The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-06
Athletic Pavilion to Be Built in
Topeka.
Is Planned to Cover Twelve City
Lots.
COST WILL BE 10000.
Bicycle Track Around the Outer
Edge.
Colleges to Be Invited to Use 1t
for Contests.
COST WILL BE $4,000

The Kansas State Athletic association
has decided to build a $4,000 pavilion in
Topeka for athletic events. A site II
lots large is now being negotiated for
Though plans in this direction have
been under consideration for the past
two weeks, Herman Crow, secretary of
the association, did not give out a for
mai announcement of the matter until
today.
The pavilion is to be large enough to
admit OF holding bicycle races under its
cover. It's dimensions viii be $50 By 200
feet Portable circus seats will be nsede
The track is to be butte around the edge
OF the pavilion. and when events occur
on it. the seats viii be stationed in the
center. For athletic events such as box
ing. wrestling and acrobatic, tumbling
or trapeze speeialties the seats will be
placed on the track, in amphitheater
form
THE scope of events will inclFde ev-
erything OF an athletic nature" said
Secretary Crow. The colleges of the
state viii be invited to held their meets.
both winter and spring. We wiz have
no floor, except rOstruna in the center
for boxing and wrestling. The track
viii be one Of the best in the west. 1t
viii be good for regular college track
athletics, for bicycle races, of both
short spirits and endurance tests. and
other things of that nature. The rOs-
trum in the center will be built up per-
manently and win be large enough to
accommodate all the athletic acts of a
small circus. We viii have prizes and
medals. A regular program Of events
viii be fixed up, and a number of an
nual meets will be put on the schedule
There are lots Of good athletes al the
state, many Of them are not in schools
or colleges. They win be given an OPP
pOFtunity to display their proavess.
cit is our intention" said Grow, ITO
run this club on basis that will at
tract every body. Not a single drop of
Iiquor viii be allowed on the premises.
We are not even going to allow people
to bring 1t there, let alone give them
a chance to sell it. That is one of the
cardinal rules of our club. The organ
ization is for the sole purpose of get
ting up good athletic events and for
the purpose Of awakening interest in
good clean sports. This town is inter-
ested right now as never before. Our
club now has over 1900 members and
is made UP from among the most rep
resentative people of the state 1t is
not a local affair. We have mem ers
in Kansas City, LeavenWOrth, Hutch
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Scott Usage City and other smaller
towns. We even have members in St.
Joe and Joplin, Mo. That shows what
we are doing. Applications are COM
ing in every day. Only members are
admitted to any Of these events. Mem
bers are taken into the associa ton
upon payment of regular dues. We
sell no tickets at the door"
James Chapelle is president of the
association. Harry Lyman, vice presi-
dent and Herman Grow, secretary.
Crow just resigned his position as sec
rotary of the Topeka Athletic ass0cia-
ton TO take this new place. He is
hard at work, and his characteristic
energy has made the movement a de-
cided success.
Two weeks ago the association had
its first entertainment at Metropolitan
hall and more than 500 member at
tended. On Thursday night the sec
ond carnival viii be put on at the
Grand opera house. A place had to be
found with ample seating capacity and
for that reason the latter place was
engaged. But it is now the plan of the
association to get a home of its own,
and for that reason it has decided upOn
a pavilion. Plans for it are now un-
der consideration and will be ready for
detailed announcement in a few days.
Lots are being looked for. Some are
already being negotiated for. The
best place will be selected and verv
quickly. Crow said today that he
thought he could announce the site
within a week. 1t viii be of easy ac-
cess.
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