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VOLUME VII JULY-AUGUST, 1965 NUMBER 6

CONTENTS

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ________________________ Glenn Sundby 5 CHALK TALK ______ _________________ ___ _____ ___ __ ___________________ _______ __ 6 GYMNASTICS IN YOUR COMMUNITY _______________________ _

Stephen Schneeweiss 6 OLYMPIC STATISTICS III ______ __ ____________________ Dick Criley 7 $10,000 FOR GYMNASTICS _______________________________ _ Estelle 8 USGF DI RECTOR'S REPORT ___ _______________________ Frank Bore 10 OLYMPIC SEQUENCE ROUTINES ______________ Art Shurlock 12 GYMNASTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ___________ __ ______ _

A. B. Frederick 22 RESEARCH AND FITNESS ___ ________ ___________ James S. Bosco 24 HELPFUL HINTS ____________________ __ ______________________ J im Farkas 25 TRAMPOLI NING __________________________________ _____ Jess Robinson 26 WHAT'S THE SCORE~ _______________________________ Jerry Wright 28 NOTES FROM A NEUROTIC JUDGE _____________ ___ Roy Davis 34 JUDGI NG-AS I SEE IT ______ _________________ _____________ Lyle Welser 34 LETTERS _____________ _____ __ ______ _________ _____________________________________ 36 DIVE TO HANDSTAND ____________________ Donald L. Chesnut 37

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COVER: M akato Sakamoto just graduated from Los Angeles High School. IS top high school gymnast of the notion and again t ook top honors In the Los An­geles City High School Championships. W hen many gymnasts slack off and toke a breather f rom theli 'y· ... orko:...: t s du !'"!!'""!g the summer dedicated gymnast Sakamoto works ~ven harder in this extra ,time to improve his compulsory and opt!onal rou tines looking to future International competitions and competing in Europe thi s summer. Ektachrome. photo of Sak­amoto by your Editor dUrln~ practice ses­sion at Fairfax High School In Los Angeles.

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PREVIEW: As part of this edition of the M.G. we offer you a first ... Something Very Special a peek at MADEMOISELLE GYMNAST the new Quarterly Gymnastic magazine which will pub­lish it's first regular subscription ed ition in the fall of ' 65 . . . MADEMOISELLE GYMNA£T (Mlle. G.) is especially designed to keep up with the growing Women's Gymnastic programs in the schools and club organ izations throughout the USA .. . This does not mean that we will stojJ putting girls material and meet results in the Modern Gymnast, just that we will be able to do a better job for both men and women. Wi th the addition of Mlle. G. we will be able to keep up with the growing womens program without taking away space from the existing and ever expanding men's cov­erage in the M.G .... Perhaps you are not overly fond of girls gymnastics, but as an M.G. subscriber and interested in gymnastics perhaps you know someone in your area who would find MADE­MOISELLE GYMNAST just right for them. Therefore we have sent this Special Complimentary edition of MADEMOISELLE GYM­NAST along to you to keep and enjoy or pass on to someone we ma y not know of who would like to subscribe to a magazine like MADEMOISELLE GYMNAST.

THIS EDITION: For those of yo u who are members of the Turners, Sokols, YMCAs, etc. and also who have been hoping for a voice in Gymnastics in America take time to read the latest report by L"SGF Director Frank L. Bare on the new Democratic (?) U.S.O.c. voting balance ... For those who like Statistics, Dick Criley has a few more thoughts and charts ... Also bhe ever popular Olympic Sequence photo routines are back with a few comments by Art Shurlock .. . Plus lots of competititons results in Jerry Wrights "What's the Score" column . .. Oh Yes! Don't Miss $10,000 for Gymnastics just turn over a few pages and you will see what one city was able to do with some dedicated workers and a lot of en­thusiasm.

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MAX J. RUDERIAN .......... Publisher

GLENN SUNDBY .................. Editor

A. BRUCE FREDERICK ... Education Editor

DR. JAMES S. BOSCO ...... Research Editor

JACKIE KLEIN UPHUES ERNESTINE RUSSELL Womens CARTER .................................. Co·Editors

THE MODERN GYMNAST is published by Ameri·. can Physical Fitness Research Institute , Inc., 410 Broadway, Santo Monico, California. Second class postage paid at Santa Monica, Calif . Pub­lished monthly except June , August and October which ore combined with the previous month 's issue. Price $4 .50 per · year, SOc single copy. Subscription correspondence , THE MODERN GYMNAST, P. O. Box 611 , Santa Monica, Cali· iornia. Copyright 1965 © a ll rights rese rved by AMERICAN PfiySICAL FITNESS RESEARCH IN· STITUTE, INC. , 410 Broadway, Santo Monica, Califo rnia. All pictures and manusc ripts sub­mitted become th e property of THE MODERN GYMNAST unless a return request and suffi­cient postage a re included.

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Harvey Ruderian receiv ing team award placque from Col. Will iam S. Fagan

TOO IvIANY SUBSCRIBERS? Accord ing to a report in TIME maga­

zine, SHOW magazine with 238,000 sub-­scribers is going in the hole $100,000.00 per issue . . . I guess we are I ucky as we do not have quit.e that many subscribers . . . But never the less we like to live danger­ously therefore we would like a few more say 5 or 10 . . . ( thousand?) . . . 1£ you ge t a chance see what you can do . . Thanks.

TOPS I N MARl N E TEST Harvey Ruderian (son of M.G. Publisher

Max J. Ruderian ) , earned acclaim at the U.s. l\IIarine Corps' physical fitn ess tests given at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

During the past four months, the Corps has tested hi <Yh school students from South­ern Cali forni ; and Nevada to choose a five­mall team from each school.

Some 72 teams of studen ts arrived at Cer­ri tos for the competition.

Palisade's High School quintet of Ruder· ian , Roger McGrath , Dave Anawalt, Elliott Grulller and Roger Garrett placed third in the competition.

Fitness test was the same administered to Marine Corps r~cruit s.

Top three teams were so close that two repeti t ions of any exercise was the differ­ence between first and third place.

Lieutenant' Colonel William S. Fagan, officer in char <Ye of recruiting for Southern California and "Nevada, presented the third place trophy to the Palisades team and in­dividual trophies to each member.

A warding Ruderian the ou tstanding in­di vidual trophy was Eddie Meador, defen­sive team captain and star for the Los Angeles Rams.

GYMNASTICS AND YOUR COMMUNITY

by S tephen NI. Schneewe iss,

Instru ctor in Health and Physical Education

ASSAU COMMU lT Y COLLEGE GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

Few persons who are gymnastic enthu­siasts need to be told of the joy and beau ty of a gy mn astic performance. Recently more and more persons have been ex posed to the sport through the televeision med ium. In the New York area, due to the effort s of such outstanding gy mnastic coaches as Mr. Thomas De Carlo, Dr. Kenneth Veselak, Mr. Gene Crone and Mr. Donald J ackson to mention only a few , gymnastics has ex· perienced a new and vita l growth in our communities. What then co uld be more ap­prop riate but that gymnastics should con tri­bute to the growth o[ a com munity.

Like a number of cities and towns around our grea t land , Long Beach, Long Island s ponsors a "Communit y Ambassador Pro­gram ". This is a program sponsored by the local service organiza tions of the communit y which annu a ll y se lects an uutstanding stu ­dent [rom the community to represent it in a foreign land. In 1964 une such am bassa-

dor was sent, to live for two months, to J apan during the Olympics. The student is not merely a touri st but is "adopted" by a foreign fam ily, living in their home as a member of the family. The hope of the program is to give peo ple of other lands a true pict ure of A merican democracy as ex· emplified by the " Com muJlit y Ambassado r':.

It must occur to the reader th at althougn such a program has grea t worth, it cos ts mon ey. Here is where gymnastics can make a va luab le contribution. As the author pre· viously stated, interes t by the general pub· lic for gymnastics is currently at .a hIgh level. Peopl e want to see gymnastIc per­form ances. With this knowledge in mind, the var ious se rvice organizations sponsoring the comm unity ambassador program were con tacted by the author who offered his services in organizing a gymnastics ex hibi­ion to raise fund s for the program. At fir st, there was slight hes itation hecause as they said no one had tri ed it as a fund r aising technique for the program. The initia l pes­simism was oven.:ume and the services or­gan iza tions agreed to the idea .

The author wishes to describe the steps necessary to orga nize such an exhibition as a gu ide to. others in terested in such a program. (The a uthor lists the steps taken a ft er se rvice organ ization cooperation is agreed upon for the performan ce.) 1. Develop a budge t. The first step to be

undertaken is the obta inin g of a modes t sum of money to cover the cos ts of print­in g ti ckets, prograllls,' advertising, 1llail· ing, etc. The program director must de­velop a budget listing such cos ts. This budget is submitted to all coopera ting servi ce organiza tions to be divided ac­cordingly.

2. Obtain a jacility. You will need a place to conduct a performance which is suit­able, for gymnastics as well as large enough to hold a large audience. Such facilities as a school gymnasium , Masonic temple or country club a re possibilities to be considered. Don't limit yourself to schoo ls alon e because people enjoy other settin gs for a performance.

3. Obtain needed equipment. It is essential to have top quality equipment ava ilable for use by top quality perfo rmers. If you do not have such equipm ent in your community or you lack a specific piece of equipment, the a uthor recommends that you contact the large equipment man· ufactw'ers such as Nissen Medart Com­pany, and Gym Master Company, to mention two that the author has obta ined outstanding cooperation from in . this and previous gymnastic programs. ':' It is the author 's ex perience that these type com­panies welcome an opportunity to display their equipment and cooperate in worth­whil e activities.

4. Obtain perfo rm ers. You will want to ob­tain performers of the highest quality [or yo ur ex hibition. Remember that while yo u wish to give younger performers the ex hil arating experience of performin g be­fore a large group, yo u have a respon · sibility to yo ur aud ience and must provide a high quality performance. Participatin g in the " Community Ambassador Program Gym nastic Ex hibition" were outstanding groups an d in dividual s as follows : a. Nassau Community College. S. M.

Sclmeeweiss, Coach. b. Bays ide High School. (Gymnastic

Champions of New York City High Schools) coached by K. E. Veselak.

c. Queens College dance group, directed by Ella Normetz.

d. J amaica Y.M.CA. coached by Mr. Gene Cron.

5. Obtain adeqnate publicity coverage . It is axiomatic that you can sell a good prod· uct if yo u don't put it on the display shelf . The author suggests that the con· struction of press releases be handl ed by a profess ional. Enlis t the a ide of yo ur local news paperman or if yuu are lu cky a "pro" fro m one or mo re o f yo ur s pon­so rin g service organi zatiuns. Don't be shy with your adverti sing, it will pay d ivi· dends a t the door on the night of the shuw.

6. Obtain non.perjormin g personnel. An y performan ce takes peo pl e to provide working ass is tance. You will need the fol · low ing kinds of assis tance for yo ur show: a . Ticket Takers b. Equipment Movers c. Crowd Control (ushers I d. Light Operators (for spotlight s I e. Announcer r. First Aid (a doctor. if poss ible I g. A photographer .

7. Thank Yon letters. When yu u have com· ple ted yu ur pe rfurlllance , yo u realize how many people contribute their t ime and e fforts to such a task. You wi ll want to furmall y thank them indi viduall y by send· ing each a thank yu u lett er. It 's a small it em, but too frequentl y overlooked in the hustle of everyday pressure.

Gy mnasti cs can and should make a con· tribution to their comlllunities abo ve and be· yond what we already recognize as a sig· nifi cant contribution. April 9, 1965 marked a milestone in the community of Long Beach and uur "Community A mbassado r Program" . The gy mnasti c exhibition rai sed $750.00. We think this is signficant. Use gymnas· ti cs for your communit y.

OLYMPIC STATISTICS III. Hi Man-Lo Man

by Dick Criley Everyone is looking forward to the 1965

World Games to be held in West Germany. Many of the competing gymnasts appeared at Tokyo and there will be new faces as well. We hope that earlier issues of the MODERN GYMNAST will serve as a guide for your gymnastics pleasures in reo calling individuals and their performances in Tokyo.

Our previous articles offer this challenge : Use these facts and figures of the 1964 Olympics. P erhaps the World Games offer the opportunity to do trus. We hope so. At this point, it would be interesting to climb out on a limb and offer some pre· dictions ...

To the previous articles (March, May issues we are adding still another possi· bility for interpretation and use of the Olympic statistics. While the coefficients of va riability of the last article pointed out the consistency of the teams in terms of individual effort, it was not immediately visible how great the range of scores might have been. Figure 3 shows the range of scores for each team (combining the scores received on the optional and compulsory exercises ) for each event. As one might ex pect, the range between the high man and low man on each team increased with the lower finish of the team; but every once in awhile it can be seen where a team really pulled together and everyone was within a few tenths of point of each other.

FIGURE 3 . T he range of scores between h igh man and low man for each Olym­pic team on each event. The score is the combined total of the scores rece ived for the optiona l and compulsory exercises. The lowest score on each team was dropped in computing the team tota ls reported in the January 1965 MG.

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$10,000 FOR GYMNASTICS AMBITIO'US? YES! IMPOSSIBLE? NO! By Estelle

Ambitious ? Yes! Impossible? No! And that's how the plans began for the Olympic Gymnastic Drive that started at a small meeting and ended up with a city knocking itself out to raise a designated sum of $10,000,00 for the United States gymnastic team. Then, having staged such a fan · tastic success, the city announced " if we can do it, why can' t you, and you and you?" Thus, Poughkeepsie, lew York set an example for other communities to follow and had the greatest time ever in doing so,

It was in September, 1963 when Estelle & Alfonso in· vited Thoma~ Maloney, manager for the gymnasts, to attend a meeting of prominent, interested Poughkeepsie. ites to hear how difficult it was for our gymnasts to raise

money. Estelle & Alfonso annually stage an " Olympics" each March with the acrobats from their Dance Studio. Being especially interested in gymnastics and knowing that the Olympic year was just three months away, they felt that if they could convince the city to get behind the United States Gymnasts, they would not only stage their local event as a benefit for the. team, but do everything possible to see that many other benefits were run for the same purpose. In short, why not have an " Olympic Week" in the city? Everyone agreed at that meeting that it was a good idea. Someone suggested a $10,000.00 goal-a sum to aim for with emphasis on the word "AIM". It sounded quite improbable but nevertheless the goal was established.

It didn't take long to convince Mayor Victor Waryas for the City and Town Supervisor Thomas Mahar for the town to proclaim March 15 to 22 Olympic Week. Com· mittees were set up and meetings were held every Monday night under the dynamic direction of F. _ Bennett Cody, chairman of the local committee. Ideas were exploding and the committees were energetically pursuing them all. As time passed, they became realities. Poughkeepsie was ready for Olympic Week! All the store windows were decorated in the Olympic Theme. A banner was flown across Main Street. The "Poughkeepsie J oumal" ran an ed itorial. Ev­eryone was talking about it! ... Finally "Tag Day" ar­rived! (Actually every day was more or less a Tag Day but only one had the official name). This was the day the Olympic Pins were sold on the streets by the local and neighboring "Jaycees" who manned Avis trucks and sold "Olympic Week" balloons . . . W.H.V.W. , Local radio station , was permitted to use Poughkeepsie's largest de­partment store window as its broadcast house to interview Olympic supporters as they passed the m'ain intersection. To the surpr ise of all , the pins ran out! I I Thousands of pins had been sold up to and including tag day . . . a radio-thon day was proclaimed! Decals and plaques were sold and more pins were rushed to the scene by Olympic house ... an Olympic Ball was successfully held. This was a great relaxer for all and a great money-maker also. The theme, of course, was in Olympic decoration. Honored guests included Mr. Heliodoro Rico , Coach for the American Track Team who defeated Russia the sum­mer prior, and Mr. Arthur Zielinski , Manager of the Gym­nastic Team's tour of South America ... an Olympic movie "Hold High The Torch" was shown in all the schools that week . .. A special booth was set up in Lucky, Platt & Company's Department Store to sell the Pins, Plaques and Decals. Morgan Jones sent in Olympic Towels fo r display and sale. Practically every store, restaurant, bowling alley, etc., had an Olympic container by the cash register . . . Then the Sunday of the big parade arrived. The Mayor had contacted the nearby Army base to send in jets to zoom overhead as the parade started . Color Guards from the various branches of the Armed Forces were all on hand. The radio stations had their mobile units all set to broad· cast as the parade passed by. Marching bands from all parts of Connecticut, New York and even Massachusetts were on hand. The Antique Auto Club supplied cars (trying to keep the models as close to the Olympic years as possible). The Sportscar Club supplied white convertibles for the United States Gymnasts and Honored Guests to ride in. Even the March weather was cooperative. It was a beauti­ful day and people eagerly lined the streets to watch the festivities. More balloons and pins were sold. The parade was led by a runner carrying the Olympic Torch. It proudly passed the reviewing stand and terminated where the Es­telle & Alfonso Olympics began- at the Poughkeepsie High School. The gymnasium was jammed with spectators to watch the local event and to see the United States Gymnasts perform. All proceeds were donated to the Poughkeepsie Olympic Fund . . . thus ended Poughkeepsie's Olympic Week and to everyone's delight, $10,000 .00 was realized and presented to Mr. Thomas Maloney and Mr. Lyman Bingham at the final Try-outs at Kings Point, New York last August.

