The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-15

FLANAGAN THftOWING THE HAMMER.
manent physical Development Strong
men are getting TO be the fashion. Yak
and Harvard have each developed Sam
son, and there has recently arrived In
America from Ireland Q prodigy who II
attracting the attention Of the athletic
world. His name is Flanagan, and he 81
80 years old. He stands feet 81 inches
without his shoes and has q chest meas
urement of 40 inches, which be can easil,
expand to 46 inches. His other dimen
sions are: Calf, 16 inches; thigh, 81 inches
hips, 29Z inches; waist, 32 inches; neck,
1917 inches; biceps, 16N inches. This
rare combination Of bone and sinew
tips the beam at 1914 pounds. AS an ath
lete Flanagan Is man Of phenomenal
ability. He has thrown the 16 pound ham
mer lat feet from a nine foot circle, an.
with an unlimited run and follow is cred
tied with singing the same missile the
astounding distance of 156 feet 4 inches,
performances which stamp him as being
nothing less than human catapult. In
other departments Of weight throwing h,
Is almost as prominent and as q sprintei
and jumpeH his accomplishments entitle
him to rank among the foremost cracks oi
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 Ia entirely
original, and for grace OF movement can
not be excelled. In manipulating the mis-
sile he stands at the back of the circle with
his back toward the direction In which he
intends to throw. Without any ostenta
tious posing he swings the implement,
first slowly over the head, with his arm
held perfectly rigid, his shoulders thrown
well back and q gentle swaying of the
whole body. The second swing is faster
than the first and the third swing is per.
formed with still more rapidity than the
second. Then, having acquired the desired
momentum, he piyots sharply on his heels
and the hammer swings round, and then,
with an effort in which Is concentrated hi.
entire muscular force, he revolves again,
and the hammer Is dispatched with as
much velocity as II shot from the proven
bial ballista. This is done so smoothly and
with such wonderful rapidity of motto,
that all that can be discerned is the spin,
ming human body at the center, the arms
and handle travelling with the speed of the
spokes Of wheel when in full motion.
The hammer in describing its fight never
raises more than ten feet high in the air,
fact which Is of vital advantage to tn.
length Of the throw.
The strong man Of Harvard university
Is Arthur Lowering, as decided by the
Sargent system Of measurements. Lover
ing headed a list of 80 contestants by
wide margin. His measurements arc at
follows: Height, feet 7.s inches; weight,
146 pounds; thigh, girth 22. 8 inches; fore.
arm, girth 1873 inches; chest, girth 49,. 4
inches; full chest, girth 42.6 inches; girth
Of neck, calf and upper arm, Is inches
each.
The fame of the Harvard giant had
SCARCELY gone forth to the world when DIR.
Sewer Of the Yale university gymnasium
announced that Charles Chadwick Of
Brooklyn, q member Of the senior class,
had suoceed0d In breaking all previous col
lege records In the strength test. Chad
wick's total In kilos 10 l.6SS, while Lover