Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-13
ATHLETIC CLUB
SCORES SUCCESS
BODY DEVELOPER is MUCH IN
DEMAND
Many Asplrants Strive to Overcome
lntroacies Of the cIoves-Base-
ball Team Is Also
Planned

with o whirl scarcely anticipated by
its most ardent supporters the Los An
geles Athletic club Is spinning along
the way Of success in a manner which
is already causing the management tc
sit up and talk of a new club house.
The present quarters at South Spring
street are all that could be desired as
a temporary establishment, but an In
f1ux of new members daily threatens to
create an imperative demand for a
more commodious house.
Although the younger element has
taken more than lively interest In
the club, staid business men, well past
the age when athletics generally enter
into the proceedings are working with
a, vengeance at the recently established
body developer.
Dewitt Van Court as boxing instruc-
tor is given no rest during his busi-
mess hours and the sight of the gray
HAIRED teacher slowly backing away
before novices, coaxing and explaining
is one OF the regulation scenes during
the late afternoon hours. -'',''.
If there be talent in any one, tending
tow ard things of the padded gloves Van
will surely bring 1t forth. Clumsiness
brings no rebuke from the veteran in
lstructor and the unwieldly ones re-
those who showed signs of developing
into Jimmy Britts.
1t looks all very fine and gra ceful to
the average spectator who watches at
the ringside and beholds the fantastic
tricks and steppings of professional
boxers Easy to pick up quoth he.
That is before a trial at the gloves
is encountered. Perhaps a bit weari-
some at first when a realization exists
cip
quite beyond present capabilities.
A few lessons however with Van and
the awkardness wears away to develop
into keen interest which has held
practically every pupil enteEing the
lists. Big husky fellows there are at
the local institution who lack but the
Fundamental before becoming, if not
adopts, fairly well skilled in the art
which is ever a useful one.
Fencing finds many adherents while
handball and wrestling are strong fac
tors in the every day life of the club.
That the Garbutt- -Eyton institution has
already accomplished deal of good is
manifest at a glance through the spa
cious quarters.
Reading and lounging rooms with
every accessory of convenience and
pleasure add much to the comforts of
the club life and hundreds who might
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or useful rounds hourly take advantage
of the various phases that are Offered.
Stationed at Playa del Rey is the
club boat house which, under the able
tutelage of Coach Franklin, a hardy,
well trained nautical set is rapidly ac-
quiring abilities that should result in
one of the fastest rowing squads on the
coast
The recent contests at San Diego show
beyond a doubt that the local club pos
sesses material well to the fore of the
southern output and future regattas
will find Athletic club colors well to
the front.
Material is already on hand for a
speedy baseball aggregation though
steady practice must be indulged in be-
fore the real powers may be brought
forth
Just what will be done concerning
football remains yet to be seen. The
question of a team will center around
what can be accomplished as regards
daily practice. Many of those who
might strive for the representative
eleven may find difficulty in so arrang-
ing affairs as to be able to train. The
proposition as to whether a Los Ange-
les Athletic club gridiron team is to
be put on the field will probably be de-
cided within the next week.