Modern Gymnast - May/June 1964

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M.G. COVERS: The reader reaction to our color covers this year has been most enthusiastic, especially for the pastels of Milan Med~·. WE are very gratified with this response and pleased that we have been able to bring these interesting and colorful subj ects to you.

-l-:. .... -l-:. * TRICKERY?: The March M.G. cover showing Art Shurlock doing a strad­dle jump high in the air over the Santa Monica Palasades Park, with the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Mon­ica mountains in the background has been the suj:Jject of much controversy ... How was it taken? ... How did he get so high? . .. and where did he land? ... were but a few of the com­ments. Some also even suggesteg that we simply cut out a photo of Ai't and pasted it on the background . . . to enli2;hten the courious and the skeptical readers we assure you it was not "trick­ery. Art just mounted and stood on the fence post in the foreground and leaped high into the straddle jump landing on a bare patch of groun9. this side of the flower bushes (no wIres, Trampolines or minmi-tramps were employed) .

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: We be­lieve Gymnastics to be the most artistic of all the sports and that by its' very nature lends itself to artistic expres­sion in paintings, pastels, line draw­ings, sculpture and photography. Therefore as long as our readers agree we will seek out and bring you inter ~ esting and colorful as well as at times unusual artistic impressions in Gym­nastics.

FROM THE EDITOR

UNUSUAL: Speaking of the unusual , the photo on the right taken of a rope climber at the Pasadena Invitational Meet seems to fall into this catagory. The interesting fact concerning this

. photo is that M.G. photographer Rich-ard Hallen was not attempting to catch something different. It just happened that the camera shutter was acting up and this is what came out, an unusual and interesting photo which presents an artistic rendering of a rope climber in action which seems to capture the full feeling of the event.

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NEXT EDITION : Report on the AAHPER convention in Washington , " How to be a good Side Hone per­former" , Pole Vaulting a Gymnastic Event?", judging ideas, looking into the past ,~~ith the editor for an " On Balance" article, and a special picture pre-view of · potential qualifiers 'for the USA Olympic Gymnastic Team. Plus news, photos, and articles of instruc­tion.

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S ian sa id. " Ph ysical filn e"" a lway" ha" Iwen '''melhin ~ dow n mv lin e. I ho p,: I ca n do a ca pable job" li t' ITco mlll ended a daily ",,,,, ion "f 3S 10 4S Illinu"'" I R, :prinl l'd from Ihe Slikol Tvr" N·l·w, le lkr. Cll'Yl· land. Ohio)

19M Y.'1I.c. '\ . CH A'I IPIONSHTP5 T \[CA Gymnas l ic, Cha irman . Bill Bu ffa

ann"un Cl', Iha l the Fift eenlh Naiional Y.\[C!\ Gy mnaslic Champi onship, will bl' h,' ld al lIlt' West S ide Y~ICA. S We, t 63rd 5 1 reel. Tew York City. N .Y. on Saturday. .lUll!' 201h . 1964 ... at the tim e when tIl{' WORLD'S FATR will he in full sw in ~ .

LYLE WELSER . FRED Z ITT A. D il L PRETSS. H ARRY G. NELSO T ELECTFn TO HEU[S H ALL GY'I'l TASTICS H ALL

OF FAME

For our di stinguished coaches of Gymnas­lies were elected to the H elms Hall Gym· nastics H all of Fame , .. LYLE WELSER , F R ED ZlTTA, EMlL PRElSS" and HAR· R Y G. NELSON. Approved at the last mee ting o[ the Helms H all Board , n omina· tions [or the four outs tanding coaches were provided by the Gymnasti cs H all o[ Fame recommenda tions committee, headed by George Szy pula of Michigan Slate Univer· sity .

Each of the famed Gymnasti cs coaches have had their names developed upon the Hall of Fame trophy in Helms Hall, Los .\n geles, internal ional sports shrine. H all o[ Fame awards have been approved for all. The Helm s Hall -Board is composed of Alex Kahn, Robert Myers, Rube Sam· uel sen, L\ I Santoro, :\Iaxwell S til es, Sid Liff, Paul Zimmerman, Bi ll Schroeder and Pau l H. Helms, Chairman .

T he selec tion of Lyle Welser , Fred Zilla , Emi l Preiss and Harry G. Nelson for hon· ors, now brin~s to a total of 45 the num·

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ber who ha ve been c ited in Ihe Helms Hall Cynlllastic, Hal l of Fa ml'. as fo ll ,.w5:

Cllnlribul ur:': E. A. Eklund , "bl' Lober . \dlliph Pi cker, G us Kern , Willi am .\I allhe i. Hen ry Schroeder.

CYlllna~l:': Ra YllIond Bass, ,,\l fred J ochilll. ,\rlh ur Pill , Da ll a" Bixl er. Paul Krempl' l. Curli " Hollillan. l-'rank Cu,ni ", kcL Frank Kri z. C""r~l ' WIlt'c lcr, Willia lll > }J ,, "III" . Jllhll '\Iai ~ . He r, "an Wil z i ~ . Gl'{) r~e Culack . h ·,·dnick .\leyr ·r, ]{ II la ll d Wolfe. Fran k Ha u· ""Id _ ClIl·"I l'r Philli ps';' .

,;, ,\I"" c il ed u, coach. Cllach. ,:,: :\l fn 'd lJe rl! lll ulln. ]{oy L _\[oun '.

Cha ri, ·" \ ·ana . . \l andT a ll Urllw". Halph :\ . Pipl'!". Er wi" \ ·o lzl' . Ll'" ler G r iffi n. Ha rn C . . \..\ ""n. Lyl, · \\ ·l'bl'r. G u"lav Hei nl'llIaJ;. Emil Pn·i", Cl' " '' \\ ·cll,IIIn{·. Danie l Hoffe r. II"" Pri ce . . \I aximillia n Youn".,r. L"" lil' .I . ,Iudd . Harlll'y Pri. '!'. Fro'd lilla . Hl' IH ' .J. Knll. H"ln ), SIIlidL Lcopliid Iwarl! . Loui, II. .\I an!!.

I.) 1.1':' \\ ' E: I> I':!{ . . C rad ua ll' IIf ~ "rin:.: · fi. ,ld Cll ll t'~l' . Coach"d a l Hri d~l·p ll rl. Clln ll. Y .. \I. C :\ .. a nd Lini l' l'r" il v of IIlin " i". TOll k III'I'r a l (;"IIr!! ia Tcch ill -1946 and ha" Iwe ll I h" n ' l'H'r ,,·in l"'. Leade r of CYllllla"l ic'" ill So ulh t>rn C'o lic!!t':-:. and wa~ twi(T I'n':-:.idt'nl "f I hl' 1\ a l i on ~ 1 :\ ",oc ia l ion of CYIl II"I,,1 ic, CoaclH" . . \[ embn (If .S. OIY"'I, i<' CO Ill' Ill ill ee .

FRE D Z ITTA ... Ca mp,' ted for Hol,,"k ... Tu rnl'r~. :\ lIen llr 'd 5' pr in ~f i eld (" I Il'~e . Il,· · ~an coaching can't' r at H olyoke. .\ I a:-,~. Turnl'r" iu 1930. a nd has "in c" coac hed a l Liu CIJ ln Turner". Chi l'a!!o. Ho lvo ke Turn· n' rt'in. Soc ialt-'r Tllrn t' r~·. C hi ca~o. ."'prill;':­fi eld. 'ITa",'. Turner". and Eiclll' Turn pr". Ch ica!!, •. Gail",d :\'Heri ca n Turner H"n" r Ke y. '1960.

£.\ [IL PH E ISS . B"rn in Germanv. and wa~ Illp E lIro pea I~ ~y tll l1 a s l. CaIlH' I" ) l i.:' . ill 192-k and "'n lert'll Turn er Norma l Co d· l e~l'. Indianapnli, . W"n Aml'r il'an Tur'l l'r :\lI ·around t ill .. in 1926. -". ·\ . ll. champ ion in 192;'. and Ct'rman champion in 192R Be!!an coach in !! al Chica!!O Turn .. r, in 192(,. T o'uk oyer al '11. P" nn ' l;IYa ni a in 1930. rp· main in !! Ihere unlil deal h in 1962. ("nlri · bUl ed 'mu ch 10 junior gymnastics.

HARR Y G NELSON . G radua l< ' "f Temple l l. [xcl' lI ed in bOlh GY lllll a" li c" and Sw imming. Lon~ acli ve . s in cl' 1926. in Y.:\I .C.A. high schooL A.A.U. and cn ll t'~ i al .. , I Ur"inu ,, ) Cvmna>lics . Hi " Phil adl ' l"hi1 TUrlH' r" w" n Ih" Naliona l A.A. U. crllwn in 19';2. Nolem. rlh y conlribul or I n Gynlll a,, · I ic" in Phil adelphi a area.

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC COACHES ASSOCIATION

This is an open letter to all high school gymnastic coaches in the U.S.A. We cordi all y in v ite each and everyone to join the newly founded Nat iona l High School Gymnastic Coaches Association If any coach wishes to join, just drop a line to ·me or to Sid Dra in, Maine West High School, Des Pla ines, Illi nois and complete detai ls of the organization wil l be forwarded.

Our fir st meeting was he ld at Iowa City in conjunction with the U.S.G. F. meet. AL­though the representation was small , a great deal of work was done and th e meetings were a great success. I t was decided to cor respond our areas of representation with those of the U.S.G.F. Pro-tem officers were also elected and many items of interest were discussed. The registration fee was 'con firmed ot $2.00 and if a coach is already registered and has no t yet paid hi s fee we urge him to do so as soon os poss ible. Vi c Lesch, coach of Illinois State Champs, was the N.H.S.G.C.A. representative to the U.S .G.F. and was se lected to be 0 mem­ber of the By- law Committee.

Once again we urge eve ry high schoo l coach to join this f ine and worthwhile organization. So lidarity and unity among the coaches can greatly benefit our sport in the U.S.A. and futur e Olym pics.

Cordiall y, Don Von Ebers Acting Secreto ry N.H.S.G.CA

INTERNATIONAL REPORT

ALL-AROUND

by Dr. Joseph Gohler

INTERNATIONAL MEET Copen hogen, De nmo rk, February 19 6 4

M . Ce ro r-Yugos loyio, 58.00; Age Stor­houg, Norwo y, 56.55; O. Kesto lo, Finlond , 56AO; S. Lindeyo ll , Sweden, 55.60; fl. W irhed, Sweden, 54.80.

FRANCE-SWITZERLAND Strossbou rg , March 1964

France, 557 .50; Switze rland, 546.05. Fang neux, Fra nce, 112.70; Guillond, France, 1 12. 10; Bouchonnet , Francc., 1 10.60; Fenz, Sw itze rla nd , I 10A O; Char les, France, 109.70; Denza, France, 109.65 .

INTERNATIONAL MEET Krakow, Po land, A p ril 1964

N . Kubica, Po land, I 13AO ; W. Kubica, Po land , 112A5; Kucha rcz yk , Polanci , 11 1.60; Storhaug, Norway, 1 I 1.55; Kon­opka, Po land, I 10 .60; Aranyos, Hu ngary, 1 10A5.

SOVIET ZONE Erlurt , E. Germa ny, April 1964

SOY ie tzone, 556. 60, Poland, 563 .35. Fuel le, East Ge rmany, 1 14 . I 0; Koest ~, East Germany, I 13.80; N . Ku bica, Po land, I 13 .25; Rokosa, Po land, I 13. 15 ; T ippe lt, Ea st Ge rmany, 1 12.55; Doe lling, EaST Ge rma ny, I 12AO.

CHAMPIONSHIPS OF GERMANY Ulm , West Germany, April 1964

Fue rst , 11 2.15; Lyhs, 11 1.25; Jaschek, 1 I 1.05; Bi shof, 109.70; She li e, 109A O. Baum, 109.30.

CHAMPIONSHIPS OF FINLAND Apri l 1964

Heinonen, 1 12.85; Rantakar i, 1 12.45; Lo iho, 1 11.4 5; Ekma n, 109.90; He ikk i­nen, 109.75; He ino, 108 .80.

FINLAND-USSR He lsin ki, Apri l 1964

USSR Finland Titov- USSR Za penko-USSR Lis itz ke-U SSR Leouz iew- USSR Ke reeme li di- USSR Rantakari -F inland Laiho- Finla nd He inone n-Finl a nd

573 . 15284.65 288 .50 567.90279.65282 .25 115. 05 57 . 15 57.90 11 4.70 57.05 57 .65 114.65 56 .85 57.80 114 . 15 5685 57 .30 1 14 . 1056.4557 .65 1 12.90 56.50 56.40 11 2 .4 0 56 .60 55 .80 112 AO 55.7 5 56 .65

JAPAN- HUNGARY Budapest , Ap ri I 1964

Japan , 577.35; Hungary, 559AO . All-Around Tsurnmi , Japan, 116 .65; 1 16 .05 ; Hayata , Japan , oyama , Japan, I 15 . 15; 1 13 .90; Csanyi, Hungary.

Enda, Japan , 115 .20; Nak ­Kato , Japan ,

FRANCE-USSR Lyo n, April 1964

USSR , 289.00; France, 281.85 . All-Around Lis itzke, USSR, 58 .30; Ke reeme li d i, USS;(, 57 .95; Zapenko, USSR, 57 .65; G romow, USSR , 57.40; T itoy, USSR, 57.25; Bo uch­onn e t , France, 57. 15; ·Guill on, Fronc", 56.60; Kuts, USSR , 56.10; Fangneu,,­France, 56.05; Bo ularand, France, 55 .80.

JAPAN-GERMANY

Stuttgart, April 1964 J apan, 285 .55; Germany, 278.15.

All -Around Enda, Ja pan , 57.45; Tsu ru mi , Japan, 57.00; Nagasawa, Japan, 56.85; Hay­ata, J apan, 56.85; Kato, Japan , 56.65; Lyhs, Germany, 55 .95; Furst, Germany, 55.70.

USSR-SWEDEN WOME NS ALL-AROUND

Sweden , Apri I 1964 USSR, 383 .00; Sweden, 374.60

Elena Volcho tskaya, USSR, 77.00; Po­li no Astakova, USSR, 76.95; Tamara Man­ina, USSR, 76.90; Lar isa Latyn ina , USSR, 76.80; Gerala Lindahl , Sweden, 75.05 ; Solveig Engman , Sweden, 74.90; Mari Lundquist , Sweden, 74.70; Mzia Ninosh­viii , USSR, 74.50; Ami Lambert, Sweden , 7 4.05 ; Ulla Lindst rom, Sweden, 73 .7 5.

THE AMERICAN SOKOL REPORT

By BLANCHE KOS Nt'w streaml ined .l un ior and \Volllen 's

uniform :; a nd fl eW Ill a~s cali s thenics are bein g prepared for the g:rand 1965 Sukll l Cent ennial I place to be an noun ced late r I. We will expec t 700-800 con tes tants for th t' gymnasti cs and the colorful Czechoslovak Beseda will be a part of the program . Tot, Sokol classes ha ve ev"ked much interes t and have reall v taken hold all over the s tat es. Dates o(interes t coming up are : . June 6- 2nd class g irl s distri ct gymnasti cs competitions, Sokol S iavsky, Cicero. Illinois

June 6- 2nd class boys di stri ct gymnas· ti cs compe titi o n ~ . Sokol Berwvn , Berw yn, III.

Jun e 7- Sokol picnic. San Franciscu, Ca lif. June 12- Friday ni ght Womens di stri ct

gy mnasti c com pel ilion" a t Sokol, S ti ckney, 1I1 inois

Jun e 12- Friday night Junior boys and mens co III pet it ions Sokol Brookfield , N a­tiona l Ha ll Brookfield . Illinois

Jun e 13- Sa lurday ·.luniur Girl s d istri ct competitiun s, Sukol Slav,ky Hall. Cicero, III.

June 14·- Sokol Sic!. Coonton. Penn. J une 14- Central di s tri ct :::;okul ph ysica l

fitn ess day , l{il'~ rsid e- Brook[i eld Stadi um , Brookfield, Illinois. Competition winners an­noun ced and the beautiful Czechuslavak Be­sad a wi ll be perfurmed and program for units comin g to New York Cvechoslovak Day.

June 21- Czechoslovak Day at the ' ell' York \i' odd' s Fair

June 28- Nor th eastern Distri cts, Cleve­land , Ohio Sokol Slet.

CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS? If so please notify us 6 weeks in advance . Supply us with both you r old and new address, including aldress label from current issue if poss ible . Cop ies we mail to your o ld address will no t be delivered by the Post Office unl ess yo u pay them ex tro postage. MAl L ADDRESS CHANGE TO: THE MODERN GYMNAST, BOX 611, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. Be sure to include your city postal zone Or Zip number.

HECORD ' Hecenll y Ne il Schmit!. Illinoi" Hifd,

School AIl·Around and H"rizonla l l3~n Champion. executed f" ur ('"nS(Tut il' l' Ge r­Illan 2ian l5 . . . Coach Vic tor Le"ch f('('I, thi" I;, a), be a record lIurl h ,·"n"iderali"n and a tt ention.

EVEN PARALLEL~ FOR WO _\ IEN Although E ven Parall e l ba r, a re no ICl ng:t" r

a n ('vent in \rO lll e n ~ I'a tilln a l and Int e rn a­tiona l CO IllPl't it illn I herl' ,Hl' a rL'a:-: alld g ro u,, ~ 5till usin g Lh t" evenl in Ihei r Illcal and reo giona l cU;llpe titi o n ~ . _-\1 "" even parall e l5 "till se rve as a fin e tra inin g aid for girl's Gym­nasti cs. \Vith thi " in mind . Hell' n Schifanu Sjursen (USA Na tional Pal' a ll ~> 1 Bar and All-Around Champi on 194, and 19'18 and a Brunze Medal \Vinn cr un Ihe Para ll el,. in ihe 19 .. 8 Ol ympicsi has com pil ed an i1lu ,­tral ed in s tru ction al milll cog: ra plwd palllphll'l for Phy;o ical Education T t"ac hl'l''' expla in ill;.! E I'e n Paralle l tricks in de tail and h"", I" "pot.

A II teachers in terc"s tcd in recl' i \ in;; a co pI of Ihis 30-page illustra led pam ph le i Illay dl> so by sending $1.00 to : '\'lrs. Hele n " chifan" Sjursen , 46 Poplar Place, Fan wouci. t\[ . .I .

WALK ON HA NDS

Sixt een Rhodes Univers ity ,. ltHlent s uf Grahamstown, SouLh Africa walked a meas­ured mile on their hands in relav" in t 110' time of 32 minutes and 46 scco~ds. Thel' claim thi s as a world record ... How abou't it , are yo u USA students go in g to acce pt thi s claim or are a half dozen of yo u go in g to accept the challenge and beat them han ch; down ? ? ? . . .

INSIDE A YOUNG GYMNAST

By LAWRENCE E. GRIDGES

Pity me not as I sit in s li gh t fear While I wait m y turn that seems so near. The past few days of wo rk and sweat Will payoff I s ay, th ey' ll payoff yet. I rise to my na me as the off icia l ca ll s And over th e c rowd a silence falls . I stand there quite ready to twist an d fly When eac h judge looks up, straight into

my eye. With a nod from each I ready my mount Waiting for the right time, each heartbeat

I co unt. I commence with grace of th e very best

bra nd And steady my ne rves in my first

handsta nd . My rest is over, with my tricks I proceed Missing not a one with form a nd speed. Th e wo rld abo ut m e seems t o whi rl a nd

fl y Whe n th e midpoint of m y labo r passes

swiftly by. I' m a little weary but the bars I still seize As I lea p from them to soa r and return

with ease . All 's left is my d ismo unt I'm confid ent

of that And satisfaction is in me as m y feet

hit the m a t. My cluty is ave r, the judges co nverse I take a deep breath , I could have dane

wo rse. All fea rs th at were in me sudde nl y egress My score is post e d , as yet th e best. Th ese feelin gs were natural , they've

ha ppened before But in s id e me they ' ll live for a lifetime

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SEVENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL SUMMER

GYMNASTICS CL INIC August 22-27, 1964

George Szypulo, Clin ic Director , Jenison Gymnasium , Michigan State University, East Lansing , Mich igan

CLINIC BOARD Bob Bohl, Program Di r . , Recreationa l Depl.,

Evanston, III. Jack Corr, Teacher, Coach, Suburban

Chicago High School Paul Fino, For m er Nat ' l. Chomp. , Sokols,

Judging Techniques Bill Meade, Finance Officer , Coach, So.

III. Univ., (Nat ' l. Team Champions) Joe Schabacker , Op. Dir. , Judging Dept. ,

Cha irman, Ariz. St, Universit y CL INIC STAFF

Bob St out, Fo r mer Olympian, Subu rbon Philo. H. S. Coach

Jackie (Klein ) Uphues, Form. Olympian ) im & IIdie Fa r kas , from H ungary , Euro­

pean Mthds. , Dir. Milwaukee Turners Bett y Meyer , P.E. Elem. Sc hool Instr. Chi­

cago Jon Culb ertson, Former T op Not 'l.. Com­

petitor Bar Culbertson, Fo rmer Top Not ' l. Com­

petitor June Szy pu la , PE. Teacher, YWCA, Inst r.

10 yrs . Sue Adam s, Balle t Instr. 11 y r s., P.E .

Teacher Ed Bengtson, Auburn Univ . , P.E. Insfr.,

Coach Don Leos, Former MSU Big Ten Chomp ,

P.E. Instr .. Univ. of III. Bob Harri s, Ass ' 1. Gym. Coach , MS\",

Former Univ. o f Mich, Gy mnast Ed Holik, Dir. Men's A ctiv., Soko l Don Chestnut , YMCA Di r. , Ottowa, III. John Goedeke , Coa ch, Minn. Stole H.S.

Chomps, St. Paul , Minn. Dick Ri chter . Jackson, Michigan, P.E.

Tea cher & Coach A. Bruce Frederick, Del. Public Schools ,

Outstanding Contributo r to Mode rn Gym­nast.

SPECIAL FEATURES I . Olympic deve lopment meets f or boys

and gi rl s all ages . 2 UNite o f Stars" ex hib ition. 3 : Latest films 4. Exhibits o f equ ipment, book s, uni ·

f orm s, films & other ai ds. 5 . Clinic dance . 6. Access t o Mich igan State's beautiful

athletic facilities. PROGRAMS

1. Profess ional f or physical educators and administrato rs. Theor y and prac­t ice o f gymnas tics. Opport uni ties to teach , spot , and learn skills.

2. Fo r coaches and judges. Observotion and participatio n in sessions con­ducted by experts.

3. Compet ito rs instruction. Basic to ad-vanced le vel fo r boys & gi r ls.

Totol cost : Approx . $ 55 .00 Includes: Insurance , Meet entr y fees , P ic­n ic Dinner, Room & Boo rd & acc ess to Michigan State's beautiful facilities. FILL tN AND RETURN REGISTRATION

FORM WITH $25 .00 REGISTRA TlCN FEE ( NOT REFUNDABLE ) TO :

NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTtCS CLINIC Georg e Szypula , Gymnastics Coach

Michigan State Uni versity East Lansing, Michigan

August 22-27 , 1964

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Indicate Prefe renc e Coaching Phys. Educatio n Performer Age Roommate Preference

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Scenes from Jerry Todd's 1964 Posadena Nationa l Inv itational Championships. Rusty. Mitchell took top honors in the Al l-Around f o llowed by Gary Buckner , Lemo ine Dur­hom and Ed Isabelle. Event Winners" St eve Le idner took first place in the Rop~ Climb with the time of 2.9. Dick Pas­quale of Montebel lo won the Floor Ex­ercise. Dick Alba of East L.A. City Col­lege took top honors in the Side Horse. Stan T arsh is w ith a beautifully executed routine beat out all the youngsters on the High Bar. Steve Parr of P.c.c. was th e winner of the Long Horse Vau lt. Dick Nicholas of P.c.c. was the winner on the Parallels. Steve Zahm of Cal got the top score on the Rings and Rusty Mitchell won the Tumbling ' event. ' . A specia l ring exhibition by Fred Want lard of Long Beach State had the crowd in "titches with his unusua l ring antics.

