Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-29

p.st q shOrt-necked man with stout legs and
q big biceps, calling himself C. "A. 'Samp-
son, and spelling it with ''p, . to show that
he wasn't related to the other Samson who
was SO badly tricked by Delilah, has been
astounding Lordon audiences by his per-
formances with young fellow who modestly
concealed his identity under the imposing
name of Cyclops They have been perform
ing at the Westminster Aquarium, and
sending out all sorts of challenges from the
stage TO men who labor under the hallucina-
ton that they can lift a ton or two with
comparative ease. Finally, after Sampson
had offered prize OF $500 to the man who
could do the feats done by Cyclops, his
pupil, and s., 800 to any man better than
himself who might turn up, Eugene San
dow undertook the task. He fairly won the
premiums offered by Sampson, but the latter,
probably through chagrin, refused to hand
over the money.
AN UNFoUEDED CHARGE.
Some highly amusing stories are told
about these contests. Sampson, who is not
the herculean person in appearance that his
feats would seem to imply, is q native of
Metz, the son of French mother and a
Spanish father. He speaks seven Ian
guages, PLAYS sonstas on the piano with the
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measuring 141s inches in repose and 1917
inches when be wrestles with an iron rod or
wire rope His chest measurement is A
inches, but when ne initiates his lungs he
adds several inches TO this figure. This
peculiarity gave rise to the rumor that he
was a native of Chicago and Worlds Fair
boomer, but this he has Indignantly denied.
Sampson, however, visited the United
States several years ago, being then COM
paratively unknown. Cyelops, his pupil,
is q years of age and a magnificent speci-
men Of physical development.
SandOw is q Pomeranian, and was born
at Konigsberg % years ago. For four years
he has been trained by Prof. Attils, one OF
the best known athletic teachers in Ger
many. His development is superior to that
CT Sampson, his chest measurement being
45K inches and bis biceps and forearm each
from / to IL inches larger than those of his
rival he weighs 202 pounds when in COD
dition. SandoW performed in London be-
fore the leading sporting men of England,
eclipsing SIMPSONS most difficult feats,
breaking chain bracelets and wire ropes
with his forearms and bending heavy iron
rods by striking them across his chest, arms
and his thighs The bracelet chains, which
had q resistance of 2, 500 pounds, were
snapped like pipestems. Among those
who witnessed these extraordinary trials oi
strength were the Marquis of Queensberry,
Lord de Clifford and Captain MoIesworth,
who acted as judges As the Pomeranian
snapped length alter length of the steel
chain bracelets with his biceps and burst
the wire ropes with his pectoral muscles,
men rose in the audience and waved bank
notes of big denominations as an invitation
to Sampson to beat the white-skinned San.
dow ii he could; but the former sulked ano
declined. SandoW then, after lightly toss
ing q 150-pound dumbbell in the air few
times to keep his hand in, while the judge
consulted, performed a trick that caused
Sampson TO collapse. He placed q chair
around his back and neck, and pro
ceeded to hit the 150-pound dumbbeil with
bis hands. The chain snapped, the Brit
ishers yelled, and the referee declared tina
the Pomeranian had beaten the Metz maj
out of sight
THE CANADIAN HERCULES.
When these two, with SIMPSONS incog
nito comrsde, Cyclops, cross the Atlantic
they will meet competitors worthy Of thei
prowess. Louis St. Cyr. the Canadian Her
cules, who has challenged Sampson anE
eandoW, is 26 years of age, and is man o
euperb DEVELOPMENT standing feet 101.
inches tall and weighing 323 pounds; hi
Hesh and muscles are as hard as oak, and h
is probably the best weight litter ever seeI
n this part Of the globe. Another chal
lenrer Is Denis Gallagher, q muscula
athlete who formerly resided in Buffalo. ant
whose speciality is Lancashire wrestling
Tia Buffalo boy doesn't care to attempt am
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