The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
SPORTS BOOM AT
ST. LOUIS A. c..
WITH IFS SPLENDID TENNIS COURTS,
GOLF LINKS AND RUNNING: TRACK
THE CLUB IL ATTRACTING
HUNDREDS.

During the past week the TERMS courts
at the St Louis Athletic Club have been
.fg"ded every afternoon. while after z
a-ohSsi1e court and wait for hours in
oTdeE to get IA game at all.
a renal kable fact about the regulars at
them are physicians who have made a
study of various methods of exercise with
a view OF picking out sood one for their
PERSONAL ana professional benefit.
pf all the VI. DIS playing the game out
there Doctor Schmalhorst seems 30 have
slight edge, as he has IA way of cuTving
his returns as Wei! as his serves. He plays
the game all the way. and can change Lis
driving game to iobbing one with an ease
that nortifies his opponents. who are in
variabiy brother physicians.
Doctor Schmaihorst and Doctor Charles
play against Doctor Greene and Doctor
SenIple nearly every afternoon. and IL Is
real treat to see the warm games that they
play
Tom GIeeson's game is improving SO zap
chance to beat r. McKittrick and the other
cracks for the club championship. Mr..
Gleeson is tall, why young man, with
lots of speed and a good eye. who is liable
to turn out another Davis in a year or tvo
Doctor II. Nee. Johnson and Doctor
Armand Ravold had several hot games dur
since he got away with a useless thirty-five
pounds of flesh that he sometimes drives
The bail in way that boies IL for the back
net and for GrOunakeeper Tiemeyer, who
keeps things In such good repair.
AIdenr;ed Whittemore Is negiectinx his
tennis to play golf with his big brother:
game as he is far above the average and
young enough to promise great deal OF
Improvement after season of steady play.
a. II. Gale. Jr., is the Beau Brumnel OF
the club--that IS. or his arrival and depart
ure-bu, what "A difference when he is at thief
game Tha contrast between the passion3;
ately dressed young Gale and Gale on the
courts IS remarkable
L. Duthlel CabanHe has gotten over the
\
ankles with a hurdle while practicing ten
days ago. and is ansious!y awaiting the an
nOuncement Of another athletic meet Base
hall is no; the best training in the world for
foot race.
The new running track should be com;
pleted by the end of the week. ana
then the many track athletes about towr
viii fall over each other getting into the
club. as it is certainty, that 2 meet will he
having the Western Division 4 \. U. cham
piOnships decided there in 1901
The Committee on Tennis. Messrs. W.
G. Wildarman. Arthur 3. Shepley and Then.
s Blair. are congratulate ting themselves on
tire great games that will be played in that
single championship IL is likely that one
the West Will result. as all the boys ere In
great shape and very anxious to land the
trophy ,.r,.,-.,,. l.,
daily question at the club grounds. No
matter how great A man may be at
game. he cannot do anywhere neas bis
then you can't always sometimes tell
there are courts in St. Louis outside of
Forest Park
This to aspiring young men who have
disposition Ia count their chickens before
they are hatched-Mckittrick will break
into that contest and incidentally break "A
lot of eggs.
II is baseball once week. golf daily
with few but tennis Is there every day
al all hours with scores of adhercnts and
some real fanatics.
set of boxing gloves appeared at the
club the other day, and the minute Doctor
Charles s3ied aem he started on stili
hunt for the man VINO started that story
about his racket.
Mr. Tiefncycr promises 20 have the two
new courts in playing condition for this
afternoon. and there will be some lively
hustllnG TO gain the good omen Of being
;he first To win on a nev court.
The only time that. the handhai courts
are used these DAYS is when the patience Of
some tennis fans gives out and they start
banging the balls against the wall hard
that they are useless ever after for the
game that the maker intended them for
Clarence Gamble does not like the in
situation that he took golf because he was
defeated a fsw times over the nets. He is
a game that means Cire vengeance on some
one Clarence admits that chasing a little
white ball through the park j. awfulily
tame when compared tn hot rally on a
court.
There are others who are beginning To
think that way. too. and golf IS sure to suf-
fey when played rear tennis courts. es-
peCially when the young see game
of the latter