The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-22
ARGENTINA TO HAVE
BEST ATHLETIC CLUB
IN WORLD, IS CLAIM
BY PHILIP AQuILA kEMPSTER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

BUEN0S AIRES. July 22.-With
project which promises to be of inesti-
,mable benefit TO the population of
.Buenos Aires, the government has
found a new use for the prizes in the
national lottery which are never claim
ed, amounting in 1921 to $50 900 pesos.
The Argentine congress has passed
bill turning these funds over to the
Club de Gimnasiay Esgrima, the gym
mast and fencing club, to be used for
the construction of a mammoth ath-
letic and social club, which promises to
be 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 ath-
letic field, it has promoted sports Of
every description. and the present pro-
gress 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
rife range The latter organization.
owing to the accidental shooting of
several innocent bystanders, has shift
ed its ranges to a somewhat more re-
mote locality.
Building Time Ripe
With the advent of Firpo, prizefight-
er lately returned from the United
States, calling attention to Argentinas
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 aid a half to three years will
be required to complete the buildings,
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, or military mani
festations. The public stands will
seat at least fifty thousand persons,
while the part reserved for members
will accommodate ten thousand.
The second section will be for gen.
eral sports, and will include the fol-
lowing: Twenty open tennis courts
and one open court, five swimming
pools, 10 bowling alleys, "pelota"
courts "a form of handbalD, skating
rink for ice in winter and rollers in
summer, bride path, competent rid
ing instructors and accommodations
for 100 horses, and rowing and sail
ing department which will operate on
the good-siZed lake included in the
promises.
chiIdren's Gymnasium
The third section will be a chill.
dren's gymnasium and playground
containing a swimming pool, swings
tea room. etc, with free admission to
all children from to Is years of age
The costliest and most imposing
part of the project will be the fourth
section, devoted to the main club
buildings, with accommodations for
members. and amplest social installa.
tions. The grand hall IN the. main
building will cover at least twelve
hundred square meters and will com
municate with a spacious terrace over
looking interior gardens. There will
be separate reading, writing and visit
ing rooms for ladies and gentlemen
The ladies' department to be installed
in two or more floors will have a ca
. pacity of three thousand persons
= with dressing rooms, baths, etc.
enough to be used by six hundred sim
ultaneously.
The ladies' gymnasium and swim
ming pool will be thoroughly equipped
with all the most modern installations
Among the many other features Il
be found in the main buildings will b,
a dining room seating $50 persons, re
frigerating and heating plants, laun
dry and mechanical workshops.