Show I MEN OF MUSCLE HAPPY The Handsome New Home of the CovS I land Athletic Club I Within ninety days the Cleveland Athletic Ath-letic club expects to occupy a home of which it can be justly proud The club is less than a year old but it has some of the most energetic and spirited gentlemen in Cleve I land back of it and already has an actual s membership of over 400 Mr Frank De H Robison the Cleveland League baseball magnate is its president and Mr Robert I W Wright secretary The club house will be located at 5 Euclid avenue in what is familiar to Clevclanders as the H A Dodge property The site has 100 feet frontage on Euclid avenue and is 320 feet deep The house that now stands upon it is n handsome f hand-some edifice and with some comparatively inexpensive i interior changes will make an elegant club building I is of brick in square old fashioned style with a veranda extending to the full height two stories supported i by four handsome Greek pillars piars The house was built thirtyfive years ago i I i and is 5 feet wide l > y 9 feet deep It stands l 9 feet back from the avenue leav ing 150 feet in the rear for the gymnasium gmnasium and baths The house cost 33000 when 0 built and is in excellent condition I THE CLEVELAND ATHLETIC CLUB The club pays 32000 for the property propery j the larger of i which part will remain as a J debt The projectors are confident that the membership will speedily reach 1000 The plans for the gymnasium and baths are in accordance with the latest and best approved designs The contracts will be let in the earl early spring and the club expects ex-pects to have the gymnasium completed by autumn It will cost with apparatus about 26000 making the total cost of this property > 0 The cut shows the club house n it now appears Besides this property the club is negotiating for ground for an athletic park but has not yet reached a decision Grounds will be leased however how-ever in time to get them in condition for the usual summer sports They will be largo enough fora baseball diamond tennis ten-nis courts and bicycle tracks besides court beides n grand stand under which the baths and dressing rooms will be located For a young organization the club is showing commendable push and enterprise I |