Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

THE HIGH-JUMP 97 is over, having made a complete half-turn and landed facing the edge of the sand-pit at which the jumping standards are set up. Here it is as well to point out that the strain of what may be termed the mid-air evolutions falls principally upon the back and abdominal muscles, which are helped by the strong swing of the arms and proper control of the leg movements. Fig. 31 shows B. H. Baker, English Champion, 1913 (6 feet), just falling away from the bar. He has acquired a better method since the photograph was taken, which closely approximates to that employed by the best American high-jumpers.