The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-04-01
SPLENDID
PROGRAM
PUT ON BY
VISITORS
ATTY. MICA

i A splendid demonstration of the
value Of systematic course of mus
cular development I'm the making of
man' was given by representatives
Of the Colorado Springs Y. NJ. C.
A., under the direction of ]. w. Erps,
physical director of that Institution,
at the gymnasium here Friday night
The party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erps, the latter as pianist, Eugene
Shadford. Tracy Menard. Lawrence
Barnes. Lester Goodwin, George Sim
mons and Thomas Thompson. came
to Canon City on the invitation OF
Secretary C. w. Van Patten and
Physical Director H. H. Maxwell to
give an exhibition that would show
to our people the advantages that
accrue from careful. conscientious
course in physical culture. such rs
may be had in the gymnasium of the
LEGAL association by all young men
who desire 1t.
The program Friday night consist
ed of a running drill, Russian dance,
calesthenic drill. parallel bar work.
trmbling, long horse work. horizon
tai bar work, athletic dance, High
land fling, Scottish sword dance and
basketball game with a picked team
from the Canon City and South Canon
high schools. Every feature was a
good one and was heartily commended
by the throng Of spectators that had
assembled to witness the proceedings.
II is, however, no disparagement TO
the other events staged by the visi-
tors to give special praise to the ex-
cellency of the Cossack and Scot
tssh dances, athletic dance, work on
the parallel bars and the tumbling:
all Of which were superb.
In the athletic dance ali OF the
muscles are brought into play used
in throwing the hammer. in base ball.
swimming. wrestling. In ''the manly
art Of self-defense." and half score
Of other exercises that tend to the
strengthening and vitaliring OF arms.
back. legs and chest. The motions
required In the execution OF the Scot
tish and Russian dances are rhyth.
mic and beautiful in the extreme ard
give Drawn to the body and increas-
ed suppleness to the muscles-
The fact that the visitors were IN
condition TO enter immediately In
to a basket ball game after nearly
two hours of strenuous work on the
Boop Of the gymnasium and put up
hard contest against one of the
strongest teams that could be found
iere speaks volumes for the value
OF the physical training to be had
In the Y. NJ. C. A. and should popu-
larize such a course OF instruction
among the young men OF Canon City.
The basket ball game was one cfl
the best ever seen here and was a
credit to the participants. whether
residents Of Colorado Springs or Can
on City. The home team was compos-
ed on Thompson. McClintock. RabsahI
Jones. Jefferson and Lauterbach. 1T
VAS swift. skillful aggregation Of
players and succeeded +. In wrestling
the laurels Of victory from their op-
Ionents. The score at the end Of
the first half was eighteen to nine In
J favor Of Canon City. The visitors
rallied in the second half. but were
unable to wipe out the advantage
gained by the home boys in the earli-
Ell stages OF the game and the ina1l
figures were twenty-six to twenty-four.
The lineup OF the home team was
Thompson. center; Mcclintock, aud
Rabsahl, forwards: Jones, jefferson
and Lahterbach guards.
The visitors represented the young
mems class. the employed boys class
and the Junior leaders class in the
Colorado Springs Y. NJ. @. A. and
the excellence OF their work ON the
gymnasium floor Friday night showed
the fine character Of their instruction
in athletics. The program given In
the entertainment put ON here by pi-
rector Erps revealed an all-around
physical development Of his men that
was especially gratifying and showed
that Y. NJ. c. A, gymnasium train
ing means vastly more than acquiring
adentness in playing basket ball; in
the performance Of feats OF strength,
or in prowcss in sports. It means
instead. well nurtured .body with
robust health and all the blessings