The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-26
YALE NOTES OF INTEREST
FIRST Y. g. Il. MEET or TIL ~ SEASON
no BE HELD DECEMBER 9.

Amatuer Champion Gymnasts to Give Ex-
hibitions-Events to be COntested-Ju-
nior Society Elections-Gun Club Shoot
Freshman Union-Other Items.
The first meet of the Yale Gymnastic
association for this season will be held
at the Yale gymnasium on the evening
of December 2, and promises now to
be one of the most successful meets
that has ever been held by the associa-
ton. Two of the finest gymnasts of
the country will be present and per-
form exhibition feats. They will be
Mr.. Buerndt, amateur champion hori-
zontal bar performer Of America, and
a member of the Jersey City Turn Yer
elm, and Mr.. Metz, q member of the
Newark Y. M. G. A. gymnastic team,
and amateur champion club swinger of
America. Mr.. Buerndt will give an ex-
htbition performance on the flying rings
and the horizontal bars. He is consid-
cred one of the finest performers in
gymnastics in America, Mr. Metz will
give, in addition to an exhibition of
club swinging, some fine work on the
horizontal bars. The two men viii give
probably one Of the finest amateur ey-
hibitions ever seen in New Haven.
Besides these exhibitions there will
be contests between members of the
Yale gymnastic team on the horizontal
bars, parallel bars, lone horse, in rope
climbing and three bouts in wrestling.
In the first three mentioned events the
chances are that r. A, Lehlbach '9S
will make the finest showing, although
there are others who will contest who
are good in that line, especially Clapp
'9S S. Cloth '97 also stands a good
chance of taking first in some of these
events
In the long horse contest Fl. F. Hoff-
man 81 probably stands the best chance
of winning. In the heavyweight wrest-
ling two of the best entries are Nickel,
L. S., and Avery '9S. Among the wrest-
lers in the lightweight class Will be
Bartlett 1900 who won the lightweight
match in tire interclass wrestling held
on Hopkins grammar school lot on the
night before the opening of college in
September last
Cups will be awarded to the winner
of first and second places in each of the
events. The cups will be of solid silver
set in ebony pedestals. First place
counts five points to the winner and
second place in each event three points,
and to the contestant winning the most
points in the two meets of the associa-
ton to be held this season q big "Y, ;"
one of the special athletic honors of
Yale. will be awarded
The second meet will be held some
time in the latter part of February and
the events to be contested will be the
flying rings, side horse, club swinging
and tumbling
At the meet to be held next Wednes-
day evening j. Edward Heaton and
Mr.. Barnes will probably be two of the
judges, with a third yet to be selected.
f. r. Lehlbach 81 is captain of the
gymnastic team and has charge of the
arrangements for the meet He has
arranged the events and secured the
special features OF the meet. Mr.. Lehl-.
bach is one of the best gymnasts in
Yale at present, but viii not contest in
the events Wednesday evening. This
meet presents a great opportunity to
New Haveners to see some fine anna
teur gymnastic work, and ali who de-
sire to do so are invited to attend A
small nominal admission fee will be
charged to pay expenses.