The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

Just what will be done with the captains
is matter of doubt, but the chances are
that Captain Dunleavy in command OF
the water front, and Captain Lees of the
detective force, will frequently be seen en-
gaging in friendly scrap with the gloves.
The new waterfront headquarters for
the police are very commod ious. The
main entrance is on Sacramento street,
but the building runs through to Com
mercIal. and Captain Dunleavy and his
squad have the use of the entire lower
floor. Along the eastern side the lockers
Tor the use of the police have been built,
while the offices and cells occupy portion
of the Western side. There then remains
large unoccupied space, which Chief
Crowley resolved to turn into a gym
naslum. This work is now almost accom-
pllshed, under the able supervision of
Officer Russell, and in few days the
police will have as good place in which
to exercise as that provided by the Olym-
pic Club.
In the north corner new ceiling has
been put in and punching bag now hangs
from 1t. After using 1t for an hour yester-
day Sergeant Tom Mahoney retired to the
shower bath with the remark, That's the
KIND OF exercise, to give fellow muscle" !"
From the bathroom Mahoney went into
the dressing groom, and then he told Can
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like this is just the sort of thing to make
the men go in for exercise.
In the gymnasium there will also be
pulling machines for expanding the chest.
horses to exercise the policemen's legs, a
wrestling mat, horizontal and parallel
bars, DUN bbells, Indian clubs and all the
rest of the paraphernalia. Unfortunately
there will be no cinder track, and thereat
Officer McGreavy is grumbIing. Jack is a
sprlnter and wants a chance to show the
rest OF the force the proper manner in
which to cover half mile in quick time.
Officer Holland lis great on the pulIeys," !"
according to Corporal CockriII. Almost
every day he exercises on some of the
lamp-posts along the front, but latterly he
has eschewed telegraph poles. A mum Der
OF the wharfrats noticed that every day
Holland tried his strength on a certain
pole that stood near Vale io-street wharf.
During the night they procured a saw and
sawed it halfway through. The next time
Pete came along he gave his usual vigor-
Gus pull, and down went the policeman
with the pole on top of him. Now Holland
says he will do all his pulling on the pull
ing machine.
Officers Tom Ellis and George Lake, rep.
resenting the south end, and Sergeant
Steve Bunner and Officer w. Ferguson.
representing Meiggs wharf are to open
the new quarters. 1t is to be q Question
making the most points WINS Bunner is
particularly good on the wrestling nat.
while Ferguson is best on the parallel and
horizontal bars. Ellis and Lake are a good
team, however, and Sergeant Fitzgibbon
says it is a toss-up which team wins.
Officer Shaw, who is an all-round ath
lete and mem Der of the Olympic Club. is
to be the instructor. Squads from the diff
ferent stations will be sent to him once a
week, and before three months are over
the Chief is confident that the avolrdupois
OF the men will be considerably decreased
The Commissioners have offered a prize
for the man who shows the most improve
ment during the first three months and
the betting is that Officer Mackey will win
1t. At the present time he can throw a
double somersault in his uniform. Cap
tain Duneavy is very much pleased with
the innovation and expects to shortly have
the finest squad of men in the United
States under his command.