Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-21
MEN OF PHYSICAL POWER
Morisini's Muscle Brought to
Him Millions,
RID GOULD OF CRANKS
Herman oeIrich Is Another Strong
New Yorker Who Was Match for
John L. Sullivan in His Best Days
Dick Croker and Dom Paul Strong.

Professional strong men nave losb
their vogue somewhat in New York
rlnce the days Of greatest popularity
for Sandow, AtilIa and the rest OF
them, but the vogue OF the muscular
man In private life is increasing. IL is
held by William Blake, of Harvard
College, who has divided his energies
for a century's fourth part between the
law and physical culture, and there
never were so many men of exceptional
muscular development in business and
professional circles as now.
Probably there Is no man in New
York whose muscular strength has
been worth so much directly az that Of
Giovanni +. Morosini. the banker. has
been to him. Morosini must be past 50.
but his appearance still shows evidence
Of unusual muscular powers. even
when he is sitting quietly at Saturday
matinees with his favOrite daughter
the younger one. Primarily. Morosini
owes everything TO his musc'e. He did
not attain his splendid bodily develop
ment by course OF training UNDER
taken for that purpose. as did Blake.
Morosini is Italian born. lie fought
with Garibaldi. and then became a
sailor before the mast. 1t was his sea-
farlng life during which he had to work
hard and live on simple food, that de-
yeloped his muscle After leaving the
sea he came to America and got a job
I'm the Erie Railway offices. Morosini
came under Gould's eye when Gould
had reason to fear bodily assaults from
certain quarters Mr.. Gould liked the
young mans looks. being struck par
ticularly with his strength, and hired
him promptly. For years thereafter,
wherever Gould was seen In public,
there Morosini was also, gigantic in
body, with swelling muscles To match
his size, at once an ideal personal
guard and a startling contrast in APP
pearance to his distinguished employer
There are many stories of the mus
Guitar services Morosini performed in
Goulds behalf, though usually he only
had TO show himself when the little
Wizard OF Wall street wished TO get
rid OF a crank or other Objectionable
parsonage. on one occasion the big
ex-saiior had to expend some of his
physical strength. Gould, being far
from well at the time. had given strict
orders that no one should be admitted
10 his private office, but a certain we'll
known promoter managed to get past
the door boy. once in the millionaire's
presence, the promoter was received
politely, but without enthusiasm, Gould
naying he had no time just then 10 look
into the proposition advanced. But
the promoter insisted. on the basis,
probably. that he never would have an
other chance 10 talk with Gould. The
millionaire cast an inquiring glance in
the direction of Morosini, who was
present ms usual, and gently requested
the intruder to go away. This was too
much for the latter, who started to
ping quickly to the promoters side,
Mnroslni threw one arm about him,
plniening his arms to his side, caught
him by the legs with the other arm az
you would pick up a child, carried him
10 the door and dropped him outside
I'm the corridor.
IF you ever come back" said Moro
sini. "I'll drop you out of the window"
MorosIni has boxed with John l..
Sullivan and wrestled with Mudoon,
making a pretty good showing against
both. He attributes the preservation
OF his physical powers to steady exer-
else and a diet almost as simply as
when before the mast.
Herman Oelrichs, known for twenty
years as one OF the most muscular non
professional strong men in America,
though not exploited so much now as
Formerly, uCunlItu MS poNefs lnIuuSu
the training he got at college. His
speciality is swimming. His friendship
with Matthew Webb. the swimming
teacher with whom he swan on one
occasion from Seabright. n. j.. to the
Sandy Hook lightship and back to
Monmouth. distance of eighteen
miles, lasted till Webbs death in the
Niagara gorge. But Oelrichs is. or has
been. bit OF a boxer, too, as Sullivan
discovered q few years ago.
Daniel Webster and Abraham Lin
coin were noted when boys as wrcst-
lers. The speaker OF the house of rep
resentatives. ID. II. Henderson, at 16
was champion wrestler of his own and
two adjoining counties. Gladstone and
Bismarck were powerful. and both at
tributed their success in public life 10
their unusual physique. Gladstone in
particular. His treechopping propens-
ity often was spoken OF as an idiosyn-
Grassy, but In reality ii was his method
OF preserving his strength.
]. T.. Morgan. "the great CONSOLE
dator." is known by his friends to be
an unusually powerful man. Dom
Paul" Kruger Is said to have the ply
sicial strength OF two or three men. and
they tell a story OF his killing fifteen
young man in Holland.
William j. Morse, son of 5. +. Il.
Morse. the inventor OF the telegraph is
another New York Clubman of i'm
mense strength. He is a great traveller.
and has spent much time in the West.
once when a wild Western editor print
ed something derogatory about Morse
he went to the publishing office. where
he drove the editor half frantic by
moving the imposing stones about the
office after which he swore he'd carry
off the press unless a retraction were
printed. The editor retracted.
Richard Croker is. or wa. man Of
Immense physical strength, and so is
Lawson N. Fuller. The latter was as
great a wrestler in his boyhood as was
Lincoln, being champion for years of
all Northern Vermont at "backhold,"
"sidehold" and "squarehold" At past
70 he has grip enough to crack the
bones I'm the hand OF an ordinary man
There is a new railroad car that by