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SEPTEMBER, 1963

Volume V No. 6

CONTENTS

Notes From The Editor .... ... ..................... . ... ...... 5 Chalk Talk .. . ........ . .... .... . ...... ......... ........ .. ...... ...... 6 Ames Recreational MeeL ... . ... . ...... . ...... .. ... .... .. .. 8 Sokol Championships ........ .. .. .. ... . ........ ... ... ........ 9 USGF Directors Report ... ..... ........ ..... .. .... ... .. .... .. 1 0 Gymnastic Course .................. . .. ......... .. .. ... ... .. .... 14 German TurnfesL ......... ....... . ...... ........... .. . ....... 16 Gym nastic Gimmics .. . .. ...... ... . .......... .... .... .. . .. .... 22 Helpful Hints .. . ... ......... ..... . ..... .. .... ... ... . .. .. ......... 23 Trampolining . .. ... . ...... . ...... . .. .. ... .. . .. . .. .... .. ....... . 24 Gymnast ics in Physical Education .. .. ... .. .... . .. ...... 26 Di ligence of Larisa Latynina ... ... ...... ... ..... ... .. . .... 29 Gym Fitness .................... .. ... .. ... .......... .. ... · ... .. .. .. 30 Questions and Pointers .... ... ................ . ... .. ... . ..... 32 What's The Score ............ ...... ..... .... .. .... . .... .. ...... 34 New Products .. . ... . .... ... ..... ...... . . .... .......... .. ......... 35 Letters ........ .. .. .... .... . .... .. .... ....... . ... . ... ... .. .... ... .. 36

COVER : Pictured on the cover this edition are Margaret Korondi and her daughter Greta. Margaret (1952 Olympic Medal winner from Hungary) is helping to prepare ap­paratus and fitness programs for the USGF. Donna Schae­nzer, 1963 USGF Notional Womens All-Around Chomp is now attending So. lIinois Univ. (More about that in the next M . G.). The American and the USGF Flog carried by the USGF Trampoline Champions as they join in the big Tunfest parade in Essen, Germany.

FEATURE CONTRBUTORS: A Bruce Frederick , Fronk Bore, Bud Beyer, J im Farkas, Art Shurlock, Kurt Baechler, Dr. Gohler, Bob Freemon, Jess Robinson, Jerry W. Wright, Bill Meade and Margaret Korondi.

MAX J . RUDER IAN

GLENN SUNDBY.

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

THIS EDITION: we welcome two new contributors to the M.G.- j~ss Robinson who will be handling and editing the Trampolining news and instruction section, and Jeryl Wright with his "Whats The Score" column will cover meet results and statistics ... . Also take special note of the USGF Olympic Games Tour to Tokyo. This will be a great event and we hope many will be able to take ad­vantage of this special offer .. . Don't wait, sign up now!

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REVISED OLYMPIC COMPULSORIES: The USGF has printed up and ready for mailing the revised Olympic compulsories for men with listings of faults and deduc­tions. These are printed on long sheets on one side only · making them ideal for mounting on the bulletin board. Make sure you are registered with the USGF in order that you receive your copy promptly.

* * * SPECIAL OTE: Irwin Volze the grand old man of

Turner Gymnastics in So. Calif. is back home from his long stay in the hospital and would like to thank all the gymnasts and officials of the area who donated the much needed blood to help him through his operation . .. For Irwin's friends around the world who were not in a PO­sition to help ... we are sure a card or a note to his home would be appreciated during his recovery. ( Irwin Volze, 344 Jefferson , Los Angeles, California).

¥.- * * SUBSCRIPTIONS: We will not go into all of the ex­

tenuating circumstances that caused us to be a bit late with this edition, we will not even try to justify it. But, we will say this, this "Bigger and Better than Ever" M. G. takes a lot more time, effort and money to produce. We have the time, effort and improved facilities to work with, but only you the coach, gymnast or official can add that little something that will make the big difference in pro­duction ... SUBSCRIPTIONS . .. Coaches, get several subscriptions for your school, gym, library, your team . members and your own . .. Gymnasts, make sure you en'­courage all of your pals to subscribe and officials, order subscriptions for some of your old competition buddies, they'd probably like to know whats going on in gymnas­tics . . . We will Help You ! ! ! If you are a paid up sub­scriber, just send us your name along with the name of a friend (who has never subscribed) and we will send a Free copy of the M. G. to your friend as a token gift from yo u to interest them in subscribing. Each one Get One (or two or three or more, but DO IT NOW!

. * * * IEXT EDITION: Reports on summer Gymn Ca~ps

and Clinics ... Santa Monica Sports Festival Invitational . .. lew Triple fly-a-way club ... more instruction and a further report from the European Championships and the Swedish Gymnastic Festival ... The Japanese over­whelming gymnastic victory at the World University Sports Championships in Brazil . . . plus the winning rOl!t~r:Pr;:.

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Academy Director Ted Kneeland , GrLlce Kaywell , )0 Anno Kneeland, Bill Meade and Herb Vogel.

ilK THREE WEEKS IN

PALM BEACH Keport by Bill Meade

Sound good ? It was good. But we weren't there to vacRl inn. Our purpose there was to learn th e "Kneeland System for .Ballet Training." And, th anks to the ge llerosity of Mr. Frank 1. Hale, (be tter known as : :Mr. Palm Beach") we had the opportunity to learn this at the hands of the Masters themselves, Miss J oA nn a, and Mr. Ted Kneeland. And, learn we did. Some days found us hard at it for ten and eleven hours-every minut e of which was well· spent.

It isn't poss ible to recount in brief what the Kn eeland System .in vol ves, as the breakdown areas dealing ' with the physica l, psychological , and philosophical. We were exposed to such new animals as : Recoi l. demipoint , audio- tonal rhythm , control zone, ba lance point , diaphragmatic brea th· in g, stretch exercises, and go up to go down . The gymnasti c lions (5 boys ; 7 girls ) chewed on these meaty morsels, threw 'em back , go t them tossed right back It them-and behold ! - digestion took llace with outstanding results. It was diffi· :ult in the beginnin g for us who had never Jeen exposed to an y trainin g in the area Jf ballet to envision what carryover there wo uld be into our fi eld of gymnastics und er thi s new system. It was a real credit to the gymnasts and the Kneelands that such real pat ience and understanding was exhibit ed on both parts to get the job done.

Movies of parts of the gymnasts' -exer· cises were taken their first day at the S tudios. After 18 days of training, these same routines were executed again and the vast improvement was plainly evident to all. I feel that these gymn asts have gained a tremendous advantage and . that the things they can do with thi s knowledge in the future will continue to benefit them. From the coaching standpoint , I know that 've have ga ined very · va lu abl e techniques

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and knowledge, and we're ge tting real r t · suIts by employing what we learned.

All of us in the fi eld owe a real vo te of thanks and a debt of gratitude to Mr. Frank Hal e for his generosity ill making the training session finan cially· possible. We had splendid accommodations, great food from " Frenchie" the cook, fine train­ing facilities at the Imperial Studios, rea l southern hospitali ty at the hands of the Kneelands and their secretary , Miss Chap­man. And a very special thanks to Mrs. Grace Kaywell and the USGF for setting up the program and contributing so much to it. I wish it could be poss ible for every American gymnast to have THREE WEEKS IN PALM BEACH.

M. G. VISITOR

Former Japanese Olympian Miss Suzie Seki who had 'participated in the 1056 Olympic in Melbourne and the 1958 World

.• Gymnastic Championships in Moscow visit­ed the M.G. offiJ:e with Mr. Frank Endo recently. Miss Seki has attended the North­wester State College in Louisiana where she had assisted in teaching gymnastics while attending that school for her Master Degree. Miss Seki dropped by the M.G. office to give thanks for the assistance rendered in the past M.G. article making it possible for her to come to the U. S. to study.

REPORT FROM EUROPE By Kurt Baechler.

An European 's Thoughts about American Gymnastic Chances in Tokyo.

Sin ce I am acquainted with both the fin e American Gymnasts and the ones on thi , side of the ocean, I belive I can sPl'ak with insight and I think the USA buys have as good a chan ce to win top pl ace~ in the 1964 Olympic Games as their . Track and Field colleagues ! IF.

a. They perfect their routines (both e'Jm pulsory and op tional) absolutely and cOl1lp letely.

b. They develop the compulsory rou­Inw,; to 9.5 average (which in my opinion is definitely poss ible.)

e. They reach the point of makin g each sim ple and single move in both compul­sur ie, and optionals someth ing special.

d. They can become so sure and certain of their routin es that they can play with each move, t9 do it like a fin e and won­derful piece of music.

t'. Their coach gets to know his team

so well that he can decide wi th a fuJi de;r.ree of confid ence whether or not to have them repeat a compulsory routine.

£. The gymnasts give the coach the co­operation , and security he needs in order to make the tactical plans which are so necessary for winning top honors in today's tel-lIll gymnastics !

As I mentioned many veal'S ago. it is Ill y belief that Armando Vega has "Gold" in his arms and body . . . if, he knows how to master his temperament .. . if , he thinks as hard as he works .. . and if, at all times he uses his fine happy go lu cky head!

Smile, boys, gYl1lnasti cs is no work , it is a privilege to be able to use yo ur whole body ( including the head) the way yo u do ill gymnasti cs !

Now realize thi s, the Olympic Games do not start in Tokyo, they have already start ed with your training in the gym· nasium.

. \t least once a week durin g your train· ing sessions do your exercises as if yo u w~n: already in Tokyo, performing your rOlltine before thousands of roaring specta­tors and the world 's best and toughest j ucl !;es . . . and if you say, I am going to do the whole rout ine then do it!! (com· plete with proper approach and exit) , nevel stop without having accomplished yo ur full a"d complete routine, otherwise yo u cheat only yoursel£.

Yo u have to learn right now to do \Vh"t yo u have to do in Tokyo. Jf you think , oh, I'll do it in Tokyo," it will be too late.

Then do not just fi ght in order to make the team , many gymnasts do that. But fight and learn to fight right now, as ha rd as you can. Fight against the slightest Inb·:take of fonn, of rno veln ent , pose, grace, rhythm and flow of routine whenever you or your coach say, " OK, le t's do your rou· tine." How to fight fa rperfection of your tn!al rout ine is as important in training as it is to learn any difficult individua l I11(1 Ve ment.

Also, to know your weaknesses. Make a 1I0te about them. Find out right now how to overcome them ... do not avoid the weaknesses and difficulti es til an other tilll e . . . correct and master them now!

Cymnasti cs is in my opinion the best educator in life : it teaches you the right wa" in life, how you should .li ve - clean and hard working as well as happy and friendly!

Tokyo is your big chance, Tokyo is the bIg step to the top for U.s.A. gymnastics ! 1 khow you know it 'and many others all aI','" the world know it too.

Don't be afraid of the thought that you can be among the bes t and that you have a rea l chance to win. I know this thought cuuld make you nervous. Get over thi s nerv( usness, get used to it, go ahead, just pla;' wi th the thought that you can win , tran , form your nervousness into drive, a lii'lll will to give everything for this pur· pose ! .. . I SAY EVERYTHING!

You will be alone in Tokyo on the sccr·.e. very lonely in those few last sec­onds before you start your routine, this is wilen you prove that yo ur training, yo ur physical and psychical training was right. Try to learn about thi s loneliness now, in yuur trainin g, so you will not be alone on the podium ... that before yo u start you know you are mentally as well as physically confident you tra ined to reach th" great moment and are prepared to pel'form whatever is expected of YOUI one hlll.dred percent. .

INTERNATIONAL REPORT

B'v DR, GOHLER TEAM CHAMPION OF ' FRANCE

MEN : PU,TEAUX 1. Lazha r i ........ 55. 10 2. A ndiu ........... . 54.50 3. C h a r l es ........ .. ..... ....... ...................... 53.50

WOM EN: MOUTCEAU ] . Brisep ie rl' C' 2. Hug-e n 3. Bobin .......... .. .... .... ........ .

.... 36.7 0 .................. .. 35.75

............... . 35.20

76th CH AMPIONSHIPS OF FRANCE MEN :

1. Guill eu 2. Bouch o u net 3. G uiffl'oy 4. T ouc h e 5. Ibba 6. C harl es

WOMEN :

...... 111.20 .... 109.40

....... 109. 15 ......... " ... 101 .30

...... 101. 35 .......... 100.65

1. Baeldeu ......... 72.999 2. Di eu donne ........ 72.831 3. Ayma r .. ........................... " ... "..... .. .. 71.03 2 4. L etou l'u eul' . .. ... 69.39 8 5. Bru s t ea u x ............ 69.280 6. Gnader .... 67.680

CHAMP IONSHIP OF USSR (Kowno) MEN : 1. K erd e m elidi ........ 111 .10

......... 110. 95

......... 109. 75 .... ... 109.60

2. Grolll o ,,' 3. S t o jda 4. L i si tzki

TURNFEST OF SW ISS (Lucerne) 1. Feuz .............. ....... .. ...... 113.70 2 . . MiGh el ........ 111.00 :\. Fass l er .... .. 109.60

4/5 . Fah ..... 109.00 H efti .................. . 109.00

6. Eggel' ..... 107. 80 7. Dubach ....... 107.40 8. G. J osse v el .107.30 9. C. J ossevel ........ .... ............... .. ............ 107 .10

10. Bru ellman n ....................... ...107.00

17th CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRIA (Vienna)

ME N : 1. I{oeni g 2. Mosc h el' 3. W a i b el 4. Klien 5. Stu chlik 6. Sch mid

WOMEN :

........................... ......... 113· .S9 .. 109.22

....... 107.57 .. ............................ 107.19

.... 106.64 .......... ..... 106. 38

1. 'Parze r ................. " ...... ............ ....... 76. 80 2. R ei tter .... " ......... 74.57 3. Haem m el'l e .......... 74.10 4. Houd ek .. ........ .... 72.71 5. Tischlin ger ................. ..... 72 .31 6. Reinitzer .......... .. ... 71.47

(Th e n o t es d o n o t h ave International quality)

N,H,K, - POKALTURNEN MEN:

(Tokyo)

1. Endo ................... .......... .... " ................ 114 .35 2. Yama shita ........ ........................... .. .. 114 .20 3. On so ..................... .... ........................... 113.95

4/ 5 Nagasa \Va .... 113.00 H ayata ............. ..... .. .......... 113.00

6. Ai h a ra ............................. .... 112.60 7. N akayam a ....... ...... .. ... .. ........ 111. 85 8. Aiba ............ ..... ............................ 111 .70 9. T surumi ......... 111.55

