11 ft. 5 in.
Running high jump 5 ft. 9 in. 4 ft.
220-yard dash 22-3/5 sec. 361/4 sec.
Miss Thompson, whose results were obtained in a psychological
laboratory, concludes that in reactions where strength is involved men
are clearly superior to women, and this is the only respect in which
she finds a marked difference:
Motor ability in most of its forms is better in men than in
women. In strength, rapidity of movement, and rate of fatigue
they have a very decided advantage. These three forms of
superiority are probably all expressions of one and the same
fact--the greater muscular strength of men. Men are very
slightly superior to women in precision of movement. This fact
is probably also connected with their superior muscular force.
In the formation of a new co-ordination women are superior.
The superiority of men in muscular strength is so well known
that it is a universally accepted fact. There has been more
or less dispute as to which sex displayed greater manual
dexterity.
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