Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-18
A MARVEL.
Wonderful Feats Of Strength BY Otto
mar Santell.

few that have made more of hit thil
Ottomar Santell. the handsome y"uh;
athlete and strong man now playing
with the Irene Myers Stock Go. san
tell is "A well known celebrity in me
world of athletics and in many Of The
larger cities his name is on a par VIII
that Of SandOw. Santell, by the way
issued a challenge to the latter tna'
has az yet never been accepted. Al an
athletic contest held in London, TWO
wears ago. SandOw was the judge ana
lie gave his decision to Sante!i, wh'
won by 81 points over the strongest
man in Europe. At the close OF t'i,
contest Santeil deposited $1,000 10 piiP'
q match with Sandow or Ruioll'h, out
neither have seen fit TO deposit any
money to cover Santelfs. or make any
effort to test their prowess win thls
young American wonder. Tor thdt 10
what Santell is--a wonder.
Santell is an enthusiast on the sub
ject of physical culture in its broadcast
sense and he is not a crank at that.
Exercise, proper food and fresh air,
he said to a Journal reporter in his
room, will do wonders for anybody.
IL WAS Il cblI ~ iIit'i I'is blsb liz 49,
dOws were wide open and SHntcli eX-
planned that that was the way ne al
ways kept them.
Santcll is the unliSputod middle
weight strong man. and lie is open 10
meet all corners. His measurements
are as follows:
Height 5 feet. IA inches; weight,
ia pounds (slriprcd): neck II 10
inches: chest eXpansion Ii inches,
chest expanded. A. inches: hicep&. I6
IL inches; forearm. IL IA inckes;
wrists. II inches; waist. - /. incl
es; thighs, - l. inches; calves. IL
inches.
II have been Interested III athletics
since was years old" said Santcil.
Ny father has always been an athlete
and is a very strong man. today. exon
at his advanced age. | vas bern "a
Germantown. Pa. - years ago last
october. BY the time / was II or l.,
] had attained a SufIicicnt!v perfect
physical development 10 enable nc ~
max" some money posing. although
made nay first appearance. in public at
l.. VIXEN in Dunkeiuue. France. at :,
Iaud vile show. That was my start
Tor the act made hit and haI plap.
W oi offers | have been with fray
cling companies of all kinds. includ-
ing cirCuses.
This is my first season with the
irene Myers co. | like Vaudeville ami
expect to remain i'll il for the next 10
years. when | will settle down some
Nhcrc ana open physical culture
school. | had Very successful school
ana gymnasium in Baltimore, bar il
was destroy ed in the fire.
In certain way one Of tho bcs.
offers have had WAS that Of physical
Instructor ut the Naval Academy at
AHnanoliS. was offered a certain sal
AIRY which l said | would accent pro-
Nided could conduct school ana give
private instructions outside, bat this
was objected TIC and | decided I could
make more money in vaudeville
Il get up at REASONABLY early hour
and so through various exercises which
ioinl It part of the system I practice
and teach. These morning exercises arr
mostly quick movements and when T
am III glowing pcrspiration. / then
take my cold bath and rub down unit,
that | feel as though | could lift ii
house.
II am also Il great believer in drej
breathing; in the outn air and al
ways take long, walks in every place
we play. This with the work [ do ~
the thcatcr twice Il day keeps nc in
prize condition. | am not Il crank On
the food subject: that is. | do not keep
MOTEL folks worried TO death hUntiny
me UP outlandiSh breakfast foods AMI
things of that sort. The first class no
Tel Dill Of fare always provides me sur
fcicnt and proper nouriShmcut / aim
to cat plain foods and do not select any
great variety. 1 do not cat a great deal
Of meat. although once a day it comes
into my bill of fare. Good. juicy roast
beef is IL great strength giVcr and no.,
cssary 1 believe to the man vino does
physical labor. | do not believe in the
uncoolled diets which many so-cal!ed
physical culture instructors advocate
I believe it takes uncookcd food much
longer to digest than IL does when
cooked and comparisons showing the
effects foods have on animals do not
impress me much. We are human be-
HlSS, llot uOSS or cattle, ana L DeIlete
our food requirements are. different.
Upon the whole. however. | believe
the physical culture system taught by
Sandow and a few others are aooul
the proper thing for the requirement OF
perfect physical bodies and the MAIN
tenancc of perfect health. If a man
aspires to have great strength. become
Il strong man. so to speak. | think he
must use the exercises which call FOR
apparatus. You cannot become a heavy
weight litter by using resisting exer-
CiseS alone. you must begin with light
weights and work up. | have brought
about some marvellous results with pu-
pills and I can take any little slim fel-
low without serious bodily aiiment and
in a very few months time make 4
different being of him. I can bring hirr
the development and the proper weight
for his height by building up his whole
body.
II do not use liquor or tobacco Meth
or do | drink coffee nor tea. Coca is
an excellent beverage. | also drink .
good deal of cold water. the first thing
or arising and between meals.
Santcll does statureSQue posing and