Modern Gymnast - November 1964

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a a ~~ Q1uu IIr lIuur wqr 1J11ug ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ wnn ilurq? ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Is it possible to wave the flag too much? Provided, of course, that you ",;ave it with integ- n''n

~~ rity? Is it possible to study Lincoln or Shakespeare too much? Is it possible to read the ~~ ~~ Bible too much * The great , the good , the true, are inexhaustible for inspiration, ex- ti:~ ~~ ample and strength. I believe that we are not. waving our flag enough, not nearly enough ~~

Zt~ * It seems to me that we are developing a tendency to be timid or even apologetic about ti:1i ~~ waving the stars and stripes. Walk up and down the streets on July 4th and count the ~~ l:(~ flags. It is our nation 's birthday, a sacred day in world history, the most important day {$~ ~~ of America. Why isn 't the flag flyin g on every rooftop and from every home and build- n'

~~ ing? This complacent attitude is strong evidence of cancerous patriotic decay. The flag ~~ l:(~ is a symbol of our national unity. It is the spirit of our undying deyotion to our country. {$~

~~ It stands for the best that is in us . .. for loyalty, character, and faith in democracy * n''n

~~ Isn't our flag a synonym of the United States of America? Does it not represent man 's {$~ ~~ greatest, noblest , most sublime dream? Is it not the zeoith of achievement, the goal to n''n

~~ which generations have aspired? * Ladies and gentlemen, I believe it is time for us . . . ~~ l:(~ for the mad, rushing Twentieth Century American ... to stop for a moment and think. ~~

~~ Let us arrest our near reverential admiration of material success and return to the n''n

l:(~ spiritual and ethical values. Let us imbue and rekindle in ourselves and our children ti:~ r;:~ the so-called old-fashioned way of patriotism, a burning devotion to the principles and r;:~ ~~ ideals upon which our country was founded * Should not every home own and proudly ~~ It:~ display the colors on holidays and other such occasions? Isn't the flag Patrick Henry, ~~

t;:~ Jefferson, Franklin, Washington , Nathan Hale, Gettysburg and Valley Forge, Paul Revere, n'~

~~ Jackson and other grea.t men and women who have given us our heritage. 'Vhen you ~~ n''n look at the flag can 't you see the Alamo, Corrigedor, Pearl Harbor, The Monitor, The n'~ ~~ Merrimac, Wake Island, and Korea? Lest we forget , isn't the flag Flanders Field, Bataan, ~~ ~~ Iwo Jima, Normandy, Babe Ruth and Davy Crockett? The great events of our past and Zt~

t;::'n present are wrapped up in our flag * It is a symbol of this blessed nation, a giant in ~~

~~ industry, education and commerce. Millions of fertile square miles, wheatlands, coal ~~ X:~ mines, steel plants. Our great republic, the chosen infant destined to be man's last ~'- I

~~ and remaining hope for suffering humanity, a shining beacon of light, noble and glori- lt~ n' ous, the haven for the oppressed and persecuted and truly God's gift to mankind * ~ ~~ That is 'what the flag means to me. Can we wave it too much? I don't think so. ~~

~~ ~~ ~~ ~,~ .~ CY~ Reply of S. L DeLove on the Kn ow Yo tl r History Hotlr, December 30th, 1956, to a listener ,y~

~~ who wro te as follows: "Your programs are wonderful - especially the no commercials - but ~~ ""Y1 you are waving the fl ag too much ."

• 'C) The above has been reprinted annually in many national magazines, newspapers and radio l.t~ stations, and is a part of the Congressional Record . ' li::~ ~~ Dr. DeLove is the author of Th e Q uiet B et ra yal and president of Independence Hall of Chicago. ~~

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Volume VI NOVEMBER, 1964 No. 8

CONTENTS

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ....... ...... .. ...... .. ... .. Glenn Sundby 5 CHALK TALK .... ... .... .. .. ............ .... .......... .. ........ ........... .. ........ 8 OLYMPIC ELIMINATIONS ... .. ..... ... ........ ... .. ... ... Jerry Wright 12 USGF DIRECTOR'S REPORT .................... .. .............. Frank Bare 22 GYMNASTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION .... A. B. Frederick 24 HELPFUL HINTS ....... ... ... ..... ..................... ....... ... .. . Jim Farkas 28 TRAMPOLINING ... .... ....... ....... .. .... ..................... Jess Robinson 30 QUESTIONS AND POINTERS .. ... .. ...... ..... ....... ... Art Shurlock 32 WHAT'S THE SCORP ...... ..... ..... ....... ... ..... ......... Jerry Wright 34 RESEARCH AND FITNESS .. ....... .. .... .... ......... .... James S. Bosco 35 LETTERS ... ........ .... .. ... .. ... ..... .... ....... .. ........... ..... ... .. ... .. ...... ..... .. 36

COVER: Members of the US Olym· p ic Gymnastic Team: Greg Weiss, Rusty Mitchell, Makato Sakamoto, Ran Barak and Larry Banner (Art Shurlock and Armando Vega missed the boat that afternoon) have an afternoon of relaxation and sa iling at Balboa Island, Cal· ifornia bef ore gi ving Of! evening exhibition at nearby Corona del Mar High School, just prior t o departure for the Olympic Games at Tokyo.

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USA OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC DATA

The Modern Olympic Games were revived by Baron Pierre de Cou­bertin and his associates who constituted themselves into an International Olymupic Committee. James E. Sullivan organized an American Olympic Committee and the first modern Ol ympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Germany won the Gymnastic team title and Karld Schumann of Germany won the Long Horse event. Zutter of Switzerland the Side Horse, Hermann Weingaetner of Germany the Horizontal Bar, Alfred Flatow of Germany the Parallel Bars, Mitropoukos of Greece the Flying Rings and Andiakopulos of Greece the Rope Climb.

* * * THE lInd OLYMPICS were held in Paris in 1900 and all we can

find in the available records is that Sandras of France won the Indiv­idual All-Around title.

THE IIIrd OLYMPICS were held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. Being on home ground the USA Gymnastic team scored the best ever (or since). Led by Anton Heida who took first place in the All-Around, Long Horse, Side Horse, and Horizontal Bar and aided by George Eyser who tied him on the long Horse and won the Parallel Bars and Rope Climb events and Ed A. Hennig who tied Anton on the Horizontal Bar and won the Indian Club Swinging, plus Herman T. Glass winning the Flying Rings gave the USA an unofficial Olympic Team Championship in Gymnastics just sixty yea rs ago. Other members of the team were; John Duha, Charles Krause, W. A. Mertz, E. Voight and R. Wilson.

THE IVth OLYMPIC Games were held in London in 1908 (the rec­ords also state that an unofficial Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece in 1906 and that Norway won the Gymnastic Team Champion­ship). Alberto Braglia of Italy won the All-Around award and Sweden the Team Championship.

* * * THE Vth OLYMPICS were held in Sweden in 1912 and Sweden won

the Team Competition with movements according to the Swedish Sys­tem . . . however Italy is also listed as winning the Team Competition according to Special CQnditions. Norway is listed as the Team Champion with Free Choice of Movements and Apparatus. Alberto Braglia of Italy successfully defended his All-Around title to be crowned Individual Cham­pion for the second time.

* * * THE VIth OLYMPICS were to be held in Berlin, Germany 111 1916,

but because of the war they were cancelled. * * *

The VIIth OLYMPIC Games were held in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. The USA team consisted of four Gymnasts all entered for the All-Around individual contest. The All-Around events were: Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Flying Rings, Side Horse and Free Calisthenic's Drill. Compulsory and Optional exercises were needed for the Horizontal , Parallels and Rings with Optionals only for the Side Horse and Free Call Drill. Frank K. Kriz of New York was the highest scoring U.S. Gymnast with 10th place All-Around; Paul Krempel of Los Angeles placed 20th, Barney J or­gensen of Brooklyn, 21st and John Mais of Philadelphia was 23rd. Roy E. Moore was the American team manager. Zampori of Italy was the All-Around Champ and Italy won the Team Championship.

* * * THE VIIIth OLYMPICS were held in Paris in 1924. The USA "ent

twelve Gymnasts to this Olympiad; Rudolph Novak, John C. Mais, Charles Cremer, Curt Rottman, Frank Safanda, Al .J oc him, Frank Kriz, Lt. .J. B. Pearson, Adolph Zink, .John F. Andreasen, Frank Kruse and Max Wand­rer. Roy E. Moore was Coach 8; Manager. C. H. Bojus went along as an

1964 USA MEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC TEAM:

Makato Sakamoto.

Art Shurlock

Rusty Mitchell,

Gregor Weiss,

Ron Barak,

Lorry Bonner.

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Official. lta ly won the Team Champi onship (OSA placed fifth) and Stukelj of Yugos lavia was the All -Around Champ. Frank Kriz of the ('SA won the Long Horse event. .

* * * THE l Xth OL YMP IC Gallles were held at Amsterdam, Holland in 1928 . The USA team was made up of eight Gym­nasts; Alfred J ochim, Glenn Berr y, Frank Griz, Frank Hau­bold , H. C . Newhart, J. B. Pearson, H. Witzig and Paul Krempel. Roy E. Moore was the Manager and Coach , Her­bert G. Forsell trainer and Henry Panzer the Team Drill work . George Miez of Switzerland was the All- Around Cham pi on. Team stan dings were: 1. Switzerland ; 2. Czech­oslovakia ; :-1. Yugoslavia; 4. France; 5. Finland ; 6. Italy; 7. US A; 8. Holland ; 9. Luxembourg and 19. Hungary.

THE X th OLYMPIAD was held in Los Ange les, Califor ­ni a in 1932. The International Gym nastic Federation ac­cepted the hos t- coufltries request for ~epa rate team and in ­dividual competiti olh -The Americans fi elded two teams 5 All-Around men and 16 specia lists. Cumiskey, Galbraith , Herrmann , Carmichael, Meyer, Witzig , Roth, Haubold , Schuler , Jochim, Erenberg, Bishop, Gulack, Bixler, Gross, Gleyre, Denton, Wolfe, Connell y, Bass, Kuhlemeier. Roy E. Moore manager, coach, Kanis, Price Assist. Coach, Linden­baum official. Ital y won the Team Championship, USA came in second , Finland was third , Hungar y fourth , Japan fifth , Mexico sixth and Switzerland seventh. Homeo Neri of Italy was the top All-Around sco rer. Frank Haubold was the top America n with 6th place All-Around , with team­mates Fred Meyer in 8th place, Alfred Jochim 10th, Frank Cumiskey 11th and Michael Schuler 17th . (The Japanese team members placed-- 18, 21 , 22, 23 and 24. ) [n the individual specia lists events the USA boys did very well winning 16 medal s and five first place awards ; s ix second places and five thirds, as follows: Hope Climb, Haymond Bass (1), W. Ca lbraith (2) and Th omas Connelly (3). Tumbling, Rowland Wolfe ( 11 , Edward Gross (2 ) and Wil ­li am Herrmann (3 1. Pommelled H orse, Frank Haubold (3). Fl ying Rin gs, Ceo rge Gulack ( 1), William Denton (2) . H orizontal Bar , Da llas Bi xler (1). Indian Clubs, George Roth (1 1, Phil Erenberg (21 , and Wi lliam Kuhlemeier (3) . Long Horse, Alfred Joch im (21 and Edward Ca rmichael (3) .

* * * THE X lth OLYMPIAD was held in Berlin , Ge rmall Y

in 1936. The LTSA team sent eight Gymnasts; Arthur Pitt, Chester Phillips, Alfred Jochim, Frank Haubold , Frederick Meyer , George Wheeler, Kenn y Griffin , Frank Cumisky with Joseph Oszy as coach and Herbert Forsell manager. Germa ny won the Team Champi onship followed by Swit­zerland , Finland 3rd , Czechoslovakia 4 th ; Italy 5th, Yugo­slavia 6th ; Hungary 7th ; France 8th ; Japan 9th and the liSA 10th. Karl Schwarzmann of German y was the top All ­Around winner. Frank Cumi ~ k y was the highest lJSA Gvm­nast tf8 th place}. For the first time the USA entered a Womell 's team cOllsisting of Adelaide Meyer , Mrs. Irma Haubold , Mary Wright, Margaret Duff ; Marie Kibler, Ada Lupardoni , Consetta Caruccio, Jennie Caputo and George Miele as coach. The women's team placed fifth and Con­setta Camccio placed the highest of USA women.

* * * XlIth OLYMPIAD not held. Was to be held in London

but was cancelled due to the second World War as was the XIIIth which would have been held in 1944.

* * * Xl \Tth OLYMPICS was held in London in 1948 honor-ing their 1940 bid. The OSA sent an eight man squad to the London Olympics: Frank Cumiaky, Haymond Sorenson, William Hoetzheim, Edward Scrobe, Joe Kotys, Louis Bor-

do , William Bonsall and Vincent D' Autor io. Gene Wettstone was the team Coach, George Gulack manager. The Women's team consisted of; Laddie Bakanic, An ita Simonis, Marian Barone, Dorothy Dalton, Meta Elste, Clara Schroth , COil' setta Lenz and Helen Schifano. Co·managers were George Miele and J oseph Sa lzman. Finland won the team cham· pionships, Switzerland was 2nd, Hungary 3rd, France 4th , Ita ly 5th , Czecholsovakia womens team won the cham· pionship with Hungar y 2nd and the USA 3rd. Helen Schi · fano was the top US woman scorer.

* * * THE XVth Olympics were held in Helsinki , Finland in 1952. The USA sent an eight man team: Vincent D'Autoria , Robert Stout, Donald Holder , Ed Scrobe, Charlie Simms, \\l illiam Roetzheim, Walter Blattman and Jack Beckner with Tom Maloney, Coach and Frank Cumisky as manager. HU5s ia entered the Olympics for the first time and took the top honors in team championships, Switzerland 2nd fol· lowed by Finland, Germany and Japan. Hungary and Czech· os lovakia tied for 6th place and the USA team placed 8th. Tchoukar ine of RU5sia was top All-Around champ . Ed Scrobe was the top US team scorer with 31st place All­Arou nd . The USA womens team consisted of Ruth Grul­kowski , Clara Lomady, "Meta Elste, Doris Kirkman , Dorothy Dalton, Marian Barone, Ruth Topalian and Marie Hoesly. Manager- Coach was Roberta Bonniewell with Consetta Lenz, as Chaperone. USSR won the team championship fol­lowed by Hungary and Czechoslovakia. USA placed 15th. Mrs. Marian Barone was the top performer on the US women's team.

* * * THE XVI th OLYMPIC Games were held in Melbourne, Australia in 1956. The USA sent a seven man team. Mem­bers were: Jack Beckner, Armando Vega, Charlie Simms, Karl Schwenzfeier , Abe Grossfeld , Richa rd Beckner with Gene Wettstone as Manager-Coach. USSR won the team Championships with Japan a very close second , Finland 3rd , Czechoslovakia 4th , Germany 5th and the USA 6th . AIl- Aro und Champion was Tchoukarine of USSR. Jack Beckner was the high scorer for the USA. The US A women's team with seven gymnasts; Sandra Reddick, Doris Fuchs, Jo yce Racek, Ingeborg Fuchs, Judith Howe. Muriel Davis and Jackie Kline. Mrs. Erna Wachtel was the coach. Rus­sia won the team championship followed by Hungary and Homania, Poland, Czechoslovakia , Japan and the USA. Top woman scorer was Larissa Latvnina.

