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VOLUME VIII FEBRUARY, 1966 NUMBER 2

CONTENTS
NOTES FROM THE EDIT,OR ... _............. _.... Glenn Sundby 5
CHALK . TALK ................................................................ 6
GYMNASTIC CIRCUS .......................... Faber & Veselak 8
NEW ENGLAND CLINIC ........................ Hery & Bickum 9
CANADIAN REPORT .............. :...................John Nooney 10
USGF DIRECTOR'S REPORT ........................... Frank Bare 12
WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC .................. Dick Criley 15
TRAMPOLINING ......................................Jess Robinson 22
GYMNASTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ................... .
A. B. . Frederick 24
RESEARCH AND FITNESS ............. _........James S. Bosco 26
NOTES FROM A NEUROTIC JUDGE .............. Roy Davis 28
HELPFUL HINTS ........... _... _..........................Jim Farkas 29
LETTERS .......................................................................... 30
WHAT'S NEW ................................................................. 32

COVER: Jerry Crowder from Iowa State

Univ ersity performing a Full Spin on the
Parallel Bars. (See page 7 for detailed
sequence of this skillfu l manuever)

GLENN SUNDBY .......... ...... ...................... .... Editor-Publisher

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A. BRUCE FREDERICK ............................................ Education
DR. JAMES S. BOSCO .............................................. Research
DICK CRILEY .......................................................... Statistics
JIM FARKAS ........................................................ 1nstruction
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 NOTES
THIS EDITION: WE have Gymnastic Clinic Reports from the
NORTHEAST, the SOUTHEAST, the NORTHWEST and the SOUTH-
WEST. Our thanks to all those that had a part in these re-
ports. This is the first time in many years that your editor
has not attended a Holiday Gymnastic Clinic. There was so
much to do we just stayed home and worked on the MGs. Al-
though from what we hear with so many Clinics going on at
one time, everyone thought we were at the other one. We had
hoped to cover the new Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, but
just couldn't make it, perhaps if all goes well we can get
there next year. Even if we did not travel, many did as you
will see further on in this edition. Somehow when we got this
edition all together we found we left out a section of Frank
Bare's report which we thought to be very interesting and
informative. Think we had better put it in right here ...
* * * *
"An entirely new era in American Gymnastics is devel-
oping. During the last week of December, 1965, two large
scale Gymnastic events were held at the same time in
cities 2,500 miles apart and both were very successful.
The Fifth Annual USGF Western Clinic had 718 par-
ticipants and Clinic directors Sam Balie and Glenn Wilson
reported it was a truly great event. The First Annual USGF
Eastern Clinic, under the direction of Dick Holzepfel and
Bill Meade drew nearly 200 athletes and coaches. Each
Clinic was marked by great teaching sessions and even
greater yerformances by the nation's finest gymnasts.
In Tucson . . . . the West won the An-Star Champion.
ship defeating the East by a score of 189.60 to 188.90. In
Ft. Lauderdale . . . . the North defeated the South in
that All-Star Championship by the amazing score of
193.750 to 193.725. It's an absolute fact that anyone of
the four All·Star teams in question could have beaten any
team in the nation . . . . the talent that was shown at the
two Clinics was impressive. Think on this for a moment
. . . . nearly 1,000 gymnasts and coaches at a USGF
Clinic or Clinics at .one time . . . . plus four All·Star
teams of 16 members each. It was only three short years
ago that this program began and at that time it was dif·
ficult to find enough talent to fill one such team roster.
Now there are four. Is is in the planning stage that we
will select a true "East" team in Ft. Lauderdale and a
true "West" team in Tucson and meet later in Chicago
and Denver . . . . That would really be a competition to
witness."
* * * *
WORLD GAMES: While on the subject of the USGF, be sure to
read the announcement about the Special USGF TOUR r.o THE
WORLD GAMES. YOU can help make this tour possible. Wouldn't
it be a wonderful experience to go to the WORLD GYMNASTICS
CHAMPIONSHIPS? Make your plans now!!! Beg, borrow, work
and slave, but get the fare to make the trip. It will be well
worth it, something to talk about and profit by for years to
come for any coach, gymnast, official or fan. Reports and
films are fine, but no substitute for being there in person to
see the WORLD'S BEST IN ACTION. SEE YOU THERE!! PLAN ON
IT NOW!!!
* * * *
MG AS A TEXTBOOK: If any coaches or P.E. teachers would like
to use the MG in their classes for a supplementary textbook
for just a semester at a time, we will provide a special 6 is-
sue rate of the MG for $2.50. These subscriptions can be back
dated two or three editions if you like so that your students
will receive all of their copies during a single semester period.
