The sun., 1908-12-06
ETTHTHBCOIIEGE ATHLETES
DOINGS IN THE FIELD OF SPORT
y, IN EAST AND WEST.

| IN EAST AND WEST.
Outd0OF Tests for Amherst Freshmen
Improvement After snort Time
--Asiehigan Ready to Return 10
Conference FoId-DriH at Cornell.
The tests et Amherst conducted for
the entering GLASS present some interest
ing results. They are conducted out OF
doors for as long q Hpe as the weather
permits. Varied after y time with long
walks. soccer and outdoor basketball.
the men are kept In the air until II Ia ex-
tremely cold. Then they get their turn
ct gymnasium exercising. '-
This work is required, and all the men-
bers Of the class have 10 take part u 1t,
By these methods full statistics can easily
be got,sand they form the basis for state
rnents that are made from time to time
by the department Of physical education
at Amherst The tests are made by means
Of three athletic events-the 100 yard run.
the running broad jump and putting the
twelve pound shot These competitions
were chosen as showing the speed,
strength Of the legs, strength Of the arms
and ability to coordinate muscularly,
which IL the chief requisite IN sports.
. Physical training is required at Am
herst for all GLASSES for the first three
years. Any man who wants TO get
degree must sstisfy the physical director
OF his physical fitness. The fall work
is conducted on the athletic field by way
Of an entrance examination. 1t shows the
instructor what are the capabilities Of
his men and what they most need, which
is better even than the entrance examina-
ton in studies.
In running 100 yards performance
better than IL 2-5 seconds is required
Before any points may be scored. In the
broad jump ii feet inches is the lowest
for which points may be counted. For
the shotput the minimum is IS feet 8
inches. Marks Of 100 per cent. are awarded
for running 100 yards in 10 rs seconds,
clearing 20 feet in the broad jump or
putting the shot 20 feet. The proportions
do not appear to be very clear, because
putting the shot that distanoe\is not so
good as running 100 yards in two-ffths
worse than even time. There is a good
comparison between the feats in the shot
put anu t1e DTOdQ jump,
At the first test this year it was found
that the average time for running the dash
was Is As seconds. The freshmen leaped
on the average l5 feet inoh. The shot
put figured out 20 feet o inches to the man.
These performances are very much be-
low what is to be expected from fresh
men who have had any experience OF attn
letics at all In their public schools, and
serve to show that the average freshman
entering Amherst is not very much de-
veloped in sports. However. as this cate
CORY probably excludes the men who were
trying for football, and who neceesatily
would be better. II is impossible to charac-
terize them as standard perform ances
for the whole class.
THE SECOND TEsr.
At the end of Ave weeks Of training
the same tests were repeated. The
average time for running loe yards had
como down 2-5 seconds to IL 2-5
seconds, the point at which scoring began.
The broad jumped increased on the aver
age three inches. The shotput made a
gain Of foot on the average. The scor-
ing OF Is feet in the shotput gives zero,
and each three inches increase adds
per cent. For the broad jump every
inch over II feet inches adds per cent.
On the basis OF these percentage figures
the first test of the class was 25,5 on
basis of 100 and the second 2o.o.
The bulletin Of the work sets forth.
THE gains thus recorded are apparent
at a glance even for so short a period
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the second test the men rau against a
very strong wind. The nature OF this
test cultivates a spirit of friendly rivalry
which hsings out the best ability Of each
man. Furthermore list Of the ter best
records is posted and in striving to make
the first ten each man unconsciouslY
puts forth his best efforts. II is an in
terestlng fact that while in the first test
o.!y one man scored above so per cent.
in the second test nine men were above
so per cent Some Of the individual gains
were great some men more than doub-
ling their records. 1t is believed that an
average gain of 40 per cent. for only FIVE
weeks work is enough incentive to, con-
tlnue this work.
at 10 found that the men who have
haQ tne iedbt tIdHlHlR UotOte ehteI-
ing college. and therefore most in
need Of It. make the greatest gains
in their records. The natural ath-
letes require no urging to work out Of
doors and 30 come to college better devel-
oped than the studiously inclined. The
tendency OF these men. however, 10 to
specialize in the event for which they are
best fitted by nature. This will tend to
give them DEVELOPMENT only along certain
lines and not all around. The work at
Amherst is 90 divided as 10 give the man
the even development which Is desired.
sIt 10 a source Of satisfaction to note
that the man who made the best record
in each test was not the man who did the
best in any one event but soored his points
by general all round ability. The man
who made the fastest time in the 100 yard
run fin ished third in the first ten, the
best broad jumper came in second, and
the man who made the record shotput
VAS tenth. These facts would seem TO
point in favor Of the even development
instead Of allowing a man TO specialize
according to his tastes.
kept on the height, weight and lung
OF the men thus training, and
the effects OF the outdoor exercise and
invi Rorating air r'have produced results
which would seem incredible were they
not supported by the actual figures TO
prove them
MICHIGAN SWINGS BACK.
The athletic rules at the University OF
to take the place Of those Of the
ponference, which Michigan repudiated
more than a year ago. However, the new
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