Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
HARYARDSTRONC
MAN A WEAKL|NC
FEW YEARS AGO.
Aardwich, in Winning Strength
Test, Shows More Physical e.
fciency Than Any PugiIist.


England youth, who won Har-
varGs strength test, showed moro
physical efficiency than John l.. SuIli-
van, Jeffries Sandow and other noted
physical giants ever did in their
prime, and the Crimson strong man
only a few years ago took up athletics
as a last resort to improve his
health.
Hardryiok recently passed DIT Dud-
lsy Sargent's strength examination
with 1889 points, over 300 points
more than Jack Johnson's best. Yet
the Harvard marvel weighs but ia
bounds
The latest physical wonder. while
very muscular, is not overdevelopei.
and Dr. Sargent who has examiner
nearly every prominent strong man
during the last decade, paid Hard
wick the following tribus He has
moro physical efficiency than any
man I ever examined"
Winning strength tests is nothing
new for Tack" Hardwick. as he is
Affectionately known to hundreds OF
Crimson students. Last year he won
The title of Harvard's strong man,
Efforts and made the best showing Of
any athlete at Harvard in recent
years
Is We'll Proportioned
"Hardwick 10 a splendidly proper
toned young man. said Harvard's
celebrated physical instructor. and
his figures for the ann Ial eXamina-
don were: Height feet II IA
inches; weight, ia pounds; reach. 10
inches; neck, 1874 inches; chest. 80
inches: waist, 9l.4 inches; calves. 1873
inches; thighs, 22.7 incnes: biceps. 1873
inches; forearm, 1913 inches; lung
capacity, 300 cubic inches back
strength, 724 pounds; leg strength
combined, l.i66 pounds, grip OF righ'
nand, I65 pounds; grip OF left hand,
l43 pounds.
'Hardwick's showing was all the
more remarkable" declared DR.. Sar-
gent, because he didn't train for the
tests In the past athletes have prac-
iced strenuously the exercises On
which the tests are based
Thus, when HardwiCk chinncd
himself but ten times, other boys OF
Tar less strength have been able by
strict training to do this feat about
ifty times. Had Hardwick done this,
ne would have added many points to
ais score"
Years ago Hardwick gave scant
promise OF some day becoming Har-
wards strongest student, The young
ster, often under doctors care, was
weak and puny. He cared little for
physical exertion.
Was Far From Robust.
Even when entering Groton to pre-
nare for Harvard, Hardwick was still
FAR from robust. But he hadn't been
at Groton long before he cultivated a
passionate fondness for games Tho
youth carefully husbanded his
strength by scientific training, and
eventually little knots OF muscles be-
gan appearing over his body He
quickly gained strength and stamina
Entering Harvard, the future phys
ical marvel went In for football, base
ball and track athletics. the three
major sports at the Cambridge inst-
tuition. Because OF his ruggedness
and strength Hardwick doomed up
most conspicuously in football. The
muscular youngster free play for his
tremendous strength, and he made
the best use OF II.
Last year he was one OF the great
est halfbacks Harvard ever produced,
as well as an All~American selection.
Against Yale. Hardwick fully outdid
himself. Seldom is such phenomenal
plaving seen on a football field,
The star back was always In the
midst OF the battle. He handled some
" Il biggest men on the Blue eleven
as II they were pigmies. On the at
rack he WAS generally the buffer for
he man carrying the ball.
Terror to Yale Eleven.
Defending his own territoy, Hard
wick was a terror for the Yale team.
rime and again a Blue runner would
20 crashing into the Harvard stronS
man and recoil Ike he had run full
lit into a stone wall.
Last spring Hardwick decided to
,ome out for the baseball team. He
sasily made the varsity, Playing
IN the second game against Yale, 'he
coungster walloped out long home
eun that drove in the winning run
and enab led the Crimson to win the
anne and series from Yale.
The husky athlete still continued a
lemesis for the Ell, when n the dual
meet with Yale last spring he won
many points for Harvard with won
lerful throwing OF the weights.
Hardwick Is confident ne will
steadily improve in the feld events
md is keen TO become intercollegiat e
hampton before he graduates in