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Volume V No.3

CONTENTS

Notes From The Editor ........ ... ........................... 5 Cholk Tal k ____________ ______ ________ ______ __________ 6 U.S.G.F. Directar's Report ________________________________ 8 U.S.G.F. Women's Report ________________________________ 10 1964 Women's Olympic Compulsory TexL ______ 11 Olympic Compulsory Stick Figures ______________________ 12 Flint Sparks ______ ________________________________________________ 17 The Sakamoto Brothers ____________________________________ 18

g~~:~:~~sGi,;.;;;;i·~k~·· ::::::::::: :: :::::::::::::::::::::: :::::~~ Gymnastics in Physical Education ______________ ____ ____ 26

2~~:u~:~!7:?~a:~t: ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : :::::::::::H Lette rs __ . ____ .. ____________ . ______ ____ . ____ . ____________ -- ________ 3 6

COVER: The Sensatiana l Sakamata Brathers af Sauthern California. Makata. (floor sp lit), Mikio (straddle), Tad ( left) and Sam (right).

FEATURE CONTRIBUTORS: Frank Bare, Bud Marquette, Herb Vogel, Margaret Karondi, Dorothy W. Martin, Bud Beyer, A. Br.uce Frederick, Jim Farkas and Art Shurlock.

MAX J. RUDERIAN

GLENN SUNDBY """"""""".

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THE MODERN GYMNAST is published in the U.S.A. by AMER ICAN Physical FITNESS Research INST ITUTE, Inc. , nine issues for $3.00, SOc the single capy. A ll pictures and manuscripts submitted become the property af THE MODERN GYMNAST unless a return request and suf­ficient pastage are included. Published material becomes the property of THE MODERN GYMNAST. Copyright 1963 by AMERICAN Physical FITNESS Research INSTITUTE, Inc., 410 Broadway, Santa Monica, Caifornia.

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

liTHE FACTS OF LIFE"

It is a fact of life that to grow strong and healthy we need food and exercise plus that added spark called desire. FOOD, not just any food or an abundance of food all at once, but good food that will give us the most nourishment over a period of time. EXERCISE, not just a burst that leaves us aching and exhausted, but a planned program of exercises which increase our efficiency as we progress toward our goal. DESIRE, to want to improve our health and fitneos and the wi ll to carry out any plan of diet or exercise necessary to achieve this goa \.

THE MODER I GYM lAST is not much different from you and J when it comes to "The Facts of Life."

FOOD, - the M. G. needs food to stay alive and grow, a very special food called subscriptions. Not just a lot of unrelated sub· scriptions gained by pre!Osure or a big discount. But good solid steady subscriptions from gymnasts , coaches, officials and enthusiasts.

EXERCISE - the M. G. does not thrive on just one big effort for a special issue but strives to improve continually with a planned program of growth. . .

DESIRE - it is the desire of the M. G. to do the WIll of Its subscribers by helping to instruct, encourage and promote ~ym. nastics in these United States of America to the fullest potentIaJ,

"BIGGER AND BElfER THA I EVER." We feel with this edition of a "Better than Ever" M. G. we have kept faith w~th our subscribers ... Now, we renew our Challenge to YOU to help build a "BiO'O'er than Ever" circulation by using the enclosed card to O'et a fri~~d (or friends) to subscribe to the M. G. Don't be con~ent to hand him or her a card, but see to it that they subscribe, adding extra special life blood. to the M. G. Yo~, ,,:ill also be doin~ yourself a favor at the same tIme because, the BIgger than Ever our .subscription list, the "Better than Ever" we can build. the M .. C. ... So act now and each one get one ... Remember, It reqUlr~s more subscriptions to keep a "Bigger and Better than Ever" M. C. rolling ... We're dependin~ on YOU !

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To Coaches, Gymnasts, and Gymnastic Enthusiasts: that it continues to grow with the federation and gymnastics in the entire country . This is the only voice of gymnastics in the U.S.A. which is heard throughout the world.

I have just returned from a 10,000 mile trip across the Eastern portion of the U.S.A. I had the pleasure of witnessing the Eastern I ntercollegiate meet, the Big Ten meet, the Illinois State High School meet and the National Collegiate meet. Eve rywhere people expressed genuine interest in the fed e ration and what it stands for ... "Gym nastics Far All. '" From Texas to New Yqrk and from Michigan to California. The many exce ll ent coaches that we have in thi s country are doing a supe rb job at all levels. Performances are im­proved, meets are better managed and being run off in less time, scores are being . given out to the public immediately after the last event is completed. All in all the sport of gymnastics is growing rapidly, and the quality of our gymnasts along with it .

The most frequently a sked question is "what's happen­ing? " I realize that many of you have been interested in the USGF development for yea rs and that many af you have had a great deal to do with the actual formation of the federation. We want you to know. My office will mail out a USGF News­letter at least every two months, perhaps more often during the Spring and less often during the late sum mer. If you have not already done so ... by all means scbscribe to the Modern Gymnast. The M. G. has done so much for gymnastics in the U. S. these past years that we all must do what we can to see

The proposed time-table for the USGF is to have the com­mittees formed and functioning, a mailing list of some 20,000 gymnastics people, films and brochures available to all organi­zations when desired, rules and regulations published, officials certifications program started, and litera lly dozens of clinics and meets in the record books by June 1964. The executive committee intends to move slowly and correctly, making sure that we do have the democrati c structure that was desired, and the representation of all groups that was intended ... and build gymnastics on a national level for the first time ever in our country. We need to hear from all of you. We welcome your ideas and suggest ions . . . remember that most of you in the field now will be the members of the executive com­mittees to come ... so help make the USGF the organization that you want it to be by taking part in its structure building. We now have registration cards (for mailing purposes), USGF Pins and emblems. Order these as groups or individually. I hope to see you all in Chicago this June for our First USGF National Championship.

Sincerely, Frank L. Bare, Ex. Director, U.S.G. F.

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NEW GYMNASTIC SCOREB'OOK GYMVIEW, a new scorebook designed

by Mel Schlossman of Los Angeles is an effi cient, comprehensive means of record­ing meet results which can be used during and after the competition. It has all the re­sults on one sheet. They can be saved and referred to a week or years later for check­ing results and performances.

Each GYMVIEW scorebook comes spir­al bound with a sti ff cover and contains enough pages for 20 meets. Space is pro­vided for 17 entrants and five judges ' for each event. The book can be used for dual, double dual, triangular, quadrangu­lar, league and championship meets. Sam­ple page sent upon request or Send $2.50 for each book to : Gymview Scorebook, P .O. Box 66058, Los Angeles 66, California. *' :;: ';:

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY RELEASES GYMNASTIC FILM

Syracuse Universi ty's educationa l film libra ry has released a new motion picture titled "Gymnastics Educational Film Text: Side Horse Vaults and S'upport Exercises."

The movie, which includes members of the univers ity's 1963 Eas tern Intercolleg­iate Gymnastics League cha mpionsh ip team, presents more tba n 100 exercises. They are for junior a nd senior high schools, college physical education clas­ses, teacher preparation a nd in ter scholas­ti c and intercollegiate competition.

Basic, in term edia te and advanced vaults as well as support exercises a re pre­sented in progress ion \vi th slow motion sequences. C'orr ect spotting and ass is ting methods are covered a iong w ith safe ty precau tions.

A ter-m inology manual goes wi th the film . P roduced by the un ivers ity's audiovisua l center , the movie was directed by Paul C. Romeo, gymnasti"cs coach and an as ­sistant professor of physical education and a thletics.

The black-a n-whi te film 's running time is 17 minu tes, Its price is $75 and can be r ented for $4.00.

Syracuse University, Syracuse 10, N .Y. . . . Ignoring Exercise spoils your chances to

live to 100 says Chicago Physician, Dr. Clement Martin, medical director of Con­tinental Casualty Co.

SPACE BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS The first "Space Ball" Championships

were held in Cleveland Ohio at the Cleve­land Armory. J ohn Stillons from Cedar Rapids, Iowa was the winner in the singles event and Ed Cole and Gary Erwin from Arlington , Illinois won the doubles event. F ifteen-year-old Angus Kerr from Toronto, Ontario, was the winner in the Jr. division. Dick Farkus was the competition umpire.

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USC Gym Clinic

WHAT IS A GYMNASTICS CLINIC?

By Jerry Wright It could be something like the following ! It is a place where future gymnasts can

take advantage of experts in the field. Where Olympic team members arid former National Champions can get together and discuss ideas then put those id eas into practice right then and there. Where a person can hear a stunt described in a lit ­tle different manner, one which finally paints a picture in the gymnasts mind , allowing him to see it as he never did be­fore and as a result helping him or her to execute that sutnt for !-he first time and under critical and expert 'eyes. A place where 150-200 high school gymnasts con­verge on 10-15 gymnastics authorities like Armando Vega on Still Rings, Charlie Simms and Dick Beckner on the High Bar, Ken Bartlett on Parallel Bars, J erry Wright on Trampoline, Marshall Klaus on Free Ex­ercise, Leslie Sasvary on the Long Horse, and one of the leading women "gymnasts on the womens events. A place where coachcs can pick up new coaching techniques, event requirements, wrillen suggestions on teach­ing procedures, and spotting techniques.

Sound like a good idea? A little unusual for this time of the year ? Well such a clin­ic as this, and an ex tremely successful one

Fri t z o f TV Berno

at that, took place at the University d Southern California on March 30, 1963, sponsored by the Physical Education major students-.members of the Trojan Organiza­tion of Physical Education.

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REPORT FROM EUROPE By K urt Baechler

TRAMPOLINING IN EUROPE COUPE d'EUROPE IN KIEL: 10,000 spec­tators watched the 2nd Coupe d'Europe, which was won by the youngster, Guenther Hogg, Germany. Archie Scherf, Germany was second ; Ralph Wilkes, England, third ; Kurt Baechler, Switzerland, placed fourth and Chris Netherton, England, fifth . NEW TRAMPOLINE RULES printed in English are out and the Europeans are going to try them out this year . The rules are available from W. Limpert Verlag, Frankfurt a I Nlain, Germany. (Send one Dollar ) . INTER ATIONAL COMPETITION: a five country match ; England, Belgium, Hol­land, Germany and Switzerland will be held in June in Holland.

The German gym association has inv ited the USA to a trampoline match to be held in Kiel in November.

SWISS CHAMPIONSHIP Elegant Swiss gymnast, Fritz Feuz from

TV Bem a was the top scorer in the fina l round, which when added to his half pre-

ro un d score to ta led 104.02 to win th e Swiss Gymnastic C h ampion sh ip for the second t ime.

TV Berna had 6 men qual ify for the fi n als a nd is proba bly th e s trongest' Clu b te am a t the momen t in Europe. M uller from TV Win terthr u place d second wi th 101.92 ; H efti- TV Berna, 101.60 ; Banker - T V Z urich , 101.50; Fassler-T V Waden s· wil, 101.45 and Mich el- T V Berna, 100.72.

W ith F euz and Y o ungsters M u eller, H e f t i together with u p a n d coming Andre Oder· g nomatt, Switzerland will h ave a pretty s t rong team for T ok yo. .;: :;: *

MEETS? CAMPS? CLINICS? If you are planning a n Open Meet, Gym

Clinic or S ummer Gym Camp a nd would like t o have a notice p laced in the 1\1. G. , p lease send information in early so w e ca.n include i t in the n ex t issu e.

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GYM CALENDAR Weare n ow prep arin g a Gym Calendar

for th e '63· '64 season. P le ase sen d us n o tices and dates of a ll important Compe· t i tion s, C l inics and Camps.

* * * CAMP ANO UNCEMENT : T om Mani·

son writes that M r. E d sel B u chanan of T exas w ill be on th e Gymnastics Camp s t aff this s ummer . .. he was th r ee times N ational Champion on the Trampoline .

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MODERN GYMNAST, the yearl y HI LITES magazine p lus all athe r informat ive ma il outs . • If you already are a M. G. subscri ber, your subsc ript io n will be ext ended fo r one year f rom da te of exp iration . Associate Membership-dues yer year. ... $4.00

Associate membersh ip is open to every· one. This me mbe rship includes all mail outs, the M. G. subscript ion and the HI LITES mag­a zine. Associate members hove voice but no vote at meeti ngs . *

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UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FE'DERATION

COMI NG EVENTS ... GALVESTON GYMNAST ICS CLINIC May 31st, J une 1st and 2nd, 1963.

Galveston, Texas ... is an is land. It is located on the Gu lf of Mexico, a pproxi ­mately 50 miles sou th of Hou ston. The beac hes are bea u t ifu l . . . t h e people fri e nd ly and the interest in gymnas t ics is very high. The FIRST GALVESTON CLIN IC s h ould b e a big one with m any of our outstan ding coaches indicat ing they will b e in attend a nce. Dic k Holzaep­fe l (Un iver s ity of Iowa), B ill Meade, ( U nive rSity ,of S o uthern Ill inois), Gordon Maddox (Los Angeles State College ), Charli e Pond (Univer s i ty of I lli no is) , Sam B a il ie (Univers ity of Arizona ) . . . and many o thers p la n to attend and h e lp make th e c li ni c of great value to the many youngs ters expec t e d to be on hand. At leas t three of the . outstanding high school (',oaches o f the ILLINOIS H IGH S CHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATIO)I have be'an inv ited and said the y wou ld try to attend ... Vic L esch (president of the 1HSGCA) , T o m Gardner a n d Gay Hughes h ave a ll shown interes t in attending and teach ing at the cli n ic. vVe h op e that many o t h ers w ill join u s in mak ing thi s (' lini c a. g ood one . . t he U.S.G .F. stands fO!' ilnp rovelnent in g"y1l1llast i cs . . . and star ting with the youngster s i s the way to accompli s h it.

FOR I N FORMATTO)l ON T H E Cr.r"1C WRITE THE U .S .G. F . OFFIC E .

* • TUCSON OPEN GY MNASTICS CHAMP . IONSHIP

'1',0 b e h e ld May 18th, 1963. (U.S.G.F. Sa n c t io n ed and sponsored by th e Arizona Gymnastics A ssoc iation) at the PALO VERDE HIGH SCHOOL in Tucson , Ariz­ona. Girls H ig h seh ool div is ion . . . Boy's High school d ivision and an Open M e n 's Div is ion a r e offered. If you are within travel d istance p lan ,on atte nding.

For inforlll a t ion on thi :-; 111 ee t "Tite to: MI'. G len Harcus , A.G.A., 6826 Xew Hal11psh ir e, Tucson , Arizona.

* *' * LITTLE TEN GYMNASTICS CHAMP · IONSHIP

Sch e duled by t h e M IDWEST GYMN AS ­TICS ASSOCIATION, t o b e h eld in C h ica­go, Illinois, April 21s t , 1963. ( U.S.G .F . San c t ioned). It looks like it will b e one of the f i n est "developmental" m eets in the l'Ountl'y ... a nd Bob Bohl and the o th e r m e m b e rs of the M.G .A. are contributing a g r eat dea l to th e s port by hosting thi~ \\i0 l1derfu l event . .. if you a r e in the ru'ea, p la n on attending Rnd h av ing your young prOlll is ing gY l11nasts take part. For further information on this m eet write to: MI'. Bob Boh l, D e pt. of Parks and R ecreati on ,. Evan s ton, I lli nois,

*' * '" WOMEN ' S STATE U.S.G . F . CH A MP . IONSHIP . . . FOR CALIFORNIA

Ts seh e d uled for Los Ange les on April 20th, 1963. The State of Califo rni a wi ll al",o 'be th e locatio n for a U .S .G .F. Reg-­iona l C h a.nl pionRhip in l ate lVIay nnd a U.S.G .F. Men's Chmnpionship just a w eE'l, before . . . more on these m eets in th E' n ext issu e, w atch f or i t. nttencl if you ('an , FIRST U.S .G. F . NATIONAL CHAMP · IONSHIPS

C hicago, lII i)lois, June 13th , 14th & 15th. Compulsory rou tines are now ava ilabl e f rom the U .S .G.F. Office ... they will b e ma iled ou t soon, if you d es ire copies b e fore, write U .S.G.F., POBox 4699, Tucson , Ar izona . Th e m ee t w ill b e held at N av y Pie r Gym, University o f lII in­ois at Chicago. The City of C hicago ha s gn1ciou s ly ext e nd ec1 a WE' le0111 e to th E' m ee t nncl ,ve look fOl',,'ard to lUl\'ing- an e xc'ell e nt f irst e hamp iol"hi p.

