Opening of the New Grounds and Club House This month hasbeen an eventful one for the French sporting eommunity, with the formal opening of the grounds and club house of the Association Sportive—Francaise, Route Dufour, The formation French: sporting organization had been discussed often in the past, ut the project only: took practical shape last autumn, when a meeting was. called and a' provisional committee formed. Moro than sufficient support was forthcoming, and early this year with the help of the
of an empty piece and vas French Municipal Counll, the loan brained, Wark was "commenced immediately, and by the beginning of May everything was completed, A cosy club house was erected, two grass and two hard courts for tennis were laid out, and also a basket-fall court, Besides this, there tso funning' track' and gythnastie apparatus.
Over 300 members and friends attended the opening of the: grounds, among the official guests being M. Kocchlin, the Consul-General, MIN. Chapelain, the Postal Commissioner, and members of the Municipal Council M. Fauraz, of the Municipal Connell, and the A.S.F., in a well-worde recorded the efforts of some thusiastic French sportsmen, who, with the assistance of the Council, made the formation of the club a reality. 'This was sometime last year, but since then the member ship' of the club had grown at a very fast rate, and to-day they wore proud to state that they had nearly two hundred members, MIN. "Fauraz said that it was the intention of the Club to go in for all branches of athletics, with the idea eventually of entering teams or individuals in the various com~ petitions which are held in Shang-regularly, This, of coursey: d pended entirely on the active mem~ bers of the club, especially "the younger members, and it was to them that he looked for, the. leessary support to. keep the dul colours lying.
lying on behalf of the guests, M. Koechlin "wished the new ganization every success and: stated. that, -as far-as she could see,.the mises and groundy were such that would undoubtedly be a pleasure 6 forthe members to train, in guck surroundings. Havi cen. hoon interest in the progress of the club, felt sure that the ASF, would be a stable success,
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