Scientific Athletics

CHAPTER X. THROWI~G THE WEIGHT. T HE f at of Throwing the Weight i an a lmirab] one, ina much as it dev lop the will and taminal po\\" r , promote bodily ymm try , and inur th con titution to fatigue. It doe · not, howev r, command the attribut wh n indulged jn indi criminatel y. ::.\Ior over, weight-thwwing proper i p culiarly tr nuou , and i · ther fore incompatible a an exercise wh n on i con titutionally weak. This feat i not univ r ally recogni d at athleti a sembli ·. It i,· very rar 1 indeed publicly introdu e 1 in the rorth of cotlancl. Indeed , during veral ea on ntirely n glect d. b ing, a it wa ·, r cogni d at no rendez1.•ou. north of the Highland capital. Thi, i. r grei.i.abl , for although w ight– throwing may be om what unint r sting to th ca ual p tat r, y t a a t t of , tr ngth it i, invaluabl . previou ly indicat d, the two cla,, i al weights almo t uni,· r ally u ed weigh 2 lb.. and 56 lbs. r p tively. Th ' light r mis ilc houl l be manipulat d during th pr liminary stag , until a tol rable rn a ure of cl xt rity b a quir d, after which th hea,·i r '" ighi. may b autiou. ly mploy cl. Th immature, acer tive inc ptor must b particularly ar ful in r garcl to th practic of thi · f at b au of the dang r of his bodily acer tion being pr .matur ly int re pt. cl. He mu. t. thcr for u ·e a proportionat. w ight. o as to harmoni or liminat all ph ical in con. i t. 'ncie · ,,·ithout. in urring mu cular 1 rang - m nt . Young enthusiast. mn, t not mploy a mi il 1 I.')