St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-03
THEY ARE ATHLETES,
Some of the Men of st. Paul
Who Are Giants in
Their Way.
Al1-Apound Athletes Whose
PPowess Is More or Less
Celebrated.
Charley Fairchild Is Very
Small, But Has His Mus
Gle Up.
O'Brien, the Newspaper Man,
O'Brien, the Newspaper Man,
Is Remarkably Clever
With His Fists.

Is Remarkably Clever
With His Fists.
Athletes are always sure to command
the admiration of their associates,
whether it be in putting the hammer,
the ScOtchman'S favorite pastime, wres-
Ting and boxing, which have come
down from the days of the ancients, or
tests of endurance, such as walking
long distances, Sprinting from a hun
dred yards up to mile or more; and
an all-round athlete, capable of holding
his own in any of these specialties,
is an unfailing source of envy to those
less gifted. Although but trife above
the medium line so far as stature is con-
cerned, one of the best all-around ath-
letes in st. Paul is Charlie Fairchild,
who, to quote an admirer, is as strong as
an OK and built like gladiator. In
addition to being clever boxer and
wrestler, Charlie enjoys the distinction
of being one of the best high jumpers in
the SANITY City, and it is an easy mat
ter for him to clear the counter in the
office of the Ryan without touching his
hands to the desk.
Few persons would imagine, to look
at Manager Barnes, of the st. Paul Base
Ball club, that he is possessed not only
OF endurance and pluck in the highest
degree, but he is much stronger than
many men twice his size, and is a dan
gerous antagonist to encounter in a
boxing or wrestling bout, for he is
very clever with his hands. John
finds that abstinence from cigars or in
toXicants of any description keeps him
always in condition fit to battle for a
mans life, and he has the reputation,
even across the water, of being one of
the best athletes that ever stood in shoe
leather. Another tip-top athlete is E.
P. Burdick, the compactly built man
ager OF the Ryan cafe, whose special
ty is
LONG WALKS,
which he takes regularly morning and
evening, no matter what the weather
may be. He acquired this habit in
early youth, and he is to-day one of the
most robust specimens of physical man
hood in st. Paul.
Rowing is very conducive to the
development of the muscles of young
man, and many of the members of the
boating associations in this city will
localities, even although they may not
be noted for excellence in the harder
and more trying sports and pastimes of
the day.
Commodore Walter Holcomb, of the
st. Paul Boat club, is always sure to be
favorably mentioned when discussion
arises concerning athletic matters. and
Ensign George P. Collins, of the same
organization, enjoys de served reputa-
ton as one of the best sprinters in this
part of the country.
In the Minnesota Boat Club the palm
for superiority in athletic requirements
is pretty evenly contested f0r between
Captain W. S. Getty and Lieutenant
Russell Baxter, and during the entire
spring both of these oarsmen have been
keeping in good form with daily spins
iii their shells upon the bosom of the
Mississippi, not even high water or
strong current having any terrors for
them.
Few persons have correct idea of
the benefit of tennis playing as means
of improving the muscles until trial is
given this sport for week or so, and
then the effects are at once apparent.
Every nerve and sinew is brought into
play, and one of the best opponents, not
only of the skill required in the game
but in the benefits it affOrds,is Treasurer
c. III. Wright, of the Minnesota Tennis
club. He is also a good all-rounI athlete.
active, strong and fOeman worthy of
any competitor, be it run, walk OF a
wreStle.
Constant exercise has been very
beneficial to Will O'Brien, of the st.
Paul bureau of the Minneapolis Tribune,
and in any test of endurance or muscle
he is pretty certain to hold his own
with the best. He can
PUT UP HIS HANDS,
too, in style that would be creditable
to professional boxer, and one of his
bear hugs at close quarters is some
thing to be avoided by those who desire
to keep their ribs intact.
Another pastime that brings out the
latent powers and strength of those who
participate in it is that of lacrosse, and
one of the most deXterous and skillful
players in this line is Ralph Marti n, who
is not unknown to fame as clever per-
former on the banjo. He is an ardent
admirer of the athletic in life, and
his powers as pedestrian have
often been tested, and with the most
successful results. While not in any
sense athletes, it would be difficult to
find anywhere three finer specimens of
lusty, robust masculinity than the
O'COnnor brothers-Chief John, of the
detective bureau ;lRichard, county clerk;
and Daniel, member of the city de
tective force. They are terrors to evil
doors, and in a scrap have often dem
Onstrated their hitting qualities TO be of
the best possible description.
''Mexico Bill ofthe Rio Grande."
Graphic.
''Mexico Bill of the Rio Grande' is
the highfalutin' way Byron De Winton,
of Montana, signs himself on the hotel
register. He doesn't do it with any de-
sire to put on airs" however, but just
because he is better known as Mexico
Bill than Byron De WintOn. He is a
modest man and not inclined to brag of
what he has done. He is a native of
Montana, was formerly United States
scout, and was with Custer for some
time before his massacre. He has also
done service with "Texas Jack' and
Buffalo Bill" and is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the frontier. The scout
is magnificent specimen of manhood.
over six feet high, with an intelligent
clad in a neat-fitting suit of corduroy
and mOnstrous white hat He has
good address and is pleasing CONVEX
sationalist, without any of the bombast
OF the average frOntierSman. "MeXico
BilF' is graduate of Heidelburg uni
yersity, and speaks both German and
French. He succeeded in accommodating
wealth, and is off on tour of pleasure.
When asked to tell something about
the scout said: s'There is nothing
in my history worth talking about. We
have grand country, however, and it is
the place for young men who wish to
accumulate wealth. The territory is
very fast and in ten years it