(This offer is limited to groups of 25 or more orders at one
time.) The MG makes a very stimulating text for the classroom
and goes a long way in getting the students excited about
Gymnastics.
* * * *
WANTED: The MG would like more reports and instructional
articles from the Eastern part of the USA. Even with the fast
pace of the day, telephones, Air-Mail, and Jets, we have let
down our Eastern subscribers in much of our past coverage
in the MG. WE want to remedy this as fast as we can .. .
Eastern and Midwestern coaches and gymnasts, do you have
a special instructional idea our readers should know about?
a twist? a suggestion? unusual photos or facts of interest?
Don't keep them to yourself! Send them on to the MG so we
can share them with our readers all over the world.
* * * *
PAINTINGS AND CARTOONS: As we have traveled around the
country we have seen many interesting drawings and cartoons
on gymnastics brightening up the gym bulletin boards. Are YOU
a budding "Vip", "Michaelangelo" or "Rockwell"? Cartoons or
Classics, OPs or Pastels, if they're Gymnastic perhaps they will
fit into the pages of the MG, or even on a future color Cover.
We would also consider high quality color photo transparencies
(21,4 x 21,4 preferred) or Gymnastic action for future MG covers.
* * * *
ARTICLES or ART, PHOTOS or CARTOONS, MEET RESULTS or IN-
STRUCTION let us hear from you. This goes for our European
and all our other world wide readers of the MG also. With 12
issues a year we have more room than ever before to report
Gymnastics.
* * * *
NEXT EDITION: We will have Photo Sequence photos of Diomi-
dov's (USSR) Olympic Parallel Bar routine. Diomidov was the
first gymnast to use the twisting Stutz-kere (or whatever you
care to call it) in Olympic competition ... We will also pre-
sent a report on the results of the Japanese National Cham-
pionships by "our Man In Japan" Brud Cleaveland ... And
from Wheaton, III. "A GYMNASTIC CHRISTMAS GIFT" to the peo-
ple of Haiti ... Plus GYM SNAPS from Annapolis, a large
CENTER SPREAD action photo of one of Americas top All-Around
Gymnasts, along with many other regular MG reports and In-
structional features.
* * * *
MG SCHEDULE: WE are gaining speed and making up time on
each edition and it will not be long before you will be receiv-
ing your MG the first part of each month. Make sure when
you receive a renewal notice to resubscribe right away so you
will not miss a gymnastic action edition. For your information
the numbers on your address plate indicate when your sub-
scription expires; Example 8-2 means Volume 8, Number 2.
Volume 8 is 1966, number 2 is second edition or February
(this edition!) and so on thru the year to Volume 9-1967, Vol.
10, 1968. Stick around for our Special '68 Olympic Edition.
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EIGHTH ANNUAL
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
GYMNASTICS CAMP CLINIC
Clair Jennett, Clinic Director
Approximately 280 gymnasts participated
in the eighth annual Northern California
Summer Gymnastics Camp during the third
and fourth weeks of August, 1965. The
first week was devoted to youngsters from
ages eight through fourteen, and the sec-
ond week was for gymnasts age fifteen
and up.
Sid Freudenstein one of Coach Hal
Frey's (also pictured) top ·all Around
gymnasts. Sid was standing up a Triple
Flyaway from the High Bar at the
summer Northern California Gymnastic
Camp (in a belt).
The camp board was able to assemble
an outstanding staff. The women's program
was led by Dale McClements, Gail Daley;
Chic Johnson, and Don Nelson. The men's
program was led by Art Shurlock, Roy
Davis, Hal Frey, Louis Perschke, Dick
Wolfe, Nils Bengsston, Dick Beckner, and
Bob Lynn. Many other fine instructors
contributed to the program.
The Clinic was fortunate to have equip-
ment loaned from the Nissen, American,
and Porter equipment companies. Due to
this service, an ideal amount of equipment
was available for classes and workouts.
Eight forty-minute classes were held each
day for girls and boys. In addition, a
clinic was held each day, and the day
ended with an hour workout. The clinics
were outstanding and many times the
demonstrations by our visitor from Japan,
Kanzaki Katsutoshi, brought loud applause
from the campers.
Evening entertainment was usually gym-
natsics oriented with films and discussions
concerning judging, rules, and routines.
Jim Gault, his guitar, and the Seattle girls
kept the camp singing.
