Arizona republican., 1899-12-23
MUSCLE AND SCIENCE
Exhibition Given by the Phoenix
 Athletic Association.

The Phoenix Athletic association is a society composed of a large number of Phoenix's most estimable young men and some of their elders, who are in terested in and appreciate the value of athletic sports, even though the silver
 is sprinkled over their ageing fore heads.
 Last night the association gave it's first entertainment for the amusement of the public and a slight admission fee. An appreciative audience gather ed in the gymnasium where a string band held attention till o'clock, when MT. s. R. Patterson, manager for the evening, rapped for order and in a short speech referred to the objects of the club and outlined the programme
 The real names of the actors in the programme are not given, for the req son that none of them are candidates for national sporting reputations and the boys who toyed with the gloves never hope to meet in the ring even such second-rate champions as Bob Fitzsimmons. Therefore they are referred to only by their gymnasium names.
 The first event was a bag-punching exhibition by the Apache Kid. His work was clever and was heartily ap- plauded. Harry Parker then gave a clog dance, which was executed in his usual good style.
 A siXteen-foOt ring had been placed in the middle of the floor and two pairs of six or eight-ounce gloves were in evidence. Also a cartload of towels, etc, which made the place look ''heroic." The manager announced the next number as a three round sparring bout between the Apache Kid and Ire land Mike. William Evans was se- lected for referee and instructed to whip any man that gave signs of really wanting to fight. He had no oc- casion during the evening to exert this high prerOgative. Henry George and Charles Turner were appointed official time keepers and the band played on. The boys above mentioned give a nice little exhibition, showing that they had been dulty instructed not to kill each other.
 'The Trio then gave a few para bolic curves" which illustrated how { the raw material could easily be turned | into an athlete.
 Following this was a dumb-bell eX- hibition by Prof. SandOw, who lifted a 1 50-pound dumb-bell twenty times with i his right hand and ten times with his ! left hand. He judiciously refrained i from dropping it, owing to the pres ence of a lot of loaded shells in the hardware store below. This was the most narrow escape of the evening.
 chicken catching contest was a I, novel trick that needs seeing for ap- preciation, and is properly named, only there was no chicken and he was not caught. Three local boys. not mem bers. volunteered a turn with the gloves and they struggled through three rounds in a desperate attempt to hit each Other-but failed.
 Tipperary Cyclone and Tarantula Bill gave a neat little three round perform ance which was interesting.
 The big athletic event of the evening was a three round contest between Ari- zona Charlie and the Denver Kid.
 These boys were older and gave evi- dence of considerable training. With their soft gloves they managed to land often enough to paint their skins nice rosy hue and start the blood to circu- ating. Denver got rather the short end of the contest, but he was a much lighter man. Owing to the nature of the exhibition, both contestants al lowed to pass unnoticed some good op- portunities to de business, that would have been improved had they been in the ring for blood and money
 The programme was greatly enjoyed by all, and it is believed will add to the interest taken in the association by it's members as well as be the means of other young men to join.
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