* • • IMPORTANT NOTE:' . . . we have b eE'n

offe r e d a pl'logram to b e tte r the p E' rfol'm­nllces of our l eading ln e n a nd wOInen g'Y lllnastR for the CO ining Olyrnpic Ganl e~

. . THE TOP SIX MEN A ND W OMEN

FROM THE U.S.G.F. NATIONAL MEET . w ill rece ive a SIX-WEEK trainino.

sess ion, all expenses pa id (travel, roOl~ and ' board) and have instruction fro m var ious ('oac h es ... but a bove a ll . . . THEY WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL T RAINING FROM TWO OF THE FI)I ­EST BALLET I N STRUCTORS 1)1 THE U.S.A .. . . th is may well be the little added "dresRing up" of 1l1any routin es that w ill make a substantia l d iff eren{'E' in TOKYO . .. wo rk h a rd a nd b e in th at top group, , , nl·nre nn th is progrnm in the nex t i s!-:ue,

SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTICS CLINIC August "18 - 23 . 1963

AT MICH IGAN STATE UNI VERSITY

SPECIAL FEATURES I . Olymp ic development meets for

boys a rid g irls all ages 2. " Nit e of Stars" exhibition 3 . Latest f il ms 4. Exhibits of Equipment, books,

uniforms, f ilms & other aids 5: Clin ic dance 6 . Access to Michigan State's

beaut iful athlet ic faci lities

REGISTRATION FEE - $20.00 HOUSING AT LAN DON DORMITORY

MEALS AT M. S. U. UNION

PROGRAMS I. Profess ional for physical educators ·

and administrators. Theory and practice of gymna stics.

2 . For coaches and judges. Observation and participation in sessions conducted by expertsJ

Presenta t ion and anal ys is of la test F . I.G . rules .

3. Compet ito rs instruction . Bas ic t o ad­va nced level for boys and girls .

CLINIC STAFF GEO. SZYPULA-Cl inic Direct or BOB BOHL-Program Director

Recrea t ion Dept. , Evanston, III. JOE SCHABACKER- Operations Mgr.

W iscons in Univ. Adm inist rator BOB STOUT-Former Ol ympian

Suburbian Ph ilo . H.S. Coach ERN ESTINE (RU SSELL) CARTER-Former

Olympian-'-Lans ing, Mich . High School Teacher and Coach

PAUL FINA- Former Natl. Champ F.I.G. Judg ing

HERB VOGEL-Coach - Flint Acrolympian Champion

GLENN SUNDBY-Editor, Publ isher, Modern Gymnast Magazine

JAC KIE (KLEIN) UP HUES-Former Olympian

MR. & MRS. J 1M FARKAS-From Hungary, Eu ropean MethodS'

MILDRED PRCHAL & ED HALLIK Director Men's & Women's Act ivi ties National SOKOL

JACK CARR-Teache r, Coa ch, Suburban Ch icago High School

BETTY MEYER- P. E. Elem. Schoo l Instructor, Chicago

RUTH ANN INSKIP-Top Natl. Compet . BAR BA RA CULBERTSON-Former

Top Natl. Competitor STEVE JOHNSON-Former Nat l. Tramp.

Champi.on (Mich . Sta te Univ.) BILL MEADE-Coach

Southern Ill ino is Nniv.

FILL IN AND RETURN REGISTRATI ON FORM WI TH $2.00 FEE TO:

Nat ional Summer Gymna st ics Clinic George Szypula, GymnasticsCoa ch Mich igan State University East Lansi ng, Michigan

August 18 - 23, 1936

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UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

DI RECTOR1S REPORT I departed from Tucson Arizona on February 28 ...

and headed across the U.S.A. to witness several of the larger gymnastics meets held during. March and also to talk with the people involved in the sport of gymnastics ... the following is a brief description of the activities I witnessed during the first half of my trip . . . believe me a great deal is happening for the U. S.G. F. and all good ...

The EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNAS­TICS CHAMPIONSHINPS . . . hosted at SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, was one of the finest intercollegiate meets I have ever witnessed. The meet was beautifully managed and the Manley Field House was a perfect setting for the excellent performances turned in by the gymnasts. Eleven (11 ) universities took part and the Individual Championships were great. SYRACUSE won the con­ference team title during the dual-meet season, so at this meet it was strictly up to the individual gymnasts and the routines were of the highest caliber. To coach PAUL ROMEO, of Syracuse my thanks for the hospitality and welcome afforded me at S.u.

I had the opportunity to talk to many coaches and judges and everywhere there was a great deal of interest in what the U.S.G.F. was attempting to do, how it was to be done, who was to do it? There are many fine and dedicated coaches in the E.I.G.L. and they are following F.I.G. standards extremely well in improving performan­ces along those lines. The LONG HORSE was one of the outstanding events in the meet.

All-Around champion was SEW A R D of PENN STATE, with COHN of TEMPLE 2nd, and VOAZ of SYRACUSE and ZYMANEK of PITTSBURGH 3l'd and 4th respectively ... there were so many fine performances it would be difficult to relate them all, but once again the meet was beautiful to watch.

It was gratifying to see such names as PHILLIPS, WELLS, and CUMISKEY showing up in the ranks of competitors as well as COACHES and JUDGES keeping gymnastics in the family.

To each of the coaches from the E.I.G.L. a sincere thanks for their reception and their excellent job _ . . they have followed F.I.G. rules closely and demonstrated that a college meet can be very good following those rules _ ..

To coaches ... WOLCOTT, NEIGER, BONSALL, KNELDSEN, PHILLIPS, PATTERSON, MALONEY, ROMEO, WETTSTONE, congratulations from the U.S.G.F.

* * * From Syracuse to TEXAS .. . the lone star state was

warm and the reception I received in GALVESTON, TEXAS was very gratifying. In this area they have done an excellent job in starting age-group gymnastics in the elementary schools . . . thap.ks to MARION KING and her personal drive, several of the schools in that area are conducting regular GYMNASTICS CLASSES as part of the ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION program. To Principal RAY GILLIS of DICKENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Texas) my sincere thanks for aidingin the promotion of this much-needed program.

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USGF Director , Frank Bare presenting a wards to Long Horse event winners at the E. I.G.L. Championships, Syracuse, N.Y.

In Galveston I was met by MA YOH .STUBBS, and COUNTY JUDGE PETE LAVELL, Judge Lavell pre­sented a proclamation declaring the week of March 4th "U. S. GYMNASTICS FEDERATION WEEK" in GAL­VESTON COUNTY. Many schools in that area are in­terested in age-group gymnastics and are now conducting programs and producing some excellent young per­formers. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL allowed me to watch their program in action and their coach has done an excellent job with his group.

In HOUSTON, TEXAS, I was fortunate to be in­terviewed on KPRC-TV (channel 2 ) by CARL MANN, sports announcer for that station. CARL'S questions were well selected and it was a pleasure to have an op­portunity to talk with someone in his position with in­terest in the current "struggle" regarding gymnastics in this country. CARL, my personal thanks for your In­terest on behalf of the U.S.G.F . .

I hope you will all plan on attending . . . "THE FIRST TREASURE ISLAND GYMNASTICS FESTI VAL" May 31st, June 1st and 2nd .. . 1963 in Galveston, Texas ... I assure you that many fine coaches and per­formers have indicated that they will attend and we look forward to many rewarding training sessions and an excellent public performance at the beautiful MOODY CENTER on the Gulf. The weather will be perfect and the hospitality will be GREAT ... PLAN ON BEING THERE . ..

Three of GALVESTON'S leading business men dem­onstrated a great deal of interest in the festival and I encourage you to write them for reservations if you so desire . . . MR. BOB GRAY, Manager the GALVEZ HOTEL . . . MR. GARY ROTH, Sales Manager, the JACK TAR MOTEL ... MR. JOHN McCANN, Manager the SEA HORSE MOTEL ... all have excellent facili­ties and all are right on fhe beach ... vacation and en joy good gymnastics programs at the same time it is a HOLIDAY WEEK·END, REMEMBER?

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I flew to MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY at East Lansing, for the BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ... and GEORGE SZYPULA conducted an excellent meet. A good crowd turned out at the M.S.U. Fieldhouse to witness the finals which saw the powerful University of MICHI­GAN TEAM, under the guidance of NEWT LOKEN, walk away with a lop-sided victory. The judging was very good ... the performances in places were ex­tremely go'od and the level of difficulty very high.

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Next to CHICAGO for the ILLINOIS STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS ... and I was so pleasant­ly shocked it was hard to describe ... the level of per­formance was very high, QUADRUPLE TWIST on the Trampoline, RUSSIAN MOORE'S on the Side Horse, two well-performed ONE-ARM HANDSTANDS, and in every event some fine performances . . . WHAT'S MORE IMPRESSIVE . . . over 100 FINE GYMNASTS . . . and this after three (3) DISTRICT ELIMINATIONS the week·end before. Hats off to each and everyone of the outstanding coaches in the Illinois Area . . . Three double backs in tumbling . . . times have changed in High School gymnastics, and in ILLINOIS . . . It's for the better. Coach RON WALLEN'S EVANSTON Boys won the team championship in a highly competitive battle for every position.

* * * THE NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTICS CLINIC

,vill be held at EAST LANSING MICHIGAN, August 18 -23, 1963 ... according to the work I saw being put forth by the clinic staff at their meeting it should be an excellent clinic.

* * * I had the opportunity to talk to the MIDWEST

GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION while in Chicago ... this fine group has contributed greatly to gymnastic activ­ities in the MID-WEST for many years ... President BOB BOHL has announced the "LITTLE 10" CHAMP­IONSHIP ... U.S.G.F. SANCTIONED ... for April 21st, 1963 in Chicago ... a developmental meet for youngsters . .. under the M.G.A. 's able direction I know it will be an excellent one.

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I sat in on the Board of Director's meeting of the U. S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. At this meeting CHAR­LIE POND, speaking for the 6 NCAA MEMBERS of the U. S. OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS (MEN'S) COMMITTEE presented a 7·point formal protest ... THIS PROTEST WAS READ, FORMALLY AND DISTINCTLY BY MR. POND ... WITHOUT MENTIONING ONE NAME ... basically it stated that ...

1. The sites selected for try·outs were geographically located so as to eliminate some athletes for reasons con· nected with travel expenses.

2. Many of the gymnasts on the Pan-Am Elimination squad represent educational institutions ... yet the AAU has scheduled the team for "Exhibitions" following the second trials . . . which fall during the academic semes­ter and are not in the best interest of the athletes and their educational careers.

3. WEST· COAST Gymnasts were denied an oppor· tunity to take part in the Pan-Am second try-outs be­cause they were not listed on the Elimination Squad for the second trials ... yet now we find that other gym­nasts also not on that "elimination squad" have been invited to the second try-outs.

4. Compulsory routines were prescribed for women gymnasts and then not used at the first try-outs.

5: Certain events (Tumb. & Tramp) have been sched­uled in the Pan-American Games, then dropped, then re-scheduled, and then dropped again . . . all of which indicates some degree of uncertainty about what the events actually are in the Pam-American Games.

6. Sites for the try-outs have been changed from one EAST COAST location to another ... and in many cases the athletes themselves have no idea where the try-outs are actually being held.

And finally . .. and perhaps of the most significance

7. That certain athletes have been contacted by phone and asked to write a "False and Dishonest letter" con­cerning their awareness of the fact that the MIDWEST OPEN GYMNASTICS MEET, held in December, 1962, was not sanctioned by the AAU. These boys were asked to write a . letter indicating that they were not aware of the fact that the meet was not AAU sanctioned and in­formed that if they did this they would be reinstated. This indicates that according to current operating pro­cedures . . . that ONE INDIVIDUAL can control a gymnast's eligibility.

TWO POSITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE: (by NCAA Group)

1. That the Men's Olympic Gymnastic Committee be completely re-organized ... affording representation to each national organization involved in the sport of gym­nastics.

2. That try-outs for a selection of INTERNATIONAL TEAMS ... be held under the auspices of the USOC and NOT in connection with any organizational meet such as the National AAU or the NCAA.

MR. GEORGE GULACK was present ... and asked to answer these 7 points ... he rose and walked to the front of the room ... AND THEN SPENT TEN CONSECU­TIVE MINUTES IN A PERSONAL CONDEMNATION OF CHARLIE POND .. . AND DID NOT, IN ANY INSTANCE ATTEMPT TO ANSWER OR EXPLAIN ANY ONE POINT OF THE 7 MENTIONED IN THE PROTEST'. . . I couldn't believe my ears . . . he ignored the entire formal protest ... and just did his best to insult and ridicule Charlie Pond as an individual.

AT ANY RATE ... THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE USOC ...

STATED THAT THE GYMNASTS WHO PARTICI­PATED IN OPEN MEETS (i.e. the MIDWEST OPEN) NOT SANCTIONED BY THE AAU WERE STILL ELI­GIBLE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION . . . AND ALSO APPROVED THE SECOND RECOMMEND­ATION ABOVE, THAT IN 1964 THE OLYMPIC TRIALS BE HELD UNDER USOC CONTROL . . . NOT IN CONNECTION WITH THE AAU MEET OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION'S MEET ... I certainly hope it turns out that way ...

* At the USGF National Championships in Chicago the "Elite" Division wi ll be required to perform the '64 Olympic Compulsories and the Class "A" will use the '63 Pan-Am Compulsory Routines. For further information write to the USGF Office: P. O. Box 4699, Tucson, Ariz.

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U_S_G.F. REGISTRATION CARDS

The U.S.G.F. now has registration cards and pins available for aIJ gymnasts, coaches, officia ls and boosters of gymnastics. This CARD DOES NOT LIMIT YOU IN ANY WAY TO PARTI­CIPATION IN ANY EVENT, CLINIC OR EXHIBITION, and is, in fact, only indicative of your interest in the sport and its promotion. There is a space provided for CLUB or ASSOCIA­TION . . in order that you might order them in groups and and allow this one card to serve as registration card for you r group and the U.S.G.F. " however, we need to have the names of all your club members for mailing purposes ... CARD, PIN and ALL U.S.G.F. INFORMATION PRINTED are available immediately.. $ 1.00 per ctlrd for gymnasts .. . $5.00 for coaches, officia ls and boosters. Inc ludes all and puts you on the U.S.G.F. mailing list <Coaches, officials and boosters on special mailing list.)

SEND TO: U.S.G.F. P.O. BOX 4699 TUCSON, ARIZONA

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UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FEDERATION

WOMEN'S DIVISION

REPORT BY BUD MARQUETTE Vice-President, V.S.C.F. Women's Div.

After many years of frustration, disappointments and heartaches, we are finally moving forward in our Women's gymnastic program in these United States.

Realizing the great need for a con­crete structure in this field a group of dedicated coaches and administra­tors are now rushing plans to fill this void . As we grow in numbers so will we expand in scope and size. Already many local and State Associations have been formed and are now in operation conducting clinics and com­petitions.

Anyone desiring information re­garding affiliation or help in organiz­ing a girls gymnastic team please con­tact the Sectional Director of your respective area. (addresses listed be­low) .

Let us "ALL" work together in harmony and unison to promote and further the cause of women's gym­nastics ill our nation. We as a group and individually can become as pro­ficient and world renowned as any gymnastic organization or country on earth.

W.N.G.A. (The Women's National Gymnastic Association) has been formed an is functioning. Direct all inquiries to : Mr. Herb Vogel, Pres. WNGA - Flint Community Junior College, Flint, Michigan.

Also here are the addresses of the U.S.G.F. Technical Committee mem­bersand Sectional Directors of WNGA:

CHAIRMAN-C. B. Marquette 267 Coronado Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif. V. Chairman- Herb Vogel -Flint Jr. College, Flint Mich. Eastern Division Dir..- Brownie Wrona -420 Shenango' Rd., Beaver Falls, Pen­na. Central Dir.- F. R. Jn~k i p-1402 South Neil, Champaign, Ill. , Mid­West Dir.-Marion King-4825 Ne­braska St., Sickinson, Texas. Western Dir.- Vada Crabbe-4608 U St.. Sacramento, Calif. .

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The following apparatus specifications and time limi ts in regard to age level competit ion are highly recommended and strongly urged for adoption by all con ­stituent members of the U.S.G.F. This will h ave a tendency to standard ize our girls age level program thruout the entire United States.

AGE GROUP LEVEL APPARA~US SPECIFICATIONS. Recommended and

approved by U .S.G.F. Women's T ech. Committee.

THE 9- 10-11 YEAR OLD AGE GROUP: Five (5) events All-Around (Uneven Bal:S a special event).

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BALANCE BEAM: Height 36 inches, Time limit-1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds

FREE EXERCISE: (with music) Area 35 feet square, time limit-45 seconds to 1 minute, 15 seconds

TRAMPOLINE: One 8 to 10 bounce routine

SIDE HORSE VAULT: (Reuther type board)

UNEVEN BARS : Height 7' 2%", Low bar 4' '7" (Note-both bars lower approx. 2 notches from regulation height).

TUMBLING: 50.foot .mat-;;2 trips- 3 max.