The Ninth Annual Northern California
Gymnastics Camp will be held in August,
1966. Another outstanding staff is being
assembled, and Howard Moorman has been
appointed as Clinic Director. Ernie Mari-
noni, Berkeley YMCA Physical Education
Director, will be Camp Director_
LAW STUDENT COACH
When Jack Beckner recently resigned
his position as Gymnast coach at the Uni-
versity of Southern California, one of his
past student champions came through to
follow in his steps. Ron Barah 1964 NCAA
All-Around Champ and Olympian has tak-
en over the S.c. Gymnastic team coaching
job while attending Law School at S.c.
. . . . Ron is in his first year of law
school . . . . and will be a tough coach
to contend with legally anyway. (With a
team full of Sakamotos, who needs a law-
yer?) Good Luck, Ron_
* *.
N.H.S.C.C.A.
The National High School Gymnastic
Coaches Association is a real go go group
. . . Just received their Handbook for the
year, a wonderful presentation of the
NHSGCA program for the past year and
the plans for what lies ahead . . . This
Handbook is a reflection of dedicated work
by the Association's Officers: Vic Lesch,
Pres., Dick Aronson, Vice-Pres., Sid
Drain, Sec-Treas. plus the Association's
District Corresponding Secretaries _ . . .
ROY DAVIS, Dis. #1, HARRY JOHN -
SON, #2, BOB RECTOR, #3, THOMAS
KIDD, #4, DON PERRY, #5, DR. JOS-
EPH MASSI NO, #6, PAUL URAM, #7,
and STAN McCALLER District # 8 . . .
If you are a High School Gymnast Coach
and do not hold a membership card in the
NHSGCA, Shame, Shame, Shame .. .
Don't sit around, contact your District Sec.
and join up . . . (I am sure you have had
notices from him already).
NORTHWEST CLINIC
The first Northwest Gymnastic Clinic
for college and high school gymnasts,
coaches and teachers took place Dec. 26-
28 at Tongue Point Job Corps Center (As-
toria, Oregon) with approximately 85 par-
ticipants from 18 schools.
Clinic directors were Y oshi Hatano and
Thorne Tibbitts of the Job Corps Center's
physical education department.
Staff members also included Dick
Smith, gymnastic coach from University
of Oregon; Paul Thompson from David
Douglas High School (Portland) who is
president of the Oregon High School Gym-
nastic Coaches Association; and Rich Har-
ris, College of San Mateo, Calif.
Although the clinic was primarily de-
signed for college and high school gym-
nasts, coaches and teachers, other gym-
nastic enthusiasts were invited to attend.
A women's program was not included due
to lack of facilities.
The program consisted of ten sessions,
an hour each, for gymnasts and coaches,
with such activities as floor exercise,
tumbling, trampoline, horizontal bar, side
horse, long horse, parallel bars and still
rings.
Above: February cover gymnast Jerry Crawder from Ed Gagnier's Below: Eighty- fi ve participants attended the first Northwest Gy m-
Iowa State University team illustrating the va rious stages of a nastic Clinic held in December at Tongue Point Job Corps. Kneel -
Stutz Full Spin from the start ~ to the finish. ing at center of photo are left to right, Yoshi Hatano and Thorne
Tibbitts, clinic directors.

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 GYMNASTIC CIRCUS
By Dolores Faber and Dr. Kenneth Veselak
Nassau Community College
On December 3, 1965, Nassau Commun·
ity College presented its second annual
gymnastics show for the benefit of the
residents of Nassau County. Through the
diligent efforts of the Nassau Community
College Women's Recreation Association,
Gene Cron, gymnastics coach at the
Central Queens Y.M.C.A., and Dr. K en·
neth Veselak, gymnasti cs coach at Nassau
Community College, an even in g of gym-
nastics entertainment was provided for all
those interested in gymnastics.
The Women's Recreation Association of
Nassau Community College has been active
in the advancement of gymnastics for the
past several years. Each year, through the
efforts of Miss Faber and the student
members of the Women's Recrea tion As-
sociation, so me type of gymnastics show
has been developed and presented to the
public. In 1964, Von Jackson, gy mnastics
coach at the Grande Avenue Junior High
School in Bellmore, Long Island, brought
his youngsters to perform with the Nassau
Com munity College gym nasti cs club. The
program consisted of demonstrations on
all the gymnastics "apparatus. This year it
was decid ed to have a gymnastics circus.
The organizati on of th e circus was the
responsib ilit y of Miss Faber. Gene Cron
set up the program, Dr. Veselak equip-
ment, Ruth Nelson and Naomi Baumgart-
en, sa le of ti cke ts. Ruth Messing, Ilene
Munson and Jinny Lamana special light-
ing eff ects. Music was provided by Dr.
