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“across shoulders,
* thigh, 18% inches,
_ football hints in the Fall? (2) Can you tell me
anything that will stop me from having a dis-
, blades. |
this?
“your paper, I am
-you please tell. me in
-your Sdea about’ my’ measurements?
‘Inches tall;
thigh, 3% inches; chest, norma) 31 inches, «x
FRANK
MANLEY’S GREAT
LINE-UP.
30°
think of my. height and weight? Please -give
me exercises for taking on weight. Would give
you the rest of my.body measurements, but I
do net know how to measure them.
: Albert J. ‘Marquard.
“Height and weight are in good proportion at
your age. Measurements are taken stripped—
the girth of the chest, normal and expanded,
the measurement around the neck, waist, thigh, -
calf, ete,
Philadelphia, Pa., July 18, 1905,
Dear Physicai Dtireetor:
~..I have been an interested reader of your week-,
ly since ‘its first appearance, and I firmly be-
lieve that it is the best weekly of its kind pub-
lished. Below I give you my méasurements;
“kindly tell me my weak- points and my strong
ones, if I have any. Age, 17 years 7 months;
welght, 120 pounds; height, 5 feet 5 inches; neck,
14 inches; chest, normal $1 inches, expanded
26% inches; waist, 28 inches; forearm, 10%
inches;* biceps, 11 inches; wrist, °6 5-8 inches;
20 inches; calf, 12 inches;
@) Do you intend to have
agreeable taste in my mouth on awakening?
(3)'.There is. a hollow between my. shoulder
Is there any exercise that will help
Hoping to hear from you soon through
’ Yours truly,
Edward Lewis.
+ - All measurements are in fine proportion. (1)
All popular sports will be exhaustively treated
in their seasons.. (2): First of all, ‘always chew
your food to find pulp; drink glass or two of
water. before retiring, and drink. pint of . hot
water on rising.-
the back and. shoulder muscles vigorously,
Waverly, O., July 17,1305.
Dear Physical Director:
I am 15 years old and weigh 125 pounds. As I
am. very anxious to become an athlete, would
“Athlete’s’’ what would
be the best exercise I could take? Would it be
all right to get up at 5 o'clock and run about
one-quarter of a mile and then cool off and go
“swimming for about five minutes and then run
back and take deep breathing exercise and about
15 minutes with dumbbells and Indian clubs?
Hoping to see this answered: soon, I am,
Yours sincerely,
Bert Woods.
~The exercise course you outline is_a fair one,
but why s0 little running? If you follow the
“exeroises that the Up and At "Em Boys are
doing at the different seasons of the year you
will get my idea of what.I think to be the best
+ posstyle. training for you.
Chicago, T11., July 10, 1905.
Dear Physical Director:
’ Having read all of your weeklies, from No. .1
to No. 24, I take the Uberty of writing to you.
‘Iam 14 years 3 months; my thigh measures 13
inches; calves, 1215 Inches; neck, 1244 Inches;
around shoulders, 26 inches; right arm, 9%
inches, flexed 10% inches; forearm 10% iuches,
- flexed 124% inches; wrist, 7 inches; chest, nor-
-mal 31. inches,
expanded 33% inches; weight,
about 122 pounds; helght, 5 feet 5% inches;
around hipa, 22 Inches.
tcotball and all outdoor sporta. I have never
-used any kind-of apparatus, my strength com-
ing naturally. I hope that this letter does not
reach the Waste-basket. I remain,
Yours truly,
W. J. B.
(1) Good average build.
should be an inch more.
explained in No, 27.
» Benning, D, ‘c. July 12, 1905.
“Dear, ‘Physical “Director:
-I have read The Young Athlete’s Weekly from
@) Chest expansion
Use breathing drill,
_No..1 to the present number, and think It Is
What Is
T am -l5
years old, welgh 101 pounds, ond am 5 feet 3
neck, 12 Inches; calves, 12 Inches;
the best weekly for a boy to read,
“ () - Quite ‘tall for your age.
