The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-09
THE NERVE or A GYMNAST.
Acquired by Practice william Haniou's De-
scription OF n Fall.
From The Loutsviii> Commercial

From The Louisville Commercial
Gymnastics are bad medicine whom taken
for anything but brief and pleasant exercise"
said Mr.. william Hanlon. ono OF tho famous
Hanlon brothers. The talk had turned upon
tho ifo Of professional athletes. and tho ro-
porter venturcd tho opinion that gymnasts. rs
class must DO men OF more than ordinary
was quick to challenge the statement.
I've heard it remarked" said no. that
man must be very plucky to toss himself about
plucky enough Mt that. and yet coward in al
most any other direction. 1t is simply the Gus
tom OF going upon the trapeao and his training
than others. He is Just like n trained soldier.
who. when he gets tho order to charge. does 80.
cruit wouldn't do II. Say charge to the veteran
he don't, tiat Is all Tho diiioronce." $500.
What has has been your plan for developing
"" Constant work with light Weights. Many
mako the grand mistake, OF firing themselves
with heavy weights. They, put themselves
Il is much better to put up u light dumbbcll
fifty times than heavy one ten. Tho muscles
sroatcr development, with no strain. Tho
most remarkable example of tho OWLS of tho
Of JSn T. HsGn ever s"w sh S0 KING
When he was in training, fol, thpt battle he was
continually, at work with the heavy weights.
struck King as he wanted TO in the first fcw
kept away from him and made him exercise
his overstralned muscles; and whom tho roal
strain Of tho battle came upon him. no hnd no
given to the heavy weights. He was never
drusged as was reported, Tho only poison he
ever got was from Kings fists. as Sir William
Ferguson. tho eminont Lyndon physician. said
after an examination Of Iicenan subsequent to
his defeat. Light and often; that's tho proper
W. You have had !, several ,I, very nasty fails
ed the iianlon family. You will probably think
it singular that neither lose CONSEQUENCES
tumble. | think l got in Havana We were
| playing under the management Of Jim Nixon.
and we maa9 gro" sI Ge TnG y SANE gT
| and they demand constant changes in the bill.
Ny brother Tom was as taken sick suddenly &c. ~
e have it done. finally agTeSd to do il.
variety, Of tricks on the lad1or in swinging
SSST @ nGH The N aSIn %PnS nc
house was very quiet when l bc-.Sa TO swing.
/ preparatory to takin., ono lGhp. threw myself
ct the rope, nnd, whom was in miid-air. I saw
ing, myself forward, but only reached the rop,c
Both hands and both feet were extended in
spread eagle form II you like, ought TO hayo
the centre of my body, with tho logs across
| the line as to Distribute the strain
| of sustaining my weight oyer my whole body.
| As it was it all fell on my lett arm and my body
| swept in toward tho rome like n whplaah. or
| course. | let go. and then | began 70 turn
! spiray like n corkscrew and then 20 down. ]
| instantly realized that / must not land all
| spread out. | gathered my left arm close into
MY body, pushed my head forward. and drew
my legs together. struggling to got into shape
| to fall on my side. did fall just that way forty
| feet on wooden stage. My arm was driven
! into my side. and rib was brokcn. Tho arm
| WAS shattered. and | was laid up for many
| months. While WAS going down in an instant
| ! saw over again. rs vivid as life. every
| fall that l ever Witnessed. They came uD
| in my mind. ono right after another,
! like successive flashes OF lightning. and
| | seemed TO DO experiencing oil Of them in my
| own person. But worse than everything else n
/ great deal worse than the shock of arriving.
| was tho terrible shrek Of agony that went up
| from the audience. 1t was like one heart
| breaking wall of agony. | can hear it yet. and
| hear it every time | think of tho accident.
| That is a popularity Of our family. We all
| heard that shrek and none of us ever forget it.
| How did that accident occur My brother Tom
| made mistake in the measurements because
Of u miscalculntion Of the space in n round
! dome. The rope was two fect further away
| from the ladder than it ought to have been"