Fred Wantland

Stan T arshis Dave Smith

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By E. F . " Bud" BEYER DTRECTOR OF PROMOnO N A ND AD­VERT IS ING FOR THE NISSE N COR­PORA nON 930-27th Avenue, S. W. , CE­DAR RAPJI)S. IOWA lA s of Sept ember 1. 1964, Associat e Pro­fessor of Physica l Education. H ealth and Rf'c reation with the Sta te ni vers it y of New York Coll ege a t Plattsburgh. New York. )

THE THREE-STAGE ROCKET PROPUL· S IO~ METHOD OF T EACHING THE HEADSPRING

TO S1\'IA LL YOUN GSTER S I am sure th a t most. of yo u who are duo

in g a good jub of teachin g. have di scovered tha t if there is some way yo u can l'oman­li t: izp or dramati ze tea chin ~ 10 yo ungsters between the age of 5 and 9. that yo u have far more <.; u cc~~s . Yo un~s te rs have an imap:­in a ti un th at can be used tu fire their en· thus ias m. Now that we ha ve l'mbarked upon a surge of gymnasti cs throughout th e

nit I' d Sta tes. it is important tha t we beg III thinkin !! in terms o[ s tarting gymnasls at a y~ung:er age. When teaching the div(' roll for di s tance, it can be over a nver of man-ea tin g crocodiles . "With the n ear end of the I;,at as one ban k of the ri ve r and a so ft rope that can be used for the far bank of the ri'·er. we haye a fl ex ibl e ri ver width that mak('s thi s " ga me" ex­citin g to the small youngster. Wit.h ext ra thick soft mats and careful SPOttlll g, we can have a grea t dea l of fun wi th thi s kind of imaginati~n .

In a similar fashion , I have used the three-staae r ocket propulsion method of tc aching ~th e heads pring as a mean~ of s tim ­ulatin g' - the yo un gs ter to. thinking a bout the parts of the headspnng rather than just the whole. " T he part s of the heads pring would then be explained in thi s fashion:

A. In illus tration A. ,,"e have a ll part s of the rocket propul sion unit ready for firin g. The appropria te position 01 the basI' in vo lyf'S th e hand s ve ry close If n ~ t ri o" hl alon!! s ide of ~he head. In fact, 1t w~uld be be tter if the head and the hands were a ll in one line for a hett er rocket

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propu lsion thrust with the arms s traight down into the mat. The kn ees are bent , and the fep t ar~ ready to make th e first yocket prnpul , ion thrust ag:a inst the nl at.

B. In B. we see th aI the first sla!!f' of th e rocket has exploded. This consists of th p J (-' ~ ~ s tra ight e nin g sharpl y ill ~ lI c h a way that the fee l a re thrustin g int o th e ma t. and the hips are thru st over th (' head and beyond th e head slightl y so th at we a I"{' read y fo r stage two to fire.

C. fn ilius tra t ion c., th e ]'oeket ha, heen a ll owed to g:o just a littl e bit too far hefore the second s tage explodes. Actually, it wou ld be bett er if the hips were onl y a bont 6" beyond the head. readv for th e s('~" n d rocke t sta !,:e to ex plod e.

D. ] n D. we see that the second rock et , ta!!(' has been fired. This consist,; of th e It-!!; shoo tin g toward the ceilin g and !!o in g: U I~ toward an arch in the bac k. In stag:(' D. because the second ex plOSIO n was df'­layed in pos ition c.. we fin d. th a t we are a bit too far beyond the verucal m Stage D. This condemns the rocket to a low short fli " ht instead of a high and long fli ght.

E. In sta"e E. the final rocket stage ex· plosion has" taken place. This consists of th e hands thrusting against the mat caus­in a the entire body t·o shoot upward 'and outward for a standin g position landing with the head back and the aims back. 1n stage E. we see an error in the rock et fli ght. Because the rocke t was allowed to tilt over too lar in posi tion c., it caused the fh ght of the rocket to go too much along th.e m at instead of up off the mat as shown 111 po· sition 0 with the result that we have a rather low landing in position E. .

This brings out quite 'graphically the im­portance of the rocket stage eXlllosions tak­ing place with a precise ti~ing y,:st as they must take place in a preClse timing to de­termine proper orb it in space.

Upon testing the young man who served as a model in thi s stunt , we diS­covered he was not fl exible enough in the shoulder girdle and al so tha t his back arch could be improved giving him a better fli "ht for the headspring. In the next gim­mi~ks article we will see how important this is for the back handspring, and we will show how large n umbers of youngsters can be taught this maneuver.

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GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

The [ ' .S.CT. \atio na l Championship_ hosted by th e L'nil 'e rs ill of Iowa on Apri l 17-Hl ' was a tribute to unifi ed effo rt on Lh e pa rL o f a numbe r o f excell ent coaches who we re in attend a nce . A lthou gh beset with a number o f admini s­trati ve prob lem s, large'l) attributed to the lack of firm ru!e~ aL Lh e tim e. the rathe r hecti c Frida y session wa s fo ll owed bl a smoo th er runnin g Sa turday fin a ls and a beautiful sh ow for th e publi c o n Sa turday n igh t ... Dick Holzaepfel. :Vleet Director a nd C le nn Wil so n, Meet Manager put in quite a week to o rga ni ze the tw o day. fo ur di vis ion mee t for men a nd wom en. More tha n 150 ent ries arrived Thursdal' and fo und th a t th e four 1-SC I" Aff ili a ted Equipm ent companies I P o rte r, \ isse n_ America n an d CYIll-Maste r I had provided nell' a ncl exce ll ent equipment for wa rm-ups a nd cQmpetiti on in three ~ym nasium s .

CO \CE K\T\C T HE COMPETlTlOi\ ... the Class "A" perfo rma nces lI'ere exce ll cnt a nd this divisi o n wa s by far Lhe laqres t s in ce lI e d id not have compul so ries thi s year in th e --A" Di vis ion, r:ntri es were received fr om Ca lifo rnia , Arizo na. Co lo rad o_ Penn s) Iva ni a. Ki sco ns in , T enn essec. Illi no is . Nli chi ga n , \ew Mex ico. Io wa. ~1inn esota. a nd a ll po ints in bet ,,:ee n. 1\ 11 told more tha~ :0,5 c lubs. YMCA'" ~ ncl sc hoo ls Ire re rep re£ented in thi s nati onal open co mpeti­tion.

II, Iro rd lllUSt be sa id co nce rning the pe rforma nce of Hush' Mitche ll. g reat a ll -around pe rfo rm er from South e rn Illin ois L' nive rs itl. The m ost improved all-around glmnast I have see n in rece nt I'ea rs , Hu sty iVlitche lL is one of Americas a ll- time g rea t Olympic ca libe r gym na sts. He averaged bet­te r than 9 .<1 for a ll twe lve ro utin es o l'e r Lh e two da\ m eet a nd did hi s o pti o na l routines twi ce on Satu rd ay a ndl ookrd even he tte r durin~' th o: las t performance th an be fo re' H" not onl y d e~e rves a berth on the 1964 Olympic Cymnastic~ LealTi f~ r the [ ' .S. \ .. I would ven ture to say he is th e bes t

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a ll-aro und !.!I m!1 as t in Lh e [ ' niteel S ta Les to(lal' . If th e L S.A . i ~ to se nd ' th e best possible team to Toky~ this fall ... th e re is no doubt a lwu t o ne fact . .. RUSI), ,Ili lchell be/ollp:5 a ll IIia l l ea lll.

Th e L S.C,F. Co,'e rning Co uncil met on Fridal', Apri l 17th and spe nt an entire day' working on I -SCF po li c ies fo r the futur e , co nstit utio na l ch a n~es and o rga ni zat iona l p la ns. He prese nta ti les p re~e nt a nd th e o rga nizat ions the_), rep re,­sent II'ere:

Dr. Ha che l Fln'ant an d Dr, Loui s All ey from A.A .H .P. f·:. R. ;Vlr . C lenn T.Wi lso n I Co lo ra do'l , M r. Lyle Quinn, fowa I a lld .\Ir. ;\ 1 \\ ' i lli s , Illinoi s) a ll representill g th e ;\ational Fede ratioll s of 1-I. S. A thle ti c Assoc.'s . i\Ir. V ic Lesch rrp ­re;:e nti n ~ th e \aLiona l Assoc. of Co ll ege Cnnnast ics Coache·~. Dr. Dona ld \ , HO\ r1 ~ lon . .\'11' . .\ 1. It Clausen and .\'Jr. Ilo h h':re idl e r o f th e \,-CA.A.

Th e Counci l d isc ussed L-.s,(;. F. s truc ture and orga nizatio n. ~e n e r a l po li c ies a nd pattern s o f p rog ram cle l'c lop me nt a nd ca ll ed for th e [ 'SCI-' nominati nf! comm ittee to prepare a slate of nell' off ice rs fo r elec ti O/; at th e next cou nci l m eet­ing set fo r \ ovembe r 27_ 196-\, in Chi cago. Illi no is. Fur th ~ r. th e Co unc il se t to wo rk o n a Co nstitution and B y-Laws Com mittee to IF in g the a me nd eel Co ns titution up-to-d a te anel have it reach f~ r a formal l o te of app ro l'a l at th e \ ov­embe r meetin g. ' Thi s met'l in g lVas th e firs t meel in~ ever co ndu c ted of' the L S,C. F. Coverning Co un cil. T he \ov­embe r meeti n o' will be th e seco nd a nd fo ll o llfinf! th a t m eet­in " th e Ccm ~tutioll, Hul es a llci !l l- Laws a nd ' Procedu res o rthe L'SC F lI' ill be re -printed ane! mael e avai lab le to in­te res teel g ro up s or ill elil' idua ls .

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This !: ummer If ill see th e L S .C. F. printin !! fac iliti es go into o pe ra tion a nd with o ur newl y acqu ired prin tin g eq ui p­mell t II-e II-i II heg i n to rep rod uce so me 0 f the exce Il ent gv m­nas ti cs a rti c les th at have heen ma de ava il able to us .

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~Ve und e rs tand that th e Czechos lova ki a n Oh'mpic Cn11-na s tics team has bee n in the [ -.S.A . fo r a wrek or t Iro .. , a l ~ d i: n-t it a nl'l zin g ha lf we ll g ua rded their trip has been. .\Ilall\ tl :at I have ta lked II' ilh h ad no idea that thi s great tea m' Ifas <:1'e'1 in thi s co ulltr y. From what informa ti o n I hale rec2 il'ed th ey made a tour o f th e L S.A. fr om \ e ll' '{ark to \e lr ] er;n . I ca n o nl y say tha t I thillk it a rea l pity to h 'lve in viteci !' uch a g re~t te'a m to our co untry and not to have a ll o lred th em th e oppo rtunit y to see th e [ -.S .A. I f and wh en th e in formation becomes avai lab le to th e pub­li c we 'll try to le t you kn ow who won .

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T he L' .S .C.I-'. trampo line tea m to South A fri ca re turn ed home fr om the ir g rea t trip on Ap ri! 27th a nd each tea m membe r exp ressed a s ince re th a nk yo u to the hos t countr y and M r. O. A rebo rn , pe rso na ll y, for the exce llent trea tm ent th ey received du rillg the ir exten ded tour of the lI at io n of So ~th Afri ca. It is our ho pe th a t in 1965 we will have a tea m from South Afr ica made up of a ll-a rou nd peHormers a nd trampo lin ists tour th e L;.S .A. a nd we' ll kee p yo u in­form ed o f such happenings as they deve lop . The tea m, and th e coac h did a g rea t j o b of competin g, losin g o nl y a ile c1o~e match to th e ~ rea t p e rfo rme rs from South Afr ica o ut of th e three tes t matches th at were cond uc ted. The L S,C. F. is pl ea sed with them from a competitio n sta ndpoint, but even more p leased th at th ey ha ve presented th em selves so we ll to ou r fri e nd s in a fo re ig lT la nel .

MEX ICO ... The q ui et and beautiful ly warm co untr \' o f our ne iohbors' to so uth beckoned us a nd the l'.S.C.F. sponso red ; team trip a nd ex hibiti on to Hermosill o, Mex-

ico on Apri l 25th thru 28th. The team was coached b y Sam Bailie of the L' ni ve rsity of Arizo na a nd fea tured Steve Doty, WA C Conference AII· Around Champi on a nd Bill Zinkl and l ack I"': ena n. Ari zo nas two other All- Around per ­formers . .. a long with Rob Va lanzuela . .. I interpreter as well as gy mnast J a ll fr om the L. of Arizo na. Two evenin3 exhibiti ons a nd a se ri es of clinic sessions were co nducted a nd it was our specifi c goa l to send lhis group into He r-

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mosill o to help promote and develop the sport in tha t co un­try. The Uni ve rsity of Sonora, located in Hermosillo hosted the exhibiti ons a nd Prof. Cruz Garcia (Physical Education Oepa rtment J wh o also attended last years Western Clinic was the offi cia l host. No competitions . .. just a good work session and an excellent performance on the part of a fin e group of gy mnasts.

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UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

~ PROPOSED U.S.G.F . RULES AN D CODE OF

POINTS . FOR ELITE DIVIS ION jUUGTN(Based on the FIG present 'rule)

The referee or Head Judge must intervene when a judge performs his work in cont rad ic­tion t o the rules, or if he is not objective. All exercises are graded on a 0 to 10 point basis, by tenths o f point s. The score gi ven will be arri ved at by divid ing t he sum of the two middle marks by two. The difference betwee~ the two middle scores, will not surpass 2 / I 0 if thei r overage is 9 .5 and over 3 / 10 if their overage is between 8 .5 a nd 9.45 5 / 10 if thei r overage is between 7.0 and 8 .45

1 point in all other cases. As soon as the difference surpasses these limits, the Judges will come to agreement , In con ference with the referee or head judge. When a dif ference surpassing t hese limits oc­cu rs , it stands as a matter o f course that the two high and low scores must also b e fo lse , and the refe ree will point out this state of affairs to the 4 judges, so that the penalizing may t hereafter proceed co rrectl y . In order t o establish a policy, the 4 judges and referee will meet in consultation for the 1st Qnd 2nd exercise of a contest held on th e same day. The same applies i f there is a re­o rganizatio n o f the Ju ry . Each judge and the refer ee, will rev eal t heir sco res, and if the latter are on a just ifiab le sca le , all arguments on t he subject , or dis­cussion o f i t , will be a vo ided. On the o ther hand, if the scores do not conform to I he rules , unity of points of view must be arri ved at in discussion, and the ma jority o f scores, as well a s th e referee 's score will prevail. Even during the compet ition , and even if there is NO va riance o f sco res contrary t o the rules, the referee has the ri ght to order a conference , if he feel s that the judging is conducive t o a rupture o f harmony . TYPE OF EXERCt SES TO BE PERFORMED I N OPT ION AL AN D COMPULSORY EXERCISES. PARALLEL BARS: Swing , flight, strength and holds (sta t ic ports ). The swing and f l ight phases sh ould predominate. The exercise must con­tain a t least one part invo lv ing strength and o ne 8 com p onent executed ove r and under the hand grips by simultaneous relea se of grips. There can be n o more than 3 stops.

H ORIZONTA L BAR: Exc lusi v el y swing ing nlOVe­mentswith n o stops, o ffer ing a combination o f g!ant tu rns ( tw ists) with other vo r ia t iO:1s , c r high value connec t ing movements.

SIDE HO RS E: Exclusivel y sw inging m ove men Is with '.10 stops , passes o f o ne and bo th legs, scissors f o rwa rd a nd rearward, one o f whlcn , at least. must be double. Circles o f both leg s mus t predominate in the exercise, and the th r ee parts of the h o rse must be used. For th e REQUIRED exerc ise, circles of both legs in t he o pposite direction N\AY b e con sid er ed. (i.e., opposite double leg ci rcles are not requ ired in the optional exercise. )

RINGS: Combined movements of swinging, strength and h o lds. (Sta t ic Ports) without sway­ing o f the rings. The exerci se must include at least two ' handstands o f which one must be through strength , and the o ther in a swing from a hanging p osition , or on inv erted , hondg , o r a half -inverted hong. In addi t ion , it must in­clude at least one ho ld of GREATER DIFFI­CUL TY, such as the free front horizontal sup­port, the cross , the inv erted cross, o r o thers. FLOOR EXERCISE The fl oor exercise MUST f o rm a harmonious and rhy thmic whole , thro ugh alternating ele­ments invo lving suppleness and strength, ho ld­ing and balance, with shifts in different di­rections, kips , jumps, and handstands. Abusiv e repetit ions are to be avoided, as are transiti ons and p oses that ore t oo simple, and superfluous push-off steps . The durat ion of the floor exercise is 70 SEC ­ONDS MAXIMUM, and 5 0 SECONDS MINIMUM, and the l imits o f the 12 x 12 meter area cannot be gone beyond. LONG HORSE The t ype difficulty, execution, as well as the va lue o f the jumps ore covered further on in article.

JUDGtNG OF REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL EXERCISES

A·Special remarks conc erning the required exercise . I. Dn the Fou r apparatus (I L the gymnast

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has the option o f repeating the required exer­cises, without deduction o f p o in t s and insofar as he may h o pe t o obta in better resu lts, the gymnast must warn the jury o f his intention to repeat his exercise by raising h is hond a s soon as he t ouches the floor , and , in that case , h is exercise will not be judged. The repetition must toke place af.te r an appropriate pe r iod o f rest , but before his group has left the ap­paratus, however. Usually , repet itions ore exe­cuted in the preceding order o f appearance , and on ly the second perfo rmance will deter­l11ire the sui tabl e sco re. 2. On the Long Ho rse Vault, the gymnast can execu t e two jumps, the be tter one counting.

_3.. Thp-f IOQr e..xef:cise cQn,:,o.t be repeated. 4. Beside the necessary" A " ports, the required exerc ise conta ins 3-4 " B" pa r ts , and its value in comparison with the optiona l exercises IS

from 9.2 to 9 .4 po ints. For the judge, and on the question o f co mbination and difficulty, the val ue will be I 0 poin ts, nevertheless. The Judge will therefore watch only that the exercise be performed in accordance with the printed ~exts and instructions. I f su ch is not the case , de­ductions f o r a perfo rmance no t con forming t o the text will be t he fol lowing: a. Fo r M ovemen ts n ot executed , the TOTA L V ALUE assigned to this movemen t according to part d. , then, it must be seen whether or n o t this act does not facil itate the execution o f the f o ll owing o r preceding mov ement , and then t here will be cause t o odd on additional penalty which ca n b e as high as I PO INT; b . Added Mov ements: If a contestant odds one or several un f oreseen m ovements , there w i ll be on each occasion a penalt y of .3 to .5. Then i t must be seen if the added movements do n o t fac il itate the executi on o f the f o llowing o r preceding part. In that case, the penalty can be inc reased by . I t o .5. c. Fo r all other faults, such a s unre lated kips , touches, sitting down, f a lls, interrupting the exercise , bod d ress, imperfect execution f rom the technical viewpoin t , etc. see deduc t ions f or ' imperfect execution , under " B" . a . To fac i litate Judging, each requ ired ex ercise is div ided into several port s havi ng a va lue In p rop o rtion t o the ports and connecting m ove­ments involved. R . Imoerfect Execution of Required and Optional Exercises. 1. Deduc tio ns will be made f o r faulty execution as well as f o r imperfections o f technical nature. Under Faulty Execution are cl assif ied bad posi ­tion o f (eel , legs, body, head, etc. , whereas , Faults of Technical Nature a re: Poo r execution o f mov ements and connect ing m ovements , such as a f orward half - twis t with shou lder s t oo for fo rward or the body t oo arched, grips delayed in rearward basket, or shoulders too f or f o r ­ward when the body comes to support position on the pa rall e l bars, mounts mode t oo low, lack o f amplitude in circles o f the legs, o r scisso rs mode too low on the side horse, handstand with­out the body b eing perpendicular to the floo r , o r w ith sh oulders f orward , waltzes in handstand in which rhe body is not in perpendicular po~ i ­ti on , hangs and h o rizontal suppo rts too low or too high . etc.

2. General Faults in Execu tion. Poor p os ition o f feet , legs, arms, head and body, in addition to sp lit-leg positions where technique is not obser ved, deduction on each occasion~.l to .3. Tou ching the end o f the horse, the pommels , the hand-grips, the ba r supports, the beams on the floor in fron t o f o r inside the bars with t he feet in swinging , the horizonta l ba r or the sup­ports o f the hor izonta l , or ring ropes w ith the feet , legs, seat , or a no ther part o f the body of touching (contact) is no t requi red by the nature o f the exercise: Deducti on o n ea ch oc­cosion- .2 t o .5. Faults during executio n , acco rding t o the serious­ness o f the case, and in consideration o f t he difficulty of the ser ies giving r ise to them, will be penalized on each occasion by-.3 to .7. Wh en th e gymnast sits in noticable mann er, the deduction will be on each occasion-.s to .7. 3. For Faults o f Technica l Execution , the ap­plicab le deduction will be the f ollowing, on each occasio n: a. Walking in han dstand .1 per step -. 1 to .5. b . Two o r severa l at t empts t o toke position for hold-.2 t o .5 . c. Interruption of p ress to handstand-. I to .3. d. Swinging port s executed in strenglh o r ports o f str ength exe­cuted w ith swinging (impetus)-.I to .3. e. THE DURATION OF HELD PARTS IS THE FOL­LOWING : On Parallel Bars and Floor Ex.-2 sec. and NOT MORE THAN 4 sec. On Sti ll Rings-3 sec. and NOT MORE THAN 5 sec. DEDUCTIONS WILL BE MADE AS FOLLOWS: On Parallel Bars and Fl oor Ex.-Only I sec. or more than 4-.2. On Still Rings-Only 2 sec. o r m o re than 5-.2. Only 1 sec. o r m ore than 6-.4. On Still Rings-Handstand w ith arms bent or touch ing ropes with a rm s-.2 to .3 . Hand­stand with arms bent and t ouching ropes with arms-.3 t o .5. Cross, inver ted cross and f ree from h o rizon tal support with a rm s bent- .J t o

.5. Too much swaying of ropes-. I to .3. For­ward Fall with tumble from handstand, in­sofar as a fault is potently invo lved-(fa lling fr om handstand)- .3 to .5.

Floor Ex ercise-Fau lts of balance or stand at end , and during exercise in accordance wi th port 4 below:-. I t o .5. Lock o f harmony, rhy­thm, and supp leness on eacl:l occos ion-.2. Lock of harmony, rhythm, and supp leness during EN­TIRE exerc ise-I.O.

Sid e Horse-Lock o f amplitude in leg circles­. I t o .3. Scissors w i t hout disengag ing hips- . I t o .3 . General-H or izonta l suppo rts , horizon t al hangs,

- -vi it~ngle-und-sptri i-:- CJngi~too highortao low, horizontal stands on one leg distorted, posses t oo rapid , ( fleet ing from one mov ement to the next ), handstands not perpendicu lar t o floor, o r with shoulders forward, etc. - . l t o .3.

4. STAND BEFORE AND AFTER EXERCISE, In­itial and F ina l presentation. For an exercise no t beg innoing or ending in a perfect stand, the deductions are a s f ollows: Small Step o r jump upon hitting the floor , poor position b efo re o r afte r exe rcise-. l to .2. Several steps or jumps upon h itting floor , o r slight hand contoct wi t h fl oor , without leaning , o r poor pos ition be f ore o r after exerc ise-.2 t o .3. Sitting or knee l ing or fall o f A~jY kind , ver y poor pas it ion befo re o r after the exer cise­.3 to .5. Leav ing the area w ithout VA LI D reaso n and BEHAV IOR CON T RARY TO GYMNASTIC REG-ULATIDN S .. .. . I to .3 . .

5. INTERRUPT ION DF THE EXERC ISE THROUGH FALLING OR TOUCHING FLOOR. When on ex ­ercise is inter rupted by a fall , o r o ther ci r cum ­stances , o r if the gymnast touches the fl oo r with hi s feet on the Side H orse and Parallel Bars, the gymnast can proceed wi th his exercise IMME­DIATE LY, or at latest 30 seconds later , but he wiil have to accept a deduct ion o f poinl.5. During those 30 seconds th~ gymnast enjoys freedom o f action. If , h oweve r , the exerc ise IS

no t resumed afte r 30 seconds have elapsed , it is held t o be ended , and the sco ring w i ll be based o nl y o n po r ts executed. The referee o r head judge will guage time, and will inform the gymnast o r his captain of t he elapsing o f 10, 20, and 30 seconds. DEDUCTtONS ARE THE FOLLOWING: Interrup­t ion o f Side Horse and Parallel Ba r exe rcises by contac t of feet with floor , without re leas­ing grips- .8. Interrupti on o f exer cise by relea sing g r ips, then immediate continuation of exercise or after at m os t 30 seconds time at the spot whe re it was interrupted- I.O. Cl othing da m aged, o r defec'tive t opes , as wel l as wounds, o r hand guards t o rn, canno t inf lu­ence the ordonance concerning interrupt ion.

