ATHLETES ARE DIETING.
Dish of Breakfast Food and Fruit
Their Daily Ration.
In the interest of science two athletes at the University of Missouri are living on a small dish of breakfast food and a little fruit for their daily ration. The experiment began on December 19 and the men have each gained ten pounds in weight, although their waist lines have been reduced. They declare that they feel both younger and stronger.
Both men are athletes of more than local reputation. Dorset V. Graves, known as "Tubby," played tackle four years on the football team and was the mainstay of the eleven. He is also a baseball player. Frank L. Williams, known as "Red" Williams, played on the football team for two years and also with the baseball nine. Graves is president of the senior class and a member of the Quo Vadis Club, an organization of student hoboes.
The experiment is being conducted under the auspices of the university by Dr. R. B. Gibson, instructor in chemistry. The men intend to fast until April 1.
