Word: strength
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spirit of Harvard which has lain in a lethargic state so long. Instead of periodical grunts and growling about the eleven, words of hope and encouragement are now heard. Men no longer say that Yale will win simply because she is Yale, but declare that she must show superior strength and science to do so. This, as a sign of the times, is most encouraging. Disgruntled criticism has done much evil here in the past. It has been caused by defeats to a great extent, but it has reacted upon the players and has made them peevish at times...
...would be rendered futile. To this comprehension, the cool playing and admirable judgement of Mr. Harding afforded the requisite stamina for a victory, and the college class join unanimously in one expression of approbation for him and the men who obeyed his orders with all their mind and bodily strength...
...better that they should be moderately good in all; but we recognize while human nature is what it is, that many will aspire to special excellence. It would be a curious problem in experimental mechanics to decide just how a man should be built to use his strength to the greatest advantage. Dr. Sargent raises the question, but leaves the answer to time and statistics. There is one very important aspect of the subject that we are glad is not overlooked. It is whether the athlete has the strength of constitution necessary to stand the strain of severe muscular exertion...
...first and most marked changes produced upon the physique by the practice of athletics are shown in the weight, girth of chest, hips, thighs and arms, in breadth of shoulders and in the increased strength of all parts of the body, while the girth of the neck, waist and calves, the depth of chest and abdomen, the breadth of neck, waist and hips seem to respond more slowly. The total height is slightly increased, through increase in length of the lower extremities, but the sitting height and girth of head, knees, instep, waist and the length of upper...
What the gymnasium is doing for the strength and vigor of the masses in some of our college may be inferred from a single illustration taken from the records at Harvard University. In the year 1880, seven hundred and seventy-six men were physically examined. The strongest man out of this number showed in strength of lungs, back, legs, chest and arms, a grand total of 675.2. At the close of the summer term of the present year, the highest strength test recorded was 1272.8 and there were over two hundred men in college whose total strength test surpassed...