Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
BIG SEASON AHEAD
FORY. M. c. A. BOYS

With twenty-five classes. composed of
| membership of more than three thou
sand men and boys, the regular gym
nasium work of the Young Mems Christian
Association for 19O9-191O will begin tomor-
row evening. The applications for men,
bership in the various classes already ex-
| coed those Of any previous year. and the
program Of activities as mapped out by
the physical directors is the most extern
sive in the history Of the Washington as
ISOLATION.
OF the twenty-five gymnasium classes,
fourteen have been arranged for men and
eight for boys. Beginning with the "hy-
almost entirely of business and profess
sional mem, which meets at II o'clock In
the morning, there IS something doing In
the big bodybuilding plant every hour
Of the afternoon and evening until 10
O'Clock. With the exception Of Saturday,
all the classes for boys are held in the
afternoon and early evening.
Basket ball practice has been set for
Tuesday and Thursday evenings and
within the next week or ten days a for
NAL call will be issued for candidates for
the association five to begin regular work.
With the exception of Hubbard, the star
center. all the members Of last years
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will try for the team.
ago, and Capt. Crogan and Physical Dr.
rector Beckett will at once endeavor to
develop a man to fill the position. The
schedule for the association first team
will be completed within the next two
weeks, and will be much heavier than
last season, with an additional number
of hard games.
Cross-country running will be feature
of the associations physical work this
year. and call for candidates will be
tee, ~ hxyr 10 lv,, ox4Y,, Coli
ing the First Presbyterian Church games
at Union League Park next Saturday aft
ernoon. With most Of the members of
recent marathon teams as nucleus,
cross-country running promises to be one
of the most interesting and successful of
association sports. Candidates for the
team will begin training October 1, and
the first public appearance of the rum
ners will be at the closed cross-country
run to be held Thanksgiving day morning.
The annual Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation handicap ten-mile croSs-country
run will be held New Year morning. and
the full team will be entered in the cham
pionship run of the South Atlantic Asso-
citation, Amateur Athletic Union, Wash
ington's birthday over the championship
course at Brightwood. It is also probable
that several other closed handicap runs
will be held during the season.
Preparations for the seventh federal in
door games. to be held February 10 under
the auspices of the Washington associa-
| ton, are already well advanced by Man.
ayers Stuart and Beckett. and the associa-
ton track athletes will be entered in all
the open games in South Atlantic terri
tory. For the purpose Of developing
greater interest in this branch Of the work
| there will be two series Of closed indoor
games In the association gymnasium and
a dual meet with the Central Y. NJ. C.. A.
of Baltimore.
Swimming will also receive a big share
of attention, with string Of closed events
in the association pool, dual aquatic meets
with Baltimore and Philadelphia clubs
and associations and representative list
of entries in the South Atlantic champion
ships. Quite number of the swimmers
will receive weekly instructions in life
saving.
Two new assistant directors have been
added to the physical department staff to
provide for the increased membership.
Nils G. Hansen comes from the New Lon
don. Conn.,. Y. NJ. c. A.: where he was
particularly successful with track ath-
letes. and W. w. Tenney is a gymnastic
specialist acquired from the Boston assoc
citation.