South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-10
Eoca News HappepirlSS
EzSSS in and a6out Town -
BUSY SEASON IS
PLANNED BY !. N.
Gymnastics Will Play Prominent
Part in ScheduIe-TenEniS
Tourney to be Held.

Gymnastics are 10 be given decid-
ed impetus this fall and winter at the
Y. NJ. c. A. according TO J. b. Miller.
physical director A. r. Brasemle,
successor 10 Elmer Burnham. as as
sistant in this department. is a gym
mast OF note. and during his stay at the
Springfield training school ne was "a
member OF the gymnastiC team.
Bracsmle is TO have charge of a
special class which viii devote it's en-
tire time 10 gymnastics, including eX-
hibitiOn exercises on the horizontal
parallel bars. and other gymnasium
apparatus he new assistant director
who is an expert along these lines. it
Is expected will give this feature Of
the physical department decided
boost.
IL has been customary in past years
for the Y. M g. A. TO give public eX-
hibitiOns OF eymnastic exercises This
has formed one of the big stunts in the
New ears day circus. Something of
this kind is being contemplated for the
coming season, provided that the local
gymnasts have enough skill for a pub
lie demonstration.
Plan Aquatic Meets.
Another department which is TO be
stressed more this year than is past is
ton Of several little aquatic meets in
which the all around champion swim
mer and diver was named, little has
been done in this direction. IL is now
planned 10 hold aquatic meets at least
once month in the boys and young
mems departments. Special attention
will be paid TO swimming. and regular
swimming classes will be held once a
week. Instruction along these lines
has been given in the past only by
appointment but il is planned to have
one hour a week devoted to this form
OF exercise. Instruction will be given
10 the swimmers on how TO rescue
drowning person and apply artificial
respiration.
Volley ball with representative teams
from the business mems, busy mems
and office mems departm ents are to be
seen i'm action again this season. Vol
ley ball has become an important
branch OF the physical department and
has become TO be Telished keenly by
professional men as an ideal form of
exercise and recreation
The commercial basket ball league
IS 10 be reestablished. and with the
prominent basket ball material on
hand Physical Director j. +. Miller
believes that the interest in the sport
during the coming season will be re-
vived with even greater enthusiasm
than Il was last year. Six teams COM
posed the league last year. and it is
expected that a like number Will be
formed for this fall and winter.
In preparation for the coming year.
the showers in they. NJ. G.. a. have
been placed in good running operation.
The gymnasium which was closed
down for one month to allow for re-
pairs has been cleaned, and the
gym" floor has been vanished. other
improvements have been made IN the
athletic equipment of the department.
Novel Features Planned.
According to Director Miller, the
department is planning several novel
features for the coming year which
will be decided departures from any
thing tried out i'm the past. Jgst what
the nature OF these will be has not
been announced Our plans for these
are only i'm an embryonic state, said
Director Miller Monday evening and
we are not ready TO give out anything
as yet"
The plans for this fall include the
revival OF the y NJ. G. \. tennis tour
nament for the city championship for
the Calvin Is. Clauer trophy. The pre-
limjnaries will be started about the
middle of August and the finals Will be
played on Labor day in September.
kecause OF the interest manifested in
the handicap tournament staged by
I a.
good entry list is expected for this
big tourney. The drawings will take
place shortly.
Herbert Forster. who was returned
winner of last years tournament, viii
be on hand TO defend his title as city
tennis champion Forster Will be
compelled. however. TO play through
the tournament as any other player,
according TO the rules laid down last
season IL Is not believed that last
years rules Will be changed 10y the as
ISOLATION tennis committee. other
prominent tennis enthusiasts who are
expected TO take part i'm the tourna-
ment are II. f. Alilliman. Ben Thor
ward. Harry Kingsley and Robert Yer
mandi. winner of the handicap tourna-
ment and champion of the high
school.
Physical Director Miller returned
Sunday from his home at Findlay, O..
where he won last week for the second
time the city championship in singles.
His final score was Go. So, O., e..
He defeated his doubles partner This
IS the second time that Miller has won
the city championship i'm singles at
Findlay and a cup which is offered 10
the winner is now i'm his possession. He
must win the cup a third time TO re-
tain permanent possession Of il.