Deseret Evening News | 1910-01-31 | Page 9 | Johnson is Given Test of Strength

JOHNSON IS GIVEN TEST OF STRENGTH Cambridge Mass Jan Sargent physIcal director or of Harvard put Jack Johnson the heavyweIght champion of the lie world through tho strength test requIred of all Harvard athletes h at ho Hemenway e of harvard n during i the champIon m o a visit hero here This was done tIone at the request or of Dr Sargent who wished to make an examinatIon of the fighter The nation proved tho colored boxer n a physical cal marvel Johnson passed the lie tests with n a total or of poInts on an unusual record for tor the tho Harvard Gym The Tue usual number or of points made by the football players ors Is Johnson went through the various ex cx or of dIpping ott On the parallel bars hals and pullIng at tI the weights t without t tent ap apparent lb tS parent exertion tJ After rt the tests e Dr S Sac gent ent declared that Johnson was one or of orthe the strongest anti mot most perfect men ho hail had ever eer examined Johnson has hag the tho force or of a nier mer In fn his arms lum said Dr Sargent and So HO well has he developed his heft lel arm that It Is as strong as his right When I first saw sass him I thought that he too strong In his arms anns and for tOI his legs but I found hat his legs were also well veil developed and much Stronger than tho those m ot of most strong men that I have examined