Arizona republican., 1912-12-31
GYM" CLASSES
 FUR BUSY MEN
New Arrangement Calculat- ed to Increase Popularity of Y. NJ. C. A. Among Those Who Have Not Been Reached Before

Not satisfied with the athletic facil
 ities they afford the men and boys of
 Phoenix with their established gym
 nasium classes, the directors of the
 physical training department of the
 Young Mems Christian association
 have started d new class. Men.
 whose business will not permit them
 to attend the regular business mems
 class at five o'clock on Monday, Wed
 nesday and Friday afternoons will
 from now on have a class Of their
 own. occurring on Monday and Thurs day at s D. m. ''Fisical FitZ.' other
 wise named E. G. Fitzgerald, director of the athletic department. will have charge of the new class and its train ing He has devised Sundry cOntOr- tions and stretchings as a side dish for the would be strong men. and will also administer what is known among the boys as stunts, squad work on the trapeze. swings and ropes. In this feature the new class is ahead Of the regular class. which does it's dumb bells and mat work every day and finishes up with game of Volley
  is taking hold in all the Y NJ. c A. | classes and among the less youthful members of athletic clubs.
 Because of the added features of the work. many members of the resu- l .ar business mems squad will also l join the night class. The amount of work done in the gym by business men members of the association de- l bends now on the time the classes l occur, so the addition of d night class will greatly increase the number of those who will find an opportunity to 1 ake part in the work Incidentally 1 the day classes are becoming more 1 and more pOpulOus as the cold term 1 gives zest to the work and makes the 1 men, boys feel an interest in the l warming up process of physical eX ] ercise.
 1 After the first of the year. when 1 all things old are cleaned up and new 1 ones put in, the gymnasium work oi l the Y NJ C. A. will be improved, ex- l tended and changed. There are all 1 ready a proper set of classes. each 1 with a large membership. and all 1 divided in such a way as to accom- modate the members in grades of age 1 size and ability, and working or l these as a basis, Fitzgerald will en- ! large the scope of the athletics anc l add to the features, at the same timf l increasing the attendance at tRt l meetings.
 Tennis has received a tremendous 1 impetus with the opening for busi- ness of the new concrete court. The club has greatly augmented it's mem bership The dirt court west of th' l building has been relegated to the kids, who pursue the avocation o batting balls about with all the earn astness of their American boy natures In this way. the good court is left t' the use of the experts, and the les: agile are allowed a place to practice l and gain that fleetness of foot. hant and eve which is a qualification O the senior players. At first the play
 CTS found it difficult to get used t'
 the solid smooth cement court. I'm
 1 court was too fast for them used a
 l they were to the pebbly earth sur
 face of the old court. But with
 l weeks work. some speedy racke
 wielders are being developed, and
 is possible that in a few weeks nor
 q tournament can be framed up.