Athletic Sports (extract)

Physical Characteristicsof the Athlete large and massive, the girth of head in one case being above the ninety-five, and in another at the eighty-five per cent class, while the girth of the bones of the legs and arms are nearly in the same class as the muscles that act upon them. In each c a s e t h e girth o f t h e c h e s t reaches the nine­ ty-seven and one- h a l f p e r c e n t class, and in two cases the depth of the chestcor­ responds. In all there is a slight tailing off in the g i r t h o f t h e waist. This is due to the fact that the greater number of those who make up the FIGUREI I , « and b.— G , Yale ; age, 19 years, 4 months ; weight, 164 lbs.; height, 5 feet, 6.9 inches. Played in the rush- line of Yale's foot-ball team, and has rowed two years on the University crew. 80