Track Athletics in Detail (extract)

THROWING THE HAMMER 77 under any considera­ tion should he allow the hammer to get ahead of the motion of his body ; he must keep it following on behind, or else the hammer will throw him instead of his throwing the hammer. The reason given for jumping around on the last turn is that a man when proficient in th s trick can gainabout twenty-five feet on his throw. It is the Irish method of throwing a hammer, and has been in use in Ireland for severalhundred years. The Scottish way of throwing, still in use in Scot­ land, is to stand still.This used to be the method in vogue in this country, but within the last ten years the A. A. U. adopted the Irish method, and two years ago the Intercollegiate Association fol­ lowed suit.A man who as become accustomed to throw from a standstill has some trouble in get-