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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY.
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AN INTERESTING AND ENCOURAGING RECORD.
Age Does Not seem to Have Its Limitations. Began in 1868—Still at it in 1905. Note the Record of the Past Few Years.
Warman | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 |
Age … | 48 yrs | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 |
Weight … | 202 lbs | 197 | 193 | 186½ | 187 | 190 | 187 | 167 | 176 | 180 | 180 |
Waist … | 42 in. | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Hips … | 44 in. | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41½ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Forearm … | 11 in. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11¼ | 11½ | 11½ | 11¾ | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Upper arm … | 12¼ in. | 12¼ | 12¼ | 12¼ | 12½ | 12¾ | 13½ | 14 | 14½ | 14½ | 14½ |
Neck … | 15 in. | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15¼ | 15½ | 15¾ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Calf … | 15 in. | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15¼ | 15½ | 15¾ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Thigh … | 23 in. | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23½ | 23½ | 23¾ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24½ |
Chest (normal) … | 43 in. | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43½ | 43¾ | 44½ | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Chest (contracted) … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 38¼ | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Depth of chest (Normal) … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Seventh Rib (expanded) … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Seventh Rib (contracted) … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 |