The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-08


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Jarrow expects that after awhile his
chest development will permit him to d.
the carrying feats," as he calls the per.
Torrance Of Sandow when he holds two
i horses or a piano and orchestra on his
;. chest. His chest now measures 3S inches.
4 When it is expanded 81 inches it looks
q like the top Of Saratoga trunk. He has
, not yet tried the strength of his chest by
, serious tests, but has given nearly all of
, his trials with his arms. He lifts 800
pounds, dead weight, without harness.
He has never used harness or any of
the trappings which professional strong
men sometimes employ to save their
muscles and deceive the public. He is
satisfied to give exhibitions in saloons
and pick up dollar or two of an even
ing to buy bed, cheap meal and plenty
Of cigarettes.
One thing that he does is to write his
name, not after the methods taught in
writing schools, but in an entirely origi-
nal way. He ties 40 pound dumb bell
to the wrist of his right hand, and writes
his name on the wall with more speed
than most people can write on a table.
II is matter of doubt whether this feat
can be done by more than two of the ia.
nous strong men of the day.
After the spectators had seen Jarrow
perform several feats, the bartender
rolled an empty beer keg of the size
known as the quarter barrel, out on the
floor. 1t weighed 10 pounds. Jarrow
reached down and placed his little finger /
one under each of the iron bound rims
With this slender support alone he raised
the keg squarely in front of him. He
held it there for minute, and then
grasping it with both hands, raised the |
keg over his head sixteen times. He
also lifted the keg from the floor to a
chair with the fingers of his right hand
This is another performance that strong
men do not care to try. There are many
men travelling about with shows who can
toss about heavy iron balls and lift enor-
nous dumb bells, but when it comes to
performing feats of strength with their
fingers they are outclassed by this boy.
One Of his cleanest and most satisfactory
performances was given one evening in
the gymnasium of the Spalding literary
club at 81 west 9th street. He picked up
a 300pound wooden "horse" from the
floor and held it at arms length from his
body. The crack athlete of the club
could barely move it.
A feature of this boys strength is that
it was not acquired, but born in him.
1t is the fashion nowadays for the San.
dows and the Attilas to write pamphlets
and newspaper syndicate letters on the
art of becoming strong, and togive direc-
tions for following certain methods
which they have employed to acquire i
strength. Each has his own way and I
gives his own experience. Jarrow never 7
learned any of these things, and he has /
no advice to give. So far back as he can 7
he was the strongest boy of i
his years among his associates. When !
but five years old he could lift weights s
that could not be moved by boys ten i
years older AS he grew this strength i
in proportion to his years.
He never worked in a gymnasium for a
my length of time, and has never been
instructed in athletic work. He has
never studied the ways of strong men at
heir professional exhibitions, and has
never had lifting harness, because he s.
never had enough money to buy one.
He likes to show his strength when there d
$ a little money I'm it for him, but his d
ucces1 has not increased his vanity TO p
my appreciate extent. He is said to 81
AVE a particular aversion 10 hard work. 81
.ast summer he was with Buffalo Bills Of
Wild west show, when he was employed L
o care for aud clean the guns, and see On
hat there was ALWAYS supply of glass fc
,alls for the long haired scout 10 break d.
/ his daily exhibitions, A few weeks
90 a gentleman up town, who became
Interested in the boys work, got place in
or him at a club at Barlow on-the. Sound. NJ
lie worked one day and threw up the pc
OBJ. If not picked up by clever mana. a
or he will probably be found around the OF