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NOTE S FROM THE EDITOR

AS WE GO TO PRESS; We just rece ived word of the First Organizat ional meeting of the NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS OF COACHES OF WOMENS GYM NASTICS . . . To be held at the Sheraton Plaza Hote l, Chicago, Illinois, on March 13th and 14lli. THE FIRST organizational meeting is open to all teachers and coaches of womens gymnastics, male or female, regard less of the age or ski ll level of the gymnasts involved.

* * * * * ORGANIZING COMMITIEE consists of GENE MITCH ELL, Nat. P. E. Di rector, Am. Turners; GEORGE LEWIS, '62 Womens Coach - World Games; VANN IE EDWARDS, Womens -Olympic Coach; FRANK WOLCOTT, Springfie ld College; BUD MARQUETTE, Ca li fornia; DICK MULVIHILL, Univ. of III. HERB VOGLE, (Chai rman Pro - Tern) So. III. Univ. The Organizing Committee is endorsed by FRANK BARE, EX:ec Director USGF and COL. DONALD HULL, Ex ec Director AAU.

* * * * * PROBLEMS to be. faced: Unified leadership in teaching and coaching, support of competitive gymnastics . .. Olympic Development' 4 year plan .. . Team and C9ach Selection . .. National Judges ... Coaches Clini cs . . . Gymnasts Clinics . .. etc. FOR SPECI FIC INFORMATION: Contact Herb Vogel, Health and Education Dept., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.

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I"~ : SPECIAL NOTICE: The FIRST NATIONAL INVITATIONAL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR COLLEGE WOMEN will be held at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, St. Louis, Missouri on March 27th, 1965. For detailed information, write to: Miss Shirley Kropp, Reg. Chairman, P. O. Box 178, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Missouri 63130,

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COVER: With this edition we sa lute Grace Kaywell for her ti reless efforts to put Ba llet in it's r igh tful p lace in Gymnastics a nd for her many inspiring instructional articles pub I ished t h rough t he yea rs in the M_ G. Grace has seen a dream become a rea lity with her recent " Ballet for Gymna stics" record series, and soon to be released I nstruction books (to accampany the records).

N EX T ED ITION: We had m ore material than space in t his edition therefore t he additional Olym pic Statistics compiled by D ick Cr il ey and promised for this issue will be pub lished In the M a rch M .G., along w it h a new M .G. feature series on judg ing a nd many other specia l reparts and inst ruct ianal articles.

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VOLUME VI I FEBRUARY, 1965 NUMBER 2

CONTENTS NOTES FROM THE EDITOR _______ __ ______ ___ _____ _ Glenn Sundby 5 CHALK TA LK _____ _______ _____ ______ ____________________ ____ .__ __ _____ ____ __ ___ 6

TOKYO MEMORI ES (Part 2L _______________ ___ _ Larry S. Banner 7 USGF DI RECTOR'S REPORT ___ _ . _________ ______ ____ ___ Frank Bare 8 2nd- WORLD TRAMPOLINE

CHAMP IONSHIPS __ ___ __ ________ _ Norman R. Holzaephe l 10 BALLET FOR GYMNASTS __ ______________ _______ ___ Grace Kaywe ll 12 1964 WESTERN GYMNASTICS CLI N IC __________________ ___ ____ 14 COMPETITION COMMENTS ________________________ Art Shurlock 15 GYM SNAPS OF 1964 WESTERN CLl NIC _____ ___ _______________ 16 EAST - WEST TEAMS

WESTERN GYMNASTICS CLlNIC _____ ____ __ _______ ___ ___ ___ 20 GYMNASTlCS IN

PHYSICAL EDUCATION _________________ _ A. B. Freder ick 22 RESEARCH AND FITNESS ________ __________ ______ James S. Bosco 25 CARBON COPY _____________________________ ___________ ___ ___ Herb Vogel 26 TRAM POll N I NG ________________________ ________ ____ __ Jess Robinson 28 WH AT'S THE SCORE? _____ _______ . ___ __________ __ _____ Jerry Wright 30 HELPFUL H I NTS _______________________________ ____ _________ J im Farkas 34 SOMERSAULT DISMOUNT _____________________ _____ Jerry W right 35 COMPULSORY EX ERCISES

FOR 1966 WORLD CHAM PIONSH I PS _______ ______ ___ ____ 35 LETTERS ____________________ ___ ._______ ______________________ ___ ______ __________ __ 36

WORLD REPORT OF GYMNASTICS By Dr. Joseph Gohler

CHINA NATIONAL GYMNASTIC TOURNAl'vIENT 1964

Men: 1. Yu Lieh-feng 2. Liao Tuu-lient 3. Yeh Yi-ta 4. Chang Chien 5. Lin Chan g-shen 6. Yang Ming

\\Iomen: 1. Wang Wei-chieh 2. Chiang , Shao-m in 3. Ch iang Shao-yi 4. Lai Pei-ling 5. Chiao Yia-ying 6. Liu Hsuan

Men: Free Exercises:

1. Yi u Hsi-uan 2. Chon Shih-sheng

Pommelled Horse: 1. Yu Lieh-feng 2. Li Cheng-chi

Rings : 1. Liao Tun-tien 2. Yuau Kuo-Iiang

Long Horse: 1. Liao Tun-tien

2. Liu Chen-ta Parallel Bars:

1. Yu Lieh-feng 2. Hsu Tai-ming

Horizontal Bar: 1. Chang Chien

1. Hsu Tai-ming. Women:

Free Exercises : 1. Wang Wei-chien 2. Chain g Shao-yi

Uneven Bars: 1. Liu Hsnan 2. Wang Wei·chien

Ba lance Beam: 1. Chiang Shao-min 2. Chi-Yu-fen

Broad Horse: 1. Wang Wei-chien 2. Chiao Yia-y ing

HUNGARY - CHINA Men:

1. China 2. Hungary

1. Yu Lieh.feng-C 2. Csanyi-H 3. Varga- H 4. Yao Su·cheng- C 5. Chang-t ien- C 6. Yeh Yi·ta- C

Women: 1. Hungary 2. Ch ina

1. Mak-H 2. So Shun -chin- C 3. Tolnai- H 4. Chang Son-ye- C 5. Tin g Hshiao- peng- C 6. Banfay- H

56.90 56.60 56.55 56.30 56 .00 55.85

38.033 37.665 37.598 37.066 37.320 36.999

19.05 19.00

19.30 19.15

19.25 19.10

19.15 19.00

19.35 19.15

19.55 19.55

19.60 19.10

19.66 19.10

19.133 18.966

18.799 18.766

288.85 284.25 58.80 57.40 57.25 57.20 57.10 57.05

187.90 187.05 38.45 38.05 37.95 37.45 37.25 36.95

SWEDEN· USSR Swt'den USS R

1. Kerd emeldi- R 2. Leontiew-R 3. Woroniu-R 4. Lind gren- S S. Stoyda-R 6. Rosengren- S

WEST GERJ\lfAN REGIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. Hessen 1. Wuerttemberg 3. Rheinland

1. .Taschek- H 2. Banzhaf- W 3. Keru- W 4. Zschuuke-Rh S. Gruenefeldt- W 6. Becker- H

WEST GERMA T

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. TB Oppau 2. Tsu Heusenstamm 3. University of Cologne

1. Storhaug-C 2. Fuerst- O 3. laschek- H 4. Baum- O 5. Enenkel- O 6. Becker- H

ASIA HALL OF FAME

283.55 279.05 57.30 57.05 56.55 56.40 56.35 56.20

275.20 275 .20 268.10 56.90 56.40 55 .9S 55.50 55.1S 54.85

224.90 222.90 218.90 57.55 57.30 56.85 56.65 55.55 55.45

Yukio Endo has been named to the Helms Hall-Hall of Fame of Asia. His history is as follows:

1964 (World Trophy) Age-27 yrs. Marital- Married with one child 2 yrs. old Occupation- Teaches gymnastics at Nihon

Universi ty in Tokyo. Height-Approximately 5' 5" Weight-A pproximately 140 lbs.

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A. B. Frederick in an interview with a former Olympic skater, Dr. Tenley Albright , who is now a practicing surgeon in Boston , the Medicine in Sports Newslette r reo ports . ..

" Seeing gymnastic events for ~:Te first time in (Tokyo) , she (Dr. Albright) was impressed by gymnastics as a sport for young girls. While it requires strength and endur­ance, it also sa tisfies a feminine pleasure in grace and rhythm."

Note: For IIt/.C. readers who would like to obtain this newsletter on a regular basis please write : Medicine in Sports Newslet · ter, R ystan Co ., Mt. Vernon, N.Y.

STATE CLINIC "On the 31st day of October, 1964, was

held a state wide Girls Gymnastics Clinic at the site of Eastern Washington State College in Cheney, Washington.

Approximately 220 teachers, college and and high school students were in attendance. Instruction was given in Free Exercise, Balance Beam, Side Horse Vaulting, Uneven Bars, Tumbling and Trampoline. The in · structors were J\lIi ss Dale McClements, mem­ber of the 1964 Olymp ic Games team ; Miss Pat Erickson, instructor at Renton High School ; Mr. Thorne Tibbitts, instructor and coach at Eastern Washington State College. The gi rl s and men enjoyed a fu ll day on instruction in each of the areas. The film for compul so ry routines was shown to all. Incidently, a few film s are availabl e at a cos t of S13 if any readers are interested in buying them. Contact Mary Sarver, High. lin e High School, Seattle, Washington , for this. The clinic was co-sponsored by Eastern Washin gton State College and The Division of Girl s and Women's Sports.' '

CANAD IAN GYMNAST HONORE!>

Pictured above is Hartley Simon, Sas· katchewan's Gymnastics Cha irman present· ing the Velma Springstead Rosebowl trophy to Gail 'Iarion Daley, an 18 year old gym· nast from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This trophy' is awarded ann ually by the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada to the top Cana· dian amateur female· athlete. Miss Daley polled the highest in a year end vote to be· come the second gymnast to receive the award since it was first offered in 1934.

Miss Daley was born and raised in Saska­toon and got her start in gymnas tics at the SI. J\lIary's Gym in Saskatoon. While only 18 years old Gail has already amasssed quite a record along the gymnastics competitive trail in Canada, United States and interna· tionally. She is a three time winner of the Canadian Senior Women's Championship title and was Canada's lone female gymnas· ti cs representative at the 1964 Olympic Games. While in Tokyo she won the FIG pin for over all competence in gymnastics. She is presently attending the University of Illinois and was a member of the Univ: of Ill. team that won the U.S. National Uni· versity Gymnastics Championship last year.

Washington Clinic Instructors: Pot Erick­son, Mary Sarver and Dale McClements

MEMORIES FROM TOKYO by Larry S. Banner, Captain

U.S.A. Gymnastic Squad

Author's note : Each draft of this por tion of "Memories from Tokyo" has become less and less euphem istic. The controversial na· ture of the article requires protection of the innocent, but the behavior patterns which existed from the gymnastic team's assembly date until it s subsequent dismissal must be included in order to lend support to a superficial thesis which presently ex ists in the minds of many gymnastic followers, and to the ultimate hypo thesis with which this writing is grossly concerned.

PART II : THE TEAM Larry Banner, Ronald Barak , George Gu·

lack, Tom Maloney, Rusty Mitchell, John Muir, Makoto Sakemoto, Art Shurlock, Ar· mando Vega, Greg Weiss, and Don Wilder· oter should have been members of a team that fou ght a duel with the gymnastic pow· ers of the world. They were, however, memo bers of an organization united only by plane ti ckets to Tokyo and, without much effort, thru the course of the games, man­aged to erase even this symbol of comrad e­ship. An article in the American Turner Topics summed up the situation adequately by stating, " ... it is plain that the U.S.A. Gymnastic Teams were of no help what­soever to our national standing."

the th~sis for ' an article of this nature should not contain a unitary hypothesis or enumerate a single paradox. Indeed, the 1964 United States. Olympic Gymnastic T eam was a giant conglomeration of paradoxes. The team had " 1st four" talent, yet fin­ished seventh; experienced American judges were available, yet only one judged; some team members professed to believe in team spirit, yet the team never was united, save once; no one member did his best perform­ance even though several have proclaimed satisfaction; and, even though the team's purpose was " fight and win," a variety of non-related activities seemed to hamper the traming and competition.

-An examination ' of the evidence, that seems to support these paradoxes, would not be valid as criterian for judging our competitive team. The anecdotal records are too misleading and superficial to ac­curately answer the gymnasts' questions. I will not propose that we must be forever reading " Olympic Reports" that allow the reader to examine statements and ~peculate upon possible themes; if any theme exists. }jill Meade seems to reflect upon the pos­sibility of four Olympic Trials: two to de­termine the top fifteen-twenty gymnasts and two personality examinations for submittance to "Uni-vac" for the final selection of the most compatible "six." In contrast to the im­plied theme contained in many reports I have heard and r ead, most gymnasts would pre· fer to compete under a flag that contaim some red and white stripes and about fifty stars on a field of blue. Inverted gymnast, and shields do very little in r eference to competitive spirit.

As a student plus of the competitive na­ture of the sport of gymnastics, I submit for your examination that no man on the 1964 United States Gymnastic Team did anything more or less than his personality dictated; no gross behavior pattern of any athlete re­flected poorly upon his team. In fact, the utter and complete failure of the team to finish in a position relatively commensurate

1964 USA Mens Otympic Gymnastic team at one of the cantroversiat exhibitions hetd prior to leaving for Tokyo,

with its talents was due to the inability of each " team" member . to design his a_<;.livi:. ties to it -schedule that allo~ved' him to take every possible step toward twelve perfect exercises. (Author's note: the term "team" refers to the six competing members of the organization while the term team refers to all those who traveled to Tokyo as a mem­ber of the gymnastic group.)

Rusty Mitchell took a fin e, optional " free­ex" routine to Tokyo, while Art Shurlock and myself felt we had a few things to say ahout the side· horse medals. Greg Weiss had an ultra-difficult parallel bar exercise, even though some observers state that the " peach-kip-'L'" was weak-there have al­ways been medalists with weaker sequences, and there were this time! Makoto Sake­moto had superb potential in the " all-around event" with his excellent execution of twelve exercises. It is conjecturable that, with a fin e team performance, Makoto may have placed tenth or eleventh. The young lad was a credit to his country in his pursuit of this high ideal. Armando Vega, who evolved as the alternate, may well have been the cham­pion of the alternates ; and if his multitude of injuries were not so severe, his selection as the "seventh man" may not have been so obvious. If Greg Weiss had not been re­ceiving 9.6 for his "sit-on-the-bar 'German Giant' " during the trials and executed about one hundred "Germans" during the practice sessions, the team may have pressed Ron Barak's high-bar routine into the 9.6-9.7 cat­agory. These routines belonging to seven Americans comprised the talent that, in my opinion, could have far (outshone) the Ital­ians, who eventually evolved as the fourth place team by scoring 560.90 points.

There was other potential talent. George Gulack, the men's FIG representative, has had years of international experience, and I have personally seen him take international communication problems successfully into his capable hands. Tom Maloney's multitude of international experiences dictated his ca­pacity as judge and manager. But, even though the talent existed, the team managed only a seventh place because the team mem­bers were unable to unite in common efforts to achieve high caliber performances.

The team members were unable to unite in common efforts to achieve high caliber performances because the prevailing coach­ing philosophy was completely "non-di~ec-

tive" and, at times, non-existent. The applied " coaching" philosophy follows th3t since each member of an Olympic Team has trained and otherwise prepared on his own, without, for the most part, directed coach­ing, he should continue at his .own pace. A new schedule and/or directed training may upset the individual to the point at which his exercises would suffer in the compe­tition. The point being, each man has achieved grea tness within his own realm, and this degree of talent will "carry him through" international competition. With out refl ecting poorly upon the depth of tal­ent in the United States, may I ask the question , "Just who did we beat considering the caliber of talent we and I laugh now called opponents in Tokyo?"

The activities of the "team" members reflect the fallacy in the above stat~d phil­osophy. The coach asked the "team" mem­bers if they "would like to exhibit" a max­imum of four times prior to October 1, 1964. The "team" members voted, "NO!" The coach reported this vote to the exhibition sponsoring committee. At least one member of the sponsoring committee had done ap­proximately two months of preliminary pub­lic relations and there was some reaction to the " team members" vote. The Olympic coach was replaced as chairman of this committee. Individual members of the team were then approached by various sponsor­ing committee members with promises of "good things." The "team' 'members voted, "YES !" The coach was not in favor of the "YES" vote, but went along with his more experienced "team members." In Bakers­field, Banner pulled a foot muscle. In Cor­ona del Mar, Vega aggravated an already tender shoulder. In San Diego, one " team" member was so tired, he didn't go all the way to Los Angeles: One " team" member didn 't ge t all the "good" things promised and complained for two months. At Corona del Mar, all seven athletes were present for the first time, but the girls' team didn't come; causing a little confusion. They were advertised on posters supplied by the spon­soring committee. The coach of the girls' team didn't know his team was to be at this exhibition even though the Corona del Mar High School had supplied his equipment for a command performance before thirty enthusiastic spectators.

Part III Next -Edition.

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SCEN ES GYMNAST IC CLI NIC, TUCSON, AR IZONA

Upper left: One o f the younger porticiponts

Upper r ight: Judges in action

At left: Clinic Director Sam Bailie presenting outstanding Gymnast award to Rusty Mitc"ell

Be low: Art Shurlock instructing

At right: Veteran Erwin Volze presents Horizon­tal Bar gold medal to. Terry Higg ins.

class and instructional scenes

Z' i'tec,to~d, 1li! epo~ THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

P.O. Box 4699, TUCSON, ARIZONA.

FRAN K L. BARE Executive Director U. S. Gymnastics Federation

The 4th Annual Western Clinic was attended by more than 600 participants including four members of the 1964 U.S.A. Olympic Gymnastics Team. The East-West Meet was a high­light of the event and the competitions were extremely good. The Open Championship saw some 45 entries in each event and another well-managed competition_ Hat's off to Glenn Wilson (Colorado ) and Sam Bailie (Arizona) . . . Co­Directors of the Clinic for an excellent job of hosting the clinic. We talked about the EASTERN CLINIC last year but got off to a late start with the idea ... but we're off to an early start this year and this coming December should see the WESTERN CLINIC in Arizona and the EASTERN CLINIC in Florida being conducted at the s~me time. Consider this idea as put forth by M.G. Editor, Glenn Sundby. From the Florida Clinic we select a team to truly represent the East ... and select a similar group from the West at Tucson ... then bring them together as two six to eight man (and perhaps woman) teams to tour several large U.S.A. Cities and compete as the All-Star teams they are?

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NASHVILLE-65. is the byword for the 3rd annual U.S.G.F. NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. David Lipscomb College in Nashville is host school ,and host Coach is Mr. Tom Hanvey who led his team to the 1964 Southern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League championship. Pre-meet interest is very high and this should be the biggest and best yet ... so plan on attending. The ELITE DIVISION will utilize the 1966 WORLD'S GAMES COMPULSORIES ... which are now being translated. The CLASS "A" will use the U.S.G.F. compulsories and both sets may be ordered from the USGF Office along with entry forms. PLAN ON BEING THERE ... APRIL 16-17, 1965 ... NASHVILLE!

* * * ~- * U.S.G.F. PRESS ... has announced the publication of its latest aid to gymnastics. "CONDUCTING GYMNASTICS COMPETITIONS", approximately 40 pages of well pre­sented information on pre-meet, meet and post-competition plans which also includes sample fOI'ms for every need . This is an excellent work and we are pleased to make it available. Price $1:00. USGF PO Box 4699, Tucson, Ariz. 85717.

U.S.G.F. TOUR scheduled for Europe in the Summer of 1965. This could just be the best gymnastics tour ever from this nation. Plan on seeing the largest gymnastics event of them all the GYMNAESTRADA in Vienna, and also visit­ing European gymnastics schools and camps' ... and the prices are the absolute best. Write: U.S.G.F. Tour Directol", PO Box 611, Santa Monica, Calif.

If you haven't yet ordered the great "Ballet for Gymnastics" records ... do so right away. We have received many, many requests for them and it appears as if this much-needed project is meeting with the success it deserves .Order from Stepping-Tones Records, PO Box 64334, Los Angeles, Cal­ifornia.

* * * * * The U.S.G.F. AGE-GROUP GYMNASTICS WORKBOOK ... continues to go out to all parts of the nation and also to an astounding number of foreign countries. This graded program of compulsory routines can do much for any school or club program and belongs in every physical education library. Order from USGF PO Box 4699, Tucson, Ariz. 85717 ($2 .00 ) .

Next issue of the Modern Gymnast, we hope to have a story for you on the U.S.G.F., as it celebrates it's second year of operation. On January 7th, we passed our second birth­day and move into the third year . .. with high hopes of seeing the sport of gymnastics continue its rapid growth and development. We'll try to bring you a complete picture-story on our USGF Press ... offices ... and the picture of.where we are today after our first two grea t years!

