The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-09
From Tuesdays Daily.

with an open-nouse program, at
tended by about two hundred and
twenty-five people, the Young Mems
Christian association, last evening
inaugurated its regular autumn work.
From this time on there will be
plenty Of activities in the gymnasium
and other departments.
Owing to the meeting of the Com.
mercial club, the business mems
class did not have the rally that
had been planned, but otherwise tine
program was carried out with graft
flying success.
About a hundred ladies', were es-
corted through the building and
shown every departments quarters
by various active members.
Early in the evening there was
an exhibition of apparatus work ano
tumbling in the gymnasium. There
was also a peanut scramble by the
smaller boys.
Game Of Basketball.
A game Of basketball between the
Y. NJ. c. A.. team and the All Stars
was won by the former by a score
of eight to two. The line-ups were
as follows: Y. NJ. C. A., forwards,
Waldemar Scherer and c. Burmeis.
ter: center, z. Burmeister; guards,
Fl. Gerlach and Roy Ash. All Stars,
forwards, C. A. Brown and Dixie;
center, Pearl Coon; guards, Peter
Rempel and Harry Palmer.
After the game DR.. G. r. Curran
gave an address on The Value of
Physical Exercise" President C. Fl.
Cooper of the normal school spoke
on "The Value of Social and Edu-
cational Work" An address on "The
Value Of Moral and Religious Living
was made by George z. Nettleton!
Two vocal solos were given by George
Tallman.
Refreshments were served to the
guests by the Ladies' auxiliary.
The guests left the Y. NJ. C. A.,
highly delighted with the evenings
entertainment and the evidence they
had been of the splendid work that
the association was doing.
The students OF the Mankato Com.
mercial College met at four o'clock
yesterday and organized an Athletic
association for the present school
year The object Of this Is to sup.
port the athletic teams that NJ. c.
c. will put into the field and to pro
mote the better acquaintance OF the
student body. The orchestra and
band will soon be formed under the
auspices OF this organization and So
cial events are planned.
w. II. George, president, Miss Elsie
Hoyt, secretary. and Glen Dixie. treas.
urer, are the officers that were elect.
ed. A meeting is called for Friday
evening to further perfect plans and
prepare for the football game on
Saturday
Following is the complete football
schedule for this season: Gilmore
town team, here October 10; Pills
bury, here October II: Gustavus
AuOfpnuS, HeIt oCtOucf 60, NS"
Prague high school, here October 81 4;
worthington high school here Novem'
Der q; Buena Vista college at Storm
Lake, Iowa, November IS; New
Prague town team, here November 81
The football squad elected Elmer
Shmid captain last night. He comes
frcm Springfield, Mimi, and is play
ing his second year on the team.
Players are rapidly getting into
shape and Saturdays game viii find
them going In fair shape. Last night
sixteen men were ont. Bates, Peter.
son and Matthews were not out and
their absence was noticeable when
the team went into scrimmage.
Thro and Lane made fine showing
for new men. -'..t
An effort is TO be made by Manager
Ward to secure services OF DR.. j.
p. Rosenwald as coach. II this can
be done the NJ. c. c. should handle
the heaviest schedule the school ever
attempted in good shape. n