The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
TAlMA6E is IN ATHLETE
He Will Soon Be a Member of
the Columbia Club.
BELIEVES IN EXERCISE
Expert in Bag Punching, Club SWING
Ing, Weight Pulling and Other Ex-
ercises-Prefers Running, AS 1t Is
Lung observation-disclosures 10
Words of the Famous Divine.

Rev. 7. De Witt Talmage, of the First
| Presbyterian Church, has applied for mem
! bership in the Columbia Athletic Club
| He was not acquainted there; he was no,
| solicited to JON. A free American citizen
| feeling the need of u gymnasium, he i'll
! CURED for IL and was told of the Columbia
| IL is five minutes walk from his residcnc,
| at the Arlington, and probably the bes
| in the city. 1t suited him.
He walked over to the building a few
| days ago, found the secretary and had
his name posted. At the next meeting OF
| the board of governors he will be voted
One black bah excludes, but there seems
no possible objection 10 so genial, eminent
and athletic a man.
His accession, on the other hand, Will
be of advantage to the club in many ways
and may be made to help materially the
! approaching fair to raise money for the
! support of the club.
President Alexander Grant, of the club,
was seen in regard to the matter at his
desk IN the railway mail department at
| the general postufficc.
II understand DR.. Talmage has made
application" he said, but I'm afraid of
publicity in the matter. Sir Julian Paunce-
tote had applied for membership, and was
down at the rooms enjoying its privi-
legcs almost daily, when some newspaper
man who is u member wrote u story
about il.
SIR JULIAN WAS ANNOYED.
"He told how Sir Julian was stripped
to buff and Knocking about with the boys
and that sort of thing. The old gentle
man felt very much annoyed about it and
Withdrew his application
"Of course, regarding DIR. Talmage, l
can only speak for myself. l think nc
will be very acceptable member. He is
well built, large, healthy man, and says
he needs it."
DR.. Talmage was sta nding at the A Ring
ton Hotel office when reported called.
His big form tow ering above most men about
him by head, and that head was one 10
attract attention anywhere.
Huge, rough-featurcd, with strength and
kindness speaking from every line and
enthusiasm sparkling from the eyes, the
great divine is more than approachabl
he draws men to him. His most notice
able articles OF dress were a large uvercoat
and a not too shiny tail hat. He WIS about
going out, and was inquiring for an auc-
ton on Massachusetts avenue he had
seen advertised for to-day.
Massachusetts street or avenue do
You call it?'' he asked. He has recently
acquired the title TO the elegant residence
OF Mrs. Anna Cole, No. 1870 Massachu-
sets avenue, near Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Hamlin. but he said he had
made contract to live at the Arlington
for D. year. He exchanged his home in
Brooklyn for Mrs. Coles residence.
ALWAYS LIKED ATHLETICS.
81 like TO own place in the city where
1 live, whether l occupy 1t or not he
said.
In reply TO question about the athletic
club, he said:
I've always liked the gymnasium from
boyhood. IT'S the greatest thing for health
Physical life is a luxury to me. l iu-
tend to continue 10 enjoy it,
What form of exercise do you prefcr?'
Running. i think there is nothing like
1t, and have always run every day when 1
could get the opportunity without making
people think there was Il fire or something.
II fliis the lungs TO the full, putting oxygen
into every air space. Five minutes run
is worth more than an hours walk The
Walk doesn't so stir and purify the blood.
Then you can think very abstractedly when
you walk; you can't when you run. do
much of my thinking while walking. When
l run L forget everything else.
THE gymnasium affords you the advan-
tages OF good course, and OF knowing
is about the right distance
WHAT other gymnastics do you indulge
in?' 'he
'Dumbbells, Indian Clubs, rowing ma
chine, punching the bag-eyerything. in
fact"
You're not a follower OF suliivan?'
"Oh, no; never hit anybody" was the
reply with a smile II exercise for my
health, not to become an athlete.''
what do Won think of wood
The doctors face lighted with memo
lies OF Gladstone and Hawarden.
RUNNING BEATS IT.
"Oh, that is good, he replied, but not
80 good as running. A good deal of the
exercise is in comparatively stoopinp
posture, which is never so good as when
you can stand erect.
Mr.. Gladstone told me all about his
wood chopping when 1 was there. He
told me very mirthfully the story of our
big trees in California; how two men went
70 chopping on opposite sides of a tree.
and after a weeks work one of them
happened to walk around to the other side
10 be surprised TO find another chopper at
" ork on the same tree.
''Chopping is not good for man with
ieart disease. As We were standing in
lis wood Mr.. Gladstone told NE this and
pointing to a stump said, There is where
Lord SO and So, friend of his, forget
he name, fell dead just after cutting
DOWN the tree
He takes sort of personal interest |
N his trees, and has names for many of |
hem. He showed me a sycamore. 1 had |
lust come from the Holy Land. He asked
II had-seen anything finer there 1 had |
not"
DIR. Talmage belonged to an athletic |
club in Philadelphia, afterwa ard to a
s imilar organization on Schermerhom |
street, in Brooklyn, and of late years has |
lsed the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium in Brook
yn