10. Kato ............ 111 .45 WOMEN: 1. T suj i ....................... 75 .764 Z. A bukawa .............. __ .... ... __ ._. . .. _ .. _ 75. 62~ 3. Nak a mura ......................................... 74.297 4. T surumi ........... ... 73.765 4. Shibu ya ............. ........... .............. ...... . 73.765 6. Kand,ori ...... ..................... . 72.76 4

JAPAN - EUROPE (Munich) J a p a n 228.80 - Europe 223 .4{)

1. O n o ........ .... 57. 55 2. Yanul s hita ................... 57.40 3. Cer a" ................. .. 56.30

·1/ 5. Fuer s t ........... .. 56.20 A ihara ........... ... 56 .20

6. Nagasawa ,_ ........... ___ _ ... . __ ............. ......... 56.05 7. Kestol a .... 55.75 8. M . Wata nabe ............... .................... ..... 55.25 9. F euz ....... .. ............................... 55. 15

(Europe h a d o n ly 4 m en )

EAST-EUROPE - JAPAN (Luxemburg) 226.90 - 24{) .30

1. Yamashita .... .... ........ .4 8.35 2. Ono .............. ..... .4 8. 30 :l . Nagasaw a .. .. ....... .. 47.90 4. A ihara ........................................... 47.70 5. T a kada .................................... .47.35 6. Stoffe l .......... 46.90 7. Wata na b e .............................................. .46. 75 7. F euz . ......... ........ ........... .. ............... ... 46 .75 n. Guiffroy ... .......... ...... .. ...... .. .. 46. 35

10. Stef a n e lti ......... ............ .. .. . .......... ....... .45. 85

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DEUTSCHE TURNFEST (Essen) V1 EN: I . Stuart (G r ea t B ri tain) .......... .......... 112.1 5 2. Fuerst ........................... .. ......... 111.70 3. J asch ek ........ ........ ................... 110.90 4. Bisch o f .... .. ... : ...... 109.95 5. Friedri ch ..... .... ...................... .108.20 6. Simon ................................ . ......... 106.50 t. M a tth es .......................... 105. 75 S. G laser ................ .. ....... ................ 105.60 ~. Schl enk er ................ 105.15

10. H ofman ............... 105.10 WOMEN: 1. Sc h ep an .......................... __ . ___ 75 .75 2. Huth ............ 75. 25 3. I{l e in ... .... ........ ___ ................ ...................... 72. 70 4. Ludemann ............ 71. 85 5. Val enta ........... 71.50 6. Goller .................................. .. .. ............. 71.1 S

I NTERNA TIONAL MEETI NG, LEI PZ IG (East Germany)

VlEN: • 1. K ocs t c (G el'man y) .. ........ ................ :.57.20 2. 'Neb el' (Germ any .......... 56.30 3. Dolling (Germany) .......... 56. 10 4. Stuar t (Great B ri ta in ) ...... 55.55 S. Tippe l t (Germa ny) ............ ................ 55.50 6. Kubi ck a l ( C h eclwslovaki a) ............ 55.40

BRAGLIA - MEMORIAL (To rino - Italy) 1. G . Carminucc i ( Ita ly) ...... 57. 85 2. M a kurin (USSR) ........... 57.20 :1. Stastny (CSR) ......... ...... .... 57.00 4. Kubec ( C SR) ........................ 56.80 5. Gajdos (CSR) ... ................. ..... .. ...... 56.65. 6. Ta r a sjuk ( U SSR) .............. 56.60 7, C imnaghi (Ita ly. .. .............. 55. 75 R. Marzolla (Ita l y ) ....... ............................ 55 :30 n. Sk aca (Yu g os la v ia) .. . 5 ~.4 :)

10. Str asuga r (Yugosl av ia) ............... . 54.1 5

ITAL Y - BULGARIA R( ome) 285.90 - 282,10

1. :\o1en ic h ell i 2. Carnlinucc i 3. Prodanof 4. Kapsasof 5. C inluag hi 6. Adam o f

5th CUP OF EUROPE (Belgrad)

............ 58 .50

............ 57 .nO ........... 57. 30

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.. . 56 .85 ........... 56.80

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1. Cerar Mil'osJav (Ju) 9,60 9,85 2. Schaklin Boris (SU) ,3. Kerdemelidi Valeri (SU) . 4. Menichelli Fr~ (It) 5 . Carminucci ' Giovanni (It) 6. Pradanov Nicola (Bu) 7a, Fiille Richard (ODe) 7b ·~tny Jaraslav (CSR) 9. lti1lia- Premyl (CSR)

·10, K~ Otto (Fi) i1a. Kailsasov Velik (Bu) lIb. Rakosa' 'Alex (po) 13. Csany , Ramund (Un) 1"4, Wigaard Harald (No) 15. Stuart Ylray .(GB)

9,5r 9,60 9,7u 9,65 9,80 9,45 9,50 9,45 9,35 9,50 9,40 9,40 9,45 9,50 9,40 9,40 9,40 9,00 9,20 9,35 9,15 9,55 9;10 9,15 9,10 9,60 9,3Q 9,35

THE RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

National Gymnastic Clinic & ,National Association af

College Gymnastic Coaches (N .A.C .G.C.l CHAIRMAN: Dr. Hartley Price, Fl orido State

University, Tallahassee, Florida . ANNOUNCEMENT: The f o llowing awards wi ll

again be offered this year . GYMNASTIC RESEARCH AWARDS FOR (1963-

1964) at the Nationa l Gymnastic Clinic at Sarasota , Florida. 1. The C. H . McCloy Honor Research Award

of the National Gymnasti c Cl in ic - $100 . (President , Frank Cumiskey, RFD Westwood, Rockleigh , New Jersey) Decided at Sarasota .

2 . Two Honor Research Awards of the NACGC (National Association o f College Gym­nastic Coaches - $100 each . An extra award is made this year because the winner o f the 1962 award did not complete his study. (P res­ident, W ill iam Meade, Gymnastic Coach, Penn Sta t e University, Universi t y Park, Pennsylvan ia ) Temporaril y approved at Sarasota. Final ap­prova l by t he Execut ive Board of NACGC at the NCAA Championships.

At the Gymnast ic Clinic at Tucson, Ari zona : I . The Gym Master ,Company Research

Grant - $200. (Director , Mr. Sam Boilie , University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona. CR ITERION OF COMMI TTEE :

The comm ittee w ishes t o stress that studies that benefi t a large group ra ther than a small g roup w ill be favored. PROCEDURE OF CANDIDATES:

Candidates cannot submit their outlines t o both clinics. A cho ice must be made.

I. A prospectus o'f the problem must be submi tted by November 1.

a . Studies f or consideration f or the Honor Research Awards of the National Gymnastic Clinic or the N ACGC (Nat iona l Association of College Gymnastic Coaches) must be sub­mitted t o Dr . Hart ley Price, Fl orida State University, by November 1. The prospectus will then be passed on t o the sub-committee of the Research Award Committee in order t o decide the winning candidates. It will fa ci litate matters if several copies o f the prospectus are sent to me. .

b. Stud ies for consideration f or the Re­search Award at Tucson, Arizona, must be submitted to Dr . Fred Roby , University of Arizona.

2. The Prospectus of the Research : (I) Outl ine t he prob lem; (2) State the

hypotheses; (3 ) Indicate the methods t o be used; (4) Report the b ib liography that was used in approaching the prob lem ; (5) Justify th e research.

b. The deadline f or the prospectus f or thi s year 's award w ill be: November 30, 1963.

c. Indicate the progress that has been made up-to-date on . the research.

d . The members o f the sub-committee wil dec ide what candidate w i l l rece ive the award after studying the prospecti. Therefore, the prospecti shou ld be very complete.

3 . A report of the w inners of all awards w i l l be made at t he N .A.C.G.C. Annual Meet­ing at t he N .C.A.A. Gymnastic ChampionshiP!' at Los Angeles, Cal ifornia.

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AMES RECREATIONAL MEET

By Ed Gagnier

The firs t Ames City Recreational Gym­nasti cs l\'feet, held at the LS.U. gym on Ju ly 13, 1963, was attended by ove r 250 specta tor s and performers. The fi fty final­ists competing for top honors were but few of the 30 Ames youngsters who had per­formed the required routines, numbers of ti mes, in efforts to qualify for thi s meet.

All finalists, being in almost top condi ­tion , performed their ro utines exceptionally well. In mos t cases, the competition was so keen that the specta tors coul~ hardly be expected to tell tha t some of these yo ungs ters were performing in their first gymnastics mee t.

Awards were plentiful" and anyone not winning an offi cial place award was pre­sented a special award for their abil ity to have qual ifi ed for the fin a ls.

The highes t honors were WO R . by Donna Chalmers and Dave W ilcox. Donn a Chal­mers, who was the only tri ple firs t place winner, won the senior girl s all-a round event , tumbling and fl oor exercise. Dave W ilcox won the senior boys all-around event and also placed first in tumbling.

Ann Carney and Lindy Buck each did excep tionally well in their d ivisions, bo th of which won two gold trophies . T en yea r old Ann Carney' won sen ior girls ba lance beam with a spectacular branie d ismount , and also ' bounced to a fi rs t place on trampoline . Thirteen year old Lindy Buck won the fl oor exercise even t and then wen t on to cap ture the firs t place trophy on

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Pictured. a bove are members of the Ames Gymnast ic Clu b, coached by Ed Gagnier gymnast Ics coach at Iowa State Universiry.

parallel ba rs by executing an extremel) well performed back-somersault dismount.

The mee t havin g turned out to be such a fin e success will no doubt be scheduled as a r egular event again nex t year as part o f the summer recreation program in Ames, Iowa.

AMES RECREATIONAL MEET RESULTS July 13, 1963

J uni or Boys T ra mp olin e : 1. J oe l Wilcox; 2. J ay ~Tallin ; 3. ~Talt L ovely ; 4. T am R icha rds; 5. Mar k F or ema n .

Ju ni or Boys Horse Vau lting : 1. Bob Thomas; 2. Joel W ilcox; 3. Mar k For e­man ; 4. Tom Richa rds; 5. Jay Wallin.

Se ni or Boys T ram poline : 1. Mark ,Vil­cox; 2. Dave , Vilcox; 3. Robb ~rall i n .

Sen ior Boys Fl oor Exerc ise : 1. L ind v B uck; 2. Robb , Vallin ; 3. Stewart B uck.

Se ni or Boys Tumbling : 1. Dave W ilcox : 2. Stewa r t B uck; 3. Robb Wallin.

Sen ior Boys Para ll el Ba rs: 1. Lindy B uck; 2. Dave W ilcox ; 3. Stewar t B uck.

Se ni or Boys Horse Vau lt ing : 1. Mark ' Vilcox; 2. Dave Wi lcox; 3. L indy B uck .

Se n ior Boys All- Aroun d : 1. Dave W il­cox; 2. Mark W ilcox; 3. Lindy B uck .

·J u ni or G irls Tra m p ol ine : 1. Sheryl Hall : 2. Jane Peterson; 3. Glori a R ich ards; 4. Karin Everso n; 5. Connie Is rael.

Jun ior Gi r ls Horse Va ult ing : 1. Sue Sc hlebecker, 2. R ita MacBride ; 3. Mary McCaffrey; 4. Beth Ann Stone: 5. Kath:,' Matuseski.

Senior Gir ls T ram poli ne: 1. Ann Ca r ­ney;; 2. Donna Cha lmers; 3. Gra ce Ever­son.

Se ni or Girls Fl oor Exerc ise: 1. Donna Cha lmers ; 2. Susan T hom as; 3. Ann Car ney.

Se ni or Gi r ls T umbling: 1. Donna Chal­m e l'S; 2. An n Ca rney;] . Susa n Tho Jllas.

Senior 'Girl s Balillice ' Bea m : 1. Ann Car"­ney; 2. Susan T hom as ; 3. Ma ry Everson.

Seni or Girls Horse Va ulting: 1. J a nn Steel ; 2. Donna Ch a lmers ; 3. Ann Carney.

Senior Girl s All -Around: 1. Donna Chal­m ers; 2. Ann Carney; 3. Sue Thom as.

Winners of the First Ames City Recrea­tiona l gymnastics Meet . Back Row: (L to R) Bob Thomas, Joel Wilcox, Jano Steel , Mark Wilcox. Front Row: Lindy Buck'; 'Dave Wilcox, Donna Chambers and Ann Carney.

SOKOL CHAMPIONSHIPS On May 11, 1963, Sokol U SA conducted

its annual Junior and Senior Champion­ships_ About 50 gymnasts competed in the highest division of competition the Sokol has to offer. On a whole, routines were more difficult than they had been in the past; the junior boys showing a great in ­crease in difficulty and execution_

Cheryl Giannini from Monessen, Pa_, completely dominated the junior "girls divi­sion to win the all-around title_ Cheryl is a ninth grade student and shows much promise for the future.

Ronald Sitar from Binghampton, New York , had to show a steady performance to earn the all-around title for Junior boys. The tremendous show from the jun­ior boys from Binghampton, N_ Y_ and Homestead, Pa_, made the meet very close and interesting_

The new Sokol women's champion, Bar­bara Moonis, from McKeesport, Pa_, has shown great improvement since her 2nd place junior finish last year. Barbara, on ly sixteen years old , shows promise of being one of the best gymnasts produced by the Sokol.

Milan Trnka, men' s champion has won the title four times previous_ His fine sty Ie and execution gave him al1l early lead which he never gave up_

The meet was very well run by Melvin Cernicky and Steve Banjak_ Head judge for m en was Rudy Bachna and for women, Marv KRdrik_

Barbaro Mannis Milan Trnka SOKOL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS SENIOR MEN

Long Horse Vault: L Milan Trnka, Chicago;2_ Ignac io Perez, P ittsburgh; 3. Jim Mulvih ill , Homstead, Penn.

Floor Exercise : L Ignacio Per ez; 2. Mi la n Trnka; 3. Jim Mul vihill.

Side Horse : L Ed Sti rn , Homstead , Pa.; 2. J im Mu lvihill ; 3. Milan Trnka.

Rings: L Ig nac io P erez; 2. Milan Trnka; 3. Ed S tim.

Parallel Bars: L Ed Stim; Mila n Trnka; 3. Ignac io Perez.