6 . ASSISTANCE TO THE GYMN A ST: a. To p re­vent accidents, a second is permitted to stand near the apparatus at the Horizontal Bar, Par­allel Bars, Rings and H o rse Vault , w ithout t ouching the g ymnast. If , h owever, the second t ouches the g ymnast the deduction is- .3. b. Hel ping the gymnast in the execution o f on exe rcise wil l invoke a deduction of-.s to 1.0. c. On the Side H o rse and Floor exercise, th e presence o f a seco nd is no t permi tted. d. On the H o r izontal ba r and Rings , a gymnast may be assisted in jumping into p lace on the ap­paratus. e. IN NO CASE will t he captai n or any o th er person speak t o the gymnast while executing his exercise during the co m petition. OPTIONAL EXERCISES

A. GENERAL REMARKS-Two impor tant scor­ing fac t o rs su pplement execution and preci ­si on : Difficulty and Combination . These t wo factors represent the va lue of the e xercise. Optiona l exercises can not be repeated , except f o r the Long H or se va u l t in w hich two tries are permitted. Optio nal exercises on a ll 4 apparatus and on the fl oor exerCise are scored from 0 t o lO poin ts by deductions o f tenth s and whole po ints. The sco re of lO points is composed in t h e following manner : VALUE OF T HE EXERC ISE-DIFFICUL­TY-3.4, COMB INATI ON-1.6-Total 5.0. EX­ECUTION-S. D. 10.0 Tota l. On the Paral lel Bars, the u se o f on ly one elastic Reuther board is authorized. It ' is per­milled t o p lace it o n the horizo ntal st eel sup­por t s o r the mots, the height of which does not exceed the upper limit of those supports. B. DIFFtCULTY T o ob tain the maximum sco re on th e 4 appar­ati and on the Floor exercise the exer cise must be composed o f at LEAST: 6 Principle parts­Ports " A " . 4 Difficult ports- Part B. I Port o f grea t difficu lty C. AT THE WOR LD CHAMPIDN SH IPS, DL YMPIC GAMES, EUROPEAN CH AMPIONSHIPS AND OTHER SUCH MAN IFESTATIONS, THE EX ER­C ISES MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST 6 Parts-"A ". 4 Ports-B. 2 Pa r ts-c. 5. Boring of Difficulty Deduction .for missing ' parts "A", " B", " C":

Part " A"-.2. Part "8"-.4. Part " C" -.6 . If a part "C" is replaced by a part " 8 " t he difficult scare will be redu ced by .2 points. I f the maximum sco re requires one port lie" and the part " C" is rep laced by a part " 8 ", the maximum score that may be granted can­not surpass 9.8 po int s. If t he max imum score r equires t wo parts 'e" (Finals). and one o f them or both are replaced by parts "S", t he maximum score that may be g ranted is as f ol lows: I part C replaced by a part 8-9.8 points. 2 part s C rep laced by 2 parts 8-9.6 point s. An added part " C" may replace a missing part 8 . This clause is equally va lid f o r parts 8 o ffered in preference t o parts A. 6. EXERCISE WHOSE SCORING IS DIFFICULT TO DETERM I NE W hen a gymnast presents an exercise invo lv ­ing nurnerous failings, a nd not permitting scor­ing as a diff icult y, th e f o l lowing sco res wil l be given wi t hout rega rd t o the maximu m o f 3.4 Do ints. Fo r an e xerci se e xec uted in 3h , max imum of 7.5 points. For on exerci se executed ' in Y2, maxi­mum of 5.0 point s. For an exercise executed in 1/4 , maximum o f 2.5 po ints. 7. Th e difficu lty of an exercise must nat be pushed to the det r iment of perfect technical execution and presentat ion. Ports of an exercise o r position that are incor rec t , ' bad com por t ­ment , poo r swings, passes with too m uch rap­idity f ro m o ne port t o another , lack o f mastery in execu tio n , entail necessary deductions. The exercise must co r respond to the capacities of th e gy mnast, for in artistic gymnastics, th e gymnast must be able to master his body with ease and ass u rance. (Editors Emphasis) C. Combination The exercise must co rrespo nd t o the type su ited to the appara t us. Each exercise must end in on effec t iv e dis­mount which corresponds to the who le o f what is contained in the exercise. The essentia l par t s must b e joined in a smart and sust ained m anner. Intermediate and excess kips, abusive repetitions and par t s which are too easy and worthl ess, in relatio n t o the diff i­culty and character o f the exercise a s a whole, o re t o be avo ided. The composit ion of t he op t io nol ex ercise must be noticeably dif fere nt from that o f the re­quired exercise. Neverthel ess, the fact that it may contain pa rts and connecting ports already contained in the req u ired ex ercise does not necessaril y const itute a fault to be penalized, as such, I f the transi tions whic h precede and fo llow it are d ifferent. Ser ies o f va lue, presenting great r isks or marked originality, will be judged MORE FAVORA8L Y , in the matter o f sma l l faults in execution, t han those loc k ing or igina l ity, ri sk and v irtuosity. The DU RATION OF THE FLOOR EXERCISE IS SET AT ONE M INUTE, w ith a margin of 10 seconds more or less. The floor f or the floor ex erc ise is limited t o a 12 x 12 meter square. PENALIZING OF THE COMBINATION If the compos itio n o f the exerc ise does no t correspond t o the requirements the deduct ion will be . each t ime- .I t o .3. For each in terpo lated kip , th e deduction will be-.3 to .5. I f the exercise d oes no t end in an effect hIe dismount, corresponding t o the difficulty of the exerci se as a who le-.l to .3. Fo r each part or transiti on withou t v alue , or abus ive repet itions-.l to .3. I f the combinat ion o f the opti onal exerc ises resembl es th e req ui red exerc ise t oo closely­.1 to .5. I f the optional exercise ends wi th the dis­mount o f the required exerci se with the same p reliminary transition- .2. E.x erc ises o ffering transitions o f value, great risks , o r a marked or iginality will be m ore favorably judged, in the matter o f small faults in execution, tha n t hbse performed without o rigina l it y, risk & v irtuosity .

EXCEEDING THE TIME LIMIT OF THE FLOOR EX. W ILL BE PENALI ZED AS FOLLOWS: Up t o 2 seconds, over o r under-. 1. Up t o 5 seconds , over or under~.2. Up t o 9 second s, over or under-. 3. More than 9 seconds-.S. Stepping au t o f the floor area se t for the fl oor exercises will be penalized as follows: Touching the f loor with one part o f the bod y , each time-.1 . Touching the fl oor with two feet or two hands, each time-.2. Sitti ng, knee l ing o r lying down each t ime-. 3. The maximum deducti on f o r the combinat ion is 2.6 poi n t s.

THE LONG HORSE VAULT A. All vaults must be executed with support from one or both hands. The running toke-o ff is as the gymnast desires. The ta ke-off ap­proach must be at least 18 meters long. The vault is cons idered t o b e begun at the m o­ment 'ihe springboa rd o r h orse a re t ouched, it ends when the gymnast is we ll ba lanced in a norma l st ance. It is thus permitted to avo id o r go around the springboa rd or horse without

touching it , bui twice at the m ast . In such a case, the gymnast. w i ll be enti tl ed to a third and final vault . The required and optia nol ' -, oult s ma y be exe­cuted twice , and the best score obta ined will count. In the optio nal vau lt , the gymnast has th e option o f presenting the some va ul t twice , or two di fferent vau lts. The two vaults must immediately f o ll ow, one upon the oth er. AT FINALS OF WOR LD CHAMPIONSHIPS, OLYMPIC GAMES, AND EUROPEAN CHAM­PIONSH IPS, as well as in INTERNATIONAL EXHI81 TI ON S o f this t ype , EACH FINALIST IS REQUIRED TO PRESENT TWO DIFFERE N T VAULTS, with two tries f or each vault o f which th e better one wil l determine the score. THE FINAL SCORE IS OBTAINED BY ADDING THE SCO RES OF THE BEST TWO VAULTS AND DI V ­IDING BY TWO . 8. JUDGING OF THE REQUIRED AND OPT ION· AL LONG HORSE VAULTS. Judging of the horse vault is div ided into 4 factors , as f o l lows: I . Diff icul t y o f the optiona l v ault , o r interpret a t ion of the r e.qui red ~ it. 2. Placing of one or both h ands. (PlaCing area .) 3. Take-off and flight in the second phose o f the vaul t . 4. Execution and technical interpretation . C. Diff icu lty o f Vau lts , and Form. The sketches which are p r inted (we do not have) show the fa rm and d ifferent phases o f the 18 v aults and execution m ust adhere to these: indicat ions, inc luding the distance from the end o f the horse to the g y mnasts feet in nor ­mal stance. Difficulty of Vaults not prov ided. fo r in the sca le o f difficu lties will be scored In the :::'Plrlt

o f the line of conduc t out lined by the scale . T o stimulate execution of v ault s invo lv ing g rea ter di fficul t y, superior t o the d ifficu lty at the vaults li sted in the 10 pomt sca le , small fau l t s in executio n w ill be less sev erely penal­ized . D. Placing of hands and support Zon es. _ The length o f the horse is broken up into J zones which f o ll ow each other , from end t o end , 400 millimeters, 200 mm, 200mm, 400mm. The markings setting o ff the zones must ~e 10mm , (I cm.) w ide, and be clearl y drown In WHITE on the back o f th e horse in such a way that the OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE STRIPE SETS OFF THE ZONE . TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM POINTS, placing o f hands or hand must be made clearl y within the outer zone o f neck o r croup. As soon as a zon e is encroached upon by one or both hands there is a loss of ONE POINT PER ZONE. TAKE OFF UP TO PLACING OF HANDS AND FLIGHT TO STAND The m aximum o f 10 points will be gi ven , if t he angle fa rmed at the hand support by the st retched body (mean ing the line from hands t o feet ,) with the horse' s back po ints upward at least 30 degrees . . The max imum will be no more than 9.5 pOints, f or a suppor t that is merel y h or izontal. . The maximum will be no more than 9.0 pOInts , if the f eet are on ly as high as the horse' s back , and it will go dawn proporti onally, if the feet a re still lowe r. Obv io usl y , sco res rangmg In between , 9.1 , 9.2 , 9.6 , 9.7 , etc ., may be ap­p l ied.

must be developed phases , (Free Flight a ccording t o the

As a aeneral rule, vaults especially in thei r second in Heigh t and Length sketches). For v aults with placing o f hands on croup , the t ake-off and flight in height and length must correspond t o the phases in the sketches. PENALIZATION OF EXECUTION FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF TECHNIQUE AND COMPORT· MENT For pract ica l reasons this secti on wi ll include d eductions f or execu'tion as well as f o r posi­ti on of hands, rel a t ing to difficulty, tak e-o tt and flight in the second part of the vault. I. Take-o ff and hand suppor t a t lower than 30 deg rees-. I t ad 1.0. 2. Fli ght nat high and long enough after placing hands- . I to .5 . 3. W hen the gymnast is not at a distance from the end o f t he ho rse co rresponding t o the 'Ske tch after the vault and in coming to stand-.I to .5. 4. Tao pronounced bendinq of 190dy for wa rd befo re coming t o stand- .l t o .5. 5. Parts o f vaults poorl y o riented, ( if legs are not b rought downward in the DIREC­TI ON o f vault, or if fhcy arc lowered al ong­si de the horse-. t to .5. 6. Placing band or hands in th e 200 mm zone on the neck or croup side o r encroaching upon those zones-1.0. 7. Placing hand or hands in the 400mm zone at cen ter o f horse, or encroaching upon tha t zone-2.0. 8. Poor posture o f f eet, legs, body , head, useless split o f legs each time­.1 to .3. 9. If the faults mentioned in (8) are committed during the entire vault- A t o 1.0. 10. Touch ing H orse's body w ith feet , legs , knees or ather parts o f the body-.2 t o .5. For m ore serious cases-.6 t o 1.0. 11 Arms ben t upon execution o f handstand-. I t o 1.0. 12. Knees ben t upon execut ion o f p ike vault­. t to 1.0.

POSITION A FTER VAULT Pos itio n a ft er the v aul t is judged in the some way as on lhe oppa rati and in the flc,>0r ex~ erc ise, namely, Sma ll step o r sma ll Jump­.1 t o .2. Severa l Steps or jumps, t ouching the floo r wit h hands without leaning-.2 to .3. Sitting, kneeling , fall , or v er y poor posture­.3 to .5. Leaving the area withoul valid ' couse , behav io r not co rresponding to gymnastic regu­la t ions- . I t o .3. FL EXIBILI TY OF DEDU CTIO N S FO R FAULTY POSITIO N In particularl y di fficlll t va u lt s, involv ing very GREAT HEIGHT and GREAT DISTANCE in their second phase , deduction f o r faults of poo,r stance should be made flex ible by . I t o . 2 po in t s. ORGAN I ZATION OF JURY FO R LO NG HORSE VAUL TS I. The ~ judges w ill take position so tha t tw o can observ e the vault head-o n , and in its sec ­ond phase , part icularl y in the t rajecto ry . The t wo o thers will concentrate part icu la rl y on I t S

first phase. 2. The two judges o f hand pos itions will ta k e p lace o n ei ther side o f the horse in sl:lc.h a manner that they may observe those pOSitIOns . 3. The chief judge takes a position diagona ll y in front o f the ho rse so tha t he may observ e the vaul t in its en tire ty wi t hout disturbance. 4. In o rder t o expedite judging , the con testont , as he is co iled , must a nnou nce t he type o f vault w h ich he will execute t o the jury. ADDI T ION T O TH E N EW SCORING CODE OF THE INTE RNATION A L FEDERAT IO N The presenta tion o f di fficul t y sections, A , 8, AND C in three co lumns corresponding to their o r igins is the reason why repet it ions ~ f part s or connecting movements under h ead ings o f d ifferen t o r igins are to be f ound within the ca tegory of m ovemen t s rel a l-ed t o the same apparat us. In order t o avoid m isunderstandings when we are con fron t ed with ident ical parts o r connecting rnovemen ts , we call attent ion to the pert inent numbers. The tables a lso inc lude ce r ta in parts or can nect ing m ovement s which must be per formed in v er y def inite f ash io n , technICall y, in ?~de r to be ' counted as part B or C . In additio n, we .find parts or connect ing movements which , e"tend ing beyond part C, also have the value o f pa r t 8 o r A , a n d ot hers which , beyond par t B, ha v e the additi onal st rength of .on A o r B Wherev er th is is the case, the descrlp­t ion w iil mentio n pertinent ind icat ions. At the end o f parts A , 8 , C an each appara t us, appear exampl es o f connec ted o r multipl e exercises , showing the n umber o f va lue~ ,. A ,. B, C. Thi s procedure shou ld h elp techn iC ians

to approach th e sub jec t , and that will fac il i­t a t e definitio n of o ther examples while enab l ­ing comparisons. By way o f general o rientation , we must spe~ ify that Postures in Parallel Bar and Floor ex erC ises must be ca rr ied ou t in a position of stab ility lasting at least 2 seconds, and on the rings fo r at least 3 seconds. REPETITI ON OF PA RT S B OR C IN T HE SAME EXERCISE A s a aeneral rule . a part or connec tina move­ment recognized as A , 8 , o r C, d ifficulty w ill count onl y once within the scope a t . an exer ­c ise. It m ay coun t two , or several times, pr o ­v iding that the port or connect ing mo.v ement which precedes, o r f ol lows, a re o f .0 different nature . H owever, if a same pa r t IS repeat ed t oo often t he comb inat ion and origina l i t y will su ffer in 'consequence , and deduc ti ons wi!! have t o be made o n that account. W e hav e tr ied t o p resent as many examples as possib le, but must po int ou t tha t in rega r d t o part s fi guri ng in a ll t he tables, the e~omples a re no t restric ti ve , bu t a re o f schema tiC cha r ­acter.

THE A , B, C's OF GYMNASTICS A PROPOSAL FOR T H E NEW CODE OF DIFFI­

CULTY f or U.S. G.F. (8ased on the FIG present rule )

SID E HORS E Pri nciples

1. Successi ve double rear vau l ts B 2. Travel-double rea r vaults 8 3. Moore at the side- t rav el without

intermediate ci rcle 8 4. Moore on the pommeled part B 5. St oc kl ( into d ismount , abo ) 8

Generall y 1 2 S' s w ith or wi1 hou t intermedia te

m oves 2. 2 S' s withou t an in termedia1e move

may be I C (permissib le t o have t wo incomplete 8 's)

28 ' s

3. 18 connected with a reasonab ly difficult combina1ion to a nother 8 1C + 1B

4. Trave l - double rear vault- trovel-double rear vault I C + 28

5. Shagina~ (Stocklout-st oc klin ) t C + I 8 6 . Russ ian M oore 28 7. Double rea r vault (ou t)-double

rea r vault (in)-t rav el (au t)-double rear vau lt ( in ) IC

) 3

8. Unless the combinatio ns (pre- o r after- ) are different , a B o r a C, repeated in a routine is a B or a C. This cou ld be an object o f a deduc­t io n.

9. All the fundamental mov es ore rec­ognized as A moves or A combinations. These are not only applied to the tricks at the saddle positi on but also to t h e t r icks at sides and to the changes of g r ips.

lO A n A m ove that is performed pe r fectly shall be counted as a B move. (Ex­ample-consecutive scissors w i th perfect form and ski l l.)

11. ,.r. ··ur.us-ua! combination of an ,IJ., move at the saddle will become a B mov e or a B combination when performed with ' a travel.

12. There is no C move in side horse event. But C combinations on ly.

Front scissors and bock scissors I. Consecu tive scissors A 2. Scissors with V2 turn g 3. Scissors with travel B 4. Scissors with V2 turn and tra vel (

Swiss Moves (pirouette) I. Single Swiss A 2. Single Swiss to rear support B 3. Double leg Swiss (Hop Pirouette) C 4. Left reor scissors- left leg right

Y2 to rear suppo r t A 5. Left rear scissors-left leg right

Y2 t o double circle B 6. Left rear scissors-left leg right

Y2 to rear support_righ t leg left V2-front scissors (

Double rear vault, travel, and combinations of these

1. Double rear vault out A 2. Doub le rear vau lt in A 3. Double in and double out B 4. Tra ve l ou t and double in B 5. T ravel out with immediate d ouble in B

(hand not touching the croup) 6. Double ou t , double in and travel C 7. (From side), doub le in and immediate

trovel ou t ( 8. Trave l out wi th immediate double in

and immediate travel out ( 9. Stan d facing side-left hand on the

pommel with p rona tion (under grip ) -pivo t around the left hand- fron t support A

10. Stockli in B I I. Double ou t-double in- st ockli -

travel in C 12. Double in A 13. Double in-travel out B 14. Doub le in· - t rave l out-doub le in

wi t h :ravel C 15. Double in-immediate Moore B 16. Double in- immediate Moore-

immediate trovel out ( 17. Double in- trav el out-double in B 18. Double in- t rovel out-doub le in-

trav el out-double in ( 19. Doub le out A 20. Double out-Moore dismount B 21. Dou ble out-Moore (S ide)-travel in C 22. Travel ou t A 23. Travel out-Moore (s ide) dismount B 24. Trave l ou t-Moore (side)-t ravel in C

FLOOR EXERCISE Jumping

I. Straddle jurnp A 2. Pike jump (face touches the leg) B 3. Jump to handstand-forward roll A 4. Jump to handstand (hold) B 5. Jump to handstand-forward ro ll

with st retched legs B 6 . Layou t di ve roll A 7. Layout dive handspr ing a 8 Layout front sommersault ( 9. Layout dive roll with straight knees-

backward handspring B 10. Lay out dive roll with straight knees­

backward dive Y2 twist to handstand ( instance)- forward roll C

I I. Back handspr ing A 12. Backward dive-hand stand ( instance)-

forward ro l l B 13. Backward di v e to handstand (hold) C Springs

I . Neck sp r ing A 2. Head spr ing A 3. Neck spring Y2 twist B 4. Head spring Y2 twist B 5. Neck spr ing Y2 twist to handstand C 6. Head spring Y2 twist to handstand C 7. Neck or head spring without hands

(hands placed on the thigh) B 8. Bac.k~var.d handspring t o neckspring

position o ....... . . neckspring B b. . ..... . neckspring Y2 twist C

Backroll shoot to handstand I . Back ro ll shoot t o handstand A 2. Back roll shoot to straddle half lever B 3. Back ro ll shoot t o stoop thru B

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4. Back ro ll shoot t o stoop thru to half lev er C

5. Back ro ll shoo t t o straddle down to hal f lever (ho ld ) C

6. Back ro ll shoo t t o chest ro ll down to kneel up B

Fo ot Circle I. Single foot circle A 2. Double circle (at least 2 times ) B 3. Single foo t circle to press to hand

stand . B 4. Double circle wit·h Y2 turn (2 times) C

Scole s 1. Front or side sco les 2. Rear scale ..:S. co e on a knee 4. Front scale-backward handspring-

front scale S. L position 6. V Sit 7. Straddle half lever (3 sec. ) 8. L positio n wi th finger tips 9. Handstand

10. Forearm stand

A B B

C A A B C A A

I I. Handstand with entirel y stra ight (2 sec. )

12. One hand 13. Upper lev er (bent arms)

body B C A

14. Single arm lever (Y2 turn) 15. Upper lever (body de f inite hor izontal ,

2 sec.) 16. Straddle seat position 17. Split seat position Front !landspring and som e rsa ult

J. Fron t handspring 2. Front handspring (feet apart) 3. Front sammy 4. Front sammy (feet apart ) 5. Loy out front sommy 6. Layout front sammy (feet apart ) 7. Tuck front samm y V2 twist 8. Front handspr ing- Jack knife front

sammy 9 . Front sammy-handspring ( feet no t

apart at the take-off) 10. Two front sommies (one o f which

shculd be Jack knife ) 1 J. One and one-half front sammy to

f o rward roll Bock handspring and co m binations

1. Backwa rd handspring 2 . Ser ies o f bock handsprings 3. Single hand back spring 4. Bock sommy 5. Bock sammy loy out 6 . Ba ck handspring-back sammy 7. Back sammy- back handspring 8. Series o f bock handspring with single

B

C B B

A A B B C C C

C

C

C

C

A A A B B B B

hand (hand alternate) B 9. Two bock sommies (one of which shou ld

be lay out) C 10. Back sammy to front scale C I I. Back sammy to split C 12. Sa mmy with V2 o r m are twi st ( Cartwheel and d ee vlopment of cart wh ee ls

I. Cartwheel A 2. Round-o ff A 3. Side sammy (tuck ) B 4. Side sammy layout C 5 . Side sommies (tuck ), two o f C 6. Butterfl y A 7. Butterfly to scale B 8. Butterfly to side sammy C

Stre ngth mov es I. Bent bent press handstand (bent arms,

b ent hips , knees straight ) A 2. Bend stiff press handstand B 3. Stiff stiff press handstand 4. L support (or stradd le half leve r ) to

C bent B press handstand

5. t o bent press handstand 6. t o bent stif f press handstand 7. St raddle half lever ) to bent stiff

B C

p ress handstand ( 8. Forearm stand A 9. Fo rearm stand-handstand B

10. Kneeling- ro ll down-handstand A 11. Front support - r o ll down-handstand A 12. Lying on the stomach-press t o hand-

stand (without roll ing) C Bridge (walk ov er )

I. Ly ing on the back-bridge A 2. Handstand- walkov er to stand stra ight B 3,. Stand-back walkover t o handstand C

Other .::o mb inations 1 Front sa mmy V2 twist-bock hand-

spring 1(+1 8 2. Boc k sammy V2 tw ist- fron t

sammy 1 ( -t-I B 3 Side scale-·press to one arm hand-

stand (Aihara ) 2C STILL RINGS

Uprise I. Back uprise- L 2. Back uprise-stradd l.? half 3. Handstand- swina f orward

back uprise -L 4. Bock uprise- handstand

A lever - L B

down-' -L B

C 5. Back uprise- upper lev er (stiff,

stiff) C C A

6. Front giant 7. Front uprise-L

8. Front uprise to support A 9. Front uprise-bock swing to hand-

stand 8 Kip

I. Kip to support A 2. Kip to L A 3. Kip 10 swing to handstand B 4. Kip-swing to upper lever (3 Sec. ) C

Sh oot I. Shoot with swing forward A 2. Swing forward up t o suppor t A 3. Swing forward up to L A 4. Swing fo rward up to straddle half

lever B 5. Swing f o rward up t o upper le ver [3 6 . 8cck',','ord-giciit C

Back kip I. Bock kip to support A 2. Back kip t o L A 3. Back kip to handstand B 4. Back kip to straddle half lever B 5. Back kip to upper lever (3 sec. ) C

Forward Roll I. Forward roll A 2. Forward roll-press t o handstand

(pike) B 3. Forward ro ll with st retched body I Y2

t o back lever B 4 . Forward ro ll to handstand (stiff body ) C 5 . Forward ro ll to upper lever (3 sec.) C

Backward Roll from support I . Backward roll t o supp ort A 2. Backward roll t o L A. 3. Backward roll to handsland B 4. Backward ro ll to upper lever B 5. Backward ro ll t o straddle half lever B 6. Back·.vard roll to press to handstand C 7. Backward ro ll t o press to upper lever C 8. Backward ro ll t o st radd le o ff B 9 . Backward roll t o stradd le o ff with Y2

twist C Backward roll a t Hong

1. Disl ocat ion A 2. Swing t o dislocation (no pike-swing

f orward- two backward ro lls B 3. Swing 10 dislocation (no pike)-shoo t

t o handstand ' C 4. Disl ocation t o d ismount (Fl y awa y,

straddle off ) A 5. Dislocation t o dismount V2 tu r n B 6. Dislocation t o dismount full turn (

