Athletic Sports (extract)

Physical Characteristicsof the Athlete thighs; while the Yale man has narrow shoulders and small arms, with broad hips and large thighs. T h e H a r v a r d man has a very Figure 7 . wide chest, with great muscular strength and good lung-capacity; while the Yale man has a very deep chest, with less muscular strength, but greater lung-power. As these men are noted in their respective institutions as great-distance runners, we ought to find some characteristics com­ mon to both. All that remains, however, is the length of body and thighs and the great girth of chest and the region just above the ninth rib. To thesequalifica­ tions may be added the splendid heart 70