The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-28
MUSCLES BULGE
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Montgomery Irving Talks lllkHs ' 81,
His Wonderful
ss35 Strength.
CHAMPION OF THE He: WORLD v I. q
iH1c Lifts Great Weights With It'll
5Is8ss.a His Little @
Fingers. III I
CHAMPION Of Of: THE he. WORLD |l.l!

Il II am strong enough to lift q church
debit said Mr. Montgomery Irwin q, the The
gentleman who is. simply alive with
bulging muscles ut the Bijou this week.
Z The Times-D Dispatch man who saw q q
..good deal Of him. !. In his dressing roofl1
hnstoned to agree to this and to his other
statements. FOR Mr. Irving has a force
{f,l, way Of address that has a tendency
to ohliterate any marked discussion Oh
a personal nature & "a 81 .st3
IN the course Of a Fbetweei1-t cts con-
versational ..mix-up,n the modern he CUES ''l
Z talked pleasantly Of the days when he
first began to know TINT he could toy
with Thousand pound weights and Juggle
ordinary men like Indian clubs. IS RI
& MI, Montgomery Irving was born N
g4hn rood old town OF London, and when q
boylat King Edward School In the Mid Id
lands ca silly surpassed his fellow stu stu
dents in fcats of strength .SS !,
( b After leaving school he was appointed
Q n {mdshipn,en In the Queens navy. soon
growing tired OF the sen, ne secured 9
commission in The British army, serving
iii two Egyptian companies and " elhs
with the force that went to the relief OF
Chinese Gordon. He was wounded four
tunes ullu GEI cEci wa 49, - >a.
bravery. HI Sa55 1.
On his return to England, he went IN
FOR nil branches Of athletics and finally
consented to 20 on the stage with the
5lnte Sir Augustus Harris, of Covent Car r.
i den, as his manager. n,
d His first, great public exhibition OF
strength was at N ewcast lie, when ne met let
the great "Cyclops' and defeated him,
thus winning the championship q OF M al -
England S..''5 5.s5 -, =
III on his arrival in America In 1881, he
met Sebastian Miken, who for ten yea ll =
had held the championship as the stronG
man in this country. -
Mr. Irving defeated him, raising NJ II 700 700
pounds with one hand and putting jitE over
y his head. Y
IA II, 1892 he defeated "Elban," the IIun-
5rnrian giant, in Chicago, lifting 12o pounds
or each little finger. 4, !,
In 1894, In San Francisco, he ] del a Is q
Sampson" the strong man Of the West,
lifting 275 pounds over his head With one on
hand. # lH 81 $3I 25 81 i Az 81 "
MI. Irving Is S feet 1912 inches in
height and weighs 21O pounds, having q
tbes tmeasure Of dG 10 inches, normal, and
IS inches expanded. He has lifted 2ss
pounds with one hand in public ex ~. hlpi-
tions. and Is In the habit OF trifling VI n
4 25 pound dumb bells for three quarters CT
an hour daily to keep himself IN ia; fair
condition. 1,
II is hoped that Mr."Jim" Jcffries, m
ardent disciple OF the strenuous life VIII
call6upon Mr.. irving during his visit lat o.
in the week. If the two eNponents Of the
muscular drama should undertake 70 70
argue the question, their arguments
would be followed with earnest atteen-
ton by an eager throng OF short haired nall e
gentry and by the sporting fraternity ltel1l
at large. I'll ~ VI
Mr.. Irving is a Knockout blow to Mr..
Osler's theory OF man being no good
q after forty. This romantic actor has
muscles that will endure forever. He says
so and 1t goes at that.