Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-29
ATHLETIC CLUB
SCORES SUCCESS
At Their Entertainment
Last Evening.
An Interesting Program of Ever
cises, Which Was Followed
By Dancing.

the same time enjoyable entertain
ments of the season in Prescott was
the Athletic Clubs grand ball and en-
tertainment at Dougherty's hall last
evening. The club has been given
every encouragement possible by the
people of the city ever since it was
organized some months ago, because
they realized that it was an institu-
ton worthy, in every sense of the word,
of liberal support and hearty indorse-
ment as providing place where the
young men of the city should spend
their spare time to good advantage
and keep away from bad influences.
Accordingly when the club announced
that they we're going to give an ex-
hibition of what they were learning
and doing, Prescott people we're ready
to patroniZe the move in a liberal
manner and when the hour arrived for
the performance last evening the hall
was packed like sardine box.
The first number was an exhibition
of club swinging by NJ. r. Wallace,
machInist in the railroad shops, who
recently arrived in the city from the
east. This number alone was worth
the admission price and was pro-
nounced to be the best thing of the
kiad ever seen here. He responded to
two encores.
Next came an exhibition in tum-
bling by June Freeman and he did
some remarkably clever work aud was
encored several times. He did some
work that would have been a credit to
any professional.
A young gentleman by the name of
Antonio gave an exhibition on the
horizontal bars that captured the
house and he was loudly applauded,
responding to the encore in a very
graceful manner.
Billy Stewart surpassed all his
former efforts as buck and wing
dancer and the audience was so we'll
pleased that they nearly danced him
to death with eneores and would
hardly let him stop 20 ret his breath
Guynn and Mcmahon III their bag
punching made a great hit-in fact
several of them and pleased the au-
dience to the fullest extent as their
work certainly was very clever.
Freeman and Pulliam did some
good work on the horizontal bars.
AS an "Arizona kicker" Harry Cot
ton certainly took the whole bakery
in his exhibition last night accom-
plishing the remarkable feat of kick
ing nine feet and five inches high.
Ian the wrestling match between
Freeman and Mcmahon resulted in a
throw for each contestant, showing
the two gentlemen to be we'll matched
in skill and strength.
The athletic sports closed with a
grand finale in which all those who
took part during the evening gave
speciality to orchestra accompaniment
which took the house by storm.
During the evening Miss Prieste
sang a solo in a manner which made
her a favorite at once and won for her
place at the head of the list of solo
lists in the city. This was her first ap-
pearance before Prescott audience
but those who heard her last evening
sincerely hope it will not be the last.
The Prescott orchestra rendered Sc
lections between each act during the
evening and their music delighted
the audience as was evidenced from
the way each selection was applauded.
Prescott has never had musical or
ganization that was more popular
than this orchestra has been and their
kindness in lending their valued ser
vices on such occasions has won for
them warm place in the hearts of all
our people.
The evenings enjoyment was closed
with grand ball and not until
late hour would the happy dancers
consent to go home.
The members of the club are most
grateful indeed to all who gave their
assistance and helped make the enter
tainment such a success.
The net proceeds of the entertain
ment amounted to between s95 and
500.