Athletic Sports (extract)

The Physical Proportions of the Typical Man torts to his specialty, thinking it unwise to risk a well-earned reputation as an expert in one sport by dawdling with another. Moreover, so strong is this desire to be- Fig- 3' —Method of Testing theStrength of the Forearms andHands. come a skilful exponent of an art or sport which one has adopted as a pastime, that as soon as circumstances debar a man from the required amount of practice necessary to maintain a high degree of excellence, he is likely to withdraw from all active participation in the game. In this way the number of competitors in every sport is gradually reduced, until the actual prac­ tice is left largely in the hands of a class of experts. (iv.) By relying upon natural resources rather than upon cultivated material. As