Horizontal Bar : L Jim Mu lv ih ill ; 2. Thomas Misage, Homs tead, P a . ; 3. Ed Stim.

All-Around : Milan Trnka, 53 .65; 2. Jim Mulv ihill, 52.12 ; 3. Ignacio P er ez , 52.0U.

SENIOR WOMEN Side Horse Vault : L Barbara Bazzone,

Clevela nd , 0.; 2. Sherry Schauer , Cleve­la nd , 0.; 3. Barbara Moonis, McKeespor t, Pa.

Ba lance Beam: L E llen Babuska, New ­a rk , N . J. ; Sherry Schau er ; 3. Wanda Zuc h owski . Rossford , O.

Floor Exercise : L Barba ra Moon is; 2. Sherry Schauer; 3. Barbara Babuska.

Uneven Para llel Bars: L Bar bara Moon -­is; 2. S h e rry Schaver; 3. Ba rbara Baz-zo ne. .

All-Around: L Barbara Moo nis, 36. 80; 2. Sherry Scha ue r , 36.70; 3. E llen Babus­ka, 35.85.

JUNIOR GIRLS Side Horse V,!ult: L Cher yl Giannini ;

2. Ilona Klimc hak; 3. Pat Swan ick. Ba la nce Beam: L Ch er yl Giannini; 2.

Pat Swanick; 3. Fra n Salotti. Floor Exercise: L Cheryl Gia nnini , 2.

V icky Kerekes ; 3. Cath y Giann ini. Uneven Parallel Bars: L Pat Swanick;

2. Cathy Giannini , Ilona K limchak, ti e . All-Around: L Cher y l Gia nnini ; 2. Pat

Swan ic k; 3. Ilona K limcha k. JUNIOR BOYS - Ages 13 - 17)

Long Horse Vault: L Ronald Sita r; 2. B l aze Blasko; 3. ~1ichael lVlil c h a n owski.

Floor Exercise : L Blaze Blasko, Ronald S itar, t ie; 2. Michael Milchanowski.

Side Horse: L B laze B lasko ; 2. Rona ld Sitar; 3. Michael Milchanowski.

Rings: L Michae l Milchanowski; 2. Ron­ald S ita r; 3. R Ol1,ald Sopata.

Para ll el Bars: L Ronald Sitar; 2-. Mi­ch ae l l\if il ch ano,vsld; 3. Ronald Sopata.

Horizontal Bar: L Ronald Sitar; 2. B laze B lasko; 3. IVUchael Milch a nowski.

All-Around: L Rona ld S itar; 2. Micha el M ilchanowsk i ; 3. B laze B lasko.

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THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

01 RECTOR'S REPORT By Frank Bare

The PA~M BEACH TRAININGSESSIO I ... regret· fully had to end, as do all good things, but not before an outstanding group of young gymnasts gained a great deal of help from the instructors at the Imperial Studios. This represented the first time such instruction was of· fered a group of American gymnasts and the perform. ances of the athletes in attendance were greatly improved. Such .events never come about with just the snap of a finger . . . they take work, cooperation, and help from many people and above all a sincere desire to help good athletes get even better. It takes financial help too ... and this entire venture was made possible by Mr. Frank J. Hale . . . let there be no doubt that what he has done will never be forgotten by 14 great young performer:s. We needed equipment there and the PORTER ATH­LETIC EQUIPMENT Company flew it there so we could have it on time to get the program underway ... the GYM-MASTER Company sent their special High.Bar and Still-Ring combination so the youngsters could work on. the air·conditioned stage of the beautiful Royal Poin· lClana Playhouse. HERB VOGEL, BILL MEADE, BROWNIE WRONA . . . all pitched in to help with the apparatus coaching ... and a very good resume of the training session was submitted by Bill Meade for this issue of the M.G .... so I'll drop that subject with a final "THANK YOU" to all concerned with the even t · . . May it become an annual affair.

This is the y~r of the DEUTSCHE5 TtJRNFEST ' ... that great German Turners Festival, which is ' held t;very five years. Last one was in Munich in ' 1958 and this year's TURNFEST was in Essen from July 15·21st. It was sight to behold and Glenn Sundby (representing the M.G. and the USGF) and I had the good fortune to attend and take the top three trampolinists from our USGF lATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. Three great per­formers . . . DA INY MILLMA I (1st Place ), FRED SANDERS (2nd Place) and GEORGE HERY (3rd Place) did an excellent job of presenting the kind of appearance that was a credit to not only the SGF but the United States as well.

I can do little justice to the DEUTSCHES TURNFEST · . . and thanks to Glenn's picture taking ability the pictures will speak for themselves . . . it was truly a magnificent affair to witness. It was almost unbelievable to see 60,000 athletes on the field at one time . . . and still have 100,00 spectators in the stands. Colorful £lags · .. thousands of marchers in the parade ... Flags every· where ... two beautiful stadiums ... side by side ... the Grugga Park area with approximately Nine (9) gymnasiums being used at one time. 7,000 people jam­ming the main GruggaHalle day after day to see the winners of each event for Men and Women perform. Every store window in the City of Essen carried from one to twenty posters and pictures about the Turnfest and gymnastics. The great J AP ANESE TEAM was there for exhibition purposes. Great athletes from NORWAY, SWEDE I, E GLA D and GERMA Y all competing under the flag of the DEUTSCH TURNER BUND (Ger-

USGF Trampol ine Team and Director Frank Bare wi th Turnfest A ll -A round Champ Nick Stewart .

man Gymnastics Federation) and all in great spirits, friendly and cooperative.

The All·Around winn~r ... NICK STUART of ENG­LA TD ... who by the way celebrated his 37th birthday during the Turnfest and was awarded a bouquet of flow· ers by the D.T.B. during one of the exhibitions. Approx· imately 300 trampolinists took part in the competition and compulsory routines were used in Men's and Worn· en's events. The winning team in the trampoline event was from Berlin. I heard from one of the officials at the Turnfest that there are now more than 2;000 trampo· lines in Germany. One thing I assu're you there is a great deal of apparatus in Germany. In one area at one time we saw 24 Parallel bars . .. 30 Trampolines . .. an equal number of horses, beams ... at every turn one would find a dozen pieces of gymnastic equipment stored or being used ... as I stated earlier it was quite a sight to behold.

The trip began with a Lufthansa German Airlines 720 Jet in Chicago and eight hours of flying to Frankfurt;' Main, Germany. A short hop to Cologne and then a drive to Essen through the beautifully landscaped German countryside. Six days in Essen attending the Turnfest. At every opportunity (which was daily) our young tram­polinists helped the European gymnasts to learn the more advanced work being done here in the U.S.A. They appeared on German regional Television and marched in the huge Parade with a U.S. FLAG and our new SGF FLAG.

From Essen we drove back to Cologne and spent three days at the SPORTHOCHSCHULE ... a beautiful and extremely large Sports High School . .. which special-izes in courses in all areas of Physical Education. Two members of the Japanese team trained there and gymnast and teachers were present from Ghana, Egypt, Norway, Belgium, South Africa, Spain and the U.S.A ... . it was a pleasure to meet BOB FREEMAN, who was meet di· rector of the 1962 National Y.M.C.A. Championship (if memory serves me correctly) . . . Bob was attending the school and acted as interpreter for us at the exhibition our team put on · for the school.

From Cologne it was off to Paris for a two day look at the "City of Light" and a short (but definitely up-hill ) walk to the second stage of the Eiffel Tower. We took the team to see the Tower, the Aroh de Triumph and had the great good fortune to literally bump into tARRY

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Scenes from the British Army Physical Training Schoo l exhibition which the USGF Trampoline Team olso t ook part in .

GR1SWOLD ·~ .. one of our nation's foremost professional trampolinists (all-time great ) while visiting there_

From Paris to London_ ENGLAND and here the team performed at the famous Army School of Physical Train­ing at Aldershot . . . and they were warmly received. The pictures in this issue of the M.G. will show more of the high-lights of the trip than I could possibly cover. Suffice it to say here that it was a great trip ... there will be more in the future for the many deserving coaches and athletes of the U.S.A . ... and we have much to learn from the E~Fopeans and likewise our coaches have much to offer them. We need many more such trips in the future . _ . sending different coaches and athletes almost every year.

A LOOK TO THE FALL - 1963 The WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLINC .. . Tucson, Ari­zona ... Dec. 26th-30th, 1963. Clinic Director Sam Bailie has informed me the clinic plans are well under way and that this should be the best ever ... plan now on attending.

The U.S.G.F. Executive Committee will be up for a meeting in early September . . . and making plans for the next USGF GOVERNING COUNCIL meeting. Mem­bers of the Executive Committee members are appointed (as representatives of their member organizations) on a yearly basis. Every National Organization that is a mem­ber has representation on the Governing Council and the next meeting should take place in January, 1964. The U.S.G.F. began formal operations in January, 1963.

The USGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held earlier in the year in 1964. Approximately 2-3 weeks after the N.C.A.A. and bids are still being received for that meet with a firm date and location to be announced probably in October or early November.

There are some new areas of gymnastics springing up all across the U.S.A. and look for many new clinics and competitions to be held in areas that previously had not 'held such events. We'll keep you informed as to where and when through the M.G . and the USGF News­letter. It should be a great year for gymnastics in 1964 and I hope as many of you as possible investigate mak­ing a trip to TOKYO, JAPAN for the OLMPIC GAMES (October, 1964). If you do plan on going begin now to make your plans . .. reservations are practically impossi­ble to get even now. If the USGF Office can help you with such plans or information, just drop a line.

The U.S.G.F. is the sale American Gymnastics Organi­Zlition with the primary" objective of helping the sport of gymnastics to grow. May every young American gym­nast get a fair chance to tryout for and qualify for our 1964 OLYMPIC TEAM.

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The U.S.G.F. welcomes a new member ... and wel­come is the correct expression for the AMERICAN AS­SOCIATION FOR HEALTH. PHYSICAL EDUCA­TION AND RECREATION (AAHPER ) . The U.S.G.F. office received a letter from Dr. Ben W. Miller, indicating that the AAHPER had taken action to join the federation . I was quite impressed with the letter and wish to pass on to you some of it's contents .

Dr. Miller stated, " Our association believes in the basic concept of a unified national effort to in.crease and im­prove the opportunities for more people at the school and college level to have the advantages of appropriate com­petitive experiences. We also feel that our membership on the Governing Council of. the United States Gymnastics Federation will give us an opportunity to have our views for enhancing the work of the federation objectively considered. "

There is little that I need to say relative to how pleased the entire membership of the U.S.G.F. is to have the AAHPER as an active and much needed member. "Uni­fied national effort" says a great deal, doesn' t it?

-::- "* * Dr. Hartley Price I Florida State Univ. ) writes this

office that the Research Awards will be presented at the Western Clinic and the Florida Clinic again this year. If you have a research study and wish to submit tha t study for consideration , write Dr. Hartley Price, Pro­fessor of Physical Education, Fla. State Univ. , Talla­hassee, florida.

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Mr. Bill Meade, Sect. for the Board of Directors of the National Summer Gym Clinic at East Lansing, Michigan, writes that ISO-plus eager gymnasts, coaches and physical education te~chers pulled into Landon dormitory at Michigan St. University on August 18th for the start of a most successful clinic. Twenty-one staff members (and the list of instructors is very impressive ) welcomed the clinic registrants and after an evening of movies and planning the work began. Two competitions were con­ducted. Movies, chicken fry, square dance, swimming and a " Nite of Stars" added zest to the clinic. It sounds like it was a great annual events in the Mid-West.

This clinic carries a U.S.G.F. Sanction . . . and certainly deserves it! The U.S.G.F. has no financial or ad­ministrative coritrol or influence on this activity, however, it should be stressed that the clinic contributes considera­bly to the growth and development of the sport and this is our primary goal. To all those connected with the event ... keep up the good work!

-l-:. * * I have received word that Eastern Montana College

at Billings, Montana , is in search of a Gymnastics Coach.

Interested parties might write for ' information to: Dr. Harold S. Alterowitz, Director of Athletics, Eastern Mon· tana College.

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The 'C. S. Olympic Committee has set the ten tative dates for the 1964 Olympic Gymnastic trials for men and women as August 24th 8; 25th , 1964 at the World's Fair Assembly Area , in New York.

We have written much on the Federation stand, ob· jectives and reasons for the Federation movement in Gymnastics. However , Gymnastics is not alone in this for. ward Federation movement and a recent column by the sports editor .of the Milwaukee J ournal captured so well several pertinent thoughts on the subject that we have reprinted the article below.

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We hope you will enjoy the comments of sports editor Oliver Kuechle and perhaps get a better overall. picture of the Federation concept.

_ . The ·n e w federations Ii,? Yet the AAU wants none ' of n ; track, gymnastics and basket-. this . The AAU jealously wants l' ball now merely seek the same ) the lone voice in nine sports .in

B OLIVER E. KUECHLE, 5"ort. Edito, and they shall get it-~f neces· ~nternational councils. T~e AAU " 1/ _ sary over the. AAl! go deaq IJealously .wants the big club I,

. . ' . ' . b.oc:IY. They are m thiS to the ': over all. /; AAU and NCAA to Shatter Summer Qmet . fmlsh and no. Lo!d BUr~hley~ There comes to mind in this, l

; • . . . of .England III mterna~lO~al l as the perfect example ofAAU . ' SCHOOLS will shortly be openea agam and the qUIet of the, track, . or no so and. so m m·! blundering when it swings the '

summer months in the war between the Amateur Athlet-· ternatlOnal. g~mnastl~s or no club, the incident in basketball . . d h f d t' . i k basketball and so and so m mternatlOnal bas·: a · few: years ago . A . Swedish IC Umo~ an t e new e era IOns III rac,. . : ketball, is going to tell them ' national team arranged to play; gymnastics for control of t~e~e sp?rts at the mte~at~ona1 wh~t they can or cannot do j college teams' in this country, level will be shattered. The fmng will be heavy. Ahead IS aIlj on mternalpro?lems. made all travel arrangements, 01 ' If only cicadas ' . = .. . . '. ) ~- ~ ~ The AAU did serve. a pur..

