The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-05
Committee Will Iunket to Chi
cagO This Week on In
spection Tour
WILL LATER VISIT BIG
EASTERN CLUB HOUSES
Sensation Is Promised When
List of New Members Is
Announced
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.


the D. A. G. are doing everything In
their power TO assure Detroit one OF
The finest athletic clubs in the coun-
TRY.
Neither the time OF some of the
busiest of Detroit's busy business
fmen nor money is being stinted to
make the new club Just as nearly
perfect as IL can be made.
In Chicago Thursday six OF De-
troits most prominent business
men--men who have attained the
highest positions In the great auto
mobile world, men high in other
manufacturing branches, In mercan-
tile pursuits. In PROFESSIONALISM
meet for the purpose OF inspecting
The club houses OF the Chicago Ath-
letic association and OF the Univer-
sity club, two of Chicago's finest.
Not satisfied with inspecting these
TWO alone, the men will junket TO
oittsbnrg. Cleveland. New York Bos-
on and Philadelphia to look over the
lubs in these cities.
II is probable that an architect
will be employed before the work OF
inspection is completed, to assist the
ren in some of the more technical
work In looking over other clubs.
Not only in It's building but In Its
membership does the Detroit club
alan to have only the best. Even
The membership committee itself was
airprised at the marvellous success
which is attained in rounding up
.sn to Join the organization.
Instead OF having TO go after the
men, they have found themselves
swamped with applications. 80 that u
has been a matter OF culiing out
rather than OF "a sering In.
A list OF names that would make a
-lub. OF similar purpose in any city
sryious Is promised by the committee
when II makes public the roster some
time this week.
The club will have to be contented
'or a while without an athletic held.
Il is the purpose of the organization
20 swing successfully the club house
proper before trying for a field down
town with real estate as valuable
as II Is.
For that matter, the idea OF nav
ing a downtown field where the
members OF the club can engage In
baseball and other outdoor sports Is
helng superseded by another and
what appears to many to be better
, roposition--that is, to have an OUT
door playground on the banks OF the
river somewhere. where weekend
rlambakes and other celebrations
might be held. The New YORK Atn-
letic club has an island which !.
rses for this purpose. This would
he less expensive in its initial outlay
AZ least. than a downtown field.
The old d. A. G. had plenty OF
room for a baseball diamond ana ten
nis courts and they were used even
mn 10 last summer extensively Dy an
old guard OF d. A. c. athletes VINO
tent alive the name ID. A. c. as the
basketball aggregation is doing now
However. this old guard will have 10
-ontent themselves with some otner
,orm of amusement this summer OF
furnish themselves with place 10
play. ., A..
There is perhaps no city In the
,ountry that Is more ideally situated
for an athletic field or the kind last
rrorosed There are hundreds OF
places convenient to the CITY WHICH
.ouId be used for the purpose.
The club will not infringe on the
aouatic sports Of the Detroit boa'
r,b and the Detroit Yacht club. No
water sports will be INDUCED In, ac-
,ording TO present. plans, except
.wimming. which will be conducted
= what Is expected to be the largest
tank In this part Of the country.
complete innovation In the way
n sports has been proposed In 9
,urling rink to be made on the rooi
II the building. The roof, II Is ex-
rected. will be used as garden ~
he summer. II can be easily con
yerted into curling rink In the
winter. II this is done. II will give
the d. A. G. the only roof rink IN
This part Of the country.
ton of silver that is now stored
I'm various vaults about the city VII
be turned over TO the new club al
soon as II is ready 90 take care OF IT
IN deciding upon plans for the clut
building, particular attention Will b'
naid to place to store and displa,
the numerous trophies which former
athletes OF the ID. A. G. have cap
tured.
Detroit is still very proud of thu
achievements OF its youths OF by
cone days in athletics. There wa
bsoiuteiy no taint Of professional
lsm even suggested. The men wh'
won trophies were all bona-hd'
amateurs. Many OF them are nov
ne ed ~ business In Detroit.
The revival or interest In the clul
Aas rror~ht 20 light many strang
events. For instance there was tn
oboggoning Of the old times. To
hoggoning was an Important spor