12 - 13 - 14 year age group: (six (6) events, tumbling and trampoline special events) BALANCE BEAM: Height 40 inches,

Time limit-1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes

FREE EXERCISE: (with piano music) Area 40 feet square, time limit 1 minute to 1 minute 30 · seconds

SIDE HORSE VAULT: (Reuther type board) Height 40 inches--distance of board from horse' is at the gymnasts discretion. The gymnast sh all always pave 2 vaults. As an optional vault the performer may use the same vault twice or two different vaults·. The bet­ter of the two shall count. Both vaults' must be done in succession.

UNEVEN BARS: Height-High bar 7 feet 4 % inches. Low bar 4 feet 9 inches, (Note: both bars lowered approximately one notch to match corresponding height apart . Width 16 inches to 18% inches on center.

TRAMPOLINE: One 10 to 12 bounce routine.

TUMBLING: SO foot mat- 3 trips . . . 15 years and above group: (all apparatus and specifications must conform to F.I.G. r egulations) BALANCE BEAM: 4" x 6%" x 16'5" by

48" high, time limit-1 minute 30 sec­onds to 2 minutes. "

UNEVEN BARS: Height: Low bar-4' ll 1 / 16", High bar- 7' · 6%"

SIDE HORSE VAULT : (Reuther type boa rd) height: 3'7 ,·5/1S"

FREE EXERCISE : Area 40' square, time limit 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds

T ROMPOLINE: One 10 to 12 bounce routine

TUMBLING: 60' mat- 3 trips- 4 max. . . . TABLE OF VAULTS : SIDE HORSE

1. Squat 5.5 2. Wolf 6.0 3. Straddle 6.5 4. R. or L. Flank 6.5 5. Stoop 7.0 6. Front Vault (legs above ho'rizontal) 7.5 7. Thief 7.5 8. Straddle % turn 8.0 9. Rear vault % turn inward 8.0

10. Layout squat 8.5 11. Bent hips, bent arms handspring 8.5 12. Bent arm , bent hips handspring

with% twist 9.0 13. Flank/ Front vault % turn outwards 9.0 14. Bent arm, straight body

handspring 9.0 15. Layout .straddle 10.0 16. Layout stoop 10.0 17. Stra ight arm straight body

handstand % turn 10.0 18. Straight arm, straight body

handspring 10.0 19. Straight arm, straigh t body ascent

handstand 'h turn cartwheel off 10.0 20. Straight a rm, straight body ascent

hands tand squat 10.0 21. Straight arm, straight body ascent

hands ta nd straddle or stoop 10.0

RECOMMENDED GYMNASTIC GRADING

BALANCE 40%

Judy (Kowalski) Trammel shown warking with Wendy Cluff the 1963 California State All-Around Champion (lower age division)

Judy, a top-ranking gymnast is making renewed progress after taking time out to get married and have a youngster .

U.S.F.G. CALIFORNIA STATE GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR GIRLS

BERKELEY YMCA, FEB. 23, 1963

TEAM CHAMPIONS 1st. Southern Calif. Acro, Coach, Bud

Marquette. 2nd. Berkeley YMCA, Coach, Martha Tsuchiya. 3rd. Vada's of Sacra­mento, Coach, Vada Crabbe.

ALL AROUND WINNERS 1st. Paula Crist, Arden Hills. 2nd.

Judy Tramel, Southern Calif. Acro. 3rd. Barbara Heath, Berkeley YMCA.

ALL AROUND WINNERS-JUNIOR HIGH DIV. (12 t o 14 year aids)

1st. Carolyn Hacker, Berkeley YMCA. 2nd. Joanne Hashimoto, Arden Hills. 3rd. Judy Abbott, Arcade.

ALL AROUND WINNERS GRADE SCHOOL DIV . (9,10 & 11 year aids)

1st. Wendi Cluff, Southern Calif. Acro. 2nd. Karen Galloway, Vada's Gym Club. 3rd. Brooke Meyer, Berkeley YMCA.

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22. Straight al'm, body layout (above horizontal) swan legs together 10.0

23. Straight arm, body layout (above horizonta l) swan, legs apart straddle 10.0

24. Straight arm, str aight body, g iant cartwheel 10.0

PROCEDURE &. JUDGING EVALUATION TOTAL

40% 20% BEAM Grace and Rhythm Stunt Selection Continuity and 10

(4 points) Difficulty Landing, impression Points (4 points) (2 points)

FREE 60% 30% 10% EXERCISE Grace and Rhythm Tumbling General 10

Ballet (3 points) impression Points (6 points) (1 point)

UNEVENS 50% 40% 10% Stunt Selection Continuity General 10

'Difficulty (4 points) impression Points (5 points) (1 point)

VAULT 70% 20% 10% Vault itself L anding and General 10 (7 points) Take off impression Points

(2 points) (1 point)

PROVISIONAL TEXT OF COMPULSORY EXERCISES- 1964 OLYMPIC GAMES

WOMEN'S GYMNASTIC EXERCISES FLOOR EXERCISE

1. From the oblique station at the right corner of the area, raise yourself on tip ~oes with supple movement in raising

your arms forward to the vertical posi­tion.

2. One step forward on left foot, bring right foot to it while lowering the arms laterally - hop on feet - arms crossed below m front of the body, jump body arched legs reunited in ,swinging laterally the arms supplely overhead, head to the left, slight twist to the left, the palms of the hands to the outside.

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3. Land on both feet, siight push to jump forward on right foot, bring point of left foot behind right heel, push on left foot in jumping on right foot with one half turn to right, simultaneously cir­cling of right .arm from front to back to the vertical position.

4. Jump backwards on left foot, bring the point of the right foot behind the left heel, push on right foot in jumping on left ' foot with 'h turn to the right simultaneously circling of right arm from front to back to the vertical position.

5. Four running steps, right left right left, while lowering laterally the arms, push on left foot, jump, . right leg bent then extended to land on right bent leg, (stag leap) left arm horizontally in front, righ t arm lateral.

6. One step forward on left foot, arms rounded below in front of body, one half turn to the right on point of left foot, right leg bent, knee to the exterior, point of foot against left calf.

7. Lateral extension of the right leg, arms parallel and oblique below, towards the left, place right foot s light bending of the body to the left, simultaneously ex­tending the right leg, straighten the body to the right while bringing together the left foot ,slight bending of the body to the left, arms following the movement . of the body to terminate with right arm rounded off above the head, the left arm supple in front of the body. .

8. While straightening the body, one quarter turn to the right, elevation of the arms above, four running steps, left right left right (moving curved to the right; left arm lateral, right arm rounded in front of the body). Reunite the left foot to the right foot while changing the po­sition of the arms, right arm lateral, left a rm rounded in fron t of the body.

9. Five running steps, left, right, left, right, left, (moving curved to the left) right arm lateral, left arm rounded in front of the body, open left arm laterally beginning with the third step.

10. Lower the arms, thrust right leg forward, right arm horizontal, left arm vertical, "Arab wheel" forward (tinsica or staggered front walkover), one half turn to the left, left leg bent, bring quickly the left leg forward while leaving the other foot in place, left arm at oblique below, right arm vertical with extension of the body forward.

11. .While extending the left leg, straighten the body, one step backward with left foot, while lowering laterally the arms, and raising yourself oil tip toe of left foot, bend righ t leg, the toe -of the foot against the left knee, simul­taneously raise the arms bent in front

of the body in order to extend them with impetus, left arm vertical, right arm lateral, head to the right.

12. Bend the body forward, place the right foot behind, hands on the floor, roll back on head, with manual support forward. (back roll over head to knee scale on right knee)

13. One half turn on right knee while placing left foot on floor, leg ben t, right arm lateral, left arm supple in front of the body. Stand erect again on left foot, 7/8's of a turn (315 0 ) to the left on tip of left foot, arms lateral right leg ex­tended.

14. Elevation of the right leg, lateral wheel to the right ondeft arm with im­petus of right arm behind, two lateral steps, right, left crossed, one-quarter turn, three rapid steps forward (big steps) right, left, right, one step on left foot curved to the right while lowering the arms crossed in front of the body, one step on right foot, scale on right foot while raising your arms, right arm oblique backward , opening of the body to the left.

15. Straighten the body while lowering the arms, one step on left foot and cat leap with circle of the arms from front to back as far as the horizontal forward, fall back on the left foot to leap forward on the right foot, left leg bent behind, hop on left foot behind, right leg bent forward, point of foot against left leg, fall back on right foot with left leg bent backward, simultaneously lowering the right arm to oblique backwa rd, slight turn of the body to right.

16. One step on left foot, cat leap with circle of the arms from front to back to horizontally in front, faU back on left foot to leap forward on right foot, left leg bent backward, hop backward on left foot, right leg bent forward, point of foot aaginst left leg, fall back on right foot, left leg bent backward, simultaneously lower the left arm to oblique backward, slight turn of the body to the left.

17. One step forward on left foot while thrusting right leg forward, one half. turn to the left while swinging arms obliqu e right, two rapid steps backward, right, left, thrust right leg while raising arms in front reversing to back, return to right leg, place the left ·foot behind, twist the body to the left while returning the right foot beside the left foot on tip toes , left arm raising to the left all the way vertically, right arm supple in front of the body obliquely below, head to the right

18. Little displacement of the left foot to the rear, (diagonal direction) exten­sion on tip toe with elevation of the right leg forward, left arm obliquely forward, right ' arm obliquely upward, slight bend­ing of the body forward, place right foot to the rear extension on top toe with ele­va tion of left leg stretched backward, right arm v ertical, left arm la teral, place left foot to the rear, extension on tip toe with elevation of right leg bent forward , left arm obliquely below, right arm obliquely above, slight bending of body forward.

19 . Place right foot to the rear, with extension of the body, arms abov e , with­out stopping, four rapid ' steps backward with inclination of the body forward re­turn left foot to the right foot while low­ering the arms to raise them again la­terally a U the way to the vertica l on tip toes with 45 0 to the right.

20. One step on left foot, momentar~' handstand while bending the arms, roll forward, straighten body with hop on right leg, left leg extended bac.kward, right arm lateral, left arm hOl"lzontal, head to the left.

2'1. One step w"!th hop on left foot while lowering the arms, thrust right leg forward, arms lateral, wheel to the right (cartwheel), step displaced laterally while leaping, right, left, arms latera l without stopping, jump turning to the right (315 0 ) with circle of the arms crossed in front of the body all the way to the vertical, one step backward on r ight foot while lowering the arms for­ward to the lateral position.

22. Three steps with impetus, Hand­spring, (with step-out), return on left leg, two running steps, right, left, jump on right foot, leg bent with flexion of left leg in the rear, point of foot aga inst right leg, arms rounded below in front of body, two short rapid steps backward, left right while raising left arm obliquely above, right obliquely backward on tip toes, hea d to the right, with slight twist of the body to the righ t.

23. Lower the arms to the straight po­sition.

N.B. Paragraph 22 can be reversed for the jump of hands.

Important advance notice to all com· petitors concerning music for optional floor exercises:

New FIG rules require music played on one instrument only to accompany optional floor exerc ises. All participants are urged to arrange their music accord­ingly. Orchestrations will no longer be accepted in international competitions.

BALANCE BEAM 1. Oblique start - a few rapid steps,

jump lfrom left foot in order to place right foot on beam with manual support, right leg momentarily straight, left leg stretched forward, arms lateral, straight­en yourself by placing left foot forward and without stopping execute 'h turn to the left on pOint of left foot, right leg stretched backward, ekcle right arm in front of the body fro'm bottom to top all the way ' to a rounded position above the head.

2. One step ·on right foot, lower the righ t arm in front of the body, left arm backward stretched to the oblique -front scale obliquely right,and right arm obliquely below, ~eft arm lowering par­allel to the right a.rm, right arm a little higher than the left.

3. Straighten yourself on tip toes very close together, left in front, by raising the arms from bottom to top, then lower them laterally, the palms downward.

4. One step on right foot, bring left foot behind the right one, with impulse thrust right leg extended' forward, land on right foot, left leg bent behind right leg, knee to the outside, simultaneously circling of l'ight arm laterally in front of the body, in figure eight, palm upward in returning the left arm rounded in front of the body during the jump.

5. One step on left foot, bring right foot behind the left one, with impulse thrus t left leg forward to land on left foot, the right leg bent behind the left leg, knee to the outside, arms lateral.

6. Hop to land on right foot, legs sup­ple, left leg bent forward, right arm ob­liquely forward, left arm obliquely be­hind, slight bending and twisting of the body to the left.

7. Place left foot forw"rd, pose ("At ti tude" ) on tip toes, legs stretched, arms obliquely behind, Head raised.

8. One s tep forward with left foot on tip toe, 'h turn on this leg while thrust· ing righ t s tretched leg backwards to re­turn it for ward, arms lateral, place right foot for wa rd, bring left foot behind the right foot on tip toes, simultaneously cir­cling the r ignt arm in front of the body from top to bottom, to raise it again obliquely lateral, twist the body to the left, left arm obliquely below, head to the left.

9. While straightening the body, split forward left circle, right arm in front of the body from top to bottom, partial rotation of the body while shifting the weight of the body toward the right with circling of the left arm, right arm lateral, weight of the body on the right leg.

10. Restore the weight of the body on the left leg, one step on right foot while thrusting left stretched leg forward, arms horizontal, bend left leg, knee to the outside,simultaneous with 'h turn to the left on tip toe of right foot while low­ering the arms to the left to raise them again forward obliquely above.

11. Three rapid s teps backward, left right, left, body slightly inclined forward while lowering the arms in front in order to r a ise them again laterally while ~tmightening the body, the right foot brough t back toward the left foot.

12.Split Jump - (legs far apart) - the right leg forward while lowering and raising the arms laterally, land on sup­p le legs. while straightening yourself, execute 'h turn to the left While returning the arms directly in front horizontally.

13. Elevation of the left stretched leg forward , roll backward .with position of hands behind the head, return the left leg h a lf bent, squat position on one leg, point of (left) foot on beam , right arm obliquely forward. l eft arm obliquely above, slight twis ting of body to the left.

14. Straighten yourself on your left leg while thrusting right leg forward, arms horizontal, 1,4 turn to the right while thru s ting right leg and right arm laterally.

15. Momentar~' Handstand Sideward, Dismount By Arching over to Stand Rearways.

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UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS 1. From sitestand frontways, facing

the third left part, (off center) of the high bar.

2. Jump to stretch ed hang on the low bar, ordinary grasp, kip to straight front support.

3. H ip circle forward without stopping, pass bent l egs between the grasps (squat through) to straight rear support, turn backward to bent IJlverted hang and re­turn shooting fore -upward to r ear sup­port, and change grip of both hands to the hig-h bar ..

4. Swing the legs toward the high bar, pass the straight right leg between "th e grasp and rise fore-upward. to support with legs astride on the high ba.r.

5. Change the left grasp to palmar g-rip, execute 'h turn left in passing the left leg over the bar and in chal1ging the rig-ht grip to straight front support.

6. Swing forward under the high bar to straight hang (underswlng), 'h turn left around the left arm changing rig-ht grip (mixed grasp - L palmar, R ordin ­al,),).

7. SJVilJ.g- . J'Qrward. ulJde r the low bar

turn in support (hip circle) backward to Rtraight front support, swing legs back" ward to squat stand between the grasp.

S. Without interruption, jump with im­pulse backward to rear support on t h e hig-h bar, turn rea r ward to bent inverted hang, and dismount releasing grasp and execu ting straddl e c u t -off to sidestand frontways.

HORSE VAULT Vault No. 10 - Code of Points HANDSPRING - Body a n d Arms

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COACHING AIDS- BACK KIP and BACK SEAT CIRCLE

This article is a follow up of these two movements discussed in the last issue of . the MG. There are certainly other points to stress and other methods but the following might be of further assistance. BACK SEAT CIRCLE: Common difficulty is to develop the sense of "feel" and timing at points c and d in both the BK and SC movements. Repetition of following sequence will help develop the pike to arch to pike action as it is combined with the grip rotation .

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Hand Spot of BK and SC; Place hand on stomach of performer, be sure arms of the performer are always straight and on the seat circle that the bar is kept under the seat through out. On the Back Kip the bar will come away from the seat at some time bu stress getting the bar below seat at points c and d for ease of execution. Faults-to great of hip lead at points c and d, body should be arched .

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BACK KIP PRACTICE AND AID:

After the gymnast is given the ·feel of the stunt it is good practice to repeat l - 4 in a pumping action, timing the opening & closing, in and out of the kip position ·with the press down of the straight arms and grip rotation at points 3 and 5 .

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Makato performing an "Iron cross" with ease.

