The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-17

ms we'll ms actor, 90 years ago WAS ono of
tho crack athletes OF Trinity college. Dub
lin. Many is tho hard "town and gown"
row he participated in ut tho Irish capital,
| and he was mover found wanting when ~
manly part WAS to DO csSaycd. Hc could
hold his own with most men today.
And tho Salvinis-cldcr and Younger
where could you find finer specimens of
manhood than this glorious team? Tomas
SO, the elder, Is u workable giant in body
as well as intellect. His strength is pro-
digious. l really believe that no is rs pow
crful rs SantlOw, Samson, Johnson, Lun-
din, Romulus, Attiia or any of tho pro-
fcssional strong men.
AS for tho younger Salvini, he is ono OF
the best amateur boxers and fonccrs in
America ts,:ay. In sporting parlnncc. no
could give amy Of tho boys u turn.
Bob billiard, formerly II society lc.,dcr
i'll Brooklyn, but now u star actor, is also
splendid athictc. He can box, wrcstlc.
Jump row or run with most amateurs
right now. At boxing ho would puzzle
some of tho cracEaiackS to heat him. Ho
is good follow, too, and is not II bit
''stuck on himself if no is good looking
james r.. Wilson, tho TALL handsome
clerical looking young actor who has mntlu
decided hit in several military dramas
of late is II fino athlete. Years ago in
California he could, am told, give Cham
pion Jim Corbctt u pretty interesting ar
gumcnt with the gloves.
Big, broad Shoultlercd Harry Meredith
who got into IL breezy controversy with
tho famous sportsman Jcre Dunn at the
Hoffman House some timo ago, is equally
clover ut wrestling and boxing, and it
would take Il very good man to place him
hors dc combat
Melbourne Mcdowell, the husband of
Fanny Davenport, is u strapping big fell
low, who is good mt almost any kind of
game. He can put the shot and throw the
hammer fairly well, and he can lift like II
derrick. He is II bit too slow to box we'll,
but he is strong enough to tackle NIuldoon
or Rocbcr ut wrestling.
OF the ladics-God bless them, as our
gallant old Sircs would say know at
least dozen who arc athletic to u degree
Mary Anderson before her marriage with
NJ. Navarro, used to walk from 10 to II
miles day, besides indulging in calisthcn.
les to Keep her fitted for hcr arduutIS la
bors. Fanny Davenport daily takes light
gymnaStic exercise at her home, and is as
strong physically as she is mentally Pau
line Hall is one of the best lady bcyclists
i'll tho country, and 1 am confident could
defeat Virginia Fair. Mrs. Henry Clcws
and the other fair cyclists of Newport who
have won such rcEown by their skill and
speed OH the wheel. Miss Hall demonstrate
cd 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 lis Jim Corhctt and
Bob Fitzsimmons have been doing She
rode the bicycle, put on "swcatcrs,' took
long walks, swung light clubs and dumb
bells, bathcd and was rubbed down by an
attendant, the same rs man. In four
months she had reduced her weight 10
pounds. AS the reduction was gradual
she lost no strength, but, on the contrary,
gained so greatly in that desired quality
that she became almost rs strong as IL man.
Airy, fairy Lillian Russell also tried
the bicycle when her lovely outlines be-
came too generous, ~ rs littlc Lawyer Abe
llummcl facctiouSly put it. Lillian, too.
put on sweaters" and for Il month stuck
nobly To the work. Itwas too hard for her,
though, and she gave in-not, however,
until she had become quite hard and
strong. Miss Russell now resorts to light
calisthcnics and Turkish baths to melt"
her too solid flesh, " and is always in fine
physical condition.
Lilly Langtry does not ride u wheel,
but she does exercise inordinatcly to keep
down corpulcncy. Tho Jersey Lily''
thinks nothing of taking % mile jaunt
besides swinging clubs, putting up dumb
bells and handling a foil. She is ono of tho
best lady fcnccrs in the world today and
Is as muscular rs most men.
Rose Coghlan and Annie Sutherland
are both 'big and brawny." They take IL
lot of outdoor and indoor exercise. Miss
Coghlan goes out in the Stormicst of
weather for her five or ten mile 'constitu-
tional, and it would be Il pretty fierce
day that would keep Miss Sutherland from
enjoying her promenade. The result is
that both ladies arc us strong and healthy
;is any twain one would meet in il davis
journey.
Pretty Blanche Walsh, stately Isabelle
Urquhart, sprightly Cissy Fitzgerald and
vivacious Carrie Turner arc 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 ten miles of u
walk every day and do light calisthcnic
work ut homo.
could mention many moro instances
TO give additional proof Of the position
have taken, but these, l think, will suf-
flee.
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