* * '* THE XVII th OLMPICS held in 1960 at Rome, Italy.

USA team members were Larry Banner, Jack Beckner , Abe Grossfeld, Ga r O'Quinn, Fred Orlofsky alid Don Tomy. Japan came through to outscore Russia and win the Team Championship. Ital y was 3rd, Czechoslovakia 4th , and l JSA 5th. Boris Shakhlin of Russia was the All-Around Champion and Larry Banner was the highest scorer of the US team in 21st place. The USA women 's team members were: Doris Fuchs, Muriel Grossfeld , Bett y Maycock, Theresa Monte­fusco, Sharon Richardson and Gail Sontgerath . Janet Bach­na was the team coach-;-R-u5sia won- the team- championship and the girls from the US placed 9th. Larissa Latynina was top all-around and Gail Sontgerath was the top scorer for the US A placing 28th.

This brief Olympic history was compiled fr om materials loaned us by Dallas Bixler and someday we will present to you a more detailed report. On each of the past Olympics.

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1952

1956

1960

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SO'UTHERN CALIFORN IA GYMNASTIC ASSOCIA TlON

DIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FEDERAT ION

NOTICE OF POST SEASON MEETS

There will be t h ree classifica tions f o r each meet; " A", "B", & "C". (A) Co llege & Post High Schoo l. (B) High Schoo l Va rsity. (C) J u nio r Hig h and under; (H igh School sophomores with no va rsity exper ience may enter t h is div ision), San Gabri el Valley Area:

MEET SCHEDULE Octobe r 17- Go nesha Hig h School October 31 _Nort hview Hi gh School No vembe r 14- Arroyo High Schoo l De c e mber 5-Charter Oaks High Schoo l January 9-Ba ldw in Park Hi gh Schoo l

San Fe rnando Va ll e y Area: Octobe r 24- Reseda H ig h Schoo l No vemb e r 7-Reseda High Schoo l November 21 -Resead High Schoo l December 12- Reseda High Schoo l * January 9-Reseda Hig h Schoo l

Harbor & Long Beach Area: Octobe r 31 -Westministe r H igh Schoo l November 7-:--Westminist e r High Schoo l November 21 -Corona Del Mar High Schoo l Decembe r 12- Corona Del Mar High School -I< January 9-West ministe r High Sc hoo l (A ll o f the above meets start at 12:00 noon;

registra tion at 11 :00 A.M. ) *Div is ion qualifying ",eets (top five on each

event qualify fo r t he Southern Californ ia Trophy Meet.)

Southern Californ ia Gymnast ic Assoc iation Officers and Co mm ittee : President, Ken Bart­lett , Long Beach State Coll ege; Secretary, Je~s Robinson, 4207 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank , 849-6039. Son Ga b riel Volley Area Director: Verne Evans , Ganesha High School; Son Fer ­nando Vo ll ey Area Di rector : Don Schul t z , Re­seda H igh School; Harbor & Long Beach Area Director: George Beckstead , Westministe r High Schoo l. (Western Area Director" and Meet sched ­ule t o be announced at 0 later date. )

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WESTERN CLINIC STAFF Some of Ihe ou t ~ t a n ding coaches who

will be present and instructing ·at the I V An nual Weslern Gymnastics Clin ic are :

Charlie Pond- Un iversily of lllino is; Karl Schwenzfe ier- Air Force Academy, Hal Frey -Uni ver~ i t y of California , George Bauer --Unive rE ily of Wiscdmin , J erry Todd-Pasad ena Ci ty College, Dick H olzaepfel­Un iversi ty of Iowa, Don Rob inson- Aurora H il!h SchooJ- DPllver, Ril l'S Porterfield­.\[aryva le H igh School--P hoen ix, Gordon -'1addnx- Los Angelps State College, Bud -'[a rquetle-Los Angeles, California.

SANTA MONICA GYM FEST MEET RESULTS

CHAMPIONSH IPS-labor INViTATIONAL Se pt . 7 t h, 1964

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All-Around: 1. Henry Magdaleno; 2. Enrique Garcia; 3. Armando Garcia; 4 . Danny Garc ia . Flo o r Exercise : 1. H. Magdaleno; 2. A. Garcia; 3. Rich Pasqual ; 4. G. Garcia; 5. AI Lu ber. Side Ho rse: I. Magdaleno; 2. A. Garcia; 3. Bob- Smith; 4. E. Garcia; 5. D. Garcia. Parall e l Bars : I. E. Garcia; 2. A. Garcia & Bob Hyde; 4. D. Garc ia; S. John Magginettie. H o riz ontal ~ ar: I. E. Garcia; 2. D. Garcia; 3. H. Magda ­leno; 4 . B. Hyd e ; 5. A. Ga rcia . Rings : I. Steve Zahm; 2. H. Magdaleno; 3. J. Magginettie; 4 . E. Garcia; S. A. Garcia. ?:f4N CH AMPIONSHIP-Saturday, Sept . 5t h,

Floor Ex e rcise : 1. Don Dimit; 2. AI Luber; 3 . Dennis Sherman. Side Horse : J . Magginettie; 2. Rossman ; 3 . Lu ber. Parall e l Bars : 1. Maggi ­rettie; 2. Lu ber; 3. Gunter. Horizontal Bar : 1. Mortara; 2. Smith & Lube r . Rings : I. Maq-

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1964 Olymp ic team mana ger Tom Mol o ney and coa ch Joh n Muir pose for an informa l snap fo r the MG du ri ng workouts at The Los Angeles Athletic Clu b which was the training headquarters f or the Olympic teams while in Los Ange les prio r t o t he To kyo departu re.

qinettie; 2. Hennehan; 3. Gunt~r. Ali -Aro und : J ohn Magginettie; 2. AI Lu ber; 3. Dennie Sher­rYlQ "" ,

SPECIAL EVENTS MEET-Sunda y, Se pt . 6 t h, 1964

Tramp olin e: Donny McFarland ; 2. Tom Mc­Fa rl and; 3. Jerry Smith.

Swinging Rings Dis mounts: Steve Lerner; 2. Denn is Sherman; 3. Jock Schwart z .

Mi ni -Tromp Dism ounts : Russ Pierce; 2 . Jerry S:nith; 3. AI Roginsky.

Girl s Ex hibiti on on th e Balance Beam a nd Fl oor Exe rcise; Ellen and Dorthy Perschke , D iona Z orick , Candy Solomon and Dian John­so · ...

Judges fo r the Invitationa l Competition : Charl ie Sims, Dave Heiser , Frank Endo, Gordie Maddox and Don Rosenstock. J erry Todd as sp :J tter and Barbara Bach scorer.

Assisting for the other competitions were : Lou Perschke , Steve Johnson , Russ Pierce , Jess Rob inson and Frank Bore.

Danny 'Garc ia

Santo Monica chomp: Henry

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Gymfest Inviotional Magdaleno.

All -Around

Fronk Bare presents winning ribbons to Santo Monico gym fest Trampoline winners: (Steve Johnson looks on from high in the background).

Jess Robinson presented ribbons to the boys in the Swinging Rings Dis­m ounts competition, Steve Lerner t Dennis Sherman, Jock Schwartz, and Dale Goren.

Girls gymnastic exhibit ion participants , Ellen and Dorothy Perschke, Candy Solomon, Diana Zorick and Dione Johnson.

Lou Perschke congrotulat~s Mini-Tramp winners, Russ Pierce, Jerry Smith , AI Rog insky, and Dennis Sherman.

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1964 SANTA MONICA GYM FEST

Opening line-up team and official s

OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC TEAM ELIMINATIONS

Report by J erry Wright

For Ivlakoto Sakamoto it was a history making week-end, the youngest male Olym­pic gymnast in the history of American gym­nastics.

For Art Shurlock it was the successful culmination of several years of determina­tion and oft times lonely work. After being a very successful member of the U.S. National teall) that competed in Moscow in 1958 (Art was 7th on the side horse), Art suffered through many disappointing seasons before this-his greatest year.

For Rusty Mitchell it was the story of a tumbler who luade good-not because he was a good tumbler but because he was a hard " workeE and had some "excellent coaching. (Rusty had more than -just olym­pic trials to occupy his thoughts-his wife was back in Carbondale, Illinois expect­in g a baby any day.)

For Craig Weiss it was a come back story. After winning the 1959 Pan American Games side horse gold medal and the 1961 NCC all-around Greg came into rather dis­appointing times, suffering the bitter hum ii­atio!) of failing to finish in the top ten in the 1962 NCAA all-around. But this was the year that was.

For Ron Barak it was the old adage about hard work paying off. In this case it was a combination of hard work guided by su­perior coaching.

For Larry Banner it was the same " ole" story-when the going go t the toughest­so did Banner

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For Armando Vega, aithough no~ at his best because of a very crippling injury, it was probably the most gratifying meet in 8 years. After making the 1956 olympic team, in which he was the second highest scoring A merican gymnast, Vega preceded to record a list of triumphs equaled by few in the history of our spor t. Then to have the misfqrtune to suffer major routine breaks that resulted in his failure to make the 1960 olympic team. But, being the dedi­ca ted athl ete he is, Armando resinged him­self to , and acquired this prized position on the 1964 team.

For Tom Seward it was the most fru strat­ing of all defea ts-to be in 8th place when seven go to Tokyo.

For Don Tonry it was the year that was not.

For J ack Beckner it was th e climax of a brilliant career. A career that has seen him on every conceivable type of national team- winnin g, at one time or another, all the top awards possible, only to lose out on a record equalling attempt at a 4th Ol ympic tea m (only AI Jochim has been on four teams).

THE COMPETITION It soon became apparent that the same

gymnasts that had excelled at Kings Point New York on August 26th-30th were again to be pre-eminent at San Fernando, with "almost" one exception-Armando Vega. This fin e gymnast, three time named to the

Jack Beckner

All American team in four different events, suffered a damaging shoulder injury just a few days bCore the meet which made it ques tionable as to whether he could can· tinue.

The first turn of the competition came with the first compulsory event, the floor exercise, where Don Tonry, who said " the meet began at 10 a.m. that morning for me when I started worrying about the compul­sory free ex", apparently was not ready and fell to a low score of 8. 7. Also showing the strain al;d leaving I'oom for questions was Greg Weiss as he recorded a low 8.5.

Before a surprisingly large audience of some 2000 in the spacious San Fernando Valley State College gym (too spacious perhaps, as they were unable to locate a flag for the presentation of the colors), the scene of battle then shiftt'd to the side horse event. Here an amazing display took place, as only two of the ten gymnasts really could be accused of having "missed" their routine. Ron Barak " took it too easy on my fir st attempt" and fell victim to the pressure of the meet on his second to reg­ister a low of 8.6. Vega then muscled his way through a faltering routine to register a questionable 9.1. The r~st of the field scored 9.3 or better , an outstanding achieve­ment.

With the . New York trials scores being added to the San Fernando trials, after two events, some minor shifting had now taken piace .. . Sakamoto (never seriously weav­ering from his number one " spot held over a two year period) was still well in first place, Weiss remained in second place ,Shurlock overtook Vega for third , Mitchell and Banner combined to push Barak to 7th place follow ed by Se~vard and Beckner. With Jack having moved ahead of Tonry.

Beckner then had his usual difficulties on the still rings and ended up at 8.85. Tonry fell a little further behind with a weak 8.7. Vega is up next on one of his better events. The murmer of the knowledg­ab le audience could be heard- they know Vega is not un fa miliar with this event- then the terrible truth was evident-Vega was hurt- and suffering-there were slight misses here and there that a normal Vega would not miss-it was abovious he was favorin g one shoulder. Dismounting with a grimice he was rewarded with a 9.1, lowering him to 4th place. Rusty Mitchell is up next with a good chance to catch up to Armando but he is soon in trouble and has to signal for a repeat. The audience was practically brought to their feet how­ever, as Rusty came right back to register a 9.5. So that after the still rings Rusty stands only .25 points behind Vega. Mean­while Barak had overtaken Banner again and Seward was still figh,ting for 7th place.

Tom Seward

J ack and Don were trailing ,.by . a wide 111argin.

Sakamoto loses one pain t on his first vault because of a zone violation but hits for a 9.5 on his second chance. Barak hits two solid vaults for 9.45. Vega is strong on his first vault at 9.5 and then eases off on the second. Rusty is weak on his fir st vault- 9.55 on the second. Beckner hits 9.55 and then Tonry advances hard and sure­hittin g a rather low hecht but with good distance only to suddenly realize he had performed the wrong vault. The Judges - not prone to making the same mistake­obl iged with a score of ·zero. Don then reg­istered 9.15 on his second vault.

Sewar.d led off on the parallel bars with a bad break and chose to repea t. Second try score was a remarkable 9.45. Banner ,\'as next and with slight form breaks reg­istered a ques tionable 9.6. Weiss came through almost flawlessly at 9.8. Barak showed some real class in registering a. 9.6. Next up is the ve teran ] ack Beckner; onc of the all time great parallel bar per­formers ; peach to handstand-stutz-cast - forward roll- back rise-straddle cut catch - straight stratight- lower down- peach-glide-back kip Y:! turn and almost in­credibly J ack is. standing on the mats­up goes the arm- a sign of failure and a signal that the pressure is at its greates t­J ack sits down to wait for his second attempt as Shurlock performs. Art misses also and has to repea t. ] ack remounts - a little shaky but doing fine-then glide lh turn aga in but the III turn is not there and his sco re is 7.7 probably ending his hopes for a fourth olympic team. Shurlock then re­peats for 9.15.

Goin g into the high bar Sakamoto is still firs t, Weiss strongly in second, Art now a precarious third , Vega at 4th- in danger of slipping to fifth , Rusty 5th, Ron 6th , Banner 7th and Seward 8th, only 1.05 away.

Barak is not up to standard and scores only 9.0 on the horizontal bar (does not repeat beca use of a disloca ted ankle suf­fered in New York-it was r emarkable that he co uld be in the meet at all); Vega reg­isters only 9.1 dropping to 7th place. (hav­ing started the meet in 3rd place) . Sak­amoto i comfortable at 9.8 (who wouldn 't be I. Beckner breaks again by over shooting his mount and coming off the bar and then mi ,sed his second attempt to register an 8.2. Weiss broke on his fir st attempt and ended up at 8.4. Banner is now tied for 5th with Rusty and Tom Seward is only .65 of a point from the 7th place Vega.

As a whol e th~ _en tire team was very in­consistant on the compulsories, accord in g to reports, about 25 % worse than in the New York trials.

Saturday ni ght the festi vities got under way in a grand manner with a borrowed fla g from the Hollywood Legion and with an

audience so large that some had to be turned away.

The competi tion began with Weiss in floor exercise_-very wak at 9.0. Vega was next with a truly grea t optional routine but so difficult it produced many flaws and added to a ' weak fini sh r esulted in a 9.35 . Beckn er was shaky at 9.2, but look­ing determined in spite of his low position. Shurlock was smooth power, weak only on the dismount for a 9.5. Mitchell was fan ­tastic and earned 9.7 (see winnin g routine) . Sakamoto was fluent with a lot of equipment for 9.65. Banner showed real class but small breaks held him to 9.45 .

Next came the worse event of the two nights-the " animal" ( the side horse). In a lmost 100% contrast to the compulsories where all but two had 9.3 or better, in the optionals only four did 9.0 or better with Shurlock at 9.75, Tonry at 9.35, Beckner at 9.15 and Sakamoto at 9.0 (easing up now with a fantastic lead ) .

