A SANDOW STORY.

Lake County Press, Issue 978, 5 September 1901, Page 3

A SANDOW STORY.

Like most public pelformers, says a London writ t, Sand.»w has had hi> " hard times," and at the out->e,. of Ins career, after he had b «*n touring w hj circuses and sitti.ig as an artist's mod--], he found himself in low water in Amsterdam. What he wanted to b.ung himself to the front was advertisement ; he had die strength. He suddenly turned his attention to the automatic weight-lifting machines in the town, aDd resolved to lift them with a vengeance. Chartering a cab, h< drove all rouud Amsterdam, dropped a penny in the slot of each machine, P gripped the handle, and—Lifted ! fn V, every case the spring was smashed and the thing thrown out of gear. The city rang next day with the story of a gang of marauders and their wilful damage, a thousand guilders being ottered tor information leading to their arrest, Sandow repeated his performance twice, and on the third trip round was captured by the police. But he pointed out to the authorities that he Had done nothing wrong-he had merely, as invited, placed his penny in the slot and tried his lifting powers ! As a necessary re-lilt, he was promptly released, and his great feat became the talk of the town. He immediately commenced a successful season in his proper character. It was his first big bit as a showman.