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CONTENTS

Notes From The Editor . .. . ..... ..... . . . .. 5

Chalk Talk .... ..... .. . .. ... . . . ...... . ... 6

Canadian Championships .... . . .. ....... .. . 8

World Games ...... ....... ............... 10

R eturn to M almahed .......... . .. ... . .. . . 12

National Summer Gym Clinic . ....... ..... . 18

Northern California Camp-Clinic ........... 20

Camp Snaps . ... . . ... ....... . . ......... . . 22

Gym Camp Anyone .............. . . . . . .. .. 24

Gymnastics in Physical Education ..... . . . . . . 25

M echanics of a Back Double .. . ... . . . .. .. . . 26

Gym Forum ......... . ..... . .... . .. . .. . . . 28

Letters ... . .. . ... .... .. . .. .... .. . .. . .. . .. 29

COVER: Colleen Valacho , IS yea raid "A" Stu­dent from the Beaver Falls Turn ers . Colleen's main desire is to be on the 1964 Olympic Team and she is train ing hard to make it .

Max J. Ruderian . . .. . . . . . . . Publisher

Glenn Sundby ... .. .. . .. . ... .. Editor

Feature Contributors: George Szypula Irvin E. Faria Bud M.arquette, Carol. Keil and Edith No~otny , A Bruce 'Fred­ericks, and Yoshuo Hatano .

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U.S.A. by AMERICAN Physical FITNESS Research INSTITUTE, Inc. , nine issues for $3 .00 , 35c the single copy. All pictures and manuscripts submitted become the property of THE MODERN GYMNAST unless a return request a nd sufficie nt postage are included. Published ma terial becomes the property of THE MODERN GYMNAST. Copyright 1962 by AMERICAN Physical FITNESS Research INSTI­TUTE, Inc., 410, Broadway, Santa Monica, Calif.

Bruce A. Frederick and your M.G. Editor

NOTES .. FROM THE EDITOR

T HIS EDITIO "Gymnastics in Physica l Education" is the title of a new M .G. feature by A. Bruce Fredericks, coach of the vVilmington, Delaware, Turners. Bruce will, in this series, report on gymnastic news, instructional ideas and trends of special interest to a ll teachers and students in the Physical Education Field .. . . Every year there seems to be a wonderful increase in the number of summer camps acrosS the U nited States devoted to a program of gymnastics . With this edition we feature photos and reports from many of these camps plus our persona l report of the great Scandinavian Gym Camp " M almahed" at M almkoping, Sweden, which we attended in August after covering the World Championships In Prague.

UNITED STATES GYM TASTICS FEDERATION: The USGF movem ent is growing fast with many vita l meet­ings and decisions due shortly. 'vVe expect to report in the M .G . soon specia l USGF news of great importance and inter­est to everyone in gymnastics .

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NEXT EDITION: A possible announcement of a In­ternational Invita tional Gymnastic Championship to be held in the U.S.A. . . Photo report of the Sokel Centennial in Pittsburg (promised for this edition, but space did not a llow ) . ... More photos and routines of the World Champion­ships ... plus photo sequence photos of Art Surlock in action.

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TOKYO TOUR The '64 Tokyo Olympic Gymnastic Tour is presently

being arranged by Frank Endo. This will be a non-profit tour sponsored by the W estern Gymnastic C li nic. Those who are or will be interes ted should contact Frank Endo, 12200 So. Berendo Ave., Los Angeles 44, Cali f. A com­plete information brochure is presently being prepared and wi ll be avai lable to all interested parties.

* * NCAA GUIDE

Dick Holzaepfel informs us that the NCAA Gymnas­tics Rules Committee have made a number of revisions in the NCAA Guide and they are now available. Just send 75¢ to D anny Hill , Associate Director of the Na­tional Collegiate Bureau, 68-61 Yellowstone Blvd., For­est Hills, N.Y., to receive your current copy.

* * * DAN ISH P.E. TEAM TOUR

Lyle Welser of Georgia Tech. writes that Flensted Jensen is planning another tour of the USA, Canada and Mexico in the Fall of '63 . If you would be inter­es ted in seeing the Danish system of Gymnastics in Physical Education make an appearance a t your school, contact Mr. Flensted Jensen , Kongevijen 147B, Virum, Denmark. The plans for the itinerary are as follows: FALL: New York area, New England, Canada, Michi­gan, and Central States down to Mexico. AFTER CHRISTMAS: Mexico, Southwestern States, California, Oregon, Washington and maybe British Columbia.'

* * * ABROAD

Dr. Ralph Piper, Gymnastics coach at the University of Minnesota and his wife Zora are on a Fulbright Lec­tureship in Iran this year. Dr. Piper will be teaching at the Univ. of Teheran and Zora will be teaching at the Nat ion al University and consulting with the Ministry of Education regarding their secondary school programs in Physical Education.

* * * DID YOU K NOW? According to Dr. Clement Mar­

tin , Medical Director of the Continental Casualty Co., ignoring exercises spoils your chance to live to 100 .... That Temperance Crusader Andrew I vy, University of Illinois clinical science expert reports, Americans spend $1 1 billion a year for alcoholic beverages. J ust imagine if these people spent the same amount of time and money on preserving their health with exercise instead of in alcohol.

* * * GYM CALENDAR

Would you like to see the dates of your important meets published in the M.G.??? Then do not hesitate­send them along to us right away so we can include them in the next edition.

* * * SPACEMEN

Under the direction of coach Dick Flood the Gym­nastic team of Lakewood High School presented an out­standing display of Gymnastic ingenuity in their recent show "Spacemen." With the assistance of the girls' modern dance department and a few extra Gymnasts

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from the Long Beach and Pasadena areas as well as a couple of top Trampolinists for Trampoline Inc. in Bur­bank the show was out of this world. Numbers such as "Flight of the Astros" (Vaulting ), "Galaxies" (Modern Dance), "Molecular Motion" (Side Horse & P. Bars) , "Comets & Meteors" (Tumbling ) , "Gravity Defied" (Trampoline ) "Weightlessness" (Floor-X ) and "Men In Orbit" (High Bar ) made it an exciting program.

* * * MIDWEST GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION OFF TO A

FLYING START By Paul A. Fina

The 1962 Midwest Open Gymnastics Championships will be held at the University of Illinois- Navy Pier, Chicago Gymnas ium , on Friday and Saturday, November 30th and D ecember 1st. This Meet wi ll be a three ses­sion Meet with Preliminaries on Frida y Evening and Saturday Afternoon. The Finals wi ll be on Saturday evening.

The M idwest Open is one of the larges t competitions in the Un ited States. The December Meet will be the 10th Annual Competition for M.G.A.

During the year there are plans to conduct an Olym­pic D evelopment Meet for those under Olympic age. There will be J lInior and Senior Championships in April.

Every year a National Summer Clin ic is conduc ted This coming yea r ( 1963 ) the Na tion al Summer Clini( wiil begin on August 19th. Mr. George Szypula of Micr.­igan State U ni versity ca n be contacted for further infor­Ination.

It has been the policy of the Midwest Gymnastic Ass:)ciation for the past ten yea rs to promote Gymnastics. Th e Midwest Gymnastic Association is a means of bring­ing a ll gymnastic bodi es in the Midwest Area together for a free exchange of ideas. Whereas the M.G.A. spon­s()rs events in Gymnastics, it stimulates enrollment of prospec tive gymnasts in the va rious gymnastic clubs throughout the Chicago Area. Every gymnast ic organiza­tion in the Midwest Area sends delegates to the M.G.A. meetings so as to coordinate their activities. The M.G .A. does not control gymnastics but asks the organizations how it ca n best serve them.