On the still rings the entire group received hi gh score~ but it was felt by this ob-

Makato Sakamot o high scorer for the competition pictured at t op of page do­ing his mount , a high cast to immed iate stoop st raddte front Stalder. Above, Sak ­amoto's straddle Hecht dismount from the High Bar. Below Sakamoto executes a beau tiful high scissors in his Side Horse routine.

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Art Shurlock secone;! place scorer pic tured above on the Side Horse and below on the Parallels ,

se rve r that Ihere was too much l eaning on I he s lraps for a g roup of thi s cal iber. Shur­lock was exce ll ent a l 9 .65, Husty was equal at 9.65. Sewa rd was s trong and orig in al for 9.6, \\l e iss, because of lean ing on the straps . bent arm uprise, and hang on full tw is t di s­mounl , was a surpri se at 9.55. Vega missed a handstand but did n ot fall and slayed in the fi g hl a t 9.5 . Bann er was s moo th with hi s pal en ted back roll 10 back lever for 9.4.5 . Barak' was up last and d id a marvel­ous j ob 10 fini sh w ith a very well executed doubl e fl y-a-way for 9 .55.

Weiss va ulted firs l , 10 slart Ihe optional eo mpe lition on the lon g horse, and pre­sen led two hands prin gs that were short and low for 9.4. Se ward held hi s own wit h a bes l tlf 9.3. Bara k had two giant h and­s prings in pike pos ition (f ront somi or Ya mashit a I thai barely cleared the end of the horse for a bes t of 9.35 . ]'ditchell had I wo Yal11ash il a 's Ihal Bara k could ha ve al­m os t done hi s unde r for a best o f 9 .85 and Ih e hi l!h(' sl sco re of the two nighl s of com­pe tition. Vega was off form at 9.45. Ban-11<'1' l ac ked di s lan ce at 9.4·. Be('kne r was ,;!i ll in Ihe ir fil!h lin g wilh a 9. 7 on an exce ll ent hec h!. T om y was s lran g at 9.4S . Saka mol o perfurm ed two exccll enl h echt's wilh phenominal push for a bes t of 9.75. And Shurl oek was far o ff form wi lh a bes l of 9 .15.

II was on Ihe para llel ba rs Ihal th e final lui'll of even Is look pla ce. ' The onl y person in rca l da n~c r at Ihi s puint was V('~a {now in ~(,vt'll th place), w ho was in danger o f he in ~ " ver taken by. T om Seward. Tonry was up fir, t w illI a ~ood pe rfo rm ance for 9.4S .

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Veua.s wa!:" next and po wered his way Ihr'(; ugh a diffi c ult ro utine- Iow a n a stut z and ve ry Iowan a back ove r-bar- nol glal' ­in !! mi stak es but not quit e up to the 9.S h~ rece ived. Saka moto cO lll es up n ext­slllilin :.; and relaxed, showin g no s igns of Ihe s tress, as he slips 10 a fe w min or fla ws which brou!!hl a smile to hi s face as h e was pe rfo l'lllin p- : ' and coas led 10 a 9.55. Rus ty next ... appearing somewhal confused aft er hi , . mounL as Ihou p- h he ha d go tl en los t and was not quile s ure of wha t to do n ex t, had much re petiti on and even an int erme· dial e sw in !!. to be ove rseo red at 9.S. Al'l Slrurlnck ,;'as jus t s impl y explos ive as h e reco rd ed 9.6. Ba rak was n ot quit e up 10

hi s NCAA winnin !! routin e- less fluent but s tronp: at 9.5 . Now'Se ward is up n e xt - need­in l! a hi p"h sco re to slay wilh Vega ( kno w­inl! full we ll tha t Vega is probahly m ore lik ely to brea k on th e hi p: h bar than an y o th er eve nl ) . but the press ure is too mu ch as Tom fall s ou t of a ha nd stand and fail s 10 recover hi :;:. composure to reg ister an 8 .GS. Bann e r foll ows w ith a s lock l'oul in c until he hil s a heautiful sla rili and f' nded up at 9.55. \\le iss was next wilh hi s Im ­pres!! iv(' fro nt uprise- fron t ove r bar 10

s upport- to s wil' g ing piroull e, and a 9.8 mas le rpi ecc. Beckn er was las t up w ith a fin e 9.5- slill g ivinp- hi s bes t wher e lesse r men wo uld have g i" cn up.

Going into the fina l event matters were pretty well sdtled with Ihe possible exce p­t ion of v.ega and Seward. 1£ Vega misses hi s hi " h bar as h e has been known tu du in then pasl and scores 8 .0 or below Se ward

co uld score a 9.5 and ti e him for seventh place o r even knock him off the team. Sak­amo lo is firs t up with small breaks and a 9.4S. Mil chell is nex t and fa lls to a 3rd pla ce ti e with W e iss . Tolll'Y is out of the running but perfo rm s a fin e routine only to fa ll 'In the di smount for 9.50. Vega ad-

Above: Rusty Mitchell on the Ri ngs, High Bar and Side H orse and at right Grego r Weiss on t he Rings (Rusty and Greg tied for third place ).

va nces lu Ihe bar as th ou gh he ow ns it·­ra l(ll'r Iha n the usua l rou tin e o f s lowly chaIk in " up and d o uble ch eck in o' e ve rythill" - Ill' Iu':',b at th e ba r as though he kn ow~ IIIl' c hal len;!c is th e re a nd Ih a t , in spitt' o f the "u re s huulde r , he is read y to mee t tha t eha ll l' n ;!t'. Wha t fo llowed was pro bably Ihe Illt )~ l dl'lt-'rlllined and a~g r l'::;s i ve high bar rUli l in t' l'Vl' r pe rforlli ed by Armando Vega as he fla shed 10 a 9.40 to se w up a trip 10 ,],,, k I' o. A" fat e wo ul d have it Seward was up nex i. pro ba bl y r ea li zin g th at a ll was los l. W ilh hi s concentrati on down Tum a 1:-' 0 ralt e r~ un hi s hi gh ha l' ro utine and cnds u p a l 9.25. lleckne r reco rds 9.1. Barak is " n uo lh I it is diffi c u lt to fee l tha t the m iddl e uf hi s r outine is as s trong a s it Ini;,dll 1Jt' ·-va ult - cat ch--s imple k ip to r eo V(' rse ~ i a nt (' tc), wit h ~ood di ffi cult y and ro ck solid duuble f1 y· a -way for 9.75, send­in l( him a head of Ba nn er in the s tan din !!". W'piss ca tches hack up to Rusty w ith - a fin" 9.65. S hur lock hit s th e bar w ith hi s feet un a :i toop th ra u;!h and suffe rs a maj or brea k fa ll in .,; to a 9.15, b u t rema ins in scc-

Above: Ron Barak on the Rings and Parallel Bars; at right Larry Banner on the High Bar and below Armando Vega on t~e Rings.

and place. Banner has slight breaks in form and continuity for 9.35 and 6th place.

Final standings ':' Makoto Sakamoto ':' Art Shurlock ':'Rusty Mitchell ':'GreO' Weiss ':'Ron" Barak ':' Larry Banner ':'Armando Vega Tom Seward Don Tonry Jack Beckner

230.05 227.20 226.75 226.75 225.75 225.65 224.65 223.00 222.10 219.60

To meet ave. per event

9.53 9.50 9.44 9.44 9.406 9.402 9.360 9.29 9.25 9.15

This report almost had the headline "Final Olympic team trials" but in actu· ality the final eliminations, and in some respec ts, the most difficult of all elimin· ations may well be still ahead. Six of these final seven will be picked to actually com· pete in the games in tokyo .. . this should prove to be the most difficult task of all.

WINNING ROUTI NES Floor Exercise: Rusty IV] itchell

Handspring - front - handspring fall - straddle - straight straight press· forward roll - % turn - piroutte - roll out - :jI~ planche - stoop through·back roll ex tension - to stand - run ..:.- round off flip flop - full twisting back lay out -sit back - hop piroutte - straddle jump - flip flop - flip flop - back dive %

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twist.· fo rward roll - kip to seat drop -­lay back % turn - roll to stand - ro·ff­b·ff·back. (Rusty says he is planning to use ro·ff·double back in Tokyo) . Side Horse: Art Shurlock

Loop - hop - double in - moore -reverse scissors - forward scissors - moore - travel - loop - hop - % turn to pike to ex tension. Still Rings: Art Shurlock

Pull up pike - press to maltese - lay­a·way - shoot to handstand - swing -lower to dislocate - shoot - cross - pull over - press handstand - lower dislocate - high pike dismount. Long Horse : Rusty Mitchell

Giant handspring Pike Parallel Bars: Greg Weiss

Fron t uprise - front catch piroutte - back over bar - peach - .glide - kip to " L" - press - 1 ann handstand -straili - stutz handstand - lay back -front uprise - front with % twist dismount. High Bar : Ron Barak

Jump wo over grip - cast with lh turn - swilig forward to hand stand - stoop legs through - shoot to inlocate gian t -dislocate to eagle giant - chan ge one hand to under grip doing giant with one hand dislocated and other in under grip fu ll spin over top of bar to vault - ca tch - kip - change to under grill - one reverse gian t, piroutte - to over grip giant - stalder - giant - double f1 y·a·way.

1964 USA MEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC TEAM: L. to R.; Makato S~kamoto, Armando Vega, Gregor Weiss, Ron Ba rak, Rusty Mitchell , Art Shurlock and Larry Banner. (Photo by Paul Odor, Ho ll ywood, Calif. )

i\tlakoto Sakamoto : Age, 17; Los Angeles, California. High School Student, formerly at Los Angeles High School presently going to school in New York. High school coach J ohn Muir (LA High ). 1963 National AAU all-around champion. 1964 National all­around champion. 1963 LA City high school All around, long horse, free exercise, par­allel bar, and high bar champion. Nat ur­alized ci tizen_

* * * Armand Vega: Height , 5-6; Weight , 140;

Age, 28 ; Los Angeles, California. Graduate, Penn Slate University. Occupation: has agreed to coach the national team of Mex­ico after the olympics. High school coach Bob Ross ( \\lil son High School L.A_) _ Col­lege coach Gene Wettstone (P enn State). Nl arri ed. Parall el bar second place winner in Na tional AAU as senior ill high school. 1956 Olympic team. All American 1st Team in all around 1961, parallel bars 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 19M; Long Horse 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 19M ; Still Rings 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964; Free Exercise 1961, 1963. Scored more points than any other gy mnast 111 NCAA championship competi­tion,

* * * Greg Weiss : Height , 5-6; Weight, 138;

Age, 23; Ridgefield , New J ersey . Graduate, J'enn Slat e- University. Occupa tion: 1st Lt. U.S. Air Force. Altend ed high school at Dwight Morrow, Englewood, New J ersey. Received ea rl y Iraining at Union Hill Tur­ners under Guido Hoerning. College coach Gene Weti Slone. Ma rried. Pan American side horse champion 1%9. NCAA all around

cha mpion 1961. Eastern intercollegiate side horse champi on 1959, 1960, 1961. National AA U side horse champion 1963. Eastern J ntercollegiate Rings, long horse and par­allel bar champion 1960 and 1961.

* * * R~ n Barak: Age 21; Los Angeles, Califor­

nia. Graduate, USC 1964. BS Physics (en­lering USC Law School after olympics). High School coach Bogan (Hamilton High Schooll. College Coach Jack Beckner (USC). LA City high school all around champion 1960. Eight gold medals in 1961 Maccab ia !lames in Israel. AAU conference all -a round ·champion 1962 and 19M. ICAA all arcund champion 1964. Member Nat ional tea m vs. Czech tea m 1964. Sen ior Na tional AAU high bar champion 19M . NCAA par­allel bar and high bar champion 1964.

* * * Rusty Mitchell : Height. -5-7; Weight.

139; Age, 22 . Married: wi fe ex pectin g any day during olympi c trial s. Graduate , So. Illinois Universil y August 1964. Presently st ucl ying for Masters and working as as­sistan t coach at Southern. High school coach J ohn Draghi !Baldwin Park High). Ca)Jtain of So. 111 gymnastics t{'am as soph, Junior and Senior. Most outstand in g; athlete 62-63 season and 63-64 season. 1963 midwes t open all around , free ex , long horse and tumbling champ ion. 1963 Iowa in vitat ional all around , free px ., parallel bar, long horse, and tumb­in g champion. 1964 NCAA free ex., and tumhlin g champion. 1964 Pasadena National inv il ational all around and tumblin g; cham ­pion. 1964 National AAU lumbling cham-

pion. 1964 USGF National all around, free ex., parallel bar and tumbling champion.

* * * Art Shurlock: Height , 5-9%; Weight, 160;

Age, 27; Venice, California. Graduate, Uni­ve rsity of California, Berkeley. Occupation­will begin coaching at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA ) after the olympics. Married. Has had only one principal coach throughout career-Hal Frey. Attend ed high school at St. Rita in Chicago, Illinois. Holder of over 400 medals, trophies, and titles. Canadian aM-around champion at age 17. U_S. Worlcl team 1958. 1963 Pasadena National In vi tational all a rollnd , parallel bars, long horse and side horse champion. 1963 USGF National all around, long horse, high bar and sti ll rings p.hampion.

* * * Larry Bann er: Height , 5-11; Age 28;

Lakewood, California. Graduate, UCLA 1958. Occupation-Teacher: Reading spe­cialist-Corona del Mar High School­Newport-Harbor Union High School dislrict. Home address: 4559 Knoxville Stree t, Lake­wood. Californ ia. Affiliated with Los An­geles · Turners. High school coach: Barney Quinn (Van Nul'S High) JC coach Al Arps (L.A. Vall ey College). College Coach Ralph Borrelli (UCLA ). All city parallel bar and long horse champion 1954. Helm's gym­nastic athlete of the year 1956. World games team Moscow 1958. National AAU long horse champion 1960. 1960 Olympic team -71h on side horse. 1962 world games team Prague.

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1964 USA WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC TEAM : Dale McCleme:1 ts , Doris Fuchs , Linda Metheny, Marie Walther, Mur ie l Grossf eld, I~a ~hy Corrigan and Jan ie Speaks. (Team phot o and pho tos on the ~" a o 'Ni ;-. g p:ge by Paul Odor , H o ll ywood, Calif .)

Women' s Olympic Team Coach , Vannie Edwa rds

Pic1ured at left are scenes from the exhibition at The Los Angeles Ath letic Club by the US men's and women's Olympic Gymnastic T eams. It was the only exhibition in "the Los Angeles area by the Womens' team however the men 's team put on fund raising exhibitions ot Santa Barbara . Bakersfie ld , Son Diego and Corona del Mar .

Pictured a t rig h t : Olympian Marie Walther

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l -SC F HULE 1100K, is now out in its temporary form .. and will be formally and completely printed a nd dis­

tributed fo r 1965-66. on January 1st. It is beli eved that copies will be read y for mailing about th e time of the West­ern Clini c so if yo u plan on attendin g copies will be avai l­able at that time .

