Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-06
A CLEVER EXHIBITION
Given Last Evening by Y NJ. G. A Gymnas
tic Classes at the Opera House.

Given Last Evening by Y NJ. G. Gymnas-
tic Classes at the Opera House.
The gymnastic exhibition given at
the Opera House last evening by the
gymnasium classes of the Young Men s
Christian Association was very clever
in every respect, showing careful train
ing, and was witnessed by large and
appreciative audience.
The programme was opened With a
grand march participated in by the
members Of the Senior, Junior, Inter-
mediate and the Boys Glasses, and
was led by Fred Neuhart. AS they
marched to the music of Wheeling S
amateur orchestra many figures were
formed and they presented very neat
appearance and were frequently APP
plauded Every member OF the four
classes had a small American flag PIN
ned to the left of his breast. The mem
bers of the Senior class wore ilght
trousers and white shirts; the members
of the Junior class navy blue suits, the
members of the Intermediate class
navy blue trousers and white shirts,
and the boys were dressed differently.
Following the grand march came the
Boys class in a very clever exhibition
of calisthenics This was followed by
buck vaulting by the Junior class ana
proved very clever performance. The
intermediate class then appeared IN a
wand drill and were generally we'll re-
ceived. The Senior clasz next gave
quite a pleasing performance on the
parallel bars, and ELECTED considerable
Communication from the audience f..
I of thu v Nj q
gymnasium, Charles Long and Howard
Dudley gave an exhibition in tumbling
and it was one of the most interesting
features of the evening. The art Of
tumbling is quite difficult one and the
performers certainly acquitted them
selves creditably. During their perform
ance a pyra amid was formed with Prof.
State at the bottom and Mr. Dudley at
the top Suddenly they separated,
each turning in the air and alighting
safely on their feet. This concluded
part first.
Part second of the programme began
with a fancy drill by the Junior class.
II showed that careful instructions had
been given and was received with sat
sfaction A dumb bell drill was given
by the Senior class, and each member
acquitted himself admirably. The In
termediate class then followed with the
performance of good work on the side
horse Robert Kraft then began TO
cleverly punch the bag. but owing to
a leak in the bag was compelled to
cease work before many points had
been shown. Samuel Thompson fol-
lowed with an interesting exhibition of
muscular development. Mi. Thompson
forced a ten-penny nail through board
an inch thick; bent an iron rod half
inch in diameter over his right arm
ard lifted weight of one hundred and
fifty pounds over his head twice in sue
cession. first with two hands and then
with che hand. Professors Schambra
ard State next appeared in fencing and
showed many points in the art much
to the delight of all The programme
/ was brought to successful close with
performance on the horizontal bar by
a picked class Their work was very
creditable
Following is full list Of the names
of the members Of the gymnasium
classes participating in the exhibition
Seniors-C. W. Alexander. Fred r.
Cardcna, Robert Kraft, Charles G.
Dobbins. Henry G. Fueg, ]. E. Dobbs,
Samuel Thompson, E. J. State. Brady
Smith. Andrew Nesbitt. George Dixie
man. Fred Neuhart, William G.
Brandt. Isaac Henderson Louis Field
man, Hanson Delbrugge, Edward
Schane. T. E. Bcdley, Chris. Schambra,
Frank Armbruster. Rudolph Schott,
| Robert G. Crawford.
rmediates-Charies Long. Frank
Schmidt. George Hcge, Ernest Jones,
Alfred Neuman, George Bruhn. John
Seybold. Max Bergner Frank Wait.
Clyde McGregor. Daniel Smith, Eugene
Armbruster, Leroy CragO, John Jeffer-
son. George Hesse, Stack Hoge, John
| Pollack, Guy Bebout. Frank WEIGH,
Baird Mitchell. Howard Oberman,
George Merschrcd Earl Maxwell.
Juniors-Howard Dudley, Edward
Wagner, Edward Ritz, Curtis Robert
san. Daniel Prayer, VIM. Travis Earl
Wilkinson. Charles Wells. George
Johnson. Frank RAIDER. Thomas Kyle
Albert Clyker, William Bode, Herbert
Niece Frank Robertson, Archie Wat
son. Earl Giesey, Murl Woodruff
Harry Meyer.
/ Boys-Leon Spragg. Allen Metcalf
! Walter Meyn. Carl Bachmann. Howard
\ Merkel, David Mckee, Lucius Robert
sen. Giles Norrington, Thomas Horn
| brook. Daniel Boyd. William Greenan
| Dana Tomlinson ,Olanda Sisson. Harry
| Bean. B. j Smith, John MCGEE. George
| Hornbrook, Herbert Bachmann, Her
| bert Wolfe. Isaac Shields.