In the Midwest Area th ere arc thousands of young gymnas ts working out daily. The Midwest Arca has con­tributed greatly in now-famous gymnasts. Such names as Wi lliam Roezheim , Joh n Culbertson, R ay H adley, Wi l­liam Buck, Art Shurlock, Meta Elste, J ackie Klein Up­huges, J oyce Race k, etc. , a re just a few of the big time gymnasts. Top notch coaches such as Charles Pond , H ar­old Frey, Robert Kreidler, Joe Gia llombardo, Ben Mont­calm, George Szypula , Bud Beyer, William M eade, etc. , are of Midwes t organization.

The HM.G.A. cond ucts four meetings per yea r with interim meetings for special events. This yea r the presi­dent is Robert Bohl.

Form your M .G.A. loca lly and follow the internat ional rules of the Federation International for Gymnastics ( F .I.G . ) .

OREGON CLINIC The School of H ealth , Physical Education and Rec­

reation and Athletic Department of the University of Oregon in conjunction with the Eugene School District No.4, are sponsor ing a gymnastic clinic for men and women physical educators and college physical education majors at the Un ivers ity of Oregon on Saturday, J anu­ary 19, 1963. This clinic is to be an all day fun ction from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p .m.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC ASSN.

Season's First:

WOMEN'S DIVISION CALENDAR OF EVENTS

1962·63 Season

Saturday, November 17 . 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. All age group workshop and clinic . (8 yrs. to 18 and above.) Place: Santa Monica City College Gymnasium. 1815 Pearl Street. Program will include instruction in all the girls events.

Saturday, December 15 . 9:00 A.M. to Noon. Trampoline and TumblLng Clinic. (All age groups.) Place: Trampoline Inc. 1525 W. Magnolia Blvd .. Bur­bank: Calif. Mr. Jess Robinson, Director.

DECEMBER 26 to 30 , WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC. University of Arizona. Tucson. Ari7.on~.

A MUST FOR EVERYONE. January 12, 1963 , 1 :00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M .

S.C ,G.A. Lower age group development meet. (8 yrs. to 16 yrs. of age.) Place: Pomona Y.M .C.A. Mr. Frank Lansford , Gym­nastic Director.

J anuary 19, I :30 P .M. to 4:30 P.M. S.C .G.A. Upper age level development meet . ( 13 yrs. of a~e an d above . ) Place: Sokol Hall Gym nasium , 500 N. Western Ave., L.A. Mrs. Florence Palas, Gymnastic Director.

February 9, 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. All age group workshop and clinic. (8 yrs . to 18 and up .) Place: Lakewood High School Gymnasium, 4400 Brier­crest Ave. , Lakewood. Program will include all the girls events.

February 23> 9:00 A.M. - 1 :30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. California State Federation Championships. (All around events plus tumbling and trampoJine.) Place: Berkelev Y.M.C.A. , Berkeley , Calif. Mr. J;:rnest Marinoni. Gymnastic Director. A~e group divisions for the State meet will be 10 & 11 , 12 & 13, 14 & 15.

March 16, 1:00 P.M . and 7:30 P.M. Un ited States Gymnastic Federation "" estern Sectional Cham?ionships. An around events plus trampol ine and tumbllllg. (Age group divisions for this meet shall be 14 & 15. and 16 and above . ) Place: Los Angeles State Coll ege. Mr. Gordon Maddux. Prog-ram Coordinator. Mr. C . Bud Marquette , Director.

U .S. GYMNASTIC FEDERATION NATIONAL CHAM­PIONSHIPS. Place and date to be announced Added otation: .

F!->ur judging and spotti.ng technique sessions will be held dUring the season to certi fy competent women officials for future s t~te , section.al an.d national gymnas tic func tions. If YOLI are Illtcrested III thiS phase of g irls gymnastic and 18 years. o f age o~ older , a Physical Education Major, or a PhY51c?-1 .Educat lon Teacher and serio usly concerned notify me wIt lun the next two weeks. A sc hedule wi ll then be ~~~~~ up and se nt to all who respo nd to this most urgent

Should al~y changes occur in the above schedule due to un,f0rsce'"! Circumstances you wi ll be no tified immediately.

r.entatlve plans also call for a gymnastic banquet in the Spnng and a 4 or 5 day summer gym clinic at one of our beautiful beach sites. li s~~dbe:lso\:~ 1 inquiries and correspondence to the address

Mr. C. Bud Marque tte Women's Director , Pr~ - T emp . U.S.G.F. , 262 Coronado Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.

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THE RESEARCH AN D PROFESSIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

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Gymnast ic Coaches (N.A.G.C.) CHAIRMAN : Dr. Hartley Price, Floricla State University , Tallahassee. F lorida. ANNOUNCEMENT: The [(lIlo,,-ing awards will again be offered thi s year. GYMNASTIC RESEARCH AWARDS FOR (1962 -1963) at the Nationa l Gymnastic Cl inic at Sarasota , Florida. I. The C. H. McCloy Honor Research Award of the

Natio nal Gymnastic Clinic - $100.00. ( President- Frank Cumiskey , RFD ' Vcst\\"ood, Rockleigh , Ne,,' J ersey ) .

2. The Honor Research Award of the N.A.G.C. (NatIOna l Association of GYlJl nastic Coachcs ) - $100.00.

( President- Ge ne ""ett stone , Gymnastic Coach , Pen n State University. U niversity Pal-k, Pa. )

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$200.00. T he cOlllmittee "'ishcs to !} trcss that studies that benerit

a large group rather than a small group will be favored. PROCEDURE OF CANDIDATES:

Can didat es canllol submit th eir outli nes to both clinics. A c ho ice lIlust be made. Last year th e salllC ca ndidate WOI\ awards at "both clinics. In this way we defeat our purpose . 1. A prospectlls of the problclll IIHlst be submitted by

December 1. a. Studies for cO llsidcratioll for the Honor Research

Awards of the Natio nal GYlll nastic Clinic or thc N.A.C .C. (Nat ional Association of GYlllnastic Coach­es) IIlltst be submitted to Dr. Hartlcy PI-ice , Florida Statc Unive rsity , by Decc mber I . The prospectus w ill thcll he passcd 011 to the sub-committee of the Rest'arch Award COJllmittee ill ordcr to decide the ,,"inning calldidates. It will faci li tate mattcrs if sev­l'ral copies of the prospectlls arc sent to me.

h. Studies for consideration for the Research Award at Tucsoll, Arizona. Illust be ~ lIbl1ljtted to D r. Fred Rob)' , Ulli\lcrsity of Arizona.

3. Th e Pro spec tu s IIf th e R(~Jearch: a. The candidates should include tlte following points

in their prospectus: ( I ) Outline the problem (2) State the hypotheses (3) Indicate the methods to be uscd (4 ) Report the bihliography that \,"as used III ap­

proaching the problen1 (5) J llSlify the research

b. The dcadline for the prospectus for this ycar's award will be: December 10, 1962.

c. I ndicate the progress that has been made IIp-to-date on the research.

d . The members of the sub'-committec wi ll decide what candidate wi ll receive the award after studying the prospecti. ThercfO!'c, thc prospccti should be very complete.

3. A report of the ,,·ianers of all awards wi ll be made at the N .A.G .C . Annual Meeting at the N.C.A.A. Gym­hastic Championships.

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1962 CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 1962 Canadian a tiona l Championships were held a t Montreal, Quebec, on Ju ne 22 nd and 23rd.

