Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A. E. FLAXMAN Frontispiece FIG, FACING PAGE I. THE PERFECTLY FORMED ATHLETE'S FOOT 2 2, THE "HAUNCH MUSCLE" IO 3· SPRINTING (NO. I). " ON YOUR MARKS" • IO 4· SPRINTING (NO. 2). "GET SET" 20 s. SPRINTING (NO. 3). "THE START" 20 6. SPRINTING (NO. 4). 200 METRES RACE, OLYMPIC GAMES, I9I2 24 7· TYPES OF ATHLETES. THE QUARTER-MILER: T. H. GALLON 28 8. 400 METRES RACE, OLYMPIC GAMES, I9I2 28 9· TYPES OF ATHLETES. THE HALF-MILER: P. ]. ' BAKER 32 10, TYPES OF ATHLETES. THE MILER: A. N. S. JACKSON 32 I I. THE MILE (NO. I) 38 I2. THE MILE (No. 2). FINISH OF I,500 METRES RACE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES, I9I2 . 40 I3, DISTANCE RUNNING (NO. I) 42 !4. DISTANCE RUNNING (NO. 2). FINAL OF 5,000 METRES RACE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES, I9I2 • 42 I 5· TYPES OF ATHLETES. THE LONG·DISTANCE RUNNER : HANNES KOLEHMAINEN I6. TYPES OF ATHLETES. THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER: ], E . FOWLER DIXON I7. MARATHON RACE (NO. I). OLYMPIC GAMES, I9I2 xiii 44