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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 18 the stars and stripes Friday april 28, 1978 by michael.1.1 Halberstam m 0. Modern Medicine of oct  a  weakness of women is Little but a myth when calamity Jane challenged Bill cod to a shoot out that gentleman reportedly re plied Why a could t do that a am. You might git  women have since excelled in Many sports never mind other endeavours but have not reached full potential because society still discourages  obstacles come from male and female chauvinists alike who claim that women Are weaker than men less competitive More susceptible to injury including breast cancer from injuries to that part and unable to participate during menstruation. Most of these beliefs Are self perpetuating women Haven t competed because they were told they could t compete. The myth of the weak a aggressive women does t jibe with a newly reported though i believe Long standing phenomenon in which wives Are beating their husbands with in creasing frequency and severity. Nor is the weak woman myth consistent with women Sis Bosto from horse  i a Yui  Iii performance records in the olympic marathons and sports ranging fro racing to Billie Jean King s  do exist in body strength female Arm strength is about half that of the male for example but much of this differ ence stems from life style and cultural conditioning not inborn weakness. Thus while a powerful Man May be stronger than his female counterpart a Well conditioned woman can cutwork an untrained  susceptibility to injury is another argument contradicted by Many studies Snow ing that Well trained women athletes Are no More injury prone than their male counter parts. One poll of 125 coaches and trainers in colleges and universities throughout the  example revealed that Only four coaches considered women athletes More injury prone than men. All but 17 coaches favored female participation even in Contact sports like football ice hockey and boxing. But they stressed the need for specially designed protective equip Meny for women Well matched teams or opponents it makes no More sense to put a 110 getting better or. Alfred Prince director of the urology Laboratory of the new York blood Center and director of the liberian Chimpanzee testing Center spoon feeds 2v4 year old my the Chimp banana Flavoured yoghurt at the Cornell medical Center in new  was Ratering from a jaw tumor Fol lowing hepatitis vaccine experiments until doctors. Finally changed her diet and ceased their experimentation. A Pound girl at wide receiver than a 110-Poundboy and appropriate physical conditioning. The coaches polled Felt that proper conditioning by qualified trainers would significantly reduce minor injuries to women athletes and that College level women should be excluded from varsity sports unless the Yare in Good shape this statement of course applies to men As Well for women the most common hurts were sprained Ankles knee injuries and bruises while the most serious were major fractures head injuries and dislocations. The Only injuries mentioned by the coaches that were unique to women were drug related blood lots and inflammation of blood vessels caused by bruises to women taking birth control pills. And some female runners suffered leg cramps after taking diuretics to reduce water retention prior to menstruating. In general Only two types of injury were More Apt to occur in women. Because of the wide female Pelvis the Angle Between the thigh and Shin Bones is increased making knee dislocations softening of cartilage join sprains and perhaps shins punts muscle inflammation More prevalent among women athletes. Breast injuries or repeated trauma to the breasts Are not known to cause cancer How Ever. Furthermore protective brassieres an special jackets such As those worn by some women fencers can protect the breasts from injury. Legions of Champion women athletes belie the argument that menstruation impedes ath Letic performance. Use of birth control pills with consequent briefer and exactly Predicta ble periods has made any previous problems much rarer. If a woman does not wish to participate in sports during her menstrual period that is a personal decision not a Bio logical  Michel Novak has observed that men in particular should Welcome the emerging women athlete. He Points out that univer sity women have rarely participated in Tea sports and thus have been deprived of some thing even the Clumsy est male pick up Basket Ball game participant has experienced the stimulation of working Well with comparative strangers the intensity of group Effort the knowledge that losing on one Day does mean permanent defeat. Most men Are sentimental rightly so about the thrills of their team sport Days. Not Only should men try to continue this fun int adulthood but they should be glad that Young women Are Lecraig to be team winners an Good losers too. 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