Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-07
JOINT ATHLETICS
r OK Island and Moline Y. M. C
A. Glasses Give Exhi.
bition.
REPEAT IN MOLINE TUESDAY
Work in Fencing, on Horizontal and
Parallel Bars, and TumbIing-
Progress in Trial.

| The joint gymnasium exhibition by
the classes of the Rock Island and Mo
| line Y. NJ c. A. last evening at the
| local association gymnasium was a.
tended by about 200, and those present
witnessed an exceptional exhibition CT
gymnasium work. The Moline class
vas composed of y. Anderson. Elmer
Anderson, III. c. Downing, c. +. Gil
bert, K. Swanson, Bruce Wright, and
the physical director, Oryille Yerbury
The exhibition opened with fencing
1rills by the Moline team, showing the
regular class drills. Horizontal ba-
work was given by G. G. Imhof,
Grotjan. III. E. Shiffer. F. Watts and w.
Wood of Rock Island. In the parallel
bar work, by the Rock Island inter
mediates, including w. Brooks, L. Lar
son, II. Penny, f. SetteTdahl, George
Stocker and Charles Weigand. the audi
ence was given an opportunity To wit
ness the synthetic method in gymnasi-
I'M work, a complicated exercise being
5uilded from a comparatively simple
me. The exercise also illustrated the
graded system in the Rock Island asso-
citation.
The Moline teams work on the par
lllel bars was good, many of the men
having had several years training.
Probably the most enjoyable feature
If the program was the tumbling by
he Rock Island team, composed of I'm
hof, Shiffer, Watts and Woods. Follow
ng this, the intermediates of this city
went through the horizontal bar work.
md the advanced class, on the parallel
bars, under the leadership of r. G.
Earl, the physical director of the Rock
Island association. The game of slip
oer'' was one of the amusing features
If the evening. both associations par
ticipating. The closing number was
A potato race, won by the Rock Island
team. composed OF Grotjan, Penny.
Shiffer and Watts. The exhibition will
be repeated next Tuesday evening al
the Moline association gymnasium.
Prepare for Trial.
Plans for the mock trial under the
auspices of the association Feb. 23
when Hamlet will be tried for the muir
der of the king OF Denmark, are rap
IDLY progressing, and the following
parts have been assigned for the trial
Judge-Hon. William Jackson.
Attorneys for prosecution - Hope
Thompson and G.. c. Wenser.
Attorneys for defense-H. A Well
and J. F. Witter.
Expert witnesses - DR.. F. II. First i
and DR.. A. E. Williams.
Hamlet-Robert H. Wiley
Cnaoiol II Mnrond
less
Sheriff.. B. Olmsted
Oswick-O. b. Hampton
Guildenstern Rev. Marion Hum |
phreys
Polonius-Rev O w. Lawrence
Attendant K. Hart
LaerteS-Dr. R. NJ. Pearce
Gravedigger-W.B b. Mcintyre.
Actor-William Lavender.
The jury panel is beng drawn, and |
other characters being selected The |
attorneys are preparing their cases.
md the defense, which will set up the
Plea of insanity. is at work securing
the testimony from the characters of
he play and from the experts, to clear
Hamlet of the charge
Mothers Meeting.
Yesterday afternoon at the associa-
ion, a mothers meeting was held I'M
Ter the auspices of the Association
Helpers. Mrs. B. E. WATSON. the pres
dent of the Helpers, called the meeting
% order, and briefly stated the object
IF the association, what it had accom-