It is exactly a year since Olympic Week and the final report was just completed and broadcast to the public, giving them also a rundown on how our Gymnastic Team did in the Tokyo Olympics, using "Quips and Quotes" from the last few issues of Modern Gymnast, Poughkeepsie is proud of its record, and is enthusiastically looking for­ward to 1968, the next Olympic year , when it hopes other cities will follow suit and support the United States teams. After all , it can be fun!!!!

Top: Olympic Porade Above: Makato Sakamoto. Above Right: Tom Maloney, Sam Sakamoto, Ma­kato Sakamoto, Barbara Galleher, Don Tonry, Murie l Grossfeld , Ab ie Grossfeld and Jay Werner. At righ t : Abie Grossfeld. Below: Barbara Galle­her and at bottom of page, ninety-fou r 3 to 5 y r. old students from the Estelle and A lf onso Dance Stud io take part in exhibit ion.

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FRAN K L. BARE Executive Di rector

THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION P.O. Box 4699, TUCSON, ARIZONA.

The United States Olympic Committee met in Chicago, Illi­nois on June 12th for what was supposed to be a Special Quad­rin ;- ial meeting. Naturally, ' this is supposed to be the top-level amateur sports body in the U.S.A . . . . in theory this body is supposed to represent not one group but all amateur groups in the United States and have at heart only the best interests of amateur athletes in our nation. IN TRUTH . . . SUCH IS NOT THE CASE AT ALL.

The Meeting was scheduled to last for two days ... it scar­cely lasted one. Voting is done by according to political affilia­tion . . . i.e. if the AAU approves an amendment it is unques­tionably approved ... if not it is unquestionably vetoed. There are no variations from the rule.

Of all the measures- adopted one above all others was ridic­ulous to the point of being absurd and yet it passed by the same majority vote that virtually all other AAU-approved amend­ments gathered. This new amendment says that from this date forth all Olympic Garnes Committees must have a majority of members (in relation to all other member groups) on each Com­mittee from the recognized governing body. (In the case of gymnastics the AAU). Looking at it pract ically it means that in the Olymp ic Gymnastics Games Committees to be called hence­forth . .. the AAU has an assured majority before the meeting begins, think on this a bit further, and realize that by this rule .. . if the TU liieiS, Colieges, Sokols, YMCA's High Schools and Armed Forces each send a representative to the Games Com­mittee meeting in a given sport . . . by this rule the AAU must have more votes than all those groups combined. WHY? All the democratic processes have disappeared from the U.S.O.C .. .. and there is little use for other groups to participate in such meetings at all. By this system each Committee is solely (in gymnastics) controlled by the AAU . .. so it is by American standards of democracy at least strictly an AAU Committee rep­resenting that group alone. Congratulat ions to the lop-sided voting group that has always existed in the U.S.O.C . . .. if you 'll go back a couple of years this office printed in the MG the· statement that the USOC was the AAU (at least 2/ 3rds of it) and

· they backed our statement to the hilt . . . and proved it on June 12, 1965.

* * * *

The U.S .. F. met with the A.A.U. formally on Monday, June ·14th in Chicago, III. USGF Pres. Dr. Donald Boydston and my-

· self met with AAU Exec. Director Col. Don Hull and Gymnastics Coordinator for the AAU, Mr. Leon Nance. A three hour session

· fol lowed and avenues were explored concerning the problems that exist in our sport in the U.S.A.

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The U.S.G.F. Press announces it second formal printing re­lease ... GUIDE FOR COMPETITORS-25 pages, with illustrations on the best methods for conducting gymnastics meets. Includes guide for announcers, floor arrangements, scoring systems, and forms. $1.00 per copy (add postage for foreign orders (4 ounces).

* * * * USGF RULES AND POLICIES GOVERNING

GIRL'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITION

The USGF Women 's Techni cal Committee shall rule on any points not specificall y covered in these rules and policies.

GRADES AND LEVELS OF COMPETITION A. USGF STATE AND DISTRICT COMPETITION-will be conducted ac­

cording to the foll owing age groups and leve ls. l. Girl s 11 years of age and under will enter the Class C group

and compete in either the Lower, Middle, or Upper Grade Level. 2. Girls 12, 13, and 14, years of age will enter the Class B group

and compete in either th e Lower, Middle, or Upper Grade Level. 3. Girls 15 years of age and over will enter the Class A group and

compete in ei ther the Lower, Middle, or Upper Grade Level. 4. Only compulsory exe rci ses will be performed in all Lower and

Middle Grades. Th e Upper Grade must perform compulsory exer­cises and mayor may not perform optional exercises. (The deci­sion to require optional work wi ll be left to the descretion of the meet officials,)

5. All Lower Grade compu lsor ies sha ll be the same. All Middle Grade compulsor ies shall be the same. All Uppe r Grade compulsories shall be the same.

6. The performance crt optiona l exercises by the Upper Grade com­petitors is recommended and encouraged by the Techn ical Com­mittee.

7. Girls 15 years of age and over who are capable of executing the current Olympic or World Games compulsory exercises will enter the Elite Class and perform these current international compul ­sory exercises plus opti onal exerci ses.

B. USGF NATIONAL COMPETITION-will be open only to Class A­Upper Grade and the Elite Class . The minimum age for a Nati ona l Competition shall therefore be 15 years of age.

C. USGF CHART FOR GRADES OF 'COMPETITION Class C-11 years and under

Lower Grade-Compulsory work only Middle Grade-Compulsory work only Upper Grade-Compulsory work; optional work as decided by

the meet officials Class B-12, 13, and 14 years

Lower Grade-Compulsory work only Middle Grade-Compulsory work only Upper Grade-Compul sory work; optional work as dec ided by

the meet officials Class A-IS years and over

Lower Grade-Compulso ry work only Middle Grade- Compulsory work only Upper Grade-Compulsory work; optional work as decided by

the meet officials Elite Class-IS years and over-Compulsory and optional work

as required in all USGF competitions.

"The three USGF Women's Group Classifications were formed after careful consideration of the following criterion:

1) The average age for physiological growth changes oc­curing at puberty;

2) The average age for elementary grades 1 through 6; jun­ior high grades 7, 8, and 9; and senior high grades 10, 11, and 12.

3) The universally accepted minimum age for national gym­nastic competition.

To further classify the Girls' and Women's Competition, each age group was divided into three skill levels or grades of com­petition. Three complete sets of compulsory routines were de­signed to provide progressive levels of instruction for Lower, Middle, and Upper Grade levels. These current USGF Compul­sory routines (which will appear in a later MG issue) will be in effect for al l local, district, sectional , and nationa l competitions for 1965 and 1966. New compu lsory routines wil l then appear several months in advance of the 1967 national competition.

II. ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPEtiTION A. LOWER GRADE-Classes C, B, and A

The winner of a first place in one event (except the all-around) shall not eliminate the competitor from entering Lower Grade. The gymnast will be ineligible as a Lower Grade competitor when she wins a first place in the Lower Grade All Around Event.

B. MIDDLE GRADE-Classes C, B, and A The winner of a first place in one event (except the all-around) shall not eliminate the competitor from entering Middle Grade. The gymnast will be ineligible as a Middle Grade competitor when she wins a first place in the Middle Grade All Around Event.

C. UPPER GRADE Classes C and B-A gymnast wno wins a first place. in the Upper

Grade All Around Event is ineligible for competitIOn In Middle or Lower Grade. She must remain in Upper Grade until a change in age necessitates a move to the next class.

Class A-A gymnast who wins a first place In the . Upper Grade All Around Event will be ineligible for competitIOn In the Middle or Lower Grade. She must continue to participate in Upper Grade until her skill level is such that she is ready to advance to the Elite Division.

D. ELITE CLASS A gymnast who wins a first , second, or third place in the Elite All Around Event is ineligible for competitIOn In Class A. There­fore, a gymnast who places low in the Elite Division one year may elect to enter Class A-Upper Grade the following year.

III. GENERAL RULES FOR COMPETITION A. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

l. A girl must compete within her age grouping as designated by the Women's Technical Committee. A girl's age on the day of competition determines what Class she will enter ...

2. The meet officials have the power to cancel any indiVidual event for which at least five entries have not been received on the deadline date.

B. ORDER OF COM PElT I ON The competitors shall perform in rotation in the order selected by the meet officials and no gymnast shall be required to per­form first in more than one event.

C. GYMNASTIC ATIlRE Proper Gymnastic attire consisting of a leotard of non transparent material , matching briefs, and footwear must be worn. The gym­nast's hair shall be neatly arranged or cut In such a fashion that it does not fall in the face.

D. EVENTS-approved for State, District, and National Competition 1. International Individual Events

a. Floor Exercise b. Uneven Parallel Bars c. Balance Beam d. Horse Vaulting

2. International All Around Event-competition in the preceding four events.

3. Special Events a. Trampoline b. Tumbling

E. QUALIFICATION OF COMPETITORS-Elite Class and Class A-Upper Grade . . l. Individual Events- The six gymnasts who obtain the highest

score in each of the four events (compulsory and optIOnal. com­bined) will qualify for the individual event final. competitIOns. These six people will perform an additional optIOnal exerCise, which may be the same or different. The scores of the com­pulsory and the first optional exercise Will be added and then divided by two to arrive at an average. Th!s average. Will be added to the score earned in the second optIOnal exercise. The gymnast who obtains the highest score in an individual event will be the winner of that event.

2. The All Around Event-The winner of this event shall be the gymnast who earns the highest total number of pOints for the compulsory exercises and the first optIOnal exercises In all of the four events. .

3. Special Events-The six competitors who. obtain the. highest score (compulsory and optional combined) In the Tumbling and Trampoline events will qualify for the finals .. These SIX will perform an additional routine, the same or different, and the final standing will be determined by adding the average of the compulsory and the. first optional exercise to the score earned in the second optIOnal exercise. .

F. MEASUREMENTS AND DIMENSIONS OF APPARATUS-for Elite Class and Class A-Upper Grade competition shall be those listed by. the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee and approved by the FI G. Adjustments in apparatus for other Classes and Grade levels are specified in the USGF Compulsory Exercises.

G. TYPES OF EXERCICES-to be performed are the same as listed In

the FIG Code of Points.

IV. JUDGING AND MARKING-Individual Events A. ELITE CLASS-All judging of compulsory and optional exercises

will be carried out in accordance with the FIG Code of ,Points. B. CLASS C, B, AND A-Optional Exercises-Upper Grade

The judging of optional exercises will be in accordance with the FIG Code of Points.

C. CLASS C, B, AND A-Compulsory Exercises-All Grades All compulsory uneven parallel bar, floor exercises, and balance beam exercises will be judged according to the USGF Compulsory point'values and supplemented by the FIG Code of Points. l. Uneven Parallel Bars-unless specifically indicated in the USGF

Compulsory Exercise, the judging of these exercises will con­form to the FIG CODE of Points: Articles 1; 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, and 17.

2. Floor Exercise-unless specifically indicated in the USGF Com­pulsory Exercise , the judging of these exercises will conform to the FIG Code of Points: Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 15, and 16.

3. Balance Beam-Unless specifically indicated in the USGF Com­pulsory Exercise , the judging of these exercises will ~onform to the FIG Code of Points: Arti cl es 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 , 14, 16, and 17.

4. Side Horse Vaulting-will be judged in the following manner: Point Value 0.5-Run

. Hurdle and Take Off 2.0-Pre-flight to Hore 2.5-Vault over Horse l.O-Hand Touch and Push Off 2.0-After-flight off Horse 2.0-Landing Run-must be rapid, smooth and controlled, rhythmical , and

light Hurdle and Take-Off-must be quick, without loss of speed,

light, and relatively noisless. Pre-flight to Horse-must have distance and be executed with a

straight body Vault over Horse-must be executed with the body passing over

the horse in the proper position. See Table of FIG Vaults Hand Touch and Push Off-must be quick and powerful and

cause the body to move in an upward-forward direction. After-flight off Horse-must have distance and height. The body

should straighten upward before arriving on the ground. landing-must be secure, light and controlled and without ex-

cessive forward lean or bending at the knees and hips. (The above method of judging side horse vaulting will give the competitor a better understanding of the elements of vaulting and will encourage the development of proper tech­niques and skills,) To facilitate judging in this manner, a judging sheet with the elements and their respective point values must be prepared in advance.

V. SPECIAL EVENTS A. TRAMPOLINE

l. USGF Compulsory Exercises-The gymnast is allowed two trials, separated by a 20 second rest. The best score of the two trials will be recorded.

2. Optional exercises will consist of one sequence composed of 10 to 12 contacts with the apparatus bed. Refer to Section 3 -Trampoline-Men and Women in the USGF Handbook for com­plete rules.

3. A minimum of 6 spotters (2 at each side and 1 at each end) must be present while this apparatus is being used. -

B. TUMBLING l. USGF Compulsory Exercises-The gymnast must complete the

exercises in 2 minutes (including rests between each trip), 2. Optional exercises will consist of 4 trips on the mat not to

exceed 2 minutes (including rests between each trip)' VI. COURSES FOR JUDGES

A. A compulsory course for judges will be held before the Annual National Competition. .

B. Those judges who do not take part in the compulsory course Will not be allowed to serve.

C. The Women's Technical Committee has the authority to conduct and adminster an objective evaluation of judges and has the power to exclude from the competition those judges who prove to be incompetent.

The U.S. has long been in need of such a gymnastic devel­opmental program and the Women's Technical Committee strongly recommends the frequent scheduling of "compulsory routine meets", especially on the Lower and Middle Grade levels. The USGF Compulsory Routines and the USGF Rules and Policies Gov­erning Competition will hopefully serve as a guide for all "out­side" school competitions."

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POINTERS AItf""> ~

OLYMPIC FINALS

SEQUENCE

PHOTO ROUTINE

Shuji Tsurumi

PARALLEL BARS The gymnast performing the routine on

the parall els (next four pages) is Shuji Tsurumi from Japan. He placed second in the AlI ·Around in the Olympics. His average score for the rout ines (l compulsory and 2 opt ionals ) he performed in the Olympics to place 2nd was 9.725.

The following is a write up of his routine with pointers on the techniques and mechan­ics of various parts of his routine. Three running steps, hard jump off beat board, bounce to straight ann support, swing for· ward , cast to support (note, hips stay well in front of hands, leg extension is power· ful , body is piked sharply forward after hand release), swing backward, fl ying pirouete to handstand posi tion, swing forward, drop backward (body straight, hips away from hands), peach basket (hips are kept well in front of hands, leg extension is powerful and as close to vertical as possibl e, head is kept slightly forward until shoulders are above bar), high lay·a·way, front uprise stutz (get feet as high as possible before the turn , push backward against the bars with the arms), cast catch to upper ann support (push arms downward against the bars on the catch in order to keep hips high and the shoulders from sagging below he

bars, i.e. ca tch yourself on the cast ), ex· tend to back uprise straddle catch to L sup· port (lock body in L posi tion and push powerfully against the bars on the regrasp so the legs do not dip forward on the L catch ), straight·leg press to hand stand, one arm straddle leg handstand, return to mo· mentary handstand, swing forward, stutz, peach basket (hang as long as possible with hands), lay·a·way, front uprise (pull hips well in front of hands in order to get in position for a powerful backward swing) , backward swing, front somi with half twist dismount.

When Shuji Tsurumi performed this rou· tine there wasn't any excess or nervous movements of his body at any point in the routine, this is an aspeot of a routine that cannot be realized in lookin g at it in still photographs. When Ssurullli was ' in a hand­stand or L . position, there was no adjust· ment, he was there, the transitional move· ments were definite and precise. A gymnast should not sho,y. any insecurities in passing from one move to the next. The Gynmast should work on smoothness and precision of all his moves, and this will carry over to his sequences and routines.

Art Shurlock

Katlin Makray

UNEVEN PARALLELS - KATLALIN MAKRA Y, 19.216, Second place Individual Championships, Olympic Games, Tokyo, 1964.

Jump to glide kip, hip circle shoot to handstand, fall backward over top bar, hands in reverse grip, inlocate swing pike back to regrasp and reverse seat circle on low bar, drop backward disengage, kip, pike to stand on low bar, half sole circle to shoot with half twist to a regrasp with piked body glide kip, regrasp upper bar, swing back­ward, swing forward and straddle legs over low bar, change grip to low bar, forward seat circle, change grip to upper bar, kip to support, ex tend backward to lay-a-way cast to hip circle on low bar, free body extension away from low, pike and regrasp low bar, glide kip, change to upper bar, swing backward, pike and place feet on low bar, pull up to support on upper bar, back­ward cast, to hip circle straddle hecht di s­Blount.

