Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

234 SUCCESS IN ATHLETICS or at any rate proper washing accommodation; over– crowding of the athletes leads to bad temper and worse performances. - It should be seen that the men employed to massage the competitors really under– stand their work, or they will do more harm than good. Every ground should boast of an athletic trainer, capable of " spotting" likely youngsters who will be worth training. Special attention is drawn to these few suggestions, as it is felt that a new epoch of athleticism in Great Britain is about to commence-that an entirely new breed of athletes will arise or be recruited from the ranks of those who through four and a half years of war have learned the true meaning of discipline and the importance of close attention to the least little detail of instruction. It is therefore "up to" the Governing Body to legislate wisely, and to the sports promoters to make their programme attractive, not only to the actual competitors but also to their best friend, the great " General Public." The book is planned to appear coincidently with the first big "apres-la-guerre" sports meeting, and it is our hope that the old pre-war mistake ~f excluding the field events will not be so noticeable in future.