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

Most instructors or judges OF athletes lay
more stress on a mans disposition than on
the size Of his muscles in endeavoring TO ex-
plain why he IS 50 strong ard active. The
power Of concentration IS known TO be large
~ developed in n good athlete or, in other
words, the ability to summon ones self for
an effort Is prominent in men who have
made good athletic records. As the mind
controls this ability il is quite natural that
an athletes disposition should be considered
of Importance il describing the cause for his
athletic ability.
II 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 large snare. Most good athletes have
what are commonly called long muscles"
Their sinewS do not stand out in knots, but
1hey extend more over the whole length Of
the bone.
Different kinds Of exercise viii put differ
ent shaped muscles on man, and an arm
which is used simply on pulley weights in a
gymnasium can be distinguished from one
which has been used in rowing, tug Of war,
or horizontal and parallel bar exercises. The
former, accustomed 70 a great deal Of light
work, viii be more knoJty in appearance.
The lines of its muscles win be clear cut, and
IS a sample OF muscular development it will
be very good. When, however, it is pat to
heavy work somethingjwill be found lacking
There viii be no action TO the muscles, and
as most athletic feat5 consist Of concentrated
efforts, the arm just described not being used
10 them, VIII be compared with some other
one which might not have such pronounced
looking muscles, but which may be at home
at being used in straining.
The illustration Two Perfect Arms shows
very well two different types of muscular de-
velopment. 'E" is the right arm Of H. 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
inshis day great tug Of war man and
dumbbell shower. He also was good gen
eral athlete, but strength Of arm was his
forte. Bakers arm has, without doubt
been mostly brought up to its fine state Of
development by the exercise Of the game lie
has made suchya record at. Pole vaulting
consists Of an athlete clearing a bar by means
OF a pole with which he runs, sticks in the
ground close to the bar, and swings himself
over the latteTby 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 vine can lift well
with his arms, whether or not he can gain
much momentum from his run, can perform
at the game bszter than one who may be ahle
10 gain more force IN his run but has not the
strength in his arms TO enable him to hst
enough. Much practice at pole vaulting is
felt by most athletes in the arms simply be-
cause they do so much work; and if Baxter
took no other exercise for his arms than pole
vautng, their appearance would not change
from the illustration, oven though his favor
its exercise does not develop all the muscles
of the arm
1t can readily beimaginei that Klpatrick's
arm, having such tremendous muscles for its
length, can perform an exercise ike showing
heavy dunlEballs far better than an arm Ike
Bakers, even though the muscular develop
nsent Of both were comparatively the same
Rilpatricl1's arm fits man , feet inches
high, whlletBaCter is over q feet ! inch high
The muSclesof KnpatricG's arm have better
leverage in showing heavy weight than
Baxter's, ana the latter might practice for
ever and still not he able 20 make any kind
of n showing 'witE fitzpatrick al lifting or
showing weight. Still, Tor all this difference
il power the muscles in Bakers arm, in pro
portion 20 its size, stand out far better than
those of hupauricxs. But by Their physical
arrangement it can readily be imagined why
there is such adi3erence,iu performing heavy
Fasts