Athletes in Action

H P, TEP ~ D ]Ui\1P. TH ~ S'I EP ( ) TnE highest point in the parabola of flight, following upon a take-off at an angle of about 25 degr es, during the tep i seen in Fig. 8 on the opp site page. It will be seen that the knee pick-up is no higher than will allow f the thigh of the leading leg retaining a position parallel to the ground surface. The wide eparation f the leg , with full hang of the rear leg, is very notable; and, again, it hould be remark d that the he 1of the rear leg is n t permitted to kick up behind. The holding of the low r half of the leading leg practically perpendicular to the ground, with the heel directly bel w the kn is xcellent, also, as is the forward body-lean and disposition of the head in the correct running attitude; and, further, it sh uld be remarked that the upper part of the body is held perfectly straight in ne line from pclv i to head. The long swing of the arms i , of course, not in ace rd- an e with sprinting acti n; but, non the le s, the arm work di played by ray i per£ ctly orr et, in that th wid swing of th arm corr ponds with and balances the wide eparati n of the leg . In particular, the long backward swing of th right arm i comple- mentary to the 1 ng hang f the left leg, and al , the flc"<ing of the right 1 g at the kne and the 1 ft arm at the elbow bear a dir et relation hip. he hips are ' till held square to the fr nt, although the left side of the abdomen ha been r laxcd, while the backward swing f the right arm has • :ffected hardly at all the quarene s of the houlder to th front.