Athletic Training

THE DISCUS THROW 137 learning the proper way to hold the discus and then to get elevation and distance without making a turn. It should be remembered that the new rules require fair throws to be made within a given angle. This means that direction is very im– portant. After these points have been mas– tered it will be time enough to practise the turn which will greatly increase the distance of the throw. Such men as Martin Sheridan and James Duncan, the two Americans, and Taipale, of Finland, the Olympic champion, were champions because they first mastered the seemingly small points of discus throw– ing. After the form has been properly ac– quired the distance will take care of itself.