Scientific Athletics

prominently actuated on account of the vigorou action of the whole body, particularly th lower limb . Hence, the I rofessional athlete hould in orporate this exercise in his training routine, for, apart from it beneficial fie t upon the phy ique, it vari the daily proc ding . In orcl r to achiev an appr iable m a ure of ucc in thi tyle, th inflexible haft must be replac d by a pliant one, to which mu t be attached tv;o ub ·tanhil loop , so that the hamm r may m a ur about 4 ft . •\mateur athl t s w r formerl p rmitted to xecut the ne ary r volutions within a cir le m a urinf; 9 ft. in diam ter, but thi pa is now dimini heel to 7 ft. \Yhen I erfonning, the athl te mu t a . um a position similar to that depicted in th pr c cling tyl . i.e., , tancling parallel with, but 7 ft. from, th tancc, which shonlcl be v ry low. Th missil i then r volvecl pr cis ly as before, but wh n th thircl revolution i made, r ,,olv th bocly two or thr time , bounding vigorou 1 when odoing,ancl thu gain a reatmomentum. ' imultancou ly spring up to the tance and forcibly throw the hammer. • '\ thi feat calls for incliviclualitv, the b' inn r must ultivatc a r liabl p r onal metho~l. to a ·c rtain th Th ground upon which to revolve mu ·t be horizontal, stabl , and clevoicl of impediment which might cau. accidents. Th pattern of hamm r n ·eel in thi · tyl must b modern, for a ati fa tory cli tanc cannot po , ibly be over d with an old-fa hion cl arti le, whi h woul l also cl prive the sport of it plea ·ur . Each practic , houlcl c n i t of not mor than five trials. 105