The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-09
ATHLETIC.
Training for the Championship Games
in September.

Tho OIrunfc C,ub expects to have athletes
comnatino AZ the ch mpionship games from all
of the clubs represented il The T. C.. a A. A. OF
the a. A L.
The games Will be held at the Olympic
grounds on september 9, and already few OF
8 The CHM hovs have commenced to train for
them. which means that tile Olympians intend
& 10 win the honors this year.
q Inst wear The University Club OF Berkeley
gave the Olympic boys surprise by winning
lie majority OF points. 1t was the first time IN
many wears that the Olympic CLUB failed to
capture The event of the season." and The les
son tauclt them has not been forgotten.
Tie time Tor training between now and Sep
temhef 8 Is by no means TOO long. as gradual
exercise gives far better results in the end than
had practice of few weeks limit.
In England professional sprlnters train len
weeks for The great Sheffield handicap: but,
as already stated, they 20 about their WORK IN a
methOdcal way aud map out a certain course
Of training for each day, The exercise becoming
all the more severe as the day Tor the great
event approaches.
II appears, according 10 the way IN which
most athletes train for meetings on this coast,
that few weeks work before meeting is suf-
heent 20 bring them 10 the scratch in the very
pink Of condition.
The University Club of Berkeley discovered
last year, evidently on tip f ON its football
Instructor thai two or thee weeks of Slow
training would not be sufficient TO bring IFS men
up TO required standard, allietlcaIly speak
ing for a series of events which would try lis
me tie when Greek met Greek with spikes on
cinders.
Quietly the collegians settl-d down 10 a six
weeks course OF training, aud the result Of
their competition with the famed 0lymplans is
too well known 10 all lovers of athletic sports
10 require any further notice IN this column.
Sufficient 10 say now that the Olympic Club
will uot be caught mapping this year. The out
door athletes are aware that some OF their best
men cannot compete IN The championships
owing To sickness or accidents, and To defeat
Berkeley. their strongest opponent, they must
be out and working.
II would be an excellent inducement for the
athletes 10 train II The club would offer special
mad2ls-SaY three-tO the members who ap-
peared Tie most frequently al the grounds for
exercise from now uutll the day OF the meeting.
The athletic committee must bear IN nina
that there are numbers of young men III the
club who would make good athletes If they
could be only induced 10 traiu. 1t is a hard
matter 10 get them started. but once under way
the great obstruction To athletic navigation
VIII b. removed
+. TO further an rIetest in outdoor athletics
Iprizes should be oIercd Tor weekly contests IN
trimming and Jumping between members of the
i club VINO nave not competed IN any Of he field
day OF championship meetings.
Something must certainly be done to unearth
new talcn,. otherwise the club Will certainly
become back number 50 far Outdoor alh-
leItcs are conce ned. The old athletes are
gradually dropping out. and unless the young
ones are induced by some means 10 take the
places OF tie retired champions. tie question is
asked. What VIII become OF the outdoor
i HINuLU>.
Saudow, the Prussian strong man. has been
giving the p ople OF New Yerk recently ex-
hlbitl0n> of his wonderful strength. Some Of
the marvellous featN of muscular power were
4 astonishing. young man weighing no
pounds was If ed by The armpits as IL he were
& child, and was held aOft with the right arm
fOr i've minutes, Will SandoW got upon his
4 knees, then upon his back, still holding the
human weight over bis head.
Five men now brought on an immense dumb
bell, each end of which contained a man weigh
e. ing possibly 100 pounds. The muscular Pius-
sian put Ii up with his right baud after two
attempts and then let 1t fan to the stage, bend
Ing the bar INTO an acute angle. The two Occu-
pants OF the bell emerged from their hiding
places with look or apparent relief.
a ten-foot pole rugged with TWO chains
fastened al the top and slots for The feet half
way down was the medium for a wonderful
| exhibition OF lifting. SandOW placed his feet in
/ the slots, hooked the chains To rings strapped
( 10 bis knees and then threw himself over back
/ ward 50 that his head was about three feet
I tom the floor. In this position he raised two
& b6-pound bells and TWO men, one alter The
4 other, 10 an upright position. 1%O back sum.
g mesauts were turned with 56-pound bell In
Z each hand, the second SUNNI rsault being done
s Wi The feet tied and eyes blindfolded.
The exhibition was concluded with the most
& remarK able feat OF all. platform with
cushions for The feet and hands was placed In
Tie center OF the ST &c. SandOw put his feet in
Two fixed Slots and had his knees strapped to
two stakes. Then he bent over backward and
Put BIS hands ID TWO straps. a heavy piece of
planklng was placed ulOn his stomach, tile
ends resting upon his shoulders and thighs.
q over this long tl!ting board was laid and then
two iulgrown hOrs ana pony walked unon
zff. II was equally balanced and SandOw held il
3lor Iully thirN conds The combined weight
was t0n-and hundred weight.
Sandow, who Is 26 years old, developed his
great strength during the last six years by
gymnastics He Is feet inches tall and
weighs 200 pounds.