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Below: Olympians Rusty Mitchell, Art Shurlock and Gregor Weiss along with World Trampoline champ Dan Millman pose for picture with members of The MeXican National ~ymnastlc team at the Western clinic. A theme .of International and loca l friendship and cooperation made thiS the mast congenial and productive clinic ever.

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REPORT ON THE SECOND WORLD/S TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

London, England

by Norman .R. Holzaepfel

Gymnastics Coach, University of Iowa

The official .S.G.F. trials for the U.S.A. team to at­tend the Second World's Open Trampoline Championships in London, were conducted at Southern Illinois University on January 27th. Ten (10) boys and three girls entered the competitions which featured the "double elimination" bracket scoring system that t~e team would face in London.

Men's Division: Entries : ....... _ ...... Danny Millman, Univ. of California

Gary Erwin, University of Michigan Frank Schmitz, Southern Ill. Univ. Dale Hardt, Southern Illinois Univ. Rich McCabe, Univ. of Colorado Tim Clark, Iowa State University Brian Hardt, Southern Ill. Univ. Jeff Stein, Univ. of Iowa Brent Williams. Southel'n Ill. Univ. Bob Dvorak, S~uthern Ill. Univ.

Women's Division Entries : ... ...... .... .1 udy Wills, Gulfport, Miss.

Nancy Smith, Sycamore, Illinois Vicki Bolinger, Springfield, Ill.

The competitions were fiercely contested and at the end of an hour and one-half of beautiful exhibitions before nearly 2,000 spectators the men's team was selected . . . as Gary Erwin finished in 1st Place and Frank Schmitz, finished 2nd. Judy Wills, never lost a match in tying up her first place in the women's division and lancy Smith and Vicki Bolinger had each lost one before lancy moved ahead by narrowly edging Vicki .

I had the good fortune to be selected as USA Coach for this trip (by the USG F Executive Committee) and the four youngsters and I made ready for an enjoyable trip to Lon­don. We boarded an early morning train to Chicago and then climbed aboard a T.W.A. Jet and headed for London. Some eight hoUl's from Chicago we found ourselves in a cool, and somewhat windy England. Friday (29th) was a day for visiting with other trampolinists and Saturday (30th ) was .rehearsal day in the a.m. The Royal Albert Hall . . . is as it might sound , something out of the days of old .. . with a ll the splendor and elegance still attached to this massive building. Some of the photos wi ll show the size of the struc­ture better than words can portray. The Buglers .. . re­spendant in their colorful uniforms added a classic touch to the ceremonies.

Some eleven nations took part in the opening march-in and each team carried their national colors. The Competi­tion this year featured Men 's and Womens' Trampoline ... Men 's and Women's tumbling (one pass forward and one backward) ... and synchronized trampoline routines.

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New World's Trampoline Champion Gary Erwin on trophy stand flan ked' by runner-ups Frank Schmitz and Wayne Miller.

So there it was ... a great team effort that saw the U.S.G.F. youngsters win every event and do so in truly great style. Sunday morning the entire group worked with trampolinists from other lands and . .. do what they could to help other performers in the trampoline event.

Sunday afternoon the leaders of the International Tram­poline Federation met briefly and Frank Bare and I attended the meeting and had the opportunity to present certain materials to the President and General Secretary of this FIT. The youngsters had a sight-seeing day in London the rest of Sunday and early Monday afternoon it was off the London airport and back to Chicago. From the windy city (and it was!) the team members headed for their respective schools and I back to my teaching assignment at Iowa. Four excellent examples of what the U.S.G.F. stands for ... Erwin, Schmitz, Wills and Smith. .. congratulations to them all for being great athletes and above that . . . the kind of American winners we can all be proud of . .. and also a special thanks to Bill Meade of Southern Illinois for a great tryouts . . . well done!

Above: Nancy Smith 'in action at the' London competition

Upper right: Judy Wills repeats to win her second World Championship trophy cup in a row with runner-ups Beverly Averyt and Nancy Smith also on hand to receive awards.

At right : The Royal Trumpeteers who in English tradition added flare and pag­eantry to the second Worlds Trampoline Championships

MENS TRAMPOLINE CLASS A RESULTS I . Gary Erwin (USGF), 2. Frank Schultz (USGF),

3. Wayne Miller (AAU), 4. Spencer Wiggins (S. Africa), 5. Klaus Foerster (W. Germany), 6. Jim­m ie Yongue (AAU), 7. Chris Netherton (England), ~. Michael BudenberQ (Germony ).

LADIES TRAMPOLINE CLASS A ' FINAL I . Judy Wills (USGF), 2. Beverly Averyt

(AAU), 3. Nancy Smith (USGF) 4. Linda Ball (England), .5 Barbara Galleher (AAU), 6. Barb­ara John (England), 7. Helga Floehl (Germany), 8 . Sheila Latus (Wales).

SYNCHRONIZED BOUNCING I . USGF (Erwin and Schmitz). 2. Germany. 3.

EnQland. 4. S. Africa. MENS TRAMPOLINE CLASS B

Winner: Ronnie Mointjies (S.A.). 2nd: Dave Curtis (Wales).

'LADIES TRAMPOLINE CLASS B W inner: Marijke van den Boogard (S.A.) . 2nd:

Francis Dochertv (Scot land). RESULTS LADIES TUMBLING

I. Judy Wills (USGF), 2. Barbara Galleher (AAU) . 3. Beverly Averyt (AAU). RESULTS MENS TUMBLING

I . Frank Schmitz (USGF), 2. Jimmie Wilson (England) . 3. Tie-Peter Davies (Wales), Barrie Benn (Eng land) . Other competitors: Seti Sani (Malaysia), Alex Howden (Scotland), Kent Stah l (Sweden) , R. McCarthy (Wales), Frank Rov (Scotland), Mats Kling (Sweden). USGF- United State Gym Federation. AAU-American Athletics Union.

BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS

By Grace Kaywell 3 Tanglewuod Court

I('est Palm Beach . Florida

Groce Notes GYM CLINICS

Now that Gymnastics has music for ballet eX"'ITi se, and for Floor Exeri cse Routines, the req ues ts for me to teach at Clinics has been t'~cit in g and fulfilling. The very f irst df"Illl>ll stration of the records was at Long Beach. Cal ifornia for 1\1r. Dud .Marquet te and the SCATS. Gl enn S udby was in a ttend, an ce, too. and everyone thouht hi s " vo ice" on the records gave remarkably clear ins truc· tions even though the French Terminology is sti ll a bit confusing to at hletes. Witl1 thi s add it titln to the Sport , Mr. Su ndby can ntl w teach ballet and iake pictures at the sa me time !

On my way back to the Sunshine State I s tupp"d off a t Lovin gton, New 1\'lex ico fo r the New Mex ico State Gymn ast ics Clinic. Th is was my secund visit to th a t S tate , the last time being a Clin ic at Eastern New Mexico Uni versi t Y. Dr. Joe Dickson athlet ic diredor at. ENMU has r eally given ' gymnas­t ICS a shot III the arm for hi s area by staff in a

Garland O'Quinn , 1960 USA Ol ympian. Thi~ fall , the Sta te Cl inic, hosted b y Lovington High School and d irected by Ross Black, saw 700 yo ung athletes part icipate in a un e-da y Clin ic so eff iciently r un tha t every­one had a vas t amo unt of materi a l to take hUllle and stud y. The Staff was: Ross Black and Luleet Speegle (Lovington High School) , Ga rl and O'Qu inn (Eastern New Mex ico Universi ty), Wayne Bailey (Farm in " ton High School) , Rober t H azlett (New Me~ ico State Un iversity) and Grace Kaywel1 t YMCA , West Palm Beach, Florida}. This was the firs t time tha t a booth was set up 10 "e1 1 the r ecords " Ballet for Gymnastics"

Students at Grace Kaywe tl 's first Ba llet for Gymnastics Record class at Torra nce H igh Schoo l, California, he ld in cooperat ion with Bud Marquette and the Southern Cali f orn ia Gymnast ic Assoc iation .

and the surprise of the day was that they we re purchased mostly by men!

After a r ig id work schedule all day long, the Associa tion threw a rock n ' ro ll dance for the boys and gi rl s in the evening. Those ath letes never ran out of energy ! Aft er viewing the Watusi, the Monkey, the Swim , the Dog, the Frug and various other twist in ' gyra tions, I have decided it would be simple to change the athletic warm-up . . . just

put on a Beetle record for 3' minutes and bingo! all parts of the body are warmed up-painlessly !,

My nex t Clinic took me all the way to Springfield , Massachusett s, to the New En g­land Cl inic. T his time more than 1000 yo ung people were in attendance, using 2 gyms WIth 4 arenas. Capably headed by Frank Wolcott and Diane P otter , the New England Associa tion brought instructors specializing III all phases of the Sport to inspire our yo un g a thle tes from the northeast. Bruce FreUerick was there and I believe wi ll make a [ull report on thi s Clinic in hi s column .

The day after Chri stmas and time once again for the Western National Gym Clinic, Sam Bailie and Glenn W ilson in charge. It was an other successful Clinic wi th 500 boys and girls attending from the west and mid­west. The East-West Mee t was about the best mens' mee t ever held in the Unit ed Sta tes . Most of our 1964 Olympic team mem­bers were there performing, and world champion trampolinist, Danny Millman . Tuc­son, Ar izona has wonderful wea ther and the athletes could work outside in the sun­shine fo r the most part, b ut a slight driz­zle brought us back into the gyms.

Ballet has me back to the drawing board , work ing out routines for the Floor Exerci se M usic r~orded on Step ping Tones La bel, Record ++ 1020. I hope to have a Class C ro utine availab le to all the music, and then a Class B routine. When yo u are a Class A athle te, you should be able to compose yo ur own rout ine, but I shall write one or two routines as suggestions only.

Grace Kaywetl instructing at Lovi ngton New MeXICO. Lo leet Speegle instructing on the balance beam

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WELconE TO STATE GY"MASTIC

Upper left : Connie Black(Jrd exe­cuting a split leap

Above: Instructors at New Mexico Gymnastic clinic: Ross Black, Bob Hazlett, Loleet Speegle, Grace Kay­well, Garland O'Quinn, George Gil­rhore and W ayne Bailey.

At left: Garland O'Quinn demon­strating on the paral lel bars

At right: George Gilmore instruct­ing on the horizontal bar

Below: Scenes from the Western Gymnastic Clinic. Grace Kaywell wi t h Vada Crabbe, Erwin Volze and Jack Woolery. Other scenes shaw girls class work, men's leaping full turn pirouettes and sunny outdoor workouts.

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Bus load of eager gymnasts from th'e

1964 WESTERN Cli N IC The 4th Annual Western Gy mnastics

Clinic opened on a warm , sunny day in Tuc­son, Ari zona. More than 600 parti cipants appeared from every corner and part of the nation to spend five days in classes and com­petitions invol vin g gymnastics for begin­ners, intermediates and Olympians.

The clinic featured excellent instruction by the nation's lead ing coaches and teach­ers. Three co mpetitions were held . . . the 3rd annual East-West All-Star meet was obviously the highlight of the clinic . _ . with four members of the 1964 USA OLYM­PIC TEAM participating and the World 's T rampolin e Champion, alon g with the South A fri can Garnes tram poline champ . .. and all this rolled into one fabulous evenin g's entertainment for some 3,000 spectators in the University of Arizona 's Bear-Down gym­nasium.

A women's meet followed the next evening and then the wrap-up in competittions fea­tured the Men's Open Championship _ . . with some 40 or more athletes in each event. The women'!i.. instruction was jointly con­ducted by Mr. Bud Marquette, of Long Beach, Cal. , Mr. Harold Vogel, of Southern Ill. Univ., and Mr. Dick Mulvihill of Ch<\m­paign, Illinois. Men instructors, and there were many great names in this list ___ Bill Meade (SI U), Capt. Karl Schwenzfeier (USAF A) , Dick Holzaepfel (Iowa ), J erry Todd (PCC ) , Ken Bartlett (LBSC) , Hal Frey (Cal) , George Gilmore (NM) , George Bauer (Wisc.), Don Robinson (Aurora HS, Colo_), J erry Wright (SFSC), Bob Peavy, Roy Davis, Bob Manning, Rusty Mitchell, Greg Weiss, Art Shurlock _ _ . all pitched in to help teach. Erwin Volze _ . _ still ac­ti ve and teaching after 50 years in the

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Denver, Colorado area who att ended the 1964 W estern Gymnastic clinic in Tucson, Arizona.

sport . .. was also there to add his grea t­ness to the clinic. Next years clinic _ . : will add a new fi gure . . . that being a separate gymnasiu mmr "developmental" work with youngsters. Mr. George Bauer, who did such an excellent job at this years clinic, will head up this age-group program and for the first time the clinic will fea­ture an entire program aimed at developing the kids .. _ in a gymnasium all their own.

Sam Bailie and Glenn Wilson __ . who direct this large and enj oyable event are to be congratulated on their efforts. They begin early in the fall to reund this event into shape and it takes months of prepara­tion and organization to present such an event.

Next year . . . the clinic directors have promised better classes . . . more variety in program and the usual good time by all . . . so plan on being at the fifth annual Western Clinic in Tucson . _ . and if you live too far from the golden West . . . plan on attending the First Annual Eastern Clinic in Florida . . . which should · he. a reality within a few weeks and you1I: hear lots more about it soon.

Susan Rogers recipient of the most prom­ising girl gymnast

Below: Frank Bare presents go ld medal t o Rings champ Jim Hopper of the East team. Sam Bailie presents the M<J6t Promising Gymnast .award to Bobby Dixon of t he Georgia Military Academy, Jack Beckner presents gold medal t o Gregor W eiss winner of the Par­allel Bar event.

COMPETITION COMMENTS

bv Art Shurl or.k EAST vs. WEST

Fina l Tea m Po ints: East 60, West 52. Ou tsta nding Gymnast: Rusty Mitchell, East .

This yea rs competition was comprised of so me of th e very best all·around men and specialists in the country. Gy mn asts who were National and National collegiate win· ners and placers, gymnasts of lesse r fam e, but who show outstanding progress along wi th four members of the SA Olympic team, were pitted ve ry evenly in tne Third Annual East·West class ic competition.

The meet was a thrilling specia l as the team competition was extremely close down to the final seconds of the competition. Out· standing routines were executed by gymnasts from both sides making the delinea t ion be· tween winner and loser ve ry fin e.

First event saw Frank Schmitz (E ) lead off do ing an excellent doubl e full to twisting layo ut somersault follow ed with a vcrI' pol· ished and coordinated rou tine, but which received a questionably low score of 8.8. Following him was a gymnast who was com· peting for the third time in as many years for the West, Paul Velasco (8.34). His routine was impressive and difficult with very good combination and performed with outstanding surety from a man who has barely touched the boards so to speak. Next up was inimitable Larry Lindauer (E ) from Southern Illinois. Lindauer's r outine is marked by its ex treme orig inality of move­ment which is blended into a harmonious whole. For instance he t wists his roundoff in one direc tion and immedia tely does a full twisting back somersault in the oppos ite direction, and everyone is left sitting won· dering about what he really did. His mount is a masterpiece of orig inality (Rd to R, back dive to % twist to L dive roll La hand' stand stoop through) . His score (8.25) 1 be· lieve was also slightly low. Henry Magde· lana (W ) performecJ in his perfectionistic style (9.15) where every detail of his rou· tine is worked out mathematically in his mind and del ivered in just that manner with the composure of an outstandin g soloist dancer. His score was slightly low again in my estimation. Rusty Mitchell (E) delivered his routine with a sensationlism that is synonimous with his name. His dou­ble full to immediate backward roll % turn and back dive % twist to fo rward roll were delivered .with a drive and projection that was almost orbital. He moved incesstantly throughout the duration of his exercise except for two held positions, his handstand and L Lever. Rusty however lost a couple of tenths and some of the effect of h is rou· t ine when he stepped backward on his dis· mount. His 9.3 score was deserved. R. Pas­quale (W ), the Nat'l Free Ex Champion and one of the fe,1' men who have beaten Rusty in Free·ex within the last year was the fina l competitor. Pasquale performed with slight bobbl es which are very seldom seen in his work. His routine was ti ed to· ge ther harmoni ously but not delivered with his usual fl air because on his mount he was a little awkward and sprained his ankle. This mount proved to be a chaotic experi­ence for him sin ce he landed wi th too m uch of his we ight forward causing a severe sprain to his righ t ank le. He was duly carri ed off the floor by Rusty, Warren Beers and Lou P erschke. He was back later , hi s foot wrapped in an ice pack scrutinizing t he competition. Mishap and all he placed third behind Mi tchell and Magdelano.

Fred Siebum (W) from Long Beach State (Fresh ) s tole the show from a formidable array of S ide Horsemen. I predict, Mr. Sie·

Rusty Mitchell bum, from what I. have seen of his work , and his un canny consistency will be many times a Na t'l Cha mpion on thi s event. The entire audience Iml ke into a thunderous ap· plause aft er his ve ry difficult and brea thtak­in g di smount which was preceded by a dif· fi cult routine. He used two " baili es" (na med after the E vs W meet mentor, Sam Bailie : ) which is basica lly a reverse moo re to imme· dia te travel, to imm ediate doubl e· in all on o·ne pom mel. His scissor .work was, however incongruously med iocre · somehow allowing the judges to chop him down to a 9.1 aver­age. Thi s routine should only have happened to any of the 5 J apanese gymnasts who placed in th e top nine in the Ol ympics. That same routi ne performed by any J apanese in the Ol ym pics would have developed such an ova tion th at the din of it would s till he perceptable in the a tm osphere. The only other creditabl e performan ce came from Dave Doty who in everyones es timation is go ing to be ve ry di srespec tful of his brother> sen io rity on the S ide Horse. Shu rl ock (W), Gordon (E l, Boegler ( E ) and Ryan ( E ) all with potentials of winning the event had breaks in their routines placing them behind Siebum and Doty.

A pre·meet prediction had the Trampoline event as a dual between South African Champion, Frank Schmitz and World Cham· pion Danny Mi ll man. This proved to be the case along with outstanding work from Dale Hardt (E) who ended with a fanta sti c triple twisting cody to a perfect landin g. Frank Schmitz preced ing Millman on the tramp started with a triple back followed by a very complicated and form perfec t routine, and wi th extreme height on every bounce of his routine. Millman sta rt ed wi th a do uble piked fron t with a 1% full twist on the second front. His routine was al so accom plished with perfect form but los t much of it's fl avor after he lost most of his height half way through his r outine. The move he performed prior to losing his height was one of th e. most spectacular moves I have ever seen on the trampoline (2% back to sammy to stomach cody, but not worth the expense of losing bounce.

The Hori zonta l bar saw a r elatively new­COIner Terry l-liggins win using an original pirouette out of back giants turning in the opposite .direc tion of the reverse pirouette or blind turn he ended up in a double eagle grip fo llowed by eagle giants. This move· ment plus a fin e routine and ex tremely high hecht di smount gave him first place. Foll ow­in g with .500 of a point behind was Rusty Mitchel l. Mitchell made the presentation of the medal to Higgins after he was prema­turely given the medal as the winner. J ohn Quintana of the Univ. of Denver performed some very difficult moves but a break in the middle of his routine on a gennan giant negated his chance of placing. Shurlock performin g magnificently until his double rea r in the center came fl yin g off in a blur since he forgo t to regrasp the bar with

his left hatld or he couldn't bQcause he hau so 'much speed ·Ieft over from -the eagle gian t. On e (;(J mment heard was th at he mu st · have " psyched" the judges because he was smiling on the wa y down. Huweve r, 1~emo lln14 ing the bar he finished in fine sl yle doing an excellent ge rman giant and pikeu fl y-a· way still smilin g. Larry Banner placed 3rd with a 9.2 rout·inc. His routin e was aga in marked by hi s fine style. He performs a ve ry diffi cult cri ss·carry to shoo t out % twist and stoo p through, to full twist r each und er (Takamoto), :)1, of th e way through his rout ine. Lonnie Kapp demonstrat ed an e x· tremely ' diffi cult routin e which in cl ud ed a (do uhl e ge rman ' Takam oto shoo t, hut with a lack of fluidity that consistent ly drops his sco re on thi s his bes t eve nt.

Rusty vaulted h is way to the highest score of the mee t 9.75 with a tremendously hig h piked somi vault to a solid land in g. On this va ult Rusty has probably gone higher than any other gy mnas t in the world. The only other nota bles on the Long Horse jump be· longed to Danny iVl ill man who used the same vau lt hut not with same height and fli ght.

Gregor Weiss performed a mechanically perfect Parallel Bar routine to win . Greg's front somi and one arm handstand (which was as solid as a brick wali) were his s tandout moves. Danny Garcia performing hi s best parallel bar rou tine to date tied Shurlock for second at 9.35. Danny has ex· cellent style which he combined with out· s tanding form and difficulty (flying Pir· ouette, layaway, s trueli to back somi dis· mount ) . }{usty performed a front somi be· tween the bars but lost tenths because it was done from an intermediate swing. This was one of the rare times I have ever seen him "shook up" so to speak in a com pe ti· tion. His comment following the event was that he was transfix ed on an ar ti cl e in the MG whi ch J erry Wright who was judgi ng had written about intermediate swin gs and how at all c~t they should be delted from your routine.