In the senior division fin als the re were nine men and ten women competitors . Wilhelm W eiler representing the Ontario Gymnastic Associ a tion was the top scorer for the men, and Ga il D aley of the Saskatchewa n Gym­nas tic Associa tion was the high scorer fo r the women. The Sas katchewa n Gymnostic Associa tion won .the Wom­en's tea m tr9phy wi th the Scarborough Amateur Athletic Associa tion placing second and the British Columbia Gymnast ic Association placing third.

There were nin e boys entered in the Junior division competition. Andre Simard placed on top with 50.50 points. Yvon Lesa ux was second with 49 .75. Yvan Beiscla ir placed third with 48 .75. Ste-Agathe of the Quebec Gymn astic Associa tion won the top team honors.

Twenty-two girls en tered the Junior competition._ Glen na Sebestyen of th e Saska tchewa n Gymnastic Asso­cia tion p laced fi rst in Floor-x, and Unevens along with a third on the Beam to take first place All-Around with 33 .499. Elsbeth Austin from the Scarborough Amateur Associa tion with a first in Vaulting totaled 32.766 to take second place All-Around. Linda Waller of the Ouebec Gym Associa tion totaled 32. 699 for third place. The Quebec Gym Associa tion won the team title.

MEN'S RESULTS

1. Wilhelm Weiler, Ontario Gymnas tic Association 2. Richard M on tpeti t, Quebec Gymnastic Association 3. Gilbert L arose, Quebec Gymnastic Associa tion 4. Roger Dion, Quebec Gymnastic Association 5. Calvin Girard, Harmony Club 6. Bill Vennels, British Columbia Turners 7. Erich R eiger, Calgary Gymnastic Association

WOMEN'S RESULTS

1: Gail D aley, Saskatcheman Gymnastic Association 2. Susan M cDonnell, Scarborough A.A. A, 3. Leissa Krol, Windsor (unatt) 4. Maureen McDonald, Saskatchewan Gymnastic Associa tion 5. Lynne Wozniak, British Columbia Gymnastic Association 6. Irene Howart, Saskatchewan Gymnastic Association 7. Edith Weiler, Ontario (unatt) 8. Bonnie Dertell, Saskatchewan Gymnastic Associa tion

S ide F r ee Paralle l Long H or i z on ta l Still All Horse X B a r s H orse B a r Ring A ro und

18.45 18.75 18.75 19.00 18.60 18.05 111.60 18.80 18.40 18.75 18.55 18 .00 18.45 110.95 17.95 18.35 18.80 18.1'5 17.95 18.80 110.00 15.65 18.10 18.60 18.45 18.00 17.80 106.60 I i.45 17.65 17.75 18.35 17.80 17.05 106. 05 17.65 17. 10 17.95 18.40 17.55 16.05 104.70 17. 10 17. 30 17.35 1.8.30 16.60 16.90 103.55

Floo r U nev e n S i de H orse Bal ance A ll Exercise Para ll els Vaulting Bea m A ro und

18.366 18.600 18.366 17.266 72.598 16.899 17.400 17.499 16,233 68.031 18.733 14.266 17.033 17.032 67.064 17.466 16.233 ' 17 .066 15. 399 66. 164 15 .500 15.899 14. 299 16. 249 61.89 7 17.233 14. 799 13.500 15.899 6 1.431 14.633 12 .733 16.499 12.866 56.731 15.466 13.700 11.03 2 14.566 54.764

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ABOVE: Sequence 0/ the lirst part of Ono's H-Bar routinc: Cast . . stool} through . ,j' /wol to eagle. . hop change .. . immediate stoop (shown enlarged, note extre lne l ight pike) . . . shoot. . reach under .. lull tw ist. 14.brise . lull pirouett

. catch . .

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tit ou in Siaider shoot.

More World Championship pictures and routines: HORIZONTAL BAR

Ona-Stem cast, stoop through, eagle giant, hop, imme­diate stoop through, shoot full twist reach under, swing to back uprise full twist, swing forward, back kip to double German, on second German giant Y2 turn free hip circle handstand, giant to cross change, a t top of mixed grip giant full twist turn to reach under, rear vault, kip, change to reverse grip, giant, pirouette, back gian t, reverse pirouette, gian t (forward) to high' h ech t dismount.

Stolbov- Cast, back uprise, rear vault, to back kip, dou­ble German giant, disengage, shoot Y2 twist, swing to straigh t arm and body kip to 1 reverse giant ,cris-carri, shoot out Yo twist, swing forward, stoop through, shoot to inverted giant, dislocate at top to eagle giant, hop to 1 reverse gian t, Y2 turn to back giants, straddle-in, straddle-out, 2 giants to pike fly-a-way.

Cerar-Stem cast, stoop through, shoot to 2 inverteds, dislocate to .eagles, hop, immediate stoop through, shoot to full twist reach under, rear vault, back kip to double

Stolbvu in high cl'is-carri

German, shoot Y2 twist, straight body kip to 1 reverse giant, pirouette, back giant, straddle in and out, giant, reverse (blind ) turn , to 2 reverse giants, high hecht d ismount.

SIDE HORSE

Cerar- From a side stand facing croup of horse, moore on pommel to a support on croup of horse, double in, 2 double leg circles, moore immediate double-ou t, double, Russian moore, immediate travel, double-in, 2 high scissors, 2 reverses, 1 reverse scissors, travel, 3 loops, Chakline, to high Y2 layout turn dismount.

Chakline (2 nd )-Side stand facing croup, moore, dou­ble-in, 3 doubles to moore, bre'lk into forward scissors (2) , reverse doubles to double-ou t, loop on end, straddle leg backward turn into saddle, reverse scissors, doubles, travel, 'double-in, travel, 3 loops C hakline Yo layout turn dismoun t.

Lu Fing- Side stand facin g croup, mount w ith double leg circle on croup, 14 turn to three loops, 14 turn to uphill tromlet ( travel ) , 2 doubles, reverse moore, moore, double-out, double-in, bn,ak into 2 forward scissors, re­verse double leg circle, break into reverse scissors, 1 double leg circle, travel to end, 2 loops, 14 turn to moore one end without pommels (Chakline ), to high loop, V2 turn dismount.

Cerar in tight inverted giant

Cerm in high forward scissors

Endo in a high giant piked handspring

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RETURN TO MALMAHED It was not our intention ot do another r eport on the

Swedish Gymnas tic Federation Camp a t M almahed when we visited there aga in this pas t summer. W e had only meant to relax for a few days during our tour of Europe to pick up a few ideas and thoughts for futu re instructiona l hints a nd camp progra ming. However, with two cameras and a camp fill ed with close to 450 Gymnas ts and instru ctors, there was too much ac tion to sit sti ll.

The M a lmahed campsite is loca ted a t M almkoping, Sweden, which is about 50 mi les southwes t of Stock­holm. This yea r the F ed era tion had a more ex tensive program which, bes ides the regul a r Elite competition tra ining, included exhibition and Rhythm gymnas tics, K eep Fit classes and a Housewives tra ining g roup.

All in a ll there were 420 registran ts ( 3 15 g irls and 105 m en, plus sta ff a nd instructors) from N orway, Swe­den, D enmark and Fin land wi th a few other countries being represented such as South Africa and the U .S.A. (Olympian Larry Ba nner ) .

The day started with th e ra ising of the fl ags (and gymnas tics ) then a light b reakfast of hot ch ocola te, roll s

and j am. Next, a ll joined their respec tive groups and ran through the woods or around on e of th e fi elds, afte r which th ere was a time of limbering up calistheni cs a nd right in to the class work; three classes in the morn ing, then lun ch, a nd two classes in the afte rnoon followed by a free time and a Basta (steam room a nd shower ) . The g roups a ll stayed together mO\'ing from one a ppa­ratus to th e next as a unit. After dinner each evening a time of sing in g, dancing and enterta inment plus more ta lk of gymnastics, com pleted the day.

