Athletics and Football (extract)

JUMPING, WEIGHT-PUTTING, ETC. 159 hammer-throwers, likeW. Lawrence of the O.U.A.C., have only used one arm to hold the hammer. The hammer is swung round, when once the thrower has begun his spin, at right angles to thebody ints vertical position, and the arm and handle thus aacst one and the same lever. A very slight graosfp mechanical principles will show"that the hammer-heaids, as it were, attached to the circumference of a rev lving circle, the motive power being supplied by the spinning human body at the centre. At the moment of leaving go, the centrifugal force causes the hammer to fly ff in a straightline. It followtshat the hammewr ill fly farthest when the greatest momentum, i.e. weight asnpdeed combinceadn, be produced. It itsherefore obvious thwahte, re aun limited run is allowed,the heaviest man, provided he can acquirenough skill tospin round fast without falling over, must inevitably be able to throw the hammer farthesHt.eight awlislol bea great advantagaes, it will enablea larger handle bteo useda,nd the weight starting from a higher point, will travel farther before touching the ground. Under otlhde system, when the art had beebnrought Throwing hammer.