Still Rings was the most contes ted e l'ent of the evening. Each performance had some phenomenal aspect to it ( if not in it s t o· tality a t leas partially l. Ed Clark perform· ing a sensational rou tine except for breaks on his shoot handstand (which he does with perfectly straight arms) and on his high lay· out somi di smount despite the fact that he has only one leg. Tom Cook (8.95), Glen Ga ilis (9.3) , Warren Beers (9.05), Chris Evans (9.45) and Jim Hopper (9.5) spell­bound the audience with a phenomenal di splay of high quality rin g work that would have done incredibly well in the Olympi cs or World Championsh ips. Hopper and Evans fou ght a very close battle with Hopper win­n ing on an extremely well balanced routine. Evans fini shing with a low disloca te to a poor somi piked fl yaway after a fantasti c strength routine gave it away because of the weak dismount.

Floo r Exe rcise: Rusty Mitchell, East, 9.3 ; Henry Magde lano West, 9 .15; Richard Pas­qua le , West, 8.9; Frank Schm itz, East , 8.8; Paul Ve lasco, West, 8 .34; Larry Lindauer, East, 8 .25. Side Horse: Fred Siebum, West, 9.1; Dave Daty, West, 8.7; Art Shurlock, West, 8 .85; Jack Ryan , East, 7.9, Mike Boegler, East , 7 .85; Kent Gar­don, East 6.85 . Trampolin e-Frank Schm itz , . 9 .6 ; Danny Millman, West, 9.5; Dale Ha rdt , East, 8.8; Rich McCabe, East, 8.6; Danny Mc­Farland , West, 8.0. Dennis Sullivan, West, 6.3. High Ba r: Terry Hi gg ins, East , 9.35; Rusty Mit­che ll , 9.3; Larry Banner, West , 9.2; Lonnie Ka pp West , 8.95; Art Shurlock, 8.4;John Quintana, East , 8.25 . Long Horse : Rusty Mitche ll , 9.75; Danny Millman, 9.45; Bi ll Podia " East 8.9; (tie ) Jerry Stansbury, West , and Denni s Sullivan, West, 8.8; Larry Lindauer, 8.65. Paralle l Bars : Greg Weiss, East, 9.7; (tied) Dan Garcia , West, 9.35, a nd Art Shurl ock, 9.35; Rusty Mitche ll, 9.15; John Quintana, 8.95; Larry Banner, 8.75. Still Ring s: J im Hoppe r, East, 9.5; Chris Evans, West, 9.45; Glenn Gai lis, East, 9 .3; Warr en Beers, 9.05; Tom Cook, East , 8 .95; Ed Clark , West , 8.7 .

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MEET RESULTS WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC

GIRLS AGE LEVEL COMPETITION!! TUCSON, ARIZONA

UPPER AGE F.E.: 1. D. Lorentzen, 2. "6 . Kilgore, 3 . S.

Rogers. Beam : D. LQreptzen, S. Singrin, S. Rogers. Unevens: 5 . 'Rogers, D. Lorentzen, S. Singri'l. Vaulting: S. Richards, S. Rogers, D. Lorentzen . All-Around: S. Rogers, D. Lorentzen, S. Singrin. Lower Age Division

F.X. : I . C. Mulvihill, 2. A. Ichimoto, 3. W. Cluff , 4. P. Rose, 5. M. Hicks. Beam: M Hicks, C. Mulvihill, A. Ichimoto, L. Hamby, B. Dodd. Unevens: C. Mu'ihil', L. Nelson, W. Cluff, Tied were V. Orr, B. Dodd. VaUlting: L. Wilcox, L. Nelson, P. Rose, Tied were M. Crimmens, W. Cluff. All-Around: C. Mulvihill , L. Nelson, W. Cluff, ·M. Hicks, B. Dodd . Tumb. : P. Rose, S. Jones, L. Walek. Tramp.: L. Wilcox, J. Johnson, E. Scott.

1964 EAST - WEST TEAMS AND COACHES AT THE Teams

WEST TEAM: Larry Banner (UCLA), Danny Millman (Cal), Richard Pasquale (PCC), Dan Garcia (LA State) Steve Doty (Arizona), Chris Ev ans (Arizona St.), Lonnie Kapp (California), Dennis Sullivan (Unat.), Warren Beers (pcq, Henry Magdaleno (E.L.A.), Jerry Stansbury (A.S.U.), Art Shurlock (USA), Ed Clark (PCC), Paul Velasco (PCC), Danny McFarland (Unat.), Jerry l odd, Head Coach, Hal Frey, Asst. Coach and Ken Bartlett, Asst. Coach.

WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC TUCSON, ARIZONA tured in order

EAST TEAM: Rusty Mitchell (SIU), Frank Schmitz (SIU), Glenn Gailis (Iowa), Ken Gordon (Iowa), John Quintana (Denver), Rich McCabe (Color­ado), Jack Ryan (Colorado), Terry Higgins (USAF), Jim Hopper (Wisconsin), Bill Padea (Colorado), Larry Lindauer (SIU), Mike Boegler (SIU), g~~~hHardt (SIU), Bob Singerman (Iowa), Tom Cook (SIU), George Bauer, Head Coach, Don Robinson , Asst. Coach and Dick Holzaephel, Asst.

ON CLINICS-THEIR NATURE AND NURTURE

The appearance of the master tutor is always an exciting occasion for the attentive student. For it is through the experiences, words and actions of the elite that others re­ceive encouragement, knowledge, and skill. The novice has an opportunity to enlarge his philosophical grasp, develop attitudes and double-check technique.

A clinic, chen, may be defined as an op­portunity to observe the master teacher in action. The situation need not be a highly structured one. Observations and experience may be gained in very informal circum­stances as well as in situations having a high degree of organization.

To observe a master physician practice the art of medicine is as important today as it was in ancient Rome. Imagine yourseif in those days. An ailing victim ("cl inicus") of an accident or a disease is treated by the master in the presence of the novice. It is a rare occasion for the master is not always at the scene. Literature is non-exist­ant. The burden to learn through observa­tion is therefore one of the few ways that. you will be able to establish your own abil­ity to treat; to heal.

In contrast to the inconveniences of Rome, modern clinics are conducted in the most sophisti cated of circumstances. Modern equipment is available ; publica tions are many and varied ; reproduction techniques enable us to have specific information we desire almost as quickly as it is delivered; and transportation improvements makes pos­sible a frequent association with the out­standing members of a profession. Teaching method thus becomes a multi·face ted ap­proach to educat ion. The great teacher is only limited to the ex tent that he may not apply and integrate all of . these things into a complete and total job of instruction.

The rapid growth of technique and inno­vation today demands that we apply all of our effort in the organization and admin· inistration of clinics to be occasions for learning. This is no less true for gymnastics as it is in any other fi eld. For example, with so much being written presently in the field of gymnastics, it is doubtful that anyone person can be intimate with it all. There is a need for the person who can analyze, synthesize and predict. A simple re·hash of what has been done is not enough.

The following observations were m~ti­va ted by at least two major gymnastics clinics held during 1964. They are especially

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by A. BRUCE FRED ERICK

2125 AR MOU·R DRIVE

WILMING TON 8, DEL AWARE

isolated here because they may be described ' as having had an overall theme of " learn­ing." One, called The National Sum.mer Gymnaotic Clinic, was held at MichIgan State University. The other, The New Eng­land Clinic, was hosted by Springfield Col­lege.

At the outset we should understand that these two clinics do not in any way repre­sent the ultimate in any sense of the word. Other clinics held throughout the world and especially in connection wi th the Olympic Games could be cited as well. The perfect clinic has yet to be conducted. Since ee~­tain features of the New England and Michi­gan State clinics would be highly desirable in any "teaching clinic," we sim ply will discuss these plus factors in the overall discusssion of clinic program. What Are the Opportunities fo r Learning?

Staffing a cl inic is perhaps most closely related to quality of learning. In both the New England and the Michigan cl inics, fine staffs were brought together with definite assi"nments for each. Since no major com­petirion took place at either clinic·, the un­fortunate practice of assigning competitors to teaching sessions could not occur. Where this has been attempted the competitor will often find that there is very little time for the preparation of informative ~aterial. With time to do the proper planmng, the Olym pian or elite competitor ,~ill. do an excellent job in most cases. ThiS IS espe­cially true if he or she brings to the clinic a background of professional preparation in physical education. .

At Michigan State there was a multt-!evel approach. Elementary school teachers such as Betty Meyer of Chicago and Bruce Fred­erick of Delaware provided a wealth of prac­ti cal classroom experience. High school teachers such as Dick Richter, Jim McGraw, Jackie Uphues, and Thomas T emple were intimate with problems and needs at this level. At the college level we could list Ed Bengston, Bob Harris, Don Leas, Bill Meade and Clinic Director George Szypula.

The New England group provided a simi­lar staff capable of handling clinic attend­ees . at all levels. II) naming some of those at Springfield let us consider yet another approach to staffing. Was there enough talent available in the various gymnastic specialties? Indeed there was. On the Inter­national level we find Tom Maloney, Vince D'Autorio and Bob Freeman; gymnastics for " iris and women with Kitty Kj eldsen, Herb Vogel, Milan Trnka and Diane Potter ; judging sessions headed up by Dick Aronson

and Mrs. Kjeldsen ; gymnastics for boys, and men instructed by J eff Cardin alii, Frank Wolcott, Eric Kj eldsen and Mr. D'Autorio; tumbling and trampoline specialists were on hand as were those whose special appeal was for the professional educator. Mrs. Grace Kaywell presentee' :'er fine work in gymnastic ballet. Similar ~ <lUpS could eaSily be identified at Michigan State.

At both clinics there was ample oppor­tunity to use equipment under the supervi­sion of staff or college level gymnastic com­petitors.

Films, when used, were narrated by those who in many instances were on hand. when they had been filmed. If the use of films IS to be something more than entertamment, this is especially necessary. There have cer­tainly been times when the k~owledgeable person of international stature sl.mjlly lowers himseli to the status of prOjectlOmst. What · a waste of talent!

Another oppor tunity for learning was pro­vided at both clinics by emphasizing the par· ticipation of the novice in the prep~ration of pro"rams of competition and exhibitIOn gymna:tics. "The Night of Stars" at Michi­gan State was completely organized and r~n by those who would have the most to gam ... the participants theniselves. Under the exceptional leadership of Paul Fina and J oe Schabacker attendees learned the inside tr icks of ~utting together a gymnastic ex­hibition and then went ahead and did it.

Instead of the usual hectic environment of a tension·filled National competition, clinicians and participants worked together to plan for, organize and execute a competi­tive meet. Homemade medals, produced by the ingenuity of Jack Carr of the Michigan Clinic were treasured by the competitors as thou"h they were awarded for national ex­cell e~ce. Here again , the emphasis was on how do we do it when we get back . .. the master teachin g the novice. 700 Attend the New England Clinic

Perhaps the most impressive feature of the New En gland Clinic was the attendance of 700 participants. The Springfield Sunday R'epublican r eported that the clinic is prob· ably the largest sectional one in the United States. At any rate, it is important to know that a large number of attend~es can. and do participate in cl inics where there IS an absence of the "star" performer.

Instructors were provided with a " red car· pet" trea tment. The instructor did not need to make a personal sacrifice in order to at­tend other than to give up a portion of a' National holidav. This too should be noted

by clinic pla-n~e~-s . To get the best possible staff, the host oragnization must guarantee a feeling of ease for these people so that their full concentration will be on the job they are assigned.

The current interest in Catholic physical education was evidenced by the regular at­tendence of two Catholic nuns from the Maria Assumption Academy in Petersham, Mass. Clinic Director Frank Wolcott was somewhat taken aback when one of the nuns asked, "IvIr. Wolcott, when will the basket­ball sessions begin ?" They soon learned the meaning of gymnastics and we can look to their obvious enthusiasm to eventually make an important contribution to Catholic school physical education. Informal Atmosphere at Michigan State

The smiles of Clinic Director Szypula (who wouldn't smile) and two former Olym­pians, Jackie Uphues and Ernie Carter were typical in the relaxed atmosphere at the Na­tional Summer Clinic. More than once, im­promptu sessions developed over coffee and the noon meal as the instructors and par­ticipants related experiences and talked over new ideas.

P erhaps the theme of this article is cap­tured best by the photograph of Joe Scha-

backer --an:<r- liISyoung · dlarge~-- The spirIt of guidance under the experienced eye of the master is vividly portrayed.

Another important feature at Michigan State was the closeness of student to teacher. This theme prevailed at several social events including an outdoor evening meal as well as in the gymnasium.

The judging session conducted by Olym­pians Carter and Uphues was especially en­lightening. The discussion of "general im­pression" and its meaning was excellent and the attendees were noted nodding their ap­proval of at last being able to determine the specifics of this portion of the women's rules. Paul Fina discussed the many inno­vations in judging for men. The discussion of a team approach to F.I.G. rules as prac­ticed in the Big Ten was an interesting top­ic. Bill Meade made perceptive comments on the Olympic Compulsory Exercises dur­ing a presentation of the official Japanese films for men and women. Clinic or Competition?

What about those "clinics" in which com­petition predominates? There is nothing basically wrong with this kind of structure. These events are particularly motivating to the novice as is a baseball game where the youngster comes face to face with his par-

MICHIGAN STATE GYMNASTIC CLINIC

Upper left: 1964 Michigan Clinic staff Above: Joe Schabacker and Diane Chap­ela perform at "Nite of Stars" Right: Jackie Uphues tries out the new Free /IX" shirt At left: Mexican vis itor , Dr. Villarreal presenting the associat ion banner to clinic director, George ?zypula. At right: Clinic director George Szypul.a with Olympians Ernie Carter and Jackie Uphues

Lower left: Mass teaching technique is demonstrated by Dick Zuber

Below: Bob Marcellino directing the tram­poline act at the " Nite of Stars"

Lower right : Betty Meyer teaching

ticular idoL If the competItive side pJ eclom­inates, however, a gymnastic gathering can­not semantically qualify as a true clinic. In the true clinic, the dissemination of knowledge must be the predominate factor. At a recent National Clinic, for example, three separate meets were conducted. Two of these featured the elite performer while one was on the Jr. Olympic leveL Attendees at such an event could be disappointed to find that. the top performers were too busy warming up and competing to really apply themselves to a job of instruction. Again, these events are spectator oriented rather than being in the main devoted to teaching. The comment, "I enjoyed myself but it wasn't really a teaching clinic" is often the afterthought. What 0/ the Future ?

It is highly probable that gymnastic cl in­ics in the future will tend to emphasize the overall theme of learning. The National Summer Clinic and the New England Clinic have definitely set the pace in this direction as have many others which are sponsored by the equipment manufacturers. This year the Kellog Center at Michigan State Uni­versity will be host to the Second National Institute on Girl's Sports. We can look for­ward to this event as one which typifies

the best which can be offered in a clinic situation in gymnastics. The planning com­mittee is once again giving special empha­sis to this area. Some of the following ideas will be thoroughly explored in clinics for gymnastics in the near future .. per­haps during 1965.

1. If a clinic will be attended by a host of novice performers, more attention will be given to their exacting requirements. The gymnastic profile (See M.G. for Nov­ember, 1964, "The Gymnastic Evaluation," and "Gymnastic Profile.") will be a def­inite aid. Armed with this advanced know­ledge, all" instructor can pin point and direct his instruction to specific areas of need. No longer will we hear, " How many of you boys can do giants? " The instructor will know!

2. Clinics of the future will concentrate more on reporting research. This trend has been noted by those attending the First National Institute on Girl's Sports as well as of the recen t Western Clinic. Specialists for clinics will be in demand who can relate many research items to the practical level. Compendia of gymnas· tic research will be published as a result of such clinic efforts.

3. Gymnastic philosophy will be solidi­fied. Signs of this effort are already in the literature. Bantz of Germany philoso­phizes, " W'RO can swing can do gymnas­tics." Gymnastic movement groupings are being sought so the teacher can concen­trate on characteri stic movements in log­ical categories rather than the fru strating attempt to teach thousands of unrelated stunts. One author has assembled a basic seven for girls and women which will ap­pear in the second Gymnastic Guide of the division of Girls and Women's Sports of the American Assoc. for Health , Physical Education and Recreation. In Kunzle's excellent Olympic Gymnastic Series, the introductory chapter is devoted to a phil­osophic appraisal of the place of each event in the all-around program. Others who have expressed an interest in the same lin e are " Bud" Beyer and Jim Far­kas.

4. New systems of judging will be pro­posed to especially alleviate those who are pioneering in areas where gymnastics has reached the point where competition is desirable. Of all areas, this one should be attacked creatively and ye t should not deviate from the established International Codes. It can and will be done. Judging practices in the Big T en is just one ex­ample of an application.

5. Informal clinic sessions such as small luncheon groups will make possible the interchan ge of ideas. When a large gath­erin g of prominent teachers have an op­portunity to meet together, each should be scheduled to chair at least one infor­mal session in which idea exploring is the chief obj ective.

6. In pre-planning the cl inic of the fu­ture there will be an attempt to employ a variety of the latest teaching aids and materials. For example, the tape recorder and the relatively new GRAPH CHECK sequence camera should be thoroughly in­vestigated for possible applica tion to the clinic program in conventional and non­conventional ways. We will also look to the future for the

development of programs of action in gym­nastics based on current interest in our Congress and the Nat ional Fitness Founda­tion which at present is seeking sources of fund s to be utilized to upgrade and pro­mote sports such as gymnastics on art In­ternational level. Future prospects indeed look bright. The true clinic will show the way to excellence.

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BOOK REVIEW Olympic Gymnastics-Parallel Bars

by George C. Kunzle London: Barrie & Rockliff, 416 pp., 100

pages of plates, 125 drawings and diagrams. Price-$8.25.

"The present long-awaited work on the most widely used of all gymnastic apparatus is mu&~ larger than its predecssors. It shows with a wealth of detailed information, dia­grams and' over 200 photographs, the meth­ods for learning and building up movements which Stalder himself developed and per­fected.

In addition to the excellent features of the previous volumes (Free Standing, Pommel Horse and Horizontal Bar) , this books has new "action" drawings and a large section on very elementary parallel bar work, suita· able for teaching in schools. The strip pho­tographs have been extended to include shots of movements actually being done in the Olympic Games and World Champion­ships by top performers and conclude with the complete exercises of current champions.

With its superb photographs, hundreds of line diagrams and action drawings, and its comprehensive text, this book fulfill s the ultimate needs of everyone associated with gymnastics, from the elementary school teacher to the Olympic coach, or from the research student to the World Champion performer."

We concur heartily with the publishers of this excellent book for which many of us in the United States have waited for two or more yea rs. The gymnastic library is now incomplete without this book for it is bound to make an impact not only on the serious student of gymnastics but for those who would make some future attempt at a similar volume in any of the other events for men and women.

Starting with very elementary movements, Kunzle breaks his subj ect down into the fo'llowing :

1. Movements from swinging in support 2. Movements from swin gin g in upper arm 3. Movements below the bars 4. Strength movements and static positions 5. Mounts 6. Dismounts The final portion of the book is devoted

to the complete exercise with a very thor­ough discuss ion of composi tion. Some note­worthy points on style are: (1 ) the em­phasis Kunzle seems to place on the devel­opment of the front somersault from support to support and (2) his criticism of the ele­ment of strength now required by Interna­tional rules.

CAPSULE REVIEW

-Varsity Lettermen's Club. For coaches and teachers interested in vitalizing club pro­grams and improving quality of participa­tion. Helps define purposes and stimulate worthwhile activities.

66 pp. (241-07146) $1.75, AAHPER, 1201 16th St., N.W. Washington 6, D.C.

~OII(SIf'r A special physical education workshop

is scheduled for June 3-July 14, on the North Texas State University campus at Denton" T exas. This workshop is designed for the teacher with little or no experience in teach­ing dance or gymnastics in the public school physical education program. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to participate in the workshop. This workshop is open to both men and women who are required to register fo r the entire workshop. .

Theory, demonstration, discussion and practice in various forms of dance ana gym­nastics will be included. Co-directors of the workshop will be Mrs. Betty Benison and Mr. John J: Marcinko. Miss Ursula Angell, member of the North Texas State Univer­sity Health, Physical Education, and Recre­ation staff will serve as a consultant in the area of dance.

Six semester hours credit (undergrade or graduate) will be granted. The registration fee is $37.50 (in-state) the same as a six­weeks summer term. Applicants will be ac­cepted in the order received. For further in­formation write: Dr. J ess Cearley, Director Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, North Texas State Univer­sity, Box 5307, North Texas Station, Den­ton, Texas.

NEW TOOLS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PHYStCAL EDUCA TtON

The classroom teacher, and indeed the ele­mentary schoo l ph ysical education specialist­is always on the lookout for new and betfer ways to teach young children beginn ing skills­o ften without much preparation f or the task .