Below: End and side sequence photos of Makato doing a Stutz to a handstand (photos taken in the new M. G. Gym). Notice how he puis legs into pike at the vertical point of his downward swing, then throws vigorously into an arch maintaining grip with left hand, finally releasing and completing the stutz with extra I ift to a handstand. Compare and study both v iews carefully for full benefit .

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16-year-old Makato, winner of the Horizontal Bar event at the recent Pasadena National Inv itational (he was still 15 when this photo was taken).

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Makato showing his style on the Side Horse with a high sciss,ors.

THE SAKAMOTO BROTHERS Not since Dick and Jack Beckner were

going strong as a brother team in Gym­nastics (1956 Olympic team) has there been a family around to compare with the sensational Sakamoto Brothers of Southern California. Between Sam, Tad, Mikio and Makato you can be almost sure to see a Sakamoto on the victory stand at any competition in the area.

Sam - 23. He started it all ... took up Gymnastics at Belmont High School under coach Tom Arima. In his first year he took second in the city in F. X. and in his second (senior ) year he won the Long Horse and placed 3rd All Around. In 1961 he won the All Around and Lon g Horse and placed high in all even ts in the Jr. College CHampionships. Tad - 20. Top man on the LACC Gym Team, started Gymn·astics when he was 16. Made the ci ty finals on the P. Bars his first year of competition, then did not compete for a couple- of years, but is now ~oing strong again. . Mikio - 18. A senior in high school. Start­ed rings when he ~vas 14. Two years later

was competing in All Around. Won the Los Angeles City High School champion­ship on the Rings as a 11th grader,' will be competing with his brother Makato for top honors in the High School Champion­ships this year. Makato - the youngest Sakamoto, .a tenth grader in high school ( just turned 16) , started in gymnastics when · he w~.s ten years old. Makato has of late been giving not just his brothers, but all the other top gymnasts around a rough t.ime. At t.he Pasa­dena Invitational (results in nex t M. G.) Nlakato took top honors on the Horizontal har and placed thi rd in the All Around just a fraction hehind Shurlock (lst) and Vega (2nd ).

Tad, Mikio and Makato all say they were inspired by big brother Sam and with the aid of books, films and L. A. High coach John Muir they have gone forward in Gymnastics. They are now all training with the hope that at least one of them will make the 64 Olympic team and more than one make the USA team for the 1966 World Championships in P ortugal.

The Sakamoto Brothers Makato, Mikio, Sam and Tad

Pictured on following double page: Maka­to Sakamoto's Horizontal Bar Routine­Undergrip cast stoop through , dislocate shoot full twist reach under (Takamoto), back uprise full twist (pirouette), stoop through, back kip, German giant, rock backward and forward to straddle cut catch, kip to handstand, giant swing to overgrip stalder shoot (straddle in and out), giant swing, cross change, reverse giant, reverse stalder, reverse grip giant, fly ing straddle hetch dismount.

GYM -By MARGARET KORONDI

Olympic Gold Medal Winner

BALANCE BEAM Prepared by Dorothy W. Martin

Patterson High School, Baltimore, Maryland Edited by Margret Korondi , for publication in the

Modern Gymnast With this issue of the Modern Gymnast we will show

Balance Beam moves for Beginners: A mount, a few move· ments, standing position, turns, body on the beam position and a dismount.

A composition on the balance beam consists of a mount; dance steps, jumps, leaps and turns as well as movements for flexibility and balance, and a dismount. The exercise should be performed with confidence and fluidity. Balance moves should be held just long enough to show control. (Time limit 1% - 2 minutes) .

Exercises for beginners should contain all of the above elements but should be simple enough to be performed well without hesitation. It is advisable to have the students practice firs t on a line drawn on the floor, in order to learn the coordinations necessary ·without the added diffi­culty of working on a narrow beam. In fact, a whole class can be taught an exercise by the same method used in teaching a combination of calisthenic exercises or a dance routine. This should also facilitate the use of the beam during the activity period.

For safety purposes, mats should be used under and at both ends of the beam. A student assistant should be used to spot on each side of the beam.

B. MOVEMENTS ON BEAM

1. Balance sitting (also called V sitting) a. Bend knees sharply to chest, then straighten them

in front of body. Hands remain on beam behind body, thumbs On top.

b. From a sitting positi9n ·on beam raise straight legs fore upward into balance si tting ' position.

c. When balance seat is obtained, raise arms side up­ward shoulder high.

d. Place hands on beam inside of legs, stretch legs upward in a wide straddle balance sitting position.

e. Swing right leg backward and place knee on the beam, put weight on right knee and stand up.

f. Step forward with the L foot and kneel on the R knee.

g. In stepping back to the kneeling posItIOn. student ,yould swing the R leg back and kneel on it.

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h. From the upright kneeling position, swing the for · ward leg down, back and upward while placing hands on beam about.,. l0 in. in front of the knee. Bring the lifted leg behind hands, and stand up. Most of the following exercises can be performed on low

or high beams. If a movement can be done only on a high beam, this has been indicated. Where portable stage stairs are available, the low beam may be placed on these and C. STANDING POSITION

held by students at either end for greater stability. TERMS

When hands are placed on beam from a side stand front ­

. a. Step forward on R foot, raise L leg back upward while lowering chest until shoulder and hip are in line. Body is arched. Raise arms side uDward to shoulder height.

ways, they should be shoulder width apart. ltight of beam is that section past the cehter of beam D.

on the right as gymnast faces beam. 1. Half Turns

TURNS

arabesque-position of body with weight on one foot- a . Turn on toes. Bring L foot fo · rear of R foot , make leg straight, other leg raised back upward from the hip l/~ turn as high as possible. Chest remains erect ; back is arched.

slide or chasse-step forward with right leg and slide loft foot behind right heel, then step forward again with right foot.

Lunge-step forward on one foot bending knee over toe. Other leg remains straight and is extended backward with foot on beam.

scale stand-position is held on one foot. Chest is lowered and one leg is raised backward until the hip joint is as high as the shoulder.

jete~or leap-jump from left foot swinging right leg forward and up, land on right foot.

jront lying position-both hands are on beam in upper grip- thumbs toward each other-front of body is toward beam and weight is supported on toes and hands. Body should be arched. '

The following values are derived from work on the balance beam:

1. The strengthening of all the muscles of the hody. 2. Increased fl exibility. 3. An iinproved sense of balance and coordination. 4. The development of poise and confidence. 5. The development of initiative and creativity.

Bibliography For Balance Beam Loken, Newton C. & Willoughby, Robert J., COMPLETE

BOOK OF GYMNASTICS , Prenti ce -Hall, Inc., Engle ­wood Cliffs, New York, 1959.

Tak emoto, ILLUSTRATED WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Ban- Yo Shuppen Co., Ltd. , T okyo, Japan, 1958. (Avail­able from: Fra nk Endo, 12200 S. Berendo, Los Angeles 44, Californ ia .)

A. MOUNT II. Froni a side ~[ana truntways grasp beam and jump

to a straight arm support- body should be slightly arched, thighs r esting on beam; swing L leg over beam and make 14 turn L, place hands behind body.

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b. Squat turn. Bring R foot behind L in a squat stand (bend knees and lower) arms are held shoulder height in soft position ; as the body turns to the L the arms swing sideward remaining at shoulder level, slowly rise to a stand as the body turns.

E. BODY ON THE BEAM 1. Forward Roll Progression

a. Lunge dips. Lunge forward on R leg keeping L foot on beam in rear with the l eg straight, arms swing side­downward and up to cross softly at chest height; dip on R leg and swing arms down and sideupward to shoulder height. Lunge forward on L leg and repeat arm movements and dip.

b. Forward Toll. From a lunge with R leg forward , bend and reach forward phicing hands on either side of top of beam; roll head under and place neck on beam between hands and foot ; shift hands to bottom of beam and bring legs together as body rolls forward.

c. Forward roll to balance sitting position. Same as b. but fini sh by raising upper trunk to balance si tting posi­tion with hands on beam behind body.

d. Forward roll to a squat stand. Same as c. but hands remain on top of beam throughout roll, then swing upward as body passes through the balance sitting position before bending one knee and reaching forward while coming to a squat stand. Gymnast may raise immediately to a stand.

F. DISMOUNT

a. Run and jump off end of beam arching body sharply. b. From a side stand on beam, bend knees, swing arms

foredownward . and bend at waist ; swing arms foreup­ward and jump upward off beam with a fully arched body to a side stand rearways.

PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR LADIES

Why does the symmetrical figure of a teenager suddenly disappear after the age of 25 to 30 and rolls into soft abdominal fat most of the time? . . . Why does the gracef ul fi gure of the women soon get lost in thc ' ''Middle age sprcad"?

Physical perfection and fitness is strictly a matter of a well-balanced body. Reflect­ing not only perfect weight, but radiant health and vital energy! It is the result of proper habits of eating, working and of course exercising. Also the art of relaxing. Let us go over each point!

1. The importance of nutritional balance can not be over estimated. Each day you should try to include in your diet 1 - 2 servings of meat, vegetables and fresh fruit s, some cereal, also eggs and dairy products.

Try to avoid the sweets especially if you want to loose weight or just maintain sta­t.us quo,. 2. You should exercise at least 15-20 minutes, daily. If you are on a special diet and want to loose weight, or simply re­shape your figure and tone YOllr muscles. a scientifically designed "Custom Course" of exercises would be the best for you.

3. In this issue we will give you a caJone chart for the most important foods and a Diet P lan for a drastic reducing, up to 8 pounds in 4 days. (Of course this or any diet plan, check first with your :physician) .

CALORIE CHART

Orange, grapefruit, tomato juice Bull ion soup, 1 cup Vegetable soup, 1 cup Chicken noodle soup, 1 cup Carrots, 112 cup String beans, Y2 cup Peas, 112 cup Baked potato Beef, boiled (average serv. ) Beef steak (average serv ) Pork roast (average serv.) Pork sausage, 2 - 3 inches Tomato and lettuce salad with

calorie dressing 1 slice of bread 1 apple, orange or banana 1 apricot 1 peach

DIET PLAN No.1 BREAKFAST:

1 6-oz. glass of grapefruit 2 stalks raw celery

LUNCH: 1 cup bullion 1 boiled egg 1 slice bread (whole grain)

Black coffee or tea DINNER :

112 lettuce (no dressing) 1 chicken liver 1 fresh peach

Calories 75 30

100 125

25 25 50

125 250 200 150 150

low ~5 75 75 20 50

Calories juice 75

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longer than 4 days and be sure y.ou take multi-vitamins, do 15 - 20 minutes of light exercise daily and get at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night.

You can plan different daily menus from the substitutes listed in the "Calorie Chart" listed below. BUT! do not consume more than 400 calories daily for the 4 days ( the "Four Day Fourhundred").

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FOUR EXERCISES FOR THE "4 DAY FOUR HUNDRED"

1. CORRECTS POSTURE AND TIGHTENS TUMMY MUSCLES: a. From a hands and knees position, drop tummy to a deep arch lifting head high, keeping the elbows straight. b. Round back by pulling the tummy in and up, dropping the head.

2. RELIEVES STIFFNESS AND TENSION IN BACK AND SHOULDERS: a. Sit with straight back ; clasp hands behind you and stretch hands backward and upward and arch. b. Drop shoulders and chin, relax. c. Touch toes and bounce 4 times, making sure you keep the knees straight. Sit up and repeat.

3. STRETCHI TG AND BENDING, GOOD FOR THE THIGHS A ND GENERAL BODY CONDITION. a. Keeping your feet together, stand on your toes and lift arms above head. b. Squat and relax. c. Straighten knees, " try" to keep hands on the floor. d. Squat again. e. Stand up, stretch and relax .

4. LEG RAISI G, STRE NGTH E S LOWER BACK: a. Lie on stomach, bend elbows and put under your face. b. Lift leg leaving both hips and shoulders on the floor. Hold for four counts then return to starting position. Repeat witl,! right leg.

Repeat all exercises 10 times. Increase the number. Increase the number of each exercise slowly up to 25, go on a higher calorie diet after you have completed the "4 day fou r hundred."

In the next edition of the M. G. we will present Diet Plan No.2, for those who want to lose niore weight and need to be on a diet for a longer period of time.

GYMNASTI~\M~CKS By E. F. "Bud" Beyer Stall Bar Gimmicks

For Rapid Learning of Gymnastics The stull bar is a valuable adjunct to the

usual standard apparatus in a gymnasium. Because there are many bars at a variety of heights, there is no need to make time-con­suming adjustments in a training program. Many times, the failure of the learning gymnast to conquer a movement is be­cause of a lack of strength or a lack of of flexibility . The stall bar is a tool for hasten in a the gymnast's training in both areas. F~lIowing are a few exercises that are remarkably effective. The adventurous teacher will think of many more.

l-Strength For The Handstand Doing push ups in the horizontal posi­

tion does NOT use exactly the same mus­cles as are used in performing the hand· stand. The stall bar can be used as shown here - do half push ups first, then three quarter, then "to the nose." NIany young beginners do believe that ordinary push ups will do the trick - this is not so and they should be told that this i.s not the case. Unlike the wall, we can hook one or both heels and get some help if we need it.

2-Strength For The Uprises­Isometric Style

The 'average beginner when doing an up· rise on the parallel bar, thinks that he must pull on the bar. We all know that this is not the case. We all know that it is a downward press of the hands that gives us the necessary lift along with , of course, other body mechanic details. The idea and the strength for the uprises (as far as this part is it is concerned) can be obtained by duing the exercise shown here in No.2 Press downward with everything you have on that stall bar. Hold the down­ward pressure for about ten seconds, re­lease, repea t. Then do the same thing with a bar one space lower and continue this to waist level to strengthen muscles all the way a long the movement. With this new long bank of bars put but by Nissen, you can train many gymnasts at one time.

3-Shength For The Forward Handspring A. Back Leg Kick. The picture is self­

explanatory. By pressing upward with the back foot with everything you have for at least ten seconds, and repeating at differ­ent levels, you will strengthen the muscl~s involved in a powerful upward kick for the Forward Handspring.

B. Downward pressure of forward foot. While lifting the back leg with straight knee (,developing back leg kicf!) . press forward foot into the floor hard by trying to strai ghten the knee. Your grasp on the bar prevents actual movement so you are also strengthening arms and back. Again, give the exercise all your avai lable power and hold this for ten seconds. This will develop the forward leg for the Forward Handspring. 4-Flexibility For Shoulder Girdle

In the process of giving clinics to over 7,500 teachers all over the United States, this is one of the most noticeable needs of young gymnasts - older ones too. Flexi­bility in the shoulder girdle area is a necessity for properly performed kip ups for free exercise and for forward hand­spring, backward handsprings, under bar parallel for somersaults, etc. The hand grasp should be just above waist level and a t first the arms should be spread wide as shown in No.4. The head should be held high and the arms straight. Now force the

ches t down toward the ffoor. A little help frolll the coach by having him press down­ward between the scapula will hasten the ~tr'e tching process. It is important that the ;"ymnast learn how to relax during the ~tretch or he will be developin g the mus­cl es he is trying to stretch.

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S-Flexibility For Shoulder Girdle For Back Somersault On Parallel Bar For German Giant

A. Start. Seat against hal' and reach up rearward as far as possible resting wrists on bar or grasp bar. Have feet out about one foot or more from the bottom nmg of stall bar.

B. Stretch. Move' hips forward and pre's" downward and backward with the shoul­ders. Take it easy at first but remember that premature taking of the parallel bar back sammy is many times caused by in­suffient fl exibility. If you cannot swing up forward high enough how can you re lease at the right time?

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~t«Utie4 tit p~ E~ by A. BRUCE FREDERICK

Organization of Gymnastics in France-

AN ANTHILL OF PLANS IN PERPETUAL EVOLUTION

Translaterl and digested lrom GY ATISTIQUE, a new French pLLblication- ]anLLary,

Central organization- French Gymnas tic Federation

Regional organization-23 Region al Boards

Local Associations-Approx. 900 Season- October 1 to July 14

Gy mnasts participate under the guidance of coaches and are accepted in what the French describe as either educational gym­nastics for youth less than 14 years of age and artistic gymnastics for youth over 14

years of age_ These two divisions are under similar organization but rules of com peti­tion and some activities differ. The former includes apparatus sections, pyramid build­ing; ballet and mass calisthenics. The latter includes training 10r regional cham pion­ships and preparation for the ational Championships held in June and July.

This type organization is more or .l ess true for other European countries accurd in ::; to the article.

The French are not without their prob­lenI S, however. There are some who do not recognize the value of educational gymnas­ti cs or gymnastic training in the schools. These people would be happy to let gym­nastics become a tool to justify programs of physical education_ In other words they would .be sa tisfied to promote school gym­nastic exhibitions for public spectacle. The public then views the exhibition and may feel that this is a normal part of the physical education .offering when actually it may only be an illusion.

