COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF AN ATHLETE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue III, 15 January 1898, Page 72

COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF AN ATHLETE.

HF. BROKE DOWN THROUGH OVER-TRAINING, BUT IS AGAIN FIT AND FEARLESS. (From the Balmain ‘Observer.’) Lt has been stated that Mr W. H. Beattie, an athlete and boxer of some repute, who had broken down whilst

training, had been completely cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. This being a ease of importance. a representative of the 'Observer' called upon Mr Beattie, and was favoured with the following particulars : —

'I got into a very low state,' said the gentleman. 'My flesh lost its tirmness and elasticity ; my appetite was very poor, and I thought my fighting career was over for good. You must know that I have held the amateur lightweight championship, and. in my time, have fought most of the best men in the colony. As a matter of fact. I was training for the lightweight ehampionship of the colony when I broke down, of course through over-training. The very

thought of a boxing-glove or a punching-bag made me feel sick. I abandoned all hope of the championship. and took a complete rest. My arms and legs had given way. as it were, and 1 felt it was about as much as 1 could do to walk up as far as the park (close by), and sit down. 1 tried several tonics, but instead of getting better, the opposite resulted, so I consulted two or three doctors, who said I only wanted rest, and they each in turn gave me some p'aysic. but this only made me feel sick. It did me no good. One day I was sitting in the park in a hopeless sort of way. wondering if I should ever get my strength back, when I read in a newspaper the account of a cure in a case which seemed somewhat similar to my own. The remedy used was Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I went into the town, and bought a <k>x. After taking a dozen or so I noticed a most decided effect. They acted like a piek-me-up. I stuck to the pills and got stronger and more ••heerfni every day. I got hack my lost appetite, and soon grew so well that I actually felt a longing to have a turn at the punching-bag again. I took four boxes altogether, and feel now as fit as a fiddle, and I intend to start training again almost immediately. I am sure that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have put me right, and I consider them a splendid tonic for those indulging in heavy work, such as training, for I believe that strict training is the heaviest and most trying work in the world. I shall always recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to my fellow-athletes when they go ’off colour.'