Track Athletics in Detail (extract)

86 TRACK ATHLETICS IN DETAIL can fiom a 7-foot circle, and with practice he believes that he could do even better. If an un­ limited run, or series of hops, were allowed, the recoid for putting the shot would certainly be much greater than it is at present; but there is no doubt that the average form of athletes who take pait in this event would be very much lower than it is now with the present scientific restrictions.