Scientific Athletics

clo o at th preci e mom nt. 1he w 1ght mu t not b wung irregularly, nor the f t plac l too far apart. It i incumb nt upon th tyro to ultivat a m thod uited to hi charact ristic , otherwi advan c– m nt will be unduly low. The b ginner -houlcl not b di ·appoint cl that his ad\'an m nt in th art i lov-:, for gr at a hiev m nt in it ar n v r obtain cl at first, but only by careful and r 'gular I ractice. Th ma tery of all . uch ·port ,·oke ffort and cultivat s pO\v r of application which oth rwise migh.t hav lain dormant. Th violini t who plays a onata, th clan eu e who x ut a pirou tte, th acrobat who turns a omersault, hav all acquired th ir d xt rity hy p r i tent r h arsal. Th r i yet another tyl of w ight-throwing to which w would drav·: attention- it is calle l ''Throwing th Weight for Height.'' Lik th pr ceding tyl s it is mo t conclu ·iv to on 's athl tic abiliti , and more- 0\·er mak s a div r ion in th diurnal routin . In thi tyl , which is rar ly intro lu d at athl tic a ·semblie. . th w ight is thrown over a cro s-bar, and in doing o there.: ar . ev ral methods whi h th beginner may exp di ntly cultivat . The fir t tyl , whi h i uncloubt dly up rior to th other , i to tand v ral f t away from, and to th left. id of, th upright pol , with th w ight gra peel in b th hands. Th r after revolv with the impl m nt in th manner already cl lineat d, but b fore discharging th ·am , nd avour to hold it a high a· po ible at th right-han l id . The novi . houkl tudy thi styl by var ing th distanc from th poles, an l al. o th number of turn in ord r to a· rtain th v ry be t m thod. The modu operandi in the oth r t i ( 1) R volve with th weight, but u e on hand only; (2) wing the w ight with on hand or both; (3) Plac the w ight upon th groun l, w 11 ha ·k h twe n th feet, then . toop and using both hand wing the h avy mi sil upward and ov r th' har; and (4) volv th weight 118