The morning call., 1894-04-16
SANDOW is ANGRY.
He Is Ready to Meet Any
Challenge.
WHAT HE THINKS OF CYR.
The Strong Man Says He Talks
in His Absence.
WHAT HE THINKS OF CYR.
HERCULES IN THE FLESH CHATS.
How a Delicate Lad Trained His Mus
cles to Do Marvels in Matters
of Strength.

"I will telegraph the New York Herald
check for $4,000 tomorrow to meet the
notice posted by Richard K. Fox. In ad-
ditioD l will pay the expenses Of Louis
Cyr or any other man to this city. will
pay Cyr's expenses at the hotel while
here. He will have the advantage of
coming here for nothing. living here for
nothing, visiting the Midwinter Fair, en-
joying the climate OF California and WIN
ming $4,000 If be can defeat me"
This was the statement made by Eugene
Sandow, the strong man, at the Palace
Hotel last evening. Coupled with this
offer was the remark: They always wait
until l am gone before they begin their
talk. Why did not Cyr or Nostrom. the
Swede, meet me while | was in the EastT'
Sandow and his manager, Florence z leg
field Jr., arrived in this city yesterday.
registering al the Palace. The afternoon
and the earlier portion of the evening
was spent at the Vienna Prater and in
visiting points of interest in the fair
grounds.
In the issue of the New York Herald of
April 9 appears a statement comparing
the strong men of the world-SandoW,
Cyclops, Kennedy, Sampson and Cyr-and
with 1t is coupled a challenge from Rich
ard h. Fox. Sandow had not seen this
article until it was shown him by CALL
reporter last evening. and it was after
reading the statements in the Herald that
he made the remarks quoted.
The challenge to SandOw, addressed to
the New York Herald. reads as follows:
In order TO settle the mooted question In re-
gard TO who is the champion strong man, which
title Eugene Sandow claims, l will match Louis
Cyr, the American champion, TO contend In the
Son for ocih ha
and the championship of the world at the fol-
lowing feats:
First-TO put up the heaviest dumbbell with
the left hand and also with the right hand.
SecOnd-TO lit the heaviest weight from the
ground with one hand and with TWO hands.
Third-To lift the most weight from the
ground with one finger.
Fourth-PuLting up the heaviest dumDDell
above the head.
Finh-Holding out from the shoulder In
right angle from the body the heaviest dumb
bell or weight.
Sixth-ohouldering with one or both hands
the heaviest weight-Ihat is, lifting it from The
floor and placing ii on the shoulder.
Seventh-Lifting the most weight with the
back.
Eighth-Liftlng the biggest barbell while in
kneelng position.
Ninth-Lfting the two heaviest dumbbells,
one in each hand, at the same time. This
competition TO be decided by the man lifting
the most number of pounds at the end OF the
contest.
ones that should settle who is actually the
champion strong man Of the world. Cyr has
authorized me 10 arrange this match. and 10
prove l am In earnest l herewith deposit my
certified check for $500 with the editor OF the
New York Herald. Ii Eugene Sandow is cage:
tc settle who is the strongest man and prove
lie Is the champion he will cover the depOsit
and also name day 10 meet al the New York
Herald office to arrange a match, when Cyr and
William Z. Harding, sporting editor of the Po-
lice Gaze te, will be promptly on hand TO sign
aDOy6
Sandow can defeat CyT then he will be welcome
TO the stakes and the championship.
Should Sandow fail TO respond then Cyr will
be the champion, and l stand ready TO defend
his title. RICHARD Z. Fox.
Sandow clothed is a very different man
from SandOw stripped. Few who saw the
man about the lobbies Of the Palace Hotel
marked anything particularly noticeable
about the quiet well-dressed stranger. He is
not very large man, aud the wonderful
muscular development is not noticeable to
the casual observer 1t is only when
stripped for his work that the great mus
eles Of his arms and back and chest show
their tremendous development
Sandow speaks with German accent
and invests his subjects with a Teu-
tonic pertina acity, though he manages to
converse very readily upon all topics.
81 was born in KOenigsberg, Prussia,
near the Russian frontier, in 1861" said he.
my name is Polish one. but the FAM
lily has been German for many generations
and am German" This was said with
a bit Of an accent Of pride as though the
speaker would take pleasure In devotiEg
his energy to guarding the Rhine should
the hour of danger to his native land arise.
''I was rather delicate as boy" con-
tinued Sandow. 81 studied anatomy in
Brussels and Gettingen, and l developed
my own system by muscle training.
1.-THE way it all came about was this:
My father took me to Italy when I was
lad of 10 years. / saw the statues of the
ancients in Rome and other Italian cities,