· ymplc year. ,. I It is the basic philosophy of I pose at one time. It was the ' and then found at the last mm· have broken the summer .s qUiet,. educational institutions that policing body, the sanctioning . ute that it couldn't play be. though, . the mfonth~ hhave not they and they alone deter· body, the controlling body i cause the AAU had not been I

J . • . _r mme t e cours.e 0 t elr ~t. w I e a e IC c u s we~e El iproperly consulted. The maHer been Without evens maneu' I ' h f h ' h h'l thl t ' lb ' th ; . ',' venngs behmd the Imes, par letl'c programs The educatIOn. hubs of amateur athletic ac. .

i ' lib h' d th AAU 1" . .. . . . ' came to the attentIOn of FIBA, tlCU ar y e III e mes al institutions have chosen to tlVlty m thiS country and whll~ '. I lin New York where harassed d . " coil eg e programs generally ImternatlOnal basketball federa· I AAU leaders have come at last .suPPt°rt t~e fe 't~ratlon 1m

I ave· consisted of football, track and tion, and the AA U was ordered , men - umversl les, co eges, k h 11 . h . ., ,to realize what a thin line they high schools. ba~ ct a. Today, Wit ex- I to reimburse the Swedes $7,000. 'I hold and what a powerful force It is an evident right that , pa~~ ~d programst:verywhere, : The AAU paid. they face. . they who control 85% or 90% With schools controlling mos i So the wa r will shortly open I

Appealmg letters have gone . of the men in track, basket- of the athletes, coaches and · aga in and there can be only I out from AAU President Louis. ball, and gymnastics, the" facilities, the AAU as. the in lone result, if not this year then I Fisher to all university presi. schools, that they who ha.v~ ' ternationalrepresentatlve fo , th n xt r th t Th AAU I

· dents, probing for . ape a: c emost of the coaches and facIl!· . . " e e a e nex: . e. . .. fes should have more than a nme sports has .outlived ItS as we have known It IS IIcked"

j (which can't be~. H: IS t~e lIttIet t~k~n whisper in the councils qsefulness. Each sport should Th~ high schools~ colleges and ~an who earlIer m thiS wa~l affecting policy or relations in ' hi a v e its own international ullivers~tIes of thiS country are likened our educators who suPt-1 international affairs i ' . ,. not ·gomg to back up m thiS I ported the federation movement · · .. . . . . representative. ;:flght.

. . .1 And It IS Just a little abo I ' to Mao of Red Chma and Castro, surd that the AAU should ; Place for AAU ,----------; of Cu~a. !he ~e",: York presS'[':'have international jurisdiction ' AAU m Its thmkmg not only in . ten sports (track, swim- :THE federation movement is

, from A to U but from A to Z ,:: mIng', boxing, gymnastics, bas. I not unmindful of what the. and even "ZZZ," has lambasted > k e t b a II, bobsledding, judo, IAAU has done' or unmindfur the movement without knowing ' handball, w res t lin g and !that the AAU may be well : what it is all about. The Ama- ' weight lifting), but not in 2~ 'equipped to handle the affairs : teur Athlete a magazine con- otl1ers. Why only these ten. . involving athletes out of school. I

trolled by th~ AAU, has .spoken. T~e 21 others,.~ncludi.ng s~ch In each of its administrative · 1 . I f h AA W h ! as soccer, sklmg, bIcycling, ' t " t h . I d d ' g ow?mg y 0 t e U. 0: Jiglg'i! s}(.!l~ing, ~pe.e~ .s~atJ~g,. struc ureS, :l as mc u e . a , else. . ' . r have their own direct repre- fair ·place for the AAU or some '

The qUiet, though, Will soon sentation at in t ern a t i 0 n- comparable organization with l , end; The firing will begin. i al councils and are doing control over open athletes. In ·

'. Different World : I right well-th.ank you. the case of track, the govern·

ment council, of 28, for instance, H k R It is composed of four representa·

IN ITS frantic desire to pro- f OC ey evo tives of the National Federation long the status quo, the AAU QNLY some 10 or 15 years of State High School Athletic

just can't get through its head, ago, the United States Ice associatiorts, four of the armed or refuses to get . through its . H?ckey asso~iation, f e'd up forces, six . representa tives at! head, a few simple facts: ' . With the mismanagement It lar~e, seven'<;>f the Na~lOnal Col. :

. . . ' had to accept, broke away leglate AthletIC aSSOCiatIOn and '

The UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

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Helmut Bantz, Kasuo Abe, ' T akoshi M itso­kuri and Bob Freeman,

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Spo rts Schoo l, Cologne, Germany

OLYMPIANS CONDUCT GYMNASTIC COURSE By BOB FREEMA N

Takashi Mitsakuri, Kasuo Abe and Hel· mut Bantz teamed up to give one of the most informative advance gymnastic courses this writer has attended.

Mitsakuri, member of the Japanese teams of both 1960 Olympic Games and 1962 P rague World Games and Abe, member of th p- 'Prague World Games Team assisted Helmut Bantz, Germany's last gymnastic go ld medal winner (1952) with their val· u2. ble demonstrations and teaching tech· niqu es,

THEME OF THE COURSE " Who can swing can do gymnastics."

Th is was basically the approach of the whole' course. Proba bly the best exam ple of lois approach was on the parall el bars, Th ~ swing was covered from all three po· sitions, support , upper arm support and hung. F irst from su pport: the emphasis was to have the shoulders remain directly ov', r the hands on the front swing. Also, the chest should be li fted slightly, and sht,uld be a .minimum of piking action on th!' front swing. From this start it was demonstrated how such moves as the back s" ,,'ersa ult and stutz kehre are easily exe· cul f·d once the proper swing is developed. The studen ts in the class lea rn ed the swing ' lid how to spo t the back somersault. With Ie assis tance of one another the entire Im.s worked on back somersaults. Next /a.; the swing from the hang under the JU I'S. The class learned how the back swing l evelops into a kip to a support, the front swing to a cast and the cast to a " peach baske t." Mitsakuri and Abe concl uded the fin' t lesson on the parallel bars by demon· slrating and teaching how the back and front upri ses are developed from the basic upper arm swing:

HORIZONTAL BAR The three instructors emphasized that

ti1c most important fundam ental was the correct swing. To this elementary movement was added the half·turn on the front swing. Bantz pointed ou t that whatever the grip , a ll g iants turning on the front swing are the offspring of thi s basic swing with a l.ali·turn. The next two moves taught were a tll ck f1 yaw,ay and back giant (Japanese tca('hing method ). In following lessons the students learn ed teaching and spotting techniques for other moves such ' as the German Giant , Dislocate Giant, etc. Bantz C("1cluded by saying that, "The better yon learn the fundam ental swing, the less yo u need the over head safe ty belt for teaching tl' e~e advanced moves."

SIDE HORSE The introd uction to the side horse today

is no longer through single leg cuts! This is the present German thinking as ex· pressed by Bantz. He wen t on to say that th ey now teach movements which intro· duce early the idea of swing and weight shift in the straight arm support position.

FLOOR EXERCISE The en tire class followed Mitsakuri and

Abe through a tumbling r outine. Essen· tiall y it is as listed below: (Note the op· position, for every forward movement there is a backward movement. )

Pass No. 1. Forward roll jump, forward roll jump half or full turn ; 2. Back roll (kn ees straight); 3. Handstand forward rolh> (knees straight ) .; 4. Back _extension rolls ; 5. Front head springs; 6. Roundoff half-turn, di ve roll , half·turn , back spiing; 7, Front hand springs; 8. Roundoff back somersault ; 9. Running front somersault ; 10. Round off backhandsprings and varia-tion s.

STILL RINGS Again the instructors demonstrated' how

il '1portant the swing from the hang was and how it develops into back·uprise hand­stand , and upshoots to handstand

LONG HORSE VAULTING It was interesting to note that Bantz

believes vaults from the cr oup are exe· cuted basically the same as vaults from the neck; the only difference is that on croup, vaults are done in the air and after fli ght over the horse. Vaults from the neck are just the opposite,

U. S. TRAMPOLINE TEAM One of the highlights of the entire Inter­

national Summerschool was the demonstra· tiew by 3 American trampolinists from 'the United States Gymnasti c Federation. For everyone here in Europe this was the first time we had seen a triple back somer­saul t and quad·twisting back somersault. It was wonderful and all were thrilled by the;r performance. •

Pictured a t right o re scenes from the Sports School training sess ions and evening informal workouts,

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TURNFEST AT ESSEN GERMAN

Above one of the many large halls used for Gymnastics at the Turnfest . At left: The very papular Rhonard (wheel) used for fun exercise and competition .

Lower left: Dr . Joseph Gohler and vis iting Gentlemen from Japan. Below: M . G. subscri ber Dr. Reinhard Becker and his daughter Heide (Dr. Becker feels we should use more action photos in the M.G. and less group shots). and Richa rd Reuther o f " Reuther Board" fame.

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On the foll owing 4 pages are photos o f the M en's and W omen's Gymnastic exhibitions endi ng with the finol parade and stod ium program.

Winners o f the Tram·po line competition. Right t o left : I . Dieter Schultz , 2. Klaus Foerster , 3. Al o is Hertle and 4. Chr is N etherton .

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wo uld have hi s first chance in the regul a r e li m in a , ion mee t and then seve ra l ch~n ces throughout the elimination bra ck~ t.

2. All meet ner vo usness left the yo ung­s ters and their performance im proved as th e mee t progressed .

3. They acq uired mee t exper ience equi v­alent to s ix or seven o f the usual mee ts.

A NEW CONCEPT IN GYMNASTIC MEETS 4. The judgin g was definite ly just- in the elimina tion porti on of the mee t it was onl y necessary to designat e the winn er uF two-man contests.

by E. F. " Bud" Beyer

I don 't think that anyo ne will deny that now and then we ha ve diffi cult y in ohtaining just ice in gymnasti c mee ts . When you think se riously aboH t how gymnasti cs meets are run, yo u must agree that we do not achieve pe rfec tion in awanling places where they belon g. Quite often decis ions are made in a snap sort of a wa y because we are try in g to run man y yo ungs te rs throu gh a meet. The result of thi s snap judgment i inju sti ce to some of the yo un gs ters. r think we can say , on the whole. we deal out justi ce in most in­c·tan ces but even a little bit of injusti ce is a bad thin g so we should examine our method of runnin g mee ts and see if we call come up with another wa y to obtain judg ment.

A t the Nissen Medart fac tory in Ceda r Rapids, Iowa. where experim ent s in new des ign for apparatu's take place daily, Mr. Geo~ge Nissen. the Pres ident of the com· pany, sugges ted an experiment in Tunn inl! gymnasti cs meets: Out of thi s, came a new interestin~ concept in the runnin g

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of gy mnasii cs meets and it "has ~O "l(' me nt s wh ich we should measure. Th e point is not th a t we should adop t this but that thi s idea shou ld se rve to s timu, la te oth er ideas -about the poss ibility of ob ta inin g a square dea l for gymn asti cs com pt> t i 1 ( reo

Here is the procedure in .t; .. i s· new ex­pt'l'im enl. Before we ~'O any furthe r. IV"

"h .. uld mention that thi s mee t- was in­"olve:1 with onl y two event s but we did l' avl' a cons id e rab le number of boy and g irl age groupings:

Fi n' t of a ll. an ~ Iimin ation tournam ent wac run in th e usua l way. The yo un gster s were competing in tumbling and in Tra mp· " linin g and out of a fi eld of about 30 in each age class ification for each event , eight boys or girls were chosen. The sec­ond s tep , was to place the eight qualifi e rs in each class ifica tion on a double elimina­tion bracke t as shown in the illustration. !\II'. George N issen is pointing to thi s parti cular double e liminati on tournament set up wh ile Bud Beyer is looking on. The com pe tit ors ' we re placed on these duubl e e limina tion brackets in acco rdance with the ir place wnn in the e lim inati on tournament.

The third ste p was to beg in runnin~ th e yc" lllgs te rs through th is doubl e elimina­t ion se t up. Obvious ly, the judge onl y had to cl1t:C)se between two individual , in each case as the double elim ination competition progressed. F ollow in g results are note wc: rth y :

1. Each yo un gster suddenl y rea lized tha t instead of all hi s or her hopes bein g pinned on one competiti on , he or she wa~ go ing to have several chances to meet md . beat hi s opponelJ;~s . The competit or

Left : Winners in the experimental meet in Trampo l ining for boys 8 - It At Right : W inners in the experimental Tumbling meet f o r q irls .. 12 - t4 .

5 . The judges found their dec isions easy and they liked thi s kind of a mee t.

6. The s pectators found thi s easy to fl )!! ow and very exciting .

We must, ho wever, in order to be fa ir, c. IJser ve several disadyanf agps :

1. The mee t time is leng thened 'su it wl. uld be limi ted to one and two event mee ts' un less we could think up another way o f doing thi s.

2. There is some diffi culty encounte red i!l placing the eight qualifiers in the de u­ble elimination bracke t, but thi s is not an insurm ountable diffi culty.

The main id ea here is that there may be other ways of running a gymnas ti cs meet. We kn ow yo u are all familiar with the man to man contes t that we some­tim es ha ve in gymnasti cs in the gym­nasium. P e rhaps someone can come along' with another idea that is workable . H ere, a t least, is some original thinking along the lines of givin g more justice to young­sters in a gy mnastics mee t and it is com­i;icndab!e.

Helpful hints

LEARNING THE IISTREULIII Almost every gymn ast encounters needless difficulties and

dangers when fi rst attempting to learn the "Streuli" or " Back Kip" on the rings. This difficulty is posed by the fact that although the gymnast may possess the necessary skills (having done the fore· exercises) at the fir st attempts he will need to use such strength tha t only advanced gymnasts command. It will take a long time before one effectively can use wrist and arm technique to transfer from suspension to support without the use of excess ive strength.

But there is a " tri ck" which will enable even beginners to start learning the "Streuli" shortly after the learning of the " hi p· pull· over" on the Horizontal Bar.

Sin ce we recognized the similarity of these two moves, we can assume that the streuli wi ll be easily learned if we elimin ate the difficult wrist action and crea te a situation which is sim ilar to that on a Horizontal Bar.

The secret is in a special grasping of the rings (low rings! J

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Spotting: This approach is quite safe, but it will furth er shorten the learnin g process if the legs are supported in a horizontal po· sition while the rotation of the r ings takes place.

Advantages: Eliminates the need for advanced strength , which would be required with a regular grasp on the rings;

The suspension starts on a considerably higher point then it ends in a support, thus it gives a wider margin for corrections;

The most demanding forearm, and wrist action, needed for the transfer from suspe~ s i o n to support happens automatica.))y, thus assuring the proper kines thetic sensa tions without the interference of failure.

