The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-24

had girl in the company who was
| chosen because of her slenderness. The
part called for very slender figure.
Curious to say, that the work put flesh
on her so fast that we had to make
"a change every five or six months,
and get new thin girl"
what is the best form of exercise?"
asked, for women"
Wrestling is a dandy good develop
err" said Miss Roehm. 1T develops ev-
cry part of the body and all the square
places can be rounded out and the most
emaciated woman can gain flesh in
wrestling. 1t doesn't require very vio-
lent exercise OF course you can over
do anything. It's the same way with
| boxing. Sometimes my body looks like
an Italian sunset-all blue and black
and purple from too violent work, but
that can be regulated"
$50 many women use the milder
| forms of exercise-dunnb bells, Indian
| clubs and pulley weights?" I suggest
ed. what benefit do they derive from
| it?"
1T Is better than nothing" was the
reply, but wrestling, boxing, fencing
| ercise and they develop the mind an
| we'll as the body. That's the secret of
the modern athletes success. Brains
as well as muscle. BY exercise where
there's combat, when one must think
and use the mind. there's an immense
field for development, both mentally
and physically"
| What especial forms of athletics do
you prefer?" asked.
| Il think. pprhaps. fepcincp said Miss
Roehm. TT Is the most artistic and
| the most graceful Tt develops a beau
tiful carriage and movement and the
| quickness of the eye and mind In par
rying lunge or thrust-the agility
with which a person must move and
the entire feminineness of the exer-
else appeals to me tremendously"
Recently In Philadelphia" said Miss
| Roehm. II had quite an experience, We
usually invite the amateur athletes in
every town we play to meet us in a
boxing meeting or fencing match 1t
was arranged in Philadelphia that I
should meek Mrs. Dewar, the champion
fencer of the world. Mrs. Dewar re-
Gently won the championship from the
Baroness De Meyer. Mr.. Tony Drexel,
who is very much interested in ath-
letics. offered the use of his private
gymnasium for the contest and just as
everything was arranged Mrs. Dewar
backed out. She put it on the ground
that I was a professional and that 1t
was merely done for the notoriety that
was in 1t for me-"
Are you required to keep a very
strict diet when you are in training?' p
| l asked.
Whether in or out" said Miss Roehm.
II stick to a very simple diet. I eat
plenty of we'll cooked food but siren
uously avoid pastries of all kinds and
never drink or smoke. / get plenty
sleep, plenty fresh air and In that way
III keep in perfect condition. work
every morning for an hour and in that
way I am always on the job, so to
speak. The difference between the pro-
fessional prize fighter, for instance,
and the good all round athlete. The
prize fighter only diets and keeps reg
u1ar hours and that sort of thing when
he goes In training, whereas the good
all round athlete keeps this regime up
all the time.
There is scarcely anybody who can
not be benefited by athletic work" said
Miss Roehm. "Pve seen tubercular pa
tients who were as good as given up
for dead take up athletics under the
proper instructor and revive until they
: became quite normal, healthy people
You can easily see how important a
part athletics play in the present day
woman's life since all the colleges fos-
ter athletics, having the finest gym
nasiums that are to be had and they
encourage athletics for women in ev-
cry form. In fact, it's the big colleges
of the country that send out the besl
athletes today, both men and women