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Stronger Tlmn S»mlow.Cincinnati claims to have the strongest man in the world, Sandow not ex-« cepted. His name is lleury Holtgrewe, and he holds not only the gold medal of the state of Ohio for lifting, but also the Sandow gold medal for feats of strength. Sandow gave the latter to him to defend it against all comers, and he is now prepaVed to defend it against Sandow himself. He is 33 years of age, and was born in Osna-bruck, Prussia. He came to Cincinnati twelve years ago. When a lad at school in Germany he showed the strength of three boys, and his father had the same reputation, but he did not make any special cfTort at the development of his natural strength until two years ago, when the Sandovz-Montgomery imbroglio attracted public attention.For several years he has been known for his strength, due to the facility with which he handled furniture and Joungfs about his saloon, but he has .never belonged to a gymnasium. Two years ago he fitted up a training room in the yard in the rear of bin saloon, and his training has been entirely according to his own judgment. Since he met Sandow he has continued his exercise with greater zest, and can now do all the feats of strength Sandow did then and more.He is about five feet six inches In height. His chest expansion is an inch more than Sandow’s, and he measures one inch more around the muscles of the arm. He can lift dead weights with one hand that other strong men cannot lift with two. One of his feats is to lift a dumb-bell weighing 305 pounds with one hand, and put it above his head, then to let one man of 150 'pounds hang on to each end. He takes a 200-pound dumb-bell, puts it straightHENRY HOLTGREWE r**er his bead with one hand, and lies down upon his back and rises again • without letting the weight touch the f.uor. He takes a 250-pound dumb-bell, puts it across his neck and shoulders, balances a man on each end, i two others midway, and one in the tenter, and walks backward and forward across the room.Recently he had built a platform § after the style of Sandow's. It weighs 200 pounds. On this he places hio dumbbells, which weigh 1,600 pounds, and eight men, who weigh 1,400 pounds, and lifts the whole weight with his shoulders.Holtgrewe Is a great hero in unprofessional circles in Cincinnati, and his friends have for some time been urging him to make a public declaration of his strength. He is quiet and un assuming, but leaves Cincinnati with absolute confidence in his ability to establish his claim to being the stronges; man in the world.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan, Texas, US
Sat, Aug 01, 1896
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