Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

THROWING THE JAVELIN 199 of the inner cartilage of the knee-joint. To avoid this untoward accident the springiness of the longi– tudinal arch of the foot must be retained and used. In the old-fashioned English punch with "the left," the blow came from the springy right foot; so with javelin throwing-with the right-handed thrower– the final effort in delivery from the thrower should come with much the same velocity and springiness from the right foot. The tall perfectly-developed sprinters, with length of limb and body, should possess the ideal build for the javelin-thrower. In all sports the best implements are necessary to the attainment of the best results, but in no sport does so much depend upon 'the implements as in javelin-throwing. If the athlete has not a good javelin with which to practise and compete, he will never get the longest throw of which he is capable; great care must therefore be given to the choosing of a weapon. For many years it was impossible to buy a good javelin in this country, and the best throwers were compelled to send to Sweden for them; but Messrs. Spalding, of High Holborn. in 1912 laid in a stock which were made on the advice of the Amateur Field Events Association, and these weapons may be thoroughly relied upon. It is no uncommon thing for the novice to think that he will get better results if he has what he terms a "whippy" javelin, by which he means a javelin with a very pliable shaft; but in this assump– tion he is quite wrong. The shaft should be fairly stiff, for the more pliable it is, the greater will be the vibration set up as the javelin leaves the hand . The javelin, when not in use, should be laid flat