Athletics of To-Day by Graham

ATHLETICS to "put up o bis usual form a y c.a he en ered for a corn etition. This is y no means 1e case. There are very few s ors in wh ·eh men ·ary so much. man when he first s arts will e a le to 'put ' sa · about 3- feet · for the first ·o or three days e ·ill keep about the same distance hen suddenly he \\'ill often go off and not be able to t much OYer 3r or 32 feet. This is a ·cry common experience a he •ni ·ersi ics. The s aleness of en lasts for a lon rr ime · some imes a man puts' 35 rcrrularly for a whole season an then the nex year can hardly e ·en ge t that distance. This is general y cause by men putti g ' too much or too lit le. \t he •ni •er.:,i y a man rrenerall · oes to the runninrr ground and has 1 ·e r si.· ut "and comes a ·a.; , ·ithout any more exercise un il he next day. This is just enough to tire he arm ·i h– o stren henina it · the muscles ge'– ja ed , ··thout uil in up fresh ma erial to s anc he strain. Plen ' of .·ercisc should e taken ,:i h India cl 1 sand dumb- el s. tart ith li ht wei h s till the arm gradually increa e the the es exponen s of the art, ou side he Iri hgia ts, ·ho generally ~·in th c 1am- ionship is ... •. S.•. Harrison L...C. 7