The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-15
OF TRAINING.
RI Athletes Get in Fokn Il
Their Contests.
. ~ HARD. sTEAcv woak.
=. sssIsy, ths Hsnsus Oassmnn.
~ inst Judsciess Trniaane =
0sod Tor Any 1Ean.

nl1kcueh yet Z young man, thsEo ~
nruGoosiond Oeysmen In this country
- - more thoroughly vsrsed ID he
-. better informed ~ = IL desafls.
$500 acauainfance Is more extended
lanes II. Seeley. Of Victoria, Who b
Seopcnt IL shis city. and Il 10 take part
r. - roRatta on Lake 6amamish today.
rn6enfetiye Of the PoeT-iu1RLk1oKs-
10 coniesses 70 fondness for aquatic
'11ny. hunted up Mr.. seeley and he'd
81 fn1ussting conversation with him r.
- athletic training. and it, effects
Young men.
= you consider, Mr.. Seeley. that ~
IfSe nocsssary TO at . man for N
100 eontestis really beneficial {" was
q ouftainly do" vas the reply, land I
- can convince you of it can say
ruth, and have had good deal Of
fnnco, that / never saw young man,
= $500 how delicate. that was not hens-
~ 1udictous training. OF course. some
M not stand ~ severe discipline -
= but Il IN instructor uses care and
-, the result win b for good Su.
Scus 0ssh. - you are aware. Il NOS
"a - any particular part Of the sys-
7n* 4 Z . e found everywhere. To ret
- = a. ard lsays nothing for the 9Th
- Gnsry hut what II Of service h ths
rs 4 training. /"
s. somoyine the hssh do you bslisve h
I sweating Or natural work r.
hing but hard, natural work win do
! f6oiness Take . man who II dsshy,
7 N properly. give him lots OF work
irene who IL not acquainted with The
Isl effects Of training VIII b. sur
! - u bis changed appearance The
3 q Ne human body IL like . sponge, Il
~ fluids and It Is only BY vigorous
~ that these can be drawn out and
Z egsiem left firm and dry. With the
NJ 81 this fluid comes the fat, thus
8 freedom 10 the muscles and veins.
& ~ Instance the fatty substance sur.
INK the heart and lungs Of man Of
Snty weight and in good health. It y
noh1e 70 say that when that IL NJ
~ thsse Vital organs will have frser
"a viii b able TO do their work more
yo1y than before. The veins are
undsd, Imprisoned might say. with
and they have no chance TO expand
d = man takes violent exercise. When
81 b driven out Of its stronghold the
- dilate, the heart expands and the
~ 8 driven freely through tho system
n 10 distressing feeling follows hard
u1cal labor. II each member Of the
nan frame could be separated from
1obody and replaced at win II would be
~ interesting to take them OF and woieh
- before beginning training and 50
through the same operation alter : man
~ psunonnced in condition. Il would b
loah1 that not single member
~ escaped the influence Of the work.
~ syslids would b several grains lighter,
sdssm probably would Be taken from the
lohes q Ne ears. . couple OF ounces would
1oys disappeared from the nose, while the
amount ohed b. the arms and neither
llmhe would b measured By pounds.
's0f courss II + Injurious for man 70 ~
main out Of his normal condition too long,
and now We come to the real benefits Of
training. So soon - he lets mp on hard
work the hesh returns But Il IL not the
old Aesh- II returns iresh and ~ pure q
that q habe. II 4 not very pleasant
experisnce, but II you want TO have tangi.
- evidences q what ! say you have only
= = With NJ while | am training : new
elev. Take the FIRST days long pull for
exAmpao. Just stand TO leeward Of vhem
vhm they como In and take . whfff Of
~ scanning Precipitation ~ Il
comes from their frames. The odor
= not that Of new mown hay, I
oeav you. stand there. however, .
2eek afterward and note the difference.
1he uostrtis are not offended and nothing
0aa the most fastidious could OBJ
~ 70 Is to b. detected. The change IL
swing to pure food. hard work and the
expulsion from the system Of supernnous.
efntsd, Il might use the word, flesh. The
- ase clear. the complexion OF the whole
sedy has IN almost transparent clcarness.
0eseep iselastic and the man. 3 whole frame
soems rejuvenated. The effect upon the
nentAl system Is as notices BILE a. upon the
poyacal. though not for the better. A man
= condition il irritable. he gets angry
eu1cIly and Is hard to control. II . man
eoee not adhere to proper dietary restric-
eonn while he Is training his work is worse
IAN useless. This Is espe cially so in re-
~ to the use Of fluids. The continual
skmg them into the system and expeiling
eem By sweating has very weakening ef-
net and does much more to destroy vitality
= n athlete than anything know OF. II
~ neglect of this that caused Hanlan to
~ the championship Of the world to VII
nsm Beach and has had. believe. per-
.snently injurious effect upon that mag
nlncent oarsman. When Hanlan went to
australia he was received and feted every.
seete lie is most genial man naturally.
very courteous in his manners and hav-
mixed much with the best classes Of
secieiy in ali parts OF the world, was very
pPula:. He was dined BY the governor
nsrd and other officials and treated
prince. He went into train
and worked hard hat his
ssesooratic friends even followed him to
training quarters and pressed inv;-
ems upon him which he had not the stub
nness to resist. The result could not
- y certain. When the day OF the great
- came Hanlan. to the Impractical eye.
owed none of the effects of his
OF training. He sat In
- shell with all his oid-tsme
sEscs, aud pulled away before the thou
ms OF cheering spectators as confidently
% had done on many occasions before.
Atsef the contestants had got half mile
svay hanlan's superiority as an oarsman
.s evident as he Was well in the lead. but
sne Time had come when the lack of condi-
son began 10 show itself. and big. awk-
.sfd sculler. whose only virtue was
We hardness OF his muscle and the
sooncncss OF his wind. went to the
mont and snaiched the laurels from the
9ow OF the man who has done more than
:. any one else 10 bring the art of rowing into
~ presen, scientific condition"
would like to have you give your ideas
N scientific rowing" was asked.
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