Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!uc!nic.MR.NET!ns!logajan From: logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan) Newsgroups: ca.politics,sci.bio Subject: Re: Hybrid vigor Message-ID: <1545@ns.network.com> Date: 10 Aug 89 03:28:34 GMT References: <4869@drivax.UUCP> <3411@internal.Apple.COM> <5983@lynx.UUCP> Followup-To: ca.politics Distribution: usa Organization: Network Systems Corp. Mpls MN Lines: 14 In article <5983@lynx.UUCP>, neal@lynx.uucp (Neal Woodall) writes: > Is it any suprise that Afro-Americans excell at most sports (ie, are > represented in most sports in numbers that are vastly larger than their > representation in the general population would suggest)? They have > superior genes (in general) for physical strength and stamina. I don't see this as a meaningful comparison -- apples to oranges, and all that. You would have to compare the physical attributes of american blacks with their "old" country (African continent) relative. Also, no fair comparing geographically inappropriate groups. -- - John M. Logajan @ Network Systems; 7600 Boone Ave; Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 - - logajan@ns.network.com / ...rutgers!umn-cs!ns!logajan / john@logajan.mn.org -