Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-06-17
GOOD
EXHIBITION

The second entertainment given by
the Prescott Athletic Club was given
in Dougherty hall last evening, and
despite the fact that the weather was
very showery and threatened heavy
rain. the hall was very comfortably
filed with friends of the members of
the club.
The orchestra rendered several Sc
lections during the evening which
were greatly enjoyed by the audience.
The orchestra was in first class trim
and never played better than they did
last night. and that is saying a eoo3
deal. If there ever ty.e two orsaui-
cations in the city that deserved the
unstinted support and encouragement
of our people they are the athletic
club and the orchestra, as the former
furnishes a splendid place for the
young men of the city to spend their
idle time in improving themselves
physically and keeps them out of
places that might injure them both
morally and physically, while the
latter organization has furnished some
of the most excellent music during
the past few months that has ever been
heard in the city, and have given
their valuable services freely for all
good causes.
The first number on the programme
was an exhibition of club swinging by
NJ. r. Wallace, and he did the work
in a manner that would have been
creditable to professional
Messrs. McMahan and Wallace then
gave an exhibition in bag punching
that was very fine.
J. S. Freeman was on the bill for
work on the parallel sbars, but on ac-
count of an attack of rhematism in
his right shoulder he had to cut his
turn very short. Mr.. Freeman is very
clever on the bars and when in good
trim can execute some very fine acts.
Then followed a turn of tumbIing,
trapeze and horizontal bar work by
Messrs. Andrado. Antonio and Kee-
gan. This act was greatly enjoyed and
heartily applauded by the audience.
McMahan and Antonio then gave an
exhibition in Indian wrestling in
which Antonio bettered the professor
on account of his greater weight.
\ fencing bout between Messrs. Gil
rodon and Fournier was one of the
most interesting and exciting features
of the evening and showed great
skill on the part of both contestants.
The referee announced that the hon
ors of the bout were even.
\ boxing match between Messrs.
McMahan and Antonio and PulIiam
and Wagner was greatly enjoyed.
In the high jumping match between
Steward and Thomas, Stewart won,
clering the rope at five feet. In the
high kick turn Freeman kicked
the mark at nine feet in run and
jump, while Stewart made a record of
seven feet four inches kicking from
one leg.
\ grand cake walk concluded the
entertainment and the way those coons
did step was no trouble to them. This
feature afforded as much enjoyment as
any part of the evenings sports and
called forth hearty applause. The
cake was won by Martin and Andrado,
and they gave so great an exhibition
of fancy walking that it would make
the Darktown team ashamed of them
selves.
Mr. Mcdowell announced that the
club was almost out of debt and that
as soon as this happy condition had
been reached the club proposed to
give an exhibition once each month
to which the public would be invited
and no charge would be made.
After the program had been com
pleted the balance of the evening was
spent in dancing.