The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
YIN. C. A. GYMNASTS
GIVE WINTER EXHIBITION OF
CLASS AND SPECTACULAR WORK.
MANY NOVEL FEATURES
WITNESSED BY CROWD THAT
FILLED EVERY AVAILABLE SPACE


Floor SO Crowded with Spectators
That Part of the Programme Was
Cut-Most OF the Work Very Good
That OF the Juniors Especially So
TumbIinE of Mr.. Elton. and Mas
ters SILVA and Lynch, and the
Pyramid Building by Team OF
Twelve. The Fentures Of the Pro-
GrnmIne.
The winter exhibition of the 7. M.
c. A. gymnasium classes took place
last night. Not only was it the best
that has been given in recent years, II
not the best that has ever been given
but il was attended by quite the larg-
est crowd that has ever been present
at an entertainment of this kind in
Savannah.
Long before the hour appointed for
the beginning of the exercises, $50
o'clock. the people began TO arrive, and
by the time the work was commenced
The galleries We're packed, the gym
nastum floor filled with several hun
bred. while many others were turned
awav because unable to secure even
standing room. The ubiquitous small
boy was very much in evidence, even
10 the extent of perching on the gym
nasium roof and "rubbering" through
the skylight.
The men and boys that took part IN
The class evolutions, with which the
programme began, and afterward IN
the special and class work NUMBERED
but a few less than a hundred. Iher
work both in the class movements ana
drills, and in the spectacular events
was unusually good; must OF II was
vigorously applauded.
The opening overture and the music
for the different events was furnished
by Rosenfeld's Orchestra The nrst
number of the programme was CLASS
Fvolutions" the members of the class,
while marching, forming many lntrl-
cate and interesting figures. Ihls was
followed by what was one OF the pest
drills of the entire show: dumo-pe
drill in which picked members of the
Junior Glass took part. The drill is
a graceful one and it was given almost
perfectly, the boys showing certainty
and rythm of movement that SHOWS
the care that both they and Mr.. }. Z.
Blake, physical director, have taken IN
the work.
The Indian club drill by members of
the Senior class also. was most en-
joyable 1t had been the intention to
give examples of class work on differ
emit pieces of apparatus. but because OF
the crowded condition of the floor, and
also on account of the many numbers
on the programme, it was decided to
cut out this feature
The Indian club drill was followed by
he noIo In w MaCGrG i
Blake and b. Bostwick took part. 1t
was won by Mr.. Blake with a vault of
feet inches: Mr.. Bostwick fell out
a few inches below that hight The
pole vault is novelty in these affairs,
and consequently attracted much at
tention.
In the distance dive, the succeeding
number. Messrs. Courvoisier. Elton,
Righton, and Blake took part. The
work of each of the participants was
good, especially that of Mr.. Blake.
This event was followed by another
novelty a. wrestling bout, in which the
participants were Messrs. Harden and
Bostwick. The match was a catch
as catch can affair, and was won by
Mr.. Bostwick after about six minutes
of wrestling. Further in the pro-
gramme there was another wrestling
bout of lightweights, those taking part
being Messrs. w. F. Lynes and Wald-
hauer. This match was won by the
latter.
An exhibition of high kicking was
given by Messrs. w. T. Doty, G.. b.
Elton, Bostwick and Blake. Blake not
only won the high kick but gave an
interesting exhibition of the double
FOOT kick.
An elephant race between three
teams, the numerous stunt of the pro-
gramme. was won by Messrs. Cour-
Voisier and Lynes. Excellent work on
the flying rings. was done by Messrs
Rousseau, Lynes. Elton, Lowell and
Blake, the best of it being that OF
Messrs. Rousseau and Blake.
Undoubtedly the cleverest and most
enjoyable of the entire programme was
the tumbling work of Mr.. j. H. Ell
ton. Jr.. and Masters Lynch and Silva,
Mr.. Elton has long been known in
the gymnasium as the cleverest tum-
bier in the association and Master Sill
va give promise of being equally So
The work of Master Lynch also was
admirable. Somersaults. from every
conceivable position. handsprings, kips
and flips neck springs and every other
possible feat was performed by these
youngsters with the precision and
grace of profess ionals.
After the conclusion of running
and standing high jump, in which
Messrs. Dwelle, Stark and Blake took
part the last. as we'll as one of the
hest. events of the evening took place
This was the pyramid building, IN
which Messrs Wheeler, Harden, Bost-
wick Courvoisier, Doty. Elton. Hunt
Balfour, Righton. Harrss, Lebey and
Lynes took part. The work, though
new in Savannah. except among pro
fessionals. is very clever and was don,
splendidly