Ralph Ritchie of the Nassau Community
Coll ege Music Department. Diana School-
sky, refreshment s. Perform ers from the
Central Queens Y.M.C.A. who took part in
th e circus included Lynn Fazzio, Linda
Fi,her, Dave Jacobs, Charles Watchet,
Harold Daly, Walter Leach, Carmine Li s-
('('llo, Mike Murphy, Don Kenny, Pat
'\ ~c r, Pat Titani, Sid Lorber, Bob Castel-
lano, Clifford Smith, Stan Parker, Sal
Caputo, Ken Tozzi, Terry Rei lly and Bill
,\uqi n. Perform ers from Nassau Commun-
ity Co ll ege included William Edmund,
Sun Young Choi, John Jaeger, Craig Pope,
Kent Reitter, Pat Scognamillo, Paul Scla·
fani, Karen Walter, Nancy Beatty, Diana
Kurthy , Laura Orticello, Jani s Westfall,
Diana Schley, and Char.ley Tapia.
The circus began with a parade con·
sisting of Mother Goose and her nursery
rhym e characters. Included in this part
of the parade were clowns dressed up to
represent the Cat and the Fiddle, the
Three Blind Mice, Alice in Wond erland. Scenes from N05sau Comm unity - College's second annual gymnast ic circus show
Little Bo Peep, and Humpty Dumpty.
These nursery rhyme chara cters were fol-
lowed by clown, jugglers, gym nasts and
( Renounced" Artists of the High Bar ) , bal-
all the other performers in the show. Fol-
ance beam (Ballarina's of the Beam), sus- Third Annual New England
lowin g the nati onal anthem were act s
which includ ed the uneven parallel bars pended ladder act (Aerial Skylarks) , Gymnastic Clinic
(Lady Gymnasts Supreme), parallel bars hand balancing (Handbalancing Supreme-
(Pierless Perfectionists on the Parallel The Adamovi ch Troupe) and the In- Report by George Hery
Bars-The Barron Troupe ) , clown acts co mperable Smi th " and Daly Troupe ) , and At Bickum
(J oker of J est), the Hofstra Universi ty clown act s (Gorilla Rampa ge), tabloos
Persian Rifl es Drill Tea m (Proud Persians (Glittering, Glamorous Sterling Silver New England's Third Annual Gymnastic
on Parade), tumbling (The Topsy Turvey Anatomy of Beauty), Swedish box vaulting Clinic, held at the University of Massachus-
Tumblers), trampoline (Somersalting Sen- (Aerial Springboard Gymnastics- Astound- ett s over the Thanksgiving weekend, has
sa tions of th e Trampoline), ladder pyra- ing Acrobati~ Aces Hurdlin g Through again been an un eq uivocal success.
mid s (Prodigious Pyramidicial Panorama), Space at Skyrocket Speed), and finally - The clinic directors drew heavily upon
juggling (The Great D'Madden) , unicycle the Grande Finale. the United States Olympic teams for the
juggli ng (The Amazing J erry Greenberg All of the above acts provided three master teaching staff. Over 730 gym nasts,
and the Unicycle Juggling Genius Walter hours of wonderful entertainm ent for coaches and teachers who participated in
Leach), men and women's floor exercise children and adults of all ages. Over <WO the three day clinic cen tered at the Uni-
(Beautiful Artistic Gymnastics Gyrations), people attended thi s circus spectacular. versity's magnificent new 1 % acre gym·
still rings (Gymnastics Pyros-'-:'A n Exhibi- Proceeds from the performan ce went to nasi um. To en ter this huge fa cility and have
tion of Symmetry and" Strength), clown the college scholarship fund and the spread before you the panorama of over
acts (Merry Makers of Myth)" high bar Children's Hospital in Port Washington. 600 I!:ym nasts of all ages working under

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the best teaching available, was an awe
inspiring sight indeed. This year's master
teaching staff included: For the men, Rus·
ty Mitchell, Abe Grossfeld, Don Tonry and
Jeff Cardinelli, George Hery. For the
women, Muriel Grossfeld, Betty Maycock,
Richard Mulvahill, and Milan Trnka.
Highlights of the clinic came in two of
the many teaching sessions. Saturday morn·
ing, Rusty Mitchell held approximately 100
youngsters spell·bound with his explana·
tions and demon strations in advanced
tumbling. He was later joined by Abe
Grossfeld, George Hery and Frank Schmidt.
