Girl Athletes in Action

- ~ ---- ~ RI I \'\ R \Ll'\c ; ~l \1:\1 \RY ming runner is :1pproaching, the nutgoing relay, with ri~hc .1rm crooked, wrist Hexed :rnd palm turned upw:uds, begins to run straight ahc:.td, without lookin~ back, while the incoming runner maintains her pace and, judging her c.list.mcc, strctchc<; out. the baron (Fig. :?). On the last left leg stride immediately preceding the exchange, the incoming runner pushes the c:xucmc cn<l of the baton forward to touch thl'. palm of the other girFs right hand (Fig. 3). Coing through to the next right leg stride:, and while the right arm is swinging forwardJ the baton is thrust forwar<l to the level of the hip of the outgoing rcl:ty, who grasps the baron by the middle without fumbling- or checking the forward swing of her right arm (Fig.+). I n the course of thL next en,uing left leg stride the outgoing rcby transfers the baton from her ri.g-ht to her left h.rnd~ with little or no break in the swing ing rhythm of her arm-action (Fig. 5). I \0