Pictured here and on the next couple of pages a re scenes from th e camp activities: Th e fl ag ra ising; Morn­ing run ; Housewives calisthenics; Roofed over training a rea; H elmut Rohnish' s Gymnastic Shop a t the ca mp where you could buy anything from handgua rds to a Horizonta l bar ; Side horse action ; In st ruc tor receiving the undivided a tten tion of his pretty class; The staff sp illing out of the doorway of the adm inistration build­ing; the chow lin e-up ; M arieLundgren winner of the women's elite competition ; USA Larry Banner guest instructor receiving a couple of beautiful ski sweaters from instruc tor Gene Cronsted t as a memento and prize for winning the men 's elite competition; The Ballet class.

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Saturday night was a time of fun for a ll and the local townspeople were invited to watch the big sh ow as the different groups and countries entertained with m usic, group 'and individual gymnas tic displays, exhibitions and comedy an tics. In a ll our travels I do 'not believe we have ever seen anything qu ite like the bone crushing

comedy vaulting put on by the Norwegian group of men (like comedy diving without water ) or the hilarious anctics performed (and a ttempted ) on the Parallels, Bal­ance Beam and Uneven bars by some of the other groups (we still don ' t believe it ) .

The Swedish Gymnastic Federation is to be congra tu­la ted for its unselfish effor t of time, expense and just pla in hard work to organize and ma intain such a won­derful Gymnas tic camp as M almahed.

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FURTHER SCENES OF INSTRUCTIONAL IN­TEREST FROM MALMAHED: Above: Chris Jons­son demonstrated an unusual trick in the spotting belt. As in and out stutz twist to a handstand, notice the left hand never releases the grip on the bar. Study the pic­tures well, over and over before you try it, and then only in a belt .

At Right: Instructor Ulf Almgren (white T shirt) shows hom.to teach a cast to forward giant swing. Using a low bar instructor helps pupil cas t to handstand where he fa lls forward stretched out safely into the a rms of the spotters.

On the U nevens: Below: Swedish gymnast Brigi tta Gulberg demonstrates a jump back free seat circle on the high bar to a drop catch forward free seat circle on the L ow bar to a reg rasp of the high bar.

P.S.- Brigitta would like to come to the USA to col­lege and fmthe?' training with U.S. girl gymnasts. If any college having a women's gJlmnastic program is in­terested in contacting this top ranking S wedish gymnast, you can drop her a line, c/ o The M.G. and it w ill be forwarded.

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NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTICS CLINIC

By George Szypula G)lmnast ic Coach, Michigan Stat e Univ.

The fifth National Summer Gymnastics Clinic held at Michigan State University for the second year witnessed a fine growth. Nearly 150 people participated in a truly educational experience. People from 1·7 states and Canada attended.

The Clinic opened with a development meet directed by Joe Schabacker, University of Wiscon­sin and Paul Fina from Chicago. Two boys from Decatur, Georgia, were outstanding. One boy, Skip Smith, won the all around, high bar, parallels, still rings and tramp, the other, Bobby Fay, won the vau lting and side horse and placed.second in most of the other events. Roger Webb, formerly of Florida state won the Floor Exercise. Larry Butts , fourteen, of Los Altos, California~ easily won the tumbling. H e warmed up with a near triple twist on the mats. His coach is Jim Rozanas from Chi­cago who conducts acrobatic and tumbling clinics all over the country. Jim was on the Clinic staff this year. Another fine youngster, Bobby Carroll, only thirteen of Chicago won a tie with Smith on the tramp.

Marilyn Minaker, twelve, of suburban Toronto easily won the all around, beam and floor exercise in the junior division. Potentially one of the fu­ture great Canadian gymnasts she can become one of the great gymnasts in Canada. Sandra Bolton of Grand H aven, Michigan, was runner-up all around, in vaulting, on beam and unevens. Sherry McNeal, another Grand Haven girl, won the vaulting. M elba Rolf of ' Ninchester, Illinois, was first on the unevens. Eight-year-old Blythe Bauer won tramp and sister Barb, ten, won tumbling. Bev, another sister, won

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tramp in the o~der divi ­sion. This family, from Blue Island, Illinois, is probably the leading gymnasts family in the United States.

Susan McDonnell, of suburban Toronto, won all around, floor exercise and unevens in the sen­ior ·division. She was scheduled to compete for Canada in the World's Championships at Prague,

Ernestine Carter Marie Walther

but could not make the trip because she was too young. She is the provincial a ll around champion and runner-up in their National competition. Ruth Ann Inskip, Champaign, Illinois, was sec­ond all around and winner in vaulting. She was a demonstrator at the Clinic. Sally Noble, a local girl, won the balance beam and took third all around. Pat ·Cerney, of Dayton, won tumbling.

Schabacker and Fina conducted an evaluation of the judging as part of the judges training pro­grain. This was one of many fin e professional presentations for coaches, judges, and physical ed­ucators.

The climax of the Clinic was the show produced and directed by Bob Bohl. The performers did a fine job and got well deserved applause from a fine crowd . Your editor, Glenn Sundby, conclud­ed his four day stay at the Clinic by performing a handbalancing act with Roger and Tamara '''' ebb. Just like the old days.

The staff and demonstrators, besides those men­tioned above, were J ack Carr, program Director, Ernestine (Russell ) Carter, Eddie Cole, Jerry George, Bill Meade, Betty Meyer, Mildred Prchal, Bob Stout, Herb Vogel, Marie Walther, and George Szypula, Clinic Director.

BeloiU: . Larry Butts, age 14, a pupil 0/ Rose Ann Taylor Dance Studio ill At/c illo Park , Cali!., alld James Rozanas 0/ Chicago is shown doillg a round-off back ha1id spring and a double twisting back sommie. Larrv wo n th e Oil/stall ding G)lmnast award at th e Cli1lic.

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CALIFORNIA CAMP Abo ve : Bill Roelzheim giving instructioll to ROll Burke, a gymnast from Ell cilla High in Sacram ento. Abov e L eft: J\1iss I nger/se de Dolllk from D enmark . At L e/I: Gordie ;\1addux and H al Frey spoiling J int David in a double back un the mal. B elow L e/t: Pop ular instructor A1r. Bill D ie/en­back taking a. little Test between teaching classes. Below: Jl'h cre th ere's gymnastics )Iou'll find this greal hel/JeT Erwin Volze .

l ustru c llo nal Staff- Back R ow : L Oll P erschke, Hal Frey, j l1rry Pe rsollius, Bob Crisl, Earl H ob bs, T erry Nev ill , Dr. H' alls, Steve So uth well. j im. D av id. Go rdie A1addux. Ami L eso. S econd R ow: Paul inc Faria, lv/artha Tus­cJlllja, ~Va'Vne Ta'vlor. Ernie Marinoni. D o n N elson , Rose Ann Saylor. B ill Die fenb ack . Frank H oiland. Front Ro w : Ca th v Graham, AIrs. Crist, lnecrlse D I1 BIalik. Caro lyn fJ ailand, l rv Paria. Not Show n: Bill Ro e lzheim and Erwin Volz e . .

THE FOURTH ANNUAL NORTHER T CALIFORNIA GYMNASTICS CAMP-CLI TI C

By Irvin E. Faria Each year the Northern California Gymnastics

Camp-Clinic is held in J:he month of August. The site of the camp is among the California redwoods making for a most p leasant atmosphere in which to take part in the great sport of gymnastics. This year 13 7 took part in the program along an in­structional staff of 25 plus 22 junior and senior counselors. Ernit: Marinoni of the Berkeley YMCA was the camp director, Irv Faria, gym­nastics coach at Sacramento State College, was the clinic director, and Hal Frey, gymnastics coach at the U niversity of California, offered extension course work in gymnastics technique and meth­odology.

