was he carried off the field disabled
and dying.
With few exceptions the Romans. who
had their wel-trained and thoroughly
broken mustaches removed by the quick
touch of the BARRIERS steel, are now regret
ting the loss of hair crop which, it is
said, In some instances cannot be restored.
The general belief among people who are
not IN any wise connected with the club is
that every member whose upper lip is not
adorned with musiache was represented
at the great feast which is now creating
so much discussion in Olympic circles.
To avoid nOtoriety and bandinage Large
numbers of the members who still have
clean shaven faces have applied to
the directors for leave of absence. AS
there has been no great demand made to
the manufacturers Of tents for summer
| houses. it is presumed that the smooth
| feed Olympians will take in" the seaside
resorts until such time as they can return
and, by pointing to their lips. say to their
| accusers, "Me a Roman! Never!'(
The next athletic feature of Importance
| in the Olympic Club Will occur when the
| salt water Will arrive from the ocean.
Leader Kolb has heen remaining up
nights recently planning a scheme which
| he thinks, from a natatorial point of view,
will astOnish the world.
| KolD is great dreamer, and bv dreams
he has frequently hit upon great ideas.
IL am not prepared to say what this
great na atorial feature will comprise" q"
SAID the powerful athlete, ''but you can
| safely rely upon one thing, and that Is II
will be the greatest sporting event the
| club has ever had.
II VIII need, to make it a perma-
nent success. our very best swim
mers and divers. among. whom are
the following ex' erts: q. =. Cook.
5. Menzies. Ii. B. Russ, l.. P. Ward,
G. Wellington. II. B. Graham. w. Hab-
erly, G. 5. Mehlng, P. 3. Bernhard. J. 5.
Otto. H. B. McGill, B. Bogner, f. E. Beck,
r. Belau. f. Beloher. j. Bolton. w. e.
Brown. A. BGislay. I. Burns. 5. Casady,
F. Chapins,, }. A. Code. G: Coy, Il; Il.
Creighton, II. Cumming. c. Dali. d. c.
| W. Donnelly, +: b. DoolaD, 6. ". Elmer,
j. Elliott. Z. Engelberg, l.. B. ThOma {,
A. C. Forsyth. j. McElroy, K Nc
Arthur. Dr. Garwood, J. H. Gilhooly,
DR.. Galway, a. J. Lyons. j. Sheppard,
! Tom Pennell, p. GoodOe, z. HaberIicht,
| Il q m lr
others whom | have my minds eye upon.
''Oi course there are some of the men,
| bers mentioned who are not as expert IN
diving as Jack McGlynn and Bob Wieland,
but. nevertheless. they will play an I'M
| p0Ttant part in the mermaid scenes.
81 will have Wellington act the part of
| fairy tempter. Bernhard is a good man
| for peace maker; as he can handle clubs IN
| good fashion he will keep the fairies in
place. As Belcher is very polished
diver l will put him on the plate list.
Bolton will make a great hit in deep
duck of fellow.
For mermaid charmers I will select
Casady. Macarthur and Charles Coy.
''As commander of the kickers [ will ap-
point f. a. Chapins. For deep-w water
swimming there are few equals of Chapins
in the club.
Davis will be great success in the por-
| poise act Thomas will captain the sailing
fleet. He is genuine old salt
john McEiroy will captain the Paul
| Boyton water-walkers. JACK Shepherd
| is 10 be one OF the experts | have selected,
who will surprise the spectators by making
double SOmersault from off the toothpick
| sprngbOard.
"Philo Jacnby will have charge of the
pedestrians. whose feet must not be less
| ia length than twelve inches.
| There are several other natators among
the members l have selected who will be
heard from later on. When l have the
scheme thoroughly mapped out you will
| say that 1t is the greatest feature of aquatic
sport that has ever been thought of. |
will not require any of the articipants to
| shave either mustache or whiskers, neither
will | promise the water nymphs royal
| feast after the enterta nment is over"