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Show New Club in City. f,ogan Athletic Club opens with Headquarters on First West. The Logan Athletic Club Is a new organization bidding for fame and success. suc-cess. The promotoisaro Messrs. Wm. Damp, Tom Kd wards and Kll- Ingford. They own tho whole shooting-match, have secured the upstairs room In the Wilkinson building Just north of the Lincoln hotel and thcic they have titled up quarters furnished with punchlng-bags, boxing gloves, wrestling mats and exercisers. The front poition Is partitioned oil by Curtains Curt-ains and here Is a nice room filled with chairs and tables wheio visitors peaceably Inclined may sit and chat or read whatever literature may be kept ou hand. The young men say they have organized organ-ized mainly for their own pleasure, but will accept desirable members at a certain fee per month. They propose to run a llrst-olass place In evciy respect, re-spect, one in which boozing and caul-plalng caul-plalng will not be allowed under any circumstances. They are out for some good clean fun in wrestling, boxing and bag punching and Invite any of the young men who care to participate to 'oin them. Tiik Rin-uiiMCAN scribe visited the place, found It clean and presentable and after listening to the rcprescnta-tlons rcprescnta-tlons of the jouug men could Unci naught but that which is good if present pre-sent plans and Intentions ate carried out, and nc believe thev will bo.Many of the young men can spend an hour there that Is now spent In the saloon or pool hall and It can hardly result to tlielr disadvantage. Wcwlsh tho new venture every success suc-cess as long as It Is worthy of It. |