Official handbook .. . fort for the benefit of mankind, and ourpeople in particular, and imbued with altruism and unselfish-ness mixed with sound common sense. At present, our membership numbers seventy—representa-tive of the best colored people in New York—physicians, den-tists, lawyers, teachers, musicians, clerks, Government em-ployees, real estate men, brokers, students, etc. The club givesone formal spring reception, every year; a grand picnic and setof athletic games in the summer and a Ladies Night receptionin the winter. The home-games of the basket ball teams,given every month, someti
Official handbook .. . fort for the benefit of mankind, and ourpeople in particular, and imbued with altruism and unselfish-ness mixed with sound common sense. At present, our membership numbers seventy—representa-tive of the best colored people in New York—physicians, den-tists, lawyers, teachers, musicians, clerks, Government em-ployees, real estate men, brokers, students, etc. The club givesone formal spring reception, every year; a grand picnic and setof athletic games in the summer and a Ladies Night receptionin the winter. The home-games of the basket ball teams,given every month, sometimes in the afternoon, oftener atnight, are welcomed and looked for by the New York public. Physical culture knows no age limits. The Alpha Clubis especially desirous of appealing to the older men. Theyounger, more vigorous men may specialize in sports, butthe gymnastic exercises, graduated to suit the individual, andwith definite purpose, can be indulged in with benefit by allages of men. Mens Sana in corpore 1—J. H. AyrtSHaiues; 5, Coopor. I ff, Capt.; 3, Ayres; 4,if Wilmington, Del. SPALDIXOS ATHLETIC LIBRARY TRACK ATHLETICS Running races have always been popular with of speed and endurance arc many and varied. Whenrightly conducted, athletic strength and vitality are gained bythe runner, and pleasure and a desire for emulation come tomany onlookers. The athlete must never engage in competi-tion unless he is physically sound. I shall briefly describe some standard events and how totrain for them. In all running races, stay and speed are necessary; thatis, the runner must be fast and should be able, when in condi-tion, to keep his speed up for a longer time than when un-trained. These two elements are essential and must be aimedfor in training. Stay or endurance comes by running longerdistances than those intended to be raced, at a speed a littleslower than the race time of the individual. Speed is attained through running shorter distances infast
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