New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-15
FOR A BIG GYM Nho1 OM'
p,,vc1c1,Ns PERFECTING PLANS FOR
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL CULTURE
s,vnovy NAMED As INSTRUCTOR AND schooi
AID COLLEGE PUPILS To DE ~"
uITTED FREE.

e,Nnovv NAMED As INSTRUCTOR "-> i'
AID COLLEGE PUPILS To bH AO
MIrTED FREE.
,r,..-o e strong movement on foot among
number Of prominent physicians ~ .
y,mnasiunn on such large scale '''"' ~ ''' "
used by 5000 people at the S'ine , ~. 70
+, .. purchase one or two city p'och' w. II
.'osI,, and mt I'D an immense buI'dins' 10 De
5., ,ol,,s,velv 10 physical culture IL Is pro-
noeod nrs, 70 get the Endorsement o' '"' Doi.
of Health then secure appropriauoh '"' ."'
LEGISLATURE and put up the gymnasium - ~,
north Of Observation-Disclosures Wv
streets are not cut through anu ""''e -
he possible TO secure two CITY p'o'n' - "
.r,I,or, Of the gymnasium. however Is eNPec'eu 10
, Gov, ,ri,.,,e subscriptions and Its DEMENT'S
- ., =, .,,,andad free to all children IN tne gram
mar and high schools and TO college S,u"eh'S.
Saudow the strong man. now giving e""'''''Y"' "a
strength in this city, has Deem SPoNe
gard to becoming head Instructor III Wv p'o
nosed gymnasium. and has expressed
f. consider the subject lie hd' 'eoo
prc;oosals in Berlin and Vienna, but declined 10 ac-
cept them. ,,s for tho
man who is familiar with the plans LOT 'he
nronos.d gymnasium said to Tribune reporter
last night: NO one who has given the Supyec'
careful attention fail to recognize '"e i'o' '''
the people OF this city are debeneI1s"'tS n.y. ,bo
community of pygmies. That T.. aside from tne
few, Rich families Who have plenty TO eat anu VINO
get enough eXcrcse. the ma o. tc C'.F Xxx 80,
Is degcnerating IN physical deN'Iopu,h| ,rn -,
of mis- is oasy enough 10 determine me sra,
bulk Of our people are at an cary asr 0o'a iI
all day in factories or IN counting rooms, W",. =
NO. il Uttlr chance for exercise or lrcsh AR
Ana what DO They do after Work hou's. w AN "
mile or two? Noi at all. Most Of them I'VE 100
far from the places where they work for walk
ing and SO they ride 70 and from tl'T no'nrs
You can easily sec how two or ih''r s'n'ra
tons brought up under thcsr c"nhlt2h9' N"u"
produce race of pygnies. The sirrnsth %, " ia
lion j. the strength o; its mon ana Women, an,
when these are allowed to degenerate IN" nation
suffers prlportoudtt}. q,
Vow. what is 90 be don" about It? Il IS all
Vol enough to f.u these people they must 'N"r-
else. but ther conditions Of ~" make TINS Amos
Impossible ior them 90 do. The only thns TO 1'
done is - develop the children by system whil'
they are growing. ana ID" OILY way MS an -.
done "a to nave an Institution sufficiently ARG ~
sound financial basis InAi Is MA, w. ,t ,' No. 'i
IA. nrivafe exhibitions given by Sdndow IN The
Casino last summer. He invited all phySiclahs IN
this city 20 private eXaminatous or thr SySI'n y,
which he has worked out FOR himself and which
has built up his physique 50 nhrVelouSN' ma "
Of medicine. AMI | have seldom found men ha'!Hs
chest expansion of over thre" .nch'~; tyrh -, IT.
great Turn Ncren exhibition AT the " ORR r H'i
measured "A great number of the Turner's. ana
found that few exceeded two inches chrst 'NItsh-
sion. Sandow's chest expansion Is l1i',r'n ''''u,
by my own measurement. and he tells M he can AN
expand to sixteen inches. All TINS mas n''h zone
worked ont for himself AMI by which ne mas
developed himself from man 81 ordinary p'Hsl"'
to one OF the strongest mon IN Inc worli ,.,.,
The large number oi physic.n.,ns ~no ' ,S
SandOW began DISCUSSING t'' hl.ilt fl "lil'i,
selves and that lei 20 the formation OF the pan
for building "A great gymnasium for ihs city "hi,
viii excel I'm she ana equipment anything m" f.d
has ever seen. Another great object In Vie" -
the development Of lung 50 as To- re! ,n,, ,,,
chances Of consumption in This city. Ton tnou~ihl
people die annually ia N'w-lork rom ms di /.
ease alone and IL is directly tracoahl" - I'D" ie,
Of physical exercise In rising Erurrttl'i" h'
physicians Interested IN tho plan hav" purpose y
said nothing about IL publicly. as II was thought
that IL was better to first perfect the d'ta!lN i.'i
noT f. is Almost premature - max" ~ pupu'
Fuller details VIII be- made known N "A snort 'in,
1 7
ing which f. to cost S,N5.H" SirIow VII pr .tnS
be director OF the system. ana subscriptions VIII be
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