I'he physical level of the inhabitants in Gunma prefecture is below the national one, and poor records have always been made by the players of this prefecture in the annual Athletic meeting. Thus the auther has made public the consequence of examination about the fundamental physical ability of the players chosen in this prefecture. The items of tests were height, weight, girth of the chest, sitting height, lung capacity, back-muscle, breathholding, and pulse, and these results of measurement has been synthetically judged by the estimated standard of physical strength. The players of Judo, woman's volleyball, and field and track events are excellent as a whole. The functionary excellent items are bicycle race, swimming of middle school boy, woman's skiing, and swimming of middle school girls. The items which are very poor in physical ability are skiing; badminton, soccer, tennis, sumo -these are man's items- and woman's gymnastics. The physical ability of the players of both badminton and skiing in man's items is remarkably inferior, so that their physique and function must be strengthened. The fundamental question to strengthen the players of this prefecture will be to find out young men with a physically excellent quality, and to bring them up.
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