The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-24
KEY VESTS HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS TAKING PHYSICAL TEST
tndents of the Key West High \

Students of the Key West High
School, who are participating in
the physical education program,
have been taking a physical fit
mess test that is similar to the one
given to cadets who enter West
Point Academy.
Following is list of the events
and what each period boys aver
lagos were:
|. Vertical jump-2nd period, !
1T. 2 in; 3rd period, / it. in; 4th
period, fit. 6 in; 5th period, IT.
8 in: 9th period, #. 4 in.
2. 6O-yard Dodge Run-2nd Pc
riod, 20 Sec; 3rd period, 81 Sec;
| 4th period, 80 sec.; 5th period, 80
Sec; 9Th period, rs sec. !.
3. Standing Broad Jump-2nd
period, 5 it., in; 3rd period, IT.
Is in: 4th period, 6 TT. 8 in; 5th
period, 6 #. 9 in; 9th period, 1T.
20 in.
4. 3OO-yard Run-2nd period,
59.5 Sec; 3rd period, $50 Sec; 4th
period, 53.4 Sec; 5th period, 55.6
sec; 9th period, 48.9 sec.
S. Sit-ups. in 80 seconds-2nd
period, ID; 3rd period, Is; 4th pc
!riod, II; 5th period, 10; 9th Pc
riod, 10.
6. Dips-2nd period, 2: 3rd Pc
'riod, 2; 4th period, S; 9Th period,
Is; 9th period, 4.
Z. Rope Climb-2nd period,
EOS Sec; 3rd period. 1911 Sec; 4th
period, 1877 Sec; 5th period, $50
isec.; 9th period, 1910 sec.
5. Chins-2nd period, 4; 3rd pc
'riod, S; 4th period, rs; 5th period,
SIS; 9th period, rs.
The following boys made the
best in each of the events first for
the 9th grade:
Standing Broad Jump: l. Chas.
Roberts, z #. 9 in; 2. William
lLeahan, 7 #. 8 in.
Vertical Jumps: l. Charles Rob-
,erts, fit. IL in; 2. William Lea
han. ! fit. 10 in.
Dips: l. Enrique Esperdy, 8; 2.
Charles Roberts, 9.
Sit-Ups in 80 Seconds: l. Will
liam Leahan, Is; 2. Armando Ra-
mirez, Is.
300-Yard Run: /. William Lea
han, 46 Sec; 2. Charles Roberts,
48 Sec; 3. julius Pinder, 48 sec.
Rope Climb: l. Charles Rob
erts, 8 Sec; 2. Robert Kemp, 8
sec.
Chins: /. Charles Roberts, ID;
70. Jon Threlkeld, IS.
Dodge Run: /. Morton Hall, 81
sec: 2. Harvey johnson, q Sec;
%. Homer Herrick. 81 sec.
The following boys were best
in the upper grades:
Dodge Run: /. John Stout, 26
Sec; 2. Bert Thompson, q sec.
Chins: l. John Busto, 16; 2.
Henry Gardner, IL.
Rope Climb: /. John Busto, 8
Sec: 2. Charles Curry, 8 sec.
300-Yard Run: /. John Busto,
Al Sec: 2. John Cerezo, A sec.
Sit-Ups: /. John Cerezo, "a; 2.
John Busto, %.
Dips: l. Henry Gardner, 10; 2.
! Adolpho Barcelo, 10.
Vertical Jump: /. John Busto,
IL #. in; 2. Henry Gardner, 2
1T. in.
Standing Broad Jump: l. John
Busto. 9 #. 2 in: 2. John Cerezo,
z #. z in.
The averages for high school
boys in the United States as COM
pared to the averages of Key West
boys:
!. Vertical Jump: High School
Average, ! #. 2A in; Key West
average. l #. 3 in.
2. Dodge Run: High School
average, 265 Sec; Key West
average, 292 sec.
8. Standing Broad Jump: High
School average, 6 #. 8 in; Key
West average, 6 #. Z in.
f. 300-Yard Run: High School
average. 49.9 Sec; Key West aver
age, 54.5 sec.
S. Sit-Ups: High School average,
Is; Key West average, Is.
6. Dips: High School average, S;
Key West average, 3.
7. Rope Climbs: High School
average. 1872 Sec; Key West aver
age, 1872 sec.
8. ChinS: High School average,
"a; Key West average, 6.
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