"AC E-CIWl"P (;Y~IL\A STICS WORKBOOK" is ready now I Thi s exce ll ent gymnastics wo rkbook, contains g rad ed compul so ry routin es fo r four skill levels and also desc ribes req uired pa rts o f optiona l routines. Each part of a routine has an assigned value fo r ease of evaluation and class room standardization 'of pe rforman ces. Provides for yo ungsters fr om age s ix 161 throu gh high sch oo l . .. has three Class awai·d s ... "C', " B" and " A" ... with appropriate l oSe r pins fo r each level of achi evement. An important part of eve ry ph ysica l educati on library . .. $2.00, (includes post­agel to l -SC; F. PO Box 4699, Tucson, Ariz . 857 17.

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THE CA LIFOR l\' IA Ii\TEHSC HOL ASTTC FEDERA­TIOi\ . .. 1 Cl.F.1 has 1:14 schoo ls with gymnastics pro­grams 1 as I indicated l~s t issue I but I typed the fi gures wrong ... and did the CTF injusti ce by doin g so .. . they ha ve listed 4,5 17 participants in that 134 high sch oo ls. Little

_wonder that of the top seven men on the 1964 Olympic Gym­nasti cs T ea m .. : six of them are fr om Californ ia originall y.

OPE.\ THAMPOLl'\iE COMPETlnOl\' . .. l-SGF has sa nctioned an open trampoline competiti on for NOVEMBER 28th . .. in Springfield , Tilinois. Stri ctly trampoline and has four classes of competiti on. Cha mpi onship divisions a nd novi ce di vis ions for men and women ... so plan nOI\­if yo u are in that area to attend and parti cipate. For infor-mation. write :

Je rald '\\'. Clark Trampolets eym T eam 15 Ca lland Drive Springfield . Illi noi s

THF. Fi i\A L OLYMPI C THJALS for men .. . held a t Sa n Fern a ndo Va ll ey State Co ll ege .. . on Sept. 18- 19, res ulted in th e se lectipn of the top seven gymnasts in th e l -nited States toda y. Tt is signifi cant ( we think ) to note that in th e final standin gs . .. the defending 1964 PSCF a ll-around champi on fini ~hed third .. . and tl~e 196:) PSG F a ll-aro und champi on finish ed second . 1 Mitchell-1964. Shur­lock-196:-lI. )\'ot bad representation at a ll !

THE A.A.L HAS CHEATED QUTE A STIR in the world of a mateur a thleti cs . The Executive Director of the "governin g body" of eve rything (aaul has made a public statement th a t th e re is a good chance th a t at the 1964 meet­ings of th e inte rnati onal sports bodies that there mi ght be a rulin g b rought up that a ll college athletes on sch olar­ships be rul ed 1 supposedl y by th e internati ona l group) professiona l. It appea rs that the aau is out to forever elim­inate the {' .S.A. fr om being a contender in a ny sport ... for that is exactl y what such a rulin g would elo.

To quote from Paul 7.immerm a ns article in th e Los An-geles Times (Sept. 16. 1964) . , "The shee r stupid ity o f such a thin g is beyo nd belie f. "

From thi s o ffi ce's point of view . . . I'd like to offer the fo ll owing. It is a well known fact that th e aau has a lwa ys main'tained th a t they .. . and only they . .. can speak fo r Ameri ca n ath letes . It II-ill be inte restin g to see h011" their offi c ia ls defend our athletes should thi s be brought up in Tok yo.

CLASS ., C " CLASS " S "

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At left : page token from the USGF Age Group Gymnastics Work­book and above USGF ach ievement pin awards.

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WESTERN GYMNASTICS CLINIC

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON, ARIZONA DECEMBER 26·3Oth

FOURTH ANNUAL WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLiNiC University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona December 26-30, 1964

HIGHLIGHTS Third Annual East VS. West All-Sta r Meet' (December 28, 1964;

8:00 p.m.) Inst ruction by the not ion 's best coaches and many no­tiona l Champions.

Cl inic open championships for men and women. Coaches golf tournament . Latest gymnastics films. Judging classes. * All candidates fo r selection must send action pho t ographs ac­

companied by a letter with you r Qualifications from your coach to the selection committee in you r area. (must be received by Dec. 15, 1964) West selection chairman-Jerry Todd

Gymnast ics Coac h Pasadena City Co l lege Pasadena, Califo rnia

Dividing line f o r meet will be Minnesota, lowo , Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. All east of th is will be in the area for the East team.

REGISTRATION The registration fee will cover the cost o f the prog ram and ol !

cI in ic sponsor ed events. INDIVIDUAL-57.00 FAMIL Y-5 I 0.00 GROUP-( I C or more when paid together)-S5.00 / per person.

Send all Regist rations t o: Mr, Sam Bailie 2145 Colle Polm Tu cson, Ar izona 85710

Registratio ns shoul d be mailed by December 15 in orde r t o moke sure they arri ve prio r to clin ic time.

HOUSING Clinic headquar ters a r e the Flamingo Motor H ot el ; 1300 N. Sto ne

A v e. ; T ucson, Arizona. For all information concerning rates and f o r r oom reservations wr ite directly to Mr. Moe Abbasi , Manager. Be sure and let them k now that you are ottending the clinic in order to rece ive the special clinic rates.

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GYMNASTIC ~ PROFILE

GYMNASTIC PROFILE for ____________ ----:--_____ ---::-:--=----=-=-----=-=---:-:-:=-:-__ Fi rst name PLEASE PRI NT) (Last name,

Address

Date of Birth __ 1_1 __ School or Club Tel.

GYMNASTIC LEVEL Girl's Level = I + III + R - IV

Boy's Level = I + II + R - IV

First Evoluation ____ _ Second Evaluation _____ T hird Evaluation

I. (Boys and Girls) A Moment. Handst'd (3) ____ B. Skip Step (3) ___ C. Backbend (3) __ _

D. Bk . Hip Circle (3) E. Headstand (3) ___ F. Rolls (3) G. Handspring for . (4) __

H. Cart. (4) ___ I. Kip Movement (4) .J . Pullover L.B. (4) K. Lo Kip P-Bar (5) __

L. Back Handsp'g (6) M. Cast to stand (6) N . Fr . Somey (7) O. Fr. Handsp'g

Layou t (7) P. Round-off, Flip, Somey (8) __ _

II. (Boys) A .Achieve Support on Rings (5) B. Kip Hi Bar (5) C. Squat Vault L.H. (5)

D. 6 Cont. Leg Cuts S.H . (5) E.Swing with hand support P-Bor (5) F. Fr . Scis-

sors R. & L. S.H. (6) G. Handst'd P-Bars (6) H . Dislocote R. (6) I. Front Gian,t

HB (7) ___ J. Two Cont. Circles S.H . (7) ____ K. Stiff-Stiff Press (7) _ _ _ L. Vault (FIG Val-

ue) __ _

III. (Girls) A Mill Circle (4) ___ B. Back Roll B. (5) ___ C. Scale B. (5) __ _ D. Bk. Walkover

(5) __ E. Squat Vault (5) ___ _ F. Ft. Walkover (6) ___ G. Handstand Lo P- Bor (6) __ _

H. Wrap Around UPB (6) I. Dislocate UPB (6) __ _ I. Dislocate UPB (7) J. Glide

Kip (8) K. Vault (FIG Value) __ _

R. (Routines) Each routine must consist of a mount, 5 movements and a di smount; should be done with good form and show elements of good composition and combination of movements . May include more than 5 movements if it will add to the routine and in no way affect continuity. Each routine thus completed will have a value of 10 points .for the eva luation regardless of difficu lty. (Add 5 points for each B part and 10 points fo r each C part.)

Boys R ___ HB ___ PB ___ SH ___ . FX

Girls B ___ UPB ___ FX _ _ _

IV. (Weaknesses) If any of the following weaknesses are checked, every effort should be made by the boy or girl to continually check them and eleminate them through dail y practice of exercises designed to overcome them.

SUPPLENESS A Backbend (-4) B. Gleno-Humeral (-3)

C. Hamstrings (-5) D. Splits (-4)

STRENGTH E. Abdominal (-5) F. Arm Support (-5)

G. Arm Flex (-5) H. Exp los iveness (-5)

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by A. BRUCE FREDERICK 2125 ARMOUR DRIVE WILMINGTON B, DELAWARE

THE GYMNASTIC EVALUATION

What are the needs of yo ur gymnasts? In planning for your class sess ions are you sure yo u know which specific gymnasti c areas yo u should emphasize ·? How do you measure In·ogress? What is a beginner, an int ermediate or an advanced performer ? I-l ave yo u ever had a secret yen to di splay the ev idence of progress before yo ur s tu· den ts, parents or club board ? Have yo u in deed ever said, " Boy, if I on ly had some ~ilO ~,i es of thi s group when they were start ­in g

The need for evaluation is a continuing one for the excellent program of gymnas­ti c in struction. Unfor tunately, we cannot re ly wholl y on our minds to do this. The ex­perienced instructor can certainly indica te di rec tions; he knows where he is and where he is go ing. Yet, with a ll of his ability to foc us subj ecti vely on his work , he will often omit some very important elements of instruction.

The u3e of a GYM NASTIC PROFILE will help the good instructor to become even more acut ely aware of the needs and pro­gress of hi s classes. The profile suggested here can be rev ised to meet local require­ment s. Certain items may be added or de· leted, va lues assigned may be changed or yo u mi ght decide upon another coding sys­tcm. The point is that yo u should use some too l which is simil ar if not the exact du­pli ca te of the prototype sugges ted here.

The profil e contain s five major areas: 1. Roman N umeral I- Basic gymnastic

skill s for both sexes 2. Roman Nun)eral II- Gymnastic skill s

es pec iall y masculin e in nature 3. Roman Numeral III- Gymnastic skill s

found in the modern girl's program. 4. Ii. (Houtines) - A place to record each

s tudent's progress with respect to a co m ple ted gymnasti c routine· in any of the several events for boys and girl s.

5. Roman N umeral IV- Individual weak­nesses

Th e cod ing system used in the prototype is rela ti ve ly simpl e. After each of the ma­j or a reas indi cated by Roman numeral s I·IV, the reader wi ll find each item li sted coded alphabeti cally. Each of the items has a l"o been graded subj ec tively and thi s value will be found in the parentheses following each it em. For exampl e, U-F is found to bc ,In it em particularly suit ed for boys; it is the front sc issors done in both direction;; on t he s ide horse and has been given a va lu e of s ix. The " R" or routine phase of the evaluation is explained on the pro· fil e.

Thert- is a spec ial rectangular area near the top of the shee t in which the reader will find a formula for both boys and girls. The formula represent s the s imple arith­meti c tota l of a ll points and space is pro­vided to record the number and date for three se lla rate evaluations. It is also sug-

!tested' that · a competitive or exhibition· rec:­~ rd for each stud ent be placed on the re­ve rse s ide of the shee t.

The remainder of our discuss ion will be s pec i fica lly related to po ints for certain indi vidual items contain ed in the record. Pl ease remember that the assigned value for each item is only given for a near perfect performal1.ce. F or an it em valued a t five points, only two might be g iven for an inferior performance. Zero is as­signed when the·re is little or no attempt to comple te an item . UNDER NO CIRCUM­STANCES SHOULD THE PROFILE BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGN­I NG A LETTER GRADE (A, B, C, D, Fai l etc.). TO DO SO WOULD BE A GROSS MIS USE OF THE EVALUATIVE TECH JIQUE. Roman Num.eral I A. For full value, both legs are stretched

and together momentarily and legs are lowered with contro!'

B. The skip step is one which is used prior to a maj orit y of tumbling ele­ments. (Ex. handsprings, round-off, aeri­a l walkovers e tc.) For full value the step should be performed quickly, surely and with ag ility.

C. P erformed without help for full value D. P erform ed with a stretched body to a

controll ed fron t support for full value. F. Both a forward and a backward roll

must be performed skillfully for full value.

H . Ca rtwheel- Attention to performance sideward in a straight line.

1. From silt in g position roll backward and ex tend body as though a ttempting the back extension roll. (The head does not ge t off the floor.) With a sudden motion bend the hips to a trampoline back drop pos ition and once again ex­tend fully. (See Fig. 1)

./. Front support position must be held for full value.

K. Probably the easiest kip to do on ap­paratus. (See Fig. 2)

L. Stretched position with bouncing action when hands hit mat for full value.

M. Performer definitely shows a shift of weight forward. (See Fig. 3)

N. Front somersault- Controlled landing without usin g hands for full value.

R oman Numeral II A. P erformer may ge t up any way he

chooses. B. No muscle up action for full value. E. Legs are maintain ed stretched with en­

tire , body above level of the bars on forward and backward swings.

H. For· full value, thi s item is performed without jerky or extreme bouncing move-·

J ll.p nt .

Fig. 1 From a sitting position (1). extend legs to position (3) which is shaded pass ing through . position (2) . In a quick motion, hips are flexed to (2) and a kipping ac­tion is performed fa or through (3) to a variety of final positions.

Fig. 2 From a stand between the P-Bars (1l, !lump with immediate hip flexi on ca~s­ing a swing in a piked position (2). ""I the end of the back swing, kip to upper arm support (3).

Fig . 3 From a front support on the bar ( 1). slightly ftex the hips (2) and cast tegs backward (3). As weight is shifted f or ­ward (shaded figure ) hips are lifted en­abling the performer to come t o a stond on the bar. (4)

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Fig. 4 From a standing position, arms stretched overhead , attempt to move the stretched orms rearward in a simple test of flex­ib ilit y in the shoulder ioint. (G leno-humeral ) F;g. 6

Fig . 5 The Burpee Test. From a stand, move to squat stand ( 1), immedia tely extend legs rear ­ward to front support pos itior> (2) then back to squat stand (3) and finall y t o a stand (4 ). Observer usually records the number of completed cyc les in 10 seconds. H owever tor our purposes of support st rength, stort in position (1) and si mpl y extend and flex the knees as many t imes as poss ible. If the performer has trouble comp leting 15 o f these, he should work on support strength exercises.

Fig . 6 The Jump. and " Reach Test of Exp losive Power. Fac ing a wall as shown, stretch up on toes markIng the highest level possib le with the fi ngertips. Crouch down foll ow ing this and jump a nd reach attempting to touch the wall at a higher point than the original mark. If the difference in heights is less than 10 inches, this indicates that exp los ive power m~y be weak.

K. Strai .,. h t arm strai"h t leg press to a co ntr~lI ed ha:ld stand.

Roman Numeral III C. Any sca le where head is in front of body. E. Vau lt done over s id e horse. C. H andsla lld must be controlled for full

ra lue. 1-1 . Frum long hang initia ted by a cas tin g

Ill ovcmenl. back hip circ le on lower bar to controlled front support for full value.

NOlll an NU llleral IV The it ems suggesLed under thi s heading

have neo'a li ve values which indica te weak· nesseS uf the st ude nts. Each item may l;e Il'"tl'll in a number of ways but for our pu rpuses he re tes ts are sugges ted which a re fa irly reliable in the gymnastic pro· !.!ralll. 7\. From back lying position, can s tudent

lift body from floor so that head is clear and the resultant position of the back is a supple one? (Nole : Weak a rms may prevent accomplishmen t of des ired posi· t ion and thi s should be noted under strength .)

B. See diagram . (See Fig. 4) C. \Vith legs stra ight an d stretched, can

student bend at the hips and touch the flour "l .\lus t be performed slowly rathe r than with jerky motion.

