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Baby Stagg Jr the eight month old athletic prodigy
Alonzo A. Stagg Jr. son of Professor A. A. Stagg University of Chicago director of athletics, is described as a miniature Sandow. At eight and a half months he can stand erect, swing on a trapeze bar, balance, and rise from lying to sitting using only abdominal muscles. He began training at four weeks old with massage and daily muscle exercise. He weighs 21 pounds now and may reach 24 by age one, with routines limited to twice weekly walking sessions.
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Alonzo A. Stagg, Jr
Professor A. Stagg
University of Chicago
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Alan 20 Stagg, Jr
Yale
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