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ADVANCE REVIEW A New Teaching Aid for Gymnastics

Gymnastics in Physical Education by A. B. Frederick

" JOHNNY" MAKES GOOD! For several years, "Johnny Gymnast" has

appeared in the Modem Gymnast as a dem­onstrator, tutor and occasional showoff for his master, A. B. Frederick , M.G. Educa­tion Editor.

The Burgess Publishing Co. of Minneapo­lis, Minnesota has recently announced that "J ohnny" is in press and is soon to be released.

"Johnny" does not come to you as a conventional book but in a number of ways which qualify "him" to be the first really di fferen t teaching aid for gymnastics thM has appeared to date. " He" responds to creative applications of his master.

What is this new teaching aid like? The Burgess folks have choscn to call the teach­ing aid , Gymnastic Action Cards. The set contains ninety·seven, carefully selected, positions portrayed by "Johnny" each of which appears on a separate 4" x 6" card. Accompanying the cards is a set of instruc­tions which will help you to find many uses for them.

Some of the suggestions include; GYT11.­

nastic circuit training, discovering new moves, combining movements, how to pre­sent stunts in sequences, fitness adaptations, warm-up suggestions and many other uses.

An "Action Index" included with the teaching aid shows all of the positions at a glance. In addition, four separate indices are included for each card so they may be used conveniently at all levels.

Finally, each set will also include a plastic template wit.h instructions on how to use (similar to a lettering stencil but containing "Johnny" parts) to make. illus­trations of your own. It is so simple to use that children can do it. It eliminates the need for stick figures and it will make il­lustrations of your choice very realistic. The i?structions" will ~s~ ~ow ~~u. ho','; to easJiy make J ohnny s SIster, Gmny.

The entire set comes to you in a fiber wallet. You may r eserve a set by writing: Burgess Publishing Co., 426 S. 6th St., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Note: The pictures accompanying this review show " Johnny" copying the positions of the little artist's dwnmy which inspired " his" creation more than three years ago.

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BOOK REVIEW GYMNASTIC · ACTIVITIES WITH

HAND APPARATUS by Marie Provaznik and Norma Zabka

Burgess Publishing Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 1965. $3.25

This new book from Burgess is dedicated to the celebration this year of the Sokol Centennial. It is fitting that the authors have both had a long association with the Sokol gymnastic program.

Mrs. Provaznik was influential in select­ing swtable gymnastio events for women while she served as Secretary, Vice-President and President of the Women's Technical Committee of the F.I.G. Mrs. Zabka made a notable presentation at the Oklahoma Institute (First National Institute on Girl's Sports-Emphasis on Track and Field and Gynmastics-Nov. 1963) and was selected

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by A. BRUCE FREDERICK . 2125 ARMOUR DRIVE

WilMINGTON B, DELAWARE

as a consultant for the first Gymnastic Guide of the Division of Girls and Worn ens Sports of the American Assoc. for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. She has also edited the second Guide which has recently been released by AAHPER.

All of this talent is combined into an unusual book. Unusual because it is a first attempt to re-introduce some very exciting activity. The authors have concentrated on the many movement variations possible with hand apparatus and their significance in a balanced and active program of physical education.

The activities are, for the most part on an elem~ntary level but they r epresent the best that we have seen of programs from Germany, France and Czechoslovakia. These countries, as well as other countries where gymnastics ha, been an established pro-

II STARTING POSITION: Close stand, hold l oop in left hand, l eft arm raised forward.

ACTION:

EXECUTION HINTS:

Counts And ... T o gain momentum, swing net s lig htl y forward. 1 . T wi st Lc unk l eft and s w i n g, ba ll flankwa y do\VUW a l' J u n l't::ft

side to rear . 2. Twist trunk to Starting Position and swing ball forward . 3 - 4 . Two l arge circ l es flankway downward on l eft with twist of

trunk. 5 - 8. Change hands in f r ont and rep eat to right.

T his entir e exerci se flows throughout, including th e change of hands. There i s no break in rhythm.

T wist the trunk with each swing and circle in .order to keep the ball exac tly in flankway plane .

ll Give" in the knees w ith each downward movement.

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gram, seem to concentrate much of the attention of their novices on hand appar­atus and floor work.

You will find interes~ing and meaningful activi ties for children who may explore the use of wands, large balls, beanbags, ten­ni s balls, jump ropes, and -hoops. The au· thors show how to make an interesting piece of hand apparatus with a conven· tional playground ball and shopping bag made of plasti c net.

Exercise and exploratory movement prob­lems are suggested for boys and girls aged 6·7 and 8-10. A third group of activities is presented for girls who are 11-12.

We particuarly like this book because it shows how to get maximum participa­tion from each child in your class. The book is well illustrated by Hana Hladik. The book should be helpful for physical educa­tors at all levels and for gymnastic instruc­tors who conduct novice gymnastic classes in the specialized program.

THE SCIENCE OF COACHING AND TEACHING GYMNASTICS

by Pat Yeager Wide World Pu blications-Statesboro , Ga. 1964

In addition to three suggested routines for each of the 10 Olympic events which are always welcomed by coaches, this book has some other unique features.

1. An interesting analysis of the qualities necessary for predictable high quality in each of the Olympic events.

2. A number of different suggestions for coaching check forms which enables the coach to keep tabs on his team . . . a most difficult job in gymnastics.

3. Suggested practice schedules and com­plete unit plans for each of the Olympic events for Junior High School students and Sr. High School students.

4. Homemade equipment suggestions pre­viously seen in The Modem Gymnast in­cludes he Eggleston beam and the Androut­sos side horse. There are other suggestions for a full range of homemade equipment.

This book is the most complete book on coaching gymnastics which we have seen to date. The author is a past chairman of the U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastic Com­mittee.

NA TIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES

ASSOCIA TION HANDBOOK Those of you who are currently conducting

interscholastic gymnastic programs and have not yet become a member of the National High School Gymnastic Coaches Assoc. are missing out on at least one of the benefits of membership which is that you have not received the excellent HANDBOOK of the Association.

The handbook contains suggested rules, Code of Points, checklist for dual meets, reports from the eight Association Districts and a directory of High School and Col­lege coaches.

The Handbook has been published by NISSEN Corp. in the interest of gymnastics. New applicants for membership should contact ..

Victor Lesch 310 S. Monterey Villa Park, Illinois

Some future proj ects of the Association are:

1. National Film Library 2. Placement Service 3. Teaching Aids and Source Materials 4. Code of Ethics for Coaches and Offi­

cials

PORTFOLIO OF GYMNASTICS: 1%4 TOKYO OLYMPICS

Distributed by Frank Endo, 12200 S. Ber· endo Ave., Los Angeles 44, Cal. $7.50

This excellent collection of Olympic photographs wm thrill those of you who are close to the sport.

Many of the photographs are in full color (75) in all. The others are interesting studies of Internationally known I gymnasts in all of their moods.

You may use the book as a conversation piece or perhaps you will mount a few of your favorites for permanent display in a den or office.

The top three All·Around performers for men and women are especially featured and we note the incl usion of a single color shot of Canadian, Gail Daley. Gail was the only North American included in the portfolio_

fCl- -I-U ~1*

VALDEZ TO STOOP DISMOUNT Linda Harkleroad, 17 years f~om the Johnstown Turners, Johnstown, Penn­

sy lvania, coached by Richard L. Rigby, (4th yea r at Turners) does a Va ldez on the Unevens to a stoop dismount. (See N ov. 64 M.G. Pg . 26) .

Thi s move was originated by Bill Saver ing! presentl y head gymnastic coach at Notre Dame University I four years oQo while he was the Johnstown Turner instructor . The move was developed by Rigby. .

Instructionol technique. First, remove t he t op ba r a nd teach skill on low bar with coach spott ing similar t o any Valdez. Once. developed here, move t o t op bar w ith overhead tw isting be lt . If overhead be lt IS not availab le, one cou ld use a regu lar twist ing be lt w ith dismount t o fl oor. T o teach stoop dismount over low bar a bamboo po le was used in place of the low bar until sk ill was developed. A good move from the valdez is to drop t o hip Circle on top bar, cast and hecht dismount.

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JAMES S. BOSCO, Ph .D. - SAN JOSE STATE COLLEGE, 'san Jose, California

RESEARCH AND FITNESS

This is th e ' fa st oj a series of sza articles devoted to the study of th e relationships between partcipation in gymnastics- activities and cariovascular fi tness. Th e September issue 0/ Modern. Gymnast will include., the fir st oj a series oj six articles dealing with the mechanical a.nd kin esiological an.aiys-is oj gym.nastics activities. The study by Richard R . Spencer entitled "Ballistics in The Mat Kip", will be summarized. Ii you are in.terested in h.aving your research discll ssed in i ll tll u' issll es, please contact th e editor at the above (!drlress.

]; II{ i J, P a l r ick j ., "Comparison of · Olympic-Level and V a.rsity Gym· nasti cs on' Physical Fitness Characteri stics," Urbana: M.S. thesis, University of Illinois, Aug­ust, 1962, Pp. 69.

Th t' purpose of th e' stud y was to compare measurement s of phys ica l filll ",s cha rac teri sti cs of one collegiate gymnastics team wilh s imil a r data co ll ec led on national and intenVltional level gy llllHl ti t S.

No te : Th ou.gh the study incl url erl Rnthropometri cal and motor f it­ness measures, onl y those related to card iovascular fitness are inclu ded here.

Measurement s we re ta ken on twelve members of the University uf Illi no is gymn asti cs leam and compared with those taken pre­viously on na t iuna l and int ernational-level gymnasts by James S. Bosco (U npubli shed Ph.D. thes is) . The measurements were taken over a nine monlh period a t the University of Illinois Physical Fit­ness R esearch Laboratory . The data were analyzed stati sti cally to de termine whether a signifi cant difference existed between the sa mpl e of co ll ege gymnas ts and the sample of olympic-level gymnasts.

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CODE FOR READING TABLES

M I - Mean of varsit y gynlllasts N I - Number of va rsity gymnasts , ; I -Slanda rd devia tion of varsity gymnasts H'~ 2 - ;\'lean of the olympic·level group N 2 -Number of the olympic-level group wI 2 -Standard devia tion of the olympic-level group j J c - Mean of the combined group N c-N urnber of the combined group s w -Sia ndard dev ia tion of the combined group

r bis - Biserial r correlation Bird concluded hat no stati sti cally significant difference existed

in the cardiovascul ar fitn ess of hi s college sample and the olympic sample. H e inferred that difference at those levels of performance must lie in degree of skill rather than in cardiovascular fitness.

In a sub-problem, he compared the college sample of gymnasts with a normal sample of college-aged yo ung men on the basis of standard scores. He made the following conclusions :

1. In the Heartograph measures, the gymnasts scored well in area-under-the-curve, pulse rate, rest to work ratio , but poorly in the diastolic surge.

2. In the cardiovascular indices, the gymnasts scored above average in the Schneider, Barach and Erlanger-Hooker in­dices but below average in the Stone and Tigerstedt indices.

3. In submaximal tests, the gymnasts scored just average in the Step T est and the Progressive Pulse Ratio Test.

4. In the All Out Treadmill Run test, the gymnasts again , were only avera?:e .

In an over all r,onclusion, he opinionated tha t gymnastics contri­butes liul p to cardiovascul ar filness due to the fact that it does not entai l steady, rhythmi c endurance work.

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Helpful hints

"Jim" Farkas, In structor 0/ Physical Edu cation, 0/ The Milwaukee Turners ,

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UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS

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'From a rear support drop backward to a bent inverted hang and with the return pendulum " Straddle Out" to hang.'

At the introduction of an y new skill s the most important function of spotting is not merely the prevention of falls but rather the assistance to successful completion of proper movements.

At the teaching of the " ... straddle out . .. " manual spotting cannot be employed positively, it can prevent falls only, and even this assignment I S difficult. However, mechanical spotting can do an accurate job in presenting proper kinesthetic sensations as well as preventing falls.

The illustration shows the p roper relation of the Bars and the ceiling safety belt, of which only one cord should be used at the frontal center. The bar should be distant enough to have the cord angling approx. 45 degrees between the ceiling and the upper bar.

At the start of the backward drop the performer must be instructed to separate her legs slightly as to allow the cord to project between the legs. Thus the cord will not interfere with the outward movement of the legs later.

The assignment of the spotter is merely to keep the per­former within arm reach of the bar, so a regrasp could be made even after a premature cut.

This spotting teohnique creates such confidence in safety that it encourages bold approaches by which successful learning can be secured early.

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By Jess Robinson

TRAMPOLINI IG LANGUAGE To an av id trampolinist the following

makes sense: "He mounted with a full ·in to a half·in·half·out, but then he gained his Rudolph and in trying to correct traveled a back full into the springs and would have wiped out if it wasn't for the spotter." To anyone else this as close to a foreign Ian· guage.

This strange vocabulary begins first time on trampoline. To sit down becomes a seat drop . Added to this are other logical "drop" names· such as back drop, stomach drop, knee drop, and hands and knees drop. As drops and twists were put together some· one's imagination came alive and the sport began to receive descriptive names. The half twist between two seat drops looked to someone as though the hips swiveled and the stunt became known as a swivel hips .. A half twist to stomach drop reminded some· one of an airplane peeling off so the stunt became known as an airplane. To land com· pletely fl at on back looks like a corpse, to make a complete revolution from stom· ach drop to stomach drop while facing the trampoline is like a record turntable. Other descriptive nalnes that COlne LO lllill J are a cradle (back drop, half twist, back drop), cat twist (back drop, full twist, back drop) , log roll (stomach drop, full twist, stomach drop, and corkscrew (back drop, Ph twist, back drop).

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RECORD REPORT listed below are records of st unts performed consecutively which have

been published in this column : 51 Handstand Bounce ............ ...................................... Terry Wrinkles 33 Back drop, full twist, back drop ................................... .. . Phil Drips 24 Back pullover .............................................................. Steve Lerner 20 Front Kabaam .... . ... ...... ... ... .............. . ................... Rick Sayers 50 Front Somersault ...... ........... ....... ....................... .. ..... Frank Schmitz

125 Back Somersau lt ...................... ............... .. .............. .. ... Dar Robinson 250 Barany ................. .. ..... .............. .. .. ............ .................... .. Rick Sayers

17 Back with Double Twist ....... ....................... .. .. .......... Ronnie Munn 5 Rando lph ........................................................... ............. Rick Sayers 7 Back with Tri ple twist .. ................... ... ......... ............... Fred Sanders

17 Doubl e Po rpus ..... . ................................................. . .... Ronnie Munn 4 Double porpus with Full Twist (in) ....... .......... ................... Rod Pack 5 Cody with Double Twi st ............................................ Delvin DuMey

10 Double Back ............ ........... ............. . .................. ... .. .. Frank Schmitz 4 Double Back with Full Twist (in ) ........... .... .. ........ ... Frank Schmitz 4 Double Back with Full Twi st (out) ............. .......... . . ... Frank Schmitz 3 Double Front with 1 Y2 Twist (out) ..... . ... ......... ..... ......... Rick Sayers

Mo re records will be published each issue. Anyone who has tied or beaten above records or have reco rds they would like published pleose write to J ess Robinson, c/o Trampo line, Inc ., 4207 W. Magno lia Blvd., Burbank, Calif.

Names of beginning somersaults are not too unusual . Front dive is what one would expect-a front somesault from feet to back drop, and back pullover seems correct for a stunt where performer lands on back and pulls feet over head backwards. The ka· booms are something else. When performer lands on stomach or back and kicks bed with legs in order to receive momentum for a somersault it is called a kaboom. It has been explained that the ka· is the sound of the stomach or back landing and the boom is from the legs striking the bed.

Interesting thing about the .. .barany (front flip with half twist ) is not where the name came from but the many ways: the word is spelled and pronounced. Among the more common are barani , brandy, branni and baroni.

The name barany might be named after a person as was the "Cody" (somersault from stomach drop ) . The Cody was named after Dale Cote who lives in Los Angeles. Conflicting stories are told of how the cody was named. One has it that Dale was con· tinually performing the stunt and the other version is that he never actually performed one well but was always try ing.

If a performer learns a new difficult stunt today there is an attempt to name it after him and only time will tell whether or not the name will stick. Such a stunt would be the Miller (triple twisting double back somersault ) performed by Wayne Mil· ler.

It is not clear whether or not the Rudolph (front somersaul t with Ph twist ) was named after a person but when the front somer· sault with 2% twist became known as a Randolph it seemed only logical that the front with 3% twist would be an Adolph. The name may be a problem when some· one learns a front with 4% twist.

'In contrast, backward tWlstmg somer· saults have no such unusual names. The names are shortened a little for convenience but are still back jull, double twister, liTiple twister or back with quad, but all are quite understandable.

Occasionally a stunt will be known by one name in one section of the country and by another elsewhere. The ballolLt, for example, is known in the East and Midwest as either a 1 or 114 forward somersault from back drop. In the West a fron t somersault from back drop to back drop is cal led a porpus

and only the 114 somersault is a ballout'­Consecutive fonvard somersaults from back drop to back drop must have reminded someone of a porpoise jumping out of water and diving back in and hence the name.