D. Forward and backwa rd s plit s att empted. Is one ,; id e bett er than the othe r ? H ow far down?

E. F rom s itting position, knees fl excd , hands back of head , lower back ,; low ly to fl oo r. (C url down) Is there a suddcn drop approximat ely half \ray down "

F. Usc th e Jlush up or Burpee. The la tt er is abo a tes t of coordination. (See Fig.

SI C. Chins 11. Th e ju mp reach

I See Fig. 6) tes t or kippin g action.

co mc up with the following data on the sugges ted prototype for a GYl\I ASTlC PROFILE.

1. Th e lowes't poss ible score for both boys an d g irl s is - 36.

2. Highest possible scores : A. 130Y5- 347 B. Cirls- 260

3. Our ex peri ence indica tes that the fol· lowin g levels are indicated by certain

scores on the profile. A. Low Beginner- Will have a minus

score. No previous gy mnasti c ex peri· ence. This in cl ud es boys and g irls.

B. Beginner I Has had a basic course) --Fr~m ze ro to 24 points.

C. .Int e rmediat es-Scores may range from 50·100. If there is a very wide range, the ins tructor llIay break a group down into Low lntermediates a t Ih e lower end of the sca le and Low Advanced at the higher end.

D . .. \d \"a nced- Scores of 125 or more. Yo u may wish to es tab li ;; h a 100 cluh or a 200 Club and make a special awa rd fur such a g roup. The instruc· tur , llU uld abo we igh the poss ibility of an award for rais in g any score 50 points.

A New Ull plicating Technique is Introduced Should any of ou r read ers be int eres ted

in th e mass duplica tion of the GY.\I NASTl C PROF I LE, thi s might now very eas ily be acco lliplished by a new process int roduced hy i\. B. Di ck . Your local authorized A. B. Dick di stributor wi ll show yo u how mimeo· g raph masle r unit s can now be made elec· Irunica ll y on one of the ir new machines. Since Ihis machine cos ts in excess of S1.000. it is not Ihc type of thing that you " ru~ down to your corn er story to bu y. On the olhe r ha nd , Ihe A. B. Dick peo ple will make a maste r for yo u of anythin g yo u may want tll rcproduce for as little as S3.00 a master. For Ihe firs t lime yo u will be abl e to reo prod uce thin gs on a mimeograph machine wh ich in the past were imposs ible. Pas te· ups. photographs and other innova tions are now on the li st of thin gs whi ch llIight be reproduced by th e :\Iimeo process in yo ur local school. A t leas t one Delaware schonl has purchased a machine. Should yo u be un­abl e to loca te thi s ser vice in yo ur a rea, wril e l\Ir. Win ston E. Cleland . 415 ~[ark e l St. , Wilmington, Del. l\Ir. Cleland is an auth ori zed representa ti ve of the A. B. Di ck COlllpa ny. Some material s for a recent a­tiona l Gymnasti c Clinic at ]\[ichigan Stat e Un ive rs it y we re reproduced in this man· net' to the delight of all who were the re to rece ive th en; . (More on the Na tional S Ulllmer Cl inic in the nex t l\I.G.)

2ND NA TlO NA L INSTITUTE We have lea rned from Dr. Thelma Bishop

of .\lichigan S tat e niversity that the Sec· ond Na tion al lns titut e on C irl 's S port s will convene in Sept ember of 1965 at the Kell ogg Center on :\Ii chigan State nive r· sity's ca mpus. \Ve take note Ih at the re will aga in be a spec ial emphasis g iven to gy lll ~

nast ics and more advanced techniques a re planned . Int eres ted part ies Ili ay conlacl Dr. Bishup c/ o De pt. of Phys ica l Ecl uca tion for Wo men, .\f.S.U. Three Iliure ed itiuns o f the In s tilul e J uurnal are to he Jlub l i ~h ed ac· cu rdin g to Dr. l3i shop. She is ImplenlL'n ta· lion Chairman fur th e lnstitul e.

HlG H VALDEZ A g irl competing in the Nationa l Turn er

'\[ce t thi s pas t Jun e wa5 l)bse rved wur k· in g in and our of a Valdez on the Hi gh Bar of I he nevens.

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we ha,"e ad ded up so me tim e and trouble, approp riate fi gures to " VA L 1) E. Z " ON UN E.Vr=.NS

BOOK REVIEW

Ele m entary GYlIl nastic A p paratu s

Skills lIIus trated

by H a rold J. Frey and Charles J. K een ey The R onald Press Co., 15 E. 26th S t. ,

New York 10, N.Y. Price- S4.50 This new book from R onald Press fit s

into the current gy mnas ti c series from this suurce.

Du n ot le t the word " el em entary," mislead yu u. This boo k is no t intended for the ele· mentary scholas ti c level l Gra des 1·6) but rather should be interpre ted to m ean n ovice gy mnast ics at the J r. Hi gh Sch oo l or High Schoo l l evel.

The bou k is writt en w ith the po tenti a l cum pe t it o r in mind with e ach sec tion di · rected towards a nov ice r outine in the fo ur Ol ympic a ppara tus events. Free exerc ise a nd va ultin g a re therefure n ot included .

We wu ul d like to have seen a be tt e r de· velupme nt uf a very s ig ni ficant s ta tement which . a ppea rs in a n ea rl y chapt er. The a u· th a I'S s ta te, '" .It is no lunge r imperati ve tha t the ins truc tor perfor m the ac tua l de mon· ~ Ira li o ll ~ '" F u r too 101H! a l im E' n ow o ur cull eges have a d upt ed the performa nce ap· p roac h a nd ha ve n eglec ted t o re la te to their future teachers the me thod ology n ecessary tu make th e m competent in thi s area. K now· ledge and me thodology a re al wa ys to be pre· ferred to perfo rm ance w he n it com es to und ergraduat e prep a ra ti on o f potenti a l phy· s ical educat or s.

This beg inner 's guide to compe titi ve ap · pa ra tu s gy mna sti cs fur boys has been writt en il y two highl y r es pec ted Ca lifornia coaches, hence the competiti ve a pproach. F or the schulas ti c e lem ent ar y level we wo uld r ec· ummend anoth er Rona ld Press publication . .. GYII/ nastic Apparatns Exe rcises ior Girls. The la tt e r is equa ll y good fo r ~ Ie · ment ary schoo l Boy's gymnas ti cs a s w ell.

A. B. Frederi ck

G Y/Il. n{/stics for Women by Blan ch Drury a nd A ndrea lVl olna r

T he Na ti una l Press, P a lo Alt o, Cali fo rnia Price-$3.00

R es pondin g to the ca ll o f the ir Jll any fe· ma le co ll eag ues in th e ph ys ica l education fiel d , a form er Ol ympic l'vl ed ali s t a nd a pa r-ti c ipant a t th e fir s t Na ti on al Ins titut e o n G irl 's S port s have combined the ir t a lent s to produce a comple te gy mn astic work for wo m en.

No t sa ti s fi ed w ith simpl y cover in g the fu ur O lympi c even ts, these la di es h ave ex· pa nd ed th t' ir text tu include the foll owin g a rea s :

1. Warm·up an d Cund itionin g 2 . Dan ce fo r Gymnas ts ( Illus tra ted ball e t

te rm inology ) 3 . Rh ythmi c Gy mna sti cs

a . Ba ll work b. C lu b wo rk ( Ind ia n Clu bsl c . Rope Jum p ing d. Rela ted ro pe work inch"lin g: ro pe

climbing e . H oops f. Wands

4. Gymn asti c Com pe titi ve Event s a. Ba lance Beam b. Free Exer c ise c. U neven Parall e l Bars d . Va ulting c. Tram poline f. Tumbling

;) . Gym na sti c A dministra ti un a . C urri cu lum Des ign b. De monstra tion s c. Gy mnas ti c M ee ts

The book i" well illus tra ted in e ve ry r eo s pec t. The reader will find at leas t on e ill us tr a ti un fu r every m ove ment (,,"sc ribed . Pa t ri c ia TllO lll son is the illus trato r. It is t' n c(J ura g ill ~ tu n u te the gymnas ti c con oec l­ness uf these illustrat ions.

GYII/nastics fo r WOII/en is very reasona bly p r iced and is th e fir s t book we h ave seen whi ch is to ta ll y due to the effo rt s of U.S . wo men w ho a rt-' pr umin ent re presen tati ves o f th e ir s pec ia lt y. This buo k a de qua tely ma rk " the true beg in nin g o f feminin e gym· nas ti c leade rship in the Unit ed S ta tes . We ""' ri olls ly doubt tha t thi s Jlarticul a r tex t ('u ul d have been w ritt en b y a m an.

A. Bruce Frede ri ck

II NEff! fJ A.'l1I)IILET ON BEA .lI WORK H c il'n Sjur;cn has recen tly complet ed a

monug rap h on ba la nce bea m. Th e bea m pamp hl e t is the second in a se ri es of prac· t ieal coachin g ma te ri a ls to be p resent ed to th e gy mna sti c field .

Each of these pamphl e ts may be obt a in ed from the a uthor for 81.00 a CO JlY. The orig· in a l pa m phle t is on eve n pa ra ll el hal'S. l-l " len S jursen 46 P opla r Place F a n wood , N .J.

THE RESEARH AND PROFESSIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

N9tional Association of Gymnastic Coaches (N.A.C.G .C.) and National Gymnastic Clinic

Chairman: Dr. Hartley Pri ce, Florida State Un i­versi ty, Ta ll ahassee, Fl o ri da Announcement: The f o llow ing f ive awards w i ll be o ff ered t h is yea r a t the West e rn a nd Eastern Gymnastic Cl in ics. Gymnastic Research Awards for: (1964-65) at the National Gymnastic Clin ic at Sa rasota, ·Fl o r ­ida. I. The Eastern Ho no r Research Awa rds o f the

N.A. C. G.C. . (Nat iona l Assoc iot ion o f allege Gymnastic Cooches) t wo awards a t S I 00 .00 cash. (Pres. Bi ll Mea de, Gymnastic Coach­Illinois Southern Univer si t y, Ca rbondale, Ill i-nois. ) .

2. The C.H. McC loy Honor Research Awa rd o f the National Gymnasti c Clinic-$ I OO.OO . (Prsident , Frank Cumiskey, RFD Westwood , Rockleigh , New J e rsey)

At the Gymnastic Clinic at Tucson, Ar izona I The Western Honor Resea rch Award o f the

NAC.G .C.-S I 00.00. 2. The GYM MASTE R COM PANY Research

Grant-$200.00.

CRITERION OF COMMITTEE : The committee wi shes to stress that s tud ies that benefit a large group rother than Q small group will be fa vo red.

PROCEDURE OF CANDIDATES: Candidates cannot submit their outlines to both clinics. A c ho ice mus t be mad e. I. A prospectus of the problem mus t be sub­

mitted by November 15. o. Studies fo r consideration fo r the Honor

Research Awa rds of the National Gymnas­tics Clin ic o r the N.A.C.G .C. (Nati onal Association of Gymnastic Coaches ). East ­ern Awards must be submitted to D r . Hartley Pr ice, Florida State University , by Novembe r 15. The prospectus wi ll then b e passed on to t he sub-committee of the Research Award Committee in ord er t o decide the winning candidates. It will facil itate matter s if seve rol cop­ies o f the prospectus are sent t o me.

b. Studies fo r conside ra tion fo r the N.A. C. G.C. , Western Honor Resea rch Awa rd and the GYM MASTE R Com pany Awa rd at Tucson , Arizona must be sub­mi t t e d t o Dr. Fred Roby, University o f Arizon a.

2 . Th e Prospectus of th e Res earch: a. The candidates shou ld incl ud e th e fol­

lowing points in their prospectus: (I) Out line the p roblem (2 ) State the hypothese (3 ) Ind icate the m e thods t o be used (4 ) Report the bibliog raph y that was used in approaching the prb lome (5) Justify the research

b. The deadline for the prospec tus fo r this year ' s awar d wi l l be N ovember 15.

c. Indicate the progress that has b een mad e up-to-date on the research .

d. The members o f the sub -comm ittee will decide what candidate wi ll receive the award a f ter stud y ing t he p rospect i . The re ­f ore , the prospecti shoul d b e v ery com­plete.

J. A repo rt of th e winners o f all awards w i ll be made at the N .A. C. G.C. An nual Meet ­ing a t the N. C. A .A. Gym nasti c Champion ­

ships at Ca rbond ale , Ill ino is , on Ma rch 26, 1965 .

THE GYMNAST " GLENWOOD" T HE PARK SIDCUP, KEN T ENGLAND

BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS RECORDS

P. O. Box 64334, los Angeles, California 90064

HORIZONTAL BAR

From front support FREE HlPCIRCLE BACKWARD to hand-stand.

This is a basic exercise-element on Horizontal Bar, yet its use is frequent in the combination of most advanced exercises. Man y gymnasts lea rn it with an easy natural sense of technique, but a lso man y-even adva.nced gymnasts - show disturbing difficulty to develop a reliable FREE HIPClR CLE.- Tn general it can be sa id that those who in their basic training lea rned a swinging technique with em­phasis on the mobility o f the spinal column and the hip j oints ("Piking Technique" 1 will be at a great advantage, compa red to thoce who were not discouraged to approach

. gymnastics with an orthodox strength technique with ri gid body-extension ("Arching Technique"l. HINTS: 1.1 from free support ( Fig. A. No.1 ) all ow slow descent by maintaining the shoulders in front of the bar's ver tica l proj ection, and descend with the hip leading the motion.

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2.) When the legs during their descent pass the bar's horizontal projection develop " pike" and forcefull y keep · the abdomen awa y fr om the bar while the legs pass under the bar ( Fig. A. No. 2-3. )- At this point the replacement of the Center of Gra vity behind the support is complete. The Hip·Circie must begin with utmost rapidity, allowing the shoulders to rush under the bar. It is important to note tha t until the shoulders emerge on the other side (above the bar's h orizontal projection) the " pike" must be main- . tained. Therefore the head should not be thrown backward becam:e it would force the coordination of the hip-j oint to premature extension (all ef the body would fall back be­fore reaching at least a vertical position ) .

;1. ) The knees must be maintained in close proximity to the ba r until the shoulders in their circular path start to move upward again (Fig. A. No . 5). From here on the legs g radually move upward , away from the bar with the but­tock leading the motion (No complete hip-extension yet.)

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Helpful hints by "Jim" farkas. Instructor 0/ Physical Education, 0/ Th'e Milwaukee Turners. t / / _

4.) .Hip-e~tension (and q)inciding head elevation) can. b~ .emphasized only after' the hands have rotated from sus­pension to support position (Fig. A. No. 6-7.) and the shoulder has emerged above the bar's horizontal projection.

PREREQUISITES for Learning:

On Horizontal Bar : High Under-swing dismount from free front support; Hip-circle backword;

On Fl oor: From head-stand (with bent hip), hip-exten­sion (kip movement) and press to hand-stand.

After at least the preceding 3 prerequisites were secu~ed, the most important compenent to learn is the rotation of the hands on the bar and the following immediate arm-extension. Thi s can be best learned on a low (fa~e high) horizontal bar (Fig . B. ): 1.l With the sWinging of one leg start lightning-fast hip-pull-

overs around the bor (Fi g. B. No. 1-2.) trying to get above the bor with both legs and hip, then switch the wrists to sup­port before grav itation would start pulling the belly to the bar.

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stand (Fig . B. No. 3-4.)-Jump off to restort (Fig . B. No. S.l.