“years old; height, 6 fect 1%
3) All exercises that employ :
* heart.
_ wrist,
- plain,: however,
" should take care not to exercise too hard. Don’t
“Hes,
“hetght, & feet 5 inches;
panded 34 inches; waist, 27 inches; forearm 8%
inches, flexed 10% inches. | Wishing a long life
to the publisher’ and writer, I remain,
A Faithful Reader,
* Waist too large, and neck and calf at least
half inch too small. Other measurements very
satisfactory. “
. Alken, §. C., July 21, 1905.
‘Dear Physical Director: \
I am a great admirer of your paper and take
the ‘liberty of asking you a few questions. I
-am-14 years 6. months old, The following are
my..measurements; Chest, normal 28% inches,
expanded 32 inches; waist,
110 pounds; height, 5 feet 6% inches. (1) Is my
height right for my age? (2) How much ought
I to weigh. (3). What kind of exercise ought
‘I'take to enlarge my legs? Hoping I will see
this in print, and with three big cheers for. the
Physical Director and Frank, I remain,
Yours truly,
E. A, McCreary.
(2) About 120
pounds, .- (8). Distance running; also use the
rowing machine if you have access to one.
Laurium, Mich., June 21, 1905.
Dear. Physical Director:
As a reader of The Young Athlete’s Weekly, I
would like to ask a few questions: I am
inches; weight, 160
pounds, I atm too thin for my height. How
can I take on weisht? After I do a hard day’s
work-I sometitnes have a tired feeling around
my heart.’ What causes it? Have I a weak
heart? -If se, am I in danger tu.take exercises
’ such as is the work of an athlete?. I go in. for
sparring, bag-punching and dumbbell exercise,
but have ‘left sparring out for some time. © Of
late I have taken breathing exercises regularly.
Please give me your best advice, and oblige,
Yours most sincerely,
North ,Star.
You should have ten or twelve pounds more
weight. I cannot offer an opinion about your
if you will have your physician examine
it and send me his written statement I will ad-
vise you as to training. I imagine that the
feeling is due to lessened nerve force after hard
work, byt your physielan’s report would tell
me just what to advise, which I will gladly do
if you wish.
Providence, R I., July 22, 1905.
“Dear Physical Director:
I have seen many write thelr measurements to_
you, so I thought I would. Neck, 12%: inches;
6% inches; biceps, right 9 inches, left 8%
inches; from shoulder to shoulder, 1§ inches;
chest, normal 26 Inches, expanded 29 inches;
walst 24 {inches; hips, 26 inches; calves, 10
inches;' weight, 83 pounds; height, 5 feet; age,
14 years 8 months. We have baseball on warm
afternoons. I get very warm and my face gets
red and then I have got to stop playing. When
sleeping, I sweat very much. After sleeping
for a half hour I wake and find myself with
sweat. just as if I had a bath. What can I do
to stop this. Please tell me my weak points.
a Yours truly,
Harry Rosen.
Waist too large and calf too small. I confess
that I do not understand your sweating so pro-
fusely unless it Is due solely to the heat. It is
that in the hot weather you
overdo it!
. Iuly 19, 1905. |
Dear Physical Director:
As I am @ reader of your finest of fine week-
The Young Athlete’s Weekly, I take the
\berty to’ask you a few questions as to my
measurements. Here they are: Age, 1644 years;
waist, 27 inches; shoul-
ders, 19 inches; calf, 14 inches;
inches; weight, 100 pounds stripped; chest, nor-
mal 31 tnches, expanded 24 Inches; neck, 13%
inches; thighs, 19 inches; wrists,
(1) How-are my measurements? (2) How can Tt
improve my defecta?. I belong to a gymnastic
club, and I go every night, and I think 2 am
improving rapidly, Wishicg @ long life to Frank
28 inches; weight,
biceps, Ue
7% inches.
- inches; knee, 12 inches; wrist, 5 inches. |
Manley and his chums, Physical Director and all
of the readers of this fine weekly, I-am, :-
Would-be : ‘Athlete.