Forwa rd ro ll at hong I. Inlocotion A 2. Inlocation-straddle o ff A 3. Inlocation-straddle o ff with Y2 turn B 4. Inlocotio n- stroddle off with f ull turn C

Handstand (press ) 1. Bent , ben t handstand (bent arms,

bent hips ) A 2 . Bend, stiff B 3. Stiff , bent handstand B 4 . Stiff, stiff handstand C 5. Forward ro ll with stretched body-

10 press handstand (stiff, stiff ) C Mu scl e lip

I. Muscl.e up A 2. Muscle up t o support (arms always

side) (B 3. L cross to pull up t o support B 4. Muscle up t o support (arms alwa ys

si de , no whipping ) ( 5. Muscle up t o bock lever (

Fron!- lever I . Front lev er (3 sec.) B 2. Back.wa rd roll-fron t lever B 3. Backward roll A 4. Front lever- pull up (wi t h backward

ro ll )-press to handstand C 5. Front lever press to upper lever (

Bock lever I. Back lev er A 2. Inlocate- back lever (3 sec. ) B 3. Upper lever-lower down-back

lever B 4 . Bock lever-dislocate-front lev er

(takemoto) C Upper lever I. Upper lev er (sl i ff, stiff , 3 sec.) C

Cross I. Cross 2 . Side cross (Olympic Cross ) 3. L cross 4. Inverted cross

Di smount I. Straddle o ff 2. Fl y away 3 . St radd le of f Y2 twist 4. r ly away V2 twist

Others I. L 2 . Handstand 3. Front swing at support- lower d own 4. Front swing sWing back-inloco te 5. Front swing-straddle of f front 6. St raddle hal f lever 7 . Hang-pull up to inv erted hang (a ll

the way stra ight body) 8. Front lever-handstand 9. L (ross- f o rward roll-back lever

PARA LLE L BARS Uprise

I. Back uprise 2. Swing upri se handstand

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4. Swing uprise 5. Swing uprise 6. Swing uprise

stutz 7. Front uprise

straddle cut st raddle t o L st raddle cut t o back

8. Front uprise stutz (feet higher thon the bar ) to suppor t

9. Front uprise stu tz (body higher than level ) to support

Kip I. Upper arm k ip 2. Glide kip support 3. Glide kip L 4. Glide kip with y, turn t o upper

arm hong 5. (ast t o hang 6. (ast t o support 7 . ( ost t o hang with V2 turn 8. ( ost t o support L

Backward ro ll I. Backward shoulde"r roll t o handstand

(st reili) 2. Some as above and h o ld 3. Peach basket- upper arm hang­

shoo t t o handstand (hold ) Stutz

I. Stutz (body lev el ) 2. Stutz (body 45 ' angle ) 3. Stutz (body 45 ' ang le) t o upper

arm hang 4. Stutz to handstand (hold) or t o

pirouette 5. Upr ise stutz ( feet above 6. Uprise stu tz (body above 7. Bock stutz to upper arm B. Bock stutz to support

bar ) level ) hong

9. Back stutz- back stu t z (hang or support )

10. Bock stutz-Moore Peach Ba sket

I. Peach basket-hong 2. Peach ba sket upper arm hong 3. Peach basket support 4. Supp" rt-peach basket-hang 5. Support - peach basket- upper arm

hong 6. SLlpport-peac h basket-suppor t 7. Peach basket t o handstand (hold ) 8. Peach baske t t o straddle cut

forward Moore

I. M oore 2. Moor~-double rear v ault 3. Doub le M oore 4 . Ru ssian Moore

Bock Catch (back sommmersoult ) 1. Bock scmmy to a rm hong 2. Bock catch t o support 3. Back catch to handstand (holdi 4. Back sammy off 5. Bock sOlTI m y o ff V2 turn 6. Stut z (body above 45 ' )_ bock

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Front Sommy I. Fron t o ff 2. Front o ff V2 twist 3. Front sonlm y to upper a rm hang 4. Fron t sammy to support

Pirou ette I. Half pirouette (on t o one bar)-

handstand 2. P irouet t e 3. Pirouette- reverse pirou ette 4. Hop pi rouette 5. Hop pi rouette-stutz 6 . H op pirouette-back catch 7. Hop pi rouette- handstand (hold)

Press handstand

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Upper leve r I. Upper lev er 2. One a rm lever 3. Upper a rm lever

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I. (a t the end standing on the floor facing inside) st raddle cut mount -L

2 . (a t the end facing ins ide) jump to support - cut backward-glide kip

3. Double in (s ide ) 4. Double in (side) t o handstand 5. Dou b le in (side ) t o upper lever

(s tiff sti ff ) 2 sec. 6 . Double rear vau lt in 7. Double rea r vault in-Moore

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10. (at i he end facing out ) peach handstand (hold )

I I. ( facing side) pull over

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13. ( facing side ) pul l over to glide kip to handstand (

Dismoun t I. Double rear vau lt o ff A 2. Side o ff A 3. Pirouette o ff (al l kinds) B 4. St raddle off (one or two arms) B 5. Stoop off (one or two a rms) B 6. St raddle o ff t o the front bar

(double b ar cut) ( 7. Stoop off t o the front bar

(double ba r cut) C 8. S~mmy off ( f ron t or back) B 9. Sammy o ff V2 twi st C

Other .:omb ino tions I Peach basket- shoot t o handstand

(streuli ) B 2. Shoot t o handstand-peach ba sket B 3. Shoot t o handstand-stutz B 4. Peach basket-shoo t t o hondsta nd-

back catch ( 5. Peach basket-shoot to handstand-

stutz ( HIGH BAR

Kip I. Kip A 2. Back kip A 3. Kip with ov er grip cast with chang ing

ariD-under arlp handstand R 4. Kip to dis located giant ( 5. Kip with ove r grip (hange g r ip-cast

with half turn support or swing B 6. Kip with over g r ip cost with half

tu r:'l-hanus tanu (under-g rip ) C 7 . K ip 10 st raddle support A 8. Kip to st raddle (sa le on the ba r ) A 9. Kip to stoop in A

10. Kip to stoop (sale on the bar ) A II. Kip to straddle cut-rear support B 12. Kip t o straddle cut- front seat

circle C 13. Back kip A 14. Back kip t o ca st back- half german

giant B 15. Back kip German gian t ( 16. Back upri se t o st ra ddle (support on

• f oot ) A 17. Back uprise to st raddle cu t-

rear support B lB. Back upr ise to straddle cut disloca t e

hang-V2 turn kip C Uprise

i. Uprise with mixed grip-straddle rea r vault A

2. Uprise w ithout stop-straddle rear vault B

3. Front Giant- d ouble rear v ault ( 4. Uprise-flank vau lt.- rea r support A 5. Rear , oult t o catch B 6 . Full turn pirouette (suppor t ) ( 7. (with mixed grip) stoop in V2 tw ist-

cast -upr ise B Forward Hip circle I. Forward roll t o handstand A 2. Forward roll wi th changing grip

t o handstand B 3. Forward rol l to cast with half tu rn-

hon9 or suppo r ~ B 4. Forw-Qrd ro ll to cost wi th changinQ

grip into dislocati on Qiant . C 5. Forward roll to cost wi th reverse half

t urn to undergrip handstand ( Back ward Roll

1. Backward free hip circle A 2. Backward free hip ci rcle to ~~~~ 8

3. Backward free hin circle with half turn in to front giant C

4. Backward free hip circle t o stroddle sal e circle (or stoop sa le circle ) A

5. Backward free hip circle t o straddle or stoop B

6. Backward free hip circle to side vau lt dismount A

7 . Support-underswing-sommy o ff . B 8. Support-underswing-sommy off V2

turn ( Gi an t swing s

I. Forwclrd giant-pirouette-back giant A

2. Forward aiant- Dirouette int o cross giant-fron t giant B

3 . Cross giant to full t urn- cross giant­forward gian t (pivot a rm should be changed ) C

4. Dislocation gian t- half turn-back giant B

5. Forward giant- hop. to dis locat ion giant C

6 . Back gian t-pi rouette- forward giant B

7. Bock gicnt- pirouette- forward giant B

8. Back giani-hop to chenge-forward giant B

9 . Bock giant- hop to chang e-stoop thru C

Comb inati on of Giant and oth ers I. Back giant - sole circle A 2 . Back giant- sole circle-

handstand B 3 . Back giant-iree sheet c'ircle-back

giant ( 4. Front gian t-free sheet c ircle~front

g iant (

6. Front giant-stoop through-shoot t o dislocate-uprise with change o f grip

7. Fron t giant-stoop through-lor st rod­dle)- sheet circle- front giant

8. Front giant-stoop through-shoo t with V2 turn-ordi nary g iant

9. Front gian t full turn t o mixed grip Germ an

1. Pike inverted hong-swing bock Pike hal f turn to ca tch with ord inary grasp

2. Pike fron t swing upri se t o stoop position

3. German Dislocat ion gi a nt

1. Dislocation swing u prise 2. Dislocat ion giant 3. Undergrip hang-cast , h op , reg rasp

to d islocation-dislocation giant 4. Forward giant, hop , regra sp to

dis location 5. Dislocotion giant- ha lf turn to

handstand Full tU rn I. Full t urn to ca tch 2. Ful l turn to support 3. Front giant-full turn

Cost I ( as t with half turn-(straddle or

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circle front B 3. (ost V2 turn-change gr ip-stoop t hru

- disloc(lted giant or eagle C;; 4. (ast t o handstand

Dismount I. Straddle (pushing the bar ) 2 . Hecht (pushing the bar ) 3. St raddle or hecht wi th pulling the

bar 4. St ra ddle or hecht With RL:l ling the

bar With V2 twist . 5. Flyaway ( front, b ack) 6. Fl yaway with V2 t u rn 7. Fl yaw"y w ith full turn 8. Pike flyaway 9 . Pike-stretch f lyawa y (jack-kn ife-

Takemoto ) 10. Doub le fl yaway i I. H andspr ing off (Vega ) 12. Standing on the sole­

somersault 13. Standing on the sole­

somersault V2 turn 14 . Standing on the sole­

samersou I t 1 fu II tu r n is. Sol e ci rcl e (stoop )-immediate

somersau lt 16. Sole circle stoop-immediate

V, turn 17. Cast forward-tron t somersa u(t 18. Free hi p ~ircle backward­

side vault dismount 19. Free hip circle- fl yaway 20. Free hip circle- fl yaway V2 tu rn

The UNITED STATES

GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

REGISTER WITH THE

U,S.G.F.

STUDENT & GYMNAST: (onnunl rate)

USG F P IN & Keg isi rotion Cord... . $1.00

Sen rl N"""o and add ress to : LlSGF, P.O, Box 4699, TUCSON, ARIZONA.

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Ed Isabe lle Third Elite All-Around

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ELITE A ll-Around Winners

SECOND ANNUAL USGF CAMPIONSHIPS

Un ivers it y o f Iowa , Ap r il 17, 18 , 1964 ELITE DIVISION-Men

ALL-AROUND: Rusty Mitchel l , 114.30; Glenn Gailis, 111 .70; Ed Isabelle, 108.50; Jerry Beck­et t , 103.70.

FLOOR EXERCISE : R. M itchell, (s IU); G. Hery , ( Iowa ); R. Aure, (MsU ); J . Kenan , (Ariz .) t ie; E. Isabelle , (Penn State. ) TRAMPOLINE : G. Ir ­w in, (Mich ); F, Sau nders (M ich .); G. Hery; Hardt; (Unat ); B. Sa yre, ( Iowa ). SIDE HORSE: s. Ba il ie (Ariz. ); R. A lba , (ELAC);· S. Doty , (Ariz. ); s. Pasternak, (s IU); R. Mitchell. HIGH BAR: G. Gailis, ( Iowa ), R. M itchell , tie; E. Isabelle; J. Beckett , (H illtoppers) . LONG HORSE : G. Hery ; R. Mitchell; J . Kenan ; G. Gailis; R. Au re. PARALLEL BARS : R. Mitchell ; s. Bail ie; G. Gailis; J. Beckett; J. Kenan. RINGS : G. Gai lis; B. linkl, (Ariz.) ; R. Mitchell ; E. Isabelle ; J. Beckett . TUMBLING: R. Mitchell ; D. Hardt ; G. Hery; B. Say re; R. Aure , J. Stein , ( Iowa) tie. CLASS "A"-Men

FLOOR EXERCISE: Dwan ·Dimit , (PCC); D. Sul l ivan, (PCC); L. Lindauer , (s IU); D. Albers, (Neb.); T. N orth way , (Unat. ). SIDE HORSE : D. Albers; J. Fon t ana , (Unat. ) ; K. Kraneman , (Unat. ); R. Hal verson, (Una t .); J . O' Hara, ( III . 4ger ). TRAMPOLINE: J . Selby , ( Iowa S); G. H un t zicker, (AAG); D. Sull ivan, (PCC); R. Febey , ( Iowa ); F. Constant, ( Iowa St.). HORSE VAULT : Parr , (PCC ); Selby , (Iowa St. ); Albers ; Howard , (N eb. ); Hyde, (PCC). HIGH BAR: Fontana , (Unat) ; Tucker, (S IU); Dennis , (Wau.); Schneider , (U IC); Singerman, ( Iowa ). PARALLEL PARS : Nicholas , (PCC); Hyde; Allen ; Krowder , (Unat. ); Fontana, (U nat.). STILL RINGS : Nicholas; Fox, (UI C); Jackson, (Una t .); Beers , (PCC ), Denni s, tie; siorek , (Una t . ). TUMBLING : Richards , (Elm GC); Su l l ivan , (PCC); Langdon, (PCC) tie; Hunt ­zicker , (AAG). CLASS " A" WOMEN

ALL-AROUND: Pam Lorenzen, (M ilw. T ); Sharon Knedle, (Milw. T . ); Ly nn Hennecke, (Mi lw. T .); Susan Rodgers, (Den. Y); Emi ly Davis, (Lansing Gymn); Caro l Mcvusiak, (Po­li sh Falcons). HORSE VAULT : s. Knedle, (M il . T .) ; P. Lorenza , (M il. T .); L. Hennecke, (Mil . T .); E. Dav is, (Lansing ); S. Rogers, (Den. Y ). TUMBLING : B. Bauer , (Eng.); V. Bolinger , (TG); P. Iiten, (CRG); B. Bauer, (Eng.); C. Colbert , (Cedar R.). TRAMPOLINE : J. McGaughey, (TGT); V. Bolinger, (TGT); B. Bauer, J. Aitken, (AA); D. Bascom . FREE EXERCISE : B. Bauer; s . Knedle; P. Lorenzan ; E. Dav is; S. Rogers. BALANCE BEAM: E. Dav is; S. Knedle ; S. Rogers; P. Lornezan; L. Hennecke. P. BARS : R Loren­zan; s. Knedle; S. Rogers; L. Henne·cke; C. Marusiak.

Women's All-Around W inners

Class A A ll-Around Winner, Font ana Second Elite A ll -Around, Glenn Gailis

Four th El i te All-Around, Jerry Beckett

Emi ly Dav is

Susan Rogers

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Trampoline finalist .in· action at USGF Championships

Susan Rogers

Emily Davis

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Hyde.

A Class All-Around Winners: Fontana, Albers, Lindauer, Nicholas and Hyde.

Rusty Mitche ll performinq a Giant Piked handspring.

Nicholas

Dick Albers

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YM NAPS The USA has been fortunate to have t wo different Da ni sh Gymnastic teams touring the country this year. The Ollerup Gym Teachers (see MG Morch '64 and 0150 the Danish Gym team di rected by Erik Flensted-Jensen The latter g roup are st ill touring the midwest and will' complete thei r tour with a final appearance scheduled for t he New York Wor ld ' s Fai r Sports Arena on J ul y 7th, 1964. Pictured here ore scenes from their exhibition ot Mount San Anto ni o Co llege, Walnut, Ca lif .

by A. BRUCE FREDERICK · 2125 ARMOUR DRIVE · WILMINGTON 8, DELAWARE

CJlV Editor's Note:

The article below by Mr. William s poses an interesting challenge to aff physi,cal ed· II cators. We hope to /o ffow' lIp by mellt iJonill g some other approaches to th e popularization o f gymnastics via th e ph ysical education m edillm. W e invite your comments in this respect. Mr. Wiffiams' articfe wilf be am­plified lat er on by a cOllrse outline he is preparin g l or the M.C.

ABF Education Edit!;)r

WHY GYMNASTTCS IS A MI NOR SPORT and

what yo u can do aboul it ... " cr iticism of our approach to the teach· in " of "ym nasti cs and a solution to the pr~ bl em "of public support.

By Edward Williams

Often I have asked myself and other" why gymnast ics is a minor sport. Why du we gymnasti cs coaches have to live in the umbra of the so·call ed maj or sports, p ick· in g up the few crumbs that are left. and dependin g on the tenuous support from th e foo tball gods?

The answers I ge t can be easily summar· ized. There are too few gymnasts, too few coaches. too little public support , too few spec ta tors; and last but not least. there ;" never enoul!h money. The all too familiar compl aint i, that th e' athl !' ti c a",oc ia tion won't ~ i ve any ~uppo rt until it see::> a !'uf . fi c ient measure of inte rest and success and the la tt er cann ot he a tt ain ~ d without th ,· form er.

These are not rea.,ons. They a re , VIlI Jl'

toms. sy mptoms of an ag in l! and a ilin :! sport.

Sure there have been ga in s. Telev ision has Iwlped. but these feebl e shout s of vic· tory are qui ckl y drowned out hI' the ciwer, for one touchd own or homerun. J ohn Gal · ante, a man well known by Philad elphi ~ I!y mn asts, told me that when he was COPI·

petin l! for Temple a woman ca m!' un t o

him one day and asked wh at "port I,, · pl ayed . When he tol d her he was a gymna!;t she bubbl ed. "That 's wonderful. H ow many pushups can you do? " If yo u do n' t Iwliew it. just walk down the stree t in an y town in the U.S. and ask any 10 peo ple to nanw one person involved in foo tball. ba !!kethall. !!olf. track and ~ymnas ti cs . ( han pps an'. they will do fin e unt il they w, t to th p gvn1 •

nasts. Then thev're li abl e to say Bonnie Pruden. Bud Wilkin son or H anpy Ih p Cl own. Surely, we dese rve bett er than thi !! .

Aside from the small circle of gy mnasts and beller physical educa tors, how many people know tha t gymnastics is on e of the oldes t and most respected sports in the world '? With the nationwide attention that is being g iven to phys ical fitn ess, how Jllan y know what gymnasti cs can do for them in terms of strength , coordination , fl exibility and kinestheti c sense '?

Surely gymnasti cs deserves something be t· tel' t.h an the anonymity under which we in thi s country have buried it.

Why have baseball , football , and basket· ball (relative infants in the sports world I snowballed ri ght over our ancient and reo ve red sport , to beco me multi ·million dollar, multi·million participant, multi ·million spec· tator giants? Consider these fi gures : At a southern college which supports both foo t· ball and gy mnast ics, the cost per yea r for adhes ive tape for the foo tball team is S2,800.00. The entire budge t for gymn asti cs (including the coach's salary ) is Sl ,600.00.

H ere is an interes tin g paradox: I attended one of thf' best teachers colleges in the east.

THIS (Ma ny Gyms) OR THIS (Penn State)

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This school recognized the values of gym· nasti cs to the ex tent of allotting a full year to trainin g in gymnastics while other sport s were a llott ed only 8 weeks; ye t not on!' high school in the area supplied by this college support s a gY lll te mll ; and most of it s graduates readily confess that they are both unqualified and unwillin g to teach thi s activity in their program.

What are we doing wrong? Take the problem of spec tators. Th e

growth and popularity (I f any sport is de· pendent on it 's ability to attract spec tators. Spectators are drawn to a sport because they are famili ar with it s obj ecti ves, pro· cedures and rules. Track and swimmin g are inherent II' easy to unders tand becau se of the s top watch and ta pe measure factor<. Baseball. foo tball and hasket ball are morl' diffi cult to understand but are popular because everyone has, at IIn p tim e or an· other. played the game. Here,then is the crux 0/ m y argu ment: J submit that gym· nasti cs is unpopular because of the way we gy m teachers and coaches presenl th ~' activity. Where ever we find varsity com· petition in any sport enj oyiil g success. we al so find that sport being taught in th e. gym classes. The important point i, that it ;, heing taught as a sport.

The students enjoy playin~ the ga me. th e bett er perform ers are encoura!':ed !o Iry out for th e vars ity. and the res t '~ re in· teres ted spectators beC;lUse they unders tand what is going OIL

Consider now, how we have been teaeh· in g gymnastics. The student is required to lea rn a numlif' r of mean in l!less and el i,,·

connected ;;tunts or tri cks with the va '!" ,. understand in g tha t thi s is good for hi m. And then. what dop" he get out of it ? J-k gt' t ~ torn hand ". rope burn"'. soJ'(; mu"cl,·" and va rying degrees of psychological traum a from bein g forct'd to maneuver upsid e dow n e ight feet from th e fl oor. And yt' t. he' ll brag abo ut be in g at tIl(' bott om of a pil e nn th t' foo tball ,fi t' ld or proud ly d i"pl ay a sca r a" a trophv from a haske thall !!a mt'. Tn th e"" acti viti es he is "pl ay in g th ~ g:a me". and will put hi" hea rt int o it. Gvm na"ti c;; pro­gr ams whi ch are based "imply on lea rnill !! a requirt' r1 numlw r of stunt " a re not on]" inadt'qu a tt' - th Pl' a re h t' lpill ~ to kill tI l<' "porI. We wo uld do wt' ll tn take a ],'""" ,, from th t' coache" of otllP r "po rt " on ""'I' 10 "ti mul a te int ert',, 1.

Th t' one plaef' in thi s wid e country \l'h t' f'O ' g:Y llln a~ li ('~ (' on ~ i ~ t f> ntl v f' n jny~ f' rowd ~ of th e ma jor "port tvpt' is Penn Sta te Uni "" r­s it v. Th f' crowd" a t P enn Sta te a re not on]" . Ia l:!!e hut Ihev an' kn owled!!a bl " an d "n ­tln;" ia" t i('. Durin !! th e rect' nt . Ea" tern Tnl t' r­coll e!!: iate cham pion"hi ps T "a t hehind Tnm Darlin g the E x-Pill fl yin !! rin !!" wiza rd " The"e P enn Sta te crowd" a re lou '!" ". T om lamented_ " iVhen yo u make a mis lak .. the judgt'" mav miss it. hut thi" crow,1 nt'vt' r doe"." Year a ft er yea r Cen t' iVell s tonf' ha" managed to a ttrac t ;;ell out crowd;; . whi ch attrac t, ~10 ]"e talent. morc pu hli cil v an ,l not in cidentall v more hack in " frolll h i" arl ­mini ;;tra li on. iVha t is hi s ;;ecret ? J have hea rd all o f th e t'xc ust's from a ll of hi ;; cO l11pt' titors and not one ha;; hit upon th e answer . 1 worked a" Gene', a;;s i"tant onc' yea r and T foun d out how h ,. doe" it. - Cvmn asti c" i;; one of Ih e aCli viti ps off f' r .. d in Pen n Stat e';; phy" ical t'd ura t ion program rt' q u ired for all fr t';; hman and ;;oohomore, . i"'e ll stont' teaches thi s courst' and he teaches it as ([ sport . H " teaches a has ic roulin e on pach of ~ i x t>Vf"nt ~. Th e ~ t l1 d cnt ~ rece ive in ­, truction I) n the basics of fo rm. continuit y. and encuti on . At the end of the cours~ . Gene hold" a mee t and each stude nt i< judged and g iven a score for hi" perform ­ance. When a stu de nt passes Gene's cou rse_ he fan'cies himself a gy mn as t o f ;;o rt s ancl enoy" brin gin g hi s g irl to the mee ts where he can di spl ay hi s knowled /!e . No one en­joys be ing a spectator unless he knows something about the acti vit y . whetllf' r it is balle t. foo tball. gymnasti cs or opera: and only those who can understand what is i!O­ing on will enoy it and co me back a~a in .

When.J left P enn Stat e . 1 tau!!ht a t a ;;outhern college. T used Well stone"" cour",· and added a few ideas of my own. T di vided each class int o tea m" and added a few banns stunt s for those who wanted more ch all e n ~­in i! diffi culty. The nex t yea r. the gym d rew it s fir"l r apac it y n owd and tl1t're were ~o hn yfo "Ht for th p fn:~hlll a n team.

