Evening journal., 1912-03-21
BEST OF GYMS
FOR The O.M.D.
Experts Set Up in ArmOry
Gen. duPOnt'S Fine Gift
TO Soldiers
MODERN EQUIPMENT FOR
MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT

Few gymnasiums in this section OF
| the country will be as finely equip
| ped as the one at the Armory, Twelfth
and Orange streets, the gift of Cen
oral T. Coleman DUPONT, when the
work of installing the apparatus is
completed which will probably be to-
morrow evening. When General du-
Pont told the officers of the Organ
lied Militia of Delaware. TO go ahead
and spare no expense, the latter did
as they were bidden yet they used
good Judgment in the selection of
apparatus, and at the same time took
no advantage of the donors kind Of
fer.
The work of installing the appara-
tus has been going on for several
days under the direction of Frank b.
Fitzpatrick. of A. G. Spalding and
Bros, of Chicopee. Mass. Mr.. Fitz-
patrick has three local men assisting
him and expects by tomorrow even
ing to have everything ready for
use.
The apparatus consists of every
thing imaginable in the way of ma
chimes. etc, to build up the muscle,
and at the same time afford amuse-
ment 10 the members of the Organ
lied Militia
On the floor is a latest improved
vaulting horse. so fitted with rollers
that it can easily and quickly be-
pushed out of the way, but when I'M
use sets firmly on the floor. There
also Is a set of parallel bars. spring
board, jump board incline board, al
pair of jump standards and one
JonesY scale. with height tester.
There is a wrestling mat 16xl6 feet.
two inches thick, divided in four sep
arate pieces. so as to be easily re-
moved There are also two 5X6 feet,
three 5xt0 and one 3X10 feet mats.
There is a Splreometer lung tester,
a platform and ring for boxing, four
sets of boxing gloves. fencing foils,
plastrons, masks and gloves to goI
with the foils, and other articles.
The wall apparatus consists of two
triplicate chest machines, Of the latest
pattern, and six ordinary chest ma
chimes; four sections Of bar stalls, one
disc and baskets for basket
ball. In connection with basketball
is cage of two-inch mesh netting,
which is so fixed that it can quickly
be hoisted to the ceiling, out Of the
way on drill nights in the armory
There also are six medicine balls with
racks to accommodate them.
Suspended from the ceiling, on
specially provided iron structural
work. are eight travelling rings, ar
ranged with rope hoists to hoist out oI
the way in groups OF four; ono pair o.
flying rings, one horizontal ladder,
horizontal vaulting bar. two climbing
ropes and two rope ladders.
In the calisthenics department are
fifty pairs Of wooden Indian clubi
and fifty pairs of wooden dumb bells
in racks especially arranged: also th'
following weight iron bells, six pairl
of five pounds; two pairs OF ter
pounds; two pairs Of fifteen pounds
two pairs of 25 pounds, and one bal
bell, weighing fifty pounds.
The last, but not least, I'm thi'
splendidly equipped gym" will b'
three shower baths. These will b,
erected in the basement of the build
ing and the contract for the worl
will shortly be let
The equipment has been excellently
arranged and so put up that with th'
smallest amount of labor and trouble
can be quickly gotten out Of the wa,
when the hall is needed for drill pur
poses.
The officers OF tho militia hope tina
General dupont gift will do mucl
toward uphuilding the militia ant
creating interest i'm the organize,
militia among the healthy young mel
in the city.