The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-07
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them. pahi their Nv c~rsa each lke men
They were bunch~i In the gallery ~ the
ief. They wrfc MI more or Ices aprttced
~ for tha svent. Spike Mccarthy, WIN
b1aaia that he 10 ~, Sore . standup c1llaf
Tor the first tins and a flaming rod ito
Wills the Waa. the Brocklyn Brides Joker
paassl the laugh round quietly when he
saw Spike. hut every one was decoroue.
tIttle fl,e solotnous, Who cops The pennies
near the Grand Centrsl Station, was veil
In front with shorty MceIrath and the bigger
boys gave them preferences. Tho brothers
Mike and Pat Duty, Scud Tompkins and
Jimmy Kehoe. the "big four ~ tho Brook
Ign Bridge, who swap papers and change
like lightning In the rush hours, showed
their dexteity In getting good places,
, Wheh Randolph Olggenheims ", former
President ~ the Borough OF Manhattan,
who was once q ncwsboy himself. cam,
into Tho hall he got q great cheer. Big
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noisy approval, Herman Ridder, Louis
Sober and ct hers who are on the direc-
! torate were there OF sent represent atives.
Sam II. Harris had worked for weeks to
provide a good show.
Mr.. Guggenheimer opened the proceed
inga with a speech. He said:
AZ you all know. I am personally deeply
Interested In yorF welfare. morally and
physically. and I take great pleasure in sivins
encouragement to the establishment and
success OF the Newsboys' Athletic Club.
Athletics will help to make better men OF
you. n you go In for them seriously. as you
must n you expect the exercises To be OF
appreciable benefit to you. You will have TO
make up your minds to undergo a regular
course OF training. which means that you
will be Obliged TO submit TO q rigorous disci-
pllne, including careful avoidance Of ex-
oesses; that Is. a regular and orderly course
OF living. the cultivation Of courage and self
control and resourc e~fulness.
Right here | want TO caution you not to
confuse athletics with prizei ehting. ] don't
want you to have an ambition to emulate
some notorious fisth ghter. The kind OF
athletics you want to take an interest in
and for which this club has been organized
ia purely and solely for the development OF
bodily strength. While you should engage
in recognized contests Of physical endurance,
they must be for pastime and love of sport
only. Prizefi ghting and other physical
contests for glory and money are low down..
vulgar and brutal. Bodily exercises In
GLIDING boxing for making the body able
and durable are very commendable and may
be freely INDUCED In. Boxing Ia a knowledge
OF the so-called manly art of self-defence."
| and here again let me warn you not TO abuse
! your club privileges by engaging in bouts
with sparring gloves. Always keep in mind
that a contest in which the giving and taking
OF punishment is the only principle involved
is an exhibition OF brute force and not athletic
sport.
From my acquaintance with YOU | think I
can safely say on your behalf to the promoters
of this enterprise that they have made no
mistake in the method they have chosen to
assist you. Anything that will aid in develop
ing independence. of character In you and
enable You to participate lp Us benefits With.
depen denoe, self-reliance and self-support
WIN %pur IN nS way oi the os S S,Sssis1 '' Athletic Cub
80 thee often. Spend your leisure hours
in wholesome practice OF the body. 1 can
recommend no better euro for idleness.
Devote your time always to something
useful. either In the requirement OF knowl-
IN sUo,od-for nothiRgs claim no Difference or
achieve nothing, and are not guided by or
see others doing commendabl BILE acts. we desire
to be partakers with them. 1t H. by useful
qualities we may be judged. and u we have
them not, in some shape or capacity, we are
looked upon by the active and busy portion OF
| the owls in bushes, like frogs In a pond, or
like parrots In cages.
The new sboys list ened attentively and
respect fully. As Pete the sprinter re-
marked to Billy Reilly, they were getting
the solid meal before the pudding.
The boys themselves helped on the enter
tainment by giving a series OF ,gymnastic
evolutions. There were two drills, one by
the bigger boys and one by the little fellows.
Sam Gum was the instructor OF both.
William Faust was captain Of the big squad,
and Kid Fredericks captained the small
boys, They got tremendous applause from
Among the performers who did their
turns were Reno and Richards, Eddie
Leonard, George M. Cohan, Ethel Levey,
Fields and Ward, James Richmond. Gilroy
and Gus Edwards and the Postal Telegraph
Boys. The illusions they made TO the
newspapers brought shouts OF laughter.
When the audience was told that IHR
Sun was rising the gallery yelled. Two
girls did such amazing feats in 'acrooatit
dancing that q dozen Of the newsboys salo
they would learn their tricks. The two
girls threw each other about as II they
were made Of rubber, -,
Gee" said Johnnie the Whistler, but
it's great, They amt got, no bones. at all,
About $4,000 was raised, some OF whlcf
came in the form Of donations There
wa a crowd OF boys outside who fodn'
edo prica y hit their more fortunate com,