East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-24
FINEST ATHLETIC CLUB
IS AT DUENOS AIRES.
By PHILIP AoUILA KEMPsTER


| Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
| BUENOS AIRES. (By Mail to
| United Press) With a project which
! promises TO be of inestimable benefit
| to the population of Buenos Aires, the
government has found a new use for
| the prizes of the national lottery
| which are never claimed, amounting
bin 1921 to $4,000 pesos.
The Argentine Congress has passed.
{, bill turning these funds over to the
Club dc Gimnasay Esgrima, the GYM
mast and fencing club, to be used for
the construction of mammoth athle-
tic and social club, which promises to
I De the finest club of its kind in the
world
This club the pioneer of athletics in
Argentina, has become one of the
most important national institutions
of the country. BY years of effort IN
the athletic field, it has promoted
sports of every description, and the
present process of Argentina in this
line is due largely to the endeaVors Of
this club
The premises upon which the new
club and stadium will be located are
in Palermo, the beautiful suburb of
Buenos Aires, on the municipal ground
formerly occupied by the government
rifle range. The latter organization,
owing to the accidental shooting of
several innocent bystanders, has shift
ed it's ranges to II somewhat more re-.
mote locality
With the advent of Firpo, prize
fighter lately returned from the Unit
ed States, calling attention to Argen-
tina's place in the international field
OF sports, a more propitious moment
for initiation of this work could not
have been found. 1t is estimated that
from year and a half to three years
will be required to complete the build |
ings, stadium, and general layout of !
the new athletic field.
The grounds will be divided into
four sections. In the first an i'm |
mense stadium will be constructed, to |
be used for football rugby. hockey |
and similar sports, as well as for large |
student, or military manifes- !
tations. The public stands will seat ut |
least fifty thousand persons, while the |
part reserved for members will ac-
commodate ten thousand.
The second section will be for gen
rral sports, and will include the fol-
lowing: Twenty open tennis courts and
one open court, five swimming pools,
ten bowling allies, "pelota" courts Ga /
form of handbalD, a skating rink for
ce in winter and rollers in summer, a
bride path, competent riding instruc-
ors, and accommodations for one
hundred horses, and a rowing and
'ailing department. which will operate
m the good-sized lake included in the
premises.
The third section will be a childrens
and. playground. contain
ng a swimming pool, swings, tea
oom, etc, with free ADMISSION to all
hildren from to l : years of age.
The coStliest and most imposing :
art of the project will he the fourth
nctiOn devoted to the main club build
ngs. with accommodations for mem
ers, and amplest social installations.
he grand hall in the main building
M cover at least twelve hundred
Iuarc meters. and will communicate
18th spacious terrace overlooking in
'rior gardens. There will be sepa-
tie reading, writing and visiting
'oms for ladies and gentlemen. The
dies department to be installed in
vo or more floors, will have a capa-
~ Of three thousand persons. with
'esSinc rooms, baths. etc. enough to
+ used by six hundred Simultaneous
The ladies' gymnasium and swim
ing pool will be thoroughly equip
d with an the most modern iustalla-
,ns.
Among the many other features TO
found in the main buildings will he
dining room seating $50 persons. re-
gerating and heating plants. a laun-
y and mechanical workshops.