As soon as the image of the move has been materialized in correct kinesthetic sensa tions, i t is safe to assume now that the streuli can be approached effectively also with a regular grip. The gymnast can now fully concentrate on the technique and timing of the wrist·fore·arm action. Aft er the move has been successfully performed on low rings, then it can be attempted with swin g, on the high rings too.

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By JESS ROBINSON

Winners ot the Trampoline event ot the USGF National Championships in Chicago (Frank Hale awarded Medals). Saunders, Millman and Hery . Millman and Hery were trained by Jess Robinson .

EDITOR'S NOTE:The Modern Gym­nast will publish an article each issue written by Jess Robinson, n'oted tram­poline authority. Members of j\llr. Rob­inson's trampoline club have dominated the Southern California, trampoline com­petition for the past four years. This year, four of the five first place winners at the first U.S.G.F. National Champ­ionship meet in Chicago were trained by M r. Robinson. Lei me rell you about Charl ie ... H e taught me .. a lesson early in my teach­

ing career-"If you have a desire to suc­ceed, you will succeed." I had often heard this but didn't honestly believe it applied to trampolinists.

Charlie was a scrawny fourteen-year-old when he came in for his first trampoline lesson and was probably the IIMlst cautious student ever to set foot on a trampoline. He wouldn' t attempt a stomach or back drop and spent the' entire hour perfecting a seat drop. At the end of the long, futile lesson then; was no doubt that this was not Charlie's sport. Charlie wasn't thinking along these lil!es. H e had enojyed doing what little he could do and had the desire, if not the courage, to learn more.

He continued to work on the trampoline illmost every day and slowly, very slowly, he began to learn a few tricks. As the months passed he learned a minimum amount of fundamentals, had developed a reasonably good front flip and was in­quiring about a barany. I recall thinking " if this boy learns a barany, there isn't a a man alive that can't do one." So I gained a sudden respect for him when he not only learned the barany, but also a 1* front somersault and a back flip with a full twist. Charlie only worked on the few tricks he liked, but as soon as he mastered a new one he would swing into anel out of it day after day, using every combination possible.

It was about this time when Charl ie's dad came in to see Charlie's home away from home. Charlie's dad was a stern· faced man who was once a gymnast and after seeing Charlie perform said "you ought to have a double back." At this point Charlie had joined our line of thinking. A dOl\ble bJlck_ ,-v.a.~ _ a_very, .advanced · trjck for him . But Charlie admired his dad and

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against his better judgement asked to be held in the belt. In a month 's time, work­ing every day, Charlie learned his double back. Then he learned to swing in and out of it.

Gymnastic season was upon us again and Charlie had put together a respectable routine. It was agreed that competition would be good for him and he asked to join our ~ompeting team. The judges seemed to enjoy his routines because I re­call them smiling. However, they were firm in their belief that good form was all important in a gymnastics meet and didn' t .take into considerati,on that it was just short of a miracle' that Charlie was even there. Charlie didn't do very well that year but the competition threw new coals on the fire and he se t himself a new goal.

At one of these meets Charlie met Har­vey Plant; one of the nation's top trampo· linists. Harvey maintained the belief that if you couldn 't do a trick with good form you shouldn't do it at all. Harvey's form was flawless and Charlie got the message. Charlie's knees straightened, his toes pointed, his arms started to lift correctly, he began piking out of twisters and the change was unbelievable. Another change had gradually been taking place in Char­lie. The continual exercise had developed his muscles. deep breathing had expanded his chest and his legs were strong and powerful. Even his personality had changed and he showed it.

By next spring he was ready. He ,placed high in every meet and in the big meet or the year, finale of the Gymnastics sea­son, Charlie placed second, defeated only by Danny Millman, this year's national champion.

* * * Trampoline Program

My success in training top trampolinists is due largely to my tra(npoline program. Once a student starts this program it main­tains his interest by continually off~ring a half dozen different tri cks to challenge his ability. In addition, since each trick has a point value, it allows him to compare his progress with others. Points are given for single and multiple . somersaults and twi , ts performed fon'Vard and backward from the stomach, _~ack and feet. Points

are alSO given for somersaults done in form positions. Once a student has ac­quired points for learning a trick he may receive further points by using the trick in a routine. This is excellent training for com petition .

Information Please For years we have heard about Nard:"

tranlpoline school in Texas and Larry An­derson's school in Hawaii. Lately tram­poline activity is reported on the upswing in Florida and Louisiana. There is talk aLout great strides forward in this event in Europe and Japan. What we are reo ques ting now a're cards and letters from these areas and elsewhere in the world giving information of interest to traffiJJo­linists. This news will be passed on in this column. News from trampoline manu­facturers will also be welcomed and pub­lished. Please write to J ess Robinson, c/o Trampoline, Inc., 4207 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, California.

" * Records

Interesting fea tures of this column will be "Record of the Month" and "Unusual Stunt or Wild Routine." Again we're ask­ing for your help. We have heard rumors of unbelievable tricks being performed and records being broken so we are Ipoking for fir st person or eye witness reports of these evcr-ts. To be sporting, let's report only tricks, routines or records performed out of the, belt. To give you an example we will start off with a couple that I have wit­nessed ...

Record of the Month 24 back pullovers (back somersaults

frOll] back d,rop position to back drop -po­sition ) performed in Burbank by Steve Lerner of Los Angeles on a 6 x 12' 1" web bed.

Unusual Stu~t or Wild Routine Four Bounce Routine : (1) Triple back

somersault (2 ) Barany out fliffi's (3) Double back somersault (4) Back som­ersault with a triple twist- performed in Burbank by Delvin DuMey of Clinton, Wisconsin. Delvin is a high school student.

Next month's record will be swing backs. Let's hear from anyone who has beaten Dar Robinson's local record of 125.

Too often the progression us" d by the unsupervised beginner in preparation for a back flip is : seat drop, stomach drop, Lack drop, front somersault to seat, and then back flip. This foolish progression is used because the beginner does not know what else to do. Needless to say, a back flip attempted at this early stage (unless performed in a belt ) is ex tremely dangerous and could result in serious in· jury. For many years we required students to learn forty or fifty fundamentals as groundwork for advance tricks. In perform­ing these fundamentals the student gains balance, timing and- coordination. He also learns how to jump, twist and land cor­rcctly.

Last year a local school district asked if we could supply them with a list of fundamentals point valued accord ing to difficulty. It proved to be a very interest­ing task. Using a chart form to work the trich out (see below) we discovered 143

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Starting the chart we chose seven land· 'ing positions: feet, knees, hands-&·knees, seat, stomach, back and corpse. (We used the corpse, or flat back as it is often called, because it is SUfficiently different than the back drop and considerably more difficult to work out of.) These landing positions put together in twos gave 41 tricks. Using twists in fundamentals makes twisting somersaults easier to learn, so we added the half and full twists to the land· ing positions giving another 71 tricks. The somersault portion of the chart is limited but gives several progress ion steps to the front and back somersault. Finally, we rounded out the chart with 15 form tricks.

To determine point values we first gave poin ts to the basic drops, two for the knee drop, five for the hands-&·knees and seat drops, ten for the stomach and back drops, and twenty for the corpse. Each other trick was then performed (starting and ending on feet) and its difficulty was rated in comparison to the basic drops. Lowest points allowed on head under tricks (somersaults) was 28 for a hands· &-knees front sommersault to back. Since

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To test the chart start with the low numbers and work up. If the low numbers are too easy keep going-it ge ts rugged. Puint value for each trick should be ob· tained by performing the trick twice in suc:cession without mistake. Qualifying should begin and end on the feel. (Ex­ample: to obtain nine points for "from SEA T to BACK" the landing position!' arc, FEET, SEAT, BACK, FEET.) Since points are obtained by performing tricks only twice correctly, they should be done with good form, all landing straight with thc trampoline bed.

For the convenience of class instruction we have listed these tricks on three sheets according to number. Space has been al­lowed for students names. These sheets are available at no charge by sending a stumped, self-addressed envelope to Jess Robinson, c/o Trampoline Inc., 4207 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, Calif.

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" FREE EX. MUSIC

Although the reader will find nothing of a so phistica ted nature in the suggestion below, please bear in mind tha t ideas that score are often the brain child of a pass in g whim and as such fall int o that grea t unknown area known as creat ivity.

Systems of dance notation, for example Labanotation , are of littl e value to the untrained performer or teacher. These sys tems, when learned, enable us to prese rve forever certain movement patterns, routines if yo u will , in a minimum amount of space . We shall suggest no substitute for these systems here. W hat we are offerin g is a practi cal , usa ble technique for beginn ers at choreography. It is experimental at present but it can be improved and may develop into a most useful aid to gymnasts.

We ask that yo u simply try to " draw" music. Your own creative touch . will de termine the structure and outco me of your work. Let us start with a simple, well-known tune, "Mary had a little lamb." H ere is how one " authority" wo uld " d raw" it. Draw the hieroglyphics in Fig. 1 at a fairl y nioderate pace pausin g slightl y when the pau se sy mbol is indicated . Yo u may use a pencil, s tick , or ot her objec t. Any thin g which will make a sound as yo u "draw" wi ll do. If "drawn " as shown , the resultant 'o 'lnd shou ld be suggesti ve of the tun e.

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Now, how does- all this fit in to a gy mn as ti c program ? M usic selection for women's free ca li s thenics present s a real challenge. At some future date there are those who believe men may too use music. Proper selection of music may make the d iffe rence between a winner and a lose r. Adapting typical gymnastic move­ments to the music is also ano ther major task. If the music selected is simply to be used as background . the to,a l exerci se is immediately pulled down . " Drawing" music may thus be of value in solvin g these two bas ic problems. Us ing the technique described above :

1. Select the music you wish to use. (Varying tempo, li vely, noti ceable pauses as well as some sharp holds or peaks I .

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Now attempt to draw the marks found in Fig. 2 and try to guess what popular tune it suggests. You should be able to "et it in one or two trys. The answer wi ll be found at the end of the article. (If you don't get it at first, " d raw" a littl e fa ster.

To prove that all of the foregoin g is not complete folly, the write r has tes ted over 1,000 elementary school children by giving them simi lar scribblin g to decode. An overwhelming majority were able to unscramble the patterns a bove plus a few mor~ which. were slightl y more complica ted.

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2. " Draw" the music. Draw lines, dots, dashes, ' mountains. rolling hill s or any design which seems to fit.

3. Listen to the music and wa tch ' your initial drawing. Make correc tions and im provements.

4. Repeat s tep three unt il yo u are happy with you r interpre­tation.

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A. Indicates smooth , fl owing music anel similar movements should be worked out. (Turns, slow lim bers, ca rt wheels, scal es,. etc. )

B. Indicates speed. I Tumblin g movements, quick turning move­m ents, e tc.)

C. Look for repea tin g pattern s. (See Fig. 1 and compare lin es) . 1£ yo u find that yo ur drawin g cons ists of a single, repeated pattern it 's a pretty good bet that the music yo u have selec ted is not particu larl y good for yo ur exerci se development. A good se lec tion may have a few, we ll·defined pattern s, however. Leroy Anderson 's "Sandpaper Ballet" is good for a s tart.

D. Look for abrupt stops. I At thi s point yo u Illi ght ti me a leap, snap into a Yogi handstand or perform so me other Im­pressive movement tim ed with the pause in the music. '

E. Yo u will di scove r other designs which are suitable for many other form s of movement expression. Le t us know abo ut specific pattern s whi ch yo u work oul.

6 . W rit e the nam es of spec ific movements on the " drawin g" itself.

7. Try yo ur exercise and make necessa ry revi sions. It 's one thing to draw: anothe r to perform. R eme mber, "NIus ic is no t background.'.' M.G. May) un e, 1963, D. 16,

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GYMNASTICS IN PHY. EDUCATION BY A. BRUCE FREDERICK

lJOOK R EV IE W __

GYMNASTICS GUIDE A merican Associa ti on fo r H e alth , P hys ica l

E du ca ti Oll a nd Rec rea ti on .

Division of G irl s- and W ome n 's Sport s 1201 16 th S t. , N . W. , Washin g ton 36,

D.C. Sl.OO. t S tock No. 243·075461.

This exce ll ent a cl-d iiton to the popul a r series of offi c ial guides p u bli shed by the Ameri can Assoc iation for H ealth , Physical E ducation and Rec rea ti on a tt ests to reo newed int eres l in gymnasti cs in th e sch ools of the Unit ed S ta tes.

As in othe r guides publish ed by the Division of Girl s and W omen 's Sport s, to" cons ult a nt s have conlribut ed a rti cles of cur rent int eres t which a re hoped to fill known ga ps in the teaching aspec ts of gy mna sti cs . The writ ers do n ot pretend that ihese a rti c les will solve a ll the prob· ie ms but ins tead la y a sound founda ti on tor g uides in thi s acti vit y a rea which will be writt en in the futtlr e.

The G uide has fo r the firs t tim e g iven lilu ch attention to practi ca l techniques of te aching gy mn asti cs and there i, a de· c ided lea ning toward , ma ny o f the not· "o·we ll ·kn own E uropea n prac t ices whi ch will - he lp improve our teachi ng . F un da · mc nta l ba ll e t te rms are exp lain ed. princ i· pIes o f m ove ment re la ted to gy mnasti cs s bows th ere is some int eres t in the En g· lish program a nd inlerna ti ona l rul es 'are c(> t do wn with a ppropria te ex pl a na ti ons .

The most imp ress ive of the arti cles in the rev iewer 's o pin ion is the one on sid e horse va ultin g: by Za bka . It is a ppa rent th at M iss Za bka ha s a ri ch background in Ell rc pean prac ti ces a nd tra inin g a nd the t<"x t of he r a rticl e is vc ry like the one published by the European a uthorit y, Lay, some tim e ago. I t is re freshin g to know th a t we a re fin a ll y ge tting some of these important , continent al prac ti ces dow n in Engli sh so tha t we do n ll t ap pea r as i l2: nnran t as we mus t have in yea rs pas t. ~ T he g irl s will be int e rested to know

tha t the un even ba rs we re used in Ger· many as earl y as t he lat e 1800s a nd th a t Dr. Rudol ph Gasch desc ribes exe rc ise" on t:1(' uneven ba rs in seve ral ed ition, of Uell!sche Volks· Tllrn bllcher in 1901. Th e i ru e ori g in of uneve n pa ra ll el ba rs may. in fac t, be traced bac k to J a hn hilll ,elf who is credit ed with the in ve nlion o f the pa ra ll e l ba rs I Barren I .

