The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-07
FITz TELLS men
HOW To train,
Famous Boxer VIII Devote His
Time to Making
Others Strong.
FIRST ARTICLE PUBLISHED.
"Wrong Ideas About Exercise" He
Writes. Have Injured Strong
Constitutions and DiscOur-
aged Many Athletes"
FIRST ARTICLE PUBLISHED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Sept "a very busy man Is
Robert Fftzsimmons. the elongated knocker
from the Antipodes. OF all the men who
have fought in the ring in this country In
recent years Fitzsimmons Is probably the
most industrious. He is not quite so pol
ished as Corbett. but he makes good use
of the talents with which nature has en-
dowed him.
Ff;z is Industrious, Intelligent and en-
terprlsing. He Is above all things a man
or his word. He never undertakes thing
that he does not do his level best to ac-
complish. That Is the secret OF his sue
cess.
Out OF the 100000 or so he has made in
his flstio struggles Fftz has purchased
fine home at Bensonhurst. In addition to
this investment he Is about to establish In
Chicago a school for physical culture. 1t
viii be an Improvement on the similar in
stitution conducted by William Muldoon
near this city. F.tzsimmons will probably
invest 00o in this venture. He may de-
eide to live In Chicago permanently. but
this is doubtful. In fact. It is improbable
that F1tz Will leave New York. save for
brief periods. for to-day he attached him
self TO the staff of the New York Journal,
and is expected to contribute generously
to the sporting columns OF that newspaper.
F1ts Finds n New Job.
Fitzslmmons's first article. published in
the evening edition Of the Journal to-day.
is unusually interesting. and will be in
structiye to young men who wish To be-
come athletes or normally healthy.
THE great secret OF proper training Tor
all KINDS Of athletic feats," writes Fft1.
sagely. is TO plenty OF common sense.
Common seLss In eating, common sense In
exercising. common sense In sleeping, all
form a combination that winds Up In sue
cess.
'-One thing I want to impress upon the
young atEelete is not to overdo the thing
az the start. This mistake has been the
undoiEg OF many a youagster who would
have developed into big. strong athlete il
he had not started with wrong ideas OF
how 10 train.
.'Different persons need different work. A
fran. delicate boy cannot stand as ytgor-
Gus work at first as a big. iusty chap: and
yet the little CHAP has just as much chance
in the proper manner
Good health is the first essential Of an
athlete II one is not healthy. then he
must 90 about to build himself up in this
direction before starting on any course Of
physical exercise. This can be done only
by laying down certain rules and following
them strictly. These rules are very simple.
Rules of Health.
Don't drink.
Don't smoke.
Get ali the sleep you can.
Get all the pure. fresh air you can.
Eat plain, wholesome food and lots Of It
Let the other fellow eat the rich food.
'Stlck 10 these rules and gradually but
surely you will and yourself getting
stronger and stronger. Finally the day viii
come when ycu Will never know a sick
moment Then is the time TO commence
your exercising.
AT this stage another duty presents IT
self You must find out your weakest
physical points. These must ba built nm 50
as 10 correspond with the rest Of your body.
lr your back Is weak II must be strength
ened; II your arms, your legs or your chest
are weak. you must pay particular attention
10 these parts until you feel that they are
as strong as the rest OF your body.
Athletes Not Toughs.
After this has been accomplished, you
are fairly upon the road to the making of
a perfect physical man Now comes the
daily routine OF regular training, and don't
forget that this routine must never be over
done. 1t is just as harmful to overtrain-in
fact, more harnful-than IL is not to train
at all You can find out Just how much ex-
ercise your system can stand. Then regu-
late your work accordingly.
Gradually. not all at once. must you
work your system up to the point where it
Is capable OF standing the strain which
you want to place upon It
Some boys and young men have an idea
that an athlete must be tough. This Is ali
wrong, and It has been proven time ard
again that the athlete, be he runner wrest-
Ter. boxer. or anything else, can best At
himself for manly sports II he leads a
clean. wholesome. good life.
'And this can best be found amid home
surroundings"