PROGRAM AIDS has recentl y deve loped · COMBO-GYM *. Thi s unique concept prov ides simple, basic equipment to teach tumbling and gymnastics. A complete instructional course f o r the teacher is prov ided with each set-plus large illustrated wa ll charts.

Both sets feature apparatus priced to meet even the most exacting budg(Jt -equipmen'l that is portable- usable indoors or outdoors. Modified parallel bars, side horse and buck,

·take-off board, mats and law balance beam are quickly convertible for a. variety of uses. You have to see this new equipment to realize its tremendous potential for learning movement education w ith a purpose.

For complete details on COMBO-GYM*, and 90 other new and unique products write to The Program Aids Company, Inc. at 550 Garden Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York .

James S. Bosco, Ph.D. San Jose State College

RESEARCH AND FITNESS

This is the second of a series of articles dealing with the effects of participation in gymnastics activities on the heart and circulation. The foLlowing series will deal with the mechanical and kinesiological analysis of gymnastics moves. Articles are still being accepted for both series. Please forward material to the above address. ROBY, Frederick B., "The Effect of Training in Gymnastics on the

Electrocardiogram," Urbana: M.s. Thesis, University of Illinois, 1954. Pp. '70.

P URPOSE It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effect of train­

ing in gymnastics on the cardiovascular fitn ess of young boys using the electrocardiogram to determine these measures.

METHOD An experimental type of research using the single group pro­

cedure was f1lllowed in this study. Twelve young . boys, ranging in age from 6 to 12, served as subj ects for this experiment which was conducted during the fall , winter, and spring of the 1953-54 school year. This study was divided into two stages : pre-training and post training. The pre-training elctrocardiograms were administered in early October with the post training tests being given in the latter part of May. During this 8-month interval , these boys took part in a gymnastics training program held once a week for approximately 1 hour. The Sanborn Viso-Cardiette was used with careful attention toward proper operating procedures and standardization. Segments of the tracing measured were P , R, S, and T-waves, the QRS, P-QR, Work and Rest intervals, and the Rest/Work ratio. The mean changes over the 8-month training period were evaluated using sta­tistical and graphical methods.

RESULTS An analysis of the data showed that the amplitude of the P -wave

either decreased or remained the same in 10 of the 12 cases. How­ever, the mean decrease in P-wave amplitude was not significant stati sti cally. The R-wave was found to decrease in 8 of the 12 cases, but again , the mean change was not significant. The S-wave ampli­tude increased in 10 of the 12 cases. There was an increase in mean scores from 12.925 mm. to 16.291 mm. The increase was not signi­fi cant . The T-wave amplitude decreased in 8 of the 12 cases with no significant mean change. The Rest/Work ratio increased or re­mained the same in 8 of the 12 subj ects. Again the mean change was not significant. The graphical analysis revealed particular trends for the R-wave, T-wave and Rest/ Work ratio to increase with age. The P-wave decreased; and the S-wave showed a decrease after the age 10.

TABLE I COMPARISON OF MEAN CHANGES DUE TO

8 MONTHS OF GYMNASTICS TRAINING (N=12 )

Variable Mea n Obtained 1%

Change C.R. Level

Amplitude of P-wave -. 1667 .4133 2.074 :.1 .819 Ampl itude of R-wave -3 .324 .9478 2 .074 2.819 A m pl itude of S-wav e 3 .365 1. 7403 2.074 2.819 Ampli t ude ' o f T-wave -.417 .417 2.074 2.819 P-QR Interval - .0064 .0643 2.074 2.819 Rest / W ork Rati o .0 55 .0136 2 .074 2 .819

Table I - reveals that no sio-nificant chan o-es occured in the ECG measurements at either the 5% or 1% level s.

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Fig. 2. * An Enlarged Drawing of an Actual Electrocardiogram. Each single square of the graph represents on millimeter. Measured in the horizontal , each millimeter represents a time interval of 0.04 second, therefore five millimeters equals 0.2 second. Measured in the vertical, each milli­meter represents 0.1 millivolt of current. The duration of the intervals and the amplitudes of the waves are shown in this tracing.

" From 1. H. Sigler, The Electrocardiogram, Its Interpretation and Clinical Application, New York: Grune and Stratton, 1944.

INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

Although no significant change occurred in the group mean, the author made the followin g interpretations :

1. The trend of the components pointed to a lowering of cardio­vascular effici ency over the 8-month period.

2. The lowering of the P-wave was considered a poor adju~tment since some studies have shown the P-wave to decrease ' due to fatigue.

3. The decreases in the Rand T-waves were considered poor adjustments since some studies have shown an increase in these waves with training_

4. The increase in the S-wave was considered to be a poor ad­justment since it is reportedly diminished in Olympic athletes.

5. The slight decrease in the P-QR in terval was considered a poor adjustment since studies report a lengthening with ex­tensive training. 4

6. A good adjustment was made by an increase in the Rest/Work ratio which represents the time during which the ventricles are resting, over the time of ventricular work.

CONCLUSIONS He concluded that:

1. The gymnastics training was not the proper kind of training to increase cardiovascular fitn ess.

2. The electrocardiogram wave amplitudes were more affected during this training period than were the time intervals.

3. The training did not .occur frequently enough to produce any appreciable effect on the heart and circulatory system.

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ADVANCED GYMNASTICS FOR WOMEN

INTRODUCTION TO A NEW SKILL DEVELOPMENT SERIES

by H. Vogel

For the past several years, from 1959 to. be specific, thi s writer has been able to manage a few articl es each season devoted to the development of the advanced women in gymnasti cs.

To the advanced female performer or to the aspiring youn gs ter directing her in­terests and effort s toward the attainment of the ad\'anced skill level ... the acq ui si­tion of diffi cult skill s and perfec tion oi technique is highly im portant. Judging by some of the work seen in the many clinics and competitions across the nation , the coach-instru ctor as well as the gymnas ts place a good deal of stress on mastery of the " Big Trick". In some instances this emphasis on the " difficult" has paid divi­dends ,particularly when we compare to­days women with the female gymnast cf less than a decade ago.

The casual reader might say , "Then why the poor showing of our team in Japan? " If our wom en have deve loped so markedly , why can' t we climb into the winners circle ?

Both questions have the same answer and that answer has little to do with the atta inment of skill of your countries repre­sentatives but can be directed toward a sys tem of administration and training that simply has not kept pace with the demands placed upon it, either nationally or inter­nationally. While the gymnasts have grown , mostly du e to personal, and some coach direct ed, incentive ... we still find judges throwin g scores upon direction or basing their evaluations upon uninformed, unprac­ticed, and opinionated whim. We still fino point "chipping", favoriti sm, and politics . . . politics which fields an Olympic group of individual competitors . .. not a trained, di sciplined Olympic team. To further de­ve lop this point would merely des troy the purpose of this art icle which is aimed merely to ass ist in the development of the skill of the gymnast, but you the casual reader, must press to improve well assured, there will be no tinkl e of metal or sparkle of gold either in 1%8 or for that matter, in our life­time.

Of the total problems that faces United States Gymnastics, the development of skill is the easies t to solve or at least, less in­volved. Certainly, without the slightest doubt , PROGRESSIVE skill development is the most effective way to learn or to teach. To build skill upon skill is not only rational but physiologically sound.

But regardless of what method that is em-

'iA

CARBON COpy By HERB VOGEL Womens Coach

Southern III inois University, Carbonda Ie, III .

ployed . . . the crash attack or sys tematic approach ... one factor remains constant. READI NESS !

READI NESS to learn is a combin ation of ment al, psychological and physical prepar­ation of each individual gymnast. Readi­ness is part and parcel of both the gymnasts abi li ty to lea rn , as well as the coach-in­structors ability to teach , any given skill.

In this writers previous articles he dealt primari ly with what might be termed Men­tal Readiness, in that it provided through words, descriptions, pictures and sketches mean s to assist the reader to understand the va rious components of specific skill s. Compon ent s as timing, body position, rota­tion, angles of force, etc.

Psychological Readiness is possibly more complex and the least understood of any of the readiness categories. Dealing with at­titudes, des ires, fea rs, and a net work of many emotional fact ors is diffi cult to pin down. For the purpose of learning skills, it is the deep urge to excel, show off , to be "better than the next guy."

Physically Readiness- possessing the "raw materials" to bring the skill off . Include. strength , fl exibility, endurance and coordin-ation. .

All three of these components can be found, in varying degrees, in all levels of gy mnasts but realize that . . . the READI­NESS TO LEARN, to achieve and to ex cel is directly proportional to the degree that each of these components is develojJed in each individual.

This then is the purpose of this new series of " Carbon Copy" articles, to exemplify the necessi ty of readiness and extend a few ideas that may be helpful to the reader, gymnas t or coach-instructor.

PHYSICAL READINESS Physical Readiness is geared to all levels

of skill learning ,the bfog inner or the " Elite" performer- there is no exception, or distinc­tion if the next step on the skill ladder is to be negociated.

Let us for the ' moment take a beginning gymnast' attacking the problem of uneven bar mastery. The coach might say, " Let's have a go at the kip. " Through a verbal description , possible physical demonstration or through the use of film the beginner is given the mental " Know how" of the spe­cific skill to be att empted. Even through manual assistance, "spotting" devices nlld other techniques are employed to "carry" the gymnast through the stunt or give her the " feel" of it . . . she still can't bring it off. The required movements cannot be coordinated effectively, perhaps due to insuffient strength or the range of motioll is hampered due to insufficient fl ex ibility. She is not, physically ready.

The elite performer, even the national

champion, might well find a defi ciency in physical readiness in isolated situati l) ,lS. For example, she may wish to include a new stunt , such as the " straddle swing to a handstand ' 'on the balance beam (see MG April '64) or perhaps merely go the UltI­

mate in extendin g her forward swing in the glide kip. In the former it may be lack of arm st rength specific to the movement ano in the latt er it may have stomach, shoulder girdle or wrist strength inadequacies.

In time, each of the skill level performers cited, would master the given skill through repetition of the· movement , refin ements in coordiation and in developing the strength specifi c to the movement. This could take days, weeks, months and even years. The elite performer sometimes does not have that needed time between major competi­tions and team trials. To catch up to and to pull ahead of our European friends, a short cut must be ava ilable to physical readin ess, fortunately there is that short cut available and merely must be applied to women's gymnastics.

BOOK REVIEW

SHORT CUTTING PHYSICAL READINESS

"Two Man Isometric Exercise Program For The Whole Body"

By: Robert R. Spackman, Jr. R.P.T. , M.S. a Wm. C. Brown Co. , publication

Bob Spackman, Athletic Trainer and As­sistant l:'rofessor of Physical Education at Southern lllin ois University , condenses the. years of his experience in the fi eld, bringo to the public a practical, useable se ries of isometric and "stretching" exercises that can be adapted to all sports, but in partic­ular, women 's gymnastics.

One of the better Isometric Exercise text3 in print, is technically a key to the develop­ment of the strength aspect of physical readiness for gymnastic learning, as an -3iJ to improve the performance of the elite ' gymnast. Spackman states, " All aCllvJtles, sports and occupations req uire a cer tain amount of strength . Up to a point, the mor(; strength one has the better he will be able to perform". F urther he indicates, " the stronger ath lete usually is the better athlete with a long, injury free, career. "

It may be indicated that a program of Iso­metric Contraction exercises not only assist in physical readiness but can also be of remedial in nat ure. The remedial effect of an " Ie" program can be illustrated using Dale McClements, top U.s. Woman scorer in Japan. Dale came to S.LU. with a shoulder injury which limited from parti ci· pating in the first Olympic trial held in Sar­aso ta last Christmas vacation. Through the use, under the supervision of trainer Spack-

man , of supersonic sound trea tment , hea t and the prescription of isometric s trength · enin g exercise specific to the injury she regained the needed strength and painless range of shoulder motion necessary to per· form effectively and confidentl y. Further simil ar examples wi ll be ci ted during the seri es of articles devoted to thi s subj ect.

Certainly, the general reader may rega rd the "Spackman work", as an " IC" program des igned for men. Fur ther cr itics of the " IC" system or any strength system usual dwell upon muscle body increase. The l C system produces bulk or muscle size in far less proportion than a program of a ll around gymnasti cs, its desing is to increase power not muscle size. The Spackman book is de­signed for men but it is fully adaptable to women's sport s improvement.

The book now recommended, " Two Man Isometri c Exercise Program for the Whole Body", by Spackman is a series of illus­trated exercise, period. Exercises of resist­ance nature are pointed to the strengthenin g of specific muscles and muscle groups that when strengthened will assist our perform­ance in the specific skills for which they were employed.

Our problem, yo urs and mine, is to adap t these exercises to specific womens gymnastic movements.

The subj ec ts used for illustration in Spack­mans tex t are Fred Orlofsky, 1960 US II'Ien Olympic team, and Chuck Ehrlich, 1964

CAA S till Ring Runner-up. As a matter of fac t, the slight framed Ehrlich, gives grea t cred it to the isometr ic exercise program in the development of his specific still ring strength.

The illustrations, provided through the courtesy of the Wm. Brown , Publishing Co., give two exercises which adapt quite easliy to women's needs_ Follow ing articles in thi s seri es will illustrate female gymnast in a few of the isometric exerc ises which make add itional app licat ions based upon their spe­cific needs.

Note : Copies of the test review can be purchased directly through Mr. R. Spack­man Jr. c/o the Dept. of Men's Athletics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Il ­linois, or through the Wm. Brown Publishing Company, 135 So. Locust St. , DeBouque, Iowa.

Illustrated now are four Isometric exer­cises, selected at random from the Spack­man "IC" guide, to adapt to " Physical Read­iness" for the KIP.

S pecific strength needed in the shoulder girdle, abdominal region and additional hold­ing and controled action of the hip , baek and thigh area. These exercises, as illus­trated , show only development of a speci­fic area that one would like to strengthen.

EXERCISES Description

Chest Exercises- Pull your arms straight down toward your hips: a. Raise your arms directly overhead with

your elbows straight, palms up, and the back oj the hands on the jloor.

b . Y Ollr partner grasps your wrists and at­tempts to hold th e backs oj your hands to the jloor, as you lijt your arms to go down to your sides, resisting j or six

seconds . Arrns straight. c. Switch positions with partner. d. Each man does the exercise three times .

THIS IS THE F IRST PHASE OF T HE AR?vI-C H EST-SH OULDER ACTION OF T H E GLIDE KIP, YOU WILL F IND THAT IN GIRLS THIS IS THE WEAK RA l GE OF STRENGTH, THE FIRST 15 to 30 degrees OFF THE FLOOR. Gives indica­tion that the full ex tension of the glide, the truely beautiful long swing ac tion, is imposs ible with out thi s initial strength in thi s range of movement.

I n isometric exercises we find that the exercise, as a bove, must be repeated at var ious positions throughout the complete movement ran ge to develop complete move­ment power. This will be illustrated graphi ­ca ll y in the followin g arti cles in this se ri es but as an example for understanding now , it is sugges ted that the suggested exercise be repea ted, one se t of three, six seconds of res istance each, a t five different positions through the full ann movement that is used in execut in g a kip . As r esistance for floor to 30 degrees, from 30 to 45 degrees; from 45 to 60 degrees. 60 to 90 degrees and then from 90 degrees press ing down with the arms at corresponding intervals until a nn ac tion of the kip is completed. You will find your grea test strength from the 90 deg ree position pressing down a nd an­other very weak pos ition on the last 15 de­I'rees just before the arms reach the thighs. Might give add it ional indication why some girls mu"t " lay" into the bar to complete the kip and thus have diffi culty to com bin e effecti ve ly with other gymnastic movements as hip circles, casting to long hangs, or to free hip circles.

A bdominal Exercise- In these exercises we will indicate that the partner gives re­sistance to the perjormer. Tha.t each exer­cise is given six seconds oj resistance and re­peat three times.

Similar to th e rtbove description, the gym­nasts and coaches must SELECT SPECIFI C POS ITIONS THRO UG H THE COM PLETE KIP MOV EMENT TO MA K E THE " IC" ACTION EFFECTIVE TO THE TOTAL R ANGE OF M OTION.

To fur ther illustrate how " Two Man Iso­metr ic Exercise Program for the Whole

Body", the man ual by Rob!'rt R. Spackman, can be adap ted to develop "Phys ical Read i­ness" for the women gym nast, one add i­tiona l exe rcise has been in cluded to dep ict how you, coach or gy mnast, may li se your imagination, ex perience and background to deve lop exercises to meet yo ur specific needs.

Ba.lance Beam. : How many tim es have yo u att empted to maintain your balance or seen a gy nm ast a tt empt to hold balance by the altern ati ng contraction and/or r elax in g the upper trunk. In ex treme situations, the gym­nast lock her hips and thighs and waves the upper body in "w illow tree' fashi on. Ex­amp le- cartwheel ... wo bble, wobble, from sid e to side etc.

Perhaps the lateral holding strength of the trunk plays an im portant ro le in thi s exampl e. One side, through normal every­day use is stronger or weaker then the other. When we are called to hold a stati c posi­tion one side offse ts the other and we "wob­ble" in compensat ion. The followin g exer­cise may ass ist in the development of thi s la teral strength.

EXERCISES Description

Lateral Sit -up : a. Lie on your right side with your right

ann across your chest. The lejt arm raised to the side ior balance.

h. Y Ollr partner sits straddling your thighs ior stabilization.

c. ·Raise you r lI.ppe r body ojj the jloor later­ally as high as possible.

d. Your partner attempts to push you down to the ground with his hand on the side oj you r chest, resisting jor six seconds .

e. Switch positions with partner. ./. R epeat on each side three times .

This introd uction to " physical read iness" fea turin g the man ual , "Two :'>'lan Isometri c Exercise Program for the Whole Body" by Hobert R. Spackman, shall be followed by a ser ies of sim ilar ar ticles which should as­sist the reader to tai lor an "IC" program to fit specific needs of the individ ual. It shall illustrate some direct adaptations of these exercises to the women gymnast and suggest some remedial work that may help in the prevention and recovery of injury.

On e must keep in mind that in addition to the development of " physical read iness' it is an exerc ise program that cim be in­cluded in a daily workout situation wi th a very brief alloca tion of time and eli minates the awkward, cumbersome and oft consid­ered, unlady like, bar bell training.

The only requirement is a small amount of time, consentrated effort, and a bit of im aginative-professional thinkin g in the sel­ection, adap tation and use of the Isometri c Exercise program.

TUCSON CLINIC We were very impressed with the 1964

Tucson Gymnastic Clinic. This was our third year at Tucson and each year the clinic im· proves tremendously. Attendance has grown by leaps and bounds and yet instruction seems to ge t better as years go by. George Hery handled trampoline classes this ses· sion and an excellent job.

Most of our group are new this year and had never witnessed a big meet. In addi­tion to seeing top performers throw big tricks, the height, control and form made quite an impression on . them. They have shown a great deal of enthusiasm toward learning since their return. And- Io and behold- because of the clinic, a group of our boys have decided to take ballet train­ing. We have been · urging them in this direction for some time but it took Miss Grace Kaywell's ballet classes to ge t t hrouah to them the importance of this type of train­ing for tile gymnast.

Highlight of the clinic for trampolinists was Frank Schmitz's double defeat of Danny Millman . Frank performed beautifully in the Eas t-West Meet to beat Millm an by .05 and then did even better in open compe­tltlOn and won by a larger margin. Fol­lowing are notes on trampolinists in attend­ance : Frank Schmitz

Frank was fanta stic. He was great last year but he is really sharp this year . In practi ce he turned two triple backs in swing three different times. First two he touched his hands on the bed in landing but on the third attempt he came out standing up. Then he turned a barany-in, triffis (barany­back-back ) and finally, in the heat . of ·the workout, performed a full twisting 2% back (back with full-back- % back). '

His competitive routine seemed easy after watching the workout. He mounted with a triple back , middle of his routine con­tained double backs in swing and twisting somersaults performed high, with good form in center of trampoline, and he finished with a full-in fliffi s to stomach back with full twist-% back), double cody. The routine had ample difficulty and was performed beau­tifully.

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Danny Millman Dan performed a respectable trampoline

routine but simply was not in top shape. He has devoted most of his time to All Around lately and has neglected the tram­poline. To be a top contender on this ap­paratus one must devote some time to it every day. Dan's routine started with a Rudolph-out fliffi s (double front somersault with a 1 % twist in the second somersault ) used a 2% back somersault in the middl~ and, like Frank, ended with a full-in fliffi s to stomach, double cody. He had planned to use a piked double back and expected to pike the full· in fliffi s but didn 't have enough height or control to manage it.

