The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
HAD
SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Under Director Phillips organiza-
ton Accomplished
Much.

CHANGING back over the first year OF
the Coyenanter Physical Department,
one cannot but feel that successful
work has been done. Ono year ago a
gymnasium was dream which SEEM
ed possible only to tho most sanguine,
and a work embracing all the COM
panies Of the city appeared only In
the dim distance. To-day the COM
panies have splendid gymnasium
ern apparatus, including rings, horse.
parallels, horizontal bar, clubs, dumb
bells and arrangements for indoor
games, such as volley ball, basket
ball. and baseball. In the basement is
q modern hot water arrangement with
four fine showers and lockers for one
hundred boys. seyenty-flye have en-
jeyed these privileges this winter and
spring. besides q systematic COURSE in
drills, apparatus work OF various kinds
and athletic training.
The first event OF importance was the
gymnastic exhibition. held on Feb
ruary 22d, in which over sixty boys
participated. The limited floor and
gallery space was all occupied by pa
rents and friends who were shown
the various phases OF physical train
Of the small boys class, the work Of
the Leaders Corps on the apparatus
and the pyramids We're we'll executed
and showed careful work and good
| form.
The Covenanter teams. while they
have not been in every case successful,
have nevertheless shown that with an
1 hn ~ yyn VII ptN1 n,t
they will be in the race for honors
with any teams of their class. The
basketball team captained by Will
liam Martin, OF Company 2, developed
splendid team work, and played sew
eral very fast and tlercely contested
games with the veteran Junior team
from the Y. NJ, G. A., captained by
be together next season. and the place
of Captain Martin and Wyndhnm Blan.
ton should be we'll filled by the sub.
stitutes Of this year.
i The baseball team. cnptained by Ora
ham Grlgg, ono Of the best young
southpaws in the city, had a good sen
son. At first, owing to new ma terra
and q weakness behind the bat, til,
team did not show up we'll, but Coacl
Phillips worked hard. and out Of MIN
games played the last six We're won
Captain Grigg pitched great ball. am
In one game not a single hit was mad
off his delivery. The team will be to
gether again next spring stronge
than ever, and although Catcher I3lun
ton leaves for Hampden- Sidney, Adal
Is showing UP we'll for that position.
The season closed with the tract
meet on May 24th-25th. Several goo
records We're made when the compare
tive newness of the work Is considered
T., z. Cooper, Of Company 100. mad
the f1fty-yard dash In SIX seconds; til
hundred In II As seconds. and the hun
dred yard hurdle In Ia 2-5 second.
Wayne France, of Company s. vaulte
. feet Ia inches. Cooper made n run
ming broad jump of II feet inches
Wallace Blnnton cleared feet 0 inche
IL the high jump, and Grigg thre,
! tho baseball 10l yards. These record
are accurate and show splendid atl
letlc ability.
| For next year even bigger things al
planned. O, l.. Bowen, Of Richmon
J College, succeeds ''Sam" Phillips, an
| Will devote his whole time to tho wor
I N order to broaden It's field IN
strengthen its present foundation
! Mr.. Phillips leaves for Springfield
Mass, ia. complete his course In phys
cal training, which he will make a pr,
fesslon. Bowen, whom the boys kno
back. is already talking football, al
Il DO heard from In this direction ne
gin about Septen,bep 9Th on the retu
| Of Director Bowen from Silver ia
II N Y,5 where Ito Will do some speci
~ lfVnrlS in rVmna hiu