Editor's Note: How many times have we in our own cOLLntry LLsed gymnastJics as a gimmick to promote our programs of phy­sical ed LLcation .• At times hours are spent ge tting a jew students ready for a gym.­nasti c exhibition which has nothing to do with the regLLlar ofjering where gymnastics, in fa ct, may not even be taught.

The article further states; "Physical edu­ca tion like intellectual education is hard work, dilligent work and rational in na­ture; it is a sombre development which needs no extrinsic reward. Physical well being is the r esult of physical education just as moral development is the result (If intellectual education. There need be no other reward.

be mainly individual work and individual development. The school is the best place for the masses to receive their basic physi­cal education and therefore the best place for a program of educational gymnastics. Having stated its purpose regarding gym­nastics, the ed itor added that the magazine would be dedicated to advocates of arti stic gymnastics and to raise this form of the activity to the highest level of popularity possible in France_

Final Editor's Note: The M ODER N GYMNAST is a magazine dedicated to both aspects of gymn.a;;tics. educational ana competitive: TTiis is consistant with ow' new federation. Ample representation has been grantea in the constitution for those who teach basic gymnastics and jor those who coach at the elite leve l.

BOOK itEVI EWS BASIC MOVEMENT - A NEW APPROACH TO GYMNASTICS

By Marjorie Randall- Senior Lecturer City oj Worcester Training College

England, 1962 . Distributed by SportShelf, P.O . Box 634, New Rochelle, N. Y. S300.

This book represents an initial attempt to describe a new approach to gymnastics based on the work and movement studies of Laban_ " Movement training involves the education of the kinaesthetic and this should hasten the translation process of the visual image into muscular response."

Laban's work in movement notation is well known to instructors in the field of dance_ A study of dance notation might provide some clues to a more uniform nOlll ­enclature for gymnastics. This book is a contribution to the field of physical educa­tion and gymnastics and attempts to show the qualities of movement advocated by Laban and his followers in specific appii­cation to these fields_

Since the au thor describes a new con­cept in gymnastic instruction, the book should be read by all who claim to be cur­rently abreast of new ideas in gymnastics.

Miss Randall's challenge to contempor­ary physical educators is unmistakable. She describes the current offering in the phY: sical education curriculum as a "follow­the-leader" program where the teacher in many cases attempts to have the children involved become "copycats" thus limiting their creative expression ip. movement.

The author is not to be confused with advocates of the old laissez-faire philoso­phv_ Rather, she suggests and shows prac­tical applications of the creative approach and points out the very important and truly challenging role of the physical edu­cator in classes with a creative des ign_ She discusses themes and tasks which may be readily used by the physical educator.

Thus, the book deals first wi th philoso­phy and then with the practical techniques of applica tion.

The las t two chapters of the book are most intere·sting. In one, the author at­tempts to answer some pertinent questions posed by A. D. ' Monroe as to the real value of movement training in his book, Pure and Apnlied Gymnastics . At a later date we will review Monroe's book in this column for M. G. readers_

Frank Cumiskey will want to read the chapter on equipment. Miss . Randall des­cribes her concept of the split horse which is also provided with a set of swiveling pommels. Other original equipment and its uses are also discussed.

Editor's Note: We hope in the not too distant future to expand upon just one of IV/iss Randall's sLLggestions for a ereatitic gymnastic session. Our plan is to give you readers a lesson plan for a movement ses­sion so that you may better jLLdge for yOLLr­selves the type of work which is currently being done in England.

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The program offered by French gymnas­tic clubs should concentrate most of their efforts on artisti c gymnastics which will The Split Horse with swivell ing pommels

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A TEACHER'S GUIDE FOR WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS by Patrick Yeager ,Coach of Gymnastics, Georgia Sou· them College, Statesboro, Georgia. 1962 pp. 147. Although this book was originally prepared for physical

education majors, it represents an initial effort to present instructional material to those who need help in teaching gymnastics to girls and women.

For the first time, all women's events are presented with associated techniques of teaching. Some foreign books are excellent in the area of women's gymnastics but often defy translation which in most cases means that the teacher is unable to understand certain progressions, coaching tech· niques, and hints for the. learner. Other books in English may simply be descriptive works and merely explain what the gymnast is doing rather than to develop a working philosophy of why and how. (We should note here that there is a wonderful book available on the uneven parallel bar event by Walter Leinert.)

Coach Yeager has also written the guide in such a way that it is very helpful to the gymnast. One special feature of the guide is the way material for individual events is arranged. Stunts are classified in such a way that one may seek information about specific movements used in an exercise. For example, the chapter on uneven parallel bars is subdivided as follows :

Mounts, Rotation Movements Around the Bar, Swinging Movements.

Movements from High Bar to Low Bar, Movements from Low Bar to High Bar, Movements from One Side Bar to Other. Regrasping Movements and Dismounts.

This arrangement is especially valuable in making up routines. Other chapters are similarly arranged by move· ment type.

Other chapters include specific advice for conditioning and training. There is also a very complete section on judging.

T eachers with little experience in gymnastics should be helped immensely by this most practical "Clinic between covers ,"

Note: Copies may he obtained from the author for $3.95 plus .35c for mailing. Mr. Yeager is current chairman of the United States Women's Olympics Gymnastic Committee.

* * * A TEACHER'S GUIDE FOR MEN'S GYMNASTICS by

Patrick Y eager, 1962 pp. 124 (Cost 83.95 plus .35c for mailing) This guide will be patticularly welcomed by college in·

structors who are responsible for gymnastic courses in major physical education curricula. It is a supplement for practical class work and is similar to the Women's Guide in organiza tion.

Physical educators in the public schools will find a complete outline for initiating an extra curricular gym· nastic program. The author has also attempted to develop a philosophy of values and correct usage for each of the six international events. This is most important for the novice instructor who may often allow movements which are more appropriate elsewhere. For example, we may often see the side horse used only for vaulting or hand· stand practice. The shoulder stand 'and head stand done on the horse may be taught in schools where there is a lack of a gymnastic background in the instructor's train· ing.

Other special features are, "Physical Fitness Through Gymnastics" and a cha~,ter o~ jud~ing.

HOMEMADE GYM EQUIPMENT

By Gordon Eggleston We constructed one of our 2 beams for a

cost of 848.85 wbicb meets all the re­quirements (or competition as our second beam, a Swiss import, which cost us 8399.00. It was built in the high school 5hop and was designed as follows:

1. Construction of the bose upright. :

2 . Con,tryction

56" angle iron heoted ot center and bent to 90 deg ree ongle. 30" ongle iron we lded t o form J rd port of bose. Bose of upright we lded to ins ide of bent o ngl e iron.

of the beam:

"""o;:;;:p;;;I4-Plate V .. " thick x 4" wide by

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Morine weldwood g lue, (4) V2 " bolt s :>" long , wood clamps. (at least 12). (2 ) wood screw hooks at least 3" in length each, (2) pine 2 x 6's each cut 10' long (be sure they are stra ight, unworped and f airl y free at k nots), (2) pine 2 x 6 's each cut 6 ' iong, (2 ) pine 2 x 6's each cut 8 ' long, (2) cedar or redwood I x 6 's each cut 16 feet long, oa k or o ther harpwoad 1 x 6 's each cut 8 feet long. (Be sure they are tree o f knots, straight and un­worped, Be sure joints ore square).

DIRECTIONS 1. Run each 2 x 6 thru planer to size

1%" x 5%" 2. Run each 1 x 6 thru planer to size

'h" x 5%" 3. Adhere each 2 x 6 together (ising

marine glue clamping at least each Ph feet along entire length of beam. Be sure to break joints as shown in the diagram above anq see to it that all joints are to· gether and pieces are centered and even. Let it sit for 2 days making sure that the beam lies fl at and le\'el so as not to become glued fast in a warped position .

4. Remove clamps after 2 days and bore V~ .. holes thru beam at distances 4 {eel apart , countersink each hole %." to allow for nut and holt head, insert bolts and tighten nuts so both nut and bolt head are countersunk so as not to interfere with the side sections of beam to'be glued. Then cut off any of the bolts protruding beyond the side of the beam.

·5. Adhere witb weldwood glue one strip cedar or redwood to each side (not to lop or bottom) of beam and LIGHTLY clamp. Use care as cedar and redwood are both very soft woods and will dent or scar easily.

6. After one day remove cl amps, adhere oak walking surface strips to top of beam using weld wood glue and clamps. Be sure to center the st ri ps and especially the j oints.

7. After one day remove clamps amI, using hand plane and electric sander, shape the side tops and bottoms to round~d Of

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beveled sides and 4 inch width of top and bottom surfaces.

8. Drill a hole 5 inches deep in the bot· tom of the beam 18" in from each end. Take particular care to make these holes at a right angle to bottom of beam and drill them large enough to allow the *" base rods to enter easily and thus allow beam to rest squarely on the base plates.

9. Place a screw hook one foot toward center of b'~am along bottom of beam I foot away from base rod plates to allow for the cha in from base ' of uprights to attach to screw hook before tightening turnbuckle for added steadiness.

10. Using gym seal or other top grade floor varn ish apply at least 4 to 6 coats to sides and bottom (not to top ) letting it dry well between applications. NOTE: you may wish to use a couple coats of wood sealer on the sides before apply· ing the varnish to aid in protection of the cedar or redwood .

You now will have a balance beam that is adj ustable (by means of set screws) and is inexpensive as well as efficient for any competitive meet. A fitted canvas cover will aid in protec ting the softer sides of the beam when not in use and should al · ways be used over any balance beam if it is to be left outdoors. It is well to apply a coat or two of some good paste type wood or furnitu re wax to the walk ing sur· face especially if the beam is to I?e used outside.

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"JOHNNY GYMNASTII

By A. Bruce Frederick

"Johnny Gymnast" is a little fellow I met recently. As you can see he is most cooperative and is willing to do almost anything you might ask of him (physically speaking). He liked Art Shurlock's pic· tures so much in a recent issue of the Mad· em Gymnast that he immediately tried some of his floor calisthenics positions.

This fabulous little guy has told me that if a teacher, coach or gymnast really was a creative person, he ("Johnny") would try to be helpful in countless ways.

"Johnny" was born one evening, the up·

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shot of an inadequacy of one who drew stick figures in vane. He went to work right away, to the delight of his new mas· ter, creating . all sorts of positions. More than once he got himself into some very un· human shapes. He-and his master-soon learned the ways of man in one dimension. After several hours practice he was even trying to do the "twist."

Why not give birth to your own John· ny? " He has consented to give himself to you while seeking a more commercial master via the U.S. Patent Office.

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HEADSTAND PROGRESSION DIRECTIONS

I. Simply kneel and show instructor the hands well spread. Need for wide base explained.

2 . Place hands at sides of knees (knees together) thumbs point­ing towards knees.

3. Bend body low on to legs so that head touches mat. Head makes contact slightly back of hair line.

4. Without maving either hands or head which are now in a cor­rect triangular position, raise up on toes.

5. Raise the hips over the center of gravity. Carefully place knees on arms. Hold this position for ten seconds. Students may work in POirS at this pOint. One may aSSist the other by helping him to place the legs properl y on the arms. Arms must be toned or tensed. Abdom­inals are tight. Once mastered, this position will be the key to 'success in the headstand.

6. Knees are lifted from arms and placed together. Toes point straight up. This position will place additional work load on abdominals. Students should be encouraged to hold it for a ten caunt.

7-9 . Very slowly feel way to a fully extended leg position. Very little or no arch should be shown f or best results. Note: Hands, head and hips should not move after position 5 is mastered. The fully extended position is merely confined to leg move­ment.

Students mastering 1-9 with ease are encouraged to do the head­stand in a way they might choose. (Straight legs, back roll , cartwheel, back handspring).

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HORIZONTAL BAR "FORWARD SOMERSAULT WITH STRADDLE TO REGRASP" THE BAR . ..

This stunt hasn't yet been done, that is, I do not know of anyone in any country who was intentionally practicing it. Just by looking at the thing, it is obvious that it presents some' hazardous details, to eliminate many, but it is not imposs ible.

The idea was born years ago, when one of my fellow gymnasts who was practicing forw. fl y-away, consistently pulled himself back to the bar. He made the release (the head was down too early), went up nicely and r otated forward s, then - bang - hit the bar just und er the knees. Here we rushed in to get him before he would have dropped back on his neck. He repea ted this performance so often that we started to wonder if he could not control his close rotations by himself ? The only problem, it seemed, was the projectin g the legs against this bar. It appeared to all of us that the straddlin g of the legs would make even a close pass possible. Then a close passing of the bar through a " front " relation. immediately forced us to speculate a possible regrasp which sent li S int o wild "drea ms" of soaring exercises.

But the story ended here. Our friend learned the forw. fly-away after correcting his release timing, and the possibility to introduce a new, daring move, has gone by. But we knew that it could be done and it will be done as soon as the need to introduce new moves will force the elite to try anything. I feel the time. is here.

This modest illustration will help to ge t the idea, to whi ch I would like to add a few hints :

a. The somersault must be completed high above the bor, so it could be finished before the falling body has passed the horizontal projection of the bar. (A release, such as No.1, & No.2 ·positions indicate, would do the job);

b. Late release is needed to stay within reach of the bar. The timing for the proper release must be individually experimented with. (Use ceiling belt!);

c. Straddling will not only get your legs away from proj ecting against the bar, but it will also reduce the R (of your rotation ) and thus it will increase the speed of ro­tation; which in turn will enable you to complete the entir~ 360 0 within a shorter period of time than is given by the ascent and descent between No. 2 and No. 6 positions;

d. What to do after regrasp) It will be determined by the position of your CG (Center of Gravityl. If it is high, above the bar, you may use moves - related to circular (giant ) swings; however, if it is close and low, you may have to use only moves-­related to pendular swings (kips, etc.l.

e. Good luck.

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"0VER-EXPOSURE?11

Just when is an athlete ready to take a full load of stress? A load which is re­quired in the training for international competitions? This is a timely question now that gymnastics is experiencing a kind of reorganization aimed to deal with all aspects of gymnastic life.

In the extent gymnastics has been neg­lected in educational institutions-the same way educational principles and physiolo­gical requirements are often ignored in the teaching of gymnastics. In fact, most teachers of Physical Education, men as well as women, do not get an adequate grasp of knowledge in Gymnastics. And equally as bad, if not more dangerous, that many coaches of gymnastics are lacking educational and physiological informations.

The situation is getting more alarming every year with the expansion of gymnas­tic activities which, although a commend­able and heartwarming improvement, is a source of increased danger. The danger is the well intentioned, but ignorant OVER­EXPOSURE. The unlimited demand from youth, and the impatient urging to produce champions ... prematurely.

In the teaching of any subject matter selected, and the methods applied must be in correct harmony with the psycho­physical needs and limitations of the in­dividuals involved. One would not think of teaching calculus to 10 - 12 year old kids, or demand from a child of 8 to give ' a lecture on the Theory of Relativity. Like­wise, in the industry there are laws regu­lating the labor of minors. As a matter of fact, our schools went overboard with their lax "liberalism" and "progressivism" to require and teach less in general than the appropriate chronological age-group should absorb. But just the OPPOSITE IS TRUE IN GYMNASTICS. Physical over­exertion is an untold official demand now.

There is but one printed gymnastic rule book dealing with modern gymnastics. Others are not known, not widely used, or not better at all. And yet these rules not only make no provision for beginners, for in termediates and for advanced athletes but simply do not recognize the fact that gymnastics is a competitive as well as physical educational activity for young­sters, at least from 10 years of age on, and as a consequence these youngsters have to be specially treated. If it was not true, than no 1st grader ever could get an "A", .because only the teacher knows that much. All current rules used in the U.S. (few exceptions in institutions) are nothing but unmodified applications of F.I.G. rules. Rules which govern matches between top national teams.

As rules go ... they influence training endeavors, demands and methods. Nothing more is needed than to introduce insane rules - then training methods and re­quirements will turn insane too. Give

just once, 4 or 5 points (out of 1O) to an exercise of a 12· 14· 16 year old young· ster (lacking C, B, even A mOV6S, but being fully in accordance with the physio· logical limitations of his or her age) and you will find the same kid training for the most hair·raising stunts (designed for mature athletes), exposing himself to un· due, harmful stresses-just to improve his 'or her score by these impossible standards.

Usually these youngsters are admired and talked about as "miracle children." What a pity! Mothers and fathers proudly absorb their share of the admiration to· ward their kids, which - unfortunately - ­urges them to drive their offsprings fur· ther into overexposure and, eventually, toward permanent psycho· physical dam· ages. What ignorance!

It can't be doubted that much of a cer· tain kind of exercise is so harmful as an overdosed medication. Gymnastics, like other sport· activities, is aboundant in such exercises (strength, endurance, flexibility ) which, if inadequately used and measured, can cripple, malform a youngster or cause innumerous physiological irregularities.