A welcome addition to the staff this year was Bill Roetzheim, member of the 1948 and 1952 U.S. Olympic T eams and now the gymnastics coach at Maywood High School in Illinois. Each year Bill has a top notch gymnastics team and is considered one of the top high school gymnastics coaches in the nation. H e presented, during the camp lecture series, his unique philosophy of coaching and training of gymnasts which has brought success to his team. Perhaps the most popular instructor at camp this year was Miss Ingelse de Blank, a sweet and charming little gymnast from Denmark. Ingelse was a member of the Danish National Team and is at present

attending the University of Montana. She and Mr. Erwin Volze added the international fl avor to the camp.

A highlight of the camp \-vas the level of skill shown by the tumblers. Three gymnasts , Frank H ailand, coach at Montana University, Jim Da­vid, sophomore at the University of \Vashington, and Paul Mayer, a sophomore at Berkeley High School, performed high controlled double backs on the mat. Paul was able to gain the confidence he needed by having Gordie Maddux, who is an excellent tumbling spotter, give him the little ex­tra support he needed.

Ballet instructor, Mrs. Rose Ann Saylor, was voted by all to be the most valuable instructor in the camp. Her versatility and enthusiasm is beyond words. Each year Mrs. Saylor does an outstanding teaching job in boys', men's and wom­en's ballet free exercise classes. This year's camp was quite strong in the women's instructional pro­gram. The credit goes to instructors like Rose Ann, Ingelse and Carolyn H ailand.

Special recognition was given to Mr. Bill Dief­enback for the outstanding contribution he has made to gymnastics during the past many years in the Bay Area. Were it not for his interest and assistance many high schools in the Bay Area would not have gymnastics teams today.

The Torthern California camp was once again a great success and everyone is looking forward to next year.

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WASHINGTO N'S HIGHLINE GYM KAMP 1962

Pictured here arc scenes from another wo nderful sunpner of Gym.naslics at the H igh lille Gym Kamp in Washington.

Show n above is Miss Carol CaTup doing a Straddle vault a1ld to the left the main buildings 0/ the ca mp site. At lelt posi1l g for I.h e camera are young ladies from th e camp, Sandra j ejJie.sotl, lv/arion Garner K i llg, M arie H uffman and } o L ynll ~V;ll ia11JsJ while below the camera ca tches th e m en holding an " L " on th e single rail 0/ th e P-Bars, and in­structor R ex Davis with a )'oil1lg student on th e R illgs.

CENTRAL ATLANTIC AREA GYMNASTIC CAMP Th e second annual Gynwaslic Camp at t he W ashingt01l ;>

D.C. , Y.M. C .A . Cam!} at Edgewater, Ma ryland, was a greal SlieCCl"S.

Pictu red abo ve are the cam/Jers and th e stalf (including /J/tol ograp her J erry K rawi tz, w ho too k this and th e olher pictures shown here) . At J"igltt is Mrs. L e roy Marl in 0/ Balt imore, con du cting a group on th e Beam. Also at right is Barbara K rai..vi lz on th e B eam.. Below : V J} and co m ing yo ung Gymnast Nlike Ku rtz of Pate rso n, N . } 'J does a do uble leg cui all the P-Bars . And at lowe r right. ve tera n illstructor George Puglia also 0/ Paterso n, is worki1lg wilh a Tra mjJoline class .

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T he Gym Campers-l lI stru c forJ J ean, F red all d Norma ; Play tim e alld Balallce B eam Ballet Barr time .

IIGym Camp Anyo.ne?1I A First for Americ:an Sokols

By: Carol Keil, Sokol Fuegner, New York Edith Novotny, Sokol Little Ferry, New Jersey

This year, for the first time, the Eastern Dis­trict of the American Sokol Organization con­ducted a one-week Gym Camp from August 26 to August 31 a t Camp Sokol, East Haddam, Con­necticut. Any gymnasts in the intermediate or high division striving for gymnastic self-improve­ment were welcomed.

A class of twenty teenage students were in­structed by twenty-five-year-old Fred Orlofsky, member of the 1960 U . S. Olympic Gymnastic T eam and the ' Vorld Championship Games T eam this summer. Also instructing were Jean Blaha, N .Y. Sokol member who tried out for the 1956 Olympic T eam and Norma Zabka, Sokol director of the Gym Camp who is an instructor a t Hunter College of the City University of New York and a member of the T echnical Comm. of the Na­tional A.A. U. Gymnastic Comm. A very capable staff, indeed!

Each camp day commenced a t seven-thirty fol­lowed by a pparatus training till noon. The girls worked on uneven parallel bars, balance beam, and floor exercise composition, while Fred Orlof­sky taught the boys on rings, parallel bars, floor exercise, and horse vaulting.

An hour's rest after lunch, and we were once again on the go. A two-hour period was devoted to apparatus again followed by a coed class of tumbling on a grass covered field. Starting from the basic cartwheels, somersaults, splits, and hand­stands the students were soon being coached for handsprings, back handsprings, head springs, and a multi tude of trick combinations used by Fred Orlofsky in his Olympic moves . It is still de­batable as to who was the most elated at the progress made - the teachers or the students .

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Soon the most refreshing hours arrived . A quick change and scramble for towels, bathing caps and suntan lotions and off we fl ew to Bashun Lake. There was no question as to the popularity of these relaxing hours for if you didn' t swim, there were always swaying pyramids in which to engage on the soft sand .

Since we only had access to two cars, getting to the beach was a puzzlement. But our enthusi­astic group wouldn't give up hope, so off we rode in ,a mattress delivery-man's truck, carpenter's truck or any visitor kind enough to take us. Yet, surprisingly enough, with our transportation prob­lem, we traveled about Connecticut quite exten­sively even visiting a Turner Club one evening some forty miles away.

Even an energe tic group like ours becomes a bit weary and so by the time a nippy night set­tled in, the busy day's chatter died away to a peaceful song as we all huddled by the dancing flames of a campfire lost in the pine woods. Sokol songs with both a southern and northern accent were sung in a ha rmony only possible around a blazing fire. And as the flam es slowly gave way to glowing embers, we all retired anticipating the next eventful day.

On the last night, however, we gym campers were already looking forward to the next summer with the hope of meeting you, the readers of this article who are interested in a combined gym­nastically educational and social camp.

Please address any inquiries to: N orma B. Zabka Sokol New York 420 East 71st St. New York 21 , N .Y.

GYMNASTICS IN PHY. EDUCATION BY A. BRUCE FREDERICK

USE THE UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS FOR BOYS TOO One criticism forwarded by some educa tors in the

a rea of gymnastics has been directed a t the use of pa r­allel bars for younger boys in physical educa!ion cla ss~s. I t has been said that support work, often mcluded m parallel bar work, may be presented to boys who have inadequa te upper a rm strength for standard stunts on this apparatus. I believe the critics a re justified al tho.ugh I mus t quickly note tha t we do see, from time to time, very young boys who have developed the necessary mus­culature for parallel ba rs. (See pic of John Crosby-MG J uly-August 1962, p. 11) . These boys represent a small minori ty, h owever.

The type of stunts which may be safely at tempted by the beginner are limi ted to various "pose" supports in which the legs a id the youngster performing. Among these are side riding seats, straddle seats, straddle travles, and other elementary stunts.

Teachers of physical education could more eas ily de­fend the use of the uneven parallel ba rs for younger boys and for those older boys who are just ge tting their first taste of gymnastic apparatus. As strength develops, a more challenging routine may then be attempted on standard pa rallel bars.