Dan's one consolation was that he placed 9th in a field of some 30-odd All Around men ( including some Olympians) at · the cl inic's open competition. Dale Hart

This was our fir st opportunity to see Dal e perform. H e twists so well one can easily mistake his quad twist for a tri ple. He per­form ed back with full , double, triple and quad twists in swing ( in th at oTdeT) sev­eral times. He also performed this month 's "Unusual Trick" for us a couple of times. When he develops a style and acquires more precise form he will be hard to beat. Rich McCabe

Rich has gained quite a bit of control since he was at the CAA nationals in Los Angeles last spring. He is working high and WIth good form and needs only a little more difficulty in order to place high in this year's nationals. Mickey Snap

When Mickey Snap came to Tucson he had only a double back, barany out fliffis and a back with a full twist in t ~, e way of difficulty. However, he had worked these stunts into a routine, working high and with good form , and looked like a champ. While at the clinic he learned a Rudolph and back with double twist. Becau£e of his desire and ability to learn we pick him as the boy at the clinic showing the most potential. Many Others

There were quite a number of trampolin­ists there just learning stunts, some fairly difficult stunts in some cases. One bcy turned a triple back with the aid of a kick (or kip ) from a friend. Many were young and not too concerned with form and rou­tines, but this is how most trampolinists start. We were surprised to find such a large number of these youngsters from Denver. There should be some great trampolinists from that area in a few years.

Again we'll say-we were impressed with the clinic. If you are a gymnast or are in­terested in gymnastics and haven't attended, try to get there next year. It will be well worth your time.

TRAMPOLINE TEAM from Lay fayette, La. , supplied bulk o f trampolinist s for North­South meet at recent Sarasota Clinic. From left to right: Jim Anderson 3rd· Newton Elbertson, 6th; J im Yongu~ 1st: Don Waters, 4th. David Jacobs of Amar~ illo Texas, was second.

JAPA NESE All J apan Trampoline Championships,

sponsored by J apan Gymnas tic Federation, ,~ere held last Nov. 11 at Osaka City Gymna­SIUm, J apan. Competition was light due to the fa ct that the Gymnastic Federation has a minimum age of 18. There were 13 men and 7 women contestants.

Winners were : Men- 1st C. Kato, 9.5; 2nd . R. Ogata, 9.45; and 3rd T. Hasegawa, 9.4. Women- 1st M. Omote, 9.0; 2nd Y. Noda, 8.7; and 3rd K. Murakami , 8.6. Competition was held on a l -%-inch nylon web bed.

Kato's winning routine was back with full twist, layout back, double back, back with double twist, back, 1 % front with % twist to stomach, cody, back with double twist, back, double back.

T . Hasegawa performing at the All Japan Trampoline Championships. W omen in background are performing team exerci ses.

ROD P ACK We can hear readers saying . .. "What

can sky diving possibly have to do with gym­nast ics or trampoline?" Well , it 's this way .. .

Back in 1957, our fi rst year in business, we were giving lessons on an improvised pit trampoline iQ back of our store when a yo ung man doing some carpentry work a couple of doors away saw the acti vity, came in and signed up for lessons. His name was Rod Pack. He was unbelievably coord inated and learned r apidly. For ex­ample, when he was ready to learn a % back somersault he not only learned the % back but al so learned to swing out of it wi th a cody . . . all in the same hour lesson.

Wi thin a year Rod was turning big tri cks. He was first of our grou p to learn a tr iple b ~c k, and this was in 1959 when tr iple backs were very scarce. His cody wi th a triple twist was also the fir st we had seen. He worked exceptionally well forward from his back and would quite oft en swing three full twisting double porpus (double front somersault from back drop to back drop with full twist in first somersault ) . He actually performed four of these in swing but we had forgotten this when we quoted only three in " Unusual Stunt or W ild Rou­t ine" Sept-Oct. 1964 issue of M.G.

In 1960 Rod fell in love wi th water sk i­ing and we saw very l ittle of him that year. After water sk iing came sky diving. He really went all out for th is sport. He jumped more than 300 times in one year, aver aging almos t one j ump a day. H e enjoyed jump­ing so much that he alm ost enlisted in a branch of the armed forces in order to be on a sky divin g exhibition team.

In add it ion to t rampoline, wa ter skiing and sky diving, Rod r ides motorcycles, uni­cycles and horses, swims, dives, races boa ts and cars and ' we felt he should make use of these talents. We suggested he try to become a movie stunt man and when he expressed interest we asked a couple of fri end s to help him get start ed. He was a natural for the business and did well from the beginning.

Rod Pack Sky Diver

About a year ago he came in and said , " I've thought of a grea t stun t. I've go t to try." He figu red he could jum p out of an airplane WITHOUT A PA RACH UTE, pick one up from a fellow sky diver, put it on and land safely. We d iscussed the stunt and no matter how we tri ed to discourage him he was certain he was going to a t­tempt it. We mentioned Rod's idea to some of our close fri ends, many of whom ex­pressed doubts about his sanity, but when months went by with no more mention of it we assumed he had given it up. Then, as fat e would have it , one of our fri ends was talking to producers of a television docu­mentary called " The Bold Men" which has to do with people who make a livin g risk­ing their lives and the jump was mentioned. The TV peolple tho ught it was great and called Rod. If you saw Jan. 15 issue of Life

Rod Pack Trampolinist

Magazine yo u know that the jump was made and that it was successful.

Rod made some minor adjustments on his parachute harness so the ' front ( reserve) chute could be sna pped quickly into place and then made half 'a dozen practice jumps, taking the chute from his par tner , Bob Al­Ien, and snapping it into place. For these jumps Rod had his regular chute on his back. Since he had only one chute and Bob had th ree, there was some concern about the weight di fference. To compensate for thi s, Rod used a 30 pound weight belt in the actual jump. They planned the jump at 15,000 feet but the plan had too much gas to reach that height so ' they went a t 14,000. The temperature in the plane be­fore the ju mp was two below zero. Bob had in structions not to let go of the chute un til Rod had it securely in his grasp so when Rod grabbed it Bob wouldn't let go. Rod had to nod OK before Bob would re­lease it. The wind against the chute was quite a problem, but the real danger was keeping balance while hooking the chute in place. 11 his head went down (or feet up) he would somersault out of control and probably lose the chute. Fortunately, all went well and Rod made it with time to spare-a few seconds at least.

And so, as for the connection bet ween trampolining and sky diving .. . most sky divers go out of cont rol at one . tlme or another when they learn to sky dI ve. Rod P ack never did . We like to think it was be­cause of his trampolining that he is so well oriented and has so much control in the air.

UNUSUA L ST UNT OR WILD ROUTINE Randolph out f1iffi s (double front. somer

sault with 2 lj2 twist in second somersault ) performed at the Tucson Clinic by Dale Har l of Southern Illinois University.

RECORD OF THE MONTH ,16 double porpus (double front somersauli

from back drop to back dro p, sometimes called double bailout ) performed at Tucson by Albert Heinrich of Denver, Colorado.

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IIWHAT'S THE

SCORE?/I

I:ly Jerry Wright Sail Frallc i ~co State College

DI D YOU KNOW THAT? Compulsory exercises were not used in

National Open Championship meets in the United States until the 1927 rules listed and explained the compulsory exercises that would be used for the next championship meet {presumably · the 1927 meet}. With com pulsory exercises to be performed in each of the all around events except calisthenics (fI~r exercise) only one optional required -open only to all-around performers-with a time limit of not more than 2% minutes}. The' height of the long horse, by the way, was to be set at four fee t.

DID YOU KNOW THAT: Although the offilcial r ecords do not show

it the first national championship on the trampoline was won by J ames Garner in 1947. The trampoline event was held as a special event during the 1947 AAU cham­pionships hosted by the Dallas Athletic Club and their coach, Charlie P ond, and drew 10 entries.

The trampoline was not recognized offi­cia lly until the 1954 National AAU cham­pionships a t which time the event was won by Robert Elliott of the Maverick Boys Club of Texas.

In the meantime the trampoline was con­tested as a special event with Robert Schoen­dube of lVlichigan winning in 194B, Edsel Buchanan of Michigan winning in 1949 and 1950, it was not held in 1951, then Frank LaDue of Iowa won the special event in 1952 and Richard Gutting of Florida State cap tured the title in 1953. Trampoline rules have changed significantly, as one might imagine, in the short history of the event.

{this writer would greatly appreciate any corrections that might be in order concern­ing the followin g information- also any dates that might be supplied} .

In the fi rst years of competition a tram­poline performer was given 45 seconds in which to perform a routine (that is equal to about half again as long as a present day 11 stunt routine will last. ) This was changed to three routines of B contacts each with a 10 second rest between the second and third routines.

This rule was then changed to one that specified that two routines would be re­quired with 10 contacts in each routine and with a 20 second res t between the two routines.

This was consequently changed to one rou­tin e of from 10 to 12 contacts and this has now evolved to our present system in which the rules specify that a routine should consist of eleven prin cipal parts.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March 3 Wed March 5-6 March 5-6 March 5-6 March 6 March 6-7 March 13 March 20 March 20 April 2-3

by Jerry Wright Eastern IntercoJiegiate Championships South. Intercollegiate Championship Big Eight Cham pionships

Temple University Georgia Tech Boulder, Co lorado Univ of Illinois Sacramento, Calif.

Big Ten Championships Calif . State College Championships W estern Athletic Conference NCAA Reg ionals (West)

Br igham Young Univ. Provo, Utah Son Jose State College

Pasadena Notional Inv itational College Div ision NCAA

Pasadena City College Muncie, Indiana

University Div ision NCAA April 3 April 16- 17 April 17

YMCA Notional Championships USGF Notional Championships Nevada State Championships

So. II I. Univ. Carbondale, III. Berkeley, Calif . YMCA Nashv ille, Tennessee Reno . Nevada

WESTERN OPEN GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP SAN FRANC I SCO STATE COLLEGE

Host : Jerry Wright Erratic performances, r eflecting the early

season, were witnessed by an alarmingly small audience (350) at the Western Open Gymnastic Championship meet held Novem­ber 21 , 1964 at San Francisco State College.

The fin als brought together the top six qualifiers from the afternoon preliminaries, making for a fast moving, highly enjoyable evening of gymnastics.

Ray Hadley, former Big 10 all-around champion gave, what was probably one of his best all around per fo rmances in regis· tering a 52.90 {B.B ave.} total to win the A-A in addition to qualifying for the final s in all six all around events.

Dan Millman , led a surprising well con­ditioned University of California contingent {look out for his team in the NCAA this year}, after qualifying 4th , treated the crowd to some spectacular tumbling (such as strad­dle jump to immediated full twisting front fall) , but had many small form breaks which allowed Dan Garcia to tie him for first with a steadier performance.

In the next event, the Side Horse, Rusty Mills, presently a graduate student at Stan­ford University, barely squeeked out ahead of Hadley with an uneasy performance that ended with an impromptu fall off . Whereas Hadley completed a fine routine that never­the-less did fall short of equalling Rusty.

On the trampoline Dan Millman was in a class by himself. Scott Gardiner of Sacra­mento St. finished well ahead of Steve South­well for second place in a weak field . .

The parallel bars proved to be one of the highlights of the evening with Hadley performing an exceptional routine ( in re­fl ecting back it seems as though he had too many peach baskets-something like three or four ) to barely edge Dan Garcia 9.6 to 9.5 (in the preliminaries Ray performed a beautiful routine only to be informed by the judges that they hat! missed half of it be­cause he failed to wait for them before per­forming- he then rested and repeated doing­an unbelievable sequel. Bob Hyde and Rick Field tied fo r third at 9.0 to supplement a strong fi eld .

Rick Field, of Cal. , then turned 'in a strong routine on still rings topping a group of good performers on a bad set of rings. J osh Robison, also of Cal. , moved from 3rd in the prelims to 2nd and Ed Clark of Pasa­dena City captured 3rd with an off balance routine-missing a handstand.

The Long Horse brought to a focal point the ability of newcomer Sid Frudenstein of Cal, this is a fine all-around gymnast and an excellent tumbler and vaulter. On his two hecht vaults he traveled so far on his flight lfter the push he _ almost · cleared a 20 foot mat (under control) . In addition to Sid,

Dan Millman showed the audience a Yam­ash ita with a full twist. _ Appropriately enough the fin al event, the

high bar, proved to be the best performed and . the most exciting. Ray Hadle.y started off ' with a fin e routine and registered 9.05, John Morrissey was next with 9.15, Dan Garcia followed, after deciding to perform in spite of a bad rip, and registered 9.2, Bob Hyde was next and totaled 9.25. Rusty Rock then created a stir with a beautifully executed, and tremendously difficult routine only to miss his underswing dismount to front somersault. The judges then flashed his score a 8.75 which was gree ted by en­thusiastic boos from the audience. Lonnie Kapp of Cal, (former Deaf Olympics high bar champion ) , however, proceeded to make the crowd forget about Rock with an eye opening routine that included double ger­mans Takamoto to vault, and a very good hecht for a well. deserved 9.4.

To top the evening Bill Vincent wondered where the American Flag was for the open-ing ceremonies-Touche ! JLW Officials ; J ames Bosco, Roy Davis, Jim Gault, Don Nelson, Howard Moorman, Chuck Naylor, Jack Smith, Karl Byers.

Added Note: For the information of others it might be noted that a 1 inch thick wrest· ling mat was used for floor exercise and many competitors expressed their approval­no one expressed disapproval.

All-Around : Roy Hadley, Unatt ., 52.90; Don Garci a, Unatt ., 49. 95; Rick Field, Un., 49.95; Sid Fruedenste in , Un ., 49.30; Lonn Ie Kapp, Un ., 49. 15; Bob Diamond, SFV SC, 48.65. Floor Ex­ercise: Dan Millman, 9.2 ; Don Garcia, 9 .2; Bob Diamond . 9.05. Side Horse: Rusty Mill s, ?2; Roy Hadley, 9.15; Bob Vlatch , 7.85. Trampoline: Dan M illman, 9. 1; Scott Gardiner , 8 .55 ; Steve Southwell 7.7. Parallel Bars : Roy Hadley, 9.6 ; D~n Garc ia , 9B. 5; Bob Hyde, 9 .0; Ri ck Field , 9.0. Still Rings: Rick Fie ld , 9.4 ; Josh Rob ison, 9.2; Ed Clark, 9.05. Long Horse: Fruedenstein , 9.35; Millman, 9. 15; Garcia , 8.55. High Bar: Lonnie Kapp, 9.4 ; Bob Hyde, 9.25; Dan Garcia , 9.2.

CAMELLIA BOWL INVITATIONAL

Sacramento State College Host: Irv Faria

A comfortably large {750} audience sat through an uncomfortably long (4 hours) evening of gymnastics that saw the judges scores fluctuate almost as much as the per· formances at the Camellia Bowl Invitational Dec. 5, 1964.

In spite of the fact that two events were run at one time the evening dragged on and on and on with as many as 32 entries in each event.

Ray Hadley

Ray Hadley apparently was the only com­petitor who could withstand the late hours as he again led the field with a 9.0 aver­age for 6 all-around events (after leading much the same fi eld two weeks earlier in the Western Open), and staying in the top 5 in each event.

There was no team title up for grabs but it seems appropriate to point out that gym­nasts from the University of Cali fornia grabbed off 9 trophies, Los Angeles State 5, and San Fernando Valley 4, with 4 trop­phies go in g to unattached performers ( just a couple of years ago there were almost no unattached performers- a sign of growth up north).

Rusty Mills led the Side Horse field with an excellent routine to brush aside G. Hos­kins, L.A. State Freshman 9.65 to 9.4, to illustrate how the performances flu ctuated the two routines that followed Mills scored 5.0 and 4.25 ) . In third place was Bill Law· ler 1962 lCAA champion (quite a respect­able field ).

Sid Fruendenstein forward somersaul ted his way in and out of . trouble to win the floor exercise edging teammate Dan Mill­man and L.A . Stater Dan Garcia.

Dan lVlillman was again the class of the field on the trampoline-outscoring his nearest opponent 9.5 to 8.5. Sacramento Freshman Rae Anders, however, showed a great deal of potential in registering his 8.5 for second place.

Rusty Rock (9.55) hit his dismount this time and grabbed off the high bar title in a close contest with Ray Hadley (9.5) who, afl er fallin g off the bar on his back in the preli minaries, almost clearing the mats in the process, executed a beautiful routine in the final s.

Larry Topping (Sacramento State) sur­prised the local fan s with a fir st place fin­ish on the Long Horse, upsetting favorit es Sid Freudenstein and Dan Millman .

Dan Garcia caught up a littl e with Ray Hadley on Jhe parallel bars as they tied for first at 9.45 barely edgin'g Lonnie Kapp (9.4) wilh Bob Diamond third at 9.05).

Rick Field fini shed off the long weary even ing by outdistancing average field of ringman- scor ing 9.5 to second place Josh Robison's 9.2 and third place Diamond's 9.0.

Official s : Roy Davis, Jack Smith, Bob Dunning, Don elson, Chuck Naylor, Curt Rebhan, Howard Moorman.

MEET RESULTS All Around: Ray Hadley, Unatt, 54. 10; Ar­

mando Garcia , 50.55; Lonnie Kapp , Cal , 50.25; Bob Diamond, SF V, 50.15; Rick Field, Cal, 50.05; Sid Fruedenste in, Ca l, 49.40; Dan Garcia, LAST, 48.65; Dan Millman, Cal , 48.65; Enrique Garcia, LAST, 48.30; Larry Topping , SSC,47.15. Side Horse: Rusty Mills, 9.65; G. Housten, 9.4; Bill Lawler , 9.3. FlcgJr Exercise : Sid Fruedenstein ,

9.15; . Dan Millman, 9.1; Dan Garcia, 8.95. Trampoline: Dan Millman, 9.5 ; Rae Anders, 8.5; Perry Hayden, Nev. 7 .9. High Bar: Rusty Rock, 9.55; Ray Hadley, 9.5 ; Dave Smith, 9.35. Long Horse: Larry Topping , 9. I ; Dan Millman, 9.0; Sid Fruedenstein, 8.9; Armando Garcia, 8.9. Parallel Bars: Dan Garcia , 9.45; Ray Hadley, 9.45; Lonnie Kapp, 9.4; Bob Diamond, 9.05. Rings: Rick Field , 9.5; Josh Robison, 9.2; Bob Diamond, 9.0.

Rick Fie lds

SAN JOSE INVITATIONAL Host: Clair J ennett

The University of California and Ray Hadley were charged with forming a mon­opoly after ganging up on the San Jose In­vitational at San Jose State College Dec. 11 , 1964.

With Ray, a graduate student at Cal, the University of California won the fint four of the five places in every event ex­cept the trampoline and side horse.

Hadley led the way with wins in the all -around, parallel bars, and side horse (over Rusty Mills).

Sid Freudenstein captured the Floor Exer­cise and the Long Horse with good strong scores.

Lonnie Kapp (high bar), Dan l'vlillman (trampoline-who else) , and Rick Field (rings) brought home the other first places.

Hats off to Clair Jennett as this was prob­ably the most efficiently run of the three

lorthern California pre-season meets. In summing up the three meets it is ap­

parent that: 1. The University of California is loaded

with fin e gymnastic talent. 2. Sid Freudenstein, Dan Millman, Rick

Field & Lonnie Kapp are goin g places in a big . way this year.

3. Clair J ennett , Irv Faria, and J erry Wright deserve a )land for providing these Northern California gymnasts more early season competition than

any other gymnasts in the country will enjoy.

San Jose meet host Irv Faria pr:esents medal to Roy Hadley Parallel Bar winner with runner-ups Paul Newman and Dan Millman sharing trophy stand w ith the All-Around Champ.

SAN JOSE INVITATIONAL MEET RESULTS

Floor Exercise : Sid Freudenstein, Cal, 9.25; Dan Mi ll man, Cal, 9.2; Ray Hadley, Unatt, 9.05. Trampoline: Dan Millman, 9.3; Scott Gardiner, SSC, 8.5; Steve Southwel l , Unatt, 8.3. High Bar : Lonnie Kapp, Cal , 9.35; Ray Hadley, 9.25; Sid Freudenstein , 8.8. Parallel Bars : Ray Had­ley, 9.35; Paul Newman, Cal, 9.0; Dan Mill­man. 8.8. AII Around: Ray .Hadley, 53.40; Sid Freudenstein, 51.35; Rick Field, Cal , 50.55; Lonn ie Kapp , 49.25; Dan Millman, 48.85; Larry T opp ingl SSC, 46.05; Rich Chew, SJS, 45.85. Side Horse : Ray Hadley, 8.85; Rusty Mills, Unat. 8 .6; Rick Field, 8.25. Long Horse: Sid Freuden­stein, 9.4; Dan Millman, 9.3; Ray Hadley, 9 .1 . Still Rings : Ri ck Field, 9.3; Josh Robison, Cal. 9.15; Bruce Worsham . . Cal , 8.85

FOUR CAPTURE TOP HONORS IN 5th ANNUAL FRESNO CITY

CHAMPIONSHIP MEET . Ava Ichimoto, Linda Hamby, Danny Garcia

Jnd Fernie Porras are the individual all around title winners of the fourth annual Fresno city ­wide gymnastics championships in the McLane High Schoo l gym.

Two defending champions, Manuel Trevino and Janell Haskett , y ielded their titles to Por­ras and Miss Ichimoto in the 13-15 age group.

Miss Ichimoto and Miss Hamby set a pre­cedent for the city meet, taking first place in all four of the all around eevnts, including free exercise, uneven parallel bars, ba lance beam and vaulting.