As · a rule . . . "miracle children" fade away with the onset of puberty. While those, participating in adequately measured and limited gymnastic training, will grad· ually pick up momentum in their later teens. One should not be exposed to full stress, be a boy or a girl, before the 18th year in general.

American gymnastics - we can con· clude - needs a Rule Book which is based on sound gymnastic, educational, and physiological principles to be used to control preadolescent and adolescent gym· nastics.

Also, it is quite important that more caution is exerCised in the selection of in· structional personnel and of helpers in schools, camps and clinics. An excellent young male or female gymnast may not be always the best choice -ivithout necessary degrees or completed courses in Physical Education, Their uncontrolled employment and assignment as instructors, may prove handy and cheap, but it is an irresponsible act toward young people. I have seen and heard shocking episodes, too numerous Ie. mention. Rule : An excellent athlete is not necessarily an adequate teacher too. Too often the contrary is true.

Not much better, however, if one is nol , and never was a gymnast, takes up teaching gymnastics, gaining information only .from the available books or from motion pic· tures. No teacher of Physical Education can start teaching gymnastics with confi· dence and with hope that he is doing an adequate educational contribution, if he himself (or herself) has not experienced what he is teaching. And this fact also explains why teachers of Physical Edu· ca tion shy away from teaching this basic physical educational activity. Simply be· cause few are the numbers of those teacher training institutions which bother to set standards in this respect.

We must realize that gymnastics is here to stay. Youngsters of all ages and of both sexes are eager to learn. The question is whether we will be able to lead them to· ward healthful development and give them the full benefits of a gymnastic education, or we will ignore responsibilities-thus­we will promote gymnastics as a dangerous and harmful physical activity, worthy of repression.

How will we then stand up and hope that gymnastics will be so respected on this continent as it is respected elsewhere?

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GEORGE AND VIVIAN PROCTOR, notionally-known adagio oct, con­sultants at Camp Manison, were coached bv Ernie Geibel.

ERN I E GEIBEL'S 3rd annual

GYMNASTICS CAMP June 23 to July 6, 1963

Beginners, Inte rmediates, Advanced

• GYMNASTI CS • T UMBLING • MODERN JAZZ • ADAGIO • APPARATUS • MASS EXERCISE

Swimming - Horseback Riding • Crofts • Pioneering • Hi king • Nature Study • Arc~e ry • Marksmanship • Athletics

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GULF COAST GYMNASTICS CAMP ERNIE GEIBEL'S third annual Gym·

nastics I::;amp will be sponsored by Camp Manison June 23 to July 6, 1963. He will be assisted by a number of outstanding in· structors.

Classes will be conducted for beginner, intermediate and advanced students in gymnastics, tumbling, modern jazz, adagio, apparatus and 'mass exercise.

An open invitation is extended to all present and former members of the U. S. Olympic Gymnastics Team to be the guest of the camp. It will provide an excellent opportunity to work·out and be with those interested in Gymnastics.

Camp Manison's program of Gymnastics has experienced a rapid growth since NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center has moved to ,';ithin six miles of the camp. The Astronauts and personnel of NASA are real Gymnastics enthusiasts. They are most interested in an outstanding program in our area and are supporting it well.

Camp Manison . is located on a beauti· fully wooded 250 acre tract in Friendswood 'between Houston and Galveston. The bunk houses 'and lodge are completely Air Con· ditioned. A large outdoor swimming pool is an additional feature.

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Attention Cooche5 ... Staff applications are being taken fo r the 1963 and 1964 Gym Camps.

An Invitation ... To post and present Olympic Team Members to be our guests.

June 23 to July 6, 1963 Total Fee $125.

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MEET RESULTS SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE

GYMNASTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSH I PS

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA MARCH 22, 23 , 1963

TEAM TITLE: Georgia Sou th e rn College, 153'h.... F lorida State G'y m ka n a, 115; Georg ia Tech , 94 1h ; Univer s ity of F lor id a, 77; The C itadel, 73; David L ipscomb Col­.lege, 57. ALL AROUND : 1. Rick M ill er , FSU, 48.95; 2. ·Rober t Sn yder , T ech , 47 .56; 3. B uddy Harr is, GSC, 47.20; 4. Mi tc h Wein ­s tock , F SU, 45.47; 5. V ince Tangnoi, CIT , 45 .08 . FREE EXERCISE: 1. R ick M ille r ; 2. Bren t W illia m s, GSC; 3. B u ddy Harris; 4. John Peacock , a nd 5. Lyn Baker , DLC. LONG HORSE 1. B uddy i-Iar r is ; 2. Steve Gr een berg, UF ; 3. Terry S p erk a, CIT ; 4. Dic k Ter ry, CIT; and 5. Mitch ' 'Vein ­stock. HIGH BAR: L Buddy H a r r is; 2. R ic l, M ill e r ; 3. Bob Snyder ; 4. Dan ny Smith, DLC; a nd 5. Joe Gat ins , T ech . SIDE HORSE: 1. Bob S n y d er ; 2. Len Gli ck, UF; 3. V ince Tangnoi; 4. Bob Exley GSC; a nd 5. D . C. T unison , GSC. PARALLEL BARS: 1. R ick Mill e r ; 2. Budd y Harri s; 3. Brent ' 'Vill iams; 4. Jim Cash , UF: and 5. D. C. T unison , GSC.

Bob Horwood STILL RINGS: 1. R ick M ill er ; 2. Bob Ha r wood, UF; 3. D ick Terr y; 4. Bob Sny­d er ; a n d V ince Tangn oi. TUMBLING: 1. R ic k M ill er ; 2. Brent W il­li ams; 3. J oh n Peaoock; 4. Jimmy Lee, DL; and 5. L yn n Baker. ROPE: 1. J ohn Holm es, Tech , (4 .6); 2. D on Hartn e tt, 2. D . C. Tunison ; 4. J oe Gatins, T ech ;5. Bill A ldrich, GSC, and 5. Dick Terry. TRAMPOLINE : 1. Lynn Baker; 2. Jo h n Peacock; 3. Dan Harr iB, CIT ; 4. B ill Dav is; a n d 5. Brent " Tilliams.

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J un ior H ig h (J) 1. Joan n e Hashimot o, 2. R i ta D u c layo n , 3. Debbie Margoli n i. . Senior H igh (S) 1, Paula Crist, 2. Becky Dali , 3. Sandy AstelL

College (C) 1. S u e Conrad, 2. Marily n M ill e r, 3 . .Io F ri essen .

VAUL TING (.I) 1. Carolyn Hackel', 2. Joa n ne Hashi -

1110to, 3, NOl'111a Truss. E\~~J~S1. Paula Cl~i st , 2. G , Sm it h , 3. Lynne

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(C) 1. Marily n M ill e r , 2. Jo Friesen , 3. Yaler ia Per e(l. '

BALANCE BEAM (.I)l. J oanne Hashimo t o, 2. Nora T r u ss,

3 C. I{l'a use. (S) 1. Paul a Cri st, 2. Doris N ishinak a

0'. F lo r e nce Sandy . ' (e) 1. J o F riesen , 2. Maril vn M ill e r

". Bar bara Heath . . , UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS

( .T) 1. Car olyn Hacker, 2. J oanne Hashi­llloto, 3. Su san Sch a u .

(S) 1. Pa ul a C r ist, 2. Sa n dy, F lo r en ce , :1. Ron n ie l\'1ari e Boyd.

(C) 1. J o · Friesen , 2. Kat hy S h e lly, " . Al al' i1 y n IVl ill er. .

TUMBLING (J) 1. T ina G udge, 2. Nora T russ, 3.

J oann e l-:Las iInot o. (S) 1. Paula Christ, 2. Becky Dali , ".

Lyn ne Evans. (C) 1. Su e Conrad. 2, Mar ily n iVl ill e l', ".

Bar bara Heath . TRAMPOLINE

(J) L Ca rol T hron e, 2. Caroline lVle!\' in , 3. J oann e Hashin1oto .

(S) 1. Paula C r ist, 2. San dy Astl e, 3. Judy T h om pson .

(C) 1. Barbar a Heath , 2. Je rri M inor 3. C la ire Dovic hi. '

ALL AROUND (J ) 1. ··J oa.nn e Hashim ot o, 2. Caroly n

Hackel', 3. Kris Koch . (S) l. Paula Cris t , 2. F lo r e n ce Sandy ,

3. Bar bar a McKee. (C) 1. J o Friesen , 2. Marilyn M ille r ,

3. Ka thy Sh elly . *

I ndiana State Championsh'ips Rep ort by R on a ld W . W e iss,

P reside n t, I.E;.S .G.C.A . T h e I V Annua l India n a H igh Sch ool

Sta t e Gymnast ics C h a mpio n ships wer e h e ld at India n a U niver sity' on Saturday, Mar c h 23 .

C la rksvill e H ig h Sch ool scor e d t h e ir fo urth consecu t ive v ic t o r y in thi s m eet as a g if t to coach E d Stra ub w h o is lea v ing at the end of t h e year to a ccept a posi t ion w i t h the L ouisv ille T u r n ers.

T h e m eet h a d a r ecord of 209 entries f l'0 111 16 t ea l11S in th e -e ig ht events , v ith 11 o f t h e team s scoring points. The cal­bel' of compe tition improved 100 p e r cen t f r o m tha t of 1962, a nd b ecau se of t h e growth of thi s spor t in Indian a, plans a r e a lready under way f or Qualifica tio n Meets for t h e 1964 s t a t e ch a mpion s hips.

T h e resul ts of t h e compe t ition a r e as fo llows: Floor Exercise

1. H oward M ackinson-Cla rksviJIe- (7S) 2. B ill Ar ger oplas-India n a polis W ash­

ington-(75 ) 3. J err y Collins- C lark svill e 4. Wayn e F orr est-Cla rksville- (70.5)

Trampoline 1. J err y Collins- C la rksville- (8 6. 5) 2. H oward Mackin son-Cla rksv iJIe- (74 ) 3. C ra ig Collins- Cr own Poin t-(72.5)

Side Horse 1. Wayn e F orrest-Cla rksville- (75) 2. Dave Enz-Concord- (70) 3. T e rry Cox - C r own P oint- (62)

H orizonta I Ba r 1. T erry Cox- Crow n Point-(74) 2. H owar d Mack ison-Cla rksviJIe-(73) 3. D a le Gr a h am- Cla rksv ille-(66 )

Parallel Bars 1. Mi k e Wheat- C la rksvill e- (66 .1 ) 2. Dan Sch afer-Ind ianap olis Washing ­

ton- (63 .5) 3. T e rry Cox- C rown Point- (62.5)

Rings 1. M ike Oyer- B loomi ngt on U niv .-( 60) 2. Ri c h Bednarsk y- C rown Point-(57) 3. Ga r y Coker- Madison-Marion- (55 )

Tumbling 1. F r e d Meyer s - Con cord- (76 .5) 2. Howar d Mackison-Clark sv ille- (73 .5) 3. J erry Collins - C la rksville- (73)

All - Around 1. Wayne Forr est......:C lark sv ill e-(318.5) 2. Howar d Mack ison-Cla r ksvill e- (304 ) 3. T e r ry Cox- Crown Point- (3 03.5)

T ea m Standings were : .. 1. C la r ksv ill e-170 - 5 2. Cr own Point-85.5 3. Co n cord Metr opolita n-69 4. India n a p oli s Washing t o n-36.5 5. I nd ia n a p oli s Broad R ip ple- 22 6. Ind ia n a p oli s " 'arre n Cen tral-20.5 7. Madison-Ma ri on-16.5 S. B loomington U nivers ity-14 9. I nd ia n a p oli s A rlington-6

10 Madison Heig-h t s- 3 11. Columbu s- 2

Colorodo All-Around Champs

COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

FiHeen sch ools a nd 170 Contest a nts wer e on h a nd for the 1963 Hig h Sc h ool Inv ita.­t ion a l h ost e d by the U nive r s ity of D e n ver r ecen t ly . Coach D on R obins on' s A uror a Hig h b oys t ook the t op t eam honors w ith 117 p oints. Abr aha m Lincoln h igh of D en­ver placed second ; Thom as J effe r s on was t hird fo llowed by Wasson (Colorad o S prings ) ; E as t D e n ver ; a nd South D en ­ver ..

F is h e r f r om Thomas J effers on w ith firs t s in the All-Around, Floor Calisthen­ics, L on g H or se, P a r a llel Bars a nd Tumb­lin g' was th e t op scor e r of the m eet . R yan of A uror a placed firs t in the S ide H orse even t, Nad e u a from Lincoln w on the H orizonta l B a r event, K la n escki of Au r o­ra. the S till Rings a nd G uria n from L in­co ln w a s top s in the Tra mpoline event. . . .

New Jersey All-Around Champs

NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

F r eehold R egiona l High S c h ool coached b y Ron Udy , r olle d up 102 points to win the f irst N ew J e r sey High Sc hool Gy m­nas ti cs Cham pion ships. H enry Hudson Hig h placed s ec ond a nd St. P e t er s (jf J e r sey C ity p laced third .

T er ry M urdock won the All-Around a nd t eammate Paul Vexler was s econd. Ter r y Orlic k from Henry Huds on placed third followed b y Rich Dinicola and B ob Mc~ K enna from St. P e t e r 's. E vent w in n ers wer e : FX. T e r ry Orlic k ; Side Horse ~ayne Erl'ickson ; High Bar P aul Vex l er '; Rings T e rry M urdoc k ; P. Bars Paul Vex­le r ; LO'ng Horse B ob Hill; Tumbling D e n" nis Boutote. E le v en t eam s t ook p a rt In t h e m eet.

HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL F if teen sch ools ente r ed t h e Annual San

Gabri e l Hig h Sch ool (Californ ia) Mee t h eld on M arch 8th. Baldw in P ark won the t e a,m c h a mpionship f o llowed b y E l R a n­c h o a nd M on teb e llo. R.' Elkin ' of Baldw in Par k was hig h score r of t h e m ee t with f irst places in F r ee Ex. a nd t h e Long

Horse events. Other even t winners were: Pineda (EI Rancho) and Lucio (BP) Rope Climb ; Sie bum (ER), Side Horse; Munger (BP), Rings; Langdon (Alhambra ), Tum­bling; Rogers (Antelope Vall.ey), Paral­lels; and Chapman (BP) HOrIzontal Bar. . . .

BATON ROUGE INVITATIONAL The Baton Rouge Inv itational Mee t for

Boys a nd Girls was held at Prescott Jr. High on Feb. 22nd and 23rd. The Meet was sponsored by Outdoors Inc. and there were 195 entries who took part in the 2 day competition.

GIRLS 12 and under : FX. Pamela Badeaux;

Bal Beam L a rke Lindsey; U'nevens Donna Duncan; Vault Donna Duncan; Tumbling Linda Marsh; Trampoline Joann Campisi; All-Around Donna Duncan, Larke Lindsey and Cindy Oubre. Team Powell , Luker­Edwards and Wagner.

13 - 15: FX. Janie Grant ; Bal Beam Ann Whittmann; Unevens Nickie Martin , Vault Catherine Pool & Karen Lively; Tumbling Janie Grant; Trampoline J a nie Grant; All-Around Jane White, Janie Grant and Barbara Worley, Team Gulf­port, Luker-Edwards a,nd Powell.

16 and over: FX. Balance Beam, Un­evens, Vaulting and All-Around, Janice Landry; Trampoline and Tumbling, Judy WiIIs ;Team Luker-Edwards and Powell.

BOYS ·12 and Under: FX. Kirk Peterson; Long

Horse Ty Arceneaux; S ide Horse Mike Dooley; Parallels, Jimmie Brown; Rings Mike Dooley; Tum.bling Kirk Peterson; Trampoline Keith Brown; All-Around Mike Dooley and Gary Brown. 13 to 15: FX Kean Day; Side Horse Karl Rodriguez; Long Horse Kean Day; Rings Clyde Ashley; Paralle'ls Neal King; Hori­zon.tal, Tumbling and Trampoline Kean Day; AII1Around Karl Rodriguez, Kean Day and Neal King.

16 and Over: FX Jimmie Lee; Side Horse Wanza Johnson; Long Horse Butch Haase; Parallels, James Nance; Rings B. Jansing; Horizontal, Danny Smith; Tumb ­ling, Brod Bagert; Trampoline, Sim Younge; All-Around, B. Jansing, Butch Haase and Jimmie Nance.

Open: FX Rick Miller; Side Horse, Bill Beavers; Long Horse, Jerry Smith; Rings Ronnie Latour; Parallels Rick Miller; Horizontal Larson King; Tumbling Frank Portier; Trampoline Wayne Miller; AII­Ar,ound Martinez, King and Lloyd; Team Univ. of So. Louisiana, Alex GYO and NOAC.

LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE INVITATIONAL MEET

By winning first places in Parallels, Hi­Bar and Long Horse, Durham of Pasa­dena City College won high man award in the recent L.A. Trade Tech. Invitation­all Ung of T.T. placed first in the Rope Climb event (one of the few meets still using the Rope Climb event) tying him was Leidner .of PCC. Dimit of PCC won the FX and Tumbling events, De La Gar­za of TT placed first in the Side Horse and Reyes of Mt. Sac. was the top scorer on the Rings.

SANTA MONICA INVITATIONAL Art Shurlock though troubled by a

broken hand guard and a slip on the hor­izontal bar plus a not up to par routine on the Rings came through to win the All-Around in the second annual Santa Monica Invitational Championships by v irtue of his first place performances In FX, Side Horse and P a rallels. Up and coming High School Sophmore Makoto Sakamoto placed second All-Around and hi s brother Nikio placed third followed by Rusty Rock and Marshal Claus. Other E vent winners were: Rope, Hanson; Ung; Trampoline, Delvin Dullay.; Rings, Ray Rayes ; Long Horse, Rich Elkins; Tumb­ling, Fred Washburn and Horizontal Bar, Jim Amerine.

JUNIOR NATIONALS Thirty-three boys and seven girls took

part in the AAU Junior National Gymnas­tic Championships held in Dalla-s, Texas, March 8th & 9th, 1963. Defending Champs Pasadena City College won th e Team Trophy by a wide margin. Univ. of South­wes tern Louisiana placed second followed by Maverick Boys Club, New York A.C. , Jesuit High School of New Orleans and th e New Orleans A.C.

Joe Nappi (110.00), La Moyne Durham (108.00) and Robert Hyde (103.00) all from Jerry Todd's Pasadena squad placed one, two and three in the All-Around.

TOln Donovan fourth followed Robert Carreiro, A.C.

of Jesuit High placed by Robert Steikel and both from the New York

Joe Nappi won first places in FX and Rings a second on the Horizontal Bar and third place on the Side Horse and Paral­lels. Robert Steckel of the New York A.C. won the Side Horse event, La Moyne Durham the Horizontal Bar event, Robert H yde the P arallels a nd Tommy Russ of the Maverick Boy's Club was top scorer in Tumbling.

The Crenshaw Athletic Club of Austin Texas ,von the ,vonlen's team champion­ship. The American Turners of Cleveland placed second, Nard's Trampoline Club of Amarillo, Texas p laced third and host team Dallas A.C. placed fourth. Beverly Avert and Carol Rabun of the Crenshaw A.C. placed first and second in the All­Around, Sharon Switzke of the Am. Tur­ners was third followed by Andrea Hy­land and Lynn Gilmore.

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WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPS

The University of Washington Huskies, led by double-winner Jim David and a ll­around star Gunter Bohrmann, piled up 148 points in winning the team champion ­~hip in the 4th annual Western Intercol­legiate, Gymnastics Association Meet. Sec­ond place California h ad 91.5 and South­ern Cal was third with 83.5, the only other Big Six team entered, Washington State, was . fifth with 36 points.

David won both the free exercise and tumbling and Bohrmann picked up a first place _in long, horse v aulting. Bohrmann also \vas second in the a ll-around event . Southern California's Gary Buckner won the all - a round.

USC's title chances were dealt a severe blow in the preliminaries when the veter­an a ll-around star Ron Barak pulled a chest muscle and was unable to 'con:1pete in Saturday's finals .

Champions generally fared poorly in the WIGA meet. USC's Terry Hale was unable to repeat on the side horse, losing to Steve Doty of Arizona. And WSU's Dick Van Hersett, 1962 champion in tum­bling, was unsea ted by Washington's David. Hale did w in the horizontal bar, however, and was third in the all-around. Other event winners were: Steve Doty (UnvL of Arizona), Side Horse; Jim We a -

vel' (Air j< 'orce), Trampoline; Crodd Chin (Cal), Parallels; and Steve Zahm (Ga]) , Rings.

BIG TEN GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

E ight universities entered teams in the Big Ten Championships held at Michigan State University on March 8th and 9th, 1963.

The University of Michigan was the top scoring team with 210.5 points. Iowa was second with 83.5; Min)1esota third with 62 ; Mich. State U. 51 ; Wisconsin 34; U. of III ino is 32; Indiana 17 and Ohio 14.

EVENT RESULTS FLOOR EXERCISE

Gil Larose and Mike Henderson of Mich. (tie) 93.00; Jim WOOdward-Ind., 92.50; George Hery-Iowa, 92.00; Gerry Moen­Minn. , 90.00; Joe Ross-Iowa, 89.75; Barry Spicer-Mich., 88.50; Steve Drish-Iowa, 88.25; Hal Holmes-Ill., 86.50 and John Rohs-MSU, 86.50.

TRAMPOLINE Fred Sanders- Mich, 92.00,; Gary Erwin

-Mich. , 89.50; George Hery, 85.00; John Hamilton-Mich., 82.25; Jim Gregg-MSU, 81.25; Daniel Jarrett-Ohio, 80.50; William F lood-Ill. , 80.00; Llewelyn Iffland-Ill., 76.75; Ray Bauer-Wisc., 75.75; and John N oble-MSU, 72.20.

HORIZONTAL BAR Arno Lascari-Mich., 93.25; Gil Larose,

93 .00; Jim Hynds-Mich., 92.00; Glenn Gailis-Iowa, 91.25; Bob Carman-MSU, 90.00; Bill Eibrink-Minn.,87.50; Larry Gleason-Minn. 86.75; Jim Hopper-Wisc., 83 .75; Leslie Sauer-Ohio,79.25; and Bob Schmidt-Iowa, 61.50.

SIDE HORSE Arno Lascari, 91.25; Gil Larose, 89.50;

Tom Arneson-Mich. , 85.00; Paul Levy­Mich., 84:50; Glenn Gailis, and Dan Fritze - M inn. , 78.25; Jerry Zovne-Wisc., 64.50 and Wayne Wagner-Ill., 61.50.

PARALLEL BARS Arno Lascari, 95.00; Gil Larose, 92.25; Jim Hynds, ,92.00; Bob Carman, 88.25; Jim Hopper, 87.75; John Brodeur-MSU, 87.'50; B9b Schmidt. and Bill Eibrink, 85.50,; Dave Price-MSU, 83.00 and Jim Woodward , 81. 75.

RINGS Dale Cooper- MSU a nd Jim Hopper, 95.00; Glenn Gailis and Gil Larose, 93.25; Doug­las vVebster-Ohio,90.00: Bill Eibrink, 88.-50; Larry Gleason,' 86.25; Jack Sebben­Iowa, 86.00; Arnci Lascari, 85.00 and Jim Hynds, 84.50.

LONG HORSE Gil Larouse, 92.00; Arno Lascari, 87.00;

George ' Hery, 85.00; Hal Holmes, 82.75; Larry Gleason, 81.00; Jim Hynds. 80.75; Henry Stebbins- MSU, 78.75; Steve Drish -Iowa, 76.12.

TUMBLING Hal Holmes , 96.25; Phil Bolton-Mich ..

91.~5; Jim Woodward, 86.75; Bill Sayre­Iowa, 84.25; Dick Gilibreto."....MSU, 81.00; George Hery, 78.50 ; Mike Henderson, 77.-00; Gerry Moen" 75.75; Keith Spaulding­-Iowa, 75.25 and Llewelyn Iffland, 74.00.

ALL -A ROUND Gi l Larose, 548.50; Arno Lascari, 536.25 ;

Jim Hynds, 494.75 ; Larry Gleason, 452.75 ; Jim Hopper, 430.00; Bill Eibr111k, 428.50 ; Glenn Gaills, 424.75; Steve Drish, 418.75: Jerry Zovne, 418.50; Richard Affeldt, 395.75.

Coach Eric Hughes and the Wash ington Huskies receiving WIGA trophy from Athletic Director Stan Bates

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Opening lineup for the Big 6 Championships

THE BIG 6 Prodded on by a large, enthusiastic

and pa tient crowd, a nd s p a rked by the presence of television cameras (the m ee t was ta p ed a nd televised the followirig day), the U niversity of W ashington cap­tured the team titl e at the r ecent AA WU (Athle tic Associations of W es te rn U niver­s ities) Ch a mpion s hips, held on the cam­pus of the U niversity of Southern Cali ­fon'ita.

As the eve ning progressed approxinlate­Iy 50 gymnas t s ga.ve an a mple demon­s tration that gymnastics is n ot only growing nationally but is a lso catching o n big in the AAWU.

It was a rneet that had as ll1 a ny a s 24 entries , il) an event and it was o ne in whic h many outs t a nding m om ents wer e produced. Moments s uch as S.C.'s Gary B uckner w ith a 9.0 average in 6 events t o capture the All-Around , c losely followed by U.S.C.'s Terry Hale less than on e t enth of a point per event behind. Jim Da,v id of Washington with an ex­cellent fre e exerc ise routine, dependable Sam Hasegawa, a little less, than at hi s b est but st iJI up to the occasion to capture the s ire horse event a nd b eoome the only d efending champion to successfully d e ­fend his titl e.

Aft er h aving a little difficulty gett ing s tarted UCLA's John Brandt r a n a way from his competition on the trampoline a s a result of excellent form a nd the u s e o f a n ew trick he h ad u sed for only two week s , a double front with a Ph twist on the s econd front.

A c rowd pl easing high ba r routine by S.C.' s Hale who, with an assist from hi s n ea r perfect double flyaway a nd a s lig ht break by teammate Ga ry Buckner, squ eaked out a head by .05 of a point.

Vaulting m or e like a European tha n a n Anlerican gYlnnas t, ,v ith an aggress ­ively attacking run and exceptiona l fli ght a fter the push off, S.C.'s R a ndy Naka ­y a ma f ini sh ed a h ead of a ver y la r ge number of lon g h or se vaulte rs .

vVith t h e ass is t of fa ltering opposition a nd the ,flashing execution of his own r ou t in e Hale picked up hi s second gold meda I of t h e evening on the p a r a ll el bars . At thi s point it was becomi ng ev i-

de n t that s uperior t eam depth , headed by foreign exchange s tudents Gunter Bohrmann a nd Kjell Hansen, and the absence of U.S.C.'s d efending All-Around Champion, Ron Barak, were making the Univer s ity of Washington the team t o beat.

The s till ring s event provided what was probably the t op thrills of the eve­ning with Za hm a nd Golden of California a nd S.C.'s Buckner separa ted by the m e r e pointing of a toe. Za hm captured the fan cy of the crowd a nd the judge§ with a dis locate s h oot to a gibraltar-like inverted cross, for a scor e of 9.65, fol­lowed by Buckner a t 9.55 a nd Rich Gold­en at 9.5.

'The tumbling pointed out a n old adage that a difficult routine done w ell will beat a s lightly more diffic ult routine done with mediocrity as Dick (form) Van Her­sett defeated the 1962 Nationa l AAU Runner-up-Jim (double back) David of Washington.

In the final analysis it was an excellent meet, in which ther e were fine perform­ances by the t op 5 performers in each event, with an excell e nt audience that s tuck out the 4 hour m eet , slowed by too many men in each event-indicating a need for a two day meet, and as a whole-a c redit to host coach J ack Beck­n er and hi s p ersonnel. TEAM SCORES:

-w7ashington-114; U ,S JC. - S1.5 ; U ni v. of Calif.-72.5; UCLA-32.5; Washington State- 27; Sta nford-6.

A ll-Around : 1. Gary Buckner-USC-53.8 2. Terry H a le- USC- 53.4 3. Gunter Bohrmann-Wash .-52.S

Free Exercise: 1. Jim Dav id-vVash.-9.35 2. Buckn er-9.25 2. Sam H asegawa - UCLA-9.25

Trampoline: 1. J ohn Brandt-UCLA-9.5 2. Harold L yons-Wash.-9.15 3. Loskutoff-Calif.-B.85

Side Horse: 1. Hasegawa-UCLA- 9.4 2. Hale- USC-S.85 3. Bob HalJ-Wash.-B.75

Horizonta l Bar : 1. T erry Hale- USC- 9.3 2. Buckner- USC-9.25 3. Bohrmann- 'Wash.- B.7

L ong Horse: 1. Ra ndy Nak ayama-USC-9.37 2. Crodd Chin-Calif.-9 .35 3. Kje ll Hansen-Wash.- 9.27

P a r a ll el Bars : 1. T.erry Hale-USC-9.15 2. Paul Newm a n-Calif.-9.1 3. Bohrmann-Wash.-8.95

Still Rings : 1. Steve Zahm-Ca lif.-9.65 2. B uc k)l er-USC-9.55 3. Rich Golden-Calif.-9.5

Tumbling: 1. Dick Van H er set-Wash. State-9A5 2. Jim D avid-Wash.-9.4 3. Mac Sutherland- Calif.-9.1

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Yreka wins five firsts in Northern

California Individual Gymnastics Champ­ions hips.

On March 9th at Yreka, the N orthern Ca lifornia Indiviqual Gymnastic Ch amp-

Jeff Hendryx, Northern California Jr . Side Horse Champ

ions hips for bo th boys a nd girls hlg n school teams was held. The emphas is was on the indiv idual person and not on th e team . Del Norte High Sch.Qol h ad a lready won the Northern California Gymn a s t ic: Association leagu e ch a mpionship. Th er e were five hig h s cho ols represen t ed in the finals. There were 25 entries in ea c h even t for both boys a'nd girls.

Yreka High School won 4 firs ts a nd tied for a fifth f irst out of 9 events fo r t h e boys, a ver y good s how ing.

Penny German : Jerry Penny from Pullman, Washington, performed this interesting P-Bar mount at the "Big 6" Championships at USC. A glide shoot German stem rise mount.

Our sea so]; h e r e in Northe rn Calif,ornia s tarts with league m ee t s in J a nuary and e nds by the 2nd week of Marc h.

Th e judg'es for the fin a ls came .from Sacr a m ento Sta t e a nd other Univ ersities . Darre ll Holmes of D el Nor te won the Free Exe r c ise- Lon g Horse-Horizontal Bar a nd All A r ound for a n outstanding p e r­fo rma n ce. H e is a senior . Mike Se lfridge n f D el Norte ti e d f o r 1s t in Tumbling.

For the r es t of the events Y r e k a Hig h , c oached b y Ed. L oud on , s howe d their s tre ngth.

Jim Giye r, junior w on the rope climb in 4. 8 a nd the Still Rings for Y r e l{ a . R od­n ey Stewart, senior tie d for firs t in Tum b ling for Yreka. M a rty B ehnke, sen­io r \Yo n the Tra mpoline for Yreka. J e ff H endry x , junio r ,von the s id e h ors e f or Yre k a.

In the g irl s events, J a n e Boy d of D el N orte wo n the All-Around . She won 1s t in Side H or se Vault, 1s t in Une v e n Parallels , 1s t in Bala nc e B ean1 .

Donna S p e rry of D el N orte won th e g irl s Tumbling and T rampoline, Lua na Bucko of Eure k a w o n the g irls Free Exerc ise.

Yre k a does n o t h a v e a g ir ls t eam. The S chools tha t t ook p a rt: D e l Norte, (c oach ed b y T ex Gatlin) ;

Eure l{a (Bill Wilbur) ; Butte Valley (Dic k Gfl s l{ e ll ) ; Enterprise (Mrs. Knudsen & Mrs. Newman) ; Yreka ( Ed Loudon).

Individua l trophi es w e r e awarded fo r 1s t place winner s a nd m edal s f o r th e 'n ex t t wo pl aces in both b oys a nd g irl s even ts.

This is Ollr 3rd yea i' i n GY1l1nas tics in 010rthe rn Californi a . E nterprise w h o com­p e t e d t hi s y e a l" but was n ot in the leagu e is in it's first y ea r , ,v iII be a ll1elnber next year.

Oreqon High School Championships

The fourth a nnual Oregon Hig h S ch ool n ymnas tic Championships w e r e helc1 at the Univer s ity of Oreg qn in Eugene on March 9th . The 1963 m eet saw three-time Stfl t e c h a mpion North Eugene unseated by cross -town rival South Euge ne. Gy m­nastics is 111 a king trenl e ndous prog ress in Oregon with the hot-be d s being the Euge n e a nd Portland al·eas. Lack of qualifi ed c oach es is holding back e v e n fa s ter growth.

South 'Eugen e gymnas t s swept t o fir s t in e v e ry ev e nt but the tra mpoline. A powerful 1-2- 4 finish in the all-around ey eJ1t l ed th e South v ic tory . A l Wes t \Yo n th e a ll- a round ch a mpion s hip f o r South El.1ge n e with firs t in the paralle l ba rs a nd s till rings and seconds in th e lo ne: horse a nd horizonta l bar. D ave T e lling a nd B ob Leach w e r e second Ilnd fourth r espectively in a ll-aro uJ1d. J a n H a rdin captured firsts in b oth floor ex­H c ise a nd tumbling for South Euge n e. GYllln as ts a.nd coaches alike a re looking forward to an ev en greater 111 eet next year.