SPOTTING : Passive: Early extension is the only dangerous action which brings a gymnast so i ling dcwn again, but with the wrong grip. The body must be stopped by the spotter before it reaches the vertical projecti on of the bar. (or better: train the gymnast to turn out arid jump off)

Active: At the beginning phose (on low bod active spotting not only prevents falls but also speeds up the learning process itself.

By forcefully guid ing the shoulders upward from below until the rotation of the wrists is completed (Fig. B. No. 3.) the spot­ter helps to perceive strange speeds, .m otions, positions; secur­ing the transfer from one known element-through an unknown­to an othe r known element, c : mbining the ports into one larger and new motion-sensation. From support to hand-stand the spot­ter can s'-lpplement the arm strength of the perfo rmer by gi v­ing on upward thrust en the gymnast's shoulder; at the same time supporting him to prevent a fall -back from early extension (Fig . B. No. 4.l.

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Jess Robinson

Hil II' uf ten have yo u seen a trampolin e in a Ill uv ie or on t e l ev i s i o n '~ 0[[ hand we ca n reca ll tranlJ)(j li nes in the movies "Move Over Darl inl!," " _\I ad , _\'lad , _\'lad World" and " Fr" m Hu "s ia With Love" ; on telev i­"iun on "C reatl'st Show on Earth' 'and "Tilt' Cd <; ulli "a n Show'" and in commer­.. ia l" advel~li " inl! ,dlir ts ~nd Iwa nut hutte r. Cll ll ~ id (' ril1 g: huw Illan y trampolin es arc used in l1l(J v it ':3 and o il TV it i s !3 urpri ~ ing.: how few arc actually seen,

Ont' uf t 1.1l' must inte restin g ph ases of the tramp"line bu"inc,,,' he re in the film ca pi ­(01 of th (· world i:- workin g with studios and ~ itlnt Ill e ll . They are continu all y u :- in ~ ' I,.. .. ia l d f,'c t, tha t require use o f tram-1'"lill('" a nd I!y nl t ramps, They refer to gym Iramp" as " !t-ap,>r'" ""ca use they use Ihelll tn It'lI p onlo hor:-;.(':-,. uve r wa ll s . through win · 110\\' :-: . de. I t i::: CO llllll Un tu conceal th em in d r ll lll-- for d a nl' l'r~ 10 jump onto in Jllusica i " Ilt'l'tuc ul ar", T hl'Y a lso li se th em in uni qu e ",a)" such a" in ' '[Iuhber'' where th ey built a "mall narrow trampoline int o thc bas­kt'llJ:l II flnol ' " players co uld jump up "'Tr t he basket.

Frank S ina tra and hi s " Clan" had a tram ­poiin( ' 011 ~t' t for a m onth shoo tin g ~ till pi ctu rf'" tn publi cize the ir p icture "Sergeant "

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Stunt man Ronnie Rande ll in action scenes fr om the Universal film " Shenandoah",

3 ."' Pi c ture~ hf' re :,how th elll play ing a crazy gan.H~ of cow boys and in dians.

Stuntmen oflt' n ha ve favo ri te ~ tllnt s tht" lik e to do with thi s equipnH'nt. Alan Pinso l~, for exa mpl e, i" an excl' ll "nt sword fi,,: ht c r a nd l!" lwrally uses a gym tramp to leap ovp r ob~ t a c l (,5 durjn g :-wo rd I ights.

Lom e J anes, al so a top man in the b usi­Il l' ~~ , lbe:::: uur j\u ~ trHl!an lrampoJine to alla in ~rea t h l' i ~ ht ~ and to j um p long: d is­tan,..-,;, II wa, Lom e who di d the exce llcpt trampolin ~ work a t poul s id t' in " ],love Over Ihrlin l!" and later in the pi ct ure did a fan l a~ tj c ~ lIllll'r S alllt over Ollri :3 Day':, head landinl! in a small "ha ll ow pool of water , Hf' did a " illl ili ar j ump from the Au s" ie int o th e anll~ of a :-:tatlll' jn ·· \I ad. l\fad. _\Iad World ,"

Ronni e l{ ond l' lI wai' ('h e fir s t "tunt Illan to he blown lip It I' an explo, ion,,{'ia t,he gy \ll Ira lllp, Thi" unlw li eva hl e pi ctul'e here shows Ronni e as yo u will see him on the screen in S hena ndoa h, a LJnil'l' r"a l Internati onal pi c­turt-', In thi s IlIov il ' Bonnie nin s dow n a hill wi th a rlll ,; filII I) f allllllun iti on an:d di s, appt'a"!'s hl'liind a eannu n, A t th 'is jloin t he turn " a It a rany lof "o rt s ' o ff the gY"1 tramp and a t Ih a l prcc i ~e moment explo­s i,'"" arc "e t o ff. It app,'a'rs th at he has heen blo\\'n up, j\ v(, ry illlpre"s ivc stunt 10

"ay t he leas t. In wn rkill t! wilh sllIdi o!3 Olle ca n not help

but 1Jl' awt:d by the trouble and eo:; t re , '1l1il"<' <1 tn gt,' t a des ircd shot. In " \Yhat A Way To Co" Itobert j\ l it chulII wa~ , upposed tn ' have IWl' n kic ked throu gh a wal l of a It a rn It y a hull , !\ dUlIIlII Y was II St 'd in the ori !! in a l "hot llllt it wa s dec id ed it wo uld lu,,'k Iwlt tT to ,.l' nd a lII an th ro ul! h ,th e wa ll. So tIlt' \' bui lt a barn of balsa wlIod an d

ca ll ed Lorn e .J anes, Lom e used the Auss ie Iru lll jJcdinl' and a~ kl'd me along a~ consult · ant. On tilt' fir :; t a tt t'llIpt he llIade it thro ul! h tht , wa ll but jll"t barely , The nt'xt tilli e, IU),,"l'Vl·' 1". hl' a tt ain ed tre lllendnu!' h t' i ~ hl. janlllll 'd hi s fi:; t:; thr"ugh th .. wa ll on tak .. /Iff a lld "a il ,'d llIore than 20 fe et before land­in g, eMI uf buildin l! th e ham , cu nlt'ra (T (' W~ . Lll rn (' ~ ell' .. l11u ~ l have be{"1l sevp ral ,h l1 l1:-:and d() ll ar~, :\ :-: Ilea l' a5 w(> can fi!!ure tlll' Y lIIu s t not have ha d till' cn rr cc t Cat;, e ra a ll ~,.d t' l)t-'rHu:'I ' when you Set=' t ll(, pi ct ure yo u will "cc 11 dllllllll Y be ing pull ed through the wa ll.

\X ' hi .. h a ll l'"l'S to proye that when it colllt" to acti on ill ~ pec i al effec ts th e tralll -1",J in e is ve ry effective,

UNUSUA L STUNT OR WILD RO UTI NE 2"/1 back sOlll ersault ( triple back to s tOIll ­

ach I fir" t perform ed in 1962 by Delvin Du _\ lcy in l3urbank on a 6 x 12 ' nyl on we b bed, S tr',' l' Lnllt'r performs thi s stunt a nd claim s he ,. po ts forwa rd on the doub le ba ck a nd then j lI ~ t does a :~ back, Delvin and Da nny :\ Iilltll an have bot h sw unl! out of th i" tri ck with a Ir iple cody,

RECO RD OF THE ~IO ' TH ~o Frollt ,onwr,a uli s I feet to fee t ) per ,

fo n1ll 'd by Frank Schmit z at Ihe Tucson Cli n ic las t December,

Any News? .'-'t· llel ,Ilt '\\'" /If illlt'n ',-1 to Ir alll plllini ~ ' :-­

I" ,Il'''' j{ ob il""'", "/0 Tralllpolinl' Inc , ~20 , \\ 't" t \l a,~ I\I>li a Hhd .. Hllrbank, Calif.

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Dea'r Mr. Shurlock: This is the first time I have ever written

YO ll , but I find it necessary because I need some information. I would appreciate it very much if yo u could find the time to an­swer my letter. A few words about myself. At the present time I am a post-graduate a t the Moscow Institute of Physical Cul­ture and Sport and I am very interes ted in the development of Gymnastics through­out the world and in the U.s.A. in particu­la r. By the way I've seen yo u in Moscow in 1958 and 1961. P erhaps you r emember me too because I was in the team of the USSR in 1961.

I wanted to make acquaintance with you then but the trouble was that I couldn 't speak English and that's why I only asked yo u for an autograph, which you kindly gave me. Now know English enough to write this letter to you. I am a constant reader of your excellent "The Modern Gym­nast". This is the most interesting and use­ful magazine I have ever seen in my life. Congratula tions and -best wishes to Mr. Glenn Sundby! I also enj oy your a rticles "Q ueslions and POinters". These a rticles show yo u 10 be a good spec ia list in Gym­nas ti cs. As. Gymnasti cs is a common and favor ite th inp: for us, le t's exchange some useful id p3., litc ra ture, books, magazines and elc . in ord er to know more about Gym­nas lics. If yo u have no objections I'll he p: lad 10 cOlTPspond with yo u. A nd for the beg innin p: will yo u be so kind as to send me Ih O! b60k hy IvI r. Takemoto abou t the men 's gym nas lics and some new copies of "The Mo(: rn Gym.nast" .

S in ce rely yours, Sabirov Yuri , Moscow, USSR

P.S. Mr. Shurl ock, after read ing "The IvIod­ern Gymn ast" (May-June 1964) I have not iced some mistakes in the inl erpretation of Ihe F IG rul es, especia lly it concerns I he side horse . Yo u as a gymnast who does so well on the s id e horse and can win the Ol ympic medal, must know the FIG rules propcrl y. In my nex l letter I'll explain th e diffe renct's and mistakes to yo u.

Dear Yuri: I t was a pleasnre to receive YOlir letter

and I appreciate th e opportnnity to cor­respond with a / ellow gymnast and instruc· tor from the USS R.

I 'have conveyed ),our appreciation o.f the Morlern Gymnast to Mr. Sundby and will sllPply yon with some later edition s of Th e Modern Gym nast.

I contacted Mr. Frank Endo who has the illlport rights on Japanese gymnastic liter­atllre in the USA. From hilll )'0 11 will re­cl'i ve Mr. Takemot.o's book on all arol/.nd

-gYlllnastics. We have jlist recen tly rece ived th e raised and corrected FIG mles. Thank

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YOli fo r yonr o//I'r 10 explain Ih e incorrect interpretations presented in th e May-JlIn e edition.

I will leave it to YOll to seleci some USSR gymnastics book to send in retlim . Pre ­ferably one' that is well illllstrated since I do no( have YOllr e~'ce!lent ad vantage o.f speaking both Rll ss ian and English .

I hm;e jllst recently been appointed coach and tea.cher at one of th e iin est universities in the USA, Th e Univers it'y o.f Cali/ornia at Los Angeles (UC LA ). I am very happy about this appointment althoiLgh I will have to term inale my competitive career alter. the Olympic Gam es in Tokyo. .

Sincerely, Art Shurlock

P.S . Y Oll r English is pxcellent and no ex­rl/.ses are necessary in you r 1Vriting.

Pictu red below and at r ight a re my Olympic Team mates -perfo rming rou tines t hrough the lens o f the Graph-Check Cam­era. Below Sakamoto doing the scissors on the Side Horse, Rusty M itchell perform­ing strai ght body pullover to bock leve r pull-up t o Olympic Cross on the Rings. At right ; .Ron Borak doing on overbor bock ca t ch to a handstand . reg Weiss showing the compulso ry k ip half turn t o an upper arm hong catch and Lorry Bon­ner going int o high doubles f or hi s Floo r exercise routine.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC ASSN. WOMEN'S'DIVISION"

Dear Gymnast s & Coaches: A definite gymnastic program has been

scheduled for you by the S.CG.A. Exec. Com­mittee and now the success of ou r young Lady Gymnasts r ests entirely in you r hands, either as a gymnast, coach, judge or even a spectato r. A ll are equal ly important.

Let us work together in harmony and unison to promote and further the couse of Women ' s Gymnastics not only in our Southern California a rea but throughout t he United States as we l l. The association's program is gea red not only to the champion cal iber g ymnast but also to the overage closs participant

Sincerely, Bud Marquette

'UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FEDERATION WESTERN SECTION

Regions 1 and Regions 2 Girl's - Women's 1964 - 65 Schedule

Oct. Sth-7 :00 P.M .- "Demonstration Work­shop. " Lakewood High Schoo l, Lakewood, Calif.

OCT. 17th-l0:00 A .M.-Workshop Com­pulsory Routines. North Torrance High, Tor rance, Calif.

OCT. 17th-l :30 P.M . - "Demonstrati on Workshop". McLane High School , Fresno, Cal if.

NOV. 14th-10:00 A.M.-Age Group Meet . Campulsories on ly . North Torrance High Schoo l.

DEC. 5th-7 :30 P.M.-"Gymnastic Carousel" by the "Scats." Southern California Aero Team. Lakewod High Schoo l.

DEC . 12th-10:00 A.M.-Age Group Meet. Campulsories only. Corona Del Mar H igh School, Newport Beach , Ca lif.

DEC. 26th-Westearn Gymnastic Clinic. Tuc­son , Arizona. Sam Bail ie, Director.

JAN 16th-Age Group Development Meet. Optional Routines. 10 - 11 & 12 and 13 - 14 & 15. (Site to be announced.)

JAN. 23rd-1 :00 P.M.-Age Group Develop­ment Meet. 13 - 14 & 15 a~d 16 & above. Optiona l routines. Jordan High School , Lang Beach.

FEB. 6thl:00 P.M.-" AII Comers" Meet. Op­tilonal routines. Westminster High Schoo l. West­minster, Calif.

FEB. 20th-10 :OO A.M. - Southern California Championships. Compulsory and optional rou ­tines. 3 age groups. Corona Del Mar High, Newport Beach , Calif.

MARCH 13th-10:00 A .M.-California State Championships. Compulsory and optional. A ll age gorups. Sacramento State Co llege, Sacra­menta, Calif.

MARCH 20th-10 :00 A.M .-Region 2 Cham­pionships. Boys and g irl s. Berkeley, California

April 10th-Western Section Grand Champion­ships. Regions 1 and 2. Lakewood High Schoo l, Lakewood, .Calif.

APRIL 16th - 17th-U.S .G. F. Nationals. Da v id Lipscomb Co llege, Nashv ille, Tennessee.

APRIL 17th- Nev ada State Championships Reno, Nevada.

APRIL 30th - MAY Ist-(Tentativ e) Optiona. Routine Meet. Mt. Diab lo High Schoo l, Concord, Calif.

MAY 29th-S:00 P.M.-North - South Inv i­tational, Lang Beach State Co llege, Long Beach, Calif.

JUNE:-Local Associati on Activ ities. Awards, Banquets.

JULY 3rd-Nev ada Inv itational , Sparks Nev . JULY - AUG.-Summer Gym Champs. Vaca ­

ti on Please send dates and sites of your State

Championships t o Bud Marquette, 262 Coronado A v e., Long Beach; Calif. , if you have no t already d one so.

Highline Junior College, Seattle, Washington COMPETITIVE SCHEDULE

H igh Schoo l Age Junior High Age Dec. 5- Bcllcv ic Nov . 21-Sea hurst Jan. 30- 0 lympia Jan. 16-W immett Feb. 27- Botthe ll Feb. 13- Sunset March 27-Champ ianship Meet f o r Junior Lev el

of both Junio r High and Senior High optional routines.