The word jli//is was said to come from the words flip·twist and is probably the reason one occasionally hears it pronounced " f1ipfus. " The f1iffi s was once thought of as only a feet·to·feet double somersa ult with a twist. but now any stunt where the head goes under twice and there is a twist involved becomes a f1iffi s.

With trampolines and trampolinists con· stan tly improving, the word trij/is has been used to describe a triple head under with a twist. It was reported that a trampolinist, after learning a full twisting triple, termed the stunt a tri.jull. This doesn 't seem ap· propriate. Imagine telling someone, " Oh, I do a trifle on trampoline."

If things keep improving don 't be sur· prised to see a " quaffis" in your own home town.

Getting back to the fliHis, the first somersault of the two is called in and the second somersault out. Therefore, a baran-yo in is a barany- back, 'where a barany-uut is a front- barany. This is fairly under· standable. What gets confusing to the non· trampolinist is when they hear someone talking about a halj·in.hal/·out or a jull·in. A half·in·half·out could either be a barany­back·with·haJf or a back·with·half- barany but a trampolinist knows that a barany­back·with·half is no good to work out of so a half·in·half·out has to be a back·with· half-barany. The same reasoning makes a full· in a back·with·full- back. (Wonder how many readers we lost with this explan· ation) .

There are some terms that seem to defy explanation. One is the bluch (stomach drop , half twist, stomach drop- not turn· table ) and the Jona back. We would ap· precia te hearing from anyone who could tell us from where they came.

And last, there is the serolod (a bailout wi th a 1% twistl. This name is well known in Southern California and by some of the older trampolinists .It seems that in the mid·fiftys there was an excellent girl tram· polinist named Dolores Dixon and Dolores performed this stunt with form and grace never before witnessed on trampoline. She did it so well that in her honor the stunt

was named after her. You see, serolod is really Dolores spelled backwards.

Of course this makes us wonder ... could a serolod, performed back wards be a Dol­ores?

JUST DON'T FALL OFF John Dulinawka from West Seneca, New

York , writes: " Do you know of any experi­ments in the placing of trampolines against a wall on one tramp side or with the tramp end to the wall , or tramps end to end or side to side, depending on the stunts being taught that day? I've never head of any arrangement other than the single arrange­ment out in the open. With two tramps and not enough spotters dw-ing gymnastic squad rotation, I'd like to try something more efficient."

Here at Trampoline Inc. we have an in­teresting theory on this subj ect.

Our tranmpoline with Australian bed sits on asphalt and we have 20-25 club mem­be~s_· who work on it tlu'ee days a week. iVluch of the time someone is working alone '~Ithout spotters and there is little supervi­slO~ as we are working with other trampo­lInIsts In the belt in another area. Yet it is extremely rare that anyone either fall s or even jlUnps from the trampoline.

We honestly believe there is no r eason to fall or jump from a trampoline. If a student is learning a new stunt he should learn it in the belt. If it is the type of stunt learned out of belt or if student is atten:pting a routine he is not absolutely certa In. of then he should ask for spotters. OtherWIse he should be able to work alone without spotters.

Therefore, with this reasoning, the only reason a trampolinist fall s or jumps from a trampoline is because of carelessness. To put it another way, he does not have enough desire . to stay on the trampoline. So we supply this desire. To fall or jump from a trampoline means expulsion from the club. For some reason this is of more concern to this group than fear of bodily Injury.

In the past two years we have had to ex­pell only one club member. Perhaps this type or some other type of stay-on-the­trampoline incentive would work in yow­trampoline program.

FROM HERE AND THERE Marilyn Donadt, manager of Hudson

County Coeds, an all-girl gymnastic team from Cliffside Park, New J ersey, wrote that her team is now working trampoline in addi­tion to Olympic events. They have been able to work only once a week on trampoline but in just a few weeks most of the girls have learned front and back somersaults.

From Rick Tucker we understand that girls at Southern Illinois University are per­forming stunts many good male tram pol­linists don't have. Nancy Smith starts her routine with back-with-full- back f1iffi s to a barany-out f1iffi s and Judy Wills is turn­ing a double twisting double back (full·in­full-out) as well as a piked half-in-half-out f1iffi s. Rick, a good gymnast as well as trampoline enthusiast, will be working at Berkeley YMCA this summer and will prob­ably visit Muscle Beach before returning to S.LU.

It was good to hear from Richard Black, Springfield College, Mass., who wrote dis­cussing trampoline competition in Eastern colleges. This is the first year for trampo­line competition in the East. Those of you who follow college competition will remem­ber that Rich placed third on long horse

just behind Millman and Schn;itz. He find s it interesting t hat many trampolinists are good long horse vaulters.

Fred Sanders stopped in Los Angeles on his way to Hawaii where he will be teach­ing. Fred will be- gymnastics coach at Pun­ahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii .

Received a nice letter from David Ran­kin of 15 Porto Hey Road, Irby Win-al , CheshIre, England, who attended George Hery's trampoline clinic held at Crystal Palace in England. David would like to obtain any and all information available on trampolining. Anyone havin g informa­tion that would be helpful to him please send it. David is N.W. Area Tram poline Secretary, National Proficiency Secretary and National Judge and Examiner. We are sending our charts, etc.

UN USUAL STUNT OR WILD ROUTI NE Barany-out-back t r iff i s Uront-barany­

back) performed at S.LU. first by Dale Hardt and then by Frank Schmitz. Dan Millman performed this stunt once some time back but never did a second one to ow- knowledge.

RECORD OF THE MONTH 4 full twisting double back somersaults

swung by Frank Schmitz at Tucson Clinic last December. Frank first threw 4 back­with-full- backs and then performed 4 back - back-with-fulls (or 4 full-in s and 4 full­outs) .

f OLDING PIT

Dear l ess; The majority oj trampoline units from

pit centers in this area ended up in back yards. Having bought these trampoiinnes at bargain prices, the owners are understand­ably shocked at the cost oj replacement beds which most of these units are begin­ning to need. Of course, in commercial use the trampoline beds had a chance to actually wear out bejore being rotted out by weather condit ions., but in back yards the opposite is true. Providing protection by weather cover jar pit tramps has been very dif ji­cult, as the cover catches the rain and won't drain properly. This problem has been compounded by the jact that most owners want a light weight, high performance bed, and most of Vhe beds like this need com­plete weather protection.

We have hit upon a solution to this prob­lem which we feel is fairly simple, and which will pay jar itself many times over in the savings made on replacement bed purchases. lust take your tubular frame down to a local welding shop and have four hinges welded into the frame. Any type of rugged steel hinge will do, and with these jour hinges you will have a folding pit tram­poline, which can easily be covered to protect the bed. You may need to reinjorce the box a bit, as the frame will be a little weaker and more pressure will be put on the wood.

I am enclosing a picture of my own back yard unit. I jind it is not necessary to fasten the ends down when the unit is unfolded. All I do is lift the weather cover off and unjold to use, and reverse the procedure when I am throligh. I have had a light weight ribbon bed on this unit for three years now, and it is in the same excellent condition that it would have been had I kept it inside.

I uS<! thought your readers might like to know!

Most sincerely yours ; Bmce C. Sidlinger Garland, Texas

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High Point" Champion : MOKoto Sakamoto, Los Angeles, 18.50; Larry Bass ist , W estchester, 16.50; Gary Diamond, Grant, 10.50.

Floor Exercise: Gary D iamond , 9.20; Larry Bassist , 9.15; James Betters, Jefferson, 9. 10; Makoto Sakamoto, 9.05; Taada k i Yam ada, M arshall , 8,95.

Long Horse: Larry Bassist , 18.05; Richard Gr igsby, 17.85; Phi l Gibson , Van Nuys, 17.75; Doug Gunter, Ven ice, 17.75; Don Honosky, Monroe, 17.70.

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1965 LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Side Horse: Bob Medina, Venice, 9.30; Carlos Hernandez , W ilson, 8.90; Frank Scardina, Taft 8.7S; Loren Si lver, Un iversity, 8.60; Den n i ~ Ramsey, Ven i c~, .8 .50.

Horizontal Bar: M a kot o Sakamot o, 9 .70; N orm Haynie , Taft , 8.90; Mike Gaffaney, Sout h Gate, 8.80; Juan Sanchez, 8.70; M ark Dav is, Van Nuvs .. a .55.

Parallel Bars : M akoto Sa kamoto, (i.60; Juan Sanchez, Venice, 9 .20; Gory Di a mond , Gra nt, 8.90; Chuck Wyhowence, South Gate, 8.80; Richard Grigsby, Canpga Park , 8.80.

Rings : Gary Freedman, Po lytechn ic, 9 . 45, Larry Gardner, W estchester, 8.95; Steve Ceba l­les, Wil9()n , 8.90; M a kot o Sakamoto, Los .An­geles .. 8.99; Bill Shook, Ven ice, 8 .80.

Tum bling : Larry Bossist . Wes l'chester, 8. 75; Don Ferre, Venice , 8.75; Dean Schwa rt zI Bell , 8 .60; Sandy Bassist, West chester, 8.45; Bill Rawl mgs, Hunt ingt on Park, 8.35; James Bet-­ters, Jefferson, 8.35 ..

Rope Climb : Pau l Bou l ion, Reseda, 3.40; Tony Soteros, Sy lmar, 3 .50; Greg Da rensbourg, Wash­Ington, 3. 50; Ed Court, C leveland, 3.60; Ray­mond McConnell , Fremont, 3 .70; Maur ice Dus­saq, Birm ing ton, 3 .70; Cleveland Hu rd, Wash­ington, 3.70.

"WHAT'S THE

SCORE?/I Ill' J erry \hight

Frallci,co Stak Col!.:gc

This writer has asked Glenn Sundby to put this copy of results and the accompany· ing letter first this month in the "What's The Score" column for the obvious reason s as stated in this letter ... It seems a shame when gymnasts work so hard for so long and then some administrator fails to give them their just rewards ... As one can read ily see we still have not received the men's results ... JLW . Dear Jerry:

Have been looking and waiting for the results of the past Midwest Open- Gym· nastic Meet to appear in the Modern Gym· nast, but I guess none of the meet officials took the tim e to compile them and send them on to you. We were quite disappointed, as this was the teams first win since Herb Vogel left Flint, and it was quite important to us. Anyway, here are the results if you think it is not too old to use.

Sincerely, Jim McGraw Girls Gymnastic Coach Flint Gymnastic Club

RESULTS OF MIDWEST OPEN ROCKFORD, ILL.-DEC. 5, 1965

Floor-X : Judy Klauser Lucas , Fl int Gymnas­t ic Club. 9.35; Sharon Kned le, Milwaukee Tur­ners. 9.25; Judy Lenz, Milw. Turners, 9.2. Vaul t­ing: S. Knedle, 9.45; J. Lucas, 9.25; Debbie Martin, Flint Gym Club, 9.15. Uneven Bars : J. Dunham, 9.25; D. Martin, 8.95; N . Duerkop, Evanst on, 8.95.Beam: J. Lucas, 9.15; N. Duer­kop, 8.45; S. Kned le, 8.15. All-Around: J. Lucas, 34 .75; S. Knedle, 34.375; D. Martin, 34 .05; J. Lenz, 33.70; J. Dunham, 33.35.

Team Score : 1. Flint Gymnastic Club, 84; 2. Milwaukee Turners , 49; 3. Evanst on, . 15 V2 .

NORTHERN CA LIFORNIA INVITATIONAL HIGH SC HOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

With the West Bay champ ion-Homestead High School and the East Bay Champion En­cino High School of Sacramento locking horns and w ith some of the finest high school gym­nasts in the country p resent the 1965 North ­ern California Invitational championships un­f olded before some 1000 spectators that packed the Homestead High School gymnasium May 14, 1965.

Larry Butts of Homestead led the way be­fore the home-town fans with top flight win­ning performances in the floor exercise, long horse, and tumbling in spite of the fact that he missed his first routine in tumbling and repeated it-round off flip flop-back flip­flip flop-double back consequently his win­ning score was on ly 7.65 but he is clear ly a 9.0 tumbler by any standards.

Scott Standish of Homestead won the all around (he is a junior) in a separate meet held for all around men only during the week prio r t o the championsh ipss.

A l l events had outstanding performances w ith the Floor exe rcise, Trampoline, Tumbling, high bar, long horse, still rings especia ll y good.

Turning in the best performances were: Butts in tumbling defeating Bob Ludwig of Mt. Diablo for first place; Butts aga in in Floor exercise, where he and four others turned in ou tstanding performances; Doug Gentry of Encino whose high bar routine wou ld hav e to rate as one of the best any where in high schoo l; Mike Jimenez o f Hill sda le whose par­allel ba r routine reminds one of Armando Ve­ga 's; Kent Unbarger of DeAnza a fine tram­polinest by any standards; Jim Kepley of H illsda le whose r ing routine could place in any national meet except for his dismount which is hindered because of handicapped leg6; Bob Herriott o f Capachino who has the same problems on the side horse that Kep­ley has on the rings but is still a fine per­former. In addition to th is 20 schools sco red at least one point showing a little quantity as wel l as quality.

RESULTS All around : Scott Standish, H 7.13; Bob Lud-

Championsh ip Homestead High Gym team with Coach Jack Medina

wig , MD; Larry Butts, H; 'Craig Douglas, E; Verne Woo lley, E. Long Horse : Larry Butts, 8.22; Condi Martinez Rich, 8.02; Bob' Ludwig, 7.8. High Bar: Doug Gent ry, E 8.55; Cl iff Cast le, SC 8.3; Scott Standi sh, 8.15. Floor Exercise : Butts, 8 .5; Ludwig , 8.45; Jim Peterson, Cp 7.75. Trampoline : Kent Umbarger , D 8.8; Jim Tur ­pin, SM 8.35; Doug Gentry, E 8.05; Kirk Ed­wards, B 8.05. Side Horse: Bob Herriott , C 7.4; Doug Lonnberg . F 6.9 ; Don Reed , H 6.9; Den ­ny Mesick, H i 6.9. Parallel Bars : Mike Jimenez, Hi 8 .2; Verne Wool ley, E 8.05; Tim Schmit , E 7.9. Still Rings: Jim Kepley, Hi 8.5; Ernie Washington , F 8.0; Craig Chamberlain, S 7.8 . Tumbling : Butts, 7.65; B~b Ludwig , 7 .4; Sco tt Standish, 7.2 .

Team standings: Homest ead 108.5; Encino 71.5; Hill sdale 56.5; Mt. Diablo 51; Berkele'/ 45; Fremont 35.5; San Mateo 21 ; DeAnza 18.

Officials: Jim Gault, Roy Davis, Don Nel ­son, Clair Jennett , Jerry W r ight , H oward Moor­man, Jack Smith , Bob Dunning.

WEST- BAY QUALIFICATIONS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL Homestead H igh School gave a good indi ­

cation o f what to anticipate in the North­ern Ca li f ornia ' Invitat ional by sweeping away all cha l lengers in their version o f t he final trials leading t o the a ll important Northern California Invitational.

Leading coach Jock Medina's powerful team were three fine all a round perfo rmers- prob­ably a rarity for high schoo l teams-Larry Butts , Lee Standish, and Scott Standish, as they took turns atop of t he vic tory stand .

Larry Butts, probably the finest high schoo l tumbler in the count ry, captured the tumb l ing and floor exercise and fin ished second on t h e long horse. Lee Stand ish captured the long horse vaulting and tied wi t h his brother Scott f or first on the trampo line. Scott also fin­ished second on the tumbling.

Larry Butts won th e a ll a round trial s in a separate meet held on ly for a ll around per­f ormers;

Other t r ia l w inners included: Cliff Costle of San Carlos winner o f the h igh bar over Tom Doy le of Carl mont; Doug H ills of Hill s­dale second place winner in the Floor exercise; Mike Jimenez of Hill sda le winner of the par­allel bar event over Bob Herriott; of Capa­chino; Jim Kep ley of Hill sdale winner of the sti ll rings event over Bob Herriott; and Denny Mesick of Hillsdale winne r of the side horse over Bob Herr iott again o f Capachino. Offi­cia ls Bi ll Lawler, John Gilmore, Ted Carter, Jim Gau lt , Jerry Wr ight, Chuck Naylor, and Rich Chew.

EAST-BAY QUALIFICATIONS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL Encino High School led a ll qualifiers in t he

East Bay portion of the Northern California High Schoo l invita tional qualifications- the t ap 6 in th is meet are entit led to enter the North­ern California Invitat iona l Championship meet .

Bob Ludwig, a smooth working senior from M t . Diab lo High School led the individual per­f ormers with v ictory's in the all around (over Ernie Washington of Fremont) and tumbl ing (over Edwards of Berkeley).

Craig Gentry, Tim Schmit and Verne Woo ley led Coach Dic Wolfe's Enc ino H igh School t eam with first places on the high bar and para llel b ars and a second on the parallel bars in that order. Second p lace in the h igh bar went to Wi lliams of Berkeley.

