The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-02-14
IDAHO LEADS IN STRENGTH.

Idaho students are much stronger
than Eastern college men and women
so the report say from Moscow. the
University of Idaho.
This superiority is shown by the
dynamometer, a device for testing
and measuring the strength of practi-
cally every group of muscles in the
body. The average test of Eastern
college men is 4125 pounds. The ave-
rage of $50 Idaho men, taken as they
came to the machine, is 5453 pounds.
The average strength of Eastern col
lege women is 1890 pounds, while
that of the Idaho co-eds is 1925.
This year only men and only wo-
men at the University fell below the
eastern average. AS whole the Ida
no men are 80 per cent and the wo-
men 81 per cent stronger than the
Eastern college students.
The best developed girl at the uni
versity is Miss Winifred Brown of
Landore. She made the remarkable
test of 5095 pounds, which is far
above the Eastern average and almost
up to the standard of Idaho men,
Miss Brown is 5 feet 6inches in
height and weighs 1876 pounds. In
appearance she is typically feminine
and slight rather than otherwise, not
giving the effect of over muscular
development in any way. Her sup
erb physique is perfectly normal
there being no over-development OF
some muscles at the expense of some
others. According to physical dir
ector Van der Veer her development
represents what every girls should
be.
Other girls with unusal records are
Vivian Allen of Standpoint with test
of 4935 pounds, Precious Ross of
Moscow with 1850 and Josephine
Wayman of Hanna with 1905. A truly
remarkable test is that of Florence
Blomquist of Moscow. Only 5 feet in
height and weighing but 105 pounds
she totalled 1915 on the dynomo-
meter. Bernice Mason of New Ply
mouth is also surprisingly we'll de-
veloped for her size. She weighs lib
and is 5 feet 8 inches in height. Her
test is 3S40 pounds.
Among the men julius Morby of
Genesee holds the record with test
of 1910 pounds, Stanley Brown, OF
Palouse is second with 1910, and
Buck" Phillips of Lewiston third
with 6789.
In the competition for the cups to
be given to the best developed fresh
man, Brown is leading for the mems
cup. He is 5 feet inches tall and
weighs 1856. He played a star game
at full back on the football team last
fall and is one of the most promising
players seen at the university for sew
eral years.
Miss Tina Gregg of Lewiston is
leading the women's cup with a
test OF 1900. She is 5 feet inches
in height and weighs 1853. She is a
sister of Vean Gregg, the crack pitch
er of the Cleveland american league
The splendid physical develop
ment Of the Idaho students is in part
due to their vigorous outdoor life
The ordinary Idaho st dent is al
home in the woods or mountains
Miss Brown, for example has hunted
ished. campod, Gnowshoed, skeed and
ridden horses ever since she was a
little girl. During vacation the men
students are engaged in healthy, mus,
cle-building work, such as in the for
est service or in surveying parties
Then too, there may be something IN
the climate. At any rate there arc
few weaklings among the Idaho stu
dents and their average strength test
is much higher than that Of Eastern
college men and women.