Athletic Training

86 ATHLETIC TRAINING is six feet in height. Smithson, who estab– lished the world's record of 15 seconds for the llO-metre hurdles at London in 1908, was close to six feet, and so was Fred Kelly, of the University of Southern California, who won the event in Stockholm in mm. The height of the hurdles and the distances between them makes it necessary for the hurdler to have fairly long legs. With good height and well-proportioned limbs there should be combined good sprint– ing ability. A. C. Kraenzlein could always sprint 100 yards in 10 seconds, while Forrest Smithson was almost as fast. In fact, no man that cannot sprint 100 yards in better than ll seconds can hope to equal 15-g- seconds for the high hurdles. In view of the importance of speed, the candidate for hurdling honors should devote some time to practising start– ing and sprinting. The more proficient he is in these the better will be his chances for success. In view of the different styles demanded for the high and low hurdles, I shall discuss them separately.