TRAMPOLINES TRAMPOLINE, INC.

4207 W. MAGNOLIA BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

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SCORE?/I

il l' J eITY \'hight Sa n Francisco S tat e College

C alallder of Events: Nov . Is-Little T en developm ent All

, \ro und 15 div) Bernard H orwi ch Center \ 01' . 21 - Wes tern Open , San fran cisco S ta te College, 1 p.m. Dec. 5- Sacra mcnt o IIlI' itational , Sacrament u S ta te Co llege, 8 p.m.

Dec. ·I·S - Midwes t Open , !\'avy Pie r , C hi · caoo Dl~" ll - S an J use In vit at ional. San juse State Cu i lege, 8 p.m. .

D IU YOU K NOW T H AT: :\ ccurd in !! tu Ill os t o bse rvers the cal ibe r

"f " "lllllU;;li cs ill th e U.S . has improved t rClll enduu ,; ly in the past ·W years. But a I"ok at th e recurds does nut seem tu bea r thi ,; uut:

The f,dl uw in)! is a cU lllpar ison of th e [ ·.S. Ol ym pi c tea m a ll·aruund s tandin gs in th e 1\12·1· OI Ylupies with the U.S . tealll all· a ruund s tand in)!,; ill th e 1960 Rome OIYlu , pics :

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Larrv Banner j ack' Beckne r IJun Tunry :\ IJic Gruss fe ld Fred O rl uf~ k y Car O'() uinn

1960

1924

j' lace in AA 21st 25th 27th 36th if'hh 53rd

C rllllla st Place ill AA F;'ank Kriz 19th :\1 j'K hinl 31,; t .I uhn l'earson 37t h Frank Safa nda 41s t Curt I{ottlllan 42nd l{ud ,,1 ph i\ " vak 46 th

\\ 111' 11 YoU a dd th e total, all d obtain the a\'l'nl!!e "oU " c t: foi' 1960-- Tot al 206. an a't'. :Hth~ p l a ~(' . For 1924--'I'ota l 216 . a ve . 36 th p lace .

. \L\ R IT I.\I E GY'.I N '\ ST ICS

C1L\'. I P IONSH IPS

He ld a t th e Uni " ' r" it y of New Brun sw ick

In ,pi te u f a s to rm which held d uw n th e n lJllll",r of "'"l1p!'lit u r" tu a buut 100. the Lll in' r, it y III' !\I,·w IlruII " ,il'k s ucl'l'", full y h", It ·d th e .\ Ia rit illle c haJllpi un5hips Ull \Iarl'h 2 1. 1%1. alld. thanks largely to the ..rf" rt , " f Ji," Ho yle , Truill a ll Hirschfeld. alld .I "l'k Fu x. t h('y enj uyed th e ir fille s t (' tlllllwi iliuiI l'Vt'r.

I. .. adillg th e c" " lpeti t iun was J illl H uyle - -w inll l' r "I' th e .\ l ,,>'1 '" 'i' "k l' nillt o t rlJp hy a, th ,· "'II io r a ll "r"ulld chalJlpio n. a nd Do n

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Ll!!1e will lll' r uf the T akashi 0110 trophy as' the Junior a ll aro un d eha m pioll.

Other t rop hy w inne rs included: T yro buys team: Amhers t Novice boys tea lll: L. R. Hayter trophy

to SI. J ohn Y Junior buys team: Bo ri s Shaklin troph y

to U.N. B. Seni cl r '\[en'" tea lll : james H oyle truphy

to Calll p Gage tow n Gym club Gy ro g irl, tca lll : Amherst "A" !lest llIal e cl ub: J ose ph S ta lder Tro phy

ttl S I. J ohn Y I\'nv il 'l' boy, indi vidual a ll around: " Wil ­

li e " W e il e r tro phy to Dou g Nolan l. ad ies C lub Troph y: Amh erst

MEET RE SULTS MEN

All -Aro und: Hoyl e, J . (Halifax) ; Carlton, R. (e.G.G.G. ); Harrison, B. (e.G.G. G.); Raspbe rry, M. (e. G.G.G.). Free Exerc ise: 'Hoy le; Harri son' Carlton. Vaulting: Carlton; Hoyle; Harrison', Parallels: Hoyle; Carlton; Harrison. H igh Bar: Hoyle; Courtu r ier; Carlton. Side Horse: Hoy te' ~arrjson; Carlton. Ring s: H oy le, Carlton; Har: ri son.

WOMEN AII ·Around: Pa;coe, l. (Dartmouth); Ed­

monds , J. (S.S.H.S.); Kane, A. (e.G.G.e.) Free Exercise: Poscoe; Edmonds; Kane. Vault ing: Pascoe, Edmonds; Kane. Ba lance Beam : Ed­monds; Poscoe; Kane.

SECO N D ANNUAL

;\IO RTI-I E R N NEVADA G YM NASTlC

C I-I M lljJONSHlPS

A ftc r SOllI e pre linlin a ry diffi culti es th e 211d allnual No. Nevada S Ulllmer gymllastic ch alll Pionsh ips turned out tu be a pre tt y ~uod SUCCess.

S t rOllg r epreoentation was made by the S. J{. N. gy m club, the Berkeley Y., Vadas, a nd th e S acramen to T urners .

I>a ul Newlll an do minated the 15 and over 1lH-'1l:-- g roup with v i c.: l o ry'~ in th e all around , tlllllblin)! . Ion )! horse. rin g~, parallel bars and fr ee ne rci, c. Oth er w inn e rs incl uded Ray Had ley on the side horse, and Bo b iJunnin !! on th e Hi " h Ba r

In th'~ 12·14 Boy~ grou/; H O\\'a rd Hardie of Ul'I'k e ie y had 9 uncont es ted fir s t place" .

I n the 11 and under boys g roup Ro bbie j\l e Larin , S tt' ,·e Be rg land a nd Bo b Hart ;; han'd the honor". Robbie wo n the sid e ho r,l', parall e l,;. anrl rin g:;; S teve wo n the free cxe n.:i~l'. and was rUBn e r lip 011 par· allcls and trampolin e; a nd Bo b lIart won th e t Ulllb lin ~ and w a, runner up on the rin )!::' . C ra ig Notll' r hrok e up the monopoly by cap turin g Ihe tra mpo lin c evcnl.

In the ., irl , 15 and ove r )!J'O up Fn·de Hill and C ind y J OIl l'S shared the s po tli g h t w ith

S.R.N. Gym Club

I,' n ·de winning the all·around, tumblin g and ba lance beam', and C ind y winning the Free f'Xl' I" Ci 5f', va ultin g , and un e vens, and was runn er up in the all·around.

Kare n Ga lloway led -the cl)mpetitors in th e )! ir b 11 -14· g rou p by w inning the a ll · a ro uncl . tumblin)!:. ba'lance beam. un evens. a nd free ('x e reise , and placed sccond to Ruth W,·, tall on th e s id e ho rse va ultin g. J enn y Md{cyo nl,b wo n the s pec ia l trampoline evenl.

rn the )! irl :, '11 a nd und e r Lo ri F orma n w{)n the aJl-around. tlllllblill!!. UI1 f'VC Il S,

va ulting. and free exe rc ise . J~nny Gallo· way ca ptu red thl' trampoline and Ga il Da m es won the ba lance beam event.

COLORADO OPEN By Glenn Wilson

This is jus t a quick note to le t yo u know that we have n ' t been sleep ing over the s ummer. Three inform al o pcn CO lli pe titi ons we r!' he ld on our gY ln's front lawn , and whi le lIl ost eve ryo ne wa s no t in tip-to p con­dition. we a ll had fu n. These mee ts are in · for ma l to th e point that if yo u wa nt tu ('o mpet e yo u silllpl y shu ll' up a lld "ign up hefure th e event s tart s. An yu ne who wa nt s to ca n co mpete . This year ,o me of the ('oac hes t in c luding m yse lf) .decided to CO lll e IIlIt of retire ill ent ju:;t su th e kids wo uldn 't ha ve a ll th e fun . S uch huffing and /Juffing - how ca n yo u ge t so far out o f shape!

Each o f these three mee ts included on ly a f{,w of th l' events ra lher than havin g a jnll ~ aftem oo n (I f all u f th elll eadl t illl e . Thi :; le ft mo re time fo r informal wo rk out !; a ftn th e CU Ill pe t it ions. The firs t m eet includ ed I O Il~ horse , trnlnpoli ne and s ide horse; flu' "<'Lund mee t in cluded hi gh bar lind r ings ; a nd t he third m ee t in cluded fl oor e xe rc i't, and parall e l ba rs.

Here arc the result s :

MEET RESULTS July 11, 1964 •

Trampoline : Glen Wi lso n , 8.6; Ty Stou t . 8.4; Bud Sh roads, 8.25. Side Horse: Jock Ryan, 8.35; Jerry Beckett , 8.25; J o h n Quintana, 6 .7. long Horse : John Quintana, 9 . 1; Je rry Beckett, 8 .6 ; Eri c Singe r, 8.5. Juty 25, 1964

High Bar: · John Quintana, 7.15; Lonnie Art ­sten, 7. t 5. Rings: J ohn Quintana , 9.55; Perry Quinn, 8.75; To m Jenkins, 8 .7. Aug ust 1, 1964

Ftoor Exe rcise : Jim Barber , 8.95; Jerry Beck­e tt , 8.75; John Quinlana , 8.7. Paratlel Bars : John Quintana , 9.0; Ted Nadeau, 8 .4; Don Robinson , 8.0.

Frede H ill

RESEARCH AND FITNESS

J a mes S. Bosco, Ph .D. Son Jose State Co llege

HESEARCH AND FITNESS This is th e last oi a series oi six articles dealillg with th e efiects

ol gYlll nastics all lII otor litlless. Motor iitlless has been deiille~1 as illdudillg tl", calli pall ell ts oi st rellg th , agili t.'", balall ce, .ilexibilit.y. pOlVer alld lIIu scular ell durall ce.

An attelllpt has hePII lIIade to bri eily describe the /llIr" ose; lII ethuds IIsed alld results oi represeillalire (esear ch ill 'Ihi s area. A II at ­lelll/it has also beell lIIade . whell e/;er iJOssible, 10 de scrive or diagralll the I.es ts that hare veell used to /I/('a sllre Ih e eileets a.; gnll llasl ie parlieipa tiull.

The lI eort seri es a.; arlicles will deal wilh the eiiects oi grill' lIastin parlicipalioll 011 card io vascular (ihe heart alld 6r('u lalioll ) i i tness. This will be lollowed by a series oi arlicles dealillg wilh Ih e killesiological or lII echallical allalysis oi grlllllasti es 1II0 ves. Ple ase se lld your articles ill these areas directlr to Ih e R esearch Edilor . Ill elude pictllres, diagrams or tables. FORDH A M, S heldo n Le l\ oy. "Th e Effecl o f F our Se lec te d Ph ys i­

cal Educ ali on Activit ies o n Mus­c ular Endurance 'fest Score; ' . U rbana: :II. S. Thesi,,_ Ph ys ica l Educat io n , Un iver,; il ) of Illi ­n o is, 1949, Pp. 84.

P U RPOSE The ,'iud y was co n d ucted in o rd er to d e le r mi n C': a I Ih e e ff eci

of fu ur "e lec ted activilil'!' I badillinion. bas ic ph ys ica l cond iti unin g. indiv idual lumblin ~ , Iunt s_ a nd apparatus s tunl sl o n Ih e nlusc ldar e ndu rance l e,,1 scon ', o f l11a le .. o ll c~e fre,hl11l'n and so phonlflrl's dur ­in g une !'l:' nles ll'r' ::-: wo rk . I) I th e we ight c h an~e:; of th e ~ t1bj cc t ::; in the above a c li v i li ('~ du ri ll~ the H·IlI l'~ l e r. I t wa~ jlurpo rt ed 10 dis­cove r w hidl of Ilt l' fUll r t ) pes o f adi, ili es effec tl' d th e g:rea ll's t improve lll C' llt in musc ul ar end urancl' of the ~ lIbj ec t s . indica tin g it s supl' ri ur it y as a n :ntribullir to pli y:, i('a l f itn r~~ . MET H OD

Tlt l' 302 ,.u bjl ... !; (If Illi , ex pnil11 l' nt \\t'fe l11el11be r, of fre,ltll1an a nd ,;" pltllin o re Plt y~ i ca l Educal io n "e rvice classes al th e C hi cag:o Di vis iun /I f Ih e Uni v,,' r,i l y o f Illi noi ,.. T it " fllur a c li viti es sl'l e ct ed for l es tin ~ rCl' r e>l' III I'd li !, hl I badl11illl un I. inlerl11 ed iate I individual s tunl s and aJlparalll ~ st unl ~l . and It eavy I bas ic co nditi onin g I t)pe, uf co ursp::; in the c tirricululll. Tht' l'Ollt l-' ll t I) f th ese.' ('o urses was as fo ll ows: Apparat u ,. --wor k o il tlt e tral11polin e. f1 y ill ~ rin!!, . s ide h o rse, pa ra llel bar". and I",riwntal hal' III :; Iunl :; lau!!ltt oil eac lt piece). Badl11intun -fundallh'nlal :;_ ~ kill" t(,l' ltlliqU I':;_ "s trat eg:y o f Ihe ga 111 !'. Indi vidu a l tllln blin g ~30 different s tUll ts a nd r o u li n es. Ba ~ i c Con di l i()n ill g-- al't i \' il i( '~' n: lalin g 10 bod y hu!ldin~, end urance alld l1111t o r fitn l',.s wi llt lull' IIr~ani zed 'gal11es and re lays. U n l ike the abll\c d C'!-'c ribed n Jur:,l':', participatio n ill thi ~ ac ti\ il y was prescribed for th t, Ill ell Oil the iJa::-i s (If tllt'ir IlI w ~co rl'S ull 1:1 5 -i l elll m otur fit ­neSs te, t. Thi" fact , hou ld il11 pl y Ih e recognilion that Ihese m e n werl' prac li ce d un "kill " le, t",1 in Ilt l' endura nCt' battery a s pa rt o f th e co urse ('n nt l' nl thro u !!ltout th e "c' lll es le r ·\llholl"h th e thes is rc ports result s o f a ll Ihrl't' i",t,-. unl y lit e fi rs t' ,; nd tlti7-d were used in s ta ti s li ca l t r ea ll11 e nl of th e dala . Tlti s hatll'r y co ns is ted of: c h in ­nin g , floor pus h · up:;. " ill in !,' tu cb. a nd h ops . It was adl11ini ~ l ered acco rdin g tll tht ' ~ )J l'c ifi('atillll ::; of per ::,ul1 S t-'xpl' ri f' Il L'l'u in givi ng them. Tlte procedure fur ad lllin i" lt' rill !,' Ih e tes t" . s l a n da rd " for th e ir ap­prai >'al fo r I11 l' n a gt's ] :)-2.1. and Ih t' ir re li a bilil y and validit y h ad been prev io u :d y e>,la IJl i,lll'd. Thrt'l' 111 L'HS Un',. o~ the wei!!ht o f Ih e subj ec ts were takl'n at tht, ::,a llle li lll (·. Ull ti ll' :-;il ll H' da y, . a ::; th e e ll ­

durance tt'sb W( ' rl' g- ivl' ll . TIH'r'l ' WH :::: . h OWl' VtT. Ilo atl l' lllpt (Ill Ih t.: pari of the ill v ( '~ l i ga l () r tu evaluat e Ih e li ':'-~lIl' cl mt l'nt of th e :::: ub· j ee t::::. . I n unlt'r In d(' lerlllin l' ", hi e- It ~ rnuJl of :-i lud enh I IHldlll int tl ll. ba :-; ic cund iliollill ~. Hppara lu :::. 0 1' indi vid ual :-; t un l:-;) llI ade thl' ~n'a t · t' :'! 1 }ra in in (' IHi uralll'l' ~C lJn':::; . lil l' rl' ~ lIlb (If tile' rir~ t anil '-third tests we n.: c(lmpart-'iI. For ('a eh ::::('t"l ioll flf each ('!a::':-i. Iht.' 1llt'Il'S ~ I and ­anI ~c()re~ Wt' n ' d t'lt'rlllillt'ti. Th l' "I " It' ~ t wa:.; applied to dl'l( ' rlllill t,

