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Identifier: athletictraining00orto (find matches)
Title: Athletic training for school boys
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Orton, George W., b. 1873, ed
Subjects: Athletics
Publisher: New York, American Sports Pub. Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nds. This is not very heavy, but they were both notedfor their speed and perfect form. Coe cannot be more than5 feet 8 inches tall, but he weighs 240 pounds. He looks likea pud, but in reality he is of gigantic strength, and for hisweight he is wonderfully fast. He can sprint thirty-five yardsfast enough to make many a good sprinter hustle. Rose is thegiant pure and simple. He is 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighs240 pounds. He gets his distance mainly through his greatstrength and long reach. Had he the speed and perfection ofform of Beck or Gray, he would do considerably over 50 feet.As Rose is but a boy in age, he is sure to develop more speedand better form in the future, and should thus improve on hispresent figures. All boys cannot be giants like Rose, but manyhave in them the makings of a Beck and his success was due tothe two factors, perfection of form and speed. Form is thus very important. This can be acquired only byconstant practice. The best form in putting the shot will be
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Spalding^s Athletic Library. 89 found in the following points taken up separately. There aretwo ways of holding the shot. Some place it with the mainweight resting on the fingers, and as they let it go they give itan extra flip with the fingers. This is, of course, an advantage,but it requires a very strong wrist and hand to do this. Manywho use this style have not the strength required, and when thearm is pushed out in the final stroke, the wrist and hand giveway, the momentum of the shot is retarded and the consequenceis that distance is lost. On this account this manner of holdingthe shot is not recommended to the scholastic athlete. The saferway is to let the shot rest securely in the palm of the hand, usingthe fingers merely to balance and steady the shot. While learning to hold the shot, the athlete should be prac-ticing the reverse. The initial position in the reverse is withthe left side in front, the left arm out and up, the body bent backdown and half around, with the right

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