Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-16

As for the younger Salvini, he is one of
the best amateur boxers and fencors in
America today. In sporting parlancc, he
could give any of TO- boys a turn.
Bob Hilliard formerly Il society leader
in Brooklyn, but now star actor, is also
u splendid athlete. He can box, wrestlc,
jump, row or run with most amateurs
right now. At boxing he would puzzle
some of the crackajacks to beat him. He
is good fellow, too. and is not u Bit
"stuck on himself if he is good looking.
James +. Wilson. the tall. handsome.
clerical looking young actor who has made
"a decided hit i'll several military dramas
of late, is a fine athlete. Years ago in
California he could, am told, give Cham
pion Jim Corbett a pretty interesting ar
gument with the gloves
BIG, broad shouldered Harry Meredith.
who got into II breezy controversy with
the famous sportsman .Jerc Dunn at the
Hoffman House some time ago, is equally
clever at wrestling and boxing, and it
would take a very good man to place him
hors de combat
Melbourne Mcdowell, the husband OF
Fanny Davenport, is strapping big fell
low, who is good at almost any kind OF
game. He can put the shot and throw the
hammer fairly well, and he can lift like
derrick. He is n bit too slow to box well.
but he is strong enough to tackle Muldoon
Or ROeber ut wrestling.
OF the ladies--God bless them, as oul
gallant old sires would say-I know at
least "a dozen who are athletic to IA degree.
Mary Anderson, before her marriage with
NJ Navarro, used to walk from 10 to II
miles day, besides INDUCING in calisthen-
les to keep her fitted for her arduous la.
bors. Fanny Davenport daily takes light
gymnastic exercise Mt her home, and is as
strong physically as she is mentally. Pau
line Hall is one of the best lady bicyclists
in the country and ! am confident could
defeat Virginia Fair. Mrs. Horny Clews
and the other fair cyclists of Newport who |
have won such reEown by their skill and
speed on the wheel. Miss Hall demonstrat. |
ed what grit and spirit of self denial she |
possessed when she went deliberately into |
training to reduce her weight and gain
strength. She went through the same phys
ical process almost as Jim Corbett and
Bob Fitzsinmons have been doing. She
rode the bicycle, put on sweaters, took |
long walks, swung light clubs and dumb |
bells. bathed and was rubbed down by an |
attendant, the same as a man. In foul
months she had reduced her weight &C |
pounds. As the reduction was gradua |
she lost no strength, but, on the contrary, |
gained so greatly in that desired quality |
that she became almost as strong as man.
Airy, fairy Lillian" Russell also tried |
the bicycle when her lovely outlines be- |
came too generous, as little Lawyer Abe |
Hummcl facetiously put it, Lillian, too,
put on sweaters" and for month stuck |
nobly to the work. 1t was too hard for her,
though, and she gave in-not, however,
until she had become quito hard and |
strong Miss Russell now resorts to light |
calisthenics and Turkish baths to "melt"
her 'too solid flesh" and is always in fine
physical condition.
Lilly Langtry does not ride wheel, |
but she does exercise Unfortunately to keep
down corpulcncy. The Jersey Lily
thinks nothing of taking a 25 mile jaunt
besides swinging clubs, putting up dumb
bells and handling a foil. She is one of the |
best lady fencers in the world today and |
is as muscular as most men.
Rose COghlan and Annie Sutherland !
are both big and brawny." They take a
lot of outdoor and indoor exercise Miss
Coghlan goes out in the stormiest of
weather for her five or ten mile "constitu-
tlohdl, anu III Woulu DC II pretty fierce
day that would keep Miss Sutherland from
enjoying her promenade. The result is
that both ladies are as strong and healthy |
as any twain one would meet in a days
journey.
Pretty Blanche Walsh, stately Isabelle
Urquhart, sprightly Cissy Fitzgerald and
vivacious Carrie Turner are all athletic
young women. They know the value of
health and strive to retain it. Mono of
these rides the wheel or plays golf, but
they all spin off five or ton miles of a
walk every day and do light calisthenic
work at home
could mention many more instances
to give additional proof of the position
nave taken, but these, I think, will suf-
fee