These four men gave the entire group an
Gymnastic actio n and instruction at the 3rd annual
idea what happens when four of the na-
tion 's leading gymnasts get together in a
"can yo u top this" session in free exer-
cise. The other outstanding session came
later the same day with Muriel Grossfeld
tcaching ballet for gymnastics, working
with 250 girls in one portion of the gym·
nasium, teaching and demonstrating the
techniques which have made her one of
the outstanding women gymnasts in the
world.
High School, College and YMCA coaches
made up the bulk of the teaching staff,
with college gymnasts from the New Eng·
land area providing the very necessary
New England Gymnasti c Cl inic
student instructors for teaching and general
supervision of the workout sessions.
The New England Gymnastic Clinic has
progressively become larger and better,
both from th e standpoint of participation
and in the quality of teaching. This was
undoubtedly the largest of the gymnastic
clinics of this type in the United States
thi s year. All of the participants having
expressed their appreciation for the op-
portunities afforded them by this annual
events.
Photos by Marsha Connors and AI Bickum
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CANADIAN R:~PORT
by Johnnv Noo'ney
18 Lavine:ton Dr.!
Weston. Ontario
C.A.H.P.E.R.
The Canadian Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreation is a
voluntary, non-profit, professional associ-
ation dedicated to raise Canadian health,
recreation and physical education stand-
ards. The Association seeks to promote the
profes~ional growth of its members, to
foster tbe exchange of ideas, and encour-
age res~arch. The Association further un·
dertakes to cooperate with other organiza·
tions concerned with the total fitness of
the Canadian people.
Board of Directors-196,S-61
Honorary President: MR. JACK LANG,
Montreal 29, P.Q. PreSident: MR. J. H.
PASSMORE, Professor of Physical Edu·
cation, Ontario College of Education, Tor·
onto 5, Ontario. Past President: OK MAX
Ii HOWELL, Faculty of Physical Educa-
tion, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AI·
berta. President Elect: DR. W. ' DONALD
SMITH, Faculty of Physical Education,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Vice·President ior Health Education: MR.
A. W. ERIKSSON, ' Faculty of Physical
Education, University of Alb ~rfa, Edmon-
ton, Alta_ Vice-President for Physical Edu-
cation: DR. MICHAEL S. YUHASZ, De·
partment of Health, Physical and Recre·
ation Education, University of Western On·
tario, London, Ontario. Vice·President for
Recreation Education: D. L. CUNNINGS,
Recreation Director" New Westminster,
British Columbia. Chairman 0/ the Finance
Committee: K. WIPPER, Hart House,
University of Toronto, Toronto 5, Ontario.
Chairman of ~he Membership Committee:
A. F. AFFLECK, Faculty of Physical Edu·
cation, University of Alberta, Edmonton,
Alberta. Chairman of the ' Publications
Committee: DR. BRYCE M. TAYLOR,
York University, Toront6 12, Ontario.
Chairman of the Afiiliations Committee:
MISS DOROTHY WALKER, Halifax,
N.S. Chairman of the Speakers Bureau:
YVES BELAN.GEB" La Commission Des
Ecoles Catholiques; " pe Quebec, Quebec 6,
P.Q. Chairman'. for French Speaking Pro·
fessionals: ANDR~ HUPE, Dept. d'Educa·
tion Physique, Universite de Montreal,
Montreal, P. Q. Chairman, Women's Ath.
letic Committee: MISS HELEN GURNE.Y,
Inspector of Physical Education, Ontario
Department of Education, Toronto 5, On·
tario. Chairman, Research Committee: DR.
DONALD W. BAILEY, University of Sas·
katchewan, Saskotoon, Saskatchewan. M em·
ber·at.Large: H. J. McLACHLIN, Faculty
of Physical Education, University of AI·
berta, Edmonton, Alberta. Executive Dir·
ector: C. R. BLACKSTOCK, National Of·
fice, C.A.H.P.E.R., Toronto 4, Ontario.
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HERE '1'01 THERE
Mr. Frank Holm, Sir Patrick Dunn
C.V.I. Sault Ste. Marie, one of our out·
standing high school coaches informs me
that the members of his last year cham·
pionship team are attending the following
Colleges and Universities and continue to
be active in the promotion of the sport.
LARRY MATTHEWS-QUEENS UNI-
VERSITY, KINGSTON is on the Gym
Team with another great Sir Patrick Dunn
graduate, Art Kuisma. Larry is having a
fine year.