The students enjoyed' the course, because they were competing; and because of this they pu t more into it , thereby achie" in ;! more of the phys iological obj ecti ves o f the course. They began to understand sO l11 e­th ing of the rul es of the sport and becam e knowledgable spectators. They learned some­thin g of the probl ems of fini shin g a rou­tin e and came to respect the varsIt y gym­nasts. They understood the scoring, and some even sat in the stands with a penci I and gave the ir own scores.

It 's time we stopped takin g the le ftover spec tators, the leftover athletes, an d the leftover dollars, and started promot11l g our own sport. The telev is ion exposure has placed us on the thresh hold of an era that could make us. Competitive gymnastI cs 11l the classroom could be one of the major answers to our . problem of growth and pr~; motion. What aTe yo u g011l g to do about II .

RH YTHMI C EXERCISES USI IG ROPES Barbara A. Salt zs ieder

P ART II

This is the second in a se ri es of a rticl es on rhythmi c exercises. For genera l infor­mation regardin g the perform ance and teach­in i! of rh ythmic exe rc ise, th e reader is reo ferred 10 Ihe arti cle entitl ed " Rh ylhmi c Exerc ise" Usin g Ball s" which appeared in Ihe April 1964 issue of Modem Gymnast .

SO l11 e im port an t fac tors regardin g the se l­ec tion of ropes for exe rcise should be con­s id ered.

1. Be sure th e rope is heavy enough til be swung effecti vely. Three-eighths inch rope is a good weight.

2. The rope can be 11' casured for lengl h by havin g the st udent stand on the center of the rope and hold t he end , in the hands with the arm s ex tendt' d. T he rope shoul d be long enou[!h for th e h ands to be held a t shoul der h e i ~ hl with th e elbows slightl y relaxed.

3. Cut ropes of several different length" and tape the ends with m ys t ic tape . Il s in g a d ifferent color fo r each length. Thi" will save ti me d uring earh le,­"on when the you ngs ters a re ,elect i n~ equi pment.

The followillg ser ies of exerc ist', can ht' pe rformed to music from the same a lbum a" the exercises using ball s. (Saltz;; ieder , Barb­a ra. " Rhythmic Exercise, s in g Ball ,," . Modem Gymnast, April , 1964.) Beg in with "Tht' Magnifi cent Seven" (s id e 1 hand 3) and continue without chani!e of record In " The Green Leaves of S ummer" (side ]. band 4) . No exercises are included for tI l(' introdu ctions.

Exercise L Music: "A" theme ; 24 coun ts. P urpose : Stretching and relaxa tion in legs, arms, and shoulders ; balance.

Description: Standing, rope folded in fours and held low in front in two hands. Four buzz steps turning one com­ple te circle to the left , trunk twisted slightly le ft , right hand near the lef t hip, looking at the left hand 1-4 ; four buzz steps right, rope held forward a t shoulder height 5-B; four buzz s teps left with rope held high overhead, look­ing up 1-4; four buzz steps right with ro pe held high overhead , lookin g up 5-B; four buzz steps left, rope held for ­ward at shoulder height 1·4; four buzz steps right , trunk twi sted slightly ri ght , le ft hand near right hip , looking at r ight hand 5-B.

T eachin g hint s: Keep the rope taut and the hands shoulder width apart rather than ou t at the ends of the rope. Focus on the rope and hands. The buzz s tep is done alt ernately lef t and ri ght. ~Iak e one circle with four steps by stepping feit, right , feft, right, l ejt , right , left to a count of I and 2 and 3 and 4. This leaves the ri ght foo t fr ee to repeat the circle in the opposite direc tion. Kee p the shoulders relaxed.

. Transiti on : i\l usic : " A·' theme; las t !l coun ts .

Descrip tion : Open the rope and hold it in two hands in front of the body so th a t the hands are shou lder wid th aparl , pa lms u p, and the ends of the rope come out between the thumb and fo refin ger and hang dow n to the floor.

Exercise 2 . .\Iusic : Repeat of "A" theme; 32 counts. Purpose: Back and leg strength and fl ex­

ibility. Descri ption : Circle the rope four times

so tha t the ends ci rcle forward over the to p 1-4; continue circl in g the ro pe with trunk "pring ing forward S-B; re­pea t fi rst four coun ts 1-4; continue circl ing the rope reachin g high over­head. g iving in knees and arch ing up­per back 5-B. R epea t en ti re exe rci"e one time through 1-4, 5-B, 1-4, 5-B.

Teachin !! hin ts : H old the rope loose ly so that' it rotates in the hands, Keep the ar l11 S as l on ~ as poss ib le . Look at the ro pe. " Give" in the legs, forcin g the ac ti on out of the fl oor. When sprin g­in g forward. kee p the hack fl a t. head up. and arms reaching fo rward. Do not sprin g downward, bu t fo rward,

Exercise 3. Music: " B" theme ; 20 co unt :,. Purpose : Coordin a tion. Descript ion: Di rect ly from exercise 2.

hrin g hand s together thus fo lding the rope in half. Swing the rope with Ihe ends togethe r and continue circlin g for ­wa rd over the to p two ti me;; on the lef t side of the body while takin g a t W I)

step forward begin ni ng with the r ighl foo t 1-2. Repea t. circl ing the rope on the ri ght and steppin g on the le ft foot 3-4. Repea t a ll o f th" above 5·3 . Re pea t entire sequence performin g the two step backward whil e keepin g the rope circl in g forward over the top . S tart Ihe backward Iwo "tep on tlw ri ght foo t and the rope c irclin[! on th t" le ft ;; ide 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 7-B . Repea t c ir­elin ~ of th t' rope. twice left and Iwire ri " ht wh il e s land in g in place 1-2. 3--1-.

T e;ching hints : All ow the trunk to g i"t' in to the acti on. E mph a"ize li ghtn f'ss in the movement. Transiti on . .\Ius ic : ' B'" th f' mc,; la"t fOllr

count s. Descr iption : Fold the rope in fours an d hold it in the right han el.

Exerc i;;e 4. Music: " A" theme; 64 cO llnt". Purpo"c: Side bend ing and trunk twist -~~. . . De"cription: Sw in g the rope In a fl gurt' e i ~ht hy c irclin g s ideways ri ghl an d then across in front of th e body. Let Ihe Irunk foll ow the r ope. s ide b t'n d in ~ ri o- ht with the s ideways circle and st~e t c hin g up when the rope is c ircled in front of th e body 1-2, repeat twice 3-4. S-6. Ci rcle t hI' rope twice ;; idewav,

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right whilt> s id e bendin g right with tWII s prili gs 7-B . K eeping the rope in Ih.· ri ghl hane!. swing the rope in a fi gure e ight by circlin g back wa rd pa ,q til<' le ft s ide and then in front of Ihe body. Let the trunk follow the rope. Iwistin !! to the left with the circle pa , t the le fl , ide of the body and s lretching II l' when the rope is circled in front o f the body 1-2. Repea t twice 3-4_ oS-6 . Cire! .. the rope twice at the left s ide of Ih (' body while trunk twis ting to the le fl. Change the rope 10 the left hand a~ the rope comes forward over the lo p of the second circl e 7-B. Repeat entire exerci se in the opposil e direc tion l -R . I-B. R epeat entire sequence I -B. 1-8_ 1-B, I-B.

T eachin/! hint s : The rop~ makes Ihr~n figure eights in the fir , 1 s ix count ~ . Focus on the rope all the time and let the trunk follow the d irection of the rope_ Keep the feet together. Durin ": the trunk twistin g_ the , tudenl should . be abl e to look ' down over he r heek i\'Iake the entire action very large bv keepin g the arms and trunk long. Be sure to , ta rt the sideways circle h,' swin g ing downward and s ideways. Prac­ti ce the change of hands separately un­til the , tudent , can make a , moolh tran sition from one side to the other.

Tran, ition: Music "The Green Leaves of SUlllmer"; 4 count introduction_ Description: Come to a long , ittin g Dos i­

tion . rope folded in fours and held in two hands in front of the body.

Exercise - 5: Ivlusic : Melody; 32 counts.

Purpose : A bdominal strength. Description : Bend the legs and extend

them forward ujJward over the rope ending in a V sitting position 1-'l" dropping the fee t to the floor relax forward over the knees 5-B. Bend the knees and extend them under the rope and jus t above the floor ending in a wide V sitting position 1-4, relax tor­ward over the legs 5-B. Repeat entire exercise I-B, I-B. On the last count ld' the exercise, come to a side sitting position with the feet to the left , rope still held in two hands.

T eaching hints: During the extension of the legs, keep the back straight and the head in line. Emphasize a complete relaxation forward over the legs_ Really drop down; do not simply lower the fee l to the floor. Tuck tight in order to pass the feet over and under the ro p!' with the toes pointed.

Exercise 6. Music: Melody, 32 counts_ Purpose: Trunk twisting . Description: Side sitting, fee t to the left , rope fold ed in fours and he ld in two hands low in front of the bodv. Trunk twisting left with four 10'" presses of the arms 1-4, dropping the right shoulde r to the fl oor near the right knee, roll onto the back and come up in a side sitting position facing the oppo­s ite direction 5-B. Repeat in the oppo­site direction 1-4, 5-B. Repeat the en­tire sequence 1-B, I -B. End in long s it­ting position.

T eaching. hints: When trunk twistin g, turn the shoulders until they are par-

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PURPOSE

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aile I to the s ide wall and look down over the rear shoulder at the hand. Do not hunch the shoulders. When roil­ing over to change direction , avoid rolling too far by coming to a sittin!! position as soon as the hips are par· allel to the rear wall. The fee t will change sides with each roll enablill~ the student to perform the exercise in alterna te directions. Always twist the trunk in the direction of the fee t.

Exercise 7. Music : Melody; 32 count, . Purpose : Back and shoulder fl exibility. Description: Long sitting, rope folded in

fours and he ld in two hands in front of body. Sprin g forward two times 1-2, uncurl to sit tall and stretch arms up overhead 3-4, spring arms back­ward two times 5-6, le tting the arm s fall forward downward , relax forward over the legs 7-B. Re peat entire 5e­quence three times I -B, 1-B, 1-8.

T eaching hints : Concentra te on relax a­tion of the head and shoulders on the forward trunk sprin gs and during the relaxation phase of the exercise. When the arlllS are sprin ging backward, k ee p the back straight and the head in lin C'. Look up when the arms are up.

End in !! : Music: B counts fad ing OUI.

Description: Come to a standing po ;; i­tion.

This ,eri es of exercises will be availabl e for renta l on black and white B 111m film .

Rental : 82.00 Address requ est, to: Barbara A. Sall z·

siede r, Hearst Gymna, ium, Unive rs ity of Califurnia, Berkeley 4, California.

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The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of one year's participation in gymnastics activities on motor fitn ess as mea, ured by the IB-Item test.

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

RESEARCH AND FITNESS

This is the third of a series of articles dealing with gymnastics and motor fitness. Six articles in the area of motor fitness have been planned. These will be fol­lowed by a series of articles in the area of cardiovas­cular fitness. Readers are urged to submit repo rts o f comments directly to the Modern Gymnast Research and Fitness Editor, Dr. James S. Bosco, San Jose State Col­lege, Son Jose, California.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This studx includes both th e Kraus­W eber and th e l B-ltem Motor Fitness Test. Since the Kraus-Weber test was included in the jirst article oj this series (M.G. II-larch, 1964) the in/ormation dealing with the l B-ltem test is included here. On e definite weakness in the stu dx was the lack of control IO j ihe ages with ill groups. For example, Table I indicates that ij one group had more 16 xear olds ill it, th e means 0/ that group might be higher purelx du e to the age factor.

Thomas K. Cureton, Charles Pond, James S_ Basco

" The Effec ts of Physical Education and Athletics Upon the Kraus-Weber and Cureton la-Item Motor Fitness Tests." Paper presented to the World Congress of Physical Education, Melbourne, Australia, Nove mber 19, 1956.

(Complet e test included)

METHOD Tn the faJi of 1%6, Ihl' IB-Item motor fitne ss test was used 10

l11easure 51 new pupils, 3 10 16 years of age, before commencin g instruction in gymnast ics a t a private gymnastics school. Then, ·53 experienced children, B to IB years of age, who had already taken the cour,e in gymnasti c,. tumbling, and trampoline were tested.

RESULTS The avera"!' per cent of failures for the new group was 50%

(M=9.520 ; 5 .0.=3.35) . The average per cent of faiKlres for the experienced group was IB.5% (M=15.330; 5.0 .=2.45).

TABLE I IB-ITEM MOTOR FITNESS TEST

fCO!v[PARATlVE PER CENT FAILURES BETWEEN NEW AND EXPERIENCED PUPILS IN POND'S GYMNASTICS, TUMBLING . AND TRAMPOLI E, 1956)

Per Cent Foliures P.er Cent Faliures (New Pupils in (Exper ienced Pup i ls

Items Gymnastics) .n Gymnastics) Gain N = 51 N = 53 %

1 Balance I 72.5 24 .5 48.0 2: Balance 2 82.4 22 .6 59.8 3. Balance 3 55.0 22 .6 32.4

4. Flexib ility 1 13 .8 9.4 4.4 5. Fl exibil ity 2 25.5 11.3 13.2 6 . Flex ibility 3 21.6 5.7 15.9

7. Agi lity 1 53 .0 13 .2 "3'nl' 8. Agility 2 78.4 20.8 57.6 9. Agility 3 100.0 67.9 32. 1

10. Strength 1 27 .5 5.7 21.8 11. Strength 2 25.5 7 .5 18.0 12 Strenllth 3 23.5 15. 1 8.4

13. Power 1 47.0 17 .0 30.0

14. Endurance 1 45.0 3 .8 41.2 15. Endurance 2 33.3 5.7 27 .6 16 Endurance 3 58.8 17.0 41.8 17: Endurance 4 70.6 32.1 38 .5 18 . Endurance 5 56.9 15. 1 41.8

Also if interest was the fact that no s ignificant diffe rence was found be tween the boys and the girls on the 18-Ite m test. It was true, h owe ve r , that the girls did slight ly be tte r in the fl exibility tests and some of the balance and a g ility ite m s ; wher ea s, the boys did bel te l' on the s trength , power, and some of the ag ility it e m s_

TABLE II N Mean Score SoD.

New Boys 27 7.241 2.35 New Girls 24 7.625 2 .22 Experienced Girls 32 10. 187 3 .29 Experienced Boys 21 10.214 2 .33

The ove rall conclusion in the s tudy was that participation for one year in a program of gymnas tics, tumbling, and trampoline would eliminate the majority of failures in the 18-ltem tes t.

The followin g table is included t o substantiate the comme nt in the Editor's Note and also as a poss ible aid to those inte res ted in u s ing the 18-Ite m tes t for r esearch purposes :

TABLE III CURETON 18-ITEM MOTOR FITNESS TEST

COMP ARA TIVE PER CENT FAILURES FOR VARIOUS AGE GROUPS

(University of Illinois Data)

<n <n" Ages 26-60

'" co N ",.,- 0 co , .o~;= ~ , ,,'<> 0. ~;:; ' M 0- M

" .,'" VI ~Vl II ",<>

'" g' -0 II '" -0 II :G§ II "II ~ II Q)::l:= 1l.I:= ., o ~

OlO..cZ Ol..r: Z ~~§~ OlOZ "Z ~~ <)-U_ <U_ <)-- ::E_

1. Balance 1 23.9 28 .6 182 11.5 21.5 29.2 2. Balance 2 95.7 72.9 71.'9 27.9 49 .2 81.5 3 . Balance 3 73.9 69.2 64 .1 21.2 54.6 60.0 4. Flexib il ity 1 30.4 20.8 16.1 13.5 27 .7 10.7 5. Flexibi lity 2 50.0 45.6 35.9 34 .6 79.2 30.7 6. Flexibi lity 3 80.4 44 .6 208 23 .1 72.3 64.6 7. Agility 1 34.8 28.0 21.9 8.7 24 .6 63.1 8. Agility 2 100.0 69.5 66.7 279 43.1 73 .8 9 . Agility 3 100.0 95.9 94 .8 24 .'0 62 .3 70.7

10. Strength 1 73 .9 29.5 130 3 .8 16.2 30.7 11. Strength 2 23.9 38.7 26.'6 5.8 17.7 35.4 12. Strength 3 93 .5 95 .9 78 .6 596 80.8 35.4 13 . Power 1 89. 1 38.7 31.8 8.6 51.5 86.2 14. Endurance I 89.1 no 31 8 19 .2 35.4 49 .2 15. Endurance 2 71.7 57.5 17 .'7 4.8 35.4 16.9 16. Endurance 3 84.8 75.2 68 .2 23 .0 43.8 63.1 17. Endurance 4 100.0 69.5 464 40.4 70.0 84 .6 18 . Endurance 5 89. 1 59.7 33 .'3 11.5 51.5 89.2

Average 72.4 56.2 42 .1 20 .5 46.4 54 . 1

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IS -IT EM MOTOR EFF ICIENCY CLASSIFICATION TEST W IT HOUT APPA RATUS (Men and W omen)

I Rina Resu lt I Poss - Check Resul -Fai l = X I Pass Fail I Pass"'" I % I Cla ss

BALANCE 1 Divers S;Ons~~o~~s toes, e ye s

100 Superior clo<ed 18 2. 'Snuat Stand 10 seconds balance 17 94.4 3. [)Izziness Recove ry, wa lk I U

line , 5 sees . after 10 turns B8.9 around tinge"r on floor . 16

FLEXIBILITY 4 . Floor Touch, knees stro,\ght ,

.(Women touch nalms flat . I" R1.1 Good 5. Trunk Flexion Forward , sitting

pos ition , knees held down , forehead s lowl y to within 8" 14 77 .8 o f ~~~o:(l. (2

fists, I on top of

6. Trunk Extension, Ba ckward , lying on front, buttocks held down

13' 72.2 with hands behind neck rai se chin 18" from fl oor .

AGILITY 7. Knee ling Jump, spring to feet , 12 66.4 Above

hold balance for 3 sees. Averog~ 8 . Jack Spring, touchln9 hands to

II 61.1 toes at least waist high , S tim~c:. "n <:.ucrpssion. Po ina

9. 'Agility 6-Count Exercise, squat , Fail ing extend legs backward , extend legs forwa rd , flip over, return 10 55. 5 to squat-rest position, return to standing position (6 t imes in 20 secs.).

STRENGTH Below 10. Man Lift , pick up partner of A verage

own weight and place on 9 50.0 shoulders for carrv in 10 . sec s.

II . 'Stick Body, hold 30 secs., head on partner's knee, hands on bios.

8 44. 4

12. txtended Press-Ups, from hands & toes without using elbows. (Women 7 38 .8 do forearm press-ups, 20 sees.).

POWER 13 . Standing Broad Jump, Height + I ft 6 33 .3 Poor

ENDURANCE 14 . Floor Push-Ups, 15 times (Women

do 30 from Knees). 5 27.7 15. ~toddle Ct In,);ng , 2U times

Women do 10. 4 22 2 16 . V~,t 7;{ seconds 3 166 17 . Irreath Holding, 3D secs. otter

2 11. 0 Very running in place 120 secs. at 180 steos oer min. Poor

18 . I"ndurance Hops, in succession , 200 up & down, 200 straddle jump 200 a lternate stride , 50 on left toes, 50 on right toes , & a s many full squat- jumps as possible .

No. of items passed -- ----

COMPARISON OF FAILUR ES ON CURE TON' S 18-ITEM MOTOR F ITNES S TES T

NEW VERSUS OLD PUPIL S IN POND'S 1956

ITEM

ITEM

2 3

82.4

72.5%

55.0

2 3 BAL AN C E

GYMNASTICS, TUMBLING AND TRAMPOLINE PROGRAM

4 5 6

4 5 6 FL EX I BILITY

7 8

78.4

53.0

7 8 AGILITY

6 7.9

9

100.0

9

10

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32.1

17.0 17.0

I I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18

70.6

58.8 56.9

4 7.0 45.0

3 3.3

I I 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 ST RENGTH POWER ENDURANCE 25

QUESTIONS and

POINTERS Ii~

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Dear A rt : I am now working on th e reverse kip on

the rings and also on the high bar. I am not in contact with an yone wh o can per­form these stllnts and hope that you can help . On th e still rings 1 get a swing and either shaN Ill y feet lip doing a high dis­locate I but I cannot sDop into a support position) or I try too hard and stop in a sort oj high back lever for a few seconds.

all. the bar 1 am not getting anywhere either. Is it. wrong , to train for the reverse

Stra ight arm reverse kip or shoot t o suppor t from high dis locate.

Reverse kip on hor izonta l bar, Note : the pike is not completely released until the head, is above the leve l o f the bar ,

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kip on the bar by dropping back from an " L" seat above th e bar and then try 00

go into the reverse kip? Also would you sug­gest a way in which a spotter could help me learn this maneuver.

Dear Bob:

Thank you Sincerely, Bob Sullivan Carlsbad, Calif.

Your problem is that you are not shoot­ing "above" the rings on the reverse kip . The action for this move is as follows: (Sta rting from a dislocate) . High dislocate, then as the body approaches the verti cal hand position pull into a slight pike and con­tinue swinging forward until the feet ap­proach the straps at which point you extend forcefully into an arch, shooting your hips above the level of the rings. Pull and then push with your arms and shoulders, keep­ing your hips close to your hands so the rings are kept well under control. Visualize yourself doing a fast pullover on the hori­zonta l bar to (I support position. The re­verse kip on the rings is very similar to this.

It is not detrimental or wrong to tra in for the reverse kip on the horizontal bar from a reverse seat circle, in fac t it is a good learning technique. You should hold a deep pike posi tion on the. back seat circle. As the head approaches the level of the bar (or the seat circle is '}i complete) you should extend your body into an arch and this will give you the required momentum to reach the top of the bar and complete the movement. You must r emember not to extend before you are % of the way around otherwise you will have little success with the trick since your circle drive will be cur­tailed.

For spotting technique: Lower the bar to shoulder level and have ,the spotter push your chest with one hand and the legs with the other when the extension position is reached. He can also give the command for you to ex tend when the correct posi­tion is reached. He can also give the com­mand for you to ex tend when the correct position is reached. . A.S_

Dear Mr. Shurio ck : 1 am very interested in working jar a back­

uprise handstand on the rings. I was won­dering if you might be able to give me some pointers on how 1 could start work­ing 'on this trick and what basic moves wo/dd help TIle ' leam the trick more easily.

Dear Mr. Babcock:

Sincerely, F. S. Babcock c/o Fleet Post Ojjice San Francisco, Calif .

The basic moves to learn prior to the back uprise handstand are : the inlocate; the high reverse cast ; the high back uprise and the arch press. These must be mastered before a good reverse giant can be ex-pected by you_ '

Presuming that the above are within your t ealm of mastery. You then are r eady to combine them in the correct sequence which will allow you to perform the back uprise handstand.

Starting from an inverted han g, extend your hips above the level of the rings by pulling with your , arms and extending the hips (the mechanics for the high reverse cast ). As the downward movement starts the arms are pushed backward to take up any slack between the rings and your body. 'On the descent the body should be extended

except for a slight pike at the hips and legs (very important). Just as the body r eaches the vertical hang position , the performer extends and releases this pike very forcefully into an exploding arch which drives the lower part of the body above the performer 's head and gives the body the upward mo­mentum necessary to rise above the rings. As the feet approach the straps the per­former pulls his hips toward the rings. When the feet and hips rise above the rin O's the gymnast then presses or swings qUickly to the handstand by powerfully pushing against the rings with the arms and should· ers.

A good spotting technique is to have the spotter push or whip the performer's thighs in to a deep arch as he r eaches the vertical hand position, the performer will quickly feel the surge he needs to develop himself ih order to master the back uprise hand­stand .. . A.S.

Dear Mr. Shurlock: . I would like to know the tap for a lifter fly-a-way. Another thing I would like help .on LS a double rear. I always catch it jailing backward . I am in the eighth grade now and I hope to have th is trick-pe rfected by the tenth grade lor my mount in my routine on th e High Bar.

Dear Tim:

Thank you, Tim Pusztal S outh Gate, Cali/.

The tap for a high lifter fly -a· way is very simple. From a good giant swing or handstand cast, stretch your body out as straight as you can. This will develop as much drive as possible on the downward swing, and which will be converted into the force necessary for a high lifter. On the downward swing when your body is approx­imately 20° (at a 20° angle) away from the vertical hand position flick your body into an arch (throw heels backward ) . This is known as the fly-a-way tap. This tap de­velops the reaction necessary on the upward swing for a correct lifter fly·a-way. As the body passes the vertical hang, the hips and legs automatically pull forward in a pike because of the tap. The piking at this point is instrumental for the body mechanics necessary for the upward drive. The per­fonner releases the pike into a vigorous stomach lift as the body reaches the hori­wnta! position (feet level with the bar) . The performer immediately release with his hands, with the arms pushing away from the bar at the time of release. The head is thrown back and the body is kept arched until the landing is approached. The per­former should practice and master this movement in a safety belt before trying it without one. A.S.

