The sun., 1899-02-05
AMONG ATHLETIC CHRISTIANS.
New York and Brooklyn Members Getting
Ready for the Spring Campaign.

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Ready for the Spring Campaign.
According to the schedules being arranged
by tho physical directors OF the Y. NJ. G. A.
branches of this city and Brooklyn. a busy
| spring season on track and diamond is almost
an assured fact. The favorite game basket
ball. has not been played as in previous years.
owing TO the restrictions placed on it at several
of the branches. and those that have fostered
it are winding up the season rapidly. The
feeling is that Y. VI. G. A. baseball league
should be organized and series OF games
played for a trophy. cup or banner.
The physical department OF the Twenty
third Street branch is In good shape and the
record o. the gymnasium classes shows an in
! GREASE of over 500 over the corresponding
month of last year. In the athletic tests the
members are present in the gymnasium
nightly to see what they can do. Glasses have
been organized for singlestick work. and every
Tuesday evening at least twenty # We men m meet
and indulge in the sport. The leaders corps
has been raised in efficiency by the addition OF
several new men and itnow numbers eighteen.
The class In athletics. which began the first OF
the year. is in a fourshing condition. Tits in
charge Of the veteran athletes Cross and
Sturme. Tho men meet every Thursday even
ing
The gymnasium games promoted by the new
West Side branch are doing good. and when the
outdoor season begins the branch will not be
throwar! Thc sIhr@G physn and
under the direction OF Dr. Welzmillor Several
capable baseball players have become afilliatcd
with the branch recently. and with the excel
lent facilities for practice il is, likely that
strong nine viii be developed Every Tuesday
clal Instruction IN Indian club swinging. and
any gymnasium member can ioin the class
n"c"sS states an extra night so all tho member
can lak" Ear in the sport therefore the regu-
@r "S hm2nIMSS m f. Maar anS E h" Hs.
SID" nranch i planning for the gymnhstic and
athletic carnival which is scheduled for the
fair may b" an oren competition. The mem
bershp in III" athletic club is growing larger
and aTroad Don .. Sheldon, for for over m '1iiiS nimS
1S n " w s. "F%Sn r. s Frosrss s f9% nr
bramch OF BIiro9}klyn, VIII take his place. ~ "
being 'nS made f m he Grfdsn % ts. are are
hall, fhySira 6ireetor Dr. smith Is %'i%g msppi1g
out programme Of events for the coming sea-
son, The interest shown at the branch gives
promise OF turning out good track and base
been the facilities for training. but this year
aTs am oraG%H hS & s @wn < Er9nnds IhG rre;
weekly runs viii hn IN order '''N
, Physical Director Lewis Of tho Young Mems
,eam through 4 strict course of. training in the
Eymnasiun. Thetcam is handicapped by hav-
imG ii.i small gymnasum, hut, nevertheless, good
made good showing thus far. From present
inddicqtions baseball team viii he orGahnizcd
being. actively induiGcd in by the athletes af
the WqrshIjnGton Heights branch After tho
ofthe track and baseball candidates viii begin,
IN the Brooklyn branches everything looks
ndG bright for nI 6risk & season on track aud dia-
stun games. which are affording good practice
for outdoor work.