The herald., 1897-04-05
THE ACTIVE TURNER'S
EXHIBITION OF WORK FOR THE
NATIONAL TURNFEST
Fine Club swinging-Good Work by
the Junior and Boys Glasses.
Physical Culture-Ball

The national turnfest, at which there
will be competitive classes of active
Turner's from nearly all the societies of
the Turnvereln Germania in the United
States will open in st. Louis May 9Th
and continue four days. Many thousands
of active Turner'S will compete for the
honors and prizes offered. Among them
will be the Los Angeles turnfest class.
which has been in active training for
some time past under the direction of
their capable instructor, Karl Ross. The
class is going to St. Louis with the hope
of winning a prize and from the exhibi-
ton given last evening Of the work they
will do it would appear that their pros
poets are good.
The following is a list of members of
the turnfest class: William Bliesner.
Louis Breer Henry Breer, Charles
Block, William Straube. Fred Steinecke,
Otto Harms, Martin Hooker. Charles
Gollmer, Lester Davidson, George Kars-
ten, Morris Riley, Arnold Sleek, Edward
Settlage. Fred Walters. Fred Wagner.
Wolfgang Volk, Alfred Stern, Albert
Hartnack. Karl Ross, leader of class.
AT o'clock last evening Turnverein
hall was crowded with people to witness
the exhibition, not only Of the turnfest
class, but also the younger classes of the
Turnverein gymnasium school. The pro-
gram was as follows: Turnfest march,
Arend's orchestra; overture, Arend's or
chestra; wand exercise for the "Bundes
funniest" Turnfest class; exercises and
groupings in three bucks. first boys
class; song, "Lethetrunk am Rhein,"
singing section Turnverein Germania;
Arard'c 0rphestrq. rounded
with rings and dumb-bells, second girls
and boys class; model exercises on the
long horses, Turnfest class; club swing
ing, Turner Louis Nordlinger; ladder
pyramid, junior boys class.
The orchestra music was good. The
wand exercises by the turnfest class
were original, unique and given with
precision that must have required much
practice. There were several hundred
different movements. The exercises and
groupings on three bucks by the first
boys class, comprising twenty-three
youths from IL to Is years of age. were
we'll done, especially the pyramid work.
The song by the singing section Of the
Turn Verein Germania was encored.
The rounded with rings and dumbbells
by the second boys and girls class was
neatly done. This was the youngest
class, comprising eighteen boys and thir-
tccH SlliS.
The feature Of the evening was the
exercises by the funniest class on two
long horses and the formation of three
fine pyramids. All the work was ex-
ceedingly we'll done and received fire.
quent applause.
Turner Louis Nordlinger did a club
swinging exercise that ought to rank
him with the best in the country.
The exhibition closed with ladder py-
ramids by the Junior or young mems
class. John Collins, Herman Eichhorn,
Ignacia Figueroa, Herman Glass, Paul
Kiefer Albert Ross, John Stepan, J. r.
Small, Wallace Rimpau, George Ham
mes, Wesley Anishet. The work was
highly creditable to the young athletes
and acrobats.
A grand ball followed the entertain
ment. in which many couples participat-
ed
The Los Angeles funniest class ex-
pect to leave for st. Louis April 26th,
and they will be accompanied by about
100 other people from this city. They
will secure the reduced railroad rates
arranged for the national turnfest.