Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-05-05
BOYS DID WELL.

The annual athletic exhibition of the
I NJ g. A. was given at the opera
house Wednesday evening to a fair
sized audience. Ii is pronounced the
best OF any yet given by the classes of
that institution, and il was unfortunate
that the house was not filled from pit -
gallery. Every number on the pro-
gram was good but of-course some are
worthy of special mention, and there
were some features shown perhaps
never before seen In a public exhibition
in Wausau, for instance the movements
in fencing. The twist wand drill by
the Senior-Juniors, which was the
opening number. is spoken of as highly
entertaining and the English extension
drill was another interesting feature
and something new in Wausau In
this, two rows of boys go through
certain movements while another row
have different evolutions or the
three lines may be performing, each
differently from the other. The parallel
bar work by the intermediates and
Seniors showed proficiency only at
tanned through hard work at this exer-
else aud the boys were rGGndly up
plaude,i. The eighth Number Was
the comic order aud greatly pleas
49, JOAbE u JtO. AARcSlt- IA
his bag punching act was pronounced
as clever as any man who has ever
given an exhibition of hat kind in
Wausau. The Arabian timbling and
pyramids by Simon RossIe aud class
was we'll executed. 1t was some
thing new in the line of Y. M. c. A.
gymnastics for Wausau, and clearly
shows what competent teacher can do
with good material. The balance of
the program, with the features we have
mentioned, went to make up an enter
tainment of great merit. To its success
the physical director, Thos. Stafford,
must be given the credit. MIR. Stafford
had toiled with patience for some time
In getting the boys in shape for the
event, and the extent of his work and
the patience required is not realized by
the public. He has spent long hours in
the gymnasium with classes, taking off
the rough edges and getting them in
readiness for the exhibition, and his
efforts were finally crowned with sue
cess. Mr.. Stafford is not only COM
petent instructor, but a good disciplin
arian-a requisite for success. Not
withstanding his strict discipline he is
held in high estimation by his boys,
and they work for his success as well as
their own. In closing we must say that
he is to be congratulated on his work
and thanked for the high grade enter
tainment of Wednesday evening, which
we believe for one of this nature has
never been surpassed in Wausau. The
following is the program complete:
Twist Wand Drill .... ......... 80. Senior-Junors
Horse Work ....... -. Intermediates and Seniors
Fight for the Cockade-N. stone and johnson
English Extension Drill. e ...... ,...... Seniors
Parallel Bars Intermediates and Seniors
Ten Minutes with Juniors-Club Race, Pigs in
clover, PllloW Fight.
Shadows Dumb Bell Drill "a. ...- c. Weik
Hor2l Bar. Ye Olden Time Gymnastic Society
Led by Farmer Brown, Professor of Gymnastics.
INTERMIssIoN.
BagPunching Geo. Rosie, Champion Of the
" orlu .... .. =. t.. $50. ..
Tumbling ....... Intermediates and Seniors
Athletic Posing. Il. Van Adestine and C. Tiller
Arabian Tumbling and Pyramids Simon Rossie
anu Sid fs--..
Fencing........ ......G Silverthorn and Young
Regular Glass Dumb Bell Drill, All Glasses
Illuminated Club Swinging ........L. N. Larson