Garcia is a junior at Roosevelt High School and although he has placed in individual events in previous meets this is his first all around title.

Porras is a student at Sequoia Junior High and is a veteran of the city meet, although it is his first all around title, Trevino was third.

Miss Hamby is a student at Wishon Ele­mentary School but has been among the top three in each of the previous meets.

Miss li:himcto attends junior high school in Caruthers. This marks her second participation in the meet. Miss Haskett was the runnerup.

Mrs. Wanda Obradovich, director for the meet, stated "the qual ity of the performances was the finest in the history of San Joaquin Val­ley gymnastics competition." Boys 16 and over: lst, 2nd & 3rd Places Re-spectfully .

Tumbling : Mike Eidson (R), Larry Trevino (R), Roger Torigian (R) . Trampoline: Tie be­tween Russ Brooks (R) and Dan Garcia (R) , Le­roy Hoskins (R), Gene Uhart (R). Sidehorse : Bob Bibb (R), Hoskins (R), .Garcia (R). Vaulting: Garcia (R), Uhart (R), Chuck Williams. Parallel Bars: Brooks (R), Garcia (R), Richard DeRos!! (R) . Free Exercise: Brooks (R), John Merrell (H ), Garcia (R). Rope Climbing : Benny Semon­ian (R), Don French (R), Brooks (R). Tumbling : Garcia (R), Hoskins (R), Brooks (R). 13-15 Age Group

Trampoline: George Silva (Seq), Mike Hos­kins (Seq) , Manuel Trevino (Seq). Sidehorse : Fernie Porras (5), Richard Porras (5), Davis Boos (5). Vaulting: Silva (5), F. Porras (5), Gilbert Mendez (5). Parallel Bars: R. Parras (5), Mendez (5), M. Trevino (5). Free Exercise: Jim Weese (5); Si lva (5), Mendez (5). Rope Climb : Silva (5), F. Porras · (5), Mendez (5), M. Hosk ins (5). Tumbling : Silva (5), Mendez (5), tie between Mike Carr (5) and Weese (5). 10-12 Age Group

Trampoline : Eidson (5), Kirk Sorenson (Utt), Mike Martinez (5). VaUlting : M. Eidson (5), Martinez (5), Lorry Trev ino (5). Free Exercise : M. Eidson (5), L. Trev ino (5). Rope Climb: M . Eidson (5), L. Trevino (5), Stephen Canny (L.V.). Tumbling : M. Eidson (5), L. Trevino (5), R. Tori-

~f.7s (tk and Over Free Exercise : Diana Hamby (F.C.C.), Peggy

Miller (Mc), Frankie Meddock (Mc). Trampoline : Barbara Kavan (F.S.C.), Susie Lawless (Mc) . Balance Beam: Kavan (F.S.C.), tie between D. Hamby (F .C.C.) and Miller (Mc), Lawless (Mc). Tumbling: Kavan (F.S.C.), Lawless (Mc), D. Hamby (F.C.C.), Greene (Mc). Vaulting : Kavan (F.S.C.), Meddock (Mc), D. Greene (Mc).

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13-15 Age Group Free Exercise : Ava Ichimoto, (F .G.C.L Joan

Kidder (F.G.C.), Linda Santoyo (Seg). Trampo­line: Santoyo (Seq), Lindo Farrare (F.G.C.), Kidder (F.G.C.). Balance Beam: Ichimoto (F .G.C.), Gail Troisi (F.G.C.), Wi lkens (F.G.C.). Vaulting: Ichimota (F.G.C.), Al ice Aschenbrener (Mc), Viv ian Twogood (Mc). 10-12 Age Gro u p

Free Exerc ise: Lindo Hamby (F.G.C.), J anell Haskett (F.G .C. ), Sandy Wray (F.G.C.). Tram­poline: L Hamby (F.G.C.), Karen Hudson (Seq), Deana Causey (Seq). Balance Beam: L. Hamby (F .G.C.), Haskett (F .G.C.), Wray (.G .. ). Uneven Parallel Bars: L. Hamby (F.G.C.), Wray, (F.G.C.), Haskett (F.G.C.). Tumbling : L. Hamby (F.G.C.), Haskett (F .G.C. ), Wray (F. G.C. ). Vaulting : L. Hamby (F.G .C.), Haskett (F.G.C.), Wray (FGC.). Nine And Under

Free Exercise: Sharon Wr ight (F.G. C.), tie between Charlene Miller (F. G.C.) and Teresa Wright (F .G.C. ), Chris W ul f (F .G.C.). Trampo­line : Dona W inter (Seq), Harriet Bend roski (Seq), Patti Deroian (Seq) . Balance Beam: Tie between S. Wright (F.G.C.), and Cindy Hudson (Seq ), Wulf (F.G .C. ), M ill er (F.G.C.). Legend of Initials:

Seq.-Sequoia Juni or High Sc hoo l R-Rooseve lt High Schoo l L.V.-Our Lady of Victory Schoo l Mc-McLane High School F.C.C.-Fresno City College F.G.C.-Fresno Gymnastic Club F.S.C. - Fresno State Co ll ege Utt-Unattached H- H oover High Schoo l

Kentuckiana Gymnastics Federation OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT

MEET Thomas J efferson High School

H ost: N icolaas Wiese II is a pleas ure to record the r esults of

Ihe K I GF I Kentu cky·lndiana Gymn asti cs f ede ral ion I season opener. Glad 10 hear frum that area finally. Thank yo u Cap Caud ill uf the down town Y \ICA PE de pI. fu r lak in" Ihe tim e 10 do Ihese kids a favor.

J LW Senior High and Open Resclts

SO YS l' umblil1g: Tomm y Rister , T u r; Ted Morrison,

Tur; Jim Mabe, YMCA. P. Bars: Tom Rister, (t ie ); Jim Cosh , (tie), YMCA; Jim Mabe. Voul t­i i H~'l: Ted Morrison; Jim Mabe; Jim Kessler , Tur. t. ~! Aro u nd: Tom Rister, Jim Cash , Jim Mabe, I' ed Morrison , Jim Kessler, Larry Koch, YMCA. GiRLS

Tumbling : Carol e Shepherd, YMCA; Carol Pennington , Dur; Connie Boyer, Our. Balance Beam : Carole Shepa rd; Vicki Cap le, YMCA; Con­nIe Boyer. Vaulting : Sheperd; Cap le; Boyer. All Arou nd: Shepard; Caple; oyer ; Penn ington; Sylvia Ka iser, Urs; L inda PBropus, YMCA; Dee Bowles, YMCA.

Junior High BOYS

Tu mbling: Larry Larimore, Tur; Chip Miller, Tur; Ke!l t Mcintosh, YMCA. P. Bars : Mcintosh , Mitre,; Kevin Tayl or , Tur. Vaulting: Mcintosh; Ke.o Nally, T.J. ; Ted Bowman , T.J. A ll Around : Mcintosh; Miller; Taylor; Larimore; Bowman; Jim Brown, YMCA. G!RLS

Tumbling: Debbie Howell, Sen; Patt y Murrell, YMCA; Mary Peake, Tur. Bal. Be am: Howe ll ; Joy Decker, Our; M. Peake. Vaulting: P. Mur­rell · ;M. Peake; D. Howell. All Around: P. Mur­rell; D. Howell; M. Peake; J. Decker; Pot Fl oyd, Tuc; Donna Meridith, YMCA.

Elementary School BOYS Tu;-nb l ing : Tom Morrison, Tur; Barry Greenwell , G.L.; Jeff Mcintosh, G.L. P. Bars : David Hayes , G.L. ; T . Morrison; Mike Robinson, tie; J. Mc­Intosh , tie. Vau lting: J. Mcintosh; B. Greenwell ; Allen Whi tte nburg, St . My. A ll Around : J. Mc­I:otcs h; T. Morr ison; B. Greenwell ; M. Robinson; D. Hayes, G.L.; A. Whittenbu rg; Be" Hard y, Tur. GiRLS

Tumb lin g : Suzie Applegate , Tur ; Adele Gleves, Tur; Sheba Alsip, G.L. Bal. Beam : G. Clark; S. Applegat; A. Gleves. Vaulting: S. Applegate; A. Gleves; G. Clark , G.L. All Around: S. Applegate; A. Gleves; G. Clark; Sharon Rogers, Tur; Jean Belshoff , Tur ; Cindy Lawrance, G.L.

Beginners Be yS (55 entr ies)

Tumbling: Mike Ragsdale, (tie ), Dur ; Mike Williams, (tie ), G.L.; Roy Klopheke , Tur; David Fulkerson, Our; Kenneth Rose; Gary Unover . Vuulti ng: Ron Kendall, T J; Ki r ch Smith, T.J.; M. Raqsdale; G. Onover; Danny Danders. G.L.

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AI! Around: Mike Ragsdale; M. Williams; Ron Kendall.; G. Unaver; K. Smith; Stewart Morrisey, Dur; Dick Bowles, Tur; Bru ce Whitworth, T.J.; D. Fulkerson; Randy Crosthwaite, Cov. GI RlS (6 1 en tri es)

. Tumb lin g: Lindo Ra ymond , Sm. Y.; Billie Fields, T.J.; Dorothy Arms, G.L.; Virginia Hol­b rook, A. W., Vicki e Allen, G.L. Vaulting: Susan Meuter, Dur; Faye Hensley, G.L.; D. Arms; L. Raymond; Lindo Fry. All Around: L. Ray­mond; D. Arms; B. Fields; F. Hensley; Pam House; Dur; V. Holbrook; Linda Ho lb rook, A.W.; X:wAI,en; Diane Ward, T.J., Debbie Redfern ,

KEY- Louisv ille YMCA-YMCA; Louisville Tur­s~;JE~~~iE rJ.homas Jeffersan-T.J.; Durrett-DUR;

NEW YEARS OPEN GYMNASTIC MEET

by Robert Francis

The first annual gymnasti c meet, spon­sored by the First Presbyterian Church, was held Saturday, J anuary 2nd , in Char· leS ion, with 24 con testants compe ting for all·around trophies and individual even t rib· bans, The meet proved to be a great success and enthusiasm was shown throughout the area with en tries from Ashland, Kentucky, Huntington and Charles ton , W. Va. taking part. Plans are now under way for another larger meet to be held in April , and it is hoped ·t ha t many of the gymnastic enthu· siasts of the area will plan to compete.

Compulsory rou tines were performed in every event during the 1110rning session and optional rou tines were performed during the afternoon session. with tota l scores be· ing the determin ing fac tor in select ing win· ners. Any boyar girl , high school age or under , interested in entering the spring meet may obt ain information and compul· "ory routines from '\IL Rober t A. Fran cis, Ac ti vi lies Direc tor, Fir s t Presbyterian Church, Charl es lon or :\,lr. Lloyd P eterson, Y .. \I.C.A .. Hunti ngto n, West Virl!inia , '

Result s of Ihe meet are as follows : BOYS

All -around wi nners: 1. Dick Kitchen; 2. Cloy Nease; 3. Jim Elkin; 4. Marne Minor; 5. John Casto. Individual Events

Trampoline: 1. Cla y Nease; 2. John Casto; Jim Elkin. Tumbling: 1. Cloy Nease; 2. John Casto; 3. Hal Frampton. Vaulting: 1. Jim Elkin; 2. Clay Nease; John Casto. Floor Exercise: 1. Dick iKtchen; 2. Clay Nease; 3. Jim Elkin. Ri n ~)S: I. Dick Kitchen; 2. John Casto; 3. Marne MInor. High Bar: Barry Chafin; John Casto; Costa; 3. Dick Kitchen. P. Bars : 1 Dick Kitchen; 2. Barry Chafin; 3. Marne Minor. GIRLS

A ll -Around winners: 1 Ingrid King; 2. Sally Dailey; 3. Mary Lu Morton; 4 . Lynne Williams; 5. Sue Reynolds. :r.div idual Ev ents

Trampoline: I . Ly nne Williams; 2. Mary Lu Morton; 3. Barry Bock. Tumbling : 1. Sall y Doil­el; 2. Sue ReYnolds; 3. Mary Lu Morton. Vou lt­in9.: 1. Mary Lu Morton; 2. Ingrid King; 3. Sally Deliley. Flo or Exercise: 1. Sally Dailey; 2. Sue Re /nolds; 3. Ingrid King. Uneven Bars: 1. Mary Lu Morton; 2. Ingrid King; 3. Ly nne Williams. Balance Beam: 1 Ingrid King ; 2. Lynne Wi!­I i 01"" s; 3. Sally Dailey.

ST. LOUIS YMCA MEET 1965 .\Ietropolitan Y.\IC.\ Boys and Girls

Gym nastic .'IIee t By Paul Schultz

.'II etroJlolitan Program Secretary­Phys ical Educa tion

Eighty boys and girls en tered the SI. Louis Y_\ICA's .'IIetropolitan Gymnastic .\Iee l, Sa turday, January 30, 1965, The meet was held at Ihe Downlown Branch Y.\lCA . The participant s r ep resented s ix Y branches - Carondele l, .'IIid ·Counly, North Side, P age Park, South Side, and SOll th County Di;;i· sion. This was the firs t formal Y.\ICA com· pe lition since the rejm'enation of thi s ac· ti vity among the interested branches a year ago.

THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ST. lOUIS AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY

FINAL RESULTS 10 and Under Age Group

Boys Tumbling: J . Seitz, T. Granville, B. Duem ler .

Parallel Bars: J. Seitz, C. Robey, B. Duemler. Vaulting: J. Seitz, B. Brune, C Robey . Hori ­zontal Bar: T. Gra nville, B. Duemler, J '/4 Wom­ack. Girls

Tumbling: S. Gonterman, J. Breckenridge, K. Widman. Parallel Bars: J. Brec ken rdige, C. Volke r, C. Cox . Vaulting: S. Gonterman , C. Cox, B. Obremski. Balance Beam: S. Gonterman, J. Breck2nridge, K. Widman.

11 and 12 Age Groups Boys

-rumbling : J. Granville, T. May, K. Jagels. Para ll e l Bars: R. Br ind le y, J. Granville , T. May. Side Horse: J . Granville, C. Duem ler , T. May . Va ulting: R. Br indley, B. Robey, T. May. Hori­zonta l Bar: B. Robey, R. Br indley, C. Trampier. Girl

Tumbling : K. Gon terma n, D. Paska l, D. Fields . Uneve n Para ll e l Bars: D. Paskal , D. Fields, T. Knackstodt. Vaulting: D. Paskal, K. Go nterma n , W . Bartarbou. Ba lance Beam: K. Gonterman, D. Fields, K. Schillinger.

13 and 14 Age Group Boys

Vau lting: M . Merriweather, J. Steitz, P. Mer­riweather. Side Horse: B. Hauhart , J. Blakey, B. Lore . Horizontal Bar : M. Merr iweather, F. Seit z, P. Merri weath er. Parallel Bars: 8. Hau­hart, P. Mer r iweather, F. Seitz. Still Rings: B. Hauhort, F. Se it z, M. Green . Girl s

Uneven Parallel Bars: D. Podgormy, J. Gran ­ville, D. Waddell . Vaulting : D. Podgormy, K. Cox, J. Granville. Ba la nce Bea m: D. Podgo rmy, J. Granville.

15- 16 · 17 and in H .S. Age Group Boys

Para ll e l Bars: B. Spath , J. Harris. Vaulting: B. Spath, J. Harris. Girls

Floor Exercise : B. even Para ll el Bars: Clark. Vau lt ing : S. Beam : T. Loehr, C.

FergUSOn, J . Paskal. Un ­C. Parsons, T. Loehr, S.

Parsons, S. Clark. Balance Parsons, S. Clark .

NEW JERSEY WOMEN5 INVIT ATIONAL Results of the 2nd Annual Women's Invitationa l Gymnasti c Competition held Dec. 12th a t the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA New Jersey. '".v om e n 15 and over

Floo r Exe rci se: Geraldine McFadden Philo Po .; Ellen Babuska, Newark, N.J.; Suso~ Thom~ son, Wash., D.C. Unevens: Geraldine McFadden' Ellen 8abuska; Susan Thomson. Bea m: Elle~ Ba~uska; Ge~aldine Mc~adden, tie Diane Kalfus, t!e, MontclaI r , N.J. , tIe; Beverl y Johnson, A r ­Ilngtcn, Va. Vaulting: Marg ie Sims , Wash., D.C., Susan Thomson; Ellen Babuska. All A ro und: Ge,-aidine McFadden The Monnettes Philo., Po. , Ellen Babuska So'kal USA Newa rk' N.J.; Susan Thomson , C~ntral Branch YMCA' Wash., D.C. ' '13 and 14 yea rs o ld

Vaui t ing: . He len Moore, Philo., Po., L inda Monaco, Union City, N.J., Judy Bellamv Scotch Pla ins, N.J. Fl oo r Exercises: L inda Beyer: Wash., D.C.; Helen Moore, Philo., Po. , P. Rossetti, UnIon City, N.J. Uneevns: Helen M core' Diana Gord r:er, Phil., Po.; Judy Bellomy. Beam': Helen Moo re; L inda Babuska, Newark, N.J .; Janet t e Weppler, Irvington, N.J. All Around: Helen Moore, The Mannettes, Philo ., Po. ; Judy Bel­lamy, Fanwood, Scotch Plains PMCA Scotch Plains, N.J.; Patricio Rossett i , Hudson' County Co-eds, Union City, N.J .

3rd Annua l Youth Gymnastic Competition sponsored by

Fanwood-Scotch Pla ins YMCA Scotch Plai ns, N.J,

RESUl TS BOYS Bovs 9 and un der

Buck: 1. Walter Sju rsen, Scotch Plains, 2. James Rachalis, Westfield, 3. Bobby Saull, Newarke. Para lll Bars: 1. Ronnie Monaro, A t ­James Rachalis, 3. Bobby Saull. Floor Ex ercise : 1 .. Walter Sju rsen, 2. James Bellamy, Scotch Plains , 3. Bobby Saull. Boys 10-11 - 12

A ll -around 1. Pierce Wagner, Clnn , 2 Perry Ownes, Ne~a r k, 3. Jimmy Hill , Clilna Parallel Bars: 1. PIerce Wagner , 2 . Perry Owens, 3. Jimmy Hill . Rings: I. Perry Owens, 2_ Pierce Wagner, 3. Ma rch Holland, Westf iel d . Side H.orse : 1 . . Pierce ~agner , 2 . Perry Owens, 3. Jimmy Hill. Tumb ling : 1. Pierce W ag n er , 2 . DaVid Gazek, Scotch PlainS, 3. tie Bruce Vir­gens, Carlstadt, Jimmy Hill , Cinnam inson. Boys 13 -1 4-15

All-around : 1. John Owens, Newark, 2 An­thony Tarsitono, AtlantiC City, 3 Robert Chura, Ne~ark .. Parallel Bars: 1 RonnIe Monaro, At­lantiC City, 2 . Robert Chur, 3. Anthony Tar­sitano. Long Horse : 1. John Owens, 2. A. Tar­sitano, 3. Robert Chura. Rings: 1. John Owens, 2. Robert Chura, 3. Anthony Tarsitano. Tram­poline: 1 Cla y Seifert , Morr istOWn , 2 . A. Tar­sltano, 3. DaVid Hobart , Scotch Plains.

Girls 9 and under Buck Vaulting : Rosanna Wagner, Ci n­

naminson, NJ . 2. Lynne McGarry, Cin ­naminson, NJ. 3. Nancy Sju r sen, Scotch Plains, NJ. Tumbling: I. Rosano Wagner. 2. LY n n McGarry. 3. Susan Peterson, Mt. Holly, NJ. Floor Exercise: Susan Pete rson. 2.Re Re McMcGarry, Cinn. , N.J. 3. Nancy Sjursen. Girls 10-11 -12

All -arou nd : I. Judy Cardozo , Scotch Plains , NJ. 2. Ju lie Fabi, Mt . Holly, NJ. 3. Tie Teri Herod, Newark, NJ . Kathy Yeo, Elizabeth, NJ. Vaulting: J udy Car­dozo, Mary Re ichle, Irvington, NJ. 3 . Teri Herod. Ba lance Beam: Julie Fabi. 2. Teri Herod. 3. Judy Cardozo. Floor Exer­c ise: I . Julie Fabi. 2. Jud y Cardozo. 3 . Kathy Yeo. Tumbling : I . Judy Cardozo. 2. Mary Reichle. 3. Kathy Yeo. Girls 13- 14

All-around: I. Patty McGarry, Ci nna. NJ. 2. tie Miche le Vaughn, Cinn. , NJ , Judy Bellamy, Scotch Plains. 3. Sue M il ­ler, Scotch Plains, NJ. Floor Exercise: I. Patty McGarry, 2. Judy Bellamy. 3. Sue Mill e r. Unevens: I . Patty McGa rry. 2 . Michele Vaughn. 3. Sue Mi ll er. Beam: I. Patt y McGarry. 2. J udy Bellamy. 3. Michele Va u9hn .