Other fine performances were turned in by Jim Peterson of College Park-winner of the f loor exercise over Ludwig; Martinez of Rich­mond the long horse champion-ot the e x ­pense of second place Oren Borders of Oak­land; Craig Chamber lain of Skyline--winner of the sti ll rings over Ern ie Wash ington of Fremont; Doug Lonnberg of Fremont ( a poten­tiall y fine side. horse performer) winner o f the side horse over Jim Ellsworth o f Encino; and Kent Umbarger of DeAnza (former national YMCA trampoline champion) winner of the trampoline over Gentry o f Encino .

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MICHIGAN STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Don Portman led Ann Arbor High School t o a smashing reversal o f lost years State meet as h e won the All around, Floo r exercise, and long horse and finished 2nd on the parallel bars (qui te a jump for Don who finished 5th in the all aro und in last yea rs meet). Ann Ar­bor defeated Ionia High 170Y2 t o 116Y2, Ionia was the defending champion.

All this was done in spite o f the fa ct that Ann Arbor Coach Howard Potthoff was appar ­ently without the full serv ice.5 o~ George Hunt­zicker defending state champIon In three events. George successfully defended his tra mpoline title bu t apparently did not enter any o ther events. (Look out though-he is on ly a Junior!)

Other Individual event winner s included: Sam Muiffett o f Hillsdale (8 .43 ) winner of the sti ll r ings; Steve Nelson (8 .36) t he parallel bar champion; Robert Nelson of SI. Clair (8.1) winner of the side horse event; John Walton o f Ann A rbor winner of the tumbling ; and Leroy Burton the b lue r ibbon champion (7.23) for Ionia on the High bar.

RESUL TS Team stand ings : Ann Arbor, Ionia, Po rtage

67Y2, No. Farmington 46Y2, Hill sda le 32. All around: Dan Portman, AA 6.8 ave.; Rob­

ert Nelson, SI. C. 6.6 ; John Wa lton, AA 6.2. Floor Exercise : Don Portman 8.06; John Wa l­ton 7.96; Sam Muffitt , H. 7.6. High Bar: Le­roy Burton, I 7.23; Darwin Mason, P. 6.4 ; Don Portman, 5.3. Parallel Bars : Steve Nelson, AA, 8 .36; Dan Portman 7.9; Terry Piggo tt, I. 7 .86. Trampoline: George Huntzicker, AA, 9.03; Tom Campbel l , I 8.0; Don Portman 7.5. Side Horse : Robert Nelson, St. C. 8. I; Steve Nelson 7.06; Wil Vanderbroek, AA 6.46. Long Horse: Don Portman B.B6; Darwin Mason 8 .28; Robert Nelson 8.16. Still Rings: Sam Muffitt 8.43; Leroy Burt on 8 .06; Terry Piggott 7.5. Tum­bling: John Wal t on 7.4; Gi lbert Moore, I 6 .76 ; Joe Sawtel l , I 6.76.

Winning Routines Floor Exercise : Don Portman, AA 8.066-

Straddle stand, stiff stiff , roll, backhandspring, run , roundof f , bock with fu ll twist, round. ~ff, backhondspring, a rabian dive roll , 1 Y2 tWisting kip, stradd le cut, va ldez, moore, back ro ll extension wi th Y2 twist, fo rward roll, ca rtwhee l, handspring, run round o ff , bac k flip.

Trampoline: George Huntzicker, AA 9.03-Double back, fliffis, back with double t wis t , roudolph, back flip, back 3/4, cody, back fliP , roudolph, bock with fu ll twi s t , bock With doub le twist, back with tr iple tw ist.

Side Horse : Robert Ne lson St. Clai r-Moore mount, 3 double leg circ les, kehr out, keh r i.n, 3 double leg ci rcl es, cut away, half leg. Cir­cle, 2 reverse scissors, single leg holf ~ lrcle , 3 scissors baby moore, 3 double leg c lfc les, side trav~l, 3 double leg ci rcl es on end, loop of f .

High Bar : Mixed grip, back uprise, rear vault catch, kip, front ro ll , reve rse grip cost to hand s ta nd, reverse g r ip giants, cho r:'ge , into regular grip giants, c ross change, Into re­verse g r ip g iants, m ixed grip, fl ank vault d is­mount.

Long Horse: Don Por tman, A 8.B6-yama­sh ita, Cartwhee l.

Parallel Bars : Stew Nelson, AA 8.36-Cast­ca tch , double cut catch , crop back f ront up­rise handstand, stutz, peach basket, g lide k ip , drop b a cK, front uprise, handstand, fiyi ng pirouette dismount.

Still Rings : Sam Muffitt, Hill sdale 8.43-Pull with st raigh t body, back kip to handstand, lower t o cross, swing out to in locate, back uprise to L support , ha llow back to handstand, lower down t o back lever, release, dislocat e, stradd le off d ismount.

Tumbling: John Wal t on , AA 7.4- I. Raund ­af.f, backhandspring , backhandspring, back with fu l l twist. 2. roundoff, backhandspri ng, three bounders. 3. Roundoff , backhandspring , back­handspring , arabian flip . 4'. front flip , round­off, backhandspring, backhandspring, back­handspring, back w ith full twist.

IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS T he 4th annual Iowa State gymnastics cham­

pionships saw a range of from 9 entries in t he women ' s uneven s t o 109 entries in the women 's fl oor exerc ise event spread out over 3 divisions; Senior Boys and senior g irl s, Jun­io r boys and junior g irl s and elementa r y boys and elementary g ir ls.

Senior Boys Jeff Walder led the Cedar Rapids Gym club

to the team tit le with first s in the a ll around (43.60) aver Dave W ilcox, high bar (7.0) over Don Uffelman. T eammat e Hank Ryan helped aut a bit with victories in the vau lting (9.05) aver Jeff Wa lder, and the tumb ling (7.9) de­feat ing Wa lder again .

Don Uffelman of the Burl ing ton Y defeated Jim Holzaep f el (could it be???) of Iowa City on the trampo line; Dave Wilcox of the Ames Club (2nd in the team standings) wan the floor exe;cise (B. I ) over Doug Berry and p laced 2nd in the parallel bars behind Clair

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Maso~ o f Marshalltown High Schoo l who squeeked out ahead by B.7 to B.6. Bruce Nem­ecek o f the Cedar Rapids Saka l captured the still rings over Lynn Davis also o f the Soko l; Dick Sauer of Marshalltown led a weak side h orse field and posted a close win over Gary Warner of the Sokol 6.6 to 6.5 .

Se nior Girls Donna Chalmers of Ames and Jan Nissen

(that name is familiar t ao) o f the Cedar Rap ­ids club led their team s t o a 1-2 finish as Donna won the a ll around (3 1.4 ) Unevens (7.15) Vaulting (B.25) and Jan won the Trampoli ne (7.7) and Tumbl ing (9.26).

Jann Steel (7.35) broke up the monopoly somewhat by capturing the ba lance beam and finishing 2nd in t h e all a round. Donna, not to be content , finished 2nd on the trampoline and BB and Jan was runner up in FX; Ca thy Cal ­bert of Cedar Rapids edged Danna f or 2nd in th e tumbling B.8 t o 8.73; and L inda Rar­man of CR was runner up in the vau lt ing.

Junior Boys Event winners included: Wally Kann of CR

winner of the trampoline, FX, vaulting, and all around; Tam Beusch, CRGC, winner of the tumbling and Stewart Buck of Ames the Par­allel ba r champion. The team champion o f the boys and gi rl s jun ior d ivision was the Cedar Rapids Gymnastics Club.

Junior Girls Event Winner s incl uded: Pau lene Rose w in­

ner o f the 0 11 o round, trampo line, tumbling and v aulting; Ranea Keoppel of CR winner of the ba lance beam; and Joyce Hackett of Clin ­ton w inner of the fl oo r exercise.

El ementary Boys Individua l event winners were: Kent Schwit­

zer of CRGC winner the all a round; Taylor Jones of Burlington winner o f the tumb l ing and f loor exercise; Bob Maxey of CR winner o f the trampoline; and Kim Rissler winner of the parallel bar event . The elementar ', div­ision boys and girls team champions was again the Cedar Rapids club .

Elementary Girls Blue Ribbon winners included ': Linnea John

san o f SR winne r of the al l around and the floor exercise; Jean Ann Dr eibe lbeis o f Clin­ton winner o f the trampoline and tumbling ti t les; a!'1d Mary Ev erson of Ames winner of th e ba lance beam.

sco re of 8 .65 t o 7.55. Alt t hen added the side horse title to his co l lection by defeating Na te Clarke of the Jersey City Y ]. 5 t o 5.65. Rick Black grabbed off another blue ribbon by win­ning the high bar over Al t 8.70 t o 7.50, Fred Surgent b roke up the monopo ly by winning the still rings f rom Alt B.05 t o 7.2. AI A lva rez of the Jersey Y captu red the tumbling from M ullen 7.25 t o 6.4 and George Porter of the Hackensack Y rounded up the last b lue rib­bon by defeating Black f or the trampoline tit le 9.0 to 8.7.

In the women's floo r ex ercise Babuska de­feated Judy Bohrer of the Paterson Y 8.35 to 7.95. On the ba lance beam Kris Keuler was runner up to Babuska 8.65 t o 8.2. In the vaulting Barbara Babuska turned the tab les on Ellen to win first place by a scare o f 9.25 to 8.55 with Judy Bohrer t ying fo r second. In the unevens Ell en came back t o win over Bar­bara' by the tune of 9.05 to 7.85 . In the tumblmg event some new faces shown thro~gh with Kr is Keuler defeating Betty H aas for first place by the very low scares of 4.0 t o 3.0 and in the T rampol ine Judith Pyle of M Orri S­town defeated Kathy Hill of Montclair 5.85 to 3.3.

OHIO ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS With some of the finest competitors in the

state in attendance the Dayton Y MeA played hast t o the 1965 edition of the Oh iO Assacla-

tio~n c~~~P~~-~~~P~o~;~LtT~n It~~5 ' leadin~ con-tender was Tom Saxt on, Ohio High Schoo l a ll around champion who, in this meet, won not on ly the all around but also the parallel ba rs, high ba r , long horse, and f loor exer cise. In the process Tam, led The Dayton YMCA t o a close second place finish in the team st andings behind the Columbus Y-B3 t o 77.

Jim Perkins (8.95) 5th In the. YMCA No·· ti ana ls thi s year) captured the st ili rings title, George Ang lemyer (8 .2) of Dayton, captured the. side horse title; Stuart Greenburg , (8.7) won the tumbling and Mike Saxton ( ru nr~e r up in the tumbl ing at 8.3) won the trampol ine at 8.B.

Women's Division In the Women's division, " just o f .f the ground

in Ohio but being pushed", according to Frank Perron, the honors wer e p~etty well spr~ad out as evidenced by the fino] team sCOri ng

NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS with Marilyn Dennis School of Dance 46Y2, Montclair State College, Montclair, New Jer- Dayton Y 43, Hamilton Garfie ld 31 Y2 and

sey hosted t he 1965 New Jersey State gym nas- Scil ler Recreation Center 26. . ti cs championsh ips May 22, 1965. Bev Andrews of Dayton was a double Wln-

Douglass Alt of Morganvi ll e and Ellen Ba - ner in the a ll a round {27.5). and unevens buska of the Perth Amboy Sokol paced the ir (8. 1). as was Jean Wright in the tumb l ing respect ive divisions with convinci ng wi ns in (B.26) and fl oor exercise (B.55) .. Nancy Dees the a ll around event. tied with Teresa Latella f or f irst place ~n

In the al l around Alt defeated Richard Mul- the ba lance beam at 6 .35; Betty Frank l in len of the Jersey City YMCA 46.50 to 38.10. (7.75) of Hamilton edged Caro l Groom (7.65) In the W omen's al l a round Babuska defea ted o f Dayton in the vau lting; and Kathy Kach-Betty Haas o f the Hudson County Coeds 34.60 erson came out pretty goad, percentage WISe, to 3 I .00. as she won th e on ly event she entered With a

In the men's fl oor exercise Richard Mullen 7.3 on the t rampol ine. (7.4) defea t ed Joseph Mi ller of M ontclair State MINNESOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (7.15). Ricky Black of Mont cla ir YMCA (9.2) captured the long horse over A lt (9.0). A lt 197 yaung Gymnasts competed May. 8 , 1965 then tu r ned around and captured the para l lel at Va lley V iew Junior High Schoo l Edina,. Mm-bars over Anthony Palmucc i o f Newark by a nesota, in the 1965 Minneso ta ASSOC iation

ALL-AROUND CHAMPIONS, New Jersey State Gymnastic Championship Meet. MEN: Doug las Alt, Un. Morganvi lle , 46.50; Richard Mullen, Jersey City Y, 38.10; Anthony Palmuccl , Un. New­ark, 38.05. WOMEN: Ell en Babuska, Sakal -Perth Amboy, 34.60; Bett y H aas, Hudson Co. Coeds, 31.00; Sa ;-ha ro Bohu!: kc , Soka l- PErth A m boy, 29.75.

Tu rner N a tiona l Championship Winnners with Kathy Gleason and Tom Gibbs in foreg round.

Gymnast ics Championship meet. 15 yea r ol d Judy Hutton won a ll 5 events

(a ll a round, f loor exe rc ise, balance beam u n­evens and vau lting) in the champ ionship class 15 to 17 age g rou p but was forced to share scori ng honors with Sue Collins who also won all 5 events in the 18 and over age g roup.

Other a ll arou nd winner s included Car la Hub­ba rd 12-14 championshi p cl ass; Kr is Melcher 12- 14 Int ermed ia t e cl oss; Diane Thunstrom 15- 17 int ermedia t e class; Susan K iefer 12-14 Nov ice cl ass; a nd Bonnie Ogden 15-17 Novice class.

Ot her ch ampionship cl ass event winners in­c luded: Lyndsay Stoh l win ner of t he 12-14 f loor exe rcise and u nevens; Lesl ie H ossf eld I I-under FX; Carlo Hubbard 12- 14 ba lance beam and vau lt ing; and D~wn Lu ndgren I I a nd under v ault ing.

Intermediate class w inners were Down H eebe 11 and under fx; Libby L inco ln 1 1 and under BB and vau l ting; Kris M elcher 12-14 all around, BB, u nevens a nd vau lti ng; Nancy Ward 12-14 Fl oor exerc ise; Ann Knu t son 15- 17 B Band unevens; Diane Thunst rom 15- 17 a ll a round and vaulting; and Terry Kieter 15-17 floor exerCise.

Nov ice C lass winners incl uded: 18 and ove r f loor exerc ise---Jacque l ine Manthe; unevens­Janet Burg; Vaulting-Kathy Esser; 15-17 age group FX and BB-Bonnie Ogden; unevens­Charl ene Reider, unevens- Randy A lcott ; 12-14 g roup FX-Nancy Olsen , BB-Susan K iefer, unevens-Darcy Sicora, vau lti ng- Ka t h leen Den-nison.

Boys Ev en ts Champio nshi p c lass winner s included: 18 and

over FX, T umbling and Paralle l Bars Robert O lsen; 12- 14 Tumbling, Pa ral lel Bars and Floor Exe rcise Andy And erson; 11 and under FX Mike And erson.

Int ermediate ev ent winne r s were: 12- 14 FX Cra ig L incoln; 11 under FX Tom De Long.

Nov ice c loss winners included: 12-14 Tum ­b l ing Carey Eckhardt, FX Kevin McGrath ; 11 and under tumb ling David Thompson.

America n Tu rne rs National Championshi ps

Kathy Glea, on from the Buffalo T urners ca ptured the Women's All-Around t itle at the American Turners Nationals held at \Vi lmington T urners. on May 21 and 22. On her way to the championsh ip, she won Un­even Bars with a 9.25 average, her S ide Horse Vaul t was awarded t he highest score of the meet (9.40), and she scored 9. 15 in the Balance Beam. Kathy fin ished second to Gerri iVl cFad den in Floor Exer­cise. Gerr i McFadden, Philadel phi a Tum­ers. was second ' in the All-Around with t l1r~e seconds and one first place.

The third place trophy for the AU­Around went to Tina Monin also of Buffalo T urners.

The men's competiltion was won by T om Gibbs of Rox borough Turners. Second was Carl SaLta of P hiladel phia Turners. Cal,1 Satta won three events, Horizontal Bar , Parallel Bars and Rings. Tom Woods of Ph iladelphia Turners took F loor E~rci se . Tom Gibbs the S ide Horse, and Steve Kan­ya r, Long Horse Vaulting.

There were seventeen women and fifteen men in the All -A round event. Bruce Fred­erick was meet director. The judges for the men's events were supplied by Na tional Association of Gymnastic Officials while Magda (M iddle Atlanti c Gymnast ic Direc-

I"r ,o Assoc ia ti on I prov ided officia ls for the women's even l, . -''lueh of the equi pment was brought in by T im Phil lips of the N is· 5 (' 11 Cor puration.

