The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-15

! BOTH HAVE RUN IDJ YARDS IN u SECOADS.
nor De excelIed. Kilpatrick's arm is OF the
short, stout variety. IF it were shown in the
same position as BaxteT's the biceps, which
are so pronounced on the front part of Bax-
! ter's upper arm, would in kiIpatrick's dis
! play a sight generally seen in ancient engrav-
/ ings Of athletes and gladiators. Fitzpatrick s
/ upper arm, when bent al the time this picture
was taken. measured 16 inches in circumfer-
ence He weighed about 10 pounds, and he
could take a dumbbeu weighing even few
pounds more than that figure and shove it
slowly above his head.
The illustration Both have run 100 Yards
In ten seconds" shows the legs Of two Har-
ward college athletes "a" is Evert Wen
dell's and "Bn is Wendell Bakers The in
side measurement Of "a" is So inches, while
that of "B" is IS inches; still both have
Travelled 100 yards in the same time, and
neither could run the distance faster than
their credited time. Baker is of the decided
greyhound type. He stands feet, and
weighed when he made his record 1913 pounds.
Wendell is three inches shorter, and of about
the same weight as Baker. The lines Of "Bn
are seen to be much finer and more sinewy
than shown in a" still, 50 far as speed is
concerned, one leg accomplished just as much
as the other
To show still more variety in length and
shape Of leg the reader is referred TO the
illustration Legs, for Jumping" Fig. &C. u
This IS ponderOus compared with "a" and
"B, " and, although it is the same length as
"a" it is many inches larger around the up
per part. &C" belongs to II II. Johnson, the
celebrated professional sprinter and jumper
He holds the record for 100 yard run ef
8 IS seconds, and, although he is about
the same height as Baker, his leg is four
inches shorter Johnson's weight in running
condition is about $50 pounds, which is forty
pounds more than Baker, still he has run 100
yards faster, and would be considered q more
active man generally, for he is also a great
jumper.
By these illustrations it viii be seen that
there is a great difference in length, size and
shape Of the legs of prominent sprinters, and
comparing "Bn with &C. without being told
who owned them, one would hardly suppose
that &C" could carry its owner over ground
faster than that of ''B There are none of
the fine lines in "Cn which are displayed in
"B,n although thedeYelopment of the former
is very large. 1t would not, however, be
thought that the rapid motion necessary in
running fast would be found in CO. The
two athletes represented by these legs have
very different style of running. "C' strides
about feet 3 inches in running 100 yards,
while 'B" will go inches further, but the
shorter one is put in a little quicker, which
enables more ground to be covered in a GER
tain space of time for certain distance.
The Illustration Legs for Jumping" Fig.
I'D" shows the leg of E. W. johnson. He is
very unlike in build to his namesake, h NJ
Johnson, represented by &C" They are about
the same height, but the inside measurement
of JohnSon's leg is 81 inches, which is even
greater than Wendell Bakers. Z. W. John
son holds the best record in the world for
Standing high jump without WEIGHTS, 5 feet 8