New-York tribune., 1909-03-21


Dover. O. distance OF twenty-sne mile. Lean
der's performance seems not only credible but
even iusIEuItiC.Ut-
Ina word. there Is no doubt that athletes and
strong men of modern times are far more
powerful and skIItul than those who's per-
t1rrusuce~ seemed SO wonderful tp the aU,--r-s-
Some Modern Athletes
A NONG the notable athletes OF -gie-
times. perhaps the most remark - was
Ernest NrusJu. q SAILOR N the BRITISH navy
On a certain occasion. finding himself pennies
IN London. and knowing that he must reach
hrs ship at Portsmouth, by rlLcaL ny .e shot
as "a de~erter the next morning. he ra- -re en-
tire distance between the two cities --r-lng
at half after elglt IN the evening and .---E'nS
at his destination by SIX the next %. -r,nS
That = % saw he covered -le entire distance
of SIxtv-nlne miles IN less than ten hours
His next run was from London o. Liverpool
a distance at -vl hundred miles. u-- l-
covered III exactly rhrrtv-tlr-e hour
4 still more remarkable prie~----- ---- 'sslz
his famous run from Paris to Moscow - lis
tance that IN those DAYS was seventeen nun
drcf and sixty miles. MeuS0u started from
the Place De Eerd1me IN Paris ar exactly Ten
O'Clock on the morning OF june H. 1851. ans
arrived at the kreulir IN Moscow -- Ten
o'clock. June : having made -1- -'.--1-. u
three hundred and th'rtv--,X hours.
Meuson never walked. but went e l's
tr0t a gait similar 90 that r- S.Ne- @
famous pedestrian 't twenty wears .-. He
was also peculiar as % eating ami err'nS
On ms journeys ne ATE nothing eN-er- 1-c1-
sfo1allv a little fruit or q cracker but s 'u-1
drink much wIter- His rest was tas-~ m 90
standing position. usually leaning against
wall or a tree After ten or fifteen minus o.
this rest he would awaken and 60 on agpdr-
entity as fresh as ever. On one occasion du-tug
long run he went up rs usual and leaned
against a tree 10 rest. His seconds and lr-
tendants standing about had noticed nothing
unusual IN his manner 1r appearance len
minutes passed. fifteen. thirty The "a. -.leIs
went closer. and found that Nens0u wa lead
one IF the most reTuarkablctcats of s--ergtt
on record was the platform hit r- -r by
Patrick Mccarthy. of -. Louis The 81 -tt0rn-
was loaded with stones, and NCCartLF. -tInI-
ing under IT, lifted with arms, leg. .rl lacA
harness" style The weight of the -. -torn-
and stones was sIXty-three hunir-. ~t sew
eutv pounds or over three tons
Another American athlete. .--ter %
Louisville once placed his uJtlr ---r III g.
strap suspended from the cethus -ld. ron
hanging thus at arms length. drew the 3odN
up 10 the chm SIN times IN Sueces-t1u- WIN
one hand on a horizontal bar he drew the ''Is
up SIN times without pause
For drawing the body up e-lrT-.- -'l
bar as they say m the gyruuaSlul- lIg
palm goes to Arthur NumtJri who U So
AZ Cambridge MasSachusctt~ prTf'T'H-. --'
feat thirtv-nInc times without pause
Another interesting athlete Is l--.--.
the Great Bulgarian wrestler h-. Is prop
ably the biggest athlete m -.. word
His height Is SIN feet seven rr..-. and pr
weighs three hundred AMI thirty pounds 81.
Is lust five feet round the chest about l"--y
the measurement Of the ordinary --t-. anu
measures nearly Two feet about the -rt
arm In spite of ms great bulk N"1r-- ----. ~
surprisingly quca and sLilfuI- and US O. "IgS.
Ter has proved himself practically -1'ih,'.s1 .sl.
The list would bc incomplete N-lH'-. ,.+. ~.
name of Ralph Rose giant amateur A,---' A,lll
and law student of the University 3- ~ w.
igan. Rose IS only youUgsrrr being no, r, -.'r
however. he Is q marvel He stands siX i5r
three inches and weighs two hundred ana M ~
pounds. He Is said % be- possessed "- ,-l1 I--
perfect physique ever examined IL tie -
versitv of Michigan Rose holds SSrv
world records. and j, mentally and pnE ES' -
a bornathIete. He grew up IN Son1r1a O''i'''
l.4l,f.r-ltt tr-Lln TIN. .-lIrr rr---