PETER SMITH -McGILL UNIVER·
SITY, MONTREAL. No gym team at Mc-
Gill but Peter is doing something about it
this year.
HANNU ESKELlN-UNIV-ERSITY OF
TORONTO. Hannu has not made the top
five but is training regularly. This boy has
a great future in this sport.
BRUCE FREEMAN -MICHIGAN IN·
STiTUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOL-
OGY. No gym team at this Institute.
Notice the loss of only one of our gym·
nasts to America'n Colleges. Frank, you
can be proud of your gymnasts.
• • • • •
SPORTS AWARDS. More than 450
boys and girls from Metro Toronto were
honored this month at the Municipal
Sports A wards Dinner.
Included ~ere some of our Ontario Gym.
nastic Champions: Barbara Thompson,
Theresa McDonnell, Judith Wilki!l, Marilyn
Minaker, Rick Robinson, Egor Morin.
• • • .* •
Luigi Maiocco, the great Italian gymnast,
died last month in his home town of Tur·
in, Italy. He was 73 and devoted his life
to this sport. He won top laurels in the
1912 Olympic Gam!,!s, Stockholm and in
the 1920 games at Antwerp and in the
1924 games at Paris. When I was a boy
I attended clinics and displays given by
this great man and his performances were
always the highlight of the day. I know
many people of my age group will be
saddened by the loss . of this dedicated
gymnast.
Jennifer Diachun an the Beam with
A NATIONAL GYMNASTIC CREST
Mr. Neil Godin, Vancouver was assigned
the responsibility at the Annual conven·
tion of approving and making available a
distinctive Canadian crest for Canadian
gymnasts. Excellent news. Another giant
step forward.
A LlnLE MILLE. G.
If you're walking down the street and
a cartwheeling figure bounces by, don't
be surprised.
It will probably be 12-year-old Jennifer
Diachun, who practices cartwheels or
handstands whenever she gets the impulse
- and those come frequently.
"She even does them in our living room
when we're watching television," remarked
her mother.
Scarboro residents in the neighborhood
of Norman Cook Public School have seen
Jennifer cartwheeling her way to school
on more than one occasion. -
Jennifer had dedicated herself to a ca·
reer in gymnastics and has already reaped
early dividends. She earned a second-
place finish in tumbling, gaining a fifth
place over·all standing in the U.S. Na-
tional Gymnastic Clinic at Sarasota, Fla.
during the Christmas holidays.
The pe.rformance, in the competition fOl
youngsters 12-14 years of age, was a re
markable one from a remarkable young
girl.
Jennifer and her 19·year-old coach Els-
beth Austin work out four nights a week
at the Harmonie Club. Two other night,
Jennifer takes ballet lessons to improve
her gymna~tic form .
That schedule leaves Sundays the on1,-
open day and Jennifer and Elsbeth fiil
that by driving to Buffalo each weekend
for lessons with the highly respected
coach Al Stumpf.
Jennifer considers the balance beam her
best event and so it is no coincidence
there was one in her backyard this sum·
mer.
" I used it every day," said Jennifer.
"And as for gymnastics I wouldn't want
to do anything else."
Although much of Jennifer's time i,
spent on gymnastics, she mail)tains high
her coach Elizabeth Austin checking her position.
grades at school, reaching the honor level
in the past few years.
J ennifer hopes to make Canada's Olym-
pic team some day- but she will have to
set her sights on the 1972 Games. She
would be 15, and still under the 16-year
age limit, for the 1968 Olympics.
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Dr. D. J. Pugliese has announced the
appointments of Norman J. Ashton as as-
sistant professor and Howard J. Green as
lecturer.
Professor Ashton will teach physiology
of exercise and kinesiology in addition to
participating in several research programs.
Mr. Green will conduct a tests and meas-
urements course. He will also assist the
coaches of football and hockey.
Nouvelles De L' Associotion
Gymnastique af Quebec
Mr. Jean Paul Marcil, one of the on~
inal inst ructors at the Immaculate Con-
ception Gym Club, is returnin g. This is
good news, Jean Paul was one of the pi-
oneers of Gymnastics in this Province. H e
is going to coach Women's Gymna stics.
Welcome back Jean.
North American Championships, Montreal
The Quebec Gymnastic Association will
host the Championships Feb. 12th and
13th. The Championships are under the
patronage of Mr. Jean Lesage, the Pro-
vincial Premier and , Mr. Jean Drapeau,
Mayor of the city of Montreal.
c.B.S. Television , will cover this import-
ant Meet and Radio Canada will do a
coast to coast broadcast in French and
English. This Meet promises to be the
highlight of the coming season.
