Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-20
SOME MISCELLANEOUS SPORT
German System of Gymnasium Train-
ing to he Given q Thorough
ExpOsitiOn Here.

A complete exposition Of the German
gymnasium system will be given at Ger
mania hall next Friday night. The Omaha
Turnverein will on that evening give its
second gymnastic carnival. Prof. Retzer.
the director Of the gymnasium, has been
training the classes for several weeks in
preparation for the event and declares that
it will be one Of the finest affairs Of the
kind ever held in Omaha. The program for
the evening is as follows:
marc" Ali scoiars viii enter hail.
a Dumbbeii drill. accompanied BY
music ;...;.........." Belle of New York"
Thirty-aye boys Of class ii: to il
racticai eaaS exeroises @ ana calisthenics ac-
complained by music."Bella Bocea;"
Trwsnty-fS,TSr T. vanI. s,S girls of class II; to
years 81 o'a roi,e, hor:
Boys M SS'e 81 class T. + il to il years old
Exercises on swinging ladder lsee-sawl :,
Pyramids on table and chairs ..........
.;.......,................ boys q class !
% Address President q. +. ", c. ". HaIler
- ............. - twenty boys Of class II
o MembsrsS MsS Of Vac active and junior class
Hoop ana gssa a., ,dri!l az aesGmp;anlssd s3n,r;ns BY
Girls Of class 1; IL to ls years old.
Heavy % symnastcs' First division Xctives
members of Active and Junior class
There have been dog shows and horse
shows and cattle shows galore In this coun-
try. but probably the FIRST snake show that
has ever taken place in the world happened
In New York last week. The occasion was
- As0 Inn tha EtvS-t
American Intercontinental Exhibition Of
Reptiles" In addition to ophidians, toads
and lizards. the second cousins Of the family
were admitted. Nearly mile of snakes
was present and 800 varieties were entered
for the blue ribbons, which were tied around
their necks last night, when the show closed.
Tom Jenkins has issued challenge to
wrestle Charles Wittmer Of Cincinnati for
the Graeco-Roman championship Of the
world. Roeber claims that title. but has
never properly defended 1t. and Wittmer
seems to be the only one who is properly
entitled to It. jenkins gives considerable
promise as q wrestler, but his showing
against Abdul Hall, the Sultan's Lion. a
couple OF weeks ago was OF such nature as
to place the Turk In a class by himself, head
and shoulders above all the artists Of the
IiiaI III tulS couutTy' ENdu boWis, Wuo poses
as one OF the best wrestlers In the country,
had similar experience at the hands OF
Yousouf. These two performances by the
premier Turks demonstrate that the follow
ers Of the sultan are too big and strong for
Americans. Americans have gone up against
them with the idea that they are lacking In
science, but the Mohammedans have proved
that they are up in the fine points, 1t 10 TO
be regretted that there is no man in the
United States to meet the latest Turk at his
own game and give him fair battle on the
mat. Roeber ought to be able to make a
showing. but he appears to have a streak of
yellow running UP and down his spinal
column that prevents him from seizing the
opportunity.
The Amateur Athletic union Is consider
Ing the advisability of inaugurating a new
policy of expansion. Every county in the
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