The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, October 9, 1996            TAG: 9610090008
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   17 lines

MALE VS. FEMALE STAMINA

In response to Guy Friddell's Sept. 23 column, ``Ginsburg sets standard as VMI readies for women'': Men also have distinctive strengths. Would that some way could be devised to convey to adolescent females the stamina required to get into the ring and go 12 rounds with Mike Tyson or play across the line from Bruce Smith for three hours on Sunday. Before that ordeal, most women would quail.

RAY TYSON

Chesapeake, Sept. 24, 1996 by CNB