Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
TESTING POLICEMEN.
HOW CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
ARE APPLIED TO CANDIDATES.
Examination Into the Physical Merits Of
Csndidates-Lifting the Dumb Bells
The Dead Weight Test
Quarter-Mile Race.
lNewYork Evening Post.

Quarter-Mil Race.
fNewYork Evening Post
An examination into the physical merits
Of candidates for the police department and
also competitive examinations Of roundsmsn
who aspire to promotion as sergeants were
held at Woods gymnasium, under the direc-
ton Of Inspector Byrnes, and in the presence
of one Of the members of the advisory civil
service board. John Wood, the teacher Of
athletics, conducted the examinations.
A score of roundsmen, who stand in the
line Of promotion to be made sergeants, were
first tested. While the sergeants' du-
ties keep them most Of the tune in
the station house, and they are espe-
cially required to show proficiency in
the Office work required Of them, it was
thought best to require q physical examia-
ton as tending to keep up the physical ex-
celence Of the whole force as a body. Most
Of the men examined this morning were well
built and did easily what was asked of them
They were required first to lift q thirty
pound dumb-bell with the right hand, rails
ing it over the head, then a fifty pound one
with both bands, one after the other. When
the men did this successfully they were
marked ten, the maximum; when with q
great effort nine. No one failed completely
Ns1t thew vars reonirad to ,ift a dasd
weight Of ESQ pounds: next to lift 200 pounds
from the fioor while in a stoopinp nosition
and then the last tests with weights. to null
nm eighty nounds from the Aoor the rones
passing over their shoulders and the men
beino reouired to hand forward in order To
test the strength of the abdominal muscles
The final teat was a ouarter-mile run. the
fastest of the men doing the distance in one
minute and three-ouarters and the slowest
in two minutes and a quarter. This test
v.s hard upon the stout man Perfect order
was maintained during the examination. a
clark standing behind Mr.. Wood and re-
cordine his estimate Tbe men sbowed the
utmost good nature,
The tests prescribed for applicants for the
position Of patrolmen were more exacting
than for the roundsmen, strength and fleet
ness being absolutely essential to a good
patrolman. Nearly 100 men, most of them
young anu ~ u nem having Hiea'y pass'u
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What "Cerro Gordo" williams Says Of
Mexico.
r.Gaths', Interview.1
GMax;co has verv moor horses an 4 cattle
Tbev have a country exceedingly well
adanted for herdinp horses. but thew do not
nos.ass anv such fine stock a. we have in
Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri. Ohio and
other states Now. we want a market for
our f,ne stock and there ia no portion of the
alobe which needs such stock more than
Mexico On the platsau of that country