Athletic Training

fl8 ATHLETIC TRAINING on the outside. Boxing a runner is illegal and is never resorted to by fair competitors. H the ·referee decides that a man has been deliberately boxed by the representatives of a club or institution, he may bar all the run~ ners of the offending team. All races should be run absolutely upon merit and every man for himself. The reader will understand that more at– tention must be paid to instruction to run– ners than to competitors in field events. Broad jumpers, high jumpers, and pole vault– ers can take a few short runs in warming up for their events, though they need not do it before they come out for the actual competi– tion. In the case of broad jumpers, they should first make sure of the take-off and then try a few jumps, none of them hard. The high jumpers should likewise make sure of the take-off and then try a few jumps at a moderate height. The same instructions apply to the pole vaulters. The hammer throwers and weight putters should do just enough work to make sure that they have not lost their form and to get their muscles in good condition. All candi-