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The Question: In the light of the Olympic Games, what sport do you think is the best body developer?
Jimmy Jemail
December 17, 1956
ARTHUR DE YOUNGIntercollegiate gymnastic champion 1897-1898Gymnastics, the most graceful sport. There is no close second. It develops a perfect physique and does not merely massage the muscles, as in swimming. Furthermore, gymnastics develops a perfect sense of timing and it can be used mildly late in life to keep the body trim.
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December 17, 1956

The Question: In The Light Of The Olympic Games, What Sport Do You Think Is The Best Body Developer?

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HARRY STUHLDREHER
One of Notre Dame's famed Four Horsemen
Football is first; there's no question about it. Swimming is second. In football, you not only have to develop the body to be tough, but you must develop looseness too. So you're tough for contact and loose for movement. Anyone who plays football is in better condition for the rest of his life.

BILL WHITEHOUSE
ABC networks
Manager of sports
Boxing. That's why we call it the manly art of self-defense. Boxing develops the arms, legs, back and stomach muscles. It develops reflexes to a keen edge. The good boxer has endurance and determination. Few persons would care to tangle with a Jack Dempsey or a Gene Tunney.

DOUGLAS R. MILLS
University of Illinois
Athletic Director
Wrestlingor swimming are the leaders in body developing. These sports are particularly good developers of the upper part of the body. Other sports encompass a larger area. Football, baseball, basketball and tennis, in addition to being good body developers, also quicken the reflexes and teach timing.

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