SUM M A RI ES Men

Floo r Exerci se: 1. Tom Woods; 2 . Peter Siel­sk i; 3. Philip Naukam; 4. Tom Gibbs; 5. Mike Weinstein. Hor izontal Bar: 1. Carl Satta; 2. Tom Gibbs; 3. Philip Naukam; 4 Steve Kanyar; S. Peter Sie lski. Ring s: 1. Carl Satta; 2. Steve Kanyar; 3. Tom Gibbs; 4. Pete Bush; 5. Mike Weinste in. Side Horse : 1. Tom Gibbs; 2. Horst Bernhart; 3. Vincent Craig; 4. Car l Satta; 5. Mike Weinstein. Lon g Horse : 1. Steve Kanya r; 2. Harry Silverste in; 3. Thomas Ekwe l l; 4. Philip Naukam; 5 . Jeff McGrath. Pa ra llel Bars: 1. Carl Satta; 2 . N orman Lack; 3. Tom Gibbs; 4. Mike Weinstein; 5. Robert Bourdon. A II­Arou nd: 1. Tom Gibbs; 2. Carl Satta; 3. Stev e Kanyar; 4. Philip Naukam; 5. H orst Bernhart. Judg es: Harry Nelson; Louis Bards; Adam Walter; Philip Schneider; Charles Neely; David Hirst; Car l Patterson.

W om en Floo r Exe rcise: 1. Gerri McFadden; 2. Kathy

Gleason; 3. L inda H arkleroad; 4. Shel ley Ries; 5. Kathy Kennedy; 6 . Tina Monin. Uneven Pa r­all el Ba rs: 1. Kathy Gleason; 2 . Gerri McFad­d en ; 3. Tina Monin; 4. Lindo Harkleroad; 5. Helen Moore. Side Horse Vau lt : 1. Kathy Glea­son; 2 . Gerri McFadden; 3. Tina Monin; 4. Linda Harkleroad; 5. Helen Moore. Balance Beam: 1. Kath y Gleason ; 2. Gerri McFadden; 3. Lindo Ha rk leroad; 4. T ina Monin; 5 . Shelley R ies . A ll -Aroun d : 1. Kathy Gleason 2. Gerri McFadden; 3. Tina Monin; 4. Linda Harkler ­oad; 5. She l ley Reis.

Judges: Ginny Coco; Dorothy Martin; W illiam Coco; Eugene M itch ell; Carl Patterson.

ST. LOU IS T'URNERS D ISTRI CT AP PARATUS MEET

by J. Weste rmeyer The Apparatus Meet tha t was held on Sun­

day March 14t h was t he most successful one held by the St. Louis Distr ict for many years. We hod a total of 169 participants. Schiller hod 58, North 57, and Kansas Ci t y 54. About 96 % of those who t ook part made' en ough indi v idua l points to qualify and he lp their So­ciety 's s~ore. So you see, we not only had quanti ty , but a lso qua li ty. Fi nal results were as fo l lows:

1 st Place: ' Schiller, 120.0; 2nd Place: North , 114.7' 3rd Place: Kansas C ity, 98 .2 .

Medals were g iven f or ind iv id ua l winners .o f 1 st 2nd and 3 rd p lace in each g roup and d lp ­lo"';as f o r 4th, 5th and 6 t h p lace. Fo llowing is t he list o f place w inners, and t h e SOCiety t h ey represented .

Gir ls-9-l0 : 1 st, K. Brown, Kansas City. Boys-9- l0 : 1 st , M. To lcou, Schill er . Girls-1l - 12: 1st , K . Garner , Nor t h St . Loui s. Boys- II-1 2: 1st, J. Granvi ll e, Sch i lle r . Gi rls- 13-l4 : 1st, D. Podgorny, Sch ill er. Boys- 13- l 4: 1st, R. M a nn ing, Kansas Ci ty. Gi r ls- 1S- l6 : 1st, E. Boh nsack, Nort h St.

Louis. Boys-1S- l6: 1st , G. Cerv ennka, Sch i ll er ; 2nd,

D. P i ll ie, Sch il ler. Active Ladies: 1 st , P. W u lff , North St. Lou is;

2nd, J. Mi l ler , Schi ll er ; 3 rd , B. Lyons, Kansas

CitX-ctiv e Men : 1 st , B. Spa t h , Schi l ler ; 2nd J. McCrady, Schiller ; 3rd , J. Pil i Ie, Sch il ler

Senior Ladies-30-39 : 1 st, L. Pili Ie, Schill er , 2nd, V. Don ne ll i, Sch i ller.

Senior Ladies-40-49 : 1 st, L. Osborn , Ka nsas C it y; 2nd, R. schrumm, N orth St. Louis.

Senior Ladies-SO- 59 : 1 st , H . Bai rd, N o r th St . Louis.

Senior Men-30-39 : 1st, L. H amm ond, Kansa s C ity; 2nd, K. Sc ri v ener, Kansa s Ci t y; 3 rd , P. Duenwa ld, Sch i ll er.

Senior M en- SO-59 : 1st , B. sch ru m m , Nor t h St . Louis.

Senio r M en-60 and Over : 1st , J . Roos, Kan­sas City.

NEWARK YM -YWCA ANN UAL YOUTH CH A MPIO NS HIPS

You can r ight ly believe the meet director of the 1965 Edition o f the Newark New Jersey YM -YWCA Annual Youth Championships had h is hands fu l l on March 27th when 155 par­ticipants showed up for compet ition in eight different div isio ns.

M en- 16 and ov er Tony Pa lmucci of the host Newark Y led

his division wi t h v ictories in the all around, para lle l bars, f loor exercise, an9 st ill rings . Wi ll iam T raynor of t h e Jersey Ci ty Y chased Palmucci most o f the afternoon finishi ng 2nd in the all a round and para ll el ba rs but had h is own moments as he won the side horse end high bar. Richard Mu ll en of the Jersey C i t y Y and George Por ter of H ackensack were able t a salvage something as Richard won the lo ng horse and George captu red the t rampoline event.

George Elmore was runner up on t he tra.m­po line; Ron Carde ll finished second on the Side horse' Mu l len finisl'led wel l ahead of Bob Odenheimer t or 2nd on the high bar ; Tony Minichin i f inished in a t ie for 2nd wi t h Car ­dell on the rings; Mul len ea si ly defeated Jon Wyndham f o r 2nd in fl oor exercise ; and Tony Palmucci edged Traynor for 2nd on t he long hor se.

Boys-13 - l4- 1S John Owens o f the Newark Y finished wel l

ahead a t teammate Bob Chura for the All around title in the 13-14 - 15 age group and in t he process captured the fl oor exercise, still rings and long horse titles and was sec­o nd on the t rampo l ine . Chura, however , held his own as he won t h e pa ralle l ba r s, defeat ­ing Kerry Sanwo ld o f the Notional Turners, and the side horse, over Wayne Be l l and was runner up on t he rings and long horse.

Steven Sabastian o f Hackensack rather handi ly wa l ked off w ith t he trampo line b lue r ibbon' Mike O'Conner o f E.B. narrowl y edged Steve ' Lund to win the high bar; and G"ry Pananski sl ipped by Louis Rose to win the tumb ling.

Boys-l0- 11 -12 Parry Owens a t the Newark Yond William

Ruy le o f Fan Scotch shared the spot light here as Parry won the all a round, long h o.rse, and the rings and Ruy le captured the h igh bar, side horse, and tumbling. Pearce ~agner won the parallel ba rs and was 2nd In the al l around, long horse, tumbling and rings , a.nd Donny O'Conner won Ihe the floor exercise and wa s 3 rd in t h e a ll around and paral lel bars.

Boys-9 and under Walter Sjursen o f Fa n . Scotch and t eammate

Gregg Miller ganged up wi t h Gary Eckhardt of E.B . t o monopol i ze this age grouP-SJu rsen won the all around, t umbl ing and vau lt ing; Mi ll er ·...von the fl oor exercise and Eckhardt was 3 r d in the AA, and FX and runner up in t he vau lting.

W om en- 1S and over Kris Kenler o f the Acronauts turned in some impressive scores QS she . led ~ he women' s 15 and over division with f i r sts In the AA, un­evens and FX (FX score 8 .5). Ca thy Hil l o f the Hudson Coeds grabbed o ff some go ld t oo as she defeated teammate Betty H aas f or the BB t itle and Ken ler f o r t he vau l t ing go ld meda l. Betty Haas also at the Hudson Coeds roun<;lej up t he remainder of t he t o p awa rds with a 2nd in the A A , BB and FX.

Girls-13- l4 Patty McGarry and Leslie Corn of t he A c­

ronau t s f ough t t ooth and nail in every even t as Patty won t he AA, t u mbl ing , u n,:v ens, 8~ , FX , and was runner up i n t he .vQu lt lng. Leslie won the vau lting and was 2nd In th e AA, FX, and u n ev ens. Janet Janakis o f t he A m eri can soko ls was t he only person to b reak t he Ac ro­nauts monopoly as sh e p laced 2nd in th e tum ­b l ing. M iche le Vaughn h elped the A cronauts ca use by plac ing 2n d on t he Ba lance beam.

Girls-l0- ll-12 Juli Fabi o f the Sess ions gym edged Teri

H erod f or t he spo t l ight in t hi s a ge g roup as she won t he A A , and BB and T er i won the vau lt ing a nd was 2nd in t he AA. Kath ry n Yeo o f t h e El izabeth T u rners was 3 rd In t he A A and 2nd in the vault ing .

Other p lace winners included Sharon McGar ­ry 2nd on t he BB, and I must po int ou t tha t v. Papachoralombous was 18th in the vau lting and 20th on t he b alance b eam .

Girls-9 and under Rosonn Wag n er o f t he Acr onauts and Susa n

P ete r s ~n o f the Sess ions Gym c lub rea l ly hod a f ight o f it as Rosa n n won the a ll a round 18.90 to Susan' s 18.05, in vaulting Rosa nn hod 6 .90 t o Susan's 6 .30 , in the f loor exerc ise Rosann 5.0 to Susa n's 4 .75 and In t u mbl ln.g Rosann and Susan t ied at 7.0 each .

JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAMP10NSHtPS by Cap Caud ill

Thoma s Jefferson and Durrett H igh sha re Jefferson count y tit les. T . J. wo n both Jr . and Sen ior high boys t i tl e, wh i le Durret t cap t u red Jr . a nd Sen io r high g ir ls. Du r rett was paced

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by Connie Boyer who won 5 events plus the all around title. Joy Decker o f Durrett won the all around event for Jr. high girls.

T. J. scored 159 points to ru nner-up Durrett 26 in senior high boys. T. J.'s boys were led by Mike Motley and Albert Boykins who were I st and 2nd respectfull y in the all around.

Ken Nally won the all around and was high point man for T. J. in a 124 to Durrett's 34 win in Jr. high bays.

The meet had 40 entries' from 4 high schools hel dot Durrett Hhigh School.

Event winners in the senior high boys divi­sion inciuded: Mike Motley winner o f the side horse, vaul t ing, tumbling parallel bars and trampoline, Bill Lauterback winner .of the rings, Albert Boykins winner of the high ~ar and Tim Stalling winner of the floor exerCise.

Senior high gir ls division winners were: Con­nie Boyer of the unevens, vaulting, AA, tum ­bl.ing, BB and trampoline; and Ronna Howell winner of the floor exercise.

Event winners of the jun ior high boys di v i­sion included : Ken Nall y winner of the SH, PB HB FX and All around· Bill Alcorn win­ne~ of the ri ngs and tumbling; Ron Kendall win­ner o f the vaulting, and John Smith winner of the trampoline.

Junior high girls division winners included : Joy Decker winner of the 88, vau lt ing, .trcmpo­line, and all around; Sharon Bradley winner o f the unevens; Sharon Cozone winner o f the f~oor exercise; Carol Stuck winner of the tumbling.

ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIPS For the 3rd straight year Gilmore won both

the boys and girls division. A record number o f 52 entries from 5 elementary schools par­ticipated in the meet held at Gilmore Lane School .

Gilmore 's boys were led in the scoring by 6th grader Barry Greenwell with 67 , followed closely by David Hayes with 65. The boys com ­piled a total o f 198 Y2. Second was Zachary Tay­lor w ith 30, followed closely by Alice Waller with 27Y2. ..

Gilmore' s girls were led by Glorra Clark With 62 points. Sheba Alsip scored 49 paints. The Eagles scored 191 points. Alice W aller fini shed with 14, Lyndon had 13. . .

Event winners of the Elementary boys diVI­sion incll!Jded : Borry Greenwell winner of the floor exercise, vaul ti ng, HB , and tumbling; David Hayes w inner o f the PB SH and all around.

Event winners of the girls elementary divi­sion were: Gloria Clark winner of the all around, vaulting, FX, tumbling; Cindy Lawrenc::e winner of the balance beam, and Sheba AlSIp winner of the unevens.

NEW MEXICO - }965 STATE GYMNASTICS MEET

Meet Director: Adolph Kuss-Gymnastics Coach ot Ft. Lewis College. .

The 1965 State Meet was held at Farming­ton High School where Wayne Bailey is gym­nastic coach. GIRLS:

Tumbling: 1st Mary Lou Harold, Loving­ton· 2nd (tie) Rosie O'Grady, LOVington and Beth Lyon, Carlsbad. Trampoline: I st Leona Camp, Lovington; 2nd Judy Neal, Carlsb~d; 3rd Janice Walters, Lovington. Free ExerCise : 1st Mory Lou Harold; 2nd Beth Lyon; 3rd Cynthia Carlton, Lovington. Uneven Parallel Bars: I st Libby Lee, Lovington; . 2nd Ro.sie O'Grody; 3rd Nancy Ewing, Farmington. SIde Horse Vaulting: 1 st Brenda Gibson, Farmington; 2nd N . Barber, Highland of Albuquerque; 3rd Sharon Spain, Farmington. Balance .Beam: 1 st ·Mary Lou Harold; 2nd Jean Lee, LOVington and Nancy Hall, Roswell , tie. All-Around : I st Bren­da Gibson, Farmington; 2nd Mary Lou Harold, Lovington; 3rd Lee Rumph, Santa Fe; Nancy Ewing (4th), Farmington; Sjh Jean Lee, LOVing­ton· 6th Norman, Carlsbad.

Team Score: I st Lovington, 69Y2 pts.; 2nd Farmington, 33 pts. ; 3rd Carlsbad, 19Y2 pts.; 4th Roswell, 10Y2 pts. BOYS :

Free Exercise: I st John Pruit, Lovington; 2nd Rick Popoff, Farmington; 3rd Clark Keith, Ros­well. Still Rings: 1st Colin Campbell , Las Cruces; 2nd Gene Lard , Farmington, 3rd John Pruit. Horizontal Bar: I st Gene Lard; 2nd Don Grace, Farmington; 3rd Lee Taylor, Roswell. Long Horse Vaulting: I st John Britenstein, Farming­ton; 2nd John Pruit; 3rd Clark Keith. Side Horse: I st tie John Pruit and Jerry Allman, Lovington; 3rd Gene Lard. Parallel Bars:. 1st John Pruit· 2nd Richard McConnell, Farming­ton ; 3rd ti~ Leo Rios, Santa Fe an~ Gene Lord, Farmington. Tumbling: I st John Prult; 2nd Doug Jones, Farmington; 3rd Jerry Allman, LOVington. Trampoline: I st John Pruitt; 2nd Doug Jones; 3rd Jerry Allman.

All-Around: I st John Pruit, Lovington; 2nd Gene Lard, Farmington; 3rd Jerry Allman, Lov­ington; 4th Clark Keith, Roswell; 5th Ed Ham, Lov ington; 6th Richard McConnell, Farmington.

Team Score: I st Lovington, 85 pts. ; 2nd Farmington, 65Y2 pts .; 3rd Roswell , 23 pts.; 4th Santa Fe, 13Y2 pts.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA D.G.W.S. GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

by Andrea Bodo Schmid Gymnastics Chairman

On March 13, 1965 we had the second annual Northern California D.G.W.S. Gymnas­ti cs Compulsory Meet. About 300 junior high school and senior high school and 40 college studen t s compet ed. These students represented the winners of e ither school int ramural meets or distr ict meets. The meet was hosted ot Portola Junior High School.

Those col lege, high scheol and junior high school students who placed in the top ten (10) in their particular event or in all-around, and those students who won int ramural or dis­trict meets were invited t o participate in on opt iona l meet on May I, 1965 at San Fran ­cisco State College. Forty schools entered the Opttiona l Meet. About 200 gymnasts. It is remarka b le how the quality o f gymnastics has improved since last yea r , and the teachers be­lieve it has been due to the compulsory ex­ercises.

MARCH 13 COMPULSORY MEET Host: Jorgine Smith High Shool Division

Barbara Parcher of Terra Linda Captured the BB and FX and was 2nd in tumbling to be the on ly double winner of this division. Janet Peder of Redwood High won the trampol ine and was runner up in the u~~vens and BB; Teresa Felix of Ells High won the unevens and was runner up in the FX and vaulting; Kathy Armstrong of Skyl ine and Sue Bricks of Si r Francis Drake were among the high place finishers as Kathy tied for 2nd on the vaulting and Sue was runner up on the tram­poline.