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"Bock uprise handstand or in locate rise: Note: technique for powerful reverse cast

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Doub le rea r turn from high back uprise w ith mixed gr ip . Note: Shou lders remain on near side of bar unti l turn is almost comp leted.

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RESEA R C H PROJ ECT We received the following le tt er from I r­

vin Rosenba u m : I am a studen t at New Yo rk University

wh o is majoring in physical edncation. I am doing a research project involving th e safe tr aspec ts of the trampolille . Besides the need for anr in/ ormation cOllcern ill g th e apparatu s, I III1/ st IW l:e statistical figur es ShOlVillg the proporti1oll o f acridents on il. T his in/ormation ' will greatly help in dil:isillg safer procedu res for th e use 0/ the tram po­Ii ,;e in schools. All in for m ation lVill be held in the strictes t confidence.

W e re we more s~n s iti ve, we 'woul d ta ke thi s Id ter to im ply th a t we m ake a liv in g: "e llin g ap pa ra tus tha t is a thr ea L to li fe a nd limb a nd a lso th a t we a r e in possess ion " I in fo rm a ti un concern in ~ tram poline acc ide nt s tha t we wo ul d care to w ithhold from the public.

W e ll , it doesn ' t bo th er us because we h ave become accus tomed to people n ot famili a r w ith trampolines t hin k ing a ll kinds of thin i!" about the ' port. \V he n tra mpoline cent e r, were in full bloom there wer e m any w ild ~ to ri ~~ ~oin 1! a round. So many in fa c t. we began tu have do ubLs abo ut t ra m polin e ,a fe ty. W e had been runnin g a tra mpolin e cen te r for al m ost two yea r s, had been Leach­in g "p\'e r a l yea rs befo re tha t an d ha d ha d n o acc ident " of any consequence b ut we won ­dered wh at was h a ppening to peo ple w h" uwned back yard tra m polines. :V10st of Lh ese unit s we "aiel w ith no fr a me padd in g: , th ey wer e unsuperv ised a nd the children we re us ing the m without instruct ion. Vle te le­phoned a lmos L a thousa nd of these past cm' tomers a nd ta lked a bou t their tra m po­lines l un der the pre ten se of selling re­pl ace m en t part ,) and foun d them to be s in­cer ely so lid in favo r o f the ir tra mpoli,ws. m any v() lunteer in ~ wr i tt en testimonial s a ~ to the good it ha d do ne their children if Wf' ha d ' u"e 'for , ur h te" timonials. As for acc ident s. ther e we re less mentioned tha n onf' wo ul d expec t fro m chi ld ren lea rnin g . to roll er ska te .

W hic h mak es u" wonde r. wha t wo ul d M r. R osenbaum w rit e a bout werf' he a ,,­s i ~n pd a rf':-:e arch proj e-r t in vo lvin t! roll f' r sk a tes? W oul d he po in t for s ta ti s ti cs con­ce rnin g the nu mber of sea t d rops on ce ment on f' i" like ly to inc ur w hil e If'a rnin g t o sk a tf' o r would he be m ore in te rested in th,' h f'a lth fu ln f's;; . (·oord in a t io n. ha lan(' f' a nd

-')lh e r ben ef it s of thi " sport ?

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By Jess Robinson

At Left : Tram poline event Winners USGF National Cha mpionships held at Uni ver­sity of towa: 1. Go ry Erwin , Mich . 9 .6 8; 2. Fred Sa unders, Mich. 9.50; 3. Geo rge Hery, towa , 9 .40 (George scared the high-est score for t he fina ls bu t t he over­all com p etition a verage put him in th ird ptace ); 4. Hardt , Unat . 9 .3 1; 5. Sayre, towa ; a nd 6. Wiltiams, S. I. U.

A tram polinis t, u sin g just r easonabl y good judgment, n eed no t expect as much bod il y p uni sh ment as is in volved in a sea t drop on re ment a nd should ex pect far more phys ical a nd menta l b f' ne fit s tha n fro m roll f'l' sk a t· in g. So. - 1\11'. R osen-b a um . w hy no t do tlw Pl;hlic a sen ' ice by resea r~ hin g a nd pub­li "hin g a n arti cle on the tremf' ndou" b en" ­fit " o'ff er-ed by tra mpolin in g .

RECORD OF THE M O 'TH :n back drop. full twis t to hark dro p

( no so mersa ult ) perfo rm ed hy Phil Drip" in T okyo. J ap an . UNUSU AL ST UNT OR WILD RO UTI N F:

Ceor rre H ery rf'ce ivf'd a 9.7 a t tlw l J.S.G.f. ' a ti onal" w ith thi " ro utine:

I . Tripl e back 2. Barany o ut fliffi ­:3. Back 4. l:)tj back S. Do uhl e cody 0. Back (Layout ) 7. Back with full twi ;; t R. Rudol ph 9 . Double' hack

10. Back with tripl e twi" t

J A P AN Phil Drips in T okyo, Japa n, r eports tha t

tra mpoline acti vit y is booming in the O rient. Tra mpoline cente rs a re d oing well a nd conI­pe tition has begun. Excerpt s from hi s le t­te r follow:

The jirst A ll-Japan Trampoline Ch ampion­ship was held at Ok ayama on 28 Marcil. Th e meet was a great snccess w ith 30 m en and 10 women com.petitors doing one op­tioll al rontine o j nnlim.ited dnration . Most rontines were 10 to 15 contacts an d the jndging was excellent with its. basis on th e international events. S cores 01 m ysel/ and Ogata were 9.2 with 3rd place scoring 9.1 5. T op girl had 8.95. . " .

Y on can imagine the gelLeral (hjlLcnltws in volved with the most experienced com ­petitor having had less than one year 0/ trampoline, no qnalijied instmcOors avad­able, the problem s 0/ reading and wuler­standina the terminology 0/ the Engh sh langna;e texts available and still having m ore than hali a dozen performers come np with jli/jis le~el work in rontines. .

It is going to tak e a while becanse vi the equipment expense and a lew other factors but YOll call expect big t.fl ings /r01l1 japan in the next jew years (iompetitively. fI'I e have people here who ·have learn ed

triple twisters and Randolph s having never seen th e tricks done, never heard 0/ 'a spot­ting bel t an d with no experienced coaching. I cou ld,, 't believe it eith er.

Pictures sent by P hil were ver y much a pprecia ted . IL is interest ing t o n ote tha t the yo un g ladi es a re sitting on the m ats awa iting their turn a t com peition- the la dy presenti ng the award s is bowing to the w inners and the g irl s and boys a r e in quite d efinit e se pa rat e g roups a t the trampolin e cent er .

W e a re loo kin .,; for further report s fro m Jal:an.

SUMME R P ROGRAMS

With gymnastic sea son and the school year coming to a close trampoline enthusiasts should look for summer programs .that in­clude trampoline activity . To be a t op p er­form er one should work out a few h ours ea ch wee k all year long. Trampolines are some times a va il a ble in summer camps, many YMCAs have a year round trampoline pro­gra m tha t includes instruc ti on and summer gy mnasti c clinics, such as the N orthern California Gymnas ti c Camp Clinic, g ive ex­ce ll ent opportunities for tra mpolinists to lea rn fro m top instruc tor s. Y ou may be s urpri sed :0 find a trampoline program in yo ur sch ool or parks department.

Locall y, tflt' C it y o f Glendale P arks and R ecr ea ti on De pt. for m a ny years h as h ad travelin g tra mpolin es visitin g pa rks d urin g the s ummer. T wo . tra mpolines are busy fi ve days a wee k, e ight, hours a d ay on thi s program ::- pendin g mornin gs at one park and a ft ernoons a t an othe r. A t end o f sum­mer there are com petitions and awards for pa rti c i pa n ts_

S uch program s may be a vailable in your area. If so . take ad vantage of them a nd keep in sha pe for n ext season.

F UN DAMENTAL CHARTS

We h ave print ed another 500 co pies o f th e po int r a ted fund ament a l charts and have "ent the m to a ll w ho sen t in s ta m ped se lf addressed envelopes. If we have overlook ed anyon ~ o r if yo u wa nt th f'sf' cha rt s send yo ur envelo pes to J ess R o binson , c/ o Tram ­po lin e Inc., 4207 W . Ivl agn oli a . Bu rbank. Calif . Also, if you ha ve a minute, send in forma ti on o f t ra mpoline act ivit y in your area.

JAPAN

Above: Men's winners: 1 st . P. Drips, R. Ogata (ti e), 3rd. T. Kitamura. Upper Right: Women's W inners: 1 st. M . Hanada, 2. I. Sato, 3. Y. Shikuri. At Right: Miss Hanada, 19, performing in the AII­Japan Trampoline. Bottom: Act ivity at Yokohama Trampoline Center.

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"WHAT'S TH E SCORE?" By Jerry W right

San Francisco State College 1963- 64

A LL-AROUND RA NKI N GS as o f May 1 st , 1964

OPEN Rusty Mitchell, 9.44; La rry Banner, 9.37;

Makoto Sakamot o, 9.32; Armando Vega, 9.31, Gregor Weiss, 928; Art Shurlack , 9.26; Ron Barak, 9. II; Abie Grosfeld , 9.10; Don Tonry, 9.09; Glenn Golis , 9.07; Jack Beckner, 9.06; Jay Werne r , 9.05.

NCAA Barak, USC, 9.14; Isabelle, PSU, 8.78; Curzi ,

M . St., 8.71; Quintana, Den. , 8.67; Cohn, Tern., 8.65; Buckner , USC, 8.57; Lascari, Mich ., 8.56; B. ' Wolf, SIU, 8.50; G. Ga i lis, Iowa , 8.458; F. Roethlisberger, Wis., 8.45.

DID YOU KNOW THAT: One of the biq reasons that gymnastics has

been slow to cotch on in the United Stotes can probably be attributed to the haphazard manner in which rules and regulations were of­fered and enforced during the early ye:Jrs of competition (actuall y from the 1880's to 1954 ). T he rules and regulatio ns have had a hi sto:'"y of being less than specific-probably the Qu tsto:1d-

ing example o t thIS was in the 1950 f':Jation ol Championships when t he o fficials runnIng the meet set the long horse Of 6 feet f o:- compe­titi on and a high jumper fr om USC 's track team won the eve:!t. Why don' t we standard­ize events too!

Illino is State H igh Schoo l Gymna stics Champio ns hips

By Victo r Les ch & Ed Wilm ows!d The Illinois Gymnastics Championships wer e

held March 13-14 at Willowbrook High School, Villa Pork , !llinois. The finals were witnessed by a capacity "stand ing room only" c.r owd of over 4200 spectators . The seventh (o ffiCial ) annual I HSA sp onsor ed meet had its closest finish with three teams "bat tling " t o tt-,e lo~r co ntestant- with the final resu lt Willowbrook 56 Y2, Niles East 54 , and Evans ton 53.

'11";e two-day meet was ably conducted b/ Jo hn A. Fischer, meet director for the f ourth time.

The:-e wer e four conference meets held 0:1 February 29 The conference champions we:e: Suburbor Evanston; Mid Subu rban-Prospecl; Desplaines Va l le'y -Will owbrook; and West Sub­urban-Maine East ( 120 I ' 3 to Arlington 's 120 1/ 6 ).

Qualifying fo r the IHSA Finals sta,ted Maech 7th with compe titi on in three district mee~s. O;st r ict team champions are Niles Eas~ at the West Leyden district , A rli ngton at the Arling ­ton district , and Will owbrco k at the G!e 1boid East district , Each district advanced ten in­dividuals on each o f the seven events to the s~ate preliminaries.

Ev ery thing pOinted I-)OW f o r the climax. In­dividual ond team cl1a:11pio'lShips were a t stake. The le ;l bes t qualifiers in each event fro:ll the prevIous d':JY's preliminaries were poised and rea dy to go. Competen t o ~se r vers said lofer many roul ines were comparoo!e 1"0 those (I f college cali ber. The overflow G a wel many t lines gave stollding ova l ions t o p:J :-­ticularly oesthef ic p ~ rformonces. Ther e w~s pathos too. Harold Show de fending champio~-, in tu'nbling , sprallled his ankle aHer his fir s ~ trip and was unable to defe:1d his crown. At any rate , with one event t o go, tumb ling . Ev anston , Niles East and V\'illowhro<Jk 011 hod chances t o win. Evanston hod 53 p .::>i:-lts bu . no tumbling final~st s, Niles East hod 36 p ::in is with two ou t standing tumhlers left to compele Willowbrook, with 49Y2 po ints, had on ly o~o tumbler eligible, Cl sophomore. \ll/illoNb:-oo k ' s tumb le,-, wh~ cr n.pctc-:::l f ifth , pe~formej (I~

maximum efficiency and cli,1Ched at least sev­enth place, thereby beaf"ing EV(Fston . N ow the stage was set f o r S:'ow's accident. With the crowd stra:lgely si:e r1 t, Shaw relucta n~ [y wi tn­d r ew from competitio~. It was now hetwee1 Niles East and Willowbrook. Whe 'l the srnoi<.c cleared Wil!owbroc~ had won by a SC'1nt 2:'2

Champio nship

points f o r their first leam champi ~1 r-shLp after 3 secon d place f ll1Lshc s making CO:J:::'l V ·;.: Lesch a very happy man.

M EET RESULTS A ll -Around : Ned Schmitt, Wil., 76 (lVC. ;

Ronald Harstad, Art. , 7.5 .: Fre=l Dennis , Wau. , 7.3 ; Mike Jacki , P.w. , 7.0; David Keder. Wil ., 6.7 ; Pete Bodey, W.L., 66; Greg LaPointe Th or ., 6.4 ; Ernest McDo:"'Iold , Evan., 6.4. Tra -:-n­p oli r.e: Gary H o l veck , Ari. , 8.75; Victor COl1n , Evan., B.43; Richard CrLm, E"Ion., B.40. Sdc H ')rse: Mark Sl ··!t e~" , N.E. , 9.3; Steve Bruhn , Evan. , 8.3; Bud Flanigan, W:I. , 7.9. H ig h e ::l l": Neil S-:hmiH, Wi!., 9.15; Fred Dennis . 9. 0: Rar'd , 8:- c wn, P.E. , B.7. Parall c l Bars: R-,.,d· Brown , 8.7; Ron Rappe" N .E., 8 .7; Ron Hu' ­s"cd, 8 .6. Rings: Fred Dennis , 8.9 ; MtJrk Ko '" l

N.E. , 8.7; Terr" Sie re k. Th or., 8.6. Tu mbl ;" q : Sam Richards, Y ork , 8.6; Dale Hardt , N .E. 8.6; Richard Bl oc k , N.E. , 8. I.

TE A M ST A NDI N GS Willowbroo k , 56 112 , Niles Ea st , 54, Eva 's~o '""

53; Arlington , 32; Proviso East , 31; Wauke)an , 28; Thornton , 23 ; Provso West , 23; Y or k , IS; Wheaton , I 4 Y2.

Officials: John Coda, Richard Holzaepfel , Donald Leos, William Meade, T ed MU I'vczk o, Donald Ohannes , Roy Schmiessing, Will iam Wike.

ILLINOIS STATE HIGH SCHOOL M EET WINNING ROUTINES

ALL-AROUND 1964 Neil Schmitt , Wdi0wb,ook, (G.E. Dist. 2nd -

587 pts. ) (Final 609) S.H. 137 Moore over pommels, ci rcles, kere

in, circles , cut, reve:-se ci rc les, cut , sc :s· cars (3 ), circles downhill tromlet : circles loop lh tw ist dismount.

H.B. 172 Qualified see H.B P.B. 151 p'each support , stutz , undzr bar

cast support , st raddle cut t o L hold , straight arm leg press, handstand, back ur-der ba r cast , glide kip, st ra ddle cut, cast back , front uprise , front o ff .

R. 149 Reve rse kip t o hands tand, regula :­giant , frOllt cost inlocote, back upr ,se back roll, L hold , stra igh t m m Ie":) p-e3S ha"dstand, bac k ro ll , L cross , dislo:a ' c dislocate, high st raddle Cllt o ff

TRAMPOLI N E 1964 Holveck , Gary, A r lington , (Arl. Dist. 2-166)

(P relim. 3 - 172) (Final-175) J. Bran nle out fliffus (piked), b ra nil Ie out

fliffus, back , 1/ 2 in Y2 ou t fliffus, ru ­dolph, full , d oub le full , ra ndo lp'l .

2. Rudo lph out fliffus, brann ie ou t fliffus , double full , back, doub le back, rudolph , 13/ 4 back, cody. .

team)

SIDE HORSE 1964 M ark Sia l ten, N iles East , (W .L. D isl. I-I B4 j

(Pre l im. 1- 185) (Final 187 ) Ke -e 1:1, c l fcles, d ow nhill tro mlet , lo:' ps (3 1, hop m oore ImlTtedi a t e kere in , clfc les, cu t, Sing le leg circ le , cut , rev er se circles , scisso:-s (2 ), cu t, cut , reverse sci sso r , clfcles , d ow;, h ;l! t romlet . l oops (2), 12 twisl disrnou n t

H OR IZONTAL BAR 1964 Neil Schm;tt , Willowbrook , (G.E. Di s!. 1-170)

(Prelim . 2 - 172 ) (Final-183 ) Rev e;'"se gr ip cost , stoep in , inverted gionrs (2), eagle , h op t o rev erse giant , stall reach under flank vault I reverse k ip , german giant , german giant , 112 tu r n , flYing kip , re o/ e -s..:' g iant I fro nt Y2 twis t dismount.

PARALLEL BARS 1964 Tie Brown, Randy- Prov iso East (W. L . Di st.

9- 154 ) (Prelim. 2 - 165 ) (Flnal-174) Peach suppor t , L hold , hollowback press i o handstand, bac k , stutz, und er the bar cast 112 twis t , front uprise, swinging pirouette , stut z la yawa y, front uprise , handstand, bock off.

RING 1964 Fred Denn is, Waukegan, (Ari. Dist. 2-174)

(Prelim. 3 - 169) (Finol -179) Dislocate shoo t t o handstand, reverse q ian t , planch d own, back ro ll , L cross , disloc(lte, bi rd up, bock roll , L hold , hollowback press to handstand , front cas t , back upr ise , bacK ro ll , c ross, bock rol l , d islocate, hig h strad­dle cut o ff.

TUMBLING 1964 Tie Sam Richards, Y o r k , (G. E. Dist. 2-158 )

(Prelim. 7 - 147 ) (Final-I72 ) 1. R.O., FF , B, FF , Double Bock 2. Cartwheel , RO, FF V2, RO, FF , Full , Back 3. Fr , tin, Fr , hand sp., Fr , Fr. 4. RO, FF , Full , FF , Double Full Tie Dale H a rd t , Niles East, (W.L. Dist. 3T-

14 5) (Prel im. 2- 174 ) (Final-I72) I. RO, FF , Tr ipl e Full 2. Fr , tin , Fr , tin , Fr 3. RO, FF , Back V2, RO, FF , Double Full 4. RO, FF , b ack I V2, RO, FF , Full , back Richard Block , Nil es East , (W. L. D is!. 1- 158)

(Prelim. 3-170) (F- 16 2) I. RO, FF , Double bock 2. RO, FF , back, FF , Double Fu ll 3. RO, FF , bock , back , bock , FF , hac k , FF,

Full 4. Fr , tin , Fr , tin, Fr

Penns y lvania State High School

Gymnastic Championships

Mens Division

The Pennsylvania State High School Gym ­nas tics Championships were highlighted by

the all -around perfo rma nces o f \,yil liarYl Ulg­gens o f Penn Hills , Jack Lou g hran o f Ce '1 tr:d and Pete M orri S o f A b ingt on.

Th e meet was con d u c ted o n an Internat ional b asis to the extent that onl y the internat io nal ev e '1 t s were contested Ano ther fe8tuie o f the meet was the W o men 's champ lonshi ps­probab ly the on ly Sl a te H igh Schoo l W " me,, 's championsh ips in the countr y,

MEET RESULTS All-Around: William Diggi ns, Pen n Hills 46 .2 5 ;

Jack Loughran, Cen tra l 45.05; Pete M orr iS, A binglon, 44 .2 5; Cliffo rd Diehl , Butler , 44 .20; Jo e Llt o w , Central , 43 .9 CJ; Gary And erso n , Rotert s, 4 1.50; Ar l hur Hood , Frankl in , 40 .90; John Kindo ll , Roxborough , 40 .10. Free Exercise: Bla ise Blasko, West Mifflin, 8.45 ; Will ia m Dlg ­gens, 8.30 ; Pete M orris , 8 . I O. Side H orse: Charles Beckwith , Abington , 8.90; Tho:11a s Gal ­io to, West M i fflin , 8.25 ; Terry M oore, Butler , 820. High Bar: Joc k Loughran , 8.5 ; David S'1idemantle, Butler , 8.35 ; Pete M orris , 8 .35 . Lo ng Horse: Diggins, 9.3 ; Shideman tle , 8.95 ; Don D'An iell o, Butler , 8 .95. Parall el Bars : Cl if· ford Diehl , 9. 0; Da v e Tomlinson, 8.6 ; Pete Morri s, 8.5. Still Rings: David Croft , Blltler , 8.85 ; AI Dunckley , Heshaminy, 8.60; Pel:! Fogel , Cheltenham, 8.5.

WOMEN ' S DIVISION All-Around: Geri McFadden , Frankford , 37 .05;

Co lleen V lach"s, Beever Fa !ls, 36 . I 0; Cher , I Giannini , M o nessen , 3 5.55; Pat Swon lck , M c­Keesport , 34,30; Susan Corfield , New Brighton , 3 2 .:\5 ; Sandy Shade, Linco ln, 3 2. 20; Li nd ] Harkleroad , Johnsto w n, 31.65; Cathie GiGnnin i , SI. Leonard , 30 .30. Floor Ex ercise: Geri McFad­de", 9.65; Colleen Vlachos, 9.20; L inda H ark l2-rood . 9.15. Vaulting: Geri McFadd.n, 8.95 ; Collee'1 Vlachos, 8.95; Pot ~wonick , B.70. Bal­Orice Beam : Co lleen V I ache s, 9 .45; Ger i M c Fadden, 9.30; Sandy Shade, 8.90. Uneven Par­allel Bars: Geri McFadden, 9.15; Cher)· 1 Gian­nini , 9 . 10; Pot Swo nick, 8.95; Cathie Gi":Jnn ir i , 8.95.

Minn es ota State High School Gymnastics Championships

Relaining the coveted Sta te g y mnast ics title that thev w on a y ea r ago, Co a c h Jo hn GoeJ ­eke 's Ramsey High Schoo l cha rges de"no li shed th~ top contend ers f o !' the 1964 Minneso ta State H igh Schoo l title.

Sporl,ng f our ind iv idual champions and f our ­teen flleda ls the Alexander Ra :'t1sey Roms amassed 132 112 poin t s t o second place Fair ­mont 's 83 Y2 t o capture the Class " A " divisiQ~l with 66 V2 pOints and the Class " 8 " wl ' h 66 .

Th e win mar ked on ly the secon d t irne in the elev en y ears o f t he tourname~lt parti c ipoti"'n ot a state wide level that a Minneopo l >:-. schoo l has not w o n.

Competiti on was changed sl ightl y th is y ear. The middle o f the three c lasses de:;ignate::J

in p ost sea so ns wa s drop ped; the Iw C) re'110ir­II1g w e re label ed Opt ionnl o r "A" clas'::. ,-d Co:npul so ry or "8" closs. A gymnast ma' p :Jrt ic ip 'J te In ellher cl ass bu t not hoth.

MEET RESULTS Clo ss "A"

A ll -Around : Louis Rivet, M pls. M a rsha'i 26.50; Jim Nel son, Wh ite Gear Lake, 18.50, Bti l Soc ketl , R'''l1sey, 16.00; Rick Dohlslron, Rob b insdale , 14.00; T . Pinolli, Ramsey, 13 50; Joh " Boy le , Ho rdl"q, 12.00, B Je f ftey, Fa ir ­m on t , 9.00; M . Zenk . Fairmont, 8.00; Ma~I;lce Sou l IS, Mpls. Roosevelt, 8.00 . H or izol1tal Bar . J m1 Nel son , 9. 15; Lou is RIve t, 9. 15; DennIS Krosschell , Mpls. M arshall , 9 0 75 . Side Horse : Mau r ice SOUIIS, 8.975; T om Knouf f R.O~)hl·13· d~le, 8.8 25; Wall" Gusla f s~n, Mpls He 1r ,

8.7 0. Trampoli ne: Do n Johnson, Ra:11sey, 9.15; R. Gauck , Fair rn ont , 9. 15; LoUIS Rihet, 9 .05. Parallel Bars: Jo,n BO'.le, 9.40; Jj.,~ Nels']n, 9 .35 ; Da v e Sha ffer , Al ex . RO" "0" 9.05 j Brandt , Fairmon t , 9 .0 5. Still Rings: Pa C~l r is t !anson , Robbinsdale, ' 9.1 7 5 ; ROil ~J'{~:'c 1 Ro' binsdon" 9 . 15: Rick Dnhi,t ron, 9.125. TU '", I 'ng: T. Pino tti , Ramsey, 8.8 25; B ill " "eke!I, Ramsey, 8.80; Louis Ri vet , 8.7 75. Fr ee Exerc ;,e: R. D~h:­strom , 8.90; Bill Sackett , 880; Terry Pino t ti. 8.70. .