H il l' s tali ~ ti ('(.t ll y !-' i ~ lIifi l'all t }ra in ill tht· I H~ t l'ndurance ~cure uver l ilt' fir~ 1. Th" ('(Jillpari~on of wt'ighl n'~ lIlb wa s mad'"' in Ihe ~a I11 L'

1I 1Hll l ll' l". A ~ ha ~ IJ ce ll previ ously menli ull ed, Ihl' !'-t-'cond tes t in !! I al 9 weeksl . did nul fealure in th e ana lys is of th e data ur th e 'cu nclu -s i lJ ns drawn Ih e refrom . ,.;,' RES LTS

Th (' r(,~ lI lt :-; of the ex perilll ent ill t..:ach c1a ~s ~ how: J a t!.aill of 12.8'. s tandard :icu re, I th e seco nd hi g h es l ga in of Ih e fuur' aclivi­ti es tc.ted I was found in Ihe appa ralus das~es . Of th e S sect ions u f apparalus, th e diffe re n ce be t wl'e n Ih e fir s t a nd third tes ls I) f e n ­Juran('e wa~ ::: ig:nifi ca n t a t th e 170 le \ (' 1 for 4 g ro u p ~ . and signi­f ica n t fo r th e rl'mainin g g roup at Ihe 5% leve l. as l11 e a :; ure d by the " t" le:i t. b I a !!a in o f 3 .07 >, Ianda rd sco res I th e l o\\'~s t o f al l ac ti­viti es te s te d I w'as fo und in the badmi n tun c la sses . F o r Ihree o f th e 5ix sect ions tes ted. th e improvem ent in endurance sc oreS wa:; :: ig · nifi cant a l Ihe 5 '70 l evel , and for th e re m ai nin g g r o ups , th e "t" tes t sllOwed th at Ihe result s mi ght be due to c han ce. c l Ih e g reat­es t imprO Ve llll' n t in e ndu ran ce sco res I a lo la l of 19.35 s ta ndard scores I wa, fo und for th e bas ic conditionin !! classes , The "t" tes t of s ignifi c ance s h owed th e diffe r en ce be lwee;l m eans fo r a ll gro ups Jo be significant a t the 1 '1~ lev,'1 by a wid e margin. d I ' th e secund lo wes l improve me nt in s iandard scu res, lha l o f 8.05 , wa s found for t he .'ndura n ce of m e n in indi vidual tumbling classes. S i x g roup" in the act ivil y WL're te, te d ; o f these, 5 s hu wed th e diffe re n ce in ~co res to be si un if iea nt a t th l' 19'0 Ievt-' l and tlt e rCl1luinin u UT OLIP

al 5% . T h e w~ i gh l c ha ngL's fo r all g r;)ll ps wer e full y d i:c~sse d . H uwl',e r . Ih e aU lho r concludes th a t Ihi s da la is o f n o va lu e, s in ce Ih e li ~s u e cU lllpon c nt s of th e s ubj ects is unkn (\\\' n. In s uc h a case, an y loss or ~a iJl in wei ght (' an nol he the ba s i ~ fur any sO llnd con ­c lus io ns a s 10 the relati ve IIIl'rit , "f th e acli vil i", in whi c h subjec t s wt're e n !!a!!cd. H L' c "ncludl' :; . n ever tll e les,. Ihal hi , res ult , would indica te Ih~ tlvt.: r wt' i}rht indi vid ual i ~ lII or c apt to have a IlIw pb y:=: i­ca l fi tn !'ss sco rt' th a n Ih ose o f n o r ma l we ig hl (or th c under wei!!ht l. S ummari zi ng Ih e re,ult s of th e fo llow in g tab le , it was flJund~ 11 Th t.: ra nge of enduran ce scu rt'~ is highes t for th e basic conditionin g c la ~'L's, and lowcs i fllr indi vidual tumblin g . 21 Appara t u ;o c1asse:; h ad I he hi g; hest lII l'a n uf s tandard sco r es, fo ll u wed 'in d ecrea s in g urdcr by bad nlinl on. indi vidua l lumblin g. a nd bas ic cu n d ili o llin g. 31 Il asic cundilio n in g, as mi g hl be e xpected , ~ howed Ih e lllo~1 illl ­p ru\,e lll e ill in e nduran ce sco re >', fo ll uwed by appara l us wo rk a n d in d ividua l IUlllbliil~ . Badmin lon appare ntl y did nut cll nlribu lc s ig­nifi can ll y. III all-round Illusc ul ar c ndurall ct' . The s ig nifi cance of th e diffe re nc e in e ndu ran cI' sco r es o f th e firs t three acti vil ics in ­d ica led th a i Illi " cl iff('l'c n ce wa , nul du e to c h a ncl' . a ll hough il doe:, n"t pruve il 10 1)(' du e tu Ih e differe nce in a c ti vily t y pes. CONCLUS IO NS

1. Ba~ i c cO ll d iti on i ll~ con tribut es Illost lu im provcmcnt uf IhL' Illu :-:t.: u lar l' nduf"C.uH.: e of stud t..: l1t s alllO I1 .!! 4h e fOllr ac ti vities h' :-i led.

2. S tuden l,. c h oosi ng appara t us I l e~ in th e ir co ur,.e w ith hi ~h t' r e ndurance sc" res than Ih ose · in th e lI lhe r activ iti es tes led.

3 . S tucl e n ls in badmint o n illlprU VL' less in e n d urance th a n Ih o~c In Ih c o ther a c ti v iti es tes ted.

4 \Vei«(ht <ra in ..; we re negligible in thi s stud y ~ ill Ce thi ~ da ta is of 11 01 ~a l u (~ 1I1;1e!'!:' it includes a kn owkdge flf compon ent ti ::;.­Su e o f the bod y. H oweVt' r , th e r e is a n ill di c a li on Ih al Ih ose wh u a r e ovcrwe i~hl le nd to h a ve poo r er ph ys ical fi lness than Ih o:ie who are nn l. 'I' Ill' rt' an' fur th e r in d ica tions th at th e l inear Iy pe o f man w ill e h""se l\llllb l in p: in Ih e se r vice c urri cu lum if h e ha:, a c hoi ce .

T a hulal l'd Activ ity

Apparatus Badminton BaSIC Condo Ind . Stu n ts

n':-iull:-i of th e l'x (l t' rilll l'n t are a!-' [o ll ow:-:' No. Range o f Mea n o f tmprove - Stand-

of Standard Standard n1ent o f o rd Cases Scores Scores Mean ( I sf Devia­

& 3rd tests)ti on

74 78 79 71

35-100 15-95 5-95

25-85

70.61 62.46 56.66 57.59

12.84 3 .07

19.35 8.05

9.68 9.89

13.11 9.97

Standa rd Erro r of Mean

2.54 2.87 2.93 2.91

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ED: Thanks Jan for your enthusiastic support. Many oth<lr subscribers have also taken action in response to Charles. Ponds article. If all continues at this rate the M.G. should be breathing much easier in 1965 . (By the way how are all you other M.G. subscribers progressing in getting new subscribers, rem<lmber each ·one gets one will double our list for a h<lalthier M.G.)

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Dear Editor : vVe have been I'ece iying y,our exce ll e nt

m agazin e f o r t wo years n ow and are sat­is fi e d with i t t o the ext e nt t h at i t is gen­e rally informative. T h e on ly mnjor c riti­cism \I·e have is t h a t i t d oes not include e nough l'outi ne~ for interm ediate a n d ad­vanced Gymnasts . Althou g h , we h ave r e ­ce ntl y fi tarted a Gymnast ics Teanl here Ht V .M.I. it would b e mos t beneficial fo r u s to pick up ideas in th e var io u s cornpet it iye "au t ines,

The Gym s llaps a r e excell e nt and add "') much to the maga zine. ''Ie h ave diffi­c ulty in d e t e l'lnining what A, B. a nd C Inoves a l'e and what ro utines ,H'e top leyel.

ED . See Code of routines. Win ning Apiil MG.

P hys icaf' Education Sincere ly yours , J ohn J. Re illy Instructor

points, top international High Sch ool routines .

HIGH SCHOOL

D e a r G le nn , Afte r leafing through many fine copies

of your Inagaz ine. I fo und t h at the scor­in g' of many of the s tate hig h sch ool meet,: o u t of Californ ia a r e lower in conl pal'ison with the senr ing of mos t of our r egional h ig'h se hool 111eets h e re in Los Angeles. n :Jes t hi s m ean that gene ra ll y, o ut of Cal­ifornia, th e sco l~i n g' is on a nl or e rigid sca le t h an ours in Los Ang'e les or that w e (in Los Angeles) tur n ou t better gym­nasts .

S incerely, B il Morgnn

. Los Ange les, Cn liforni a ED.- Flve of the seven members of this years Olympic Team all went to High School In th e Los Angeles area . This should indicate something.

ENJOYED

D ear Glen n: I enjoyed La wrence Gridges'· " I ns ide a

Young Gymnnst" in the May-June issue of Th e Mod ern Gymnast. Here is somethinl{ your r ead e r s may a lso e njoy. As .ind icat ed O il t h e bottom of t h e shee t , I adopted it fl'Om ",Vhat I s A Boy" by A lan Beck.

WHAT IS A GYMNAST ?

Between the innocence of boyhood and the dignity of manhood We find an intrepid creature called the gymnast. Gymn a sts come in assorted weights, h eig hts , sh apes, jersey colors and insignia, but all have the same burning drive: t o compet e eve ry second of every event with every ounce of power a nd determination in their make· up.

* * * Gymnasts are found everywhere, running , swi ng ing, h a nging, jumping, vaulting, mou nting, d ismou nti ng , doi ng calesthen ics Or falling off. Teammates kid them , op. ponents psyc h them , students ignore them, judges disqualify them, kid brothers won· der at them, coaches critic ize them , girls can ' t see them, alumni neglect them , mothers worry over them , and f a ther's can ' t unders tand why they are n' t out for footb a ll or basketball.

* * * When your team is behind in a m eet a gymnast is incompetentl, lazy, uncoordin . ated, b reak ing training , quitt i ng, careless and stupid. Just when your team is abou t to win a meet he breaks form , mi sses his grip, pulls a muscle , leaves out his best move , falls off, or forgets to show up fOI' the finals.

* * * A gymnast Is a composite creature. He eats like a co llege squa d , sleeps like one, and performs like a grammar school boy. To opponents he has the grace of a gull, the speed of a gazell,e, the agility of a spider monkey, the strength of a n ox, the endurance of a camel and the a bility of B eckner , Ono , Aza rian, Vega and B a n­ner all in one!

* * * To his coach he h as grace of an elephant , the endurance of a sloth and the a g ility of a stranded wha.le .. He's - held together by ad h esive t ape " ·nd has a·s ·much chance of winning the big meet as h is grand· mother . To the alumnus who knows gym· n as tieSt a gym nast is someone who will never score as high, be as daring, or have the fin e ness or the spirit of the gymn asts of h.i s own yesteryear.

* * * A gymnast iikes days off, trips away from home, getting off from classes for a meet, light practice sessions, short routines, medals, ribbons, scholarships and the quiet sa ti s f ac tion that comes from help ing his team to win.

* * * A gymnast is a wonderful character , he can be criticized but not discouraged . He can be beaten but can't be made t o quit. You can get him out of an event, but not out of the gym·. He can be dead on his feet or injured but he ' ll complete the event he is in . He may not be olympic material , but he is an example of the American way of life. He is judged not for his re­ligion, not for his racial strain , not for his social ·standing, not for his finances , but by the democratic yardstick of how well he vaults , swings, competes or sacrifices individual honor for the benefit of the team.

* * * He is a h ard.working, untiring , determined kid doing the best he can for h is school all by him self without the adulation of a crowd . And when you· leave the gym or read in th e newsp a per that your team did not win a nd you feel upset that your schaal is not top dog, he can make you feel alm Ighty ashamed with just four sin­cerely spoken words-"We did our best. " Adapted from Alan Beck's " What is a Boy ?"

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Sincerely, J a m es SweeneY Gymnastic Coach Washington State Un iv. Pullman, Washington

" NEW MOVE"

Dear Glenn: Last SU lnnl e r '''he n ,ve 111 e t in Chicago have talke d to you about a "new'

m ove on th e parallel bars. I a h1 sending th e pictures and th e

description, hope you can use it in th e l\,lo cl ern GYlllnast.

"HEALY"

The stan dardization or uniform ity of 9ym!1astics exercises by copyin g winning routines of major meets is not o nl y a handicap in competitions but makes gym­n astics monotonous for the gymnast and the spectators as well_

In the following we wish to describe thi s " new" move namely: full pirou e tt e for ­ward (360 ° ) from hand st a nd to st ra igh t suppo rt on the parallel bars, (or " 'H ea l y " as we call it since Peter He a ly one of o u r gymnast in George Williams Co llege has m astered the move first) .

We f ee l that the pictu re d illustration a t th e parallel bars i.s n ot perfect a nd that one ca n execute it smoother techni ca ll y better or ca n have different idea abou t spottin g , but we certainly h ope th a t many gym n as t s w ill try and master the move having great enjoymen t doing so .

D escrip ti on: I. Swing to h andsta nd should not h ave

m u ch momentum a n d shou ld ers s h ou ld be .exte n ded . Too much arch is a di s ­advantage (1).

II. The begi nning of the turn Or twist is simi lar to th e forward ( 180° ) pil'­ouette , but much f aster a nd the cen t er of grav ity must be above the right arm, which is fully ex t ended from elbow a ll th e time ( in case of right turn ) (2).

III. Th e twist is a resul t of th e extensive push of the l eft h a nd and the li ft a nd turn of the head to th e' r i ght which is followed by the t w ist of the hip s. (3 . 4 , 5 , 6).

IV . The left h an d is moved with bent elbow c l ose t o the chest , then a round th e hip on the sho rtest way a nd wi th p lenty of speed so it will be ready to regrasp o n th e bar while th e leg s are st ill above th e bars (7, 8, 9) .

The f o ll owing mistakes can be detected e n performance on P .B , .

1. Th e arc h is too much a t h andstan d position resulting in too mu ch spe,ed, so ass is t a nc e mu st be more definite. more definite .

2. Th e t w ist of the hip is too slow es ­peci a ll y in th e seco nd part of th e move as a resu lt leg s are t oo cl ose to t h e bars whe n I'egrasping.

\~T ith best wi sh es I am , S in cere ly yours George de Fnl ussy Coach of GV llln ast i c~ George 'Williams Col1 eg'e C hicago, Illino is

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