P. SI can hold my breath-1 Talgute 20: sec-
onds., How Is that?
(1) Excellent! (2)°I fail to note any defects.
Keep right. on. at- your club. You’ are~dolng
splendidly! fo
oe
Kerhonkson, Ulster Co., N.
Tuly 9 1905,
Dear Physical Director;
As I am a constant reader of your fine weekly,
I take the liberty to ask a few questions. (1) I
am 4 feet 8 inches tall; calves, 12 inches;. neck,
-12 inches; wrist,:7 inches; weight, 86: pounds in
street clothes; thigh, 19 inches; ankles, 10 inches;
chest, 29% inches, expanded 31% inches. (2)°
What must I do to grow and gain welght, wind,’
strength and quickness?
Yours truly,
» Leroy Swart.
P, 8.1 am ‘u years 6 months old.
Yeu are well built. Take up with general ex-
ercise~running, club and bell work, horizontal
bar and punching-bag, wrestling and © deep
breathing. . .
New. York, July 23, 1995.
Dear Physical Director: -
I would like to ask you some questions, which «°
I hope you will answer. My measurements are
as follows: Age, 11 years’10 months; height, 4
feet 8 inches; weight,
inches; shoulder: to shoulder, 13 inches; chest,
contracted 2214 Inches, expanded 2312 inches;
waist, 23 inches; forearm, 8% inches; ‘ankle, 85
(1) Are =
these measurements good?“ (2) Which are my
weak points? (3) How long should it- take me
to run 250 yards?. (4) Have a bad wind. “What
should I do to improve it? (5) Where ean I buy
gymnastic apparatus? (6) Are The Young’ Ath-
lete Weeklies trie? Hoping to see this in print,
1 remain, :
- An Ardent Admirer.
(@) Good in the main. | (2) Inch and a hails,”
more chest expansion needed;. waist too. large.
(3) Cannot. offer opinion. . (4) Improve by very.
_Bradual degrees in running distances at an easy
(8), True ©
jog. 6) Your bookseller can tell you.
as steel!
Bedford “city, Va. duly 2, 1905.
Dear Physical Director:
I am sorry to. state that having retaken my
Tmeasurements, I find that they were wrong in a
former letter, Age, 14 years 9 months; weight; 113°
pounds; neck, 13 inches; across shoulders, 37
inches; chest, normal 30 inches, expanded 32
inches; biceps, normal 9 inches,
inches; wrist, 7 inches; waist, normal 25% inches,
contracted 24 inches; thigh, 19 inches; calf, 13
Inches; height,.G feet 4 inches. (1) Please tell
me in what condition I am in? (2) What paste .
are not well developed? I remain,-a more in-
terested reader of your helpful book,
. Mason Preas.
. P. S.—I am glad to say that my. wind Is bet-
ter than when I wrote you last.
(1) Better than average megsurements. (2) _
Inch and a half more chest expansion- needed.
_ Work at breathing. @rilk in No. 27,
—
Matthews, Ind., July 24,- 1905,
Dear Physical Director:
I have read all of The Young Athlete's “Weekly
but Number 11, and I would like to know if you
have it In print.-I take the liberty to ask you
a few questions. I am 15 years old; weight, 115
pounds; chest, normal 20 Inches, expanded 33
- inches; neck, 12 Inches; thigh, 17% Inches;
Walst, 30 Inches; biceps, 9 inches; ‘calves, 11%
inches; ankles, 9 inches; wrist, 6% Inches;
height, G feet 3 inches. Wishing good luck to
Physical Director and Frank Manley, I remain,
Yours truly,
Nestor R. Schoy. .
a) Yes; all back numbers In print.
and calves too small; other measurements sat-:
Isfactory at your age, with the’ exception: of
waist-tine, which should be trimmed down. by.
(2) Neck
Vigorous exerci, especially abdominal. drills ia
Nos, as and 3
expanded 10°.
69 pounds; : neck, 103./" ¥
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