TEAM STANDINGS Ramsey 66 , Mor ~llull 50 Y2 , f ai rmanl 4 01/2

Rob:J in sdale 38 , Whit e Boor 25'12 .

C I ~ss "B"

A ll - Around: Stev e A chter , Ra m se .l, 19. 00. Weigand, W. B. La ke , 16.50; Jack Ka m p", Mp's N orth , 15.0 0 ; Bob H o mle " Ram5e / i 4.50; B. McDona ld , Fa irmont , 10.00; Li o,'d Schom­mer , Ramse y, 8.50. Parall e l Bars: W e iqa 'ld, 8.95; Kampa , 8 .90 ; A ch t er , 88. Hori,,", tal Bm : Schommer , 9.3 ; Ach ter , 92 5; Welqand 9 .2. Side Horse: Ra y Gil lesp ie, Mpls . He'", 9.2 ; M. Oitman, Fairmont, 9.1 ; Kamp", 9.05. Trampoline : T hurlo w , Kell ogg, 9 .0; Dave S,,: ui­ski , Mpls. Edison , 8 .8 ; 8. McDonald, Fai rmont, 8.7 ; Hainlen, 8 7 . Still Rings : J 1I11 Mu,c hi~, Ramsey, 9 . 1; Weigand, 9 .0 7; A chte:, 9.05. Tumbling: D. Brandt , Fa irn1cnt. 9.3 ; DJvid G:'egg , Sle?py Eye, 8.95 ; Terr y Henni ng, M oor ­h ead , 8.9; R. Christianson , Fairmo nt , 8. 9; Lew is, Ke!l ogg , 8.9 .

TEAM STANDINGS Ramsey 66 ; Fairmon t 43; Wh ite Be :J ( 39;

Mpts. N orth 26 1 '2; Kelt ogg 25 1/2; Mpls. Ed ison I I 1'2, Sleepl Eye II , Mpls. Henry B.

Michigan State High School Gymnastics Championships

II w ould appear , from the meet results, t ha ~ Michael Husted of Ion ia a nd Geo rg e H lIltzicke­of Ann Arbo r had mati ers pretty m u:::t, the.r wa y on March 14 ot H il lsda le, MtCnlgoi1 d:_J:--

Pennsy lvan ia State Hi gh Schoo l Team and Women

ing the Stale h igh school chGjl1p: ~:)t- .. hlr ,1 .c· Michael captured the all -a ro'.Jnd , p:1rollcl

bars, and stli l ring s in leading Ion ia to the team c!lampionship, and by a con'hx taj lc margin it might be added .

George captu red the trampol;:,e (w iih 'j'he highest sco re o f fhe meet 9.4 ), free e <e-Clc;e , a nd tumbling t o lead his team t o second p lace.

Jim L isterman of N. Farmington made a fi : .e showing on the Long H o rse with his f ir:.t fault sco ring 9.16 Qnd his second 7.8 for an 8.48 total on the two.

Len Hamilton of Portage topped the field on the high bar with a respectable 8.66 a.v er ­age ;and Tom Church o f Ionia captured the side horse at 7.66.

MEET RESULTS All -A round: Michael Husted , Ionia, 41.40;

Denn is Smith, St. Clair, 39. 43; Len H8milton, Portage, 36.81 , Thomas Chu,rch , Ionia , 36. 7~; Don Po rtman , Ann Arbor, 3 1.91, Robert Nel­son, St. Cla i r, 31.38; Hud Owen, Portage, 30. 15. Long H o rse Jim Listerman , N. Farm ington, 8.48; Lewis Tillman, Hillsdale , 7 .66; Don Portman, Ann Arbor , 7.64. Parall el Bars: Michael Husted, 7.53; Dennis Smith, 7.26; Thomas Chu r c.~, 7.10. Still Rings: Michael Husted, 8.40; Rage' Miller, Portage, 6.7 ; Sam Muftit , Hillsdale , 6.3: H orizontal Bar: Len Hamilton, Portage , 8.66, Michael Husted, 7 .96; Tom Bringman, Hillsdale, 7 10 Sid e Horse: Thomas Church, 7.66 ; Den ­nis Smith , st Clai r , 6 .46; William Vande:lbroek , Ann A rbor,' 6.26. Trampolin e: Geo rge HU:lt­zicker Ann Arbo r , 9 .40; Don Portman, Ann Arbor : 8.36; N orman Jo lin, St. Clair ,.7.60. Free Exe rci se: George H untzicker , 8.06; Keith Sterner , Ion ia , 7.23; Hud Owen, 7 .20. Tumbling: George Huntzicker , 9.0 ; Don Por tman , Ann Arb?r , 8 .16; Lewis T illman, Hillsdale, 8.03; Gene Brin­kerhoff , Jackson Par kside , 8.03.

TEAM STANDINGS Ionia 130 Y2, Ann Arbo r 94, Portage 92 ;

St. CiaIC , 84 Y2 , Hillsdale 45 , N . Farmington 34 Y2; Alpena 16; Jackson Park5lde 7 Y2·

Official s: George sz ypu la , Newt Loken , R'Jbert Armstrong, Marv Johnson, Wolfgang Dez~JUer , Gordon Thomas, John Furry, Tom Callan , rony Miele.

SCOTI A 'S A LAN ALEXANDER WINS STA TE A LL -A ROUND

Dii igence and hard work paid of f Saturday for Scotia High 's outs tondina gymnast , A lan Alexander , when he was crowned New Yo~k State's " all-around" intersectio nal g y mnasti c champion at Fayettevil le-Manlius Senior High in Manl ius.

Cornpeting against the cream o f the crop from New York State public High Schoo ls , Long Island t o Buffalo, Alexander ' s endurance throughout the gruelling test overcome the othe r contestants as the afternoon wo re on . He ultimately succeeded in gaining t op h on or s with 469.5 p o liltS.

T ony Summitt , ano ther fine schoolboy pros­pect fro m Secti on 8 , Long Island, finished second 10 Alexander. Another New Ye rke., Dick Redding was third.

It was the fir st time the all-around was held in New York State schoolboy competition. Co ntestant had t o co mpete in all six Olympic events to be considered f o r the champi oi1ship. Aqgregate score f o r all ev ents (high ba r , por­a l lel ba rs , stil l rings , side h orse , lo ng h or se vaulting, free -exercise ) determined the w inner.

In taking the championsh ip, Alexander W O:1

the long h o rse vaulting , parallel ba rs and side h orse and was second in the h orizonlo l bar (high bar ) and floor exercise. Only dis­couraging spot in the o therwise fine ofternoo:, 's performance was when he slipped t o an e ig hth­place finish in the still rings. .

Douglas McManus, Section 2 chairman ( t q ymn asti cs and coach o f Ale xander , said

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New York A l l-Around Chomp Alan Alexan­der wIth Coach Douglas McManus

Ale xa nder ' s overa ll performance was " frul l

outstandinq" inasmuch as the boy starfeu training f o r gymnastics only two '> ears ago.

The Scotia High sen ior was fresh from Sec ­t io:, 2 all-around championship he copped at Scotia the week b efo re. Many who witnessed his exhibiti on there felt he definitel y would be a co ntender in the State all-around

The rneet was the culmination of all New York State pub l ic school gy mnastic compe!i­tion f or 1963-64 . It b rought together the sec ­tionall y -cr owr.ed champions o f the week be­fore.

Indiana Team Champs from Co ncord

V Annual I ndiana State High Sch oo l

Gymna stic s Champion sh ips

Ron Weiss

Pres. I HSGCA

The fifth annual Indiana State High Schoo l Gymnastic s championships were held March 6 -7 at Warre n Centra l high schoo l , Indianapo lis , w i th Concord dethroning 4 time champion C larksville f o r the team title.

It was the f irst t ime since the sta r t of the sport in !ndiano high schoo ls thot an y tearn had even threatened Clarksvil le and this year it was a three team race f o r first place dow,-, to the wire:

Growth has been tremendo us in this sport in the h ioh schoo ls. The rT1eet had a I e:ord number o f entries and almost a 50 00 increase over 1963. .

Apo ther indication of the tremendous grow;h o f this sport was seen in the tumb l ing event os Ind iana hod h er f i rsr double b ock tumble­in Terr y Co x o f Crown Po int who incidentaly was the all-around winner. To top this Cox wa s be"Jten by 12 a p eJin t in lumbl irlg !,y the defending champion Fred M yers o f Con­co rd. A couple o f yea r> ago this ev ent would have been won eostl y with a doubl e bock.

Since all the state charT"lp ion s are junior this yea r except in o ne event, we expect t o see even m o re II"!--;prOVe;lleni next 'ye')r.

MEET RE SULTS Ali - A ro u nd : Terry Cox , CP , 7.3 A ve. ; Mi ke

\"'heat , C la rk. , 6.66; \-Vayne Fo rrest, Clark. , 6. 39; Ji;11 Mogan , Clerk. , 6.28; Ted Enis, Co:" 5.8. Floor E ~ e rc i s e : Dove C laypool , Muncie 8 . , 8.25 ; Dan Iwema , Concord, 7.9: V";ayne For­res t , /.75 . Tramp olin e: Jerr y Coll ins , Ke "lti o nd, 8.75; Rich Fore, Concor d , 7 .9; Fred M ·. e. s. Concord , 7.85 . Side H orse: Terry Cox, C ro,'; !! Point , 7.4; Ste ve G0Iden ,. Crown Point, 7.t.; Larry Ta it , Conc ord, 7.4. High Bar: Terry Co:..., 8.7 ; Jim H ogan , Clark, 8.15; Mike Wheat , 7.3. Para lle! Bars: Don lwemo, 8.4 ; Dwight s!ee!e , WC , 7.8; Terr y Cox , 7.5; Mike Wheat , 7.5 St i ll Rings: John LurtL , CP, 8.3; Ted El lis, 8.25; Mike Wheet , 7.85. Tumbling : Fred M ·, ers, Can­ccrd, 8.4 ; Terr / Cox , 8.35; Dave ClaY ~Y.Jol, MG , 7.9.

TE A M STANDINGS Concord 113% ; Clar ksville 95; Crown Poi nt

92; :r.dpls. Worr en Ce:-l tral 50; Columbus 25; Kentlan d 23; Muncie Burris 2 I; Madi seJr. Heights 21; Ango la 8.

Unive rsi t y o f Den ve r

High Sch ool Inv ita t ional

Gymnast ic M ee t

The Fisher (mon) made a good catch at the University of Denver on Mar ch 6-7 when he reel-ed in four gold meda ls in the Denver H igh School Inv itational. A young man oy the name o f Fisher walked off with victories in the ail­around, floor exer cise, pa ralle l bars and tumb­ling and placed second o n the trampo line.

Edging ou t ahead in a tight 3 wa y tea~n battle was East High o f Denver as they re -

corded 64 pOints led by Stout w ith a vic f o f\ ' on the trarnpoline , Blea w i th a first on the higll ba r and superio r teom ·depth wh ich sow two East men in the t op 5 o f f ou r different events.

Not all the f ish were caught by' East High a nd T homas Jefferson , however , as Ryan and Walker o f Auro ra Central placed 1-2 on the side h or se, and M ullins o f Auro ra Hinkle; ended up in fir st place on the still rings.

MEET RESULTS All- A round : Fisher , Thomas Jeff. , 32.75; Sin ­

ger, Fa i rv iew, Bolder , 29.80; Baretta , N o rth , Denv er , 2830; Truman, Aur ora Central , 28.15; Takamine , 'East , Denver, 27.85. Fl oo r Ex erci se: Fisher , 8 .55 ; Barbou r , Aur. Cen. , 8.45; Truman , 7.525. Tramp olin e : Stout , East , 7 .475; Fisher , 7.175; Evans , Tom . Jeff , 7.075. Sid e Horse: Ryan , Aur. Cent. , 8.7; Walker , 8.4; Baretta , 7.7. H igh Bar: Blea, East, Den., 7 .65 ; Diest , Aur. Cent. , 7.5; Stout , 7. 4 . Parall el Bars: Fisher , 8.4; Castles , East , 7.87; Singer, 7.85 Still Rings : Mullins, Aur. Hinkley, 8.15; Stoadt , Au r . Cent ral, 7.62; Stanley, Aur . Central , 7.27. Tumbl ing : Fisher, 7 .97; Uster , North , Denv er , 6.62; Sprigg , East , Denver, 6.60.

East H igh of Denver , Colorado Champs

TEAM STANDINGS East High Denver , 6 4; Aurora Cen t ral , 60;

T hom as Jefferson, Denver , 52 Y2; Nor th High , Denver , 23; Fai rview High , Bou ~der , 21; Wass.on Colo., Sp r ings, 20; Au rora H ink ley,. 13; Lin ·· coin High. Denver , 8 Y2; Littleton High , 7Y2; W est High, Denver , 7; Wheat Ridge H igh, 7.

Washington State High School Inv itational Gy mnastic s Championships

With all around performers Wayne Kottsi~k, Dan McG innis, an d Dennis Clemmons f inisn·· ing 2-3-4 in that event H ighline H igh Scho~1 wal ked off with the 1964 Washington State Hlgn Schoo l Championsh ip team title .

Caus ing no sma l l amount of concern to the strong Highl ine t eam was Rand y Ca r ruth­er s of Bothell who led h is t eam t o second place , capturing the all-a rou nd, a n d p~rallel bars , and finishing second in floo r exe rCise, and on the long horse.

In a definite show o f team dep t h coach sar­ver s f ine H igh line team scored over 20 points in 5 events incl ud ing a 1-2-4 d ominati on of the high bar. .

Other top perf orman ces we re reco rded Ir. fl oo r exer cise by Bo Bennett of Clov er Pork ; trampoline by Joh n Morgan o f Issaquah; side horse by Duane Murphy of Highline; h igh bar

Washington Champs from H ighline High

and rope climb by MIke McCarthy a t Highline ; long ho rse by Steve Nicho ll o f Bo thell (9. 2) and H a l H u ber of Highline (9.0 ); and in tum­bling by Pat Calk ins .

MEET RESU LTS All - Around: Rand y Car ruthe rs , Bothell , 44.60;

Wa yn e Kottsick , Hlgh l ine, 41.95; Dan McGin­n is, Highline, 41.15 ; Dennis Clemmons, Hlgh­line, 40.65 ; Bo Bennett , Clover Park, 40.00; Aaro n Ho l loway, Richland, 39.65 ; Brad Gra­ham , Renton , 39.25; Mace Brady, Bothell , 38.05 ; Ron Street , Bo thell , 35.35; Jerry Kraft , Issaquah, 35.20 . Fl oo r Exercise : Bo Ben nett , 8.35; Randy Carruthers , 8.05; Dan McGinnis , 795. Trampolin e : John Morgan, 8.15; Toby Eiliott , Rich. , 7.7 ; Mike McCaw, Shore., 7.0. Sid e Ho rse: Duane Murphy, Highline, 7.3 ; Pete Von Ornum , Rent on , 7.0; Gory Helby , Rento n , 6 .85. High Bar : Mike McCarthy , 7.75; Wayne Kittsick , 7.7 ; Lee Delberry , Bothell , 7.66. Long Horse : Stev e Nichool , Bo thell , 9.3; Rand y Car­ruther s, 9.2 ; Hal Huber , H ighl ine, 9.0. Par­all el Bars: Randy Car ru ther s, 7.6; Glenn Clinto n , H ighline, 7.55 ; H a l Hub er , 7.5. Rings: Kott sick, 8.2 ; N o rm Steelhammer , Centralia , 7.85 ; Le ­Roy Jac k son , Richland , 7.6. T umbling: Pat Cal ­k ings , Highl in e, 8 .2; Dan McGinnis , 7 .35; Ro ll y Dawkins, Centralia , 7.1. Ro pe Climb: McCar thy , 4 . 15; Gary Letbacker , Rich ., 4.2 ; Bill T rimm, Renlon , 4.6.

TE A M ST A NDtNGS

H ighlin e, 18 1 Y2; Bothell , III ; Rento n , 52Y2 ; Richland , 52; Centralia , 30 Y2 .

Ohio-W es t Virginia Area Y MC A Junio r Gymna stics Champio nsh ips Fo r t y-one boys k"om seven YMCA' s competed

in t h e Champio nsh ips at t he Limo , Oh io YMCA o n March 21 , wi t h Day t on Central the team champIon by I Y2 poin t s ov er Columbu s.

John Clemmer of Dayt on and Jarnes Lew is o f Co lumbus prett y much hod things th eir own way a s Clemmer won the All - A round, sti l l ring s, parallel bars, and long h o rse and Lewis fi '~­ished second in the all-around, first on the side ho rse, and high ba r and second on P Jr ­allel bars , lo ng hor se, and trampo line.

YMCA Jr. Gym Champs from Dayton

MEET RESULTS A ll -A round : Joh n Clemmer , D; James Lewis,

C; Vaughn Howard, C; Ke n Sta ll , D ; Bob Wal ­lace, Y ; W a y ne Pachuta, Y. Sti ll Ring s: John Clemmer, 0 ; V au ghn Howard, C; Bill Johnso'1, AF Fl oo :" Exerci se : Vaughn Howard, Mike Grimes , E; John ClerTln'!er. Si d e H orse: James Lewi s, John Cl emmer , Ken Stoll. Parall e l Bars: John C lernmer , James Lewis , Vaughn Howard. High Bar : James Lewis, V aughn H oward , John Clemmer. Long H orse: Jo h n Clemmer , Jo .nes Lew is, Vaugh n Howard. Tumbling: Nli ke Gru1"~es, John Clemmer , James Lewis. Tra mpoline: Aaro l'! Spechler , L ; James Lewis , Joh n Clemmer.

TE A M STA NDI N GS Day t o n , 66 \-:'; Columbu s, 65; Eucl id , 10;

A kron Firest one, 8 ; L imo, S Y2; Parkersburg , 4 ; Youngstown , 3 ; Akron East , I V2.

EASTERN STATES HIGH SCH'OOL INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The twelfth annual Gy mnastic Meet spon­so red by the Temple Univ ersity Gym Team Alumni Assoc iatio n was h eld on March 21, 1964 at Temple Un ive rsity's Sou th Hall. Sixt y­one competi t or s representing twenty- fou r h igh schools fro m six states participated in the meet. Th is was t rul y a meet o f champions since only g ymnasts who p laced first , second , or third in t heir respecti v e State or Area Champion­ships were invited. Among others , the Ph il­adelphia Publ ic League Champi""ships, t he Western Penn syl vania Champio nships, the Penn..: sylvania Sta te University Invitational , th e New Jersey St a te Ch ampionships, the Long Island

Eastern States Invitationa l A ll -Around and High Bar Champ, Joseph L itow o f Central H igh Schoo l , .Philadelphia, Penna ,

Regionals, t he New Yo rk State Championships, and the Massachusetts State Championships were designated as qualify ing m eets.

The all -a round title was won by Joseph Li tow, an eleven th g rade student from Cen­tral H igh Schoo l. Joe al so won the h or izontal ba r and placed in floor exercise and parallel b ar s. Bill Diggins o f Penn Hills High Sc hoo l from Pittsburgh, Pennsy lv ania was second 011-around. He won the parallel ba r event and placed in floor exerc ise, hori zontal bar , and lo ng hor se. Th e o nl y other d ouble winner was Bla ise Blasko from West Miff lin High Sc hoo l in Pittsburgh , Pennsy lvania. Blaise took t op ho no rs in fl oo r exercise and lo ng ho rse. Nesh­aminy High Schoo l from Langho rne , Pennsyi­vania captured the team title wi th twenty ­seven and th ree quarters points. Penn Hi lls was a c[ ose second with twenty-six po ints. Cen ­t ral H igh Schoo l rounded ou t the t op t h ree. Ray Christoldi and Miles Wilde he lped N esh ­amin y ' s couse considerably by taking f ir st place in side hor se and tumbling respec tivel ~_ Sixteen o f the twenty- f our schools compet ing managed t o get into th e sco r ing co lumn.

TEAM SCO RI NG : Neshaminy-273,!., ; Penn Hill s-2 6 ; Centrol-2 1; West Mi ff lin South- 20 ; Freehol d Reg iona l- 16 3,!.,; A bington- I 4; Plain -edge-I 2; Overb rook ; Yorktown; Baldwin; Che l­tenham; Great Vo lley; Mt. Lebanon; Olney ; Franklin ; and R iverside.

MEET SUMMARY ALL- AROUND : Joseph Litow, Central-Phil o ,

Po .; Bill Di ggins , Penn Hills-Pittsburg h , Po; Bob Stewart , Nesham iny - Langhorne , Po.; Paul Vexler , Freehold Reg.-Freeho ld , N.J .; A rthur H ood , Ben Frank lin-Philo ., Pa .; Tony Summit , Plainedge-N. Massapequa, New York.

FLOOR EXERCISE : Blai se Blasko, West Miff -l in <:;n .- P ittsburah , Po. : Bi ll Diooins, Penn H ills-

Coach Joe l Baba and hi s 1964 Eastern States School, Longhorn , Penna.

Pittsburgh , Po .; Joseph L itow, Central-Philo . , Po.

SIDE HORSE: Ray Christal d i , Neshaminy­Langhorne, Po.; Wayne Erri ckson , Freehold Reg. - Freeho ld; ,N. J. Tho mas Galio to, West Mi ff ­l in So-Pi tt sburgh , Po.

PA RALLEL BARS: Bill Diggins, Penn Hill s­Pittsbu rgh , Po. ; Paul Vexle r , Freehold Reg .­Freehold , N.J. ; T ony Summit , Pla inedge -N. Massapequa, New Y ork .

HORIZONTA L BAR: Joseph L itow, Cent ral Ph i lo. , Po.; Pete M o rr is, Abington -Abing t on , Po.; Bi l l Diggins , Penn H ills-P i t t sb urgh, Po.

LONG HORSE : Blaise Blasko, We"t Miffl in So .-Pittsb urgh, Po. ; Bill Digg ins , Penn H ills­Pittsburgh , Po .; Ken Schmidt , Pla ir.edge-N . Massapequa , New Y or k.

STILL RINGS : Ben Iv ey , Ov erb rook - Ph il". , Po. ; Paul Fogel , Cheltenh am-Glens ide, Po. ; Chris Miller , Mt . Lebonon -Mt. Lebanon, a nd New York ; Alan Dunkley, Nesham iny -Lang­horne, Po.

TUMBLING : Miles Wilde , horre , Po. ; Gar y Heimer le, N.Y.; Rand y Johnson , Great

Neshaminv-Lang­Baldwin-Baldwin, Valley- Pao li , Po.

WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS The Univ ersity o f Washington come from

behind in the last event o f t he meet t o suc­cess ful ly defend its Western Intercollegiate Gy mnastics champio nsh ips March 2 1 on the cpmpus o f the Univer sity o f A ri zona.

Washington trailed the University o f S )uth~ ern Cal i f orn ia 104 Y2 t o 95 go ing into the f inal t umbling ev ent. But t he Huskies rocked up 24 po ints in tumbling t o only th r ee f or the Trojans, thereby copping the team champion-

Championship Team fro m Nishaminy High

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ship with 119 points. USC finished with 107V2. AAW U al l -oround champi on Ron Borak , o f

USC , was again the standout o f the l1i€et as he captured the all-around over teammate Ga ry Buckner , and finished ahead o f the field on the h or izontal bar , parallel ba r s (actuall y tied f o r first here w ith Buckner ). and Floor exe rcise.

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Scenes fr om the Second Annual Arnerican loc k , Barak, Weise, Sakamoto and V eg a.

MEET RES U LTS All-Around: Ron Borak, USC, 54.35 ; Gary

Buckner , USC, 51 .40; Kjell Hansen, Wash. , 50.00; Rick Field , Cal. , 49.425; Steve Wood ­word, EWS, 49 . 15 ; Bob Hall, Wash, 49.125; Mike Flansaas, Wash., 49.05; H iroshi Kato, SSC , 41.825. Floor Exerc ise: Ron Barak , 9. I;

Legi on Invitationa l , Banner , Grossfield , Shur-

Jim Dav id , Wash. , 8.9; Tony Bautista , LA S, 8.8. Trampoline: Rich McCabe, Cal. , 8.95; Jim David , 8.85; Steve Woodword , 8.3 . High Bar: Ron Barak, 9.5; Gory Buckner , 9.2; Mike Lovell , Wash , 8.9. Side Horse: Steve Doty, Ariz. , 9.37; Jerry King , Air For ce, 8.9; Mike Flansaas, 8.8. Parallel Bars : Ron Barak, 9.125; Gory Buckner , 9.125; Bob H al l , B.9. Long Horse: Jer ry Stansbury, Ariz. St., 9.20; Crod Chin , Cal .f., 9 .20; Gary Buckner , 9.1. Still Rings: Steve Zahm , Calif. 9.4 25; Bill Zinkie , Ariz. , 9.275; Ron Borak, 9.2. Tumbling: · Jim David , Wash., 9.125; Doug Reynolds, A ir Force , 9. I ; Bob Hall , 8.55.

