Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-13

Most instructors OF judges of athletes lay
more stressvn a mans disposition than on
the size OF his muscl =, in e~ndsavoring 10 ex-
plsin why he Is 50 strong and active. The
power Of concentration is known 10 be large
ly developed in a good athlete c., in other
words, the ability to summon ones self for
m effort Il prominent in men who have
made good athletic records. As the mind
controls this ability 1t is quite natural that
m athletes disposition should be considered
of Importance in describing the cause for his
athletic ability.
IL must not, however, be supposed that
ones mind has all to do with excellence in
muscular feats, for the arrangement, if not
the size Of the muscles. is known to come in
FOR q large share. Most good athletes AVE
what are commonly called ''long muscles"
Their sinews do not stand out in knots, but
they extend more over the whole length Of
the bone.
Different kinds Of exercise will put differ
snt shaped muscles on a man. and an arm
which is usei simply on pulley weights in q
gymnasium can be distinguished from one
which has been used in rowing, tug Of war,
or horizontal and parallel bar exercises. The
former, accustomed to a great deal Of light
work, will be more knotty In appearance.
The lines Of its muscles will be clear cut, and
Is . sample Of muscular development it will
be very good. When, however, il Is pat to
hsavy work something,will be found lacking.
There will be no action to the muscles. and
- most athletic feats consist OF concentrated
efforts, the arm just described, not being used
% them, will be compared with some other
q which might not have such pronounced
looking muscles, but which may b. at home
at being used in straining.
Tue illustration Two Perfect Arms" shows
very well two different types Of muscular de-
v~slopment. "E" is the right arm Of II. H.
Baxter, the holder Of the American record
FOR the pole vault. ''F' is the arm Of the
well known athlete Frank J. Fitzpatrick, who
In his day was a great tug Of war man and
dumbbell shower. He also was a good gen
eral athlete, but strength Of arm was his
forte. Baxter's arm has, without doubt,
been mostly brought up to Its fine state OF
development by the exercise of the game he
has made such a record at. Pole v~aulting
consists Of an athlete clearing a bar by means
of a pole with which he runs, sticks la the
ground close 10 the bar, and swings himself
over the latter by means Of the momentum
of his run and lifting with his arms.
While IN the air all the weight Of the body
is supported by the arms, which in turn bear
ON the pole, and an athlete whe can lift well
with his arms, whether or not he can gain
much momentum from his run, can perform
at the game better than one who may he able
TO gain more force in his run but has not the
strength in his arms to enable him TO lift
enough. Much practice at pole vaulting is
felt by most athletes in the rms simply be-
cause they DO 10 much work; and IL Baxter
took no other exercise for his arms than pole
vsulting, their appearance would not change
from the illustration, even though his favor
ito exercise does not develop all the muscles
Of the arm.
IL can readily I've imagined that Kilpatrick's
arm, having such tremendous muscles for its
length, can perform an exercise like showing
heavy dumbbells far better han an arm like
Baxter, even though the muscular develop