The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-28
GAVE A GOOD SHOW.
But the Proceeds Will Not Build
Many Tennis Courts.

For gymnastic events executed with
all the grace, skill and agility imagin-
able the events which were pulled of
last night in the gymnastic entertain
ment of. the Z. M C. A. which took
place at the auditorium, certainly are
entitled to honorable mention. Seldom
nave difficult turns on the apparatus
OF a gymnasium been made to appear
as simple and as graceful as were the
events last night. There was not
dull minute in the entire evenings
program which indeed, was quite
lengthyt one. but all the better for it's
length. The only feature which was
lacking to make the exhibition a
grand success was attendance. There
were but few people who attended
and these were scattered through the
parquet and galleries in little groups
OF dozen or two.
And the audience seemed to be an
Indifferent one. 1t was not until the
end OF the entertainment that they
showed their appreciation of the gym
nastic treat which they were receiv-
ing.
All the different departments of the
athletic branch of the Y. M. c. A.
participated in the program, from the
mers, to the young men, and the
events of every department Of the
work attained great efficiency with
their work last night. The small boys
were not frightened by the audience
as might have been the case had the
auditorium been packed to its capa-
city. They did fully as well as they
would have done in their own gymna-
SUM without the watching optics of
the spectators to bother them.
The leading feature of last nights
entertainment was the pyramids
which were executed by the seven stu
dent leaders of the physical training
department of the association. Those
who took part in this event were Paul
Emery, Fred Prout, Snow Sears.
Howard Searle. Frank Eldridge, Glen
Johnson and Arthur Bolton. Seldom
indeed, has the public ever witnessed
more graceful team of acrobats
than these seven young men.
Another feature of the evening
which was almost as important and
popular as the pyramids was the work
of the senior A and B squads in their
horizontal and parallel work. The
two squads did their work exception
of applause from the meager au-
dience:
The senior A squad is made up of
Robert Smarr, Joe Peake, G. w. Mar
tin, Wallace Terrain, Arthur McKin-
stry, R. G. Caldwell, Ray Perine, Rob-
In the senior B class were Lynn Keys,
Charles Davis, Arthur Lonnberg, Paul
Hoaglin, Douglas Coverly, Sterling
Cooper, John Oberhausen, Virgil
Lawrence and Sam Grimes.
The proceeds of the entertainment
last night were to be used to fit up
the vacant lots at Sixth and Monroe
streets with tennis courts for the use
of the association. However, it is not
thought the receipts from last nights
entertainment will be adequate for
this purpose and If the members of
the association want to see a tennis
court at this place they will undoubt-
eddy have to do the work themselves.
The full program of last nights
events was as follows:
Marching ....,... Preparatory Glass
Wand Drill ............. Junior Glass
Gymnastic Games. :. Employed Boys
Springboard ....Preparatory Leaders
Side Horse. Employed Boy Leaders
Maud and ST.. From Missouri
Mass Apparatus Work Senior B Glass
Pyramids ~. =. 49,. Student Leaders
Side Buck 49,. Junior Leaders
Iron Dumb Bell Drill. Senior A Glass
Barrel Boxing ................
Willie Live vs. Ralph Fitzcorbett
Springboard and Buck. Student Glass
Horizontal Bar. 1t. Senior A. Squad
Parallel Bars ....s. Senior B. Squad