OTH ER TEAM SCORES University of Co l ifornio, 86; Air Force Aca­

demy, 42; University of Arizono, 36; Arizona State , 35; Eastern Washington State , 23 ; Un i­v ersity o f Co lorado, 17V2; Long Beach State, 14; Los Angeles State , 9 ; San Jose State, 4 V2, UCLA. I.

2ND ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD­AMERICAN LEG ION

IN V ITATIONAL GYMNASTICS MEET

San Fernando High School (Calif. ) Apr il 24th and 25th 1964

The seco nd Annual American Legion Inv i­tati onal b rought together m ost o f the potential USA Olympians f o r the f irst tim e on the west coast, A lso on hond was Mrs, Muriel Gross­fe ld who g av e an exhibition In Floor Exercise and on the Unevens,

The compu lsory rout ines were welJ done but not ou tstanding, Sakamoto did no t sh o w up we l l and se2 "lled t o have an indifferent atti­tude du r inq the . co rnpetil ion . The All -around scoring changed f rom Gymnast to Gy mnast as the meet prog ressed . Sakamo t o, Shurl ock then V ega end f inally a determined any psy ­cho logicall y improved as well as ph ysica ll y prepared Larr y Sanner came t hrough t o win the top h o nors o f the meet. Art Shurlock rece ived the highest scor e at fhe evening with a 9,8 on the Side H orse (one judge gav e him a 10 .00), however a break o n the high bar dropped Art ou t o f first place chances and a v er y ba d break on the h igh bar a lso took Vega o ut as he was leading at the tirne . Weiss's Side H orse compulsory was his downfall otherw ise his pre­f o rma nee 'NOS steady a n d he d id an exceptional routine on the Parall e ls .

RESU L TS ALL-AROUND : Larry Banner 562· Ma k-

ot o Sakamo to, 55.925; Armando' Veg~ , '5 5.850; Gregor W eiss, 55.7 ; Art Shurl ack , 55 .575; Ron Barak, 54.7; Abie Grossfeld , 54 .625; Jay Werner , ~~:6~~: M.ke Jacobson, 53 .15; Gary Buckner,

1964 COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN GYMNASTIC TEAMS

(Sponsored by Wheaties Sport s Federation ) EVENTS 1st Team, 2nd Team, 3rd T eam

All-Around: Ron Barak, S. Calif ., Coach , J. Beckner. Ed Isabel le, Penn State, Coach G. Wettstone. Jim Curzi , Mich. State , Coach, G. Szypula. Floor Exercise: Rusty Mitchell , S. Illi­no.s, Coach B. Meade. Tony Bautista , Calif St . College, Coach G. Maddux. Ron Barak, S. Calif. , Coach J. Beckner.

Side Horse : Russ Mills , Yale, Coa ch D. Tonry. Steve Pasternak , S. Ill inois, Coach B. Meade. Allen Porter, Penn State, Coach G. Wettstone.

Trampoline: Gary Erwin , Univ. o f Mich., Coach N. Loken John Hami lton , Univ. o f Mich. , Coach N. Loke n. Fred Sanders , Un iv . o f Mich. , Coach N. Loken and George Hery, Univ . of Iowa, D. Ho lzaepfel (Coach).

High Bar: Ron Barak, S. Calif. , Coach J. Beckner . Gory Buckner , S. Calif., J. Beckner. Jim Curzi , Mich. State, Coach G Sypula.

Vaulting : Sid Oglesby, Syracuse ·Uni v ., Coach P. Romeo, J im Quintana, Denv er, Univ ., Coach D. DeWitt. Dennis Albers , Univ. of Neb raska Coach J. Geier. '

Parallel: Ron Barak, S. Calif. Coach J. Beck­ner. Rusty Mitchell, S. Illino is, Coach B. Meade. Arno Lascari , Uni v . of Mich. , Coach N La ke;,.

Tumbling: Rusty Mitchell, S. Il linois: Coach B. Meade. Jim David , Univ . o f Wash., Coach E. Hughes. Doug Rey no lds, Air Force Academ y Coach Jim Tanakas. '

Rings: Chris Ev ans , Ari ana State, Coach N Stev erson. Chuck Ehrlich , S. I llino is , Coach 8. Meade and Glen Gailis , Univ , o f lowo, Coach D. Ho laepfel.

SELECTION COMMITTEE (Consists of past-Presidnts o f Notional

Association o f College Gymnastic Coaches ) Chet Phillips , Nava l Academy; Charles Pond,

Un iversity of Illino is; Lyle Welser , Georgia Tech; Charles Keeney, Un iversity of California ; Tom Ma loney, West Point M il itary Academy; George Sypula, Michigan State Univ ersity; Hal Frey, University o f Ca lifornia; Gene Wettstone , Penn State University; Joe E. Brown, H onora ry Mem­ber-H ol lywood; Newt Loken, Chairman, Uni­versit y of M ichigan,

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1964 M INNESOTA GYMNASTIC ASS 'JC!ATI ON

OPEN FLOOR EXERCISE CH A MPIONSHIPS Burnsvi ll e High School Ma rch 14, 196 4

Girls 10 and Under Groce Finger , SI. Paul , Minn.; Jod ; Peo'o­

ma nn, St. Paul , Mlllt1. ; Mar y Ka y French , SL Paul, Minn. Gir ls I I oed 12 Years Old Cher yl Stoppel m oor , Huron , S. Dak.; Betty Fr i tz , Bem id ji , Minn.; Connie Pechmonn, S~. Paul , Minn. Girls 13 and 14 Years O ld

Jo Ann Connolly , St. Paul , Minn. ; Sue Sk ip­ton , Burnsvi lle, Minn, ; Patr icia Finger , St. Paul , Minn . Girls 15 and 16 Years Old

Rita Mueller , Savaqe, Minn.; Shell y Gunde,­son , Minneapolis, Minn. ; Loaune Hickman , Shakopee, Minn. Girls 17 and Over

Gl ynn H uset , Huron , S. Dak.; Ca:hie Esce-, Shakopee, Minn.; Susan Sch roeder , MU1neap 'J!ls, Minn. Boys I I and 12 Years Old

Br ion Ol son , Huron , S. Dak. Boys 13 and 14 Years Ol d

David Gregg , Sleepy Ey e, Minn. Boys 17 and Over John Tobler , Bemidji , Minn.

A .A.H.P .E.R . INVITATIONAL MEET March 14 Southern Nevada Unive rs ity

Los VEGAS

Report by Rod Hill Th is was the fir st meet we know of in Las

Vegas, T eams in v ited were Sou thern Ne· .... ada coached by Margar ita V i la ll obos . Vadas Olym­pettes o f Sacramento, Califo rn :a coached b t Vada Crabbe. U .S. ETTES o f Sparks, Nevada , Coached by Rod H ill. Th is meet was held In conlunc t ion with the state A .A. H .P.E.R. can ·· ven tion . It tu rned out t o be a fine success. GIRLS I S and OVER

Free Ex erci se : Tina Gudge , Vadas; Lea Tru ss, Vadas; Freda Nicho las, U.E . ETTE S. Ur.eve n Bors: Freda Nicholas, U.S. ETTES, Non Ross. U.S. ETTE S; T ina Gudge, Vadas. Side Horse Vault: Freda Nicho las, U.S. ETTES; Non Ross, U.S. ETTE S; Phy lli s Ferrel , U.S. ETTES. Balonce Beam: Leo Truss, Vadas; Non Ross, U.S. ETTE S; T ina Gudge, Vades. ALL AROUND: Freda Nich­o las U.S. ETTES; Tina Gudge, Vada s; NO .1 Ross, U .S. ETTES. 11 and Under Girls

Uneven Bars : Ka ren Galloway, Vadas; Shir­ley Ferrel , U.S. ETT ES; Jeanene Galloway, Vadas. Balance Beam: Karen Gal loway, Vadas; Lori Forman , U.S. ETTES; Shi r ley Ferre l , U.S. ~TTE S. Free Exercise : K g ren Galloway, Vadas; Lo r i

Forman, U.S. ETTE S; Sandy Gall oway, Vadas. Side Horse Vault : Lo r i Forman, U.S. ETT ES; Karen Ga l loway, Vadas; Shi r ley Ferr el , U.S. ETT ES ALL AROUND: Karen Gall oway , Vadas : Lori Forman, U.S. ETTES; Shirl ey Ferrel , U .S. ETTE S. GIRLS 12 to 14

Uneven Bars: Cind y Jones, U.S. ETTES; N ora T russ, Vadas; Cindy M cCreary, U.S. ETTES. Side Horse Vault: Ruth Westall, U.S. ETTE S; N o ra Truss , Vadas; Cindy McCreary, U.S. ETT ES. Balance Beam : Nora Tru ss, Vada s; Robin H ugh es, Vadas; Kathy Barnes, U.S. ETTES. Fre e Exercise : Nora Truss , Vadas; Ruth Westall , U .S. ETTES; Koren Taan, Vadas. ALL AROUND : Nora Truss, Vadas; Ru t h Westall, U.S. ETTES; Cindy McCrea ry, U.S. ETTES.

U.S. ETTES Vadas S. N.

TEAM POINTS .. 96 .. 90

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SECOND ANNUAL U .S.G.F. CALIFORNIA STATE GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOR GIRLS

Long Beach City Co l lege, Apr il I I , 1964. Meet Manager, Wayne Ski l l.

SENIOR DIVISION : TEAM TOTALS :

Southern Califo rnia Acro Team, 286.85; Vado's Gymnastic Studio , 237.35; Encino High School , 85.00; Arcade Gym Club, 69.85; Cor­ona Del Mar High Schoo l , 24.00; T rampoline Inc. , 21.00; North H igh Schoo l , 14.00; Long Beach Gy m Club, 10.5.

ALL-AROUND : Judy T rammell , T ina Gudge; Joann Pa squale; Barbaro McKee; Judy Abbott; Kathy Finch.

FREE EXERCISE: Judy Trammel l , T ina Gudge, tie; Barbaro McKee. UNEVEN BARS: Judy Trammell; Kerry McCoum; Joann Pasqua!e. TRAMPOL! NE : Judy Abbo tt , Sand y Astle, tie; Sand i Fittinger. BALANCE BEAM : Judy Tram­mell; Barb~ ra McKee; Joann Pasquale. VAULT­ING: Judy Trammell ; Kathy Finch ; Tina Gudge. TUM BLING : Tina Gudge; Judy T rammell; Lynne Evans, Barbara McKee, t ie.

Competitors in the Minnesota Floor-Exercise Championships

JU N IOR DIVISION :

ALL -AROUND : Wendy Cluff; N o ra Truss; Koren Gallowa y; Susie Singrin; Karen Toon. FREE EXERCISE: Wendy Cluff; Karen Galloway; BALANCE BEAM : Wendy Cluff; N ora Truss; Karen Gall oway. VAULTING : N ora Tru ss; Wend y Cluff; Susie Singrin . TUMBLING : Wendy Cluff; Ko ren Galloway; N ora T russ.

College of the Holy Nam es Invitational Gymnastics Meet Resul t s for Wom en :

Report by Yon Martiny

Modern Gymnastics Free Exercise : Frances Mason , H . (H oly Names); Suzanne McCol l , H ; Barbara Bradley. H , Modern Gv mnastics Hand

Apparatus: Barbara Bradfeu, H ; Frances Mason, H ; Cathleen Mead, H . Balance Beam : Do ris Nishinqka , LH , (Leso Health); Linda Branscum, (Concord Re. ); Penny Dengel, CR; Paulo Bertin­ett i , H ; Tie between Bev Trujill o, CR. and Mary McClary, H. Side Horse Vault: Lindo Bran­scum, CR.; Doris Nishinaka, LH ; Frances Mason, H ; Barbaro Bradley, H ; Suzanne McColl , H Free Exercise : Dor is Nishinako, LH ; Lindo Branscum, CR. ; Frances Mason , H ; Ba rba ra Bradley, H; Suzanne McColl , H. Uneven Parallel Bars: Doris Nishinoko; Linda Branscum; Bev. Truj illo; Cath leen Mead; Suzanne McColl. AII­Around : Dori s Nishinoka, LH ; Linda Branscum, CR. ; Frances Mason ,H ; Barbaro Bradley, H; Suz'Jnne McColl , H.

Scenes from USGF Califo rnia Wom en 's Meet

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Susan Rog ers

COLOR A DO WOMEN 'S OPEN GYM N A STI C CHAMP ION SH I PS

The second annual Colorado Women's Ope" championships we re held April 4th at Arva da West Hi':lh Scheo l, Denver . Mrs. Terrv Send­qraff was di rect or of the meet. Out standi '1g performer was '16 year old Su san Rog er s soph­omore from N or th Denver High Schoo l. Susan won the All -around title in the preliminary qualifyinq and then followed with tops in fi ve of the six even ts in the finals. Eve:,t resul ts we!"e as foll ows:

All - Around ; Susan Rogers followed bv Suso'" Loqan, second; Juanita Loerwald, third a "ct Kathy Rogers , fourth.

CL A SS "A" Tumbling ; Pamela Hughes, Kathy Frasi pr , Mar­garet Wise. Sid e Horse Vault : Marilee Robe:- ­son , Monica Roberson. T ra mpoline: Robin OWAns. Debra Cuen in , Marilee Roberson. Free Exe rci se : Pp-qgy Kaiser, Kathv Frasier , Leslie Distefano. Balanc e Be am : Rob in Owen s, Peggy Baugh , S~errie Wilson.

CLASS B Tumbling : Kathy Stoecker , Opal Anderson . El ­len Kettering. Un even Parall el Ba rs: Kathv Rog­ers , Karen H upfer , Carol Erdman. Side Hors~ Vault : Beth Wo rk , Juanita Loewrald , V iv i Bet­ti s. Trampo lin e: Donna Hartman. Zoann Stinson , Kothv Rogers. Free Exerci se: Ellen Ketterinq. Charlotte Auten , ( tie) Lindo Koerner . Joa nna Long . Balanc e Beam : Kathy Rogers, Su san Lo­gon, Lisa Melby.

CL A SS C Tumb lin g : Susan Rogers, Barbara Alley, Le­

Ann Lewis. Un even Para ll el Bars : Su san Rogers, Karen H ansen , Ann Sutherla nd. Sid e H ors~ Vault: Karen Hansen, Judy Graham , Sharon Graham. Tra m poline: Susan Rogers, Ruth Sut­ton , (tie ) Toni Havens, Susan Distefano. Free Exerci se : Susan Rogers , Marsha Heath , Jane DiFulco. Ba lanc e Beam : Susan Rogers , Donna Cox, Sharon Graham.

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Colorado Open Closs B winners rece ive awards

OREGON HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS Report By Harry Johnson

The fifth annual Oregon High Schoo l Gym­nastics Charnpionships were held March 7 at McArthur Court on the University of Oregon campus. The top eight gymnasts in each event at the end of the morning preliminar ies were qualified for the 8:00 p.m. finals. As in all previous meets, only opti onal rou t ines were performed.

South Eugene captured the team champion­ship for the second consecutive year by pil ­ing up i 09. 5 points to 68 for North Eugene and 44 f or Roosevelt of Portland. Performances far exceeded those of last year and the out­look for the 1965 meet appears ev en brighter. The 1964 meet mar ked the lost yea r f o r the ground tumbling event which is being dropped in favor of providing a more effiCIent and interesting meet for spectat ors and to place more emphasis on floor exercise and other international events. The trampol ine event will remain 1/1 competition a s a speciality item. Team score in Oregon meets is based on the seven international events onl y.

There were no double event winners in this yea r's meet. South Eugene 's Dave Telling cap­tured the all-around championship after a sec­ond place finish lost year. Tel ling placed sec ond in fl oor exerc ise and long horse, th ird defended his floo r exercise title and placed in the horizontal bar and side horse Jan Har­din, Bob Leach , and Jock Wa lra t h also scored firsts for South Eugene. Hardin successf ul ly defended his floor exercise title and placed fourth in all-around. Leach won the hor izonta l bar event and placed thi rd in all-a round. Wal­rath was the winner in the t rampoline.

Second place in the all-around event went to Charles Key of Por tland 's Rooseve lt H igh. Key won the parallel ba rs, p laced second in the horizontal bar, third in the long horse, fourth in fl oor exercise, and fifth in the still rings. The side horse event was held for the f irst time and South Solem gymnasts dominated the event with a one-two finish by Joe Babineau and Carl Jacobson. North Eugene had two first place winners in Don Chapin in the r ings and Wes Bires in the long horse. The tumbling champion wa s Jerry Alvey from Thurs­ton High in Spr ing f ield.

Coaches, athletes, and fans were equally enthusiastic about the caliber of the perform­ances and are 10Cl king to an even greater meet next yea r. Gymnastics in proving increas­ingly popular in Oregon a nd public schoo l of ­ficial s have been generous in support of com­petitive programs. Each year marks the addi­ti on of more schools entering full teams.

Results: Floor Ex ercise: I. Jan Hardin (SE) 7.90; 2.

Da ve Telling (SE ) 7.55; 3. Denny Th ielen (R ) 730.

Trampoline : I. Jack Walrath (SE) 7.44; 2. Jim Healey (NE ) 6 .79; 3. Tom He im b igner (I) 6.61.

Side Horse : I. Joe Babineau (55) 6.47; 2. Carl Jacobson (55) 6 .34; 3. Gran t Beymer (NE) 6.33.

Horizontal Bar: I Bob Leach (SE) 7.95; 2. Charles Key (R) 7 .50; 3. Don Chapin (N E) 7 .28.

Long Horse: I. Wes Bi res (NE) 9.03; 2. Dove Telling (SE) 8.71; 3. Charles Key (R) 8. 68 .

Parallel Bars : I. Charl es Key (R) 6.99; 2. Jan Hardin (SE) 6.98; 3. Dave Tel l ing (SE) 6.92 Still Rings : I. Don Chap in (NE) 7. 13; 2. Bob Libby (NE) 6.90; 3. tie Dov e Tell ing (SE) and Bob Leach (SE) 6 .89.

Tumbling : I. Jerry Alvey (T) 7 .03; 2. Denny Thielen (R) 6.95; 3. Bill Sp il ler (Sh) 6 .53.

All-Around: I . Dove Telling (S E) 43.25; 2. Charl es Key (R) 42.40; 3. Bob Leach (SE) 42.30; 4. Jan Hardin (SE) 4 1.15; 5. Wes Bi res (NE) 38.45; 6. Dove Olson (Sh ) 35.80; 7. Mike 01 -

son (Sh ) 35.65; 8. Tom Fergason (T) 34.65. Team Scores: South Eugene 109.5; Nor t h

Eugene 68 ; Roosevel t 44; South Salem 27; Thurston 7.5; Sheldon 7 ; David Douglas 6 ; also competed Cottage Grove , lone, Sisters, and West Linn.

Dove Telling

Joe Bob ineau

Jan Ha rdin

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WORKING GI RLS

H ere a r e the r esults of the Ohio-West Vi(­g ini a Area Y ,M, C ,A _ Jun ior Gymnastics Cham­p ionsh ips_ Enclosed a re p ictures of th e t eam winner and t hree hard wo r ki n g gal s_ The scorers a lways do a lo t o f work , but i t ' s the g ymnasts w h o get t heir pi c tures taken,

De a r S ir :

Ass ' t . Physical Di rector Your trul y, Phil Grady

OUTLOOK

May r lake this opportunit y to congral ­ul at e you on yo ur wonderful magazine and rarli cu larly the p h olo s tudies a n d sequences. I I is a I! r ea t he lp to m e a s I coach the sehoul leam, but we are 50 mi les from Brisbane. a m ere co untry schoo l wi th al­mO"l 600 boa r de r s .

W e compe le an nually in the S tat e Cham­pion ships ( under 16, unde r 19, and open ) , and a lso in Ihe once a ye a r " Greater Pub-

li c Schools" C h a m pio ns hips whi c h is a lIl al te r o f pres t il!e . \V c h a w won t he last one m e nlione d twi c e in s u ccess ion. th e fir s l lim e s in ce 1937 and th e whol e sc h oo l is I!y m ­na ~ ti cs c on ~c i ou s, in fa ct a "Banqtlf' t" wa~ h e ld af le r e a c h occa s ion to ce lehrall' Ihi s wo n d e rfu l happenin g .

A lso the I!y mn a s iulll 12 wa ll ,. /ln ly) gal a third wall 10 prot ec t it fro m the wes lerly s un a nd winds (d e p(' ndinl! on the sea son ) a nd was fu lly lin ed a nd painl ed! Everyon e is :r lowing wilh prid e and recenllv wh e n "ur ne w Paralle l Bars arr ive d in ra il' hlue I!u llllletal color a gain th e G ym m e mbe rs we re s pee c hl ('ss . \find you our sc h ool h a s s ince it's e x islan ce (]901) b een kn own as a rO,winl! schoo l. with loi s of fOO l hal l. s wim­minI!. ,ome tenni s . p l en ly of cri ck el. some debal inl! and even ch ess !! An odd gym n as l wa, know n to h ave a workoul so me wh e re ou t hack and n ow all Ihi s h a s chanl!e d . It is a r esult o f a p e r sonal ten yea r fi l! hl w hi c h is continuing. Many a time that the sch ool noti ce board has b een "de faced" bv hu ge nos te rs adve rti s in g gymnasl ics. WeI"1 it works !

S /l r r y fo r laking " our time wil h mv jabbe r­in g bUI ne rhaps il brighl e ns th e oUl look for sam" ot h er 10s1 soul who is trying to es­tahli sh gymnastics as a sport in 501ll(' coun ­tn- Fl rpa,

Did vou know w e have th e A u s lra li ~n C vmna" li c Champion ships in Bri . hane thi s \', :ar 0/1 Ihe 22nd and 23rd of ~ rav? - Yours Since re ly :

L Elich Queensl and. Austral ia

1964 SUMMER AC ROBATI C TOUR SCHEDULE

of James A. Rozanas and Staff

10 Hours of Acrobatics each week-5 Days , Monda y-Fr iday-2 Hour s every day f o r each class- 3 Graded closses each day.

BEGINNERS CLASS- 9 :00 to II :00 AM . INTE RMED IATE-11 :00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

ADVANCED-l :00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND A COURSE PLEASE WRITE OR PHONE THE TEACHER IN CHARGE .

Jun e 8 · 12, Gym Master Co., 3200 South Zuni St _, Englewood, Colorado. For infor­mation Call Bob Fen ner-781-4429.

Jun e 14·18 , Clar ice Totton Schoo l o f Dance, 908 Prospect, Fort Morgan , Col ­orado. For Information Call Clarice Ta t ­ton- 867 -6815.

June 22.26, Eureka Valley Recreotion Center , 18th & Collingswood Sts. , San Franc isco, Calif. Far Information Call Be tty May-VA 4-6057.

June 29-July 3, La s Ayres Dance Studio , 1991 Bancroft Ave ., San Leandro , Colif. For Informati on Call , Bett y Ayres-351-9777 .

Jul y 6-1 0, Rose Ann 's Dance Stud io, 1163 EI Camino Real , Menlo Park , Calif. For Information Call , Rose Ann- DA 3-5292_

July 13 · 17, Betty Doli Dance Studio, 1307 Fordham , Modesto , Calif. For Info r­mation Call , Betty Dali-522-6119.

July 20-24, Cupertino Schoo l, 21991 Homestead Road , Cupertino, Calif. For Informati on Ca ll , Ellen Sheridan, San Jose, CL 8-3732.

July 27·31, Litka School of Music and Dance , 30 14 Altez N. E. , Albuquerque, New Mexico, For Information Call, Muri el Litka-299-4348.

August 3-7, Billie Jo's Dance Studio, 4228 Boston , Lubbock , Texas . For Infor ­mat ion Call. Billie Jo- SW 5-0188.

August 10· 14, Velma Tucker Dance Studio, 218 East Central, Miami, Okla­homo , Kimball 2-8962. Vel ma Tucker Dance Studio, 151 I North Joplin, Pitts­burgh , Kansas, ADam 1-4552.

August 17-21, Rae Dance Studio, Vil ­lage Shopping Center , Dav enpor t , Iowa, Call Miss Irene o r Rhea-391-1921.

August 24.28, Watson Dance Studio , 100 East Euclid Ave_, Parkfair Shopping Center , Des Moines , Iowa, Call Betty Wat­~on-288-8424.

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