Arno Lascor i

SARASOTA CLINIC AA U T eam Trial s to Se lect Na tional T eam

LA SCA RI AND GLEASON WIN I NTERNATlO\lAL TEA}I TRIALS

F orme r 7vlichigan Univer~ it y gym nast : Ar­no Lascar i of Sacrament o, California and l 5-year old Kath y Gleason of Buffalo, New York led the way in the m en 's and wom­en's divis ions r especti vely in the off icial trial s to select the AAU tea m to com pe te agai nst Great Britain and West Germ any. The top three m en and women qualified to com pete in the m ee ts next .\'larch .

Lascari captured first place on the side horse, parallel bar and horizontal bar , and was second in the lon g horse, tied for sec­ond in the rin gs and came through wit h a third in the floor exercise to win the all­around titl e with 55 .30. Second place went to Ed Isabelle of S prin gfield , Massachu­se tt s with a total of 54.00. Jim Culh ane wo un d up third , thanks to vic tories in floor exe rcise and Ion!! h orse.

'\I iss G leason ~von the wo men's all-around with a 35 _30 point tota L w inning first place in the uneven parallel bar a nd s ide horse event s, a ti e for fir s t in fl oor exerc ise and a second in balan ce beam _ Ger aldine iVlc­Fadd en, Philadelphia was second with a 34_90 followed by Barbara Gallagher of New Haven. Connec ti cut wi th a 33.90.

Histo ry r epeated itself Tuesday n ight, December 28, 1964 wh en the N orth d efeated the South .. . n ot in civil wa r or a foo t­ball bowl gam e, but in a gymnastic m ee t .. . 51 ·45.

The No rth-South meet has been a tra­di ti on at the Na tional G ymnasti c Clini c sin ce th e cl inic s tart ed 14 years ago. With both team s evenly ma tched , the mee t us uall y is a close one.

Don T onry and Arno L ascari of the Nor th T eam sta rt ed things off wi th vic tori es in the S ide H or se and Parallel Bars. After Jim Y uong (So uth ) took the Trampoline event , Ka th y Gleason of the No rth wo n the un even pa ra ll el bars over S usan McDonald of th e South , 8.95 to 8.80. Abie Grossfeld (South I fo llowed with a s u perb 9.80 in

the hor izonta l bar a nd Barbara Gallagher (South ) won the flo or exen:ise with a 9.20.

Also included in t he program was a S pace­ball match won by the South team of J ohn St illions Cedar Rapids and P at Winkle, London, 7-5; Dave Jacobs, Amar illo, Texas and Gary '\ Iendenhall , Pensacola, Florida competed fo r the Nort h. Live commentary for the m atch was provided by Ed Cole , Ch icago.

Me mbers of the North Squad were Judi Len tz, Kath y Gleason, Kris Gillette, Judy Cross, Joan Moore, Geraldin e .\'I cFad den, !'I 'l a ry Currens, Barbara Russe ll , Don Tonry, Arno Lascari , Don Waters, Hank Waters, Ed Isabelle, Jam es Amerine, Greg S peck, Frank P orter , Tom Arneson , Larry Kebber, Ed S tim , J ollll Hart , Dave J aco bs, Don S piker, Ga ry Mendenhall an d Coach Erik Kj eJdso n.

M embers of the South Squad included Barbara Gallagh er. S ue M cDonnell , Pam Lo renzen, Barbara Rodkey, ~Vlarilyn Glen­din in!!. S usa n Lon!!. !'I'larsha Hunter, Mari ­an ne ~ bavi s , Ji m Cullhane, Jim Ande rson, Ne wton E ll erso in , A bie' Grossfeld, J erry Geo rge . Bobby Faye, Jimmy Yo un p:e, Rich­a rd Lloyd , A ll an K evles, Wes McVay and Butch Hasse.

]\1f' n ' s A ll Around 1. Arno Lascari. Sacramento, Cal..

S5.30; 2 .Ed Isabe lle. Sprin)!f ie ld. Mass .. 54.00; 3. James Culhane. Rochester. !\".Y .. ;;4.40; 4. J ames Amerine. Lakewood. Cal.. 49.A5 ; 5. Jerry George, New Or­lean s. La. , 49.35; 6. Don Spiker. Balti· more, Md .. 37.10.

;\ I t' n ·~ Floor E);t'rci~~ CulhCine, 9.!O· 2. Isabelle. 9 ;5 : 3.

L ;:;~caj" i. ~.OO ; 4. Amerine, 8. 05; 5. G€: OI" £e. 8 .05; 6. Spike r. 6.1:1.

Men's LonJ;: Hor~e l. Culhane, 9.2.0; 2. Laseari . 9.l.j ; 3. Isa­

belle, 9.05; ·L Amerine, 8.75; 5, Spiker. 8.25 ; 6. George . 8.15.

!\fcn 's Rings 1. George, 9.15; 2. <t ie) Amerine, Las·

cari and George , 9.05 each; 5. Culhane. 8.50; 6. Spiker, 6.55.

Men's Si de Horse 1. Laseari, 9:30; 2. Isabelle, 8.70; 3.

CUlhane. 8.65; 4. Amerine. 8.15; 5. George. 7.60; 6. Spiker. 5.75.

!\fen'5 Parallel Ban 1 Lascari, 9.45; 2. Isabelle, 9.20; 3.

Cult ane, 9.00; 4. Amerine. 8.50 ; 5. George, 8.30; 6. Spiker. i.IS.

Men's Horuonta l Bar I . Lascari , 9 35; 2. (tie) Culhane and

Isabell, 8.85 each; 4. George . 8.10. 5. Ame rine, 6.75; 6. Spiker. 3.25.

Women'~ All Around 1. Kathy Glea son . Buffalo, :\'. Y .. 35.30;

~ . Geraldine McFadden , Philadelphia. Fa ., 34.90; 3. Barbara Gallaher. New Han'n , Conll .. and Dallas, Tex., 33.90; 4. Barbara R usse ll, Buffalo. :\" . Y .• 32.ti3; 5 . . \ iari an ne DaVis, We!lesle .v H ills, Mass .. 30.73; 6. Karen Li vely. Baton ROIlJ!e. La., 28.00.

Wom en's Side. Horst> 1. Gleason. 9.40: 2 <tie) !\1cJi'actden and

G allaher. 9.10 eat-hi 4. Davis. 9.03; j. i\-1aI'Y CUIT Pn<.;, Glenarm, Md .. 8.33.

Wnmr.n's 8alance Team 1 McFadden. 8.60: 2. Gleason. 8.30: 3.

Gallaher , 8.20: 4. Russell , 8.03 ; 5. Bank­son, 7.20 ; 6. Karen Li'·ely, Baton Rou~e. La ., 6.90.

WomcD'~ t !l1t'\"en Bar~ 1. Gleason. A. i O; 2 . :vIl'Fadden . S.60; 3.

laher. 7.;0: 5. Russell. Bu ifa lo, N.Y., 7.60; Kris Gillett!." , Timonium. Md .. 8.10; 4. Gal· 6. !tie) Kri~ Keuler, Cinnaminson. ~.J., and Judy Cross. Timonium. Md ,. 7.30 each.

Women's Flool'" EXPrcise 1. (tie) Gleason ann Gallaher. 8.90

each: 3. RusseU, 8.70; 4 (llel McFadden a.nd Davis, 8.60 ; 6. Marie Bankson . Bltle ~!ound, TIl.. 8.()I).

1964 NATIONAL CLINIC Report by Gordon L. Eggleston

The 1964 lati onal Gymnasti cs Clinic h eld it s annual Junior Olympic Development Championships a t Saraso ta , Florida. A large numbe r of promis ing yo un g gymnas ts turned out fo r the yea rl y Chri stmas holidays clinic a nd, as is the cus tom , those des iring to d em­ons trat e their ability were presented the op­port un it y to do so by ent e ring the Junior O lym pic D~ve l op ll1 e nt meet competiti on.

Unde r the d irection of M r. and Mrs. R udy Bachn a. the mee t was organized and ca rri ed out with m ax imum eff iciency. Using a host of judging talent avai lable, i t was possilJle to avoid a dragged out meet through the execution of fou r co mpetitive stations all o pera tin g s imul taneo usly.

The meet was divided in to two rart s : a morning sess ion composed of semi-fina ls_ a nd an evening sess ion the foll owin!J: day for the firs t 6 place qualifiers from each event. T he All Around event winners for the 12-14 age d ivisio n (both for boys and for p: irl s) we re determined from those scores received for co mpetition of the semi-finals only. Also, in s uch cases where 6 or less compet it ors we re e nt ered in the semi-final s. s uch event com pe tit ion was run upon a fina ls bas is. Thi s yea r. like pas t years. found a g rea ter q uantity of g irl s competin g in the 11 and unde r a nd the 12-14 year old divi sions. th an boys.

The fin ali s ts in each indi vid ual eyent com­peted for fir s t. second and third place hon­ors with th eir final score for an even t con ­s isting o f th e total score recei\'ed fo r hoth the ir -se mi- fi nals and fin al ro utin es . "[edals we re awa rded to these firs t three place win­ners in each e\·en l. a nd a tr ophy was pre­s€ntt'u to the winner of th e _-\11 Around nen!. GIR~S DIVtStON-AGES 12- 14

All Around: Marcia Hunter, FM, 64.6; Becky Brown, BM, 57 . I; Emily Stevens, FM, 56.B. BOYS DIVISION-AGES 12-14

A ll Around: Joe Gorst , MH, 70.7; Dove Nau­kam, BF, 66.7 ; J oe Caplick, BT, 59.1, Allen Sakamoto . A, 59. I. GIRLS DtVISION-11 Years & Und er

Floor Exercise : Alice Beau, BM I, 33.9; Joan Moore, M, 31.2; C indy Strum, BMI, 30.5; Jen ­nife r Diachun , ST , 27.B; Mary Troutman, TL , 22.3; Sharon Rogers, TL, 21.4. Ba lance Beam: Cindy Strum, 2B .7; Alice Beau , 26.1; Adel Gleaves , TL , 23.B; Sharon Rogers, TL, 22.B; Blythe Bauer , B, 23.6 ; Claudia Fizell, W PB, 23.4. Tumbt in g: Alice Beau, 30.9; Blythe Bauer, 29.3 ; Adel Gleaves, 27.9; Joan Moore, M, 24.2; Sharon Rogers , 23 .9; Beu Brogan, TL, 23. I. GtRLS DIVISION-12-14 Years

Floor Exercise: Joan Lauter , CG, 32.6; Mar­cia Hunter, FM, 32.0; Em ily Stevens, FM, 30.5; Helen Moor e , M, 2B.B; Becky Brown, BMI, 2B.7; Barbara Bauer , 8, 27.9 . Ba lance Beam: Marcia Hunter , 2B.0; Becky Brown, 27.7; Patty Mc ­Garry, AC, 25.5; Emily Stevens, 25.4; Dione Chapela , 23.3 ; Lynette Damery, BMI, 22.5. Vau lting: Emily Stevens, 35.9; Marc ia Hunter, 34.B; Joan Lauter, 32.2; Barbara Bauer, 32.0; Sandra Garrett, CG, 31.2; Ann Sielski, 30.5. Uneven Bars : Marcia Hunter, 32.9; Lynette Damery, 29.2; Chr is Nichols, CG. 2B.I; Sondra Ga rr e t t, 27.4; Carol Donnelly, WPB, 26.6; Jean McMahon, CG, 26.0. Tumbling: Barbara Bauer, 26.0; Lyne tte Damery, 20.2; Helen Moore, 18.5; Patty McGarry, IB.3; Ann Sielski, 17.B; Clo­ver J enkins, SC, 15.0. BOYS DIVIStON-12-14 Years

Ftoor Exercise: J oe Garst, MH, 2B.5; Sid Farned, BR, 26.4; Dave Naukam, BF, 25.3; Joe Capl ic k, BT, 23 .B; Milla rd Lowery, DH, 20 .0. Para llel Bars: J. Sundquist, Y, 36.9; Ste­phEn Byers, HG, 32.4; Don Runnion, DH, 31.B; Dave Naukam, 31.6; Allen Sakamoto, A, 31.5; Joe Garst, M, 31.0. Still Rings : Joe Garst, IB.3; Don Runnion, 17.55; Andy Wilson, T, 16.05; Sidney Farned, 13.6; Phi l Kobetz, L, 13. I; Ken Coll ins, DH , 11.25. Sid e Horse: Don Runnion, 26.0; Allen Sakamoto, 20 .5; Dave Naukam, 20.0; Jerry Presley , IB.4; Joe Garst, 15.2; Joe Caplick , 12.1. Horizontal Bar: Dave Naukam, IB .2; Joe Garst, IB.I; Joe Caplick , 17.1 ; Buddy Nelson , A, 15.1; Bob Heckl , 13.2; Doug Peters, 11.7. Long Horse Vault: Allen Sakamoto, 31.5; Jeff Gerney, MH, 31.2; Joe Garst, 29.8; Mi l­lard Lowery, 29.4; Dave Nau kam, 2B .3; Greg Ba rros, J, 26.2. Tumbling: Jeff Gerney, 32.9; Joe Garst 3Q.9; Sid Farned, 27.2; Troy Mikel l BR, 25.5; Ken Colli ns, 23.6; Mel Hunt , DH 22.3. Trampoline: Newton Emerson, LH , B.35; Troy Mikell, 6.30; Buddy Nelson, 5.50; Don WatErs, LH , 1.00 . LEGEND

FM-Ft. Meye rs, Reo. Fla. BMI-Blue Mou nd, III. MH-Maraoneck H.S., N.Y. BF-Ben Frank­lin H.S., Buffalo, N.Y. BT-Buffalo Turners. A-Avondale H.S. Decatur, Ga. M-Mannetts Philo. , PA. ST -Sokol Toronto. TL-Turners, Louisville. B-Bengstroms; III. WPB- Wc st Palm Beach, Fla. CG-Coral Gables , Flo. f\'~ Aeronauts, N.). SC-Sokol, Clev eland. DR-­Brec. Rec., Baton Rouge. DH-Durid Hil ls H.S., Atlanta, Ga. Y-Yorktown H.S., Miami. HG­Don Ho lder Gym, Miam i. T - Tucker H.S., Ga. L- Lu theran, Baton Rouge. MH-Meadowdale H.S., Dayton, Oh io. J-Jesuit H.S., New Or-leans. LH - Lafayette H.S., LA. .

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Helpful hints

by "Jim" Farkas, Instructor of Physical Education, of The Milwaukee Turners,

Wisconsin

SLOPES Searching, for ways and methods to make

skills easily perceivable and learnable for very young children, one will find that­among other things-a slope will be a won­derful aid to teach numerous tumbling elements_

Even the most basic tumbling elements, like rolls, can cause problems for a large percentage of youngsters, but a short prac­tice on a gentle hill-side will enable many to learn rap idly many such skill s which ordinarily would req uire a lengthy learning process on a hori zontal level. But, of course, to take the advantages of a hill-side into a gymnasium, one will face limitations, yet the different combin ations 'of ava ilable equip­ment will be very helpful.

These illustrations want to point out the usefulness of the springboard and mat com­bination for the learning of forward and backward rolls an d the backward hand­spring. The shaded figures show the actual movements on the slope, while the thickly drawn fi gures show the # 2 positions if they were done wi th the same effort but on a. n or izontal surface. The advantages of the slope are obvious at the first sight. But measurements point out how the slopes eliminate the " hurdles" and thus the eGos invariab ly pass the vertical projection of supports without the slightest effort , in almost a compulsive manner. This makes the use of slopes extremely va l uable in elementary P.E. classes.

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c

BACK OVER-BAR SOMERSAULT DISMOUNT

by J erry Wright

8 out of 9! ! ! !! I think that is pretty good odds-don ' t you ?

Well that is the success our team had in learning a back over· bar somersault di s· mount with the technique shown and de­scribed below. Of the nine persons who tri ed this technique 8 persons learned the stunt as well as that shown in figure 4 within about 20 minutes.

Step 1. lay across the bars (note pads on bars)

A. Hips are between the bars (see fig· ure 2 position from above).

B. Head is just outside the bar. C. One leg straight-other l·eg bent to

push with. D. Push with hands until the body pulls

the hands off. Step 2. (see fi gure 3) thrust the legs

backward and sideward rolling over the one bar.

A. H old on with both hands. B. Keep the head back. C. Pike on the middle.

Step 3. Continue the roll until the feet can tact the floor.

A. Bring the left hand over to the right bar upon landing.

B. Attempt to land in a controlled stand with the left side facing the right bar.

Step 4. Attempt the same movements from a slight swing after repeating step 1 and 2 several times.

A. Keep the arms straight. B. Swing forward and lean backward

until the upper back comes in can· tact with the bar as shown in figure three-continue the pike over.

C. Attempt to land in a controlled posi· tion.

Step 5. Repeat step 4 several times-until aware of relationship to the bar.

Step 6. Execute back over· bar somersault dismount from medium swing with spotter as shown in fi gure 4.

Advantages: 1. Reduces fear of not clear· ing the bar. 2. Instills a great deal of can· fidence.

Disadvantages: 1. T eaches performer to lean back with the shoulders contrary to good technique but this can be corrected in a short time.

Requirements: One should have some par· allel bar experi ence although not necessary. On e should have some p revious experience with back so mersaults.

References : Jack Haderley, Olaf Slro:l· meier , J erry Crouse.

COMPULSORY EXERCISES

World's Championships Dortmund - 1966

MEN'S SECTION Free Exercise

I. From a position of attention facing "Oil: lift the heels (raise up on toes) while raising the arms forward and upward and after one or two steps forward dropping the arms sideward, jump f orward with the legs joined throwing the arms forward jump in place (on the spot) with the legs straddled and with the hands touching the toes (straddle jump) to a stand with the arms held freely forward.

II. Back handspring (no mention made of rondaded or round-off movement preceeding this) to the right foot , left leg raised rearwards and V2 left raising the arms upward and step left to Swedish fall (right leg elevated), lower and . flex right knee while extending arms and place right foot forward with a 3;" turn to a lunge right (right leg bent and arms sideward. Circle, arms to a side scale on the right foot. - -

III. lf4 turn left, left leg remaining horizontal to floor, arms sideward (facing "D") and after one to ~ three steps, front somersault to stand.

IV. Forward roll ta neckspring to stand, arms eJevated.

Y. Straight arm, straight leg press to hand­stand

VI. VS turn left , snap dawn to feet, imme­diate back handspring to the right foot with a V2 turn left lifting left leg forward with arms raised fore-upward, (Facing "(").

VII. placing left foot forward , front hand­spring to the right foot ,left foot raised for­ward, arms held high and handspring forward to a regular stand, arms held high.

VIII. roll backward through a handstand to a front support f immediate supple movement placing the right foot between the hands and I Yo circles of the left leg to a handstand --

IX. roll forward to a stand with straight legs, step left and hitch kick (left ·Ieg following right · leg) landing on the right foot, jump to the left foot raising the right leg rearward to a front scale --

X. % turn right (Facing "B") straightening the trunk and elevating the arms side-upward forward. and down to a regular stand, raise arms sideward (Facing "B"), hop step right and roundoff, back handspring, back somer­sault to a regular stand. NOTES: Exercise can be done in reverse in part

or totally on condition that the two scales are done on oppos ite feet. The diagram pro­vides only a general direction for all of the combinations and movements.

Side Horse I. From a stand facing the horse with hands

on the pommels ... Moore mount left through rear support in saddle and

II. pass legs under right hand and double rear out immediate double rear in (Stockli) and

III. I Yo double leg circles (under right , under left, under right) then undercircle right leg and rear scissors under the right hand followed by a rear scissars under the left hand,

IV. pass left leg under right hand to circles (double leg circles) under left, under right then under left hands and

V. pass right leg under right hand and front scissors under left hand followed by front scis­sors under right hand, left leg under left hand and

VI. tromlet out , double rea r in and, VII. double leg circle in saddle (under right

hand; then under left hand) and with weight supported on left arm, legs pass over pommels with % . turn inward to a double front around (Moore facing in to front dismount) finish ing with a V2 turn to a cross stand right sideways. Note: Exerc ise can be reversed only in its en­tirety. Rings

I. Pull slowly to an inverted hang, II. flex and dislocate to III . turn rearward in suspension and cast forward to IV. rear uprise to support and turning rear­

wards in support V. slowly press to a handstand (bent body;

bent arms) VI. lower body slowly passing through front

horizontal support to back planche VII. dislocate ta flex, shoot and dislocate

shoot handstand (Streul i) VIII. roll forward and inlocate to flex IX. swing forward, downward and backward

to support . X. turn rearwards in support straddl ing the

legs t o dismount under the rings VAULT-Giant Cartwheel Parallel Bars

I. From a side stand frantways with a mixed grip (left hand "palmaire") front vau lt over bar to

II. peach basket to upper arms and III. front uprise to IV. back pirouette to "L" (pirouette t o right ) V. press to a handstand, legs straddled,

join legs - -

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VI. front pirouette (turning right) and VII. swing forward and Stutz t o hand grips, VIII. sWing legs forward and drop cost to

upper arms IX. swing rearward and back Stutz to hand

support . X. swing to ha~dstand and with supporl' on

right arm, V2 turn over bar to cross stand riqht sideways (Ver.da) Horizonta l Bar .

