Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-08

has a national reputation as a physical
educator, and SanFrancisco very naturally
reioiced, when, some five or six years ago,
the Olympic Club, after great difficulty,
succeeded in bringing him out to the
Pacific coast The gentleman is a native of
England, about thirty eight years of
age, and has devoted his entire life to ath
letics. His physique is the wonder of all
who behold him, particularly the abnor-
NAL development of his chest and lungs.
Though not very large man, he possesses
a strength that is almost superhuman, and
with all this, he is one of the most modest
and diffident of men one would meet in
years.
A RECORD. UNION reporter found the Pro-
lessor at the Capital Hotel the next day
after his pleasing performance at the
theater, and was very cordially greeted by
the athlete. The entertainment and its
success was first discussed, and then the
newspaper man-adroitly, as he thought
carried the Professor into athletics in gen.
eral with the request that he give his views
upon them, particularly with reference to
the methods best calculated to develop and
make healthful the human body.
WELL" said the Professor, smilingly
that has been asked of me so often by you
newspaper men that have made up my
mind on several occasions to write up my
views on the subject in full, have them
printed and carry them with me constantly,
SO that ! can present them to you when
ever you put in an appearance. But sit
down by me here now and get out your
notebook. | know you are after an inter-
yiew-I knew it as soon as you opened
your mouth-so you had better take down
what say. To great many professional
people interviews and all mention OF their
professions becomes q terrible bore, be-
cause they seldom hear anything else. But
with me il is different. love my calling,
and can't say or hear too much about it,
so you can just pitch in now and ask me
all the conundrums you like"
SWELLING A CHEST.
"Well," said the scribe, after he had ad-
iusted the hitherto hidden notebook and
pencil. 81 heard great deal of comment
on the night of your performance at the
Metropolitan, and since, about your Won
derful lang development. | heard some
people make the remark that it was simply
obesity, but any experienced eye could
readily detect that it was nothing more
than an abnormal lung development
Now, would have you tell me something
about ibid you develop it or is it nat
ural.n
The Professor laughed heartily at the
reference to the possibility of his chest be-
ing lump of fat Those who still be-
lieye that" he said, may disabuse their
minds of it Immediately. l have not for
years carried pound of superhuous flesh
upon my body, though, should desist in
nv exercises, l would, no doubt,
quickly turn to obesity. But regarding
nv lung development l will state that it is
simply the result of care, and calisthenics,
and if every young man will follow out
what now tell you he will soon find him
self with Just such another chest. Now
adays there are various apparatus provided
in all well equipped gymnasiums for ex-
banding the chest, and some of them are
very good, and, if used regularly and in
| the proper manner, will bring about the
desired result But they are not absolutely
necessary at all. When / was younger
! man, or rather boy, they were unknown,
From my childhood conceived great
| love for all kinds Of sports-running, jump.
| ing skating, heaving heavy stones, turning
| handsprings, swimming and the llke-ano
when circus would come to town would
simple 90 wild. Well, when | was about
| twelve years of age l got hold of an ole
| English doctors book which contained {
| chapter devoted to calisthenics. l read i
eagerly, and mastered every movement the
| author recommended. Among his sugges
tons was one regarding the chest, simple
| one, indeed, merely instructiDg the reade
| to hold his arms together so that they me
| in front of him in horizontal position
taking full breath of air, and then throw
I ing the arms apart and backward as forci