The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-14
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Tho physical directors 10 charge Of the many
Y. NJ. @. A. branches In this city and Brooklyn
are making arrangements for q busy spring
season on field and diamond. Although the
gymnssiums are still very much occupied by
the basketball men, the track athletes and base
ball men are doing q little work. At tho Twen-
ty-third street branch an sll-around athletic
series will be held In the gymnasium as follows:
Feb. ~. standing high jump. standing broad jump,
and potato rnce: ~. pull up. spring board high Jump.
and running high kick: March .. dip basketball goal
throw, and running high dive.
An entry fee OF 10 cents will DO charged .or
each event. and q gold medal will be awarded
TO the one having the greatest number OF points.
q silver medal to the second, and q bronze medal
to the third. Events will be scored on the nsso-
citation pentnthion plan. and records will DO the
first official ones Of the branch under the sane
North America. The branch 10 the only one
that has an athletic team to enter In outside
games. Tho men that will try and uphold the
branch colors are Rose. Cross. McMonigle. Eft
linger. Waters, Browning. Reese. Cohen. Kress-
ling. and Hess
The fret preliminary contest at the Harlem
branch will be held tomorrow. and will DO open
to advanced mon Of the gymnasium. The event
will be the parallel bars, one exercise set. one
arbitrary and one surprise. Markings will be
on tho scaio OF 100. The elementary contest
will occur on Feb. 20. and will be open to any
gymnasium member who has not competed
previously In q Harlem branch contest. Gold
and silver medals will be given on May 10 to
physical department since Jan. l.. The lowest
examination record on and after Jan. ! will 10
compared with an examination made between
Judgment will be five. as follows:
First gains in chest capacity, as shown BY the
shown by the tape measure and %caiipersi third.
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This always has represented q proportionate
most desired results Of participation in the work
The Basketball team OF the branch I, playing
In excellent form and is now looked upon to
league. PHYSICAL Director smith expects to
establish n crack track team at the branch this
season. ami with the material on hand he hopes
Owing to the establishment OF the new west
aide branch II became necessary for the EIecu-
and they will hereafter be known as follows:
r,s;, 1fSsss Men, Mem ]in;,,'S,s; sss Battery to
sseond ,T~cn,y' tSir'i stree, Spsass. twelfth stree,
to Forty .syond street, from East TO North Rivers.
ri fSir S,n,s ,tr.s :tat from ST,nf fs., fs To- Sc ,rsSnf h,. :.rse' .n e
from PITY ninih stree, TO iioth street, from Central
Fours-fs.i Eiihty.x,h street branch. rittyninth
49, '" iVNhh Nv ANeuu~ " Fast
River.
L~F1iih-Harien branch. iooth street east OF the
Para and iOltn street west OF the PARK. to iSpth
street. from East River ana Long Island Sound TO
Norm River.
sixth : " s.hington Height, branch. from is9th
street north, west Of the Harlem River.
1t Is the intention OF the physical director in
charge of the branch to turn out good teams in
all lines o: Y. NJ. 4. A. sports. and training will
begin soon.
The all around grmnas,'c contes; for novice
men at the Young Mems Institute will be held
in the Concert Hall on Saturday evening. Feb.
~. On the same night tho recently organized
athletic club will give an exhibition high jump.
pole vault and potato race. Basketball con-
tinucs to grow In favor. ana each Wednesday
night has been set apart for the game. There 10
n movement on foot TO organize q baseball team
to represent the Institute this season.
The Audubon basketball team. comprising
players from the Washington Heights and Har-
lem branches Ia putting up n strong game. ron
sidering the short time the men have been play
ing together. The team Is under the manage
ment Of q Cook OF the Deaf and Dumb Iusti-
tute. who also plays on the team. They have
arranged the following schedule FOR the season:
Fec. 10. Trenton national champions. at Trenton:
20, OPEN; March 3, Washington Heights Field Ciub. at
New York .. Nineteenth separate Company. az
PouEhkeepsle.