Track Athletics in Detail (extract)

INTRODUCTION IN the following descriptions of track and field sports it has been assumed that the reader is more or less familiar with the subjects treated,and cog- nizant of the minor technicalities of athletic work and phraseology. These papers are not intended to convey information to the layman of sport, but rather to aid and instruct the young athlete who is so situated that he cannot secure the personal training and instruction available to those who live in large cities, or who attend schools and colleges where physical instruction forms part of the reg­ ular work. A majority of the illustrations are direct repro­ ductions from photographs taken of the best and most experienced exponentsof each special event, and the accompanying text has in most cases been revised by the athletes represented. In this way there is offered to the reader the clearest possible explanation and description that can be obtained of the standard athletic events, and every one who follows the directions andsuggestions offeredmay