The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
PLAN BIG CL UB
FOR DONALDSON
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each, and no person can subscribe 10
moro than one nhare. The board OF
directors viii consist OF every STOCK
holder. and this board VIII have tho
power TO name officers, TO direct tho
mar tcr IN which tho club is 10 DO
duties az may properly como within
Is scope.
First Move Made.
Tho Arst otep has already been taken
operated. and to perform such other
toward securing suitable location.
II is not SO mucn tho desire OF tho
friends OF Mike to get on any main
street nB II rs to got @ tui.1ing large
enough 10 ncconm odate the members,
and safo enough TO meet with tho pro-
visions OF the building Inspector.
with this idea in mind Inspector Becl.
has been interviewed and his az
distance asked in finding such a build
ing In oihor words II was thought
best TO get building which met with
| all OF tho requirements, rather than
to rent place only 10 find that Il was
not properly constructed.
Tho subscribers to the stock will
naturally form the charter members OF
the club. Any members elected after
organization must pass the scrutiny OF
the board OF directors. In this way II
is believed undesirables can be kept
out 1t Is the purpose OF theae men,
and there are several hundred of them,
TO make the club the equal OF any
similar organization south OF New
York. In other words It will be such
a place that the members will DO glad
! TO visit at any time.
Tentative plans adopted 10 open dis
cu5sion. are 10 install shower and
plunge baths. = reading room. and
such apparatus as IS usually found IN
any, well conducted and well governed
athletic club. After nil OF these plans
nave been put in concrete form and
tion for a charter before the State
Corporation Commission will DO mado
through an attorney.
both Sides to Argument.
Ever since the argument between
j Mike and George Herbert which re-
suited In Mikes withdrawal from tho
the Argument has been the. source OF
i much talk. Naturally, both sides to
Il, the argument desired to stat, their
made tho statement that that It had hap hap
pencd because OF Fred Westervelt's
services az referee. Herbert at frsr
| to do with the argument. but subse-
Guently declared that It was over
! Wcstcrvelt.
However, regardless of all this. Mike
| can exist in Richmond. IT will not
be the purpose OF the new organizati9n
10 40 anything TO Conllict win tho
| Virginia Athletic Club. 1t Will go
along doing Its work. teaching It's
| members and hold social sessions once
| or twice n month. md maybe oftener.
! Obviously, Mike Is happy over the PROS
! poets.
81 have never claimed to be a cham
pion." ne said. in replying to some
| OF Iierberts remarks. "All I have
ever said was that l had been the
| spnrring partner of Stanley Ketchci
| and other good lighters know tho
| game. and the members Of my club
! will Mt ali times get their moneys
| worth in both sport and instruction,
| or else am willing to step down and
| out"
| All OF which listens good. and here's
! Success to both clubs. We need em.
Donaldson states that his fight with
J Gardner viii absolutely be his last.
lie feels that no can better serve hts
! friends by looking nftcr his club, ar
ranging bouts and planning Improves
ments all Of the time. He expects to
win over Gardner. and says that the
only way the Washington boy can
stop him Is to knock him absolutely
cold. And Mike looked as IL he meant
what no said.