The times., 1901-03-17
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
Remarkable Work of Harvard :
New Strong Man.

Individual and Team Standing in
Y VI. c. 4. aII-Around Champion
ships Features of Gunrdsmen's
Meet-CnrrolI Institute Gymnasium I'M
1t has long been 4 question whether the
development of abnormally strong men
among amateur athletes is a good thing
/ or not for athletics The development OF
! a certain part or parts, of the body or
! of certain sets Of muscles at the expense
/ of others. has not been generally favored
! among physical instructors and only IN
| a few gymnasiuns is it allowed.
/ The competition in this line is not very
! strong, even where such development IS
! encouraged. 1T takes weeks ana months
and years of practice and training TO
reach a point where such specialist
! gains prominence.
OF course. where young man reaches
| the point where he is head and shoulders
! above all competitors and makes world S
records at will. he can point with some
pride to his achievements and he Is prom
inent among men, but what good uoes he
do for himself and for athletics?
The man most talked of now for his
remarkable performance in this line as
a strong man" is Carl G. Herbert
first year law student at Harvard. This
new physical wonder broke the iutercoi-
leciate strength test record last week by
sixty points He is only about five feet
six inches in height. He is not an all
round athlete in the general meaning OF
that term. but trained for three years Tor
the strength test and made up his mind
to beat the record
He has developed wonderful arm,
shoulder, and chest muscles. lie mace
COZ points with his chest and upper arms,
making a new record. He set new hgureS
by "chinning" forty-two times. Half that
number is considered remarkable work by
ordinary strong men. On leg work,
Cochems, who was the winner of last
wears tests. beat Herbert a few points.
Herbert made "A total of l,SG9 points Coch-
ems record was 1899 points.
ATHLETICS AT Y NJ c. A.
Next Friday night the athletic teams
of the Y. NJ. c. A, will resume their con-
tests for the all-around championship of
the association.
AT present Captain Ravensburg's team
has a slight lead, with 29SS.5 points.
against 2,e7S5 held by Captain Meig's
team The four other teams in the race
stand as follows: Captain Nealc's, p
7ZA5; Captain BartelS, 24l3.5; Captain
Richardson's, 2,$7S.5, and Captain Rob
ertS, ZlS2-2.
The Individual standing of contestants
having 500 and over points is as follows:
Speare, 972; RaVenburg, S92; MeiSs. S95;
Neale, 500; Tewkes rs; Shear, 300; Rich
ardson, 637.5; webb. SOS; Barteis, $50;
Keer, SIS; Spaulding, 544: Roberts, 530.5.
On Saturday, March g. the basket ball
team will play a game here with the West
Branch Y NJ. c. A, of Baltimore.
The prospects are good Tor strong
baseball team to represent the association
this season Most of the players Of last
year team and number of candidates
for places met Friday night Informally
ard discussed the prospects. II is prob
able that Nicholson will again manage the
affairs Of the team Herring. who proved
a clever pitcher and fielder last season,
viii be on hand These, with Atchison.
Green, and lie Mat, form the nucleus of
the team Work has already begun at As
sOciation Park, Seventeenth and g
Streets, and as soon as the field and dia-
mond are in shape practice Will he taken
up.
Next Wednesday evening the indoor
baseball team will play with the Young
Mems Christian League, at Baltimore,
and on March y Il game will be played
In that city with the NOrwarts team,
which comes here March 80 for a return
game
The basketball team will continue its
schedule with a game March - with Cen
tTal Y. NJ. &. A. at Baltimore, and on
April il viii have as its guests the
Young Mems Christian Association team
Of Wilmington, Del. where return game
viii be played April 13