The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
COLLEGIATE STRONG MEx.
Lowering Breaks the Harvard Test Heeord
-Putnnm shtnes:at Dsrtmopth.

Fron the Boston Journal.
The Harvard strength test record was smashed
yesterday afternoon FEB. ID by Arthur Lover
ing. '97. at the Hemenway gymnasium.
The previous record, held By Klein. was 1920.
but Lowering beat this by 1871 points, making q
total OF 900.
This easily entities Lowering to the champion
ship as the strongest college student of America,
as measured by DIR. ID. A. SarRents famous
methods Nash and all the other strong men
from the various colleges in this part OF the
world will now have to drop their claims to this
cham pionship.
1t was reported some time ago that Lowering
had broken the record BY six and a half points,
but this was erroneous, through a mistake In
the figures given out by DIR. Sargent. Lowering
and his friends were very much disappointed
when the error was discovered, because II was
generally believed that the young Harvard
giant could break the record. And at that time
Lowering declared that he would try the test
again. and that he was confident that he could
make the record nj least q hundred points
better than Klein's. Accordingly, yes
terday afternoon he went to the gym
nnsun determined to break the record. lilo
hns been not little annoye ed by tho reports that
he takes time to rest between the different
events that compose the complicated system.
He also had this In mind yesterday when he
took tho test and the entire time devoted to tho
whole test was no more than eight minutes. IL
was so short n time that Dr. Sargent and his
assistant had difficulty In reading and recording
the marks as quickly as they were mado In
fact, Lowering went from one event to the next
without stopping at all for breath.
The various measurements are as follows:
Strength OF lungs ~: push up. 40; strength Of
back. 4iO; phil up. II; strength Of legs. 0c5;
weight, 67.2. or about l4G pounds; strength OF
right fore arm. So strength OF left fore arm 30 I:
chest AMI upper arms, 3s3; total strength, $3.50.
should be mentioned here that on all ma
chimes except the one Mt the Hemenwav gym
nsslum. on which Lowering took his test. tho
hole through which the chain passes for the
back and legs tests Is very large, thus giving
IN the matter OF purchase In lifting. In the
Harvard machine however. his hole Is only
nccessitates pulling the chan up exactly per-
pendicular. thns giving absolutely no freedom
uf purchase to the ore taking the test
AnOth-r noteworthy fact IL that lowering 10
light man. Klein weighed about 10 pounds
when he took his Test. which Is more than 70
pounds more than Coverings weight.
Lowering Inns not been taking exercise regu-
larry in the gymnasium THE winter 10 prepare
for the test. In fact. he has heen IN the symna-
stun to exercise exactly three times during the
whole season. This fact Of course. adds to tho
great strength lies 10 the fact that he Ia never
out OF training. and Is invarl ably particular
about his diet and his physical condition. lie
dumb bells. and che-twrights In his room.
Unlike Klein and almost all extraordinarily
strong men. Lowering can use his strength To adj
VANTAGE In other thlngS than breaking strength
test records. Klein tried to put the shot and
throw the hammer while he was In college, but
made an utter failure Of It. ON the other hand,
Lowering has put the shot 40 feet In practice.
and from 3b to 80 feet in competitions. lie i
not heavy enough to throw the hammer to good
advantage. BECAUSE when he cr-rts his utmost
strength In the hammer event lie usually throws
himself out OF th1 ring.
Lowering will begin In "A day or two TO train
regularly with the varsity crew. lie has never
mad any experience IN n boat except "a little last
fall with Capt. Goodrich In "A tw o-oAr shell. But
II he can master the stroke. his strength will
come most upportuuely into pay. and lie will
be an invaluable addition to the Harvard crew.
lie received some attention from MIR Lehman
last fail. aud 1t was then rumured about the
college that the famous English coach was well
pleased with lin a. n possible onrsman.
Hanover. y. H.. Feb III the physical
measurements taken OF the freshman class of
Dartmouth College j. II. Putnam of BalG wins
Vile, Mass. last years left tackle un tho var
city eleven. proved the most powerful man.
His back lift WAS $50 pounds, his leg lift lO3t
pounds. his forearm lit Ia pounds: he pulled
up - times and pushed up 100. Some OF his
measurements we're; Chest. lOg.2 centimetre,;
waist. a!.5 Crntimetre~; btceps. 315 Centime-
tres thigh. $50 cruttnetre-; calves. 49, cent?
metres; lung capacity. 800 cubic inches.