R esults: Floor Exerc ise: 1. J fl n H Il.rdin (SE) 8.00: ~on 2. J ohn Collins (N E) 7.30 ; 3. D a v e T e llin g- (SEl 7.15 .

Trampoline : 1. Jim lVfill e ]' (NE) 7. 85: 2. '1'om H e imb igner (I) 7.55 ; 3. Mike Olson (N E) 7.10

Horizontal Bar: 1. D a n Tutt (.SE) 7.05: 2. Al W est (SE) 6.45 : 3. C h a rles K ey (R) 6.40

Above: Top row-Dan Tutt and AI West . Baltom L. to R. Jan Hardin and Bob Lea ch, all from South Eugene, Oregon .

Long Horse : 1. Gre g Han son (SE) 6.70: 2. Al W es t (SE) 6.65 ; 3. Ga r y Powe r (",E) 6.60

Paralell Sars: 1. AI West (SE ) 6.75; 2. Dave T e lling (SE) 6.50; 3. J ohn Collin s )NE) 6.45

Still Rings: 1. Al W es t (SE) 7.10; 2. Tie­Bob L e a c h (SE) and Gary P ow e r (N E) 6.75

Tumbling: 1. J a n Hardin (SE) 7.50; 2. Danny The ile n (R) 7.45; 3. Jack Wal­rath (SE) 7.00

AII·Ar·ound: 1. Al West (SE) 33 .80; 2. Dave T e lling «SE) 32.05; 3. J ohn Col­lins (NE) 31.05 ; 4. B ob L each (SE) 30.08; 5. Ga ry Power (N E ) 28 .65; 6. Charles K ey (R) 27. 38

Team Scores: So uth Euge n e 144.5; North Euge n e 90.5 ; Rooseve lt (Portla nd) 50 ; lone 15.5 ; Cotta ge Grov e 6; W es t Linn 3.5; Lake Os w ego 2 ; also competed Colin K e lly (Eugene ), Hills b or o, Jeffe r­son (Portla nd), Thurs ton (Springfie lc1 ) .

VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHI PS R e por t by Roger W e bb

The fir s t Virginia High sch ool L eagu e gYll1l1as tic c halnp ionsh ips "-ere h e ld at M e moria l Gy mnas ium at the U ni ver s ity o f V irgin ia o n Saturday, Marc h 23 , 1963 . F ive sc h ools p a rtic ipate d a nd 118 r outines w e re p e r fo rm ed. T h e res ults of tbe t eam c ha nlp io ns hip '''e re :

1. York town Hig h Sch aal, A rli ng·ton. Va.., 243; 2. Wak e fi e ld H ig h S choo l, A r­ling to n, 87; 3. T . J e ff e r son , R ichmo n d , V a . 52 ; 4. "V m. F le m ing, Roa n ok e , Va., 42 ; 5. 'L fl n e , Cha l'lo ttesville , Va., 39 .

'r he in div id ua l w inners were as f o llo w s : R a n dy Sta rk , Y ork town, All-Al"Ounc1 ,

L o ng H or s e , P fl r ll ll el B a r s, & H ig h B a r . A ll e n J o n es, Yorktow n,Tumbling; \ '\" .

Deal, Yorkto'vllJ Free Ex ercise; D . E ell s, T . J e ffe r s on, Tra mpoli n e ; L . ' Ve is n e,., Yo rk tow n , Rop e Clim b : P . LaRoe , Y o rk ­to w n , S ide H or se; and L. "" e is n e r , Y o rk­to\\" ll , S till Ri ng, .

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APPRECIATED Dear Glenn Sundby:

First off I wish to say that while I'm not a!; active a participant in gYlnnastic~ as former years permitted, my heart and interest with ·such measures of participa­tion as I can keep pace with, is very dear to me. It is part of a healthy way of living and I strive to continue for w hat it has done for me as well as for others thereby also creating pleasant so­dal relations. May I say that Physical Education as apart from mere physical activity becomes a part of healthy living because it embodies what should be when propeI"ly engaged in, a balanced measure of spiritual, mental and physical entities. In fact I can not conceive of gymnastics and other f OrIns of Physical Educ ation without, first a desire , then u nderstand­ing of a satisfactory objective of what needs to be done and finally applied by ex.ecution to develop and inlprove 'vithin the scope and capacity of the indiv idual. . Anything less fails to der ive the bes t. That we are not equal is a lso evident and need not be in all avenues of life. Likewise often an individual or teanl that scored the highest point:; did not in reality earn thenl and conversely lllany did the best and ye t failed in the score. Thel·e aga in a lesson in Physical Educa-

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tion so often teaches us that we mllst be g'ood winners and equally good losers. A poor loser becomes just that.

Your spark in creat ing the Modern GYlllnast and continuance in the face of obstacles, as well as the help from others. with continued effort, have pleas­antly unproved the publication and this is gratifying, though possibly not a lways appreciated. It is indeed well to see h ealthy growth and thus you and those with yo u are to be cOInpliInented in the ~uccess achieved . lVlay gTeater success be forth conling for all concerned that i ~ nly " ·is h. '

[ am particularly interested in t h e a r­tides by Jim Farkas of the Mi lwaukee Turners. It was with the l\iih\"aukee Turners, that I experienced my first Turner ,,'ol'k Inany years ago. 1\-1y parents too had been active thusly and estab ­lished what becam e my pattern as also toward others. In that same hall about two yea rs ago, I had the pleas ure of it ttending c lass anHmg- a fine group of fe llo,,"s while Jim Fa ,·kas ins tructed ill hi s ve l'y thorough and healthy l11anner. H e was r efreshing- with his balanced type of work. I regret th e nli1es behveen ,vhich deny obtaining conti nu ed in s tru c tion fron1 hinl and the 111any others of his caliber. That th er e are nlany lHltterns of activit,·' And education is well . It can be like seek·­ing a vacation spot. Without g"oing" to varied vlfl ces there ,vould be no COlll­par ison. Also it wou ld be illlpractica l we l'e we a ll to g·o to th e same place do tlw ~R llle thing- at the ~anle tinle"' Yet at times it seenl S nearly so. Th erefore I look with interes t to what this fin e in­~trll('tor ha~ to offer.

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Sincerely, Dr. Hugo E. Avel

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OREGON CLINIC Dear Glenn :

First, I want to thank you for your cooperation in sending copies of The Modern Gymnast to our GymnRstic Clinic of January 19.

The· January 19 clinic was an a ll-day affa.ir involving both men and women. We had over 200 people participating in the clinic and had an unusual ·number of comments as to its worthw hil e ness. Dale McClements and Mary Sarver did an ex-

cellel)t job of presenting gymnastics to beginning teachers . In addition, we had many other outstanding instructors. ~nclosed you will find photographs

w hIch were taken of Dale McClements by Joe Matheson, Register-Guard photog­raphe, ..

Sincerely yours, R. J . Smith Gymnastics Coach Uliiversity of Oregon . . .

Dear Mr. Sundby: Enclosed you will find some pictures

taken at a recent girls high school gym ­nastics program here at Palo Verde High school Tucson; this program involved s ome 150 girls a nd is really a fine start towards a ,voluen's division of gYlnnas­tics in thi s s tate.

Also the AGA Meet will be held May 18, 1963 at Palo Verde High School , Tuc­,!on. vVe th ink that this w ill be a fine lIIeet with three divisions of competit ion.

Yours very truly, Glen Harcus Chainnan, Arizona GYl11nastics Assn. Tucson, Arizona . .

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Enclosed is R picture of the first inte r­collegiate gymnastic team at Fort Lewis A & iii Coll ege.

Our school is in its first year as a de­gree granting college. Prior to this, we were a junior college.

All of the gymnast~ p ic tured were pulled from lil Y physical educa tion c lasses here Rt Fort Lewis. W·e also h ave about 15 other potential ~·nlna~ts working to\va rds OUI' tea m IOI' n ext year. Since thi s was our first year of cOlnpetition, we did not look for a big reception or folio\\"­ing. However, a t our last ITIeet (we de­feated the Un ive rs i ty of New IVlexieo 73 -55) 've had a crowd of over 2500.

The junior high sch oo ls in the San Juan Ba·s in area have a g'Y1l1nas tic progTanl that is a ttrac ting· 70 - 80 stUden t s per school.

Sincerely, Pat Tabor, Gymnastics Coach Durango, Colora do

"QUESTIONS AND POINTERS" Mr. Art SUI· lock c/o Modern Gymnast Santa Monica, California Dear Sir :

Th e gymnasts at the Y.M.C.A. are im­proving· rapidly. We now have over one hundred and twenty-five competitive gymnasts in the Halifax area not just the "Y" mostly under the age of eigh t een

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yea r s . W e have to depend on the nelp of coaches a nd g'ym nast s s uch as "Willy" Weiler and Fred Orlofsky to h e lp u s solve particular di fficu lti es. We naturally' hes l­ta te to write often as both a r e busy a nd the other coaches are busy as well. They have been most h e lpful , however.

Your artic le on curr en t and popular floor exerc ises moves as well as photos on cover were p artic ularly appreciated - if you could give us son1e training tips for learning them.

(1) Leg flexi b ility-there a r e several boys now performing forward-backwal:d :-;pli ts but ,,' e h ave been unable to ga.ll1 enough str addle mobility especially whIle in a s traddle pike pos ition.

(2) 'Vide arm h a ndstand- s hould th e al'111S b e kept straight \vhile lo,vering? Do yo u use f ingers in a pulling action or do yo u s lide the hands . You r h a nd is raised s lig htly, does this ind icate fri c ­t ion at h ee l of h a nd, fin gers a nd thumbs?

(2) Planche-Your planche is the best of w hich I h ave seen a picture. '~Te learn ed to d o it with our arms c lose to­geth er a nd a lthoug h straig ht the upper a rm s rest against the s ides o f t h e chest. Did you use a ny weight tra ining exerc ise to help you if so the details wo uld b e app r eciated.

(4) Also I have seen photos of you p e rforming a high stoop from t h e croup. As we have three gymnast s that u se this vault, is t h ere any tricks to ga in the ex tra h e ig ht ?

I can assure you if you could find the time to w ri te the s uggestions you m ake w ill be carried out at least by the twelve better inte rmed ia t es and senior s . Yo u r articl e was excell ent. Hope yo u wr ite m or e for the Modern Gymnast.

Yours truly, Trueman Hirschfe ld ,Chairman N. S. Gymnastic Comm ittee

Dear Mr, Hirschfeld: .... In answer to your questions:

1. The straddle pike position with the chest on the floor can be accomplished by having your gymnasts stretch in a wide straddle stand position on the floor piked at waist , with hands ·on the floor in front of them supporting most of tlleir weight , In this position bob or bounce up and down trying to stretch the legs even further apart with each workout. In conjunction with this do forward bend· ing and stretching exercises in the strad­dle seat position with legs stretched ·' as wide as possible, pulling on the ankles ~r feet to stretch even further forward (thIS should also be done with a bobbing mo­tion) , One gymnast can aid another by pushing down on his shoulders from be­hind with a bouncing action,

2, The arms should be kept straiQht while lowering, Both the pulling actIon of the fingers and sliding action of · the hands are used in lowering. The picture indicates the pulling '1ction of the fin ­gers. Strength for this movement can be gained by per:torming a head.stand against a walt WIth the arms slIghtly bent and in a straight line with the head . From here Jilushing up and down to the w ide arm handstand (with the feet always in contact with the wall).

3. A true planche is not done with the upper arms resting against the sides of the chest (the latissimus dorsi mus­cles). Weight training such as dumbell lifts forward with straight arms to over­head position . handstand push. ups . ~nd dips on parallel bars are very benefIcIal . However the true position should be practiced by pressing to the planche from an flL " position on the p-bars or from leaning forward into the position from a front leaning position on the floor, with the toes still on the floor with the body and arms kept straight (the fingers can be facing sideways) . Hold this po­sition as long as possible with the body shifted as far forward as is comfortable putting as much weight on the hands as possible. Eventually push off the toes lightly and approximate the planche po­sition .

4. The high "Stoop from the croup" is performed by rulining viqorously for the long horse, hitting the " beat board" forcefully with the feet and pushing downwa"d on the croup with the hands with as much power as you can muster . piking legs tightly against the chest and extending into an arch as you clear the end of the horse and finally stopping in a dead landing. (The beat board should be approximately four feet from the croup (approach end) of the horse). a. fast run, b. forceful bounce off board, c. poW­erful downward hand push , d. pike quick.

Iy and tightly. e . ext-end body as horse is cleared, f. dead landing .

Sincerely. Art Shurlock

If there are other helpful pointers or questions M,G, readers might like to have Arthur Shurlock answer, send them to Art Shurlock, M.G. "Questions and Pointers" , Box 611, Santa Monica, CaUf., and Art will do his best to solve them for you by personal letter or a ne,w "Questions and Pointers" column he Will be starting in the next edition (if we receive any letters) . THE EDITOR.

S.I.G.L. Dear Mr. S undb.y:

I wanted to drop you a line, and let you know what's going on in the Southern Intercollegiate Gymnastic League. After 10 or 20 years of maintaining an unor­ganized gym c lub , the U niversity of Flor­ida finally has a competing team under the superv is ion of coach J oe Regna. The team h as competed in four m eets this spring a lready, a nd s till have two more. vVe beat C itadel and Florida State Univers ity, tied Georgia Tech, and lost to Geor g ia South ern.

Georgia Southern is undoubtedly the str on gest team now in the SIGL. Having met twelve teams this s pring inc luding Army, they have only los t one meet, a nd that was by a scant 7 points to Navy.

We at the Univ. of Florida a re very proud of wha t our team has accomplished. All eleven members of our team are first year gymnasts except one. Our best tumbler on ly started working after Chri s tmas, and already he 's learned bounding fronts, full twisters, a lternates , a nd is just now starting on double backs. Our long horse vaulter , w ith only one years experi e nce is doing Ono's spec­tacular pike handspring from the cr oup .

Sincerely yours, Robert G. Harwood U niver sity of Florida Ga inesville, Florida

OPEN MEETS

Dear M r. Sundby, 1 wou ld like to make a s uggestion for

the MODERN GYMNAST. Why don't you prin t future "open" 111eets in which a n y ­one can enter? I a n1 sure that there are many gymnasts in the U nited States w h o wou ld like to c,() l11pete 111 meets 111 thell' part of the country.

T h ere mOe many of us in the Miami area who would like to compete in some of the meets in the South eastern U .S. , but we never hear of any. There are nla)1Y fin e gynl n asts in this area ,,,ho ,,,auld do well in these meets. If you could print any meets that you k ThOw of, or send us a list af th eIn, it wou ld be very 11luch appl'e­c ia ted .

If these meets, anywhere in th e U.S .. we re printed, I feel that many p eople \vauld b e nefit and Inor e gynlnasts ,vQuld be discovered w ith the ability to someday be a n asset to our O lympic Team.

Gymnas tically yours, Tom Honeycutt 17101 N. E. 3rd Ct. North Miam i Beach, Florida

ED. Many coaches and associations send us notices of their competitions and we include the dates when we receive them far enough in advance. However £ince there is a necessary time element in production and getting the M. G. to the readers, many notices arrive too late to be included.

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Thank yo u. Sincerely , E . Lettiers 887 Dixwell Ave., Hamden 14, Connecticut

ED , We wanted to include a list of Summer Gymnastic Cam.p dates and places in this edition of the M. G" how­ever at press time had not received them to publish. Perhaps we will receive them in time for the next edition. In the mean­time , Camp Directors take note . .

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THURSDAY, JUNE 13th. Registration at Navy Pier Gym (9 - 12 a .m .)

THURSDAY, JUNE 13th. COMPULSORY ROUTINES * * Class "A" Men and Women, 1 :00 p.m . "ELITE" Class Men and Women, 3:00 p.m .

FRIDAY, JUNE 14th. OPTIONAL ROUTINES Class "A" Men and Women, 1 :00 p.m. "ELITE" Class Men and Women, 3 :00 p .m. (All-Around events decided by total scores 13th and 14th)

SATURDAY, JUNE 15th. FINALS . .. OPTIONAL ROUTINES 8:00 p.m.-Qualifiers from each division, men and women, in each event, wi II compete for the 1963 USGF Team berths .

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CO-DIRECTORS for this meet are MR. VIC LESCH , President of the Illinois State High School Gymnas­tics Coaches Association and MR. BOB BOHL, President of the Midwest Gymnastics Association. Both organizations are co-hosts alon gwith the U.S.G.F.

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