Junior High Honors in this division were pretty evenly

sha red as there were no double winners. Sue Emery of Cupertino defeated Terry Hoff of Terra Linda in the FX; Pam Ellsworth of Santa Rosa finished ahead of Patricia Young on the unevens; Wendy Turconi defeated Sue Emery for the vau lting gold medal; Alexandra Church won the BB team at the expense of Lynn Rowe o f Santa Rosa; Terry Hoff turned the tables on Sue Emery as she won the tumbl ing and Jackie Law of Cupertino won the trampoline event over O iv ia Bean of Roosevelt.

DGWS Optional Meet May I, 1965 San Francisco State College College division-Advanced

Sue Conrad, of SFSC, (6th in the 1965 Wom­en 's intercollegeiate invitational meet in Floor exercise) captured the all around, floor exer­cise, vau lting, balance beam and tumbling­losing on ly to teammate Candy Martin in the unevens. Candy, meanwhile, fin ished 2nd in the AA, vaulting, BB and FX.

College division-Intermediate Marcia Arevalo of SFSC won the AA, FX,

unevens, and vaulting and was second on the balance beam. Marcia didn 't get <lverything, however, as Sharon Rice of SFSC won the tram­poline and Diane Politano of the College of San Mateo won the balance beam and team­mate Pat Marshall was runner up in the Floor exercise.

Senior High-Advanced Doris Nishinaka of Leso's led this field with

a first on the BB and a tie for first on. the unevens and a 2nd in the FX. Other place win­ners included: Cathy Ziegler of Carl mont win­ner of the floor exercise, Renee Apostolow of Rose Ann's winner of the tumbling; Ga i l Of­fenbach of Redwood 2nd in the unevens; Sher­rilyn Littlefield of Hillsdale second on the BB; and Cathy .Ziegler of Carl mont runner up in the tumbl ing.

Senior High-Intermediate Teresa Felix of Ells High won the unevens

and the BB defeating Byrd Lewis of Sir Francis Drake and Barbara DeVore of Skyl ine.

Sue Mayo of Carlmont defeated teammate Charlene Stradley in the FX; Sandy Padden of Carlmont also edged Charlene for the vaulting title as did Lynn Cole of Skyline who edged Charlene for the tumbling title. Janet Peder­son of Redwood defeated Cathy Amundsen of Sacramento for the trampoline crown.

Senior High-Beginners Sandy Hansen of Abraham Lincoln High was

the only double winner as this division sow 8 different schools represented in the top three places in the various events. Sandy won the FX and the BB defeating Kara Neely of Clay­ton Valley in FX and Erice Schultz of Red­wood on the B B. Karo, however, got some revenge as she won the vaulting and was runnerup on the unevens. Sue Gross of Clay­ton Valley won the unevens; Serene Ransome of Oakland Tech won the tumbling defeating Joanne Fagnani of Novato. Sue Reynolds of Leggett Valley grabbed off the final gold medal by defeating Jan Hemberger of Novato for the trampoline championship.

Junior High-Intermediate Joanne DeVarona of Wilson and Nancy Skig­

iman o f Rose Annis shared scoring honors as

they each won 2 events; Joanne captured the vaulting and the BB, and Nancy walked off with the FX and tumbling gold medals.

Sandra Scott of Cupertino fared pretty well too as she tied for first with Dee Politi of Sir Francis Drake on the unevens and was run­ner up in FX. Martha Smith of Cupertino won the trampol ine and was 3rd in the unevens, vau lting, and BB. Sue Kaufman of Cupertino placed 2nd in the vaulting and tumbling, and Sandra Scott of Cupertino and Adela Peterson of Redwood grabbed off 2nd ploce medals in the BB and trampoline respectfully.

Junior High-Beginners Sue Emery of Cupertino again made her

presence felt in this division as she had pre-· viously on March 13 in the compulsories. Sue won the vau lting and tumbling events and was 3rd in the BB and trampoline. Patty Yound shared honors with Sue as the only double win­ners as she won both the unevens and the BB. Terry Hoff also did a repeat performance as she won the FX and was 2nd on the BB and in tumbling. Christy Rocheck of McKinley fin­ished off the gold medals by winning the trampoline over Dee Politi of Sir Francis Drake. Other Place winners included: Judy Dickson of Cupertino-2nd in FX; and 2nd in the vau lt­ing· and Kathy Wake 2nd on the unevens.

Calendar of Events for Next Year Junior High School Compulsory Meet (We are still looking for a hostess school) Senior High School and college Compulsory

Meet Place: Clayton Valley High School, Concord

1101 Alberta Wav, Concord, California Junior High School, Senior High School and

College Optional Meet Place: San Francisco State College Date: May 7, 1966 For further information contact:

Name: Mrs. Andrea Schmid Address: San Francisco State College,

I qOO Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California

BIG TEN CONFERENCE Glenn Gailis has reall y notched himself a

solid place in . the University of Iowa gymnas­tics hall of fame after having captured the 1965 Big Ten All around championship .. Glenn is the first Univ. of Iowa gymnast to Win thIS title i i·nce 1937 and is on ly the second g~m­nast from that school · t o ever win thiS title (Gene Wettstone being the other-having won in ·1935 and again in 1937). . .

In addition to winning the all around GadlS also captured first place in still rings, Side horse and horizontal bar.

RESULTS All around: Glen Gailis, Iowa 53.75; Fred

Roethlisberger, Wis. 53.35; Jim Curzi, Mich. St. 5280· Gary Vander Voort, Mich. 50.85; Ted Wi·lso~, Mich. St. 49.25. Trampoline: Gary Er­win, Mich. 9.5; Fred Sanders, Mich. 9.3; Ray Bauer, Wis. 8.85. Long Horse: Tom Hurt, Mich. St. 9.37; Bob Hennecke, Wis. 9.35; F. Roethlis­berger, 9.35. Still Rings : Glenn GaBls, 9.60; Bi ll Hoff, Wis. 9.10; Cliff Chilvers, Mich. 8.97. Floor Exercise: Bill Sayer, Iowa 9.0; Charles Fuller, Mich. 8.9; Mike Henderson, Mich .. 8.8. Side Horse: Glenn Gailis, 8.97; John Eliason, III. 8.92; Bob Hoercherl, Minn. 8.90. Horizontal Bar: Glenn Gailis, 9.37; Dave Price, Mich. St. 9.3; Dan Price , Iowa 9.27. Par.allel Bars: Jim Curzi, Mich. St. 9.47; F. Roethllsberger, 9.40; G. Vander Voort, 9.37. Tumbling: Jeff Stein, Iowa, 8.9; Bill Sayer, Iowa 8.87; Ron Aure, Mich. St. 8.67.

FUTURE GYMNASTIC EVENTS EASTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC August 22-29,

For coaches arid gymnasts alike. Outstand­ing staff. Enrollment limited. Contact. Wi l ­liam Coco, 811 Vernon Road, S-3, Philadel­phia, Po. 19119.

SOKOL INVITATIONAL GYMNASTiC SCHOOL­July 18-August 28, 1965

Held at Sokol Woodlands, Barryville, New York for gymnasts and coaches: Plenty of recreational opportunities. Contact: Sokol USA, Box 189, East Orange, New Jersey.

NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTICS CLiNIC­August 22-28, 1965

Held at Mich igan State University, East Lansing, Michigan for coaches, judges and competitors. Outstanding staff. Contact: George Szypula, Clinic Director, National Summer Gymnastics Clinic, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

EASTERN USGF CLINIC-December 26-30, 1965 For those coaches and gymnasts who can­not attend fhe Western Gymnastics Clinic in Tucson, the .· U.S.G.F. is sponsoring the first annual Eastern Gymnastics Clinic in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A well qual ifled staff of high school and college coaches, as well as former U.S. Olympic team members will be present. For clinic information contact: Dick Holzaepfel , Athletic Dept., University of Iowa, 10'0/0 City, Iowa. Housing informa­tion can be obtained from the Ft. Lauderdale Recreation De~t.

LOS ANGELES INVITATIONAL 2500 enthusiastic fan s witnessed outstand­

ing performances in all events as Cal State L.A. unfolded the second annual L.A. In· vi tational.

Rusty Mitchell , U.S. Olympian and Sei Ito of .T apan managed a real dog-fight in the All-Around event. Mitchell shaded Ito by abc-ut .1 in each event to place first with Ito second and Ray Hadley finishing third .

Side Horse entries were so powerful that this even t had to be the most pressure­packed event of the evening. With stars such as Glenn Heckenlaible, Bill Nash, Gary Hoskins, Fred Siebum and Rusty Mills under the same roof no one could afford even minor breaks and remain a contender. Hoskins, a freshman at Cal State L.A. put together a fine 9.65 routine to walks off with all the marbles.

Other outstanding performances were turned in by Pasadena Ci ty College's Ed Clark with 9.7 on rings; Cal State L.Ao's venerable veteran P eter Parra with 9.6 on parallels ; and Rusty Mitchell and Cal's Danny _ Ellman with 9.6 on the long horse.

There is every indication that next year's L.A. Invitational will be televised nationally.

RESULTS Floor Exercise : Rusty Mitchell 9.4; Richord

Pascale 9.4 ; Sei Ito 9.3; Danny Millman 9.3. Trampoline : Danny Millman 9.3; Dennis Su lli­van 9.0; Danny McFarland 8.6. Side Horse: ary Hosk ins 9.65; Fred Siebum 9.4; Rusty Mills 9.3. Horizontal Bar: Rusty Mitchell 9.4; Dave Smith 9.3; Ray Hadley 9.3; SeGi Ito 9.3. Long Horse : Rusty Mitchell 9.6; Danny Mi llman 9.6; Bill Gaffaney 9.35. Parallel Bars : Peter Parra 9.6; Ray Hadley 9.5; St eve Noriega 9.4. Rings : Ed Clark 9.7; Rick Field 9.5; Bob Tee I 9.3; Bob Diamond 9.3. All-Around : Rusty Mitchell 55.95; Sei Ito 55.35; Ray Hadley 54.50.

NOTES FROM A NEUROTIC JUDGE

by Roy Davis

( No te : The following article by M r. Lyle Welser follows an article printed last month by Mr. fohn Noo ney. Both gentlemen, after years 0/ experience, suggest methods of judging di fferent from the F.l.C . Both gentlem en have , in addition, formulat ed similar sys­tems of judging . Mr. We lser's system is more complete and detailed and deserves the careful scrutiny of /VIC readers . Originally 1 had planlled to carefully criticize Mr. Nooney's sys­tem as well as that 0/ Mr. Bauer ill this issue. It appears , however, that the next issue would be appropriate for this task- with the addition of S.I.CL system advocated by Mr. Wel­ser.

f f the M C readers have any com­m ents , please send them to m e at: 377 11 Fremont Blvd., A pt. #4, Fre­mont, California).

JUDGING-AS I SEE IT

By L yle Welser Ever since my association with Competi­

ti ve Gymnasti cs, some 40 years ago, 1 have been greatly concerned about the methods of determinin g one Gymnast 's superiority over another. It is held by man y that one can ' t measure an art and perhaps it is so for the several so-called arts as we com­monly know them. On the other hand , Scien­tis ts have learned to rely on the method of measurement , for as Lord Kelvin once stated, " Unless one can measure a thing, one can 't reall y know much about it."

In the field of Gymnastics, which has as many art s as there are events, the F.I.G. code of points se ts about to do just that , and for every fl aw there is a set deduction in terms of tenths, the number of which de­pends upon the degree of imperfection. This is all good, simple and easy for perform­an ces in the el ite class, for one does not have to concern himself too greatly with the number of required A, B, or C moves, nor for the composition, but , just the execution. But, what about the performances for those less skilled, when all moves must be con­sidered, classified, categori zed and rated ??? This judging assignment now takes on a different aspect; na mely that of being diffi­cult for it has been the experience of the writer that really few judges can give snap accurate answers, for this picture keeps changing rapidly. What once was a C move, may now rate a B or only an A. However, it is believed that thi s pi cture will improve as time goes along. Certainly, there is much room here for more exacting research- bu t our probl em at this level becomes more dif­fi cult in findin g qualified judges. Many judges are qualified, but on the other hand, there might be a great gap between those who are and those who think they are­if the truth be known.

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Well now, this arti cle is concerned with th e new spec ia li zation of J udges, whi ch the S. I. C.L. I first in the coun try}, initiated 3 yea r ago. In breaking this ass ignment down, tlw re are 3 areas of specialization . A rea 1 - i, pri mari ly concerned wi th diffi culty and the J udge mu st kn ow not only his A.B.C.'s, but must kn ow his deduct ion s when a move is a tt empted, but not completed, eg., the mailer of s li ghtly bent arms in the iron cross , th e angle of the arms from the body, and the length of tim e of the hold , are fac­tors of diffi culty. The F.l.C. perfect ratin g for thi s area is 3.4 points and thi s is the concern of Jud ge # 1. A rea 2- is in re­lation to composition, an area which deals with the stat ed (yet not F.l.C . ra ted ) r e­quirements eg. , on the rings there ll1usL be 2 hand stands, one executed with a swin g and one by a press. Other co mposition sta tes that there shall be one other s trength hold other than a han dsta nd and the work shall be predo minately of swin ging moves. This perfec t score is broken down by Judge # 2, which is the eas ies t of the 3 areas to judge and incidentally, a good assign ment for a judge just beginnin g. On the long horse, his ass ignment is to ca ll the hand fault s, a ll ow in g .8 points per zone. The S.I.G.L. has bro ken down each event in thi s area into 4 component parts a t .4 per part (see wo rk shee t for Jud ge #2. i Area 3-deals with execution, which has to do primarily with the aes thetical. Here F.I.G. ratings take in acco unt , deductions for bad posture, breaks, fumbl es, loss of balance, e tc. The score for thi s area is 5 points and 1 or 2 judges can be assigned here. Naturally, the scores of the 2 can be averaged to yield better accuracy. The final score will have onl y these 3 co mponents. Since the F .I.G. pattern emphasizes execution (5 points), ve ry careful scrutiny must be given this area. On the lower levels, it is conceivable to come up with a negati ve score, if all deductions lis ted are taken into account.

After 3 years of experimentation, the ac­companying Judge's work sheets have been boil ed down to the present degree of sim­plicity, which makes an immediate general analysis of any competit or 's performance. It also . makes a permanent record possible.

This sys tem of judg in g has so many ad­vantages, one wonders why the big boys haven't come up with this, years ago. The business of pulling numbers out of a hat, so to speak , is outmoded and should never have a place, for the trend is now to mea­sure these various art forms, that which has been sta ted at times, can 't be done. "You can't measure art"??-well the gym­nasts are doing just that. Could not paint­ing, the dance and music all be broken down similarl y?

Here are some of the many advantages of thi s system-

As one receives the periodic college scores sent to us from around the nation, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern much of any differences between them and the scores of our top Olympic contestants. Something seems askew here-for if we are as good as the general scores indicate, it is diffi cult to understand why we rate so poorly a t the Olym pics. While I appreciate that there are possible fa ctors beyond our control, are we kidding ourselves and our gymnasts to believe that we are much bet­ter than we really are':' Isn't our thinking all wrong when we, in our effort to lend en­couragement to our younger gy lnnasts, give 8's and 9's to a performance which should perhaps rate a 4 or 5? We wouldn 't think of ra ting a 6 minute mile as good as an Olympic 4 minute mile--simply because

tim e can be measured more accurately, a nd beca usc· there is a di s tinct difference in performances. Shouldn 't we ge t tough and rea lly give scores tha t are comm ensurate wit h performa nce?

What has been our ex per ience? We have fuund that our low scores, due to the thor­uugh tough judging sys tem, puts 3 people on the spo t, namely, the Competitor , the Coach and the Judge, for each must be abl e to defend his part in the final result.

Our co mpetit ors, after being shocked into rea lism by low scores, have immediately taken in ventory of their performance and are now usin g prepared 3 x 5 cards with 11 s paces provided for their 11 moves. Here, each move is rated A, B, or C a nd the final total ratin g is rated at the bo t­tum. Occasionally, they wanted to be sure the d ifficulty Judge caught all, so they even submitted their ca rds and r outines in ad· vance of their performance-thus calling their shots. The Judges for diffi culty were quite recepti ve to the idea, as all they had to do was check their cards. True, one should be able to perform the routine as lis ted- but isn't that the purpose--to be abl e with determination to accomplish a routine without deviation ? These little de­vices fit int o thi s judging system, and the Judge can scan it quickly ahead of time, then alter the performance, check it , rate it, and give it back to the competitor.

Some argue that thi s limits one to do as he himself prescribes and offers no sur­prises to the judge. Well , our performances do not include a grade for the degree of surpri se- but this procedure also can fore­warn a Judge, so he'll ~ be sure to catch some new tri ck or unusual combination. It certainly does not limit one's initiative as to new moves or the combinations thereof.