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A com pl ete sec t ion on SII !!!!c" ted rul e, fo r cO llipe t iti on is inelu ded ' with the tl:o ught tha t class wo rk might also be

-" va lua ie :1 in li lL ht of , ta nd a rd s o f ('xce l· k n('e wll ich have bef' n ,e t down by int e r· llaJ iLna l gy mnas li (' ~ aLlth o riti c~ .

:' t'c t ;ons uf the I( uide a re a lso devo ted to) lia bilil y in gy nll;as tics . te rm inology and IH. l lt· ~ . 1\ fa irl y co mple te bibliog ra phy has been pre pa red . I A more comprehens ive bi bli t'g ra ph y is ava il a bJ e throug h Ihi s de· pa r iment o f the iVLG. for lOcI .

The prepa ra ti on o f th e G uide was a cl' lll mill ec res pons ibilily a nd it inc luded t:art ic ipa t ion of the follow in g me llibers: Dorot hy MacLean, Ch. U., of Washing ton ; Ern es tine H.. Ca rt er, Lans in g, M ich . ; iVl a ry Cave, San Di ego S ta le College; Kay Ma r· :! t' rum , W es l Chester S ta te Coll ege; D ow· I Ill' Martin. Ba It im ore, Md .; Ma rgare l _\r ill ar. P a li l' rSOn , N .J. ; M a ry Sarve r. Sea t· li e. Washing ton: Marjori e Souder. U. of Illin o is; Av is Tie be r. U. of T exas; No r ma Z,;!Jka . Hunt e r Co ll ege; iVl a rga rct Brown. E. Or a n!!e. N.J. a nd Lo ui ,(' [{" Ioff. _\'r ac· .\furray C:o ll '-'IL'" .

FILM REVIEW

TUMBLING by Jim Attila Farkas

Gy mnasti c In structor· Mil wa ukee Turn ers This film has been a proj ect of the

.\1 i·lwau kee T urne rs a nd is presented to educa to r.; in ho pes tha t it llIight be of val ue in the de velo pm enl o f p,y m nasti cs in the Un ited S ta tes . T he directo r, Jim Fa rk as, h as a ri ch background . His tra in· ing in clud ed wo rk a t the fam ous Coll ege JI Ph ys ica l Ed uca ti on in Hungary whe re he was awarded the d egree, Master of PI, ys ica l Edu ca tion . L a te r he was ass istant Prufesso r of Gy mn asti cs a t the sa me insti· lu l iu n . In add ition to coach in g Hungary's O lympi a ns he al so he ld a pos ition as a Ill embe r of the Me thods Cu mmittee of th e I:uua pest Board of Ph ys ical Edu ca ti oll and S purt s.

The film r in gs of th e E uropean a ppr oa ch toJ gy mnas ti cs in th a t one may see rea · I lire' o f the continental prol! ra m which I, ave been desc ri bed by foreign a uthors " "e h as Ku nz le a nd S ta lder. The wa rm ·up exe rcises should be es peciall y useful lo lhust:' who wh:: h 10 ha ve a se t which ar e I,a rt icul a rl y ada pted lo gy mn ast ic d eve lup· Ill ent. T he onl y lacking fea ture is the d i· rec to r himsel f. S ince the fi lm is s il ent , uil e canno l o bta in from me re ly view in g ii , enlig htenin g comments by its produ cer. For thi s reason, we ho pe il may no t be Ivu long b ~ ru re these comm ent s a re pub· li shed In so me fashion .

The fo ll ow in g outline -is descriptive of the content of the film . It is a pprox ima tely 60 fee t in leng th a nd copies may be ob· ta ined frolll the produce r a t a cosl of S60.00. ( Write to J . A. F arka s, 2316 N. 44 th St., Milwaukee 10, Wisconsin , )

The film opens with sonie j:apid tumbling

do ne by the iVlil wa ukee Turne r " Tu",bl e­weeds," I iVI1lts a l ri g hl a ngles ),

PART t • WARM·UP AND PREPARATORY E X ERCISES

1. Run n ing; 2. S id e ::;lepping' - Done at a fas t pace w i th a b.~ unt:ing a ct ion: 'J.

Skipping - Done sw ing'i ng th e a r m !:) in oppo~ iti o n to the legs. gxc.:e ll e n t trai n ing' fOl' th e a ll - impor ta n t skip - step in tunlb­l ing; 4 . Squnt j umps fo r wanl swing'illg' (h e anns app r opr iate ly; il. -Us ing' th e ba l­a nce bean1 a .s a .sort o f ballet balTe ...

A . L eg- Bw ings fo rwa rd; B. Leg' s wings bacl{wCl r cl; C. Leg' s win g's sid e ward ( L e ft and rig h t).

.:\'ole : A n illl pol'ta nt f eatu r e of th e fi l m i,-; t hnt al l 1110veme n ts a l'e shown Pl'il C­ticpd to t he r igh t a n c1 le ft w h en nec:es­sa l' v.

6." H a m stri ng ::i ll 'e tc h ing exec ises : 7. \"i gor ous h ip bending flD Ill st r add le ~ta nd

a r lll s swing fore downwa rd and bnck be tween legs; S. Sid e bending ex erci se:-;; H. Kkki ng' to ha nd:-; tand ; 10. Spl its pJ'ac­li ce.

PART /I . TUMBLING FORWARD J. F'an nu'c] roll; 2. I·teacl stancl; 3. Di\'e

1'0 11 (Layou t pos i t ion); 4, l ( ips - Sho wi ng' d eve lopment of I11ctxinull ki ppi ng' fOI'l" e:-; by ex ecu t ion starting' fro l11 an extension of th e body: 5. Linlbel' 1',")l'w<1rd; 6" KijJ fro l11 h eadstand: 7. H ead spring: X. H a nel !-'tnnc1 : 9 . ' Valk ing on ha nd!";; 10. Jumping' forward on hands kn ee fl e xi oll and pxte nsion for maximulll h eight: 11. F'OI"­ward h andspring; ] 2" Hand spring" step out (S im il a r to ti n se l'ca); 13. Di,"ing han d springs ( t wo foot ta k e-o f f); 1·1. F'o r ­wa rd somersault; ] 5. Sta nd ing pos ition, jump and imm ed iate !='o ll1 er sault: ] 6" i-Iand:-;pJ' in g", som er sa ult (Fol'wa rd) ; ] 7. Continuous for ward some r!-'a ult!-> <Som el' ­~ault seri es forwa rd ).

PART til· TUMBLING BACKWARD 1. 'fu I'n backwarcl l'OIt : 2. Pi l, e bacl,­

\\-arc1 roll ; 3. Hael, 1'0 11 with full ext ens ion of bod~r pas!j ing through ha nd stand ; 4. Back handspri ng- lead - u p stunt~; 5. H;\nc1-stand, sna p -clown; 6" Back be nd wa lk ­o'- el 'S; 7_ Back handspring in be l t; S. Plool' pirn u ette - ,,' j(; k to hand stand and o ne - ha tf tUI'l1; 9. P irou e tt e ro ll oUl ; 10. Cartwheel; 11. Houncl o ff; 12 _ FOI',,-a I'd hand~ p l 'ing (step out), J'ound off; 13. Bael.;: h al1c1 ~ i) rin g-s in bell ( ~e l'i esJ; 1 4_ Back hand sp r ings.

Note: Pe ri od icall y th l'uug hou t the !'il!n app rop l'iate slow m otio n f il mi ng of cer ­ta in st u nts contri butes to H Inore thoJ' ­oug h , -isua l ana l y~is .

J 5. Bad, same l'sau tt ; 16 _ Hound off , fl ip (back han c1 s pl'ing-J. somesau tt: 17. A t­ternat el-:l (Back wHI'd) ; 19" Bael.;: so m er ­sa ult ",ith a one- ha lf tw ist: 20_ Back fu ll t\\" isling" Homer:-;all i t - Sho\\"n f l"om se,"el'a l <tng'le!j a nd a lso i n slow mol ion 1'1 Y> 111 sid e an d in f r ont o~ t lllllblel'. Shows a r m act io n a nd h ead po~ iti o n (" Iea rl y: 21. .IJollncl e l' ~ backward (s er ies of }):lc:1< so m er sa ult!:;).

PART IV . MISCELLA NEOUS E X ERCISES AND FLOOR EXERCISE S

1. C rad le (Back h andspring start to neck spl'ing fin i ~ h): 2. Cartwheel (O ll f' hand): ::. A eri al ca r twh eels a nd som el'­~all l t:-:: 4" Car twheels ; 5" Cartwh eel , :-:icl e sl)me l'salll t, <.:a l't w h ee l ; G. Ki p ,"a r iati on:-:; ., C h es t 1"0 11 "a r iations; ~ . J ump iJacl<­\\"a rc1 one-ha l f twi s t to') r oll -out; !I, F ront walko '" E' r: 10. Back wa ll<f)'" e l': 11. V;tlclez: 12 . I.-eg (' il'ele~ (Single): n. 11011 ('onlbina­lion:-:: 1-1. Serlle , "a r iation s; 15. Spli t!-': lG . Sing-Ie leg- (' il'(' le tn handsland: J,_ l l<lndsta n cl pres:-;e~; ] S" K nee boull (:t: til h ;. t Ilcl ~ t;l n<1: 1 fl . On e a r m h :l IHl ,..;tand~ ( 1. C'g·~ e l o~ed a ncl leg"s op e n); 20. lJac l< ,nl ll.;:o'·f'l" to ~ pli t: 21. F' i1 11 into spli t f tT nl h i1 n cl ­.... ta ncl: 22" From h ancl~tan(l , low €' r to st""ddle s tand to ,,'''. s it.

F ino I' Exe rc ise by Nancy Schult z ( T yp ica l of g irl's Ol ym pic wo rk ) .

Fioo r E xercise by Gary S illl a ndl Ad va nced boy's routin e.

Throughout the film , s tunts a re per· formed by bOlh boys a nd g irl s. Boys a nd g irl s a re also used to de mons tra te those stunt s whi ch are peculi a rl y masculine o r k minine. This film shoul d be extre me ly I'a lua ble to educa tors t S ta te direc tors an d cit y s uperv iso rs 1 who a re seekin g a to p notch film on basic tumbling .

Larisa Latynina

LAURELS CROWN DILIGENCE OF LARISA LATYNINA

Translated jrom the Czechoslovakia gym­nastic publication-"Sportovni Gymnastic­ka" by Mildred Prchal, Director oj Wo­men's Gymnastics 0/ the American Sokol

No one of those who write about Larisa Latynina forget, in their articles, to men­tion that the absolute champion of the world and Olympic victor loved ballet from the beginning. This is the reason for her lightn ess and grace of movement so ad· mired by thousands upon thousands of onlookers.

While still in school , (Latynina gradua­ted school in the Ukranian city of Cher­son ) she attended ballet classes. Afterward , in the 6th grade, when Latynina was 13 years of age, she saw a gymnastic com­petition and instantly and ever after, was in love with this sport. It is true that she likes swimming in summer and skiing in winter, but these are more res t periods than training .

Often I visit durin g Latynina's training periods. This is her program: During the first 15 minutes yo u are likely to see her before a great mirror warming up with va rious ballet elemen ts. Then she begins for actual training.

The sequence from one apparatus to anoth er is changed by Lat ynina and her trainer , Alexander Misakov, each training period. On an average, close to one hour is devoted to exercise on the beam. This is a diffi cult and demanding event and La· tynina has several special exercises that help to develop stability.

Vaulting, usually, does not take' up too much of her time. During a half hour she does 20 to 25 various vaults and passes to other apparatus.

The followin g one and one·half hours Latynina devotes to bars and cali sthenics. It is of interest that her training always begins with apparatus upon which she wishes to concentrate most of her attention for that day. This is, of course, natural

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beca use in the beginning Latynina is al­ways fresh and energeti c and most alert.

Finally. Latynina does several exercises for leg strengthening, such as jumps on the spring board and in place. Special exer· cises for strengthening hands are not neces· sa ry, her heason being that her hands are sufficiently strengthened through her train­ing on apparatus.

Ballet elements are always included in her warm ups. Beside thi s, she not onlv attends ballet productions but fairly ofte~ attends ballet classes and ballet corps re­hearsals of the Kyjov opera. She con­siders her lessons with the best Ukrainian ballet masters very beneficial.

So far , we have spoken of her regu lar training. During the days preceding com­petitions, however, the character of her training changes. During the preparation period Latynina studies new elements and devotes much attention to all around phy­sical preparation, to maintain good form. On the day before competition, she only "goes through" her exercises in their en­tirety and reques ts judgin g. Optional fl oor exercises and those on the bars she does 2 or 3 times; exercise on the beam up to 5 times and no more than 10 vaults.

Optional cali sthenics are composed by Latynina together with her trainer, and teachers of artistic gymnastics and ballet. The grea test part , however, is composed by Latynina herself. She devotes a great deal of time to style and character of the routine. She loves floor exercises best of all. They are ri ch in leaps, pirouettes and va rious dance elements-in these she has always showed her greatest talent. Pre­sently, together with Misakov, she has pre­pared a new working program. Though she will work on new elements she will adhere stric tly to her favorite principles, as she has in the " past.

Larisa Latynina's first trainer was a Cherson gymnastic authority, Michail So­tnicenko. Since the time when Latynina

moved to Kyj ev (she succeeded here, in finishing her studies at the physical cul­ture institute and is now preparing herself as "aspirant") Alexander Misakov is her trainer. He is a recognized authority in the fi eld of gymnasti cs. Among others, lVlisakov has one more famous protege, ab­solute Olympic victor and ex-champion Boris Sachlin. Misakov has many out­standing training methods. He likes inde­pendence in his pupils and endeavors to instill crea ti ve thinking.

Latynina , at one tim e, reproved him say­ing, " Why do you not, Alexandre Sem­jonovic, give me more of your attention ?" It was, of course, meant in jes t. How~er, nothing escapes Misakov's keen observa ­tion ; he sees each and every small error in technique.

Latynina and Misakov are" very g.90d friends. The crea tive qualities of tralller and pupil result in the best, most exquisite and sparkling masterpieces, those ind es­cribably beautiful rout ines we see Latynina execute upon the gy mnasti c podium.

