Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-10
WHY ROOSEVELT WHISTLES.
Could Find No Other Method of Ex-
ercise.
(New York World.)

(NeW lork World)
"The people are deeply Interested In
your method Of getting exercise and
would like to know why you have select
ed wrestling In place Of riding a bicycle
or horseback" said the World cOrrespOn-
dent to the Governor.
Now, there Is no use trying 10 get me
to talk on the subject" replied the Cover
nor because | don't intend 10 have any
thing more said about IL than has been
No amount Of persuasion could induce
him TO talk further on the subject, but
a friend. who was at the Governor $
house when Professor DWyer and the
Governor clinched, SAID:
THE Governor has taken to this form
Of exercise because II IS the only kind
that he can get in Albany. He likes TO
ride horseback or tramp In the woods
or cut trees, or play golf, but he cannot
do this, and il would create a riot II ne
tried to cut down tho trees in front or
the Capitol for exercise. The only left for
him to do is 20 get what exercise he can
by wrestling.
Professor NJ. J. Dwyer. the Governors
trainer, Is young man. He IS an artist
at his profession. He has a fne-shaped
head. dark hair and blue eyes. The only
evidence of his profession is in the bat
tered condition Of one Of his ears. He is
a bunch of muscle. Everybody in Albany
interested in athletics Is attached TO him
and speaks Of him very highly. He said:
when the Governor sent for me and said
he wanted some exercise. That's the first
time l met him. l looked him over and l
saw he wanted more than passive eXer-
cice. Merely wrestling and practicing
calesthepics would not suit him. l saw he
wanted active resistance and a chance
to wrestle with something real.
80 / told him would have wrestling
rug sent up 10 his house and l would
wrestle with for three or four weeks
So he agreed to that, and l also said /
would give the two little boys lessons,
although il does not do much good 20
give lessons 10 boys until they reach
certain age and have maturity developed.
WELL I went up TO the Governors
house and gave him a lesson In wrestling.
Is he good one at boxing and wrestling?
L suppose j should say OF my pupil that
no IS fine, just to please him: but II you
are going TO be a good wrestler Cr a good
boxer you must keep nj it all the time.
just as You would anything else.
"The Governor Is not a great man az
wrestling or boxing. He shows he has
had some training and he starts In with
great vigor and enjoys himself all the
time. He isn't fiabby at all. lie shows
he has done a good deal Of rowing and
walking. He is as vigorous a man as l
ever met. and he does not appear TO have
a physical ailment. But he don't want me
10 talk about the way he wrestles. and he
gets mad when articles appear in print,
so 1 am trying not to talk about It. 1
want 10 tell you. though. / will only be-
here couple OF weeks more and then I
am going 10 Baltimore. And | shall be
glad to go away. particularly II the Gov
ernor thinks | am responsible for some
of the interviews that appeared. Indeed
1 shall be more than thankful 20 get
away l am glad 10 have a chance-to
wrestle with the Governor. because IL
has given me quite a lot of advertising.
though I did not give the news TO the
papers at first. | think IL leaked out
through a friend OF mine"
The BILLIARD room on the top floor OF the
Executive Mansion has been fitted up as
n gymnasium. The billiard table has been
moved out 10 make room for horizontal
bars, punching bag, the pulleys and the
big wrestling mat in the center. Every
thing breakable has been removed, which
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