The sun., 1897-09-06
AMoNa ArhnEr1o onR1srrANs.
Formal OPENING or the New East side nranch
cymnnsiunn TO Take Place Next week.

Gymnasium TO Take Place Next Week.
The East Side branch, Young Mems Christian
Association has completed its now gymnasium,
which will be opened to members tonight. The
gymnasium, which has clear floor space of
a. 900 square feet, one of tho largest and best
equipped in this city. 1t is we'll supplied with
all modern apparatus, including n patent bicy-
Gle racing machine and rowing machine. Tho
running track, which was constructed on tho
latest scientflc principles. is ono Of the
features. DIR. III. w. Muller, who was formerly
physical director OF the Institute branch
of tho Young Mems Christian Association, is to
have charge OF the work. He expects to develop
somo flrst-class athletes and gymnasts. Tho
out ook for this is very encouraging, as many
OF the members have already made their mark
The Athletic Committee has arranged for
monthly games for which prizes will be offered.
II ia thought that this will be the means of dc.
veloping some OF the younger men who have
not yet taken an active part in athletics. Among
those who will represent the branch on tho
athletic field will be Bliss, Montgomery, Drum
mond, Hewitt and Trnford. -,
The opening exhibition will be held in tho
sc S IN the the city s"S viii Se oTShSnSs orr RnS
The Institute will be represented by its best
Eymnasts and its basketball team. The Twenty
their athletic teams and the Harlem branch will
give an exhibition drill. Havcns Dunnins,
u,
the crack gymnasts OF the home branch will
also take part in the exhibition.
The newly constructed bowling alleys, which
were pronounced perfect by the critics, will no
doubt be well patronizcd by the men. The
bowlers already have their eye on the city cham.
pionship. which they expect to win this winter.
The team will probably be made up of the follow
ing men, some OF whom were competitors in
THE Sun individual championship tournament:
Fred ClinCh. William Stomptcl. George Frankcl,
Brodbcck, Bliss, Jansen. and Nogcl,
Tho gymnasium is well adapted for basket
ball, which will be encouraged as much as pos
siblc. Many OF the men are very anxious to bc-
come members OF the first team that Is To rep
resent the branch in the y. NJ G. A. League.
Athletics are booming among the members Of
the Twcnty-third Street branch. Y. NJ. e. A..
where so many noted athletes are housed. The
alround contest is now finished, and while IL
was intended TO have more events the series
was productive of some good work. and kept up
did not interfere. j. w. Cross, +. Mayer, and
]. ii. Grief received the highest total for all
the events. Lyman f. Ballard, who has been
physical director at the branch for n number
man branch DR. Poole will succeed him. 1t is
his intention to develop strong football team,
and in that work he will be assisted by Preiscn
l. Page. who will coach the candidates. The
which will add materially 10 the training facili-
ties.
The first gymnastic md athletic exhibition
OF the now West side branch will take place on
saturday evening, Sept. lS The basket ball
and foot ball teams are being rapidly organized,
and as the material on hand is 50 plentiful. the
physical director will lind ii hard task to select
the best men. There is talk of organizing reg
ular basketball league composed of about six
teams. No outside games will be scheduled,
pionship. The branch has several very promis
ing runners.