Recently, I asked Latynina how 10Jlg she would continue to compete. She answered that oot long ago she thought she would desert the gymnastic podium after the Tokyo Alympiad , but now she has changed her mind ; she cann ot answer precisely. She was heard to give her opinion about the sport:

" Gymnastics are leading in the right direction and will continue to improve. Accord in g to my opinion optional floor ex­el cises are on the right path. However, 1 should judge that excessive partiality to acrobat ics in the future, (as the trend of some gy mnasts indicate) is not right be­cause 1 minute and 20 seconds should in­clude artistic grace and artistic skills and if gymnasts will execute only. serioes of acrobatic combinations, they will not be capable of including all of the above in the allotted time. After all , a woman should remain a woman."

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NIany parents do not realize that their children do not have the over all exer­cising Physical Education in school that they need.

In my opinion every child should start at the age of 4 attending a physical fit­ness, gymnasti c class. Gymnastics is the sport that in volves the whole body and gives a good foundation of health. Parents usually say : my child is so active, he is running and jumping all day, h6 sure does not need to enroll in any classes. You are wrong - dear mother -! It is true children are active, but s till they do not ge t the right kind of exercises by only doing t he things they pick ' up by themselves.

I n a gymnasti cs class we generally in-

GYM -By MARGARET KORONDI

Olympic Gold Medal Winner

elude: calesthenics, tumbling, apparatus wotk (parall el bars, unevens, balance beam, rin gs, hori zontal bar, vaulting, etc. ) rope climbing, some ballet and mod ern dance and of course for children lots of games. The child will learn di scipline, crea ti veness, companionship and skill s, and will improve his endurance, strength and coordination. Gymnasti cs also improves the sense of balance and rhythm and will build as well as develop such muscles he can not get elsewhere. Children will learn to like these classes and they will carry that " like" and habit of exer cising through their life. By bein g raised thi s way they will not have problems of fat bulging tummy, so ft thighs, out of shape hips, tiredn ess in the middle of the day (as most of you have present , mothers and daddies. I

So why not give your child a good start and introduce some simple exercises as follow s : Yo un g children like to imitate animals and these are wonderful exercises to improve their s trength and coordination. .Vlake th em walk like ducks, running like do!!s, jumping like frogs or rabbits . Here are SCHllf' exerci ses yo u can do "'ilh your chil d - hy helpin g him (o r her I it wil' be a greater experience and more fun 10 the child if you have more children they can work together.

ROWI NG with feet apa rt : lVIother and child sit 0 11 the fl oor fa cing each other with fee t a par t. The child places her fee t against the mother's legs. The two join

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hands and one partner I:olls. from the sit­tin g position to her back , then up forward as the other rolls down to the floor.

Help the child to do a BACKBEND: Child should lie o,! her back then place both hands on fl oor beside ears above shoulders, with feet a littl e apart; bend knees and pull feet close to seat, now lift seat , back shoulders off floor by arching and straightening arms. Mother places her arm under the child 's wa istline. This ex­ercise will increase fl ex ibility as well as strength and posture. To build strength in upper body and arm s do the WHEEL­BARROW exercise: Child places hands on floor keepin g elbows straight , mother lifts child 's legs and hold them, now the child is ready to walk on her hands.

For yo u mothers, who did not learn the importance and benefit of gymnasti cs in your childhood, and now have problems, here are some exer cises you should sta rt doing right away. Of course always start with yo ur all around exercises. "Kee p fit daily dozen" and after that work 5-15 minutes on yo ur "weak spots". Be sure to be on a diet if you have to lose weight , and consult, your doctor before you start it. Do not forget to take multi vitamin pills either!

1. For flabby tummy, try the followin g exercise : Sit on the floor in a semi-sitting position, elbows bent , pull both knees close to your chest. (toes pointed and 1 in ch off fl oor ). By keeping yo ur fee t to­ge ther straighten knees and lift legs up­wards. Hold it for four counts then return to startin g position. Repeat 5 times, then work it up gradually until yo u can do 25-30 without interruption.

2. To improve fl exibility and st re tch tight muscles: S it with feet wide apart on the flo or, knees straight, arms at shoulders' height, kee p back straight , then bend for­ward and touch your left toe with your right arm , left arm swings backward­boun ce 4 times giving your thigh a harder stretch then continuously touch your right leg with yo ur left arm, thi s time you swing you r right ann backward and bounce 4 aga in . Alternate the e'ercise for about 30 seconds, then gradually work it u p to 2 minutes.

UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS

The uneven bars are for women and was fir st introdu ced at the 14th Olympics at Helsinki in 1952.

The measurements of the uneven bars are : heights of the high bar from the floor to the top of the bar is approxi­mately 7' 6" and the height of the low bar is approximately 5' . The width be­tween bars is adjustable 06-18 inches) to suit the individual gymnast require­ments. A beat board for mounting is per­mitted. The exercise should be performed continuously and should contain a mount, turnin g combinations, circles, stunts (the gymnast has to use both bars and the between area as well) and a dismount. Working on the unevens results in specific values like :

1. Develops strength and endurance in the arms and upper body.

2. Develops confidence and self-relia­bility as well as ability of controlling the over all body.

3. Develops timing and sense of balance and creativity.

Being able to learn the skills, turns, stunts and circle movements on the un­even bars, first you should be prepared. Different strengthening exercises on the floor and on stall bar are recommended. Low horizontal bar work is also ve ry im­portant! Learn the basic mounts, turns, circles, kips on the horizontal bar. Do strengthening exercises, and you will be able to do an uneven routine very soon.

Preparing exercises on the stall bar fol­low . .

I . Hang with bent elbows on the t op bar , hold it for 4 counts then slow ly, slowl y let yourse lf down to a straight arm hang.

2. Hang with straight arms on the t op bar, then pull yourse lf up (chin -up).

3. Hang w ith straight arms (back to the bars) pul l your knees to chest, ho ld it for 2 counts

then straighten legs to front , hold it ago in , then slowly return to starting position.

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4 . Slar ti ng pos iti lSlr:l the same as before; lift stra ight legs together t o 90 degree angle, then slowl y return to starting pos it ion. You may stop a t 45 degree angle for 2 counts.

5. Hang with straigh t arms, t hen slowly lift stra ight legs, tog ether al l th e way up try ing

to touch the toes to the top bar I then return to starting position.

6. Place hands on the floo r a pprox . I f oot in front of stoll ba rs , c l imb up wi th fee t to a J.:'landstond position. Hold it for 4 counts, then slowly bend elbows (but do not touch fl ool

Repeat all exercises 4 - 5 times for the first couple of weeks, gradual ly wo rking it u p until you can perJorm 15 - 20 with ease. w ith your head ) and stra ighten a rms again to to handst and.

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Start with rea l simple exercises on the low horizontal bar! (or low bar of parallels) .

1. Mount straight arm support. Stand facing the low bar with the hands grasp­ing the bar with a regular grip. (Fingers over the top with the thumbs und erneath ). The gy mnas t then jumps up toward the bar to a straight arm support position . Be sure to lie with you r hips on the bar , arms straight ; body arched, legs s traight, toes pointed. Do t.hi s 10·15 times every time you start work in g on the low hori· zont al bars.

2. Mount to s traight arm support , th en le t your fee t swin g under the bar , push away from the bar and dismoun t. Repea t that 10-15 ti mes.

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3. Back puilover mount. Face the bar, hands grasp the bar in overgrip, pull toward the bar and lift one leg up and over the bars, following imm~diately with the other leg. Help ·pulling with arms and complete the back hip circle so that the body finishes in a straight arm sup· port position. You can use this later for .your mount on the unevens, also to go from the lower bar to the top bar.

4. Single leg swing up. Face the bar and put hands shoulder width on the bar. Jump into air and bring one leg in tuck position between the arms and circle the bar with your legs. Let the body swing down under the bar, with the return swing whip the free leg downward forcefully and pull with the arms. Continue the circle so the body rides up to the top of the bar with one leg in front and the other behind and the panels are supporting the body.

5. right leg over bar, to arm support on the bar position. After you completed your knee swing to a scissor fash ion arm support, continue by lifting right leg up and over the right side of the bar, change left hand grasp and place right hand on the other side of the bar, then contmue the turn with your right leg, so you will end up in a straight arm support position facin g the other direction. .

We will continue with low hOrizontal bar exercise and basic uneven mounts stunts, circles, kips, combinations, dis· mounts, in our next issue .

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" QU ESTI ONS AND POINTERS"

By Art Shurlock

Dear Mr. Shurlock, I am primarily a side horse enthusiast,

but I keep running into quite a bit of dif· ficulty when I work on the side horse fo\· a half hour or so. I start to get a pain in my forearm ; usually my left forearm. Some· one calls them "pommel pains," but what· ever they 're called . I would like to know someway to stop them or ease the pain a bit.

Double led circles on the end . of the horse with one hand on the pommel give me quite a lot of trouble. My double leg circles in the center are fairly good but when I move to the end I can't keep up the motion once it 's started. Also how should the hand be placed on the end .

I want to compliment you on the height of your scissors in the picture on page 33 ·of the July· August Modern Gymnast. Any hints on how to attain scissors that high would be extremely appreciated. Thank you for your trouble .

Sincerely, Greg Estes Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Greg: Y'ou can stop or prevent " pommel pains"

or "wrist splints" very simply . For one , develop more strength in your arms by do­ing repetition dips on the parallel bar!;. Secondly, when you feel pommel pains again, stop working the horse immediately and force yourself to wait 2 days before YOLL u10rk it again. Y aLL will find that YOLL will be able to practice on the side horse for a much longer period without pommel pains. If they do occur again immediately stop practicing and follow the same pro­cedure. Eventually you will build LLp a tal· erance· that will prevent pommel pains.

Double leg circles Ion the end of the horse are not much more difficult than dOLLbles in ~he center. Downhill doubles (clockwise) require you Do push more vig­orously with your right arm (ojf the porn· mel), and to extend your body more fully sideward as you pass under your lejt arm. Uphill dOLLble leg circles require you to regrasp very quickly ajter you pus-h off with tTfe right hand (this is because you nde or support your body longer on the right hand when perjorming uphill doubles) . I

Your hand should be facing diagonally backwards when you do dJouble leg circles on the end of the horse. The heel of ~he hand is on the top surface , and the fingers are on the curved surface of the side horse.

There are probably two prime factors necessary for obtaining high scissors on the side horse. One is extreme flexibilit y oj the legs and hips. Twa is strong hip or leg abductor muscles (muscle that move the legs sidewards). Read the 111larch·April edition of the M. G. in the letters section ~here I gave a reply to Mr. Hirschfield about developing leg and hip flexibility . When this flexibility is ascertained or developed the performer throws his leg high in,to the air on the scissors action which is followed by a vigorlous hand push and hip extension sideward, and a fast hand grasp preparatory to scissors on the opposite side. Look at as many pictures oj Cerar oj Yugoslavia as possible. He has his leg above his ,head before he ever releases the pommel with hiS' hand. This is . where and wh y extreme fle xibility of legs is necessary for high scisMrs. A .S.

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Dear Sirs: I wondered if you could recommend some

exercises that would help prepare for Ger­man and eagle giants on the horizon tal bar. I would appreciate any help that you could give me.

Sincerely, J ohn Cheney

Dear l-ohn: This le,€er was rejerred to me by !\11 r.

Slindby. J will attempt to give YOlL some help on YOM question. The German gLant and eagle giants are similar in several ways, in that they both require strong ab­dominal, posterior deltoid "( muscle located at back of shoulder) , and spinal " erector (muscle to straighten and arch back ) mus-cles. "

A bdominal muscles can be developed by hanging on the horizontal bar and pulling the jeet quickly up to the bar with the legs straight, or by lying on the floor and pulling the body quickly intlO a V-sitting position with several repetitions. Posterior deltoids can be developed by holding a barb~ll behind the legs while standing in a piked position. The barbell is then lifted or swung backwards until it is straight above the head (the body remains in a static piked position throughout the exer­cise). Stdrt with 20·30 lbs. and do abola 10 repetitilons. To develop the erector spin­al muscles lie on a table with your upper body ai/ the table and bent toward the floor. Have somebody secure feet tightly and' "then straighten and arch body as Jar backwards as possible . " Do sO.me repitions

hl:Jld your body in all. arch with your hands extended in jront oj yOLi. This exercise will strengthen YOM back muscles and give power tothem.

The eagle and German giants also re­quire good piking and should~r .flexibility. Develop piking flexibility by bending jor­ward and pLilling your head into your knees. Develop sholtlder, ann, and wrist suppleness by practicing the dislocate m\:Jvem.ent on a broom handle, trying to move your hands as close together as pos­sible while perjorming the dislocate action.

For technical advice on the mechanics of these movements rejer to KLinzle's book o~~ the horizontal bar. He adeqLiately and expertly explains the correct actions fiar these movements, along with good sequence photos of the German and eagle giants. A.S.

Dear Mr. Shurlock, Our Gymnastic Team at Wheaton High

School, Maryland, is -only two years old and being this young we are going through the growing pain era. Actually what we lack in knowledge we make up in enthu­siasm and desire, but there is one exercise that we are having a lot of trouble with and that is the " peach baskt." Two of the boys can get to the shoulder hang but where can ge get the height required for a straight arm support position?

Sincerely, Bernie Muchil i Gymnastic Coach

P.S. Your articles are excellen t and placed on our bulletin board.

Dear Bernie: The peach basket to sLipport is not mLich

more dijficult than the peach to Lipper arm hang. It reqLiires the performer to extend his hips (or legs) sooner, and Do hang on longer with his hands.

II'! r. SLindby has taken th ese sequence photos 0/ me performing the peach basket to straight ann support. NOTE the hand and body position at the start 0/ " the mOllement, the qLiick piking action as my ' jeet leave the mat, the early e"xtension 0/ th e hips (and quite jorcefully) , and th e late hand release.

You can speed up the knowledge process in gymnastics by obtaining as much in­jormation about gymnastic movements and skills as possible. Some good SOLirces oj in/ormation are ; Kunzle's books on jree­ex, horizontal bar, and side horse; Take­mloto's pamphlets and books with se-

"quence photos _ (ordered through !ran/.: Endo 0/ L. A.); Mr. Farkas' "Helpjltl Hints" in the M.G. ; the Gymnast magazine from t-'ngland ; (;ymnast~c ILlIns 01 natwna!, world and Olympic championships ; and 'your (Twn nn/lagging analysis of 6he mechanics and esthetics oj gymnastic move­ment.