I. With a mixed grip (left undergrip swing (small) forward and backward, then swing­Ing the body high as in a high start,

II. swing rearward changing left grip to overgrasp a nd reaching under with t he right hand to a cross gr ip, Y2 turn as body passes over the bar resulting in a mixed grip with left ~and in undt::rgrip, rear vault catch regrasping In regular gnp. .

III. kip to support (change grips) and cast to I Vo front giants,

IV. stoop legs through arms and shoot to dislocate swing,

V. release bar to change grips' as the front support position is reached

VI. free hip circie rear ways t o handstand and back giant swing plac ing straddled feet on the bar and

VII . straddle circie, join legs and Y2 turn left around l.eft arm placing right hand in reg ular grip, sWing down (chest leading) and change fight hand grip to under grip

VIII. swing rearward to support and cost to single front giant,

IX. Yo turn left around left arm wh ile cross­ing the right hand over the left hand, chest leads downward swing and then turning left sWing up to support with m ixed grip (left hand undergrip) and

X. straddle vault over the bar to side stand reorways.

Note : Exercise can be changed partially or wholly. Further Notes: '

I. Holds are marked by two dashes ( __ ) 2. Tables of penalties for these exerc ises will

be available in July, 1965 . 3 . Films and drawings are to be ready by

October, 1965.

' ''HA1~' ~

NEW OCTAGON SHAPED GYM TRAMP A new octagon shaped gym tramp for

vaultln9, cheerleading, and tumbling, has been Introduced by American Athletic Equipment Company of Jefferson , Iowa. ThiS new model is equipped with either springs or ,rubber cables and features new octagon shaped frome.

Th is new model folds compactl y for easy transportation and storage. It has a weatherproof fabric bed so it can be ~sed outdoors under any weather condi­tIon.

For further informattion request the American trampoline catalog No. 65.

OL YMPIC PRODUCTS Gymnastic and Wrestl ing Specia lists

Imported men and women's gymnastic uniforms.

Men's pants and shirts in All WOOL­NYLON STRETCH- EXLAN & COTTON. Shirts in any style with hook attachment or step-in model. Women's leotards in NYLON STRETCH in si xdifefsnterytU .... sm ... . ETAOI ETAO in six different sty les. All-Leather ha nd guards- three sizes All-Around Gymnastic shoes-canvas up. pers-composi tio n soles Apparatus All-Leather shoes with crepe rubber soles. NYLON STRETCH WARM UPS- any stri pes or trim. TOP STAR liqu id nutrition-pre meet meal for Athletes . 468 Rockaway Avenue, Volley Stream, NY

M.G. BILLBOARD SPECiAl-Women's Gymnastic Shoes. White

canvas upper with leather sales. First quality. Limited stock. Sizes 2. 3 , 4 , 5. 9 & 10 only. $1 .50 per pair. Order: Frank Endo. 12200 So. Berenclo Ave . . Los Angeles , Calif. 90044.

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CZECH? RUSSIAN? GERMAN ? SWISS?

Dear Glenn: I f eel that possibly a few commen t s are

in order concerning the paper presented by Don T OI1l,), in the Dec. 1964 issu e on "Side Hor se Movements ." I am sure that a ll gym­nasts and side horse perfonners in par­ticu lar apprec ia te his attempt to translate th e F.I.G. gibberi s h into a clear , s impl e, conc ise, and meaningfu l terminology. How­ever I feel that h e may have added some confu sion of his o\"n when doing the trans­la tion. Ini tially a BACK-OUT has long been known as a STOCKLI in most of the c.ountry and t hus n o real· reduc tion in term­in ology ha s been gained (alth ough BACK­OUT is a mOre descripti ve name and could ju s tifiably be u sed). This s ubs titution left !:;'1'OCKLI with no meaning. so Don (or the F.I.G.) c hose to call a KEHRE- I N, I{EHRE-OU T or vice versa (a very d e ­sc r iptive nam e for the sequence) a STOCK­LI. A s a result the STOCKLI now has two rnean ings but who kno\vs which one is be­ing re fe n'ed to. A sinlilar situati,on a lso occurs with the SIDE-TRAVEL and TROlVlLET or TRAlVILET with t h e SIDE­TRAVEL replac ing the TROMLET (wit h c ons iderable advantage). I-Io\vever the TROlVlLET became a TRAlVILET and was u sed to des ig nate a SIDE-TRAVEL. full c irc le, KEHRE. Again confusion. '.

The CZECH was used to d eS ignate what traditionally has b een known as a MOORE throughout thi s country, but to what ad ­va ntage? CZECH certa inl y is no 1110re de­sC"iptive nor less complicated (although it certainly pl eased t h e Czechs). 'When I h ear the name GERMAN I natura ll y think of a horizo ntal bar 1110Ve, not a LOOP on the s id'e horse. In this case a LOOP is far mor& descriptive than GERMAN and h as no chance of b e ing confused w ith a h ori­zontal bar 111 0 ·ve. Possibly a 111 0 1'e descrip­tive name would be MOORE-ON -THE­END, but thi s is much more cumber some and is n ot presently u sed in thi s cou ntry. Finally the name SWISS has been u s ed to m ea n one of the four poss ibl e HOP­TURNs, an d one of the lesser use d ones a t that. Perhaps FRONT-HOP-TURN, REVERSE - TWISTING - BACK - HOP -TURN, etc. would b e more d escriptive.

In conclus io n I woulc1 like to add my e ndorsement to Don's comments about the ratings of diffic ulty . Obvious ly these rat­ings were lnade by 58111eone \\'ho had n ever d one ve r y much work on th e s ide horse, someon e who is completely out of date, or s orneone who had on ly 111inor aCC0111-pli s hments in the event. Any accomplished and curre nt p e rformer knows a BACK­MOORE, a RUSSIAN, a nd a REAR"SIDE­TRAVEL are in a c.ompletely different class of difficulty from a MOORE or a S IDE-TRAVEL, LOOP. Yet they are worth the same in th ese ratings. In additio n the ratings are tota ll y inconsistant with rea l­ity. For example , if a MOORE is :l "B" p a rt, then a MOORE combined with any­thing e lse is going to be bette r and s hould be rated as s u c h (but is not). Further ex­anlpl es are ev iden t , i.e., bvo "A " parts C0111b ined llutke a "C" part \vhil e two "B" pa rts c0 l11bi ned still 111ake one "B" part, but are too nUll1enous to 111 entio n. Per­haps a pane l of true experts on th e s ide horse s hou ld be assenlbled to nanle indiv­idua l moves and set values fo r these moves and establi s h a s ingle ' rule fOl' rating the value of all combinations of these s in­g le Inoves.

Sincerely, James L . Fairc hild Trona, California

BETTER THAN CERAR D ear Glenn ,

[n r efe re nce to Ed G unny' s lette ,' about Da le Coo per in the Decembel', 1964 issue o f M.G., I would like to throw my su pport to the statements r ega rding Dale Cooper's ring ,,'orlc H iH l11anner of e x ecution of bo th s trength a nd s wing llloovenl ents was in a c lass by itse lf. I'm afra id though that YOll people in L.A. never saw Cooper at hb best. In 1962 C hal'ii e S imm s wrote

"Coop e r from Mic higan - State is the best r;ng perfonner I have ever seen . . . bar n one." I thought Cooper was med iocre co mpared to that years' Big Ten mee t (sco re 99.5).

Coope r tau g ht nl e (at that tinl e a rival U ni ve rsity of Michigan gym nast) more abou t rings tha n a ny oth er person and I ha,' e the hi g h es t respect for hi s knowledge of ring " 'ark.

The r eason ·for Cooper's low score (94.5) in the ~CAA prelims was tha t h e over­s hot hi s giant s wing, going too h ig h then !"wering then hav ing to quickly press to a handstand. All this was d o n e of course with locked arn1S.

A lt houg h Cooper was th e best in the world he was n o t the only one. Russ Mills (last two years' NCAA sideharse champ) was easil y the bes t o n side horse. Lik e Coope r hi s cO lnpe tition rOll tine \vas very easy conlpared \vith t he repertoir of lnove­m ents done in \vorl{outs. If anyone doubts wh e ther h e is b et t er than CeraI' let t h em look at M ill 's scissors compare d with Cer­ar's. (Cerar's bottom leg is very low). Also cons id er d ifficulty with Mills d oing consec­uti ve c irc les on one pOllunel and everything e lse o ne ca n think o f.

As a tribute to both of these great gym­nasts I d o n ' t think the greatest good will be d o ne by g lor ify ing them bu t instead to ·he·ar w hat th ey have to say. Th e ir gynl­t1"(t s tics inte lligence is far gTeater than 'th e ir work wh ic h \vas the best. I req uest t h a t they write a nd s hare thei l' }{nowl edge , after a ll they are the best in thi s nation, at a ny rate.

'M.G . April , 1962, Notes and Thoughts by Charli e Simms.

Sincer e ly , Arno Lascari

OLYMPIC PHOTOS Dear Mr. Sundy:

I have just fini s h ed reading the Decem­b e r issue of the Modern Gymnas t . I was p leased to read the fin e a rti c le on s ide horse work and also the pictures of com­p e titors on the h or se. I espec ia lly liked the two page picture of CeraI' on t h e ho rse. I was wo ndering if you know where I can g'et SOlTIe pictures of Cera r and others on th e horse. I a lll a U niversity of lVlassa ­chusetts freshman and I think that pic­tures of fanlou s gynlnasts on the horse and a ll the oth er a ppartus would stimUlate o ur tean1. Any infoJ'lllatio l1 on pic tures of anyone wou ld be app ,'ec ia t ed.

Sincerely, Robert Leclair, New Bedford Ma ss

ED. A s we have the negatives at the office for most of the Olympic ph ot os used in the MG, 8 x 10 pr ints are avail ab le fOI' $1.25 eac h to cover cost of printing a nd mail­ing. or $1.00 each for orders of -;-ive or more pictures.

STUNTS vs. SKILLS D eal' Editor,

A s the n ation's leading gymnastics mag­azine editol' may I request your cooperation in s uggesting to all of your reader s - es ­pec ially our teachers, coaches, and gynl­nas ts-to e liminate a nd avoid the use of the terms. "tricks" and "stunts" in t h e ir d escriptions of exercises. routin es. ~.nd les ­son s . It is r egrettable that so m any of our colleagues r esor t to the u se of these t e rms wh e n \vriting professional articles.

According to vVe bster, the term, "stunt" is a co lloq ui a l and s lang, "something done fo r a thrill, to attract attention •.. .'.' The tel'm, "trick" seems to be associated with nlngic ia ns and old-tinle c ircus pe rfornle rs. As select ive professio nal s and quality coach es of high-grade a r tist ic gymnas tics \V~ are teac h ing our c harges progress ive s kills in a.ll act iv ities.

' ''lit h kind es t p ersonal r egards. Sincerely, ·lVI . DO)1ald Adolph, Direc tor Anle rican GY lnnastics A ssociation

ED . A tricky po int skillfully t a ken.

DISAPPOINTED Dear Glenn,

I have a few C0l11111ents about your Olynl ­pic coverage in the December issu e. Fil'st o f all the artic le "Tokyo M em o l'i es" by Larry Banner was great. It gave a tre­m e ndous insight on internationa l conlpe ti­tion. I'nl look ing forward to th e ne xt two parh of this a r ticle. I also e njoyed th e p ic­tUl'e coverage. Fu ll page pictures lik e the one of Miros lav Cera I' always add c la sl> to the magaz in e. I \vas. ho \veve r disap-

pOInted in \\' llat--was titl e c1 a n "Olyn1 pic R e port" by Mr. Bill l\leade. It was no t an Olymp ic R e port , it ,vas a c riti c i s rn of th e A.A.U ., a nd s h ould have b een till ed a s s uch . I-laving compe ted in both th e A.A. U. a nd t he U.S.G.F. i,n Southern Californ ia I wo uld like to r emind Mr. Mea de that th e A .A.U. conduc t s a nd sanc tion s m OI-e than one n1 ee t a y ea r. These n1 eets have h e lped to develop_ gymnas ts like Saka­moto, Barak, B a nner a nd Shurlock on ly t o mentio n a few. It is unfortunate that the A.A.U. has not extended it's Sou thern Calif. prog ram to the rest of the country. It is also unfOl:tunate tha t t h e A.A. U. 's mishandling of 'gymnas tics earned us a 7th instead of a 3rd in the 1964 Olympics. But most unfortunate is the fact that we might have been 3rd or b etter if t h e Na­tional Collegiate Coach es a nd o the r U.S.G .F . s upporters h a d h elped to build and s upport the A.A .U . w hat d o yo u think ?

S incer ely, D av id Tho r R eseda, Ca~if. MIchigan State Univ.

ED. Ask your Coach , see w hat he thinks . P erha ps h e ca n exp lain better then I the many, man,y years t,he coac hes tried to help the AAU build a better program .. . but th e AAU wasn 't interested in their help.

A FIRST D ear Glenn,

It w as nice see ing you in Tucson and I was very iIllpressed ,vith our t op g-Yll1nasts, espec iall y Rusty Mitch e ll. I hope w e can pr.::>duce n10re gYln nasts lik e hin1.

I \\'ould like to r emind you t hat the Na­tional YMCA Gymnas tics Champions hips w ill be in Berkeley on April 3rd a nd will inc lud e the all-around events plus t!'am­polin e and tumbling for m e n. Also, for the firs t time in the hi s t or y of the YMCA Gymnastics Champions hips the r e w ill be a \ 'Vonlens' Gymnastics Cha.n1pionship whic h will inc lude t h e fou r Olympic Ev ents plus AlI-ar.:mnd .

A nyo n e wanting further info rlnation can con tact me at the Berke ley Y.M.C.A.

S incer e ly yours , Ernest l\1arinoni P hys ica l Director Berkeley YMCA 2001 All ston "Vay Berkeley, Calif.

W ISCONSIN CLINIC Gentl e men:

Enclosed please find photos of a c linic h eld at our school. We w er e very pleased t o r egis t er ove r 700 p eopl e at our clin ic (th e first of its kind in the s tate ). 500 of those r egis t ered pa rtic ipated. Forty Sch oo ls w e re represented. The c linic a ttrac ted both Inen a nd "'onle n stud~n ts .and .t e_~9.h-

ers. l\1r. George D aue)', U niye rsit;\:- o f vVis­cons in ,,'as the h earl in~tru (' tf)r. ASRi8ting :;\l1'. B a ne I' dUI·ing the prograrn ,,"ere Pete Ball e r. Gi rls' Acth-ities: Dan Grahanl. Preble coach: Joh n Far\\'e ll. Man itowoc coaell: Daye F-flU:iSey. X_ay j{' r cnRch: DRxe Blac k. Appleton coach am1 gen e ral chair ­I1lan of the c li nic,

J am s ure other c li nics \\'ill fo li o\\' a r ound the sta te.

Sincerely yours, David J. Black , Gynlnastic Coach , Clinic Coordi nator Apple ton, Wisconsin

POSITIVE THINKING! Dear Glenn ,

L ately I have given gymnast ics a good dea l of t1wught, and some ideas h ave oc­CU lTed to l11 e ,vh ich nl ig ht be \VOI'th s ha r­ing. I first shared t h ese thoughts with nl y teanl -rnates a.t Un iyersity of Californ ia, but the n I r ealized t hat we are on ly a t eam in t erm s of the NCAA. A ll g-ymnasts a ll over t h e country a r e a t eam too, for the United States, and the US even has a team, litera ll y a gym nastic bl'Otherhood , a ll over the world, I only \y is h ,ve cou Id have a cl.oRer ten-In on a ,,·-orld -wid e bas is. In any case, because these ideas 1l1 :::ty h e of he lp t o som e competitors a round the cou ntry, I thought I should try to h e lp t he best way I kno\\' how, through the "Moder n Gym n as t."

Some Suggestions to Panic-Prone Gymnasts

Many competitors just d on 't seem t o "com e through" in m eet s. Oth er s, r eally hi t under pressure. The r e are r eason s for "psyching out," and ,vays to con1bat it. The following is a quote from Elements of Psyc hology :

" If the constru ctive effects of frustration and conflict fai l to bring about goal.attain­me nt, the tension continues to increase ... eventua ll y it may be no longer facilitative, but d isruptiv e .. .. reasons: in creased mo­bi li zatio n of e nergy may become so great as to exceed what is appropr iate for the task." ' Thus, w hil e i t is be nefic ial and d es irable to acl re na liz e onese lf for com pe tition, i t Inay be di s ruptive to beconl e too exc ited Or concerned ... that is the coach 's job. This " di s rupti ve effec t" is seen at eve ry meet. Being able t o li ck thi s ratt led fee l­ing is p erhaps more important t h an hav­in g· a good routin e, for it is what one can hit in a meet that counts ... it isn't dif­ficult to win t h e warm ups , because the presRure is not yet on .

The way a gY Jl1nasts a cts is both a ea u s ­at ive and sy mptoillatie factor involved in hitting' routines. Th ere are those among us who have a poor I1lental att itud e, They consta n tly dispa rage thenlselves, th ey ra-

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tionalize . and ('ol11plain about every ri}), ache or pain . a nd cons tan tly r e mind those arn u nel them ho\\' littl e sleep they rece il'ed the pre" in ll!"' night. Others h o weycr. a. l­ways enter the g-yn1 \\- it h a confident snl il e , and talk and a~t as if they were o n top of the ",orld . T hi s confidence a nd pOise cani es oyer to the apparatus. Seldom doe' o ne ~ee Rusty l\1 itch e ll , Art S hll rlo(' k , or Th1ak}lto Sakalno to s link into the' gym ('om­plaining: on t he contrar;', they a re good models to em u late. Th ey talk. a c t, a nd perform coOllfiden tiy .

' Ve can not feel great every day. but these d::ly~ which seClll dull e r can be u:-;ed t o \\'ork str ength , to force oneself to hit t h e tri cl<s one has eyen be tt e r. Complaining ca n, and does hurt one'!'; nlental attitude , and carries over to the events.

The in1po I'tance of ha rd " 'ork in gyn1-nastic3 cannot be stressed too nluch. '];,Tork obviously h e lps the gymnast to incTease hi s s kil ls, but it does much m ore. The more a perfo l~m er works, t h e nl ore conf idence h e wi ll gain . vVith a n in crease in s Ul'e ne::;s should cOIne a corresponding rise in th e gyn1 nast 's tota l I1lental attitude.

It is v ita ll y inl pOl'tan t, if 've are to have gl·eat in di v idu a l p e rfo rnlers in th e U nited States, that w e b egin to deve lop not on ly ou r bodIes, but also ou r att itudes. Ga in in conf id ence, po ise, and s howlllan s hip and t h e scor es will go up. '

F or the sal<e o f brevity, I w ill li st sev­e r a l th ll1gs that mig ht be d on e, w h ic h wi ll he lp to make t he gym nast a better per ­form e r, physica ll y and nlenta ll y. I, Try to have "'ha tever n::>u ti ne you do

co ld. Do not add tri c ks unless they can be in corporated easily a.nd f1awless lv into the routine. When rou tin es are easy, confidence, and scores ,v iI] r ise .

2. P laya r ole (Thi s is important!). V'Iheth ­er you com pl etely be lieve t hi s or not , gIve It a try. Pretend that you a r e 100% s~ ro nger, faster, lIg hter, and l1l0 re con ­fIdent. Compete to win. No matter how ~~~~vf~~k ~~~e.nlay be, face the judges,

Inc ide ntall y, Grace K ayw ell , the Modern Gym nast ballet instruc tor informed me that by tightening t h e diaphram , you \\'ill he lp to stop the nervous feeling in the pit of the stomach before <l"mpet ing. 3. ,\Vhe n com pet ing, act a bit overconf i­

de nt. S how the judges you are proud o f your ro utin e, You can't a lways conl­pare your routine to the vel:-Y best, because then you l1lay act ashatne d o f it unti l it is t he b est. Do what you h ave w ell. and tell yourse lf that it is th e best whil e of cour se, trying to cons truct ivel); I1nprove.

Ther e has beel~ a lack of m a terial writ ­ten about th e correc t menta l a ttitud e for gymnas ts l No gymnast s h ould b e satis fi ed " ' it h second place, 01' for that maHer ex ­pect it . The U nited States s h o uld n~t be sat isf ied with seo"nd, or third or fourth place III gymnast ics e ither We can win and wil l. ' .

No person has to re n1ain ne rvou s a nv nl0re than h e 111us t re lnain ,veak or un'­s kill ed. All it t akes is work.

Build confid ~nce in yourselves and t eam­mates by. encour aging, helping, a nd g iv ing more praIse a .nd less c ritic ism. We don ' t have to be second-rate; 've ca n be tops.

These comments have no t been m ade as authoritative ; they are on ly good hunch es . I h ope they will be of s ome h elp.

Gymnastically yours, D a n Millman

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