The herald., 1896-05-11

The Los Angeles Athletic club is con-
fdent of finding themselves housed in
their new, handsome and commodious
quarters by the first of June. The deco
rators have almost finished their work,
the final touches are being pvt to the
woodwork. and the club will have quar-
terS of which they have every reason to
feel proud. About $4,000 worth of new
furniture has been bought; comfort and
elegance will be features of the new
club house, besides every provision be-
ing made for the requirements of the
athlete. The large gymnasium will be
capable of being transformed into full
sized tennis court. with seating ac-
commodations for 400 spectators. 1t is
the intention of the committee. to hold
tennis championship as soon as they
get settled and this should do much to
revive the interest in that fine game.
The committee is making great prep
srations to hold fitting celebrations of
There will be a ladies night" the first
day the club is opened, and at the re-
oeption members will gallaSltly provide
the very best opportunity for the gentler
sex to inspect the very formidable rival
that such a comfortable and well-equip-
ped club must be to themselves. a cou
pie Of nights: afterwards a smoker will
be given. and at the end of the week the
clubs boxing instructor, Billy Gallagher,
IL to have bout with Dan Needham,
the champion welter- weight of the coast
The committee proposes to give series
of entertainments, boxing matches, GYM
naStic exhibitions and other attractions
each month.
The club now boasts a roll of 500 men,
bers; the bulletin board is at present
covered with the applications of cand-
dates for election and from the present
outlook the club may soon have to de-
eide to limit the membership. The reg
q ular annual meeting of the club for the
nomination of officers for the ensuing
year is set for the goth inst.
Considerable progress has been made
with the billiard handicap tournament
at the athletic club. The following is
the standing of the competitors with
the cue: A. c. Way. scratch, won 13 and
lost ]; A Bumiller. at $780, won and lost
1; DIR. Hastings, at 40, won 12 and lost
2; ]. D. Wiley, scratch, won IL and lost
2; A. ]. Corey, at 1856, won IS and lost 3,
+. d. Hall, at 100, won and lost 3; DR..
Kennedy, at 100, won II and lost 6; A.
d. Judkins, scratch, won Hand lost 3;
p. Howard, at 100, won and lost 2; A.
Brownstein. at 120, won 5 and lost 5;
q. A. Tuttle, 110, won land lost 10; w. c.
Brain, at, 120, won and lost 8; G. NJ.
Cook. at 120, won and lost 5; A. Lind
ley at 1876. won and lost 5; A. w. Dun
ming, at 115,won and lost s; G. Coll
mer. at 120, won and lost 81 G.. Van
Valkenburg, at 120. won and lost 4:
w, M. Hunt, at 115, won and lost Q;
N. L. Biehl, at 100, won and lost IL /;
G. BrownStein, at 120 won l and lost 3:
w. M. McStay, at ITO, won and lost 6,
w. M. Manning, at 100 won / and lost
s; c. i. Patterson. at 100. won 0 and lost
6; G. L. Hupp. at 100, won and lost Z.
The Citrus wheelmen, who yesterday
celebrated the house-warming of their
quarters at Santa Monica in the most
fitting fashion, have prepared n most
attractive DrOgram for their meeting IN
the Goth inst. Both the Southern Pacific
and the Southern California railways
will run special trains. Preliminary
heats will be decided in the morning
The foot-racers will be given a show
in a 100-yard and 440-yards dash. The
twenty-five mile team race for the East
Side challenge cup, will certainly cause
very spirited competition. The cup is
at present in the hands of the Southern
California division of the l.. A. W., TO
whose custody it fell when the Los An
geles wheelmen disbanded. Riverside
will probably be represented by Scott,
Cox and Shoemaker; the East Side
Cycle club by Cromwell, Lacy and Mus
sey, and the Los Angeles Athletic club
intend to be represented by team. The
Riverside men are bound to make
determined struggle to regain possess
sion of the much-coveted trophy. The
popular president of the athletic club is,
training hard for his match with Lit
tie Knip," and this promises to be one
of the most popular events on the pro-
gram.
The trampers' annex of the athletic
club started off yesterday morning,
twenty-five strong. for San Pedro, at
which port they had chartered pilot
steam launch. A most enjoyable sail,
some capital fishing. and wonderful fish
stories, passed most pleasant day.