Try to develop strength, power, and jlexibility in every area of the body as quickly, and as ~ystematically as possible. Yon will find that this will tremendo'usly aid the acql. isition of new moves since YOLi will have the physical elements necessary to per/ann and control these gymnastic movements. A.S.

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A FEW POINTERS TO HELP YOU GET TH E MOST OUT OF THE BEST GYMNASTICS H'AND GUARD

BE CAREFREE WITH NISSEN TEAR -FREE

I. To equal ize the pressure on the two fingers wh ic h support the hand gua rd , your hond guords hove loops o f different sizes. T o get them on the proper hand remember t wo things:

A. The side hav ing the finger loop tapes running along it goes against your hand . (Smoothest s ide of the guard goes ogainst the bar .)

B. The long loop goes on you r longest or middle finger.

2. A lways ti g hten t he wrist strop enough so thot you r hand is forced into 0 slight cupped shape and so that you canr.ot complet ely straighten you r hand . This prevent s the fabric from bunching when you grasp the bar and prevents an un­safe grip.

3 . Use magnesium carbonate (G / m .last 's 'Cha lk ' ) very liberally the firsl time you. try your guo rds. Put the cha lk on the back and front of the guard, a ll owing it to absorb the chalk dust. Chalk your hands as wel l. This coun ter­ac ts perspi ration excellently,

4. Now work caut ious ly at first until you ore accustomed to the guards. They will break in and f it the contour of your hand after a practice or t wo. These guards hove been used by nationa l champions.

5. The Tear-Free Hand Guard will wear slowly and thi s wea r ing quality is your protection aga inst a shiny, slippery and unsofe guard. Check them frequently so th9t when they wear too thin for safe ty you can replace them immediatel y.

Nissen Tear-Free 93 0 - 27th Ave. S.W. Cedar Rapids, lowo

Please send me __ ~_PQir of Nissen Tear- Free Ha nd Guards ot SI.94 per pair. $1.65 per po ir when ordered by the dozen.

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By JERRY WRIGHT Gymnastics Coach

San Frall cisco State College GREETINGS: You are, o f co urse, p re ­

paring for ano lhe r gy mn as tics sea.so n by now and the J\tIODERN GYMNAST, not to he o utdone, is a lso makin g pre para tions f or the new season - as can be evidenced by thi s new co lumn_

1t w ill bc tbe future o bj ecti ve of Ihi s column to ass is t in s l im ulat ing the growth and deve lopm ent o f the s port of gy mnas­ti cs on the co m pe titi ve leve l. In following th rough w ith thi s idea a very s imple poli cy will be establi shed and carried o ut in this co lumn - in that all ch ampionship mee t r esult s th at are brought 10 Ihe attent io n of e ithe r myself (J e rry Wright ) or the Edilor (G lenn S undby) wi ll be p u blished in thi s sec ti on of the IvIODERN GYMNAST -mee ts _ from .the n ov ice level on up .thro ugh the Na tiona ls'

In add ition to thi s, a n attem pt will be mad e to establish and mainta in . on a current bas is, a s tati s tical ranking -of gym­nas ls throug ho ul the Uni ted Sta tes.

From time to time inte res ting littl e s ide­li g hts w ill be n oted such as : " Did yo u know that in _a short pe riod of five years, from 1937 to 1941 , George Wheeler cap­tured 25 Na ti onal championships and that in 1938 he won s ix o f seven a ll -around event.s?"

All lll ee t rebuits w ill be scnt to J erry Wright , Gymnastirs Coach , San F ran cisco S tat e College, 1600 H o lloway Avenue, Sa n Francisco , Californ ia 94127, where they will be processed and pre pared for publi ­cat ion. If it w ill be III ore co n ve nient for the mee t resu lt s to be sent to t he Ed i tor. i.e. , enclosed in a le ller addressed to th~ editor) they will be sen t on to San Fran­cisco S tate College.

Please ass is t us by sending in your re­po rt in so mcwhat Ihe sa lll c manner as th e ~0110w i n9 _sample,

l{ e lllotfl Trophy a nd Th e H a liiax YMCA wun th e Janl es I-Ioyl e- Sen ior T eanl Tro ­phy Hnd th e J oseph Stall1e l' B es t (' lu I) Trophy. Event placers w e re as fo ll o w s :

T YRO Free Ca l. J. Gill) e rt; 2_ Gihe l· t: ".

D . Wate rfi e ld. R in gs: I. H. Gilbert ; 2. n. Hing: ~. l;.

"Volfe . Va ulting: 1. R. Gilb e rt; 2. B. yVal e rfi e ld :

:3. S. I ,e r~ h. A ll -A round: I. R. Gilbert; 2. D . Ring ;

4. B. ,\Va t e rfi e ld . Te a m : 1. Pr ince Arthur: 2. Y.M. CA.

JUN IOR Free Ca l,: 1. E. Patrick; 2 . . ~1. Do ucet t e :

3. \\r Bm ilh . Long H orse: 1. M . All e n ; 2. ,\V. SllIith:

3. M. Douce tte. St. Rings: I. W. Bmith ; 2. iii. A ll e n; 3.

B. Ho lJ ,on . High Bar: 1. B. Barnes, 2. An'hi ­

bald: 3. B. Hob~on. P al' . Bars: 1. ,\V. Roberts; 2. E. Patrick; :to M . .-n o llcette.. A II -Aro un,d: 1. v\'. Smith ; 2. M. Allen ; 3. M. Doucette . Teac : 1. Sidn ey S t eph e n ; 2. Y.1VI.C.A.; 3. P rin c e Arth ur.

INTE RMED IATE Fre e Ca l. : 1. B. B takeney; 2. P. D e la ny :

3. D. A rc hiba ld. Vau lt ing : 1. P . D e ta ney ; 2. D. Cu nie ,

P. Robso n. St, Ring s: 1. K B lake ney; 2. D. Archi ­

bald; 3. D. O'Connetl. H igh B a r : l. D. Archibalrl; 2. P . R obson . P. Bars : l. E . Blak e ney; 2. B . Currie;

3. P. Rob:so n. S. Ho rs e : 1. B . C urr ie; 2. E . Blak en ey . All-Around: 1. E. B lakeney ; 2. D . Arch­

ibald; 3. P . Delan ey. Team: l. Y.M.C.A_; 2. Sidney Ste ph e ll .

3. Prince Arthlll·.

Free Ca l. ; l. :.:L HalTiso Jl .

SENIOR J. l-Wyle ; 2. T . Hirschfe ld :

Vau lting : 1. Ca rleton; 2. D. 13I'OWI1; 3. T. I~ irschfe tcl.

St. Rings: 1. J. Huy le; 2. T. Hir,chfeld ; ". B . Mann.

H igh B a r: 1. J. Hoy le; 2. J . I-rancock ; .j. Ca rl eton.

Para ll e ls: 1. J. Hoyl e; 2. T . Hirschfe lcl ; 3. B. Brown . 6Side Horse: 1. J. l-Ioy lc : 2. T. l'lirsc hfc ld: :l. B. Mann.

A ll -Around: 1. J. Hoyle ; 2. T. Hirsc h­fe ld; 3. Cp l. Car le ton.

In oth'er words, prepare a short con­c ise, write-up naming the highlig ht s, ou t­s tanding gym nast, top Iri ck , top rout inc, e tc., and lis t the event winners for the first fivc places.

AN D AWAY \'i/E GO ! ! !

MARITIMt GyMNASTIC MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSH IPS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hol ifax YMCA, May 11 th , 1963 For the th il'd yea r in success Ion St . There w er e si:,: competing t eams in this C la ir 'High Sch ool cap tured t h e M ichigan

y ears ~1aritinl e C ha mpion s hips ; Pl"ince High Sc ho ol Gy mnast ics Ch aillp ionships Arthur , Sidney Stephen H igh, Dartmouth w ith 144 .5 po ints . Ann Arbo r ,,"as second YM, Camp Ga.getown, Hali fax YMCA and w i th 110.5 foll owed by Ion ia w it h 94 St. Pa.ts High Bchoo!. The Hatifax "Y" Alpena - 68, Portage - 60 and Hill sdale ~ won th e team championship w ith Ca.m p 21. Oth e r schools r ep r esented were : N . Gage town pl a c ing second. S idn ey Stephe n Farmington, Mu s k egun Hts. , All en Pari, : ~ch oo l \Von th e Juni o r r.r ea nl (L. R. I-lay- Hanoye l'-f-{orlon , lUilan , Quincy, Sttll'g is , t er) Troph y : The Halifax won the In- ,\Vhite hall and Roc hes t e r. te rrn ediate, Barb:; Shakhlin Trophy; Ed- IVli ch ig-an U. GYlllnastie cuaeh, -:\Te\\"t w in l ; takeney wo n the I nte rmed iate AII- L oke n, presents t h e Cha.mp ionsh ip Tealll Around , Taka s h i On o Troph y ; J a m es Trophy to St. C lair H ig h School coach H_o.v le the Senior All-Annund, 1\,[ ~~(j\- Ta- ~d B engston and hi s teanl. .

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N ow with Newt Loken 's Form .Imp rov inq Slippers you con solve the constant prob lem o f Gvmnasts - That of keep ing their feet ~ogeth l:· r!

Th ese slippers hove a spec ial adhesive pad attached t o the inner sides which will ho ld the feet together and vet allow freedom of separation when desi red. Developed t hrough a year of use - a real p roducer of " Feet Together" gymnastics! An ideal aid for each practice session. (Pat ent Pending)

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CORRECTION

D ear Mr. Su ndby, I would like to call to youI' attention

t h e credit line on page 5, and the w rite up on page 20 in the May-June 1963 Modern Gymnast in r eganl to John Cr osby. .

J o hn works out at B rookly n Centra l YMCA a nd r epresented us at the "Y" Nationalsi n Sch nec tady. Appa rently there has been a mistake made in the copy by the editoria l staff 01' th e indiv idual w h o subm itted th e origina l mater ia L He did not represent Qu eens Central. Thank yo u.

Sincerely you r s , William R . Arme t Associate F hys ica l Di r ec tor

BEnER SYSTEM ?

Mr . Ai't Shu.dock Santa Monica D ear Art,

I could -not h e lp but t o bu r s t (J ut in la ujihter when I r ead you r account of ho\Y- yo u h ave tried that forw. s omle to r egj'as p on the H. Bar.-It was run n y . J was , h owever, \vo nde rin g why yo u ~lid not tlunk a bout t h e m os t obvious ~Iutlon in case yo u \vrap you r self Into t h e r ope!:) w h e n attempting a n y s tunt. S im p ly yo u h ave to calculate the direc tion and the nUlllbe r of rota tions you pla n t o 1l1ake, a nd then avo id th e r opes b y .... · w raping t h e lll a r ound y.:)u co n trary to th e d il 'ec ­ti o n you . 4tte ln pt to m ove. Th is way, \vhil e doing"' th e s tun t , you a c tua ll y f l'ee yourself from the ropes instead of getti ng e ntangled into the m. T ry next tim e .

Jim F aXM s Mil waukee

ISOMETRIC GYMNAST D ea r MI' . Sundby:

I was jus t brows ing th l'oOug h m y botck editions o f !VI. G. a nd noticed a very in­teres ting a rti cle by R ich HalTis on " iso ­m etric contraction," (it was in t h e Jan.­Feb. double editio n). I work· out ever y day a nd would like t o a dd isometric ­tra ining to lllY program,

Could yo u publis h or send m e som e in­fOl'nl a tion o n \Vh a t iso m e tric exel'c i se~ would h elp .m e obta in s uch tric k s as pla nehes, iro ns, etc. I fe e l t ha t a n a r tic le s uch as this w o ul d be of great ben efit t o M. G. readers.

Also could you tell m e wh er e I ca n bu~­o r \\'ho Blakes t h e exer c iser p ic tu r ed with Mr. Harr is ' a r ti c le .

Thanks for your h elp. Gymnas ti call y Yn uI's, Mike Powell 10333 J o rda n Ave .. Chatsworth , Cali f.

ED. We have a pl~nche exercise article planned for publicat i on in a near future edition of the M . G. The Isometric train ­ing exerciser can be obtained fro m the Nissen Corp. , Cedar Rapids , Iowa.

STATISTICS Dear Sir :

If it is at a ll poss ibl e, would you p lease p lace a n al't iC' le in your lllagazine on t h e h e ig hts, we ig h ts. and ages o f som e of the 111l:11'e prol11 in e nt gY l11n a sts.

Respec tfull y yo u r s, Petel' Ra Inl Ne\v Y o rk

Dear Mr. S und by : Th e local gym nasts wis h to r eq u est th at

you d evo te one page to t h e biograph y o f a n I nte rnationa l gymnast or a full page photo of sam e.

Yours tru ly, Secretary :\'o\-a Sco ti a Gym nasti c Assoc iation

ED. We have had many similar requests therefore space and material perm ittinq we will make it a regul a r featu re of fu -

ture M . G. edit ions. For a starter here are some vit a l sta ­

tistics o-n' two t op .gymnasts from Japan .

TAK"ASHI MITSAKURI Age-24 Height-S feet, S inches Weight- 138 pounds Age when started gymnastics-1S How did he get interested-

Takashi had a background in many dit fe rent sports .(ba seball, basketba ll, ju­do, etc.), but after see ing gymnastics he deci ded that thi s is a sport that offe red an unusual challenge. There are an in­finate number of things to learn and this is what was so appealing . Started with what event-

He started with all six a t the same t ime.

Which event was an early fa vorite­Hori zonta l bar

W hat event is hi s favorite todoy­Side ho rse and horizontal bor.

Training program-3 hours a day, 6 da ys a week (one day

is light, on ly 1 hou r workout!.

KASUO ABE Age-28 He ight-S feet, S inches We ight-1 19 pounds Age when started gymnastics-18

(Before he was a table tenni s player) Ho,," did he get interested-

He did wel l on a hi ghschoo l physical education exam on the horizontal bar. His teacher to ld him he shou ld take up gymnastics because it was better for his phvsical fitness than table tennis. He has been doing gymnastics now for 10 years. Event-early fa vo ri te-naturally ho rizon­t-:J I ba r. Favorite event today-Parallel bars.

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The U.S.G. F. is designed to be of service to all of its members . In 1964 the XV III Olympiad will be held in Takyo, Japan. The month of October will see a mi llion peop le trovel ta that city to witness the grea test spo rts spectacle , of our time. One of the services we will offer is that of coordinating a tour for U.S.G.F. Members and individ­

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