El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-03

paign which opens this evening with
a dinner in the lobby Of the associa-
ton. when the teams meet TO plan
their battle for more members. While
4 the association carries an educational
work, spiritual work and uplift work
OF all kinds. the physical department
{ is one that appeals strongly to men
and boys because It helps to make
them better. stronger. cleaner mem
bers Of the community and fits them
I better to meet the business problems
Of life.
Fit to Fight" the new slogan
which has been adopted by the Y. NJ
C. a. physic-l departments throueh-
out the country. is one that implies
a condition to which many thousands
at the present time would aspire, but
unfortunately many are falling TO
measure up such a high standard
ssTOO Much Civilizations
The average man is victim OF
too mCeai civilization He is walking
less each year and riding more. Even
the farmer has substituted the tractor
drawn plOW for the old horse drawn
and hand guided article. IN city life
the choppinE block Is simply tradi-
tiOn and the work chores Is be-
coming unknown Electricity, steam.
gasoline and mans ingenuity are
now doing the work formerly done
by muscles Of the arm back and legs
and by the sweat OF the brow. The
use Of tobacco and stimulating drinks
IS increasing each year The cities
are becoming more cougested as the
young man in the country realizes
the business advantages oqen 10 him
and comes to the nearest big one 70
make his fortune.
Where the City Man Fails.
After a few years OF sedentary life
the city dweller realizes that he is
Of modern city life and begins to
realize that he is flabby of muscle or
else has little TO boast Of. His ap-
petite is poor and sleep is becoming
stranger. In his youth he en-
deavored TO play ball but found IL DIFF
ficult to get the time TO play more
than once a week o. just enough TO
get sti=fened up The same WIS true
OF golf and tennis. This is the eX-
perience Of the majority Of the men
living in cities.
After he has tried everything else
the man in need Of exercise realizes
that there is only one substitute for
the chopping block, the pillow, the
shovel or hoe or whatever the imple-
ment that made his ancestor Fit TO
Fight" and that is a course in ply
sycal training in the gymnasium.
The ''Y' offers this
Easy Of Access.
This factory" Of health. vigOr and
physical fitness in FL Paso Is admir-
ably located for all II is within q
short walk OF the business section
and located on the important car
lines. The city's paved streets also I
asset in making it easily accessible +
to all
The physical equipment includes all 7
apparatus and accessories necessary .
to class II as an up-tO-date health .
plant The gymnasium is f0z4O
equipped with two handbau courts.
basketball court, indoor baseball I.
diamond, chest weights. dumb bells, /
indian clubs horizontal bars. parallel
hars. hOr-e. living rio. tie 'l-'r-
FOR the athletic events such as high
Jump, broad jump, pole vault. fence
vault and running events. Mats Of
rarious sizes also are included in the
Equipment In the basement in con-
iec-ion with the locker room is an
punching bag, boxing gloves
md wrestling mat and cover.
Swimming Pool Popular. n
The swimming pool is one Of the
most popular pieces Of the equipment ,
s 45x20 #, from 9 TO S IT. deep, lined
WIN White AAAtA nA4A anu CDAAAAEAE
With ladders, high bar and spring
loard. The regular city drinking
water Is used FOR filling and is kept
It a temperature OF q degrees all
ear round.
There is a large, light, wei ventil-
ted locker room for the regular .
-Oung men members. equipped with
tandard full sized lockers used in
OnjunctiOn with stcra &c boxes for
ne gymnasium clothes as Is the Gus ]
ON in all of the modern systems. j
The business mems locker room is
lso large, airy and well lighted and s
g fitted with fun sized individual
0ckers Of modern type. u
The boys locker room is in the Z
anne class with the senior outfits. (
nd the same modern system is in
peration. This system makes Il 2
ossible to rent lockers to members q
or a ridiculously low fee. The bust !
ess mems lockers are inNiUded in {
hei~ regular membership fee.
There are classes FOR all in the
gymnasium bueiness men, office men, .
clerks. shopmen and sol !
iers, high school boys. grade school {
oys, ard employed boys. Z
Business Mems Glasses. Z
The business men have exclusive q
sc OF the floor dailv from five TO Z
even On Monday. Wednesday and g
'riday. handbali IS played BY this 4
? a work out is INDUCED in until /
900 and then volley ball holds the {
loor until seven. On Tuesday. Tours c
ay and Saturday evenings. handbaE 0
8 played from 5:15 to $500 and vol 7
BY ball from 500 to 200. All Of this I
-ork is especially designed to meet &
be needs Of men leading q sedentary +
fe and especial attention is given e
D large waist lines Many of the f
len enter the games for the sheer
've OF recreation Handball and vol
y ball are today the peers Of all \ d
7creative games for business men C
nd each week sees a few more devo- Z
ses- The class number among its d
iembers some Of FL Paso's best s
nown business and professional men {
no are enthusiastic over the good 8
erived from the work. C
Young Mems ClasseE. G
For the young man who finds g. Z
ecessary 70 exercise during the eve G