The City of Montreal Championships
Mr. Guy Guilette will again be' respon-
sible for the organization of this meet. It
will be held at the new beautiful Montreal
East Sports Center. This is always a fine
meet. For further information contact
direct Mr. Guy Guillette, 11370 Notre
Dame Est. Montreal-Est. P.Q.
O.S.G.C.A. Review of Activities in 1965
Over two hundred High Schools and Uni-
versities in Canada have received litera-
ture, booklets, films, etc. from the Ontario
School Gymnastic Coaches Association.
The Gymnaestrada films taken by the
President, Mr. Doug Kerr have been
shown to over 50 High Schools and Uni·
versity groups. These magnificent films in
color show many of the wonderful displays
given at the Gymnaestrada in Prague.
Many Clinics have been given in many
parts of the country by the association
clinic team under the direction of Mr. Al
Warrick. The concept of the clinic team
is that every team member is a specialist
in a particular facet of school gymnastics.
The overall emphasis of the Clinic is on
Class Lessons in Gymnastics, the School
Gym Team, and Simple School Judging.
"I any fine books, periodicals, and book-
Icts are available on membership from the
~ecrt'lary, Mr. Hugh Rodgers. The most
a~ked for book is the "Age Group Gymnas-,
tic Workbook". This excellent book con-
tains simple, judged routines in stick form
for boys and girls of all ages and is be·
coming a must in any school gymnastic
programme.
Membership in the Association is run-
ning in the hundreds and is National
rather than Provincial and also some of
our teachers abroad, are using some of the
Association material.
This coming year many actiVItIes are
planned by the Executive and if the first
eight months is any indication, a tremen-
dous year is ahead. For membership or in-
formation write Mr. Hugh Rodgers, T. L.
Kennedy Collegiate, Cooksville, Ontario or
to 22 Arkley Cres Weston, Ontario.
AN INFORMAL EVENING
UNIV. OF TORONTO
An informal evening was recently held
at the Benson Women's Athletic Building,
University of Toronto. The program con-
sisted of Educational Gymnastics, Modern
Gymnastics, Traditional Gymnastics and
Folk and Contemporary Dance. This tre-
mendous and exciting display was given
by this year's students, attending the
School of Physical and Health Education.
Miss Elizabeth Hunter handled the seg-
ment of Educational Gymnastics. Basic
concept of movement and progression very
well.
lVIiss Reet Leesment was responsible for
the presentation of modem gymnastics,
technique, sequence with ,. balls, hoops, etc.
beautifully presented. ' ored in biology and general science and
The traditional or apparatus gymnastics
was in the capable hands of Miss Marina
van der Merwe, also rhythmics. This im-
portant segment of gymnastics was a de-
light to watch- excellent.
The second part of the program, contem-
porary and folk dance, was under the dir-
ection of Miss Yone K vietys. Studies in
time, force, space were magnificently pre-
sented and a superb performance study,
entitled "A Landscape of a City" was
something of a show stopper. Great credit
was due to the talented students taking
part.
Miss D. M. R. Jackson, Director ' of Wom-
en's Athletics can be justly prolid of her
students and staff who contributed to tbis
wonderful evening of gymnastics.
ALBERTA NEWS
A monthly Newsletter is now being
mailed to all who are interested in the
promotion of competitive Gymnastics in
that Province. If you wish to have your
name on the mailing list contact G. M.
Elliot, Faculty of Physical Education Uni-
versity of Alberta, Edmonton.
This Newsletter will cover such topics
as Meets, International Meets, Dates, etc.
and general gymnastic news. Already over
40 are on the mailing list without any
publicity.
Mr. S. Carlsen was elected this year's
branch chairman and Mr. P. Viney is
looking after southern Alberta and believe
it or not he has organized a Clinic already.
Major Meets this year will be the Senior
and Junior Provincial Meet and the Schools
Provincial Meet April 2nd at the Univer-
sity of Alberta, Edmonton. Other Provin-
ces take note. Alberta is on the move.
GYM SKETCH
This is the story of Jim Hynds now co·
ordinating the Mott Gymnastic Program.
Jim although directing gymnastics in
Fli~t, is continually assisting Canadian
gymnastics. A native of Windsor, Ontario
he attended school at the W. D. Lowe Vo·
cational School and started his gymnastic
career under Mr. Bernie Newman, coach
of the Windsor Gymnastic Club (Bernie
Newman is a member of Parliament today).