In using these Judge's work sheets, natur­ally the eyes are never taken off a Compe­titor while he is performing. The work shee ts provide a quick brief check list and should be fill ed out after the performance and wi thin 30 seconds. Some of our Judges use their fl ashers as secretaries. One of our Judges dictates to his secretary (wife) in shorthand, but one can' t always find this combination . Flashers can , however, be used to write the abbreviated dictates of a Judge, eg.- A-A-B-B-B-, etc. unpointed toes, major break , arms bent, etc.

The more our system is used and given a fair trial , the more popular it has become with those of understanding and with those who· want to improve America's lot.

When the Nationals were at Albuquer­que, New Mexico, only two Coaches ( in the entire country) had minds that ran along the same line of reasoning, the writer 's and Bauer 's of Wisconsin. While the Big Ten has chosen to use the Bauer System the S. I.G.L. has been using S.I.G.L. system as developed by the writer with the as­sis tallce of many others, the Judges, the Coaches, and the Gymnasts who have sub­mitted themselves to act as "guinea pigs". The Big Ten uses a quick-check table for A-B·C diffi culti es. This is very good.

A different approach for over-all rating is still needed, where difficulty is not limited to the required minimum moves. In our present system a wise but superior gymnas t will limit his difficulty although he might be capable of executing more diffi cult C moves with the same high degree of finesse as the required one in the stated minimums. So- what to do about it? Reward him yet, rather than restrain him.

For the sake of trying to stimulate our thinking toward a better solution, possibly we could , with modification , do as the div-

ers do,- multiply our diffi culty (and com: position) by our execut iton and come up with a perfect score of 100 00 x 10= 100) .

Now sin ce we must not be too revolution­a ry all at once, how about changin g the ratin gs as follows: From this- present

To this : Maximum the­oretical, 12 {as in the Olympic pattern ) llloves

6 A's @ .2-1.2 4 A's @ .4- 1.6 48's @ .4-1.6 4 B's @ .7-2.8 1 C @ .6- .6 4 C's @ .9-3.6 plus

3.4 Pts. 8.0 Pts. With present J I moves

Possib/e-J1!/ ore Likely (12 moves)

5 A's @ .4-2.0 6 A's @ .4-2.4 4 B's @ .7-2.8 4 B's @ .7-2.8 3 C's @ .9-2.7 1 C @ .9- .9

6.1 Pts. 7.5 Pts. Now the gap between the 6.1 points pre·

sent for 11 moves and the 8.0 points maxi-

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JUDGE No.3 EXECUTION - FORM - CONTINUITY - AESTHETICS 5 POINTS

Now, all we do is add to this rating the 2 points for required coverage (releases, presses, circles, etc" as stipulated on the accompanying # 2 work sheet ) to the dif· fi culty score, then multiply by 10. (Deduc­tions for execution on this basis of 10 could be double the present ) and we could come up with the perfect score of:

4 A's @ .4 or 1.6 4 B's @ .7 or 2.8 4 C's @ .9 or 3.6

8.0 Pts. plus 2 Pts for re­qui r e d composi. tion or 10. OR 10 x 10 for execution to equal 100 Pts.

Who knows-is it possible ? Maybe? Wouldn't this multiplication help to better determine who will be the superior gym· nast by the wider spread of scores, rather than by .1 or .001 points differential ? Speedy multiplications could be made by a simple slide rule. Let's have courage to try new a ven ues for the sake of progress in that Aristocrat of sports-Gymnastics.

Nome Aff.

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PORTER GYMNASTIC CLINIC FOR WOMEN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

INSTRUCTORS Northwestern University Evanston, Ill inois .

Se lect either t he week of August .15-20 or August 22-27, 1965. •

The program offers in.)truct ion in bas ic, intermediate and advanced Women's Gym­nastics. The course will cover tu mbling, balance beam, vau lt ing, uneven parallel bars and free exercise. Techniques in spot­t ing and coaching w i ll be t horoughly covered. Please b r ing gym clothes since you wi ll be working w ith students .

Conducted by Mrs. Ruth Inskip Toth Mrs. Toth is a cert ifi ed Women's I

Judge .

This clinic is lim ited to 40 teachers ~OW!!eek , so 'send in your reservation

Dormitory space has been reserved for you, from Sunday through Thursday.

You r cost is on ly $40.00 for the week. T his cove rs you r room a nd the comp let e program, meals of course a re ext ra .

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Act iv ities in Flint to be Sponsored by the Flint Gymnastics Club

In keeping with the rapidly growing pace of gymnastics in Michigan, Flint is proud to announce a comp let e gymnastics schedu le for the 65-66 season. At a re­cent meeting of gymnastic off ic ials here t he fo l lowing events and dates were de­cided ;

Fl int City Gymnastics Meets. For al l city gymnasts onl y; Dec. 17, 1965, Flint Cen­t ra l H igh School. March '12, 1966, FI int Northwestern 'l1igh Schoo l invo lves 400 t o ' 700 Flint c it y gymnasts, beginning to intermediate competitionaJ lev els.

Flint State Gymnastics Clinic. Oct. 23, 1965, Fl int Northwestern H igh Schoo l. Th is wi ll be t he second held in Fl int, about 700 participants. Flint Sen ior Invitational Meet. January 22, 1966, Flint Northwest­ern High Schoo l. Closs "A" and EI ite, men and women. Flint Junior Open Meet. Ap ri l 2, 1966, Nort hwestern H igh School. 80ys and Gir ls, Class " A " " 8 " and " C"

W e in ' Flint ' invite a ll ' gymnastic en­thus iast s to a t tend anyone or a ll o f the above events.

MORE ABOU T RO PE Dear G le nn ;

Afte r reading "Co ndits" art i<:1e in t h e last i ~su e of the Mod e rn Gy mn as t, April J%5- P age 36, I would lik e a lso, to send in sorne add itional inforrnation regardi ng th e rope c limb.

Th e World record ,o n th e 25 ft. c lim b was se t in Inn by Jimmi e B urto n (dec-eased) at 6 sec onds fl a t , ~ol'nlan Pa l'rb-:;h c lhnbed 5.6 , but n eve r h ad it record ed.

In Jn3 I set the ''''o rld R ecord at 5.1 (o n e watch was 4.n, two 5 fl at, o n e 5.1, o n e watch n ot o ffi c ial wa::i 5.1, they a n­n o un ced the time as 5 flat that night , but se n t the time in as 5.1. It was 5.1 un t il Inn wh e n S ta nl ey E lli son cl im bed 5 flat.

In 1932 the last year t h a t the rop e \"as h e ld in th e Oly mpics, th e ' '''a rId R ec ord for the Ol y mpi<' c limb wa~ 7.1 seoo nd s .

At t h e pre-Oly mpi c try-out s ::-< orman Parr is h c limbecl 6.a a nd I c limbe d 7 flat. The nigh t of th e Oly mpic fin n l try -outs Parri s h a nd myse lf we r e t o ld 10 m in. b e ­for e the m eet t im e t hat we could c lim b , but could not I'epresen t t h e U.S.A . in th e g·allles.

Tha t nig ht I c limbed 6.7, Parri s h c lim bed 6.9 a nd 3rd , 4th, a nd 5th places w e r e wo n b y Conn ley, Galbraith and Bass, a ll fro m t h e N aval Acad e my. Th ey were the three boys to r e presen t th e U.S.A. in th e games a nd Bass w u n t h e O ly mpics a t 6.7. Th e sam e time as I c limbed in t h e t ry-outs.

The seenlin g ly s low tinl e f.o r the O IYlll­p iC c limb was due to the fo llowing .

n . The rape was 8 mete r s (26 '3") b. T h e s tart was both h a nds o n e m e t e r

above the fl oo r w hi c h is 39 .37 o f an inch.

c . The fini s h h a d n o tambo rin e , but a piece o f tnpe, bo th h a nd s h ad t o b e place d a b ove it.

The only tim e I ever climbe d 20 ft. was a n e xhibiti.o n c limb in 1941 at Beye rly Hills , C lF m ee t , w h e re I c limbed 3. 4. Th e llleet was ,vo n by o n e of ·Iny boys, VerI W e ntling , a t 4.1. I ,vas 34 yea.r s of age at the time .

Anothe r r eason fo r the t imes b e in g dif­f e r e nt in addition to the n e w nl e t h o d In e n­t io n ed by "Co ndit" is th e d iff e r e nt m eth­ods of s tarting .

1. At first th ey s t a r ted th e r o pe w ith a gun, o r s n a p of a s tick .

2. Nex t t h ey h e ld the c limbe r o n t h e floor for a full t wo seconds.

3. N ext they ju s t to u c h ed th e floo r a nd could take off.

These m e thod s can make the diffe r e nce of two and three tenth s of a second in a c limb.

Two ques tion s that I would like t o asl{ a nd p e rha p s SaIn e o n e has t h e a ,n s ,ver? Who c hanges the m e thods o f starts? Who d ec ides if rope is a gymnastic event ?

I fo r one h ave n eve r b een a s k ed and so f a r I have yet to find a nyone e lse \vho was ask ed fo r the ir opinio n.

I a nl beyond c linlbi ng in nl eets a n y nl o r e, but wou ld very s trong ly li k e to see ROPE bac k as a g y mnas tic event. (one o f the b est) It need s men lik e Ma ng, Navy, Price, LAAC (deceased) D ic k Swinnerto n , Prin­centon and TOITI l\1a.loney , ArnlY to pu s h the R ope even t. I c ould m e ntion, m any more (Jack Hug h es-retired Ve lli ee High School-coa c h of D o n P el'l'y - Warld R ecord h o lde r for 20 ft. a t 2.8) fOI' o n e m ore. I a m s ure Jac k w o u ld push for t h e rope a s a n event in gYlnnas t ics.

G le nn, I think t h at your Ed itori a l in th e Apri l issu e hi t th e na il all th e h ead. Also , t h e Anleri can A ssoc iat io n fo r H ealt h , Phy ­s ical Educatio n , and Rec r eatio )1 a rti c le o n Smok ing ; The Sc hool's R espons ib ili ty i s o ne of the b es t .

Gymnastica lly y ours , Randa ll A . Bryden 830 McKevett Rd . Santo P a ula, Calif .

RING HANDSTAND Dear Glenn:

Enclose d is an a.rti c le I hn ve wri tten for use in th e M.G. to h elp Gymnasts leal'll a l-IandHta nd on th e Rings.

Si nce l'e ly , Doug las MacArthur Yps iin.)lti, Michigan

WRIST CONTROL ON THE RINGS To have a. d ecent r outin e for use in C0 I11-

pet ition on the still rings a so lid ha nd­stand is n eCeSR:l.ry . Thoug h a. regula r "press" hand stand i s onl y scor ed as an "A" tri ck in diffi culty by the judges, it is a "ll1Ust" in the ('ornpo .s i t io l1 part of your score . If i t is to rece ive n. high score your I'outine lllu s t revolve around t,vo ha nd­s tancb .

lVIany n new cOIner to th e ring-s w ho haH a handstand on the parall el bars and on the floor has beco me di sgus ted and quit the rings after fa.ilin g to master this trick. In mos t of th eRe cases there was a lack of suffic ien t s tr ength in th e ir a rm s and shoulders. On th e para ll el ba r s even th e weakest gYlllnast can swing a ha nd s ta nd because strength is seldom a linliting" factor for a. swinging trick to "kick" a handstand on the floor is just a H easy from th e s tandpoint of s tre ngth. In both th ese cases no pressing" is n ecessar y . Eu t on th e rings there is onl y o ne way to learn. The beg inner mus t press his be ­ca use the only other way is to "shoot" a handstand. And a pl'er equis ite to this trick is a good hands tand.

I r ecommend benc h I,,'esses w ith barbells a nd dips on th e pa rallel bars to build s tre ngth for a. press ha nds ta nd on the ringH. Exercises should al so be done to s trengthe n the h a.)lds and w rists s ince t hey c(lntrol a good hands tand on th e rings . \ 'V hen you are a bl e to do several hand stand p U:::;h ups on th e floor you wi ll ha ve e nough str ength to press a ha nd­s tand on the rings.

Of course I alll tak ing for g ranted that yo u ca n a lready do a good hands tand on the floor before a.ttenlPting t o lea rn thi s on th e rings. You begin t h e press hand­s tand from the "L" pOjition. R a ise your hips as high as possible g radually s traig ht­ening your legs so that th ey come in to line with YO llI' upper bod y . At t he same time bend your a rms slightlr and bring the

H1!<O>Wi' 1[<0>: BUILD A VAULTING BOX (M.G., Vol. II, No. 8-9)

By Jim Farkas

The top may be covered with lea­ther or canvas; do not cover with plastic material.

Joints are dovetail joints, rein­forced with bolts

The sides are made of light wood, the uprights and the supporters of hardwood.

The matting is filled with hair.

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rings inward t owCl .. r<1 s eac h oth e r 81) that th e !jupp,:n·tin g st l'aps <Ire l ying aga in st you r anll~. This k ee p!-i you f r OJll oyerbal­anc ing :tlHl fa lli ng' hack w [lnls.

Then b(··g· in st r n iJ.dHenin g· youl' a r1l1 ~ a nd fl n'hing your body. \ ¥ h en your arms a r e nea rl y st l'aigh t begin t urning t h e ring:::; back out so that y OUl' a rlll S a r e not aga in :.;t th e s traps. ~o w y ou ' r e up th er e, how a hout s tay ing

thel'e? A strong p er r.;o n is a l ways telnpted to (' ontl'Ol the bala nce of hi s handsta nd by iJ endin g' hi s an11~ t o COITec t for uJule l' ­ba lance and s traigh tening th em for oyer­ba lanee. Howeyer this is ver y t iJ'ing and po ints w ill be deduc-ted in C'o lnpetition for pOO l' fOrIn. To ('ontI'o] your hala.nee n nce y ou ha\'e pressed yourself to straight firms yo u sh ould grip the ring's \' er y ti g htl y (handstrenglh). This wi ll pnah le yo u to Inaintain your ba la nce with your ,,'ri sts (wrist strength) nnd no points will be d e ­du ctpd f Ol' h ent artllS.

Un til you ha\'e m :ls t er ed th e h a ndsta nd ha Ye a o(.IInpe t en t spotter below you in case you lose control a nd fa ll t hl'oug h the rings.

Mos t il11portnnt of a ll is the work yo u put into thi :-; t ri ck I f you work h a rd 1'111

SUI'e your I'o utin p \v ill soon have two ha ncl­s ta n(h.; in it. A nd rem ember contr ol i s ,,'ith Y'~HII' w l'ists not youl' ar ll1 ~.

VAULTING BOX Dear Si r s :

In some pas t edition s of the M.G. you h ave instru c tions o n how to build a ppa ra­tu s for home use , o r limited school bud­gets . Do you have plans on how to build a vaul ting box?

Sincerely , J ane Freeberg Dallas , T exas

ED. In the 1960 M.G. Newsletter we printed instructions of How to Build a Vaulting Box by Jim Farkas ... This was in reo sponse to many inquiries from a Vaulting article published in the Vol. I No. 8·9 M.G. by Jim Farkas. Because there were only a limited number of the M.G. Newsletters printed and we only have a few copies le"ft in our files , we are reproducing the plans for you and others interested in building a Vaulting Box.

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DIVE TO HANDSTAND By Donald L Chesnut

A high dive 10 a handstand is a beautiful addition to a Free Exercise routine and in· creases the difficulty rating by sat is fying one of the " B" move r equirements.

Although the move is not a partic ularly diffi cult stunt, beginners invariably make the same mistakes. That is throwing down to the floor , and trying to cushion the land· ing with a soft back. The back should reo main rigid upon the landing.

Start as in fi gure I with the arms stre tched above the head . Vigorously throw the arms forward, down , and back. At the same time pull the chin into the throat and push the body from the floor with a sharp ex tension of the ankles and toes (figure 2). This hard reverse upward thrust of the arms and push of the legs will give the body the lift necessary to allow it time to invert itself. This motion should be practiced as an exercise a dozen or so times before the dive is attempted.

The nature of the thrust for heig ht is such that it automatically leads into a pik· ing action. Follow through by forcibly lift· ing the hips above the head as shown in ste p 3.

As the hips reach a point higher than the head, transfer the momentum from the hips to the legs and extend them overhead. At the same time swing the arms downward and stretch for the floor. Figure 4 and 5.

At the point of impact the head should be between the arms with the eyes looking at a point midway between the hands. The amount of arch in the back should be at a minimum. Inertia r eacts on a " soft back" with a "whiplash" e ffect.

The dive·to-hands tand move has several variations. A couple of these would be to 1) dive to momentary handstand with an immediate s toop through to back, or 2) dive to momentary handstand with immedi­ate front roll with s traight l eg get·up. With a little practice and hard work either of these moves are yours.

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BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS SIDE A BARRE

No. 1000 CI3SS C

SIDE B CENTER FLOOR

l - DEMI - PLIE 2-POINT & CLOSE

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4-MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME (3/ 4) 68 seconds 5-SKIP AND' HOP (4/ 4 ) 64 seconds

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