The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-16

manent physical development. Strong
men are getting TO be the fashion. YaI,
and Harvard have each developed n Sam
son, and there has recently arrived in
America froin Ireland prodigy who Is
attracting the attention of the athletic
world. His name Is Flanagan, and he is
80 years old. He stands feet ga incho
without his shoes and has chest meaA
urement of 40 inches, which he can eas y
expand TO 45 inches. His other dimen-
sions arc: Calf, l6inches; thigh, 27 inches;
hips, 29A inches; waist, 32 inches; neck.
1655 inches; biceps, 1914 inches. This
rare combination of bone and sinew
tips the beam at l94 pounds As an ath
lete Flanagan is a man of phenomenal
ability. He has thrown the 10 pound han
mer f47 feet from IA nine foot circle, a
with an unlimited run and follow Is cred
tied with Singing the same missile ths
astounding distance Of 156 feet inches,
performances which stamp him as being
nothing less than human catapult. In
other departments Of weight throwing he
is almost as prominent, and rs sprinter
and jumper his accomplishments entitle
him to rank among the foremost cracks Of
the present day.
When in the act Of throwing the ham,
mer, Flanagan might be said to be the
representative embodiment Of scientific
muscular exertion. His style Is entirely
original, and tor grace Of movement can
not be excelled. In manipulating the mis-
sile he stands mt the back Of the circle with
his back toward the direction in which he
intends to throw. Without any ~stenta-
tious posing he swings the implement,
first slowly over the head, with his arms
held perfectly rigid, his shoulders thrown
well back aLd gentle swaying of the
whole body. The second swing Is faster
than the first, and the third swing Is per
formed with still moro rapidity than the
second. Then, having acquired the desired
momentum, lie piyots sharply on his heels
and the hammer swings round, and then.
with an effort i'm which Is concentrated his
entire muscular force, he revolves again,
and the hammer Is dispatched with as
much velocity as IL shot from the proven.
bial ballista. This Is done so smoothly and
with such wonderful rapidity OF motion
that all that can be discerned Is the spin
ming human body at tho center, the arms
and handle travelling with the speed OF the
spokes Of wheel when in full motion.
The hammer in describing its flight never
raises moro than ten feet high in the air,
a fact which is Of vital advantage to the
length of the throw.
The strong man Of Harvard university
is Arthur Lowering, as decided by tht
Sargent system of measurements. Lover
ing headed list of 90 contestants by a
wide margin. His measurements are as
follows: Height, feet rs inches; weight
LAG pounds; thigh, girth 22. 8 inches; fore
arm, girth 1873 inches; chest, girth 1874
inches, full chest, girth 42.5 inches; girth
of neck, calf and upper arm, 10 inches
each.
The fame of the Harvard giant had
scarcely gone forth to the world when DR..
Seaver Of the Yale university gymnasium
announced that Charles Chadwick o.
Brooklyn, a member Of the senior class,
had succeeded in breaking all previous col
lege records in tho strength test. Chad
wick's total in kilos Is 1888, while Lover