The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-15
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YIN. C.A.EXPECTS
GREAT SEASON
Association Pushing Athletics
Stronger Than Ever This
Year-WiiI Do Things.

The coming year gives every indica-
ton of being a season of intense activ-
ity for the physical department Of the
local Y NJ. c. A. While much is done
along the lines of competitive athletics
the department exists mainly for the
purpose of developing strong physical
manhood through scientific gymnastic
work.
Classes.
The classes are divided. first into
groups on the basis of age, and then
each class is subdivided into squads on a
basis of Individual physical need which
is previously determined by a thorough
examination. The classes are conducted
for various groups of boys different aft
ernoOns and Saturday mornings For
business men Monday, Wednesday ana
Friday at lz:15 p m, and Tuesday and
Thursday at ?. M, and for young men
Monday and Thursday evenings. This
year the class will be divided into two
sections, beginners and advanced; the
beginners class Will meet at 6:15 and run
until 7:45. and include all men who have
done little or no gymnasium work. The
advanced class will begin at p. m, run
ming until 10 p. m, and includes men who
have been in the department for some
time. An interesting feature of ali the
classes is team competition that follows
the regular class work. Each class has
four teams, each one of which completes
with others in turn for various sports
and games, the team having the greatest
number OF victories to its credit during
the class term being declared the win
ner.
Leaders Class.
The director is assisted in each class
by corps of volunteer Leaders" These
men are selected because of superior ath-
letic ability and are especially trained
to assist the director in all phases OF
class work. This year between fifty and
sixty men will be engaged in this vol
unteer assistance
To as great an extent as possible com
petition between various groups in the
department will be conducted. A basket
ball league will be organized, comprising
one or more teams from each class.
Once every two months a department
handicap indoor track meet will be con-
Quoted.
Wrestling.
NJ. R. Yokel. who so efficiently con-
Quoted the wrestling classes last year,
will again be with the association, and
there Is every indication that the wres-
Ting class will be one of the most popu-
lar features of the department work this
year. The association championships will
be held in the spring and an effort will
also be made TO conduct regular A. A. L.
wrestling championships for the inter-
mountain country.
Basketball.
BaSkeIDdl- the great INDOOR game. as
before will be the most popular winter
sport Last year the association had an
exceptionally strong team. which PLAYED
consistently throughout the season. Ow-
ing to the fact that the team was not
in the state league the schedule was ir-
regular and the last game was lost be
cause the team had been disbanded and
brought together again TO play for the
state championship with very little prac-
tice. Out Of thirteen games played only
three were lost. the teams greatest
achievement being the defeat of the
Crescent Five team from Evanston, III.
This team made a ten-thousand-mile
tour OF the United States, and was her
aided everywhere as undisputed cham
piOns. Although several OF last years
best men are gone a strong team will be
put in the field this season. Local games
have not yet been arranged, but two con-
tests with visiting teams are scheduled.
one with a team from Alaska and one
with the Muscatine aggregation. cham
pions Of Iowa. Toward the close OF the
season a regular tournament will be con-
Quoted for the Utah association A. A. ..
championship
Aquatics.
Aquatics hold a high place in the de-
partment activities. The big pool is one
OF the most popular features of the
building, and this year the water sports
club will be busy all the time The A
A. Z. inside pool meet will be conducted
during the winter and next summer the
association will enter a strong team in
the annual A. A, L. aquatic meet. The
Y. NJ. c. A men captured most of the
prizes in the recent meet held at Wanda
mere.
Baseball.
The association has had a baseball
team in the field since May ! last. Early
in July the department organized Sat
urday afternoon amateur baseball league,
composed of some of the strongest teams
in the city. The 2. c. NJ. /. finished in
first place and the Y. NJ C. A. tied for
tiOnal guard of Utah. expects to put two
indoor baseball teams in the field this
winter. The association will have team
and with one from the University OF
will be organized. This sport has long
been neglected in the state and a big ef-
fort will be made to revive it this year.
Track Athletics.
Until this year the Y NJ c. A has
never played a very prominent part in
athletics. mainly because of lack of COM
petition. Now that the annual A. A. U.
meet is an established feature a strong
track team will be put in the field. In
the meet held last June at Wandamere
the association ran a very close second
to the University of Utah. Indoor track
work will be conducted all winter.
Tennis.
Tennis Is growing more and more popu-
lar with the Y. NJ G. A members This
summer the courts have been busy con-
stantly. The association has entered men
In every important tournament held dur
ing the season and has made a creditable
showing. During the winter handbaIl
tournaments will be conducted between
various groups Players of this popular
game are constantly on the increase.
Registration for the various classes are
now being received, and on the opening
day, Sept. %, it is expected that the total
number Of men registered for classes will
break all previous records.