Jim Hynds
Jim, as a member of this Club, competed
in Detroit, Indianapolis, Vancouver, and
Toronto. In 1959 he won the Canadian AI!-
Around title at the National Champion-
ships and the same year received a full
scholarship to the University of Michigan.
This boy has always been grateful for this
opportunity, for without it, he feels he
may not have been able to attend College.
At the university of Michigan he maj·
minored in physical education. He was a
continuous member of the Big Ten Cham·
pionship Team in 1961, 1962 and 1963.
Just before graduating in 1963 he and the
University of Michigan had a perfect sea-
son winning the Big Ten and the N.C.A.A.
Championships . Jim climaxed his career
in College gymnastics with a 3rd All
Round in the Big Ten, a magnificent
record.
Today Jim Hynds is coordinating one of
the finest gymnastic program ~ in North
America. He has made Flint .R hotbed of
gymnastics and his Flint Invitational Meet
must be considered one of the top meets
anywhere. This boy is also an outstanding
teacher, teaching biology and physiology
at the local high school.
In every conversation I had with this
fine gymnast, he continually prai.sed the
efforts his two coaches, Mr. Berme New-
man and Mr. Newt Loken. Jim Hynds is
a credit to his school, college and to
Canada.
SUBMITTING MATERIAL
FOR PUBLICATION
I received a letter last month from Mr.
Raymond Gagnier, Chairman of the Na·
tional Gymnastic Association, A.A.U. of
Canada and to quote his letter "I will do
my best to send you all the news I can,
so that your writeup covers all Canada".
Also he continues "Congratulations on the
nice job done, this is the first time there
has been so much news about Canada in
the "Modern Gymnast" . . . Thank you
Raymond.
May I say. once again. This is your Re-
port , The Canadian Gymnastic fraternity.
I have sent llJany personal letters asking;
for ncws, meet results, etc. and some have
responded wonderfully, others have not.
Please send me your Gymnastic News and
your Meet Results and if possible pictures.
Let us, for this coming New Year, show
the world the great upsurge in Gymnastics
in Canada through this great International
Magazine. My address is 18 Lavington Dr.,
Weston, Ontario. And above all DON'T
FORGET TO RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIP·
TION FOR THE COMING YEAR.
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FRAN K L. BARE
Executive Di rector
Z, i'te~to't:t !€eft0~
THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION
P.O . Box 4699, TUCSON, ARIZONA.
THE 1966 U.s.G.F. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, will
be April I 5-16th at the U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY,
Colorado Springs, Colo. The World's Games compulsories
will be used in the ELITE Division and newly designed
compulsories for the CLASS "A" divisions are now ready
for distribution. For entry blanks . . . . required routines
, . . . and housing information write USGF, P.O. Box
4699, Tucson, Arizona. , help in every Ilrea of the clinic. Lucy works hard in her
Special Nate: The USGF has announced that the na-
tional championships will serve as a qualifying competi-
tion to select a team to attend the WORLD'S CHAMPION-
SHIPS in Dortmund, Germany, September 19-25, 1966.
SPECIAL INVITATION:
THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIPS . . . DORTMUND,
GERMANY . . . . The USGF contemplates a tour for
coaches and teachers to attend the 1966 World's Games in
Germany. Tentative plans call for the USGF Flight to de-
part from Chicago, lllinois . . . . on September 16, 1966
. . . . stop in New York and then proceed to Germany.
The competitions are from the 20th to the 25th and the
flight would return to Chicago on the 26th of September
arriving in time for most people to connect with other
flights and be in their respective home towns that evening.
The flight is designed to accommodate teacher-coaches and
keep them away from their positions as few working days
as possible. Basic facts about the tour' are as follows.
1. Round trip from Chicago, Illinois . . . $275.00
2. Estimated expenses in Germany . . . $125.00
3. Full amount of $275.00 should be sent to GYM-
NASTICS TOUR, P.O. Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona
85717 immediately. Number of seats is limited-first
reservation basis of filling seats.
4. The USGF will firm up the flight on April 1, 1966
. . . . and should the flight not be sufficiently filled
at that time full refund will be made to all those hav-
made reservations.
ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO "GYM-
NASTICS TOUR" PO BOX 4699, TUCSON, ARIZONA
. . . . DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SEE THE
WORLD'S GAMES FIRST HAND . . . . along with your
fellow coaches and teachers from the U.S.A.
The EASTERN GYMNASTICS CLINIC was off to a
great start and saw some 200 in attendance at the first
annual Ft. Lauderdale event. The NORTH-SOUTH ALL-
STAR MEET was absolutely great. