Show V M C A TO RUSH RUSHI I DOOR Physical Department Opens With Bright Prospects t 1 for Year NEW INSTRUCTORS ON HAND NEW BRANCHES OF SPORT ON PROGRAM A great deal of Interest is being mani manifested manIfested manifested In the opening ope of the tile physical de department department department of the Y M o C A for the sea season season son of With a new corps of in instructors Instructors instructors recently secured together with the many improvements that are now un under under under der way in the theo departments equipment the coming season will probably be a ban banner banner ner mr one in the history of the work Os Oe Oso rr cr o r Ii L I Cox general secretary of the as ae FO lation has bas been successful in securing the services of two New York state men nn Oscar B Gingrich recently physical dl di director rector of the Binghamton N Y arao and James R It Adsit recently assistant as assistant assistant physical director of the Green GreenPoint GreenPoint GreenPoint Point tN N T Y tJ association The entire work of ot the physical depart department department ment m nt will be he under the supervision of El Kl Elwood Elwood wood S Brown and associated as with him will be he the men mentioned above Mr Gingrich as u physical director and Mr lr Ad Adsit Adsit Adsit sit as general g instructor and in addition Mr lIr Yokel instructor of wrestling and boxing Mr Gingrich has planned to open the gymnasium classes for the year a combination of both senior classes cla e Thursday Sept 30 at p m Accord According AccordIng According ing to present indications there will be a alar alar lar large e attendance to give the new Instruct Instructors ors a hearty reception The gymnasium classes for tor seniors have been divided into two sections The begin beginners ners n rs meet at p m Mondays ane and Thursdays Th and the men who have been IP If gymnasium classes clas es previously will meet at 8 p m the same nights nigh A thor thorough thorough thorough ough system of graded gymnastics will willbo willbe bo hI inaugurated in each class cia and in ad addition addition addition to this a great reat deal of work will willbe willbe be bp done in the popular rhythmical gym gymnastics gymnastics gymnastics better known as gymnastic dan dancing dancing dancing cing Boys Classes The classes for tor boys in school preps juniors and student intermediates will begin Saturday Oct 6 5 The classes for forthe forthe the affiliated Sunday school clubs will wil begin Monday afternoon Oct 4 and for forthe forthe the business boys boye the class lass will be opened Tuesday evening Oct 5 Most of the boys classes will be under the direction of Mr loIr Adsit who has specialized specialised particularly particularly particularly in this line The classes cla es for busi bust business business ness n SS men are as before divided into two sections and will begin Monday Oct 4 What is known as the noon class meet meeting meetIng meetIng ing at 1215 and the afternoon class at 6 5 p m Mr work with the business ss men m n at Binghamton N Y was of very high order and if plans count for anything the busy man will find tind it very Ery greatly to his advantage to take up some come work under him this year Aside from the gymnasium classes which might be called the fundamental fundaments work of the department wrestling will wil I occupy its I usual u ual high place and as before be before fore tore will be under the instruction In of Mr oIl Yokel Yok l Mr r Yokels personal popularity and his undoubted ability as alii an instructor have baye always made this feature of the as af associations physical department work very valuable The associations a big handball h court will probably be busier than ever eer this thi year and plans plane are now under way to build another r court on the roof the one court being entirely Inadequate inadequate quate to meet the demand Tournaments Tournaments Tournaments ments for seniors business men and high bleh school boys will be conducted during the year Basketball Looks Good The associations great record in basket basketball b basketball ket ball ban will ill probably be maintained this year ear as four tour of last years first team members have already signified their intention of reporting for practice the first night With a nucleus of this sort together with the large squad of men who will work hard to get positions on the first team the fans are expecting another champion championship ship aggregation More attention will be paid this year to water sports than ever e r before in the his history history history tory of the department The interior of the swimming pool has been white en enameled enameled ameled additional lights placed in the room and some new equipment added to th the spring boards and diving platforms already there All AH these improvements I I have made a hit with the large number of cf association swimmers and the chances are that a strong aquatic club with sec see sections sections in n fancy diving water polo and rac rae racing ing InS will be organized Other plans for forthe forthe forthe the year include the organization of bas baa basketball leagues in the various clauses classes and an effort will be made to line up the doc doctors doctors doctors tors lawyers and business men peela pedagogues pedagogues S and clerks in a league Football indoor baseball basketball and track tra k athletics will be organised for forthe forthe forthe i the affiliated Sui Sur lay school clubs dubs and a i city Ity indoor baseball league for or men will tie he conducted Indoor track meets will be beheld beheld held with local organisations and the as association a association team will endeavor to uphold its already strong reputation in the annual telegraphic track meet with the associations lions of the northwest The Th Junior Basketball league the city championship basketball tournaments t the t e associations local schedule for the first and second teams will be lined up Ul UlIn in m the near future In order that th physical rh department and all the other de departments departments departments run at full tull capacity the as association association association members are planning on a big membership campaign for seniors to be yin next Monday and to run for three days da 5 Gymnasium class cla s basketball baseball track tra swimming wrestling and boxing fans faTs are being lined up all over the city and urged to get In the associations as strongly planned work for the coming season |