Athletic Sports (extract)

Physical Characteristicsof the Athlete energy, etc. We feel prepared, however, to maintain that relatively l o n g l i m b s with a short b o d y , f u l l c h e s t , a n d small bones, will charac­ terize the typ­ ical short-dis­ tance runner wherever he maybe found. S h o r t r a c e s ( I C Q , 2 2 O , and 440 yds.) are veryoften won by a few inches,andthe v a l u e o f a n inch or two in a r u n n e r ' s stride is of the greatest importance; for, other qualifications being equal, this man is bound to be first at the goal. The small girth of the legs of runners Figure 6, a. FIGURE 6, a and b. — H , Yale, '90; age, 18 years, 10 months; weight, 150 lbs.; height, 5 feet, 7.7 inches. Holds the Intercollegiate record for 1 mile in 4 minutes, 36I seconds, and the College record for two miles in 10 minutes, 7 seconds. 65