Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-05
Total strength 1855 24sO.s

The total is not the sum of the
units above. but is compiled ac-
cording TO an agreement made by
The American Association of Col
lese Gymnasium Directors, by add
ing the strength of the back, that
" the legs, that of the forearms,
10 the number of push-ups and
pulg-ups multiplied by the weight
VI the athlete and that sum di-
yded By ten This is added to
the lung capacity. divided by TWEEN
ty for the total strength test. This
method of determining a uniform
strength test has been in operation
in American colleges for several
years
Roos has already had an interest
ing athletic career, although as he
was a freshman last year he has
not been eligible for Yale athletic
teams He did not try for the Yale
football eleven. but will be a valu
able point winner for the Yale
track team this spring.
He prepared for Yale al Worces-
TEL academy, where' he played
football and was point winner in
the interscholaStic games in the
weight events. He was strong
man" at Worcester and competed
In many track meets in the met
ropolitan circuit. He has figured
for two or three years as a point
winner at games of the New York
Athletic club. He has a mark of
a feet in the shot put and will
probably be the mainstay of the
American team in this event if
meet is arranged between America
and England, Yale and Harvard
representing america, and oxford
and Cambridge representing Eng
land. next June. as is now planned
The strength tests were taken
Al Yale under the supervision of
Dr. Frank j. Born. medical exam
iner Of the university.
Roos Sheffield Junior.
Roos is junior in the Sheffield
Scientific school and is the stellar
Sdot putter and hammer thrower
or the Yale track team. Kilpat
TICK was an American end on
Inc football eleven. hurdler, sprint
er broad and high jumper, and d
wonderful athlete in every depart
Meht of the sport.
For three years Fitzpatrick held
'ne premier title, and Roos' feat in
"splaclng him came unexpectedly
10 the university authorities who
nave been conducting the strength
tests for several weeks. Roos had
mol shown record breaking PROV
ass m his freshman strength test
movements, yet he easily eclipsed
NIpatrick's figures when he swept
''iough the different events
Arms and Shoulders Won.
MOSS most surprising feats were
iS ability to register in the pull-up
'ua push-up tests. The former con
a'Sls OF pulling himself from the
moor until his chin is level with a
'oflzontal bar. the palms of the
.aAas being toward the face during
me test: The push-up is Ginning"
y" the same manner, except that
."s backs of the hands are toward
The face.
w these two features Roos Gre
1.eo new figures, in some of the
o'Aefs he was considerably lower
al the marks made by Fitzpatrick.
zoos achieved the pull-up %
mes and the push-up IS times to
~ pull-ups for Fitzpatrick and only
S push-ups.
'N every other department of the
e9. he was below the record of
.le mighty Fitzpatrick, but his phe-
.o'' email performances in these
nus sent him nearly zoo points
.'sdu OF the holder of the title.
''' comparative build the two
sHsth record holders are much
...ee' Fitzpatrick looked the
.OS giant, massive as bull
"nile Roos is slender, although
I muscles stand out like knotted
'N ana his shoulders and arms
en- sranitelike.
Did Little Training.
..., ''ner Fitzpatrick nor Roos
aoa any special preparation for
es's such as practlclng on the
ZINES on which the tests were
49, although both worked on the
NNnl flonr for seNeral n-neks