T he reason girls and women have adopted the uneven bars in r~cen t years was due to this same problem of support strength. The writer has discovered that there are m any more challenging stunts for girls on this appa­ratus. Girls do not have the necessa ry strength to de­velop naturally in even bar work. The same a rgument is therefore valid for young or inexperienced boys who m ay find much more satisfaction in a greater va rie ty of move­ments which they will be able to p erform . W e could a lso elimina te the pa inful bruises which often develop under the upper arms of boys who are first introduced to the even bars. The writer has of ten observed that the pa in experienced by the novice has made h im unreceptive to fu rther participa tion.

The uneven bars' encourage hanging and swinging movements which are perfec tly acceptable for. novices. The elements of various circles such as the hip Circle may be learned and climbing ski lls m ay be developed. T he supports which may be, a ttempted a re of the na ture that the whole body weigh t is not carried on the arms. T he resu lt is usua lly that as strength develops, boys wi ll be attracted to the more difficul t support work associ­a ted with even bar work.

Both sexes may test and overcome their fear of height which has a positive effec t on the mental set for accom­plishmen t later on other apparatus such as the horizontal bar and rings.

"Gymnastics in P-h ysical Education," is a new regular M.G. featur e column report by Bruce A. Fred erick which will cover such P.E. aspects as:

J. tA bstracts of research in g)'mlUlstics; . 2. Development in scho ol aspects of gymnastlcs

(School programs, club programs) reported through the professional literature including articles and new books;

3 . Elementar,' progression techniques of special value to teachers of ph)lsical education in th e public schools;

4 . Equipment and supplies de veloped for gym­nastic programs;

5. New ideas faT gymnastic units in ph)lsical education.

Background on Bruce A. Frederick : B.S. West Chester State College ; M .S. in P.E.,

Temple U., AAHPER Fello w, Fellow American School Health A ssoc.; I nstructor and coach -Wilmington Turners, Member NAGC, Supervisor of P.E. - Oak Gro ve School D ist .,' Elsmere, D el.

Shortl)l, Prentice Hall, I nc. WIll pub lish M r. Frederick's manuscript on homemade eqUlpment for physical education . The gymnastic chapter in­cludes many suggestions for safet y de vices as well as methods for impro vising and makmg gymnastzc equipment. .

R eader.,. of MG are encouraged to w nte to M r. Frederick concerning specific equipment problems that they may have at their schools . Some Future I deas and Subjects to Be Covered by Mr. Frederick in His M.G . Articles: - A Side Horse (FI G Standard) made for $23. 00! - Laws of Learning as Applied to Gymnastics - Creativity in Gymnastics - Educational Gymnastics in England

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bars may be adjusted to sui t the needs of th is group by ra ising one ba r to its maximum height and the other. to i ts minimum heigh t setting. For J r. H igh an d High School students, an adapter may be constructed locally a t small expense.

An extension ba r may be made from cold rolled steel. A machine shop or school shop can be a pproached to do the work for you. Simply remove one of the tuhes from your set of pa rallel ba rs . You accoml?lish this by pull ing out one bar ra il and tw'o tubes which a re attached at the ends. Once out, remove the bolt from one of the tubes which secures it to the ba r ra il. This piece of pipe wi ll then be used by the machinis t to get measurements for the size of steel you will require and a lso th e la the work which must be done at one end . The diagram will supply further deta ils.

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TIME AROUND, S teve J oh1/so 1/ 0 1/ th e secoll d revo/u tiull oj a back double snmmie being spo iled by Coac h Geor.f!e S:;Y/JlIla.

~. I Johuon'a Double-ba.ck Sca.eI"l!lault (.v.I'1 15 tr • .." eJ:cept the firet duration. 10, and the bat, 8)

STUDY OF THE MECHANICS OF THE BACKWARD DOUBLE SOMERSAULT

By Yoshiro H atano M ichigan State University

Th e backward double somersa ult is one of the most d ifficult tri cks in tumbling. The presen t study was un­de r taken to analyze this tri ck mechanically. M otion pi ctu res of the backward doubl e som ersault of fi ve sub­jec ts were taken by a 16mm camera, w ith a speed of 64 frames per second . I n the to tal ana lys is, the most important par;)meters turn ed out to be the tiJ,l1e of fl igh t, th e time of take-off, the distanc eof fli ght , the lift of the center of the g rav ity, th e body angle of take­off, the flight angle of the center of the gravity, the in itia l veloci ty of the cen ter of g ravi ty fli ght, the force at the kick, the angle of the kick, the acce lera tion which the center o f g ravi ty ob ta ins a t the kick, the hi p a nd knee fl exions, the degree of body tuck, the angle of body rotation, and the angular velocity of the body ro tation. The tri ck could be to tally desc ribed using these terms .

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Jl'iechanic&l eluente ot the locU8 of the center ot the gravity ot JohruloJl'e Double-back Somersault

An illustra tion of a perfo rmance and the mechanics of Steve J ohnson, one of the subjec ts, a re seen in Fig­ures I an d II. Figures III a nd I V show the mechanics of the body rota tion of J ohn son and H yman. T able I is for ma thema tical expl ana tion of th e performances of these two subj ects. ~. III

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of mechanical elements am ong th e subjects, the angle of force a t th e kick is always aproximately 68 degrees.

Johnson a nd H yman represen t th e two d ifferen t types of body rotation in perform ing th e double-back somersa ult. John son 's body rota tiona l ve locity in c reases g radu ally un til it reaches the maximum a t a pprox imately 80 '70 of the flight time. H yman's body rotationa l vel oc ity in­creases soon a nd a la rge veloc ity is kept a ll through th e mi dd le of the fligh t.

The body tuck has a lso two diffe ren t types. J C?hn son increases his degree of tuck all the way until the bod y rota ti :>I1 a l velocity reaches to the maximum . H yma n, a fter reaching to a certa in degree of tuck, decreases his. tuck slightl y, then aga in increases during the latte r ha lf of the flight. The height a tt ain ed by the center of g rav­ity in fli ght was more th an 3 feet 4 inches above the center o f g ravity at the take-off. The first some rsa ul t needs more t ime than the second in every subj ec t. A mong the subjec ts, J ohnson performs th e slowest first somer­sa ult with spending 71.6 % of his fli gh t ti me.

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th eir performa nces of the tr ick. Th e body angle o f ta ke­off is approxima tely 75 degrees and the in itia l fli gh t angle of the center of g ravi ty is approx imately 80 deg rees. Th e c:;enter of grav ity moves by a speed of 15 fee t per second before th e kick, and is projected into the ai r by a speed of 22 fee t per second right after the kick.

In th e subj ec t studied , it would be im poss ibl e to per­form a double-back somersa ul t wi th out a p reced in g back­handspring.

In order to coach the tr ick successfull y, the fo llowi ng things should be recommen ded .

1. Necessa ry height of. flight. 2. Enough ini tial velocity. 3. A tight tuck should be ma in ta in ed a t the 1.: .er

ha lf of the fli gh t.

T able I M echani cal Elements of Th e Double-back Somersa ult:

J ohnson and H yman

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Grav ity Ini tia l V elocity of Body Fl ight

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Gym For u m Where you the reader (coach, g'ymnast or booster) can present your opinions, suggestions, improvement gripes, etc. on Gymnastics. The opinion do not necessarify reflect the opinions 0/ the M.G. publishers and need not pertain to articles published in past M.G.'s.

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A BETTER SYSTEM OF JUDGING GYMNASTICS By Angelo Festa, Gymnastics Coach. S.F.S.C.

There hasn't been a gymnastics meet held yet where at its conclusion a gymnast, or several gym­nas ts, or for that matter, whole teams have not indica ted faults in the judging. In many cases, a bitter feeling towards gymnastic.s h as been devel­oped because the individual did not receive his or her just reward at the termination of the competi­tion. After seeing this sort of thing repeatedly, one begins to wonder where the trouble lies.

The first quest ion that comes to mind is, "Are the judges capable?" I n many cases the answer is no. But in just as m~ny cases, where the answer is yes , (because of the judges' background ) we never theless get the same complaints about the scores by both gymnasts and spectators.

In some a reas, judging clinics have been set up to try and arrive a t 'some common ground amongst the va rious judges. These a ttempts are isolated by a rea, therefore making it conceivable that four of the best judges from respec tively different areas of the U.S.A., assigned to judge a national competi­tion , would be way off base at that particular mee t.

I t has been assumed thus far, that if an indi­v idua l has achieved great heights in the world of gymnastics as a competitor, no matter how many years ago, that individual is automatically a good judge of modern gymnastics . Not only is this some­times fa lse, but there have been instances where I would venture to say that an inverse relationship ex ists between this fact, and the ability to judge.

The second question that usually arises is; "Are not the people who criti cize the judges prejudiced in fa\'or of their own work?" With the exception of an occasional eccen tric, I feel that it is safe to say th a t gymnast, are the first to recognize a job well done, regardless of affi liation .

Surely, you have seen situations where the com­plaining was for an individua l or team not known personally by the compla iners. Of course, this ' is not to say that scme prejudice is involved. But the fa ct tha t gymnasts are human beings is unavoid­able. To say tha t prejudice is the sole factor for the d iscontent wtih gymnastics scoring, is just as wrong.

A third point to consider is, "Which level does most of the controversy appear?" This is an im­pOI·tant factor in that one cannot make a distinc­tion. Consider all levels of A.A.U. competition (novice, junior, and senior) . Consider the las t few Big Ten Championships, National Collegiate Championships. etc. Consider the internationa l competit ions. Consider the Olympic Games. At each and everyone of the aforementioned, there has been controversy over the quality of the judg­ing. Yes, even at the O lympic Games!

Anyone of our Olympic gymnasts will support this statement from their first hand experience. Which was th e bet ter tea m in 1956, the J apanese or the Russians? The official record says the Rus­sians. but the film record was in favor of .the J apanese.

When you find this sort of thing recurring from the lowes t of nO\'ice mee ts to the epitome of gym­nasts competition , the Olympic Games, there must be a serious flaw in our present system of judging.

Le t's look now a t th e judges' job a nd see just what his responsibili ties a re:

I- H e must know the va lues of all the indi­\;idual moves involved in the competitors routine. (Objec tive )

2- H e must place a potentia l value on the difficulty of complete routine. (Objec­tive )

3- H e must differentiate between major and minor form breaks, a'nd deduct accord­ingly. (This should be objective, how­ever, after d iscussing this with many judges, I am convinced that it is a sub­

jec tive judgment. ) 4- H e must be familiar with the variations

of the F.I.G. rules, depending on which m eet he is judging (H.C.A.A. , Western Conference, Big Ten , etc.)

5- H e must place a value on the execution of each stunt and the total routine. (Subjective)

These five points arc the crux of the judges' dtlties. This is a lot to expect from anyone. What usually happens is that there isn't enough time to consider all of this, so the judge makes an "edu­cated" guess.

""hen there are under ten compe titors per event, this system can be used with an expected accuracy of between eighty-five and ninety-five percent. ( My estimation ) . But when there are more than lapel' event, as in a qua lifi cation meet, where the number of competitors sometimes reaches over seventy competitors per event, our present system goes completely haywire.

The concept of the superior (5th judge who has the authority to raise or lower scores, to keep the spread of points within a designated range ) a lso is not really fair to the competitor. For example, the score that is lowered to conform to the others, may be the fair score.

What is the answer? To continue using our pres­ent system simply beca use it has a lways been done this way, will be detrimental to the sport in its entirety. A plan in use now, and one we could eas ily adopt, is the system by which dive rs a re judged. The judges on the floor a re responsible for tW0 things only:

I-Form. 2-Execution .

The value (difficul ty ) of the dive ( routine ) is computed with the judges' score at the scorers table. In gymnastics, we could have two judges to compute the difficulty and two judges to rate the execution and form. Then, the fin a l treatment of these scores would be identical to that of diving.

By simplifying the judges' duties , we are giving him the opportunity to be truly objective. No long­er would we have to worry about the number of competitors a ffec ting the qua lity of the judging.

In my humble opinion, this plan is worth a try. If there are inherent flaws in this, I would like to hear about them. If you can suggest altera tions which would make this system fun ction more smoothly, let us hea r them. If you know of an­other system, by a ll means let tl)is be known.

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GYMNASTIC SURVEY

Dea,. A1r. Sundby : 1 am writing this leiter in hopes that ) 1011

will be in a jJosition 10 h elp me. Presen tly I am a graduate st udent worki11g 011 a Mas­t cr 0/ Science d egree in Physical E ducatio1l. For my thesis topic I haue chosen wo men's g)'11tlloslics. As I am an active gymnast, I am interested in th e growing program ill t h e colleges and 111liversilies in the United Slates. I h ave been corres/Jon ding with marlY gym ­nastic coaches. etc, D r. Newton L oken has referred m,e /,0 you. ~-o do a valuable survey 1 should hke to com /nie as complete a list 0/ colleges Gnd ulIiv ersilies thai do have a pro­gram. in wo m en's gymnastics as possible.

I am a subscriber 10 th e MODERN GYM­NAST a1ld the result s of my survey will be made available [0 your ma~azille.

If it is at all possible3 IJ~ease send me a mailing list of th e collepes that do sponsor women's gymnastics. 1 hank )IOIl so ve ry much .

Sillcerel), Y01l rs. Afrs. J oanne Pasquale. Physical Education D eparllne 1i1 Northwestern Sta te College Natc h iteches, L ouisiana

Attention all schools tha t have a women ' s program in Gym nas tics. Please drop Mrs. Pasquale a card l an d while you are a t it drop us a line at the ~1f.G . te ll ing us about your women' s ·program. EDITOR.

MAKE ROOM D ear A4r. Sundby:

FOllr )Iears ago Niles To w ll sh i/J H igh School West purchased gymnast ic aJJparatus and began to produce a gymnastic t eam.. Un ­d er th e sll/Jcrvisio1l of h ead coach J oll1l Cress, Mr . My/an Tri1lka, and 1\llr. T o m oneka. cach 0/ w hich has aJJjJeared ill th e iW.C. seve ral times, H,'e achieved a fine caliber status lor th e 161 .. '62 sc hool yea r in the country's high­est caliber leaguc of gymnastics. ~Ve WOIl al­most all of ollr meets. had thrde men with 20-0, 110 d efea t. records for t he seasoil, and had seve ral mel! in th e slale finals. W e pro­duced th e Ill inois sla te ring cham/Jion aud two nUl1! cr- ujH 10 the slate t ra mpoline cham ­piollshijJ.

Many 0/ us last 'year seniors are ?IO W on college t eams. It is for this 'reaSOll that J would like 10 cautio n YOIl and your st.aff t o make room for us in th e future At/.C. ISsues and 10 ask th e readers 1.0 w atch (or us. This group includes Brian H ardt and ·Elliot Pea rl (lllillois stal e ring champion ) of th e Slat e Uni ve rsi ty of l owa3 Gary T e1lnys011 of t h e Ulliversity 0/ IlI illois (Urba lla ), myself, a lld sevelal o th er nam es I am Sure you will also hear a lot about in the future. We will be ilZ sever.al ope 1/. meets and clinics this )!ear and in reg ular big fen competition next }/ear. I am looking for w ard to )lour future HSlles wit h eagenless and h oJJe that t h·ey m eet th e high slalldard th e M.G. has set in the past..

Gymnastics is grow ing very rapidly and th anks to our fillc coach es of the past, present, a nd ful.ur e3 we have been and will be able to !!row with if.

Si llcerely yo urs, A N .T.H.S.W . '62 gradua te Sko kie, Ill inois.

'* '* '* '* INFORMATION PLEASE

D ear Glenn: 1' 111 seek ing infor for a lello w gym 1lOSJ. (S tig

Lilldevall) w hom you've met on di//ere llt oc ­casions. H e wallts to study ph ),sical educa­tion a t (Ill American Uuiversity n ext Fall ( 1963 ); howeve r, t o make th is /Jossibl e h e' ll need finan cial assista1lce. Prefe rabl)l h e'd like to I. each gy m nastics w h ile work ing toward his ini tia l deg ree . P erhaps t h e M.G. ca n h elp him get this assistance·, do )IOU suppose so? H ere are th e quest ions he's seek ing answers for:

1. Are scholarships available to foreign students of gymnastics, and if so, at w hat universities?

2. Are teaching assistan tships available­Wh ere!

3. Other /JOssibilities for f inancial aid­a thletic clubs, etc?

Any h el jJ )IOU can give Stig w ill be grea tly a pprecia ted .

Olii, Askew Lillsved Gy"",astikfolkhogskola Lillsved, S uerige.

E D.· Schoo ls take note. * * *

D ear Glenn : ~ I was just. wonde ring- D o colleges. g~ve sch olarships for Gymnastics? I am a JU1Ho r in hi.~h sch ool, and I u.'ould like to kn ow, as I am interested in O}'nlllaslics ve ry milc h .

If scholarsh ips are I!iven for Gymnastics, do you a JJ ply, or w hat?

Sincerel)l3 Barry pU llkeson Farm.ington, New ·Mexico

ED.: Some do to a limited degree. If you become a top Gymnast they' ll find you , o r you may get more informa tion by writing to some of the Gym nas tic coaches men­tioned in the M . G.

UNUSUAL FEAT D ear Charlie Simms;.

Just been reading back through the April M.G. R ead w h ere Mitchell of SIU WO II

Tumblin !; and placed 8t h All-Around. Un­usual (eal? I know of a man w h o not 01l ly l('0 '1 t he T umbling event but also W01l th e A.ll-Arouud Not only one year, but for th ree years i" a row , 1938-39-40. F rom th e Uui­ver.ii ly 0/ 11Iiuois. Th at Gym.nast? " Little Ole Me."

Ed.· You' re I"i~ht !

Sincerely, J oe Giallombardo ~V ilm elfe, Illiu ois

VICTORIAN? D ear Sirs:

Please selld me a copy o f the "GYMNAST " magazille publish ed in England . , . H ow do you thillk Bill "Ca rl" Wolf wo uld do Ilgainst Yuri T it.ov. could be beat h im? , Is th ere such a mo ve as a "Victorian" 011 th e Rings? (It is su/JIJOsed to be a reve rse Ma ltese. )

Gymnasticall), Yours, Bill B eirne.

Ed.: I think Bill would stand a good chance of beati ng Titov on th e Rings .... I have heard mention of a " Victorian" as you describe it, but have never seen one accom­plished or atte mpted.

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W 0 R L D GYM N A S T I ( (H AMP ION S HIP SPRAGUE 1962

All the world's finest t;Jymnasts, both men and women , performing their compulsory and vo luntary exercises, appear in this 16mm black and white silent fi lm.

There are over 180 exercises, in c ludin g a ll the f inalist s, the Japanese and Russians, and the best exercises from the USA, Finnish, Swiss, Hungarian, Czech, Jugoslav, Swedish, British, Chinese, Italian, German and Luxem ­burg teams.

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY to see these superb gymnasts in action.

Price for purchase : £ 20 or $56 U.S. per reel

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Darlene Anderson, 18-yr.-old Freshman from Den ver, Colo., holds the "Outstanding Performer" trophy to be awarded at the East-West Championship. Fred Shantz, 22-yr.-old senior gymnast from Tucson, and Frank Bare.

General Schedule December 26 (Wednesday)

9 :00-12 :OO-Registration (General Workouts)

12 :00-Lunch 1:00-Films 2:30-0rien tation for judging classes 3:30-0rientation for Instructor

trampoline class 8:00 P.M.-Men's ch a mpionship quali­

fying meet for East vs. West a ll-star meet .

December 27 (Thursda~) 8: 00- 9:00-(Breakfast - coaches and

officials) . 9:15-l1:45-Classes (men and women)

12:00--Lunch 1:00-Films 2:30 -3 :45-Classes 3 :45 - 4 :45-Judging 4 :45-5 :45-Supervised workouts

December 28 (Friday) 9 :15-1l:45-Classes (men and women)

12:00- Lunch 1:00-Films 2:30-Girls championships, up to age

15. 2 :30-3 :45- Classes 3 :45 - 4 :45-Judging Classes 4:45-5:45-Supervised Workouts 8:00-East vs. West All-Star Meet.

(Open to public . )

December 29 (Saturday) 9:45 -l1: 45-Classes (men a n dwomen)

12 :OO-Lunch 1:00-Films 2:00-Girls ch ampionships, age 15 and

over. 2 :30-3 :45-Classes 3 :45-4 :45-Judging Classes 4 :45-5 :45-Supervised Workouts S:OO-All-American Football gowl

game, University Stadium. Dece·mber 30 (Sunday)

General workouts a nd pictures out­side , weather permitting (last year we h ad plenty of sun­shin e) .

l1:15-Trip to Old Mexico for dinner, shopping, a nd Bull Fight at 3 p.m. Information w ill be avail ­a ble at the c linic. (Possibility of group transportation.)

2nd Annual Western Gymnastics Clinic -UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, DEC. 26.30, 1962

The second Annual Western Gymnastics Clinic, scheduled for Dec. 26·30, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, is shaping up for week-long gymnastic festival. Reservations and registrations have been received from many schools and areas that were not represented last year and enrollment is expected to reach the 500 mark.

Universities of Iowa, Southern Illinois, Oregon, Colorado, and many others have indicated they will be there. Instruc­tors are preparing their lessons, and Joe Giallombardo, Dick Holzaeofel, Bill Meade, Art Shurlock, Bud Marquette, John Culbertson, Mildred Prchal, Ross Black, Gielln Wilson, Ken Bartlett, Irv Faria, Gordon Maddux, Lt. Jim Tanaka, and a staff numbering nearly fifty strong, will be present to aid in the practical application of gymnastics learning. Two gym­nasiums are to be set-up and those attending should see the largest group of gymnastics apparatus ever assembled in one area. The East-West Championship will award the "out standing performer" with what is probably the largest trophy ever awarded a U.S. gymnast. (See picture.)

Other highlights of the week-long clinic are: All the ex­tras you could ask for are crowded into a five-day long gym­nastic festival. Championship meets for Boys, Girls and a Men's Open championship all boil down to a spectacular EAST-WEST CHAMPIONSHIP. Nogales, OLD MEJICO, is one hour's drive away, and a Bull Fight is scheduled for your convenience. Bask in the sunshine if you prefer, . or drive to snowy Mt. Lemmon and enjoy skiing to your bot­tom's content. The ALL-AMERICAN BOWL FOOTBALL GAME is scheduled for Saturday of the Clinic, with ob­viously, a half-time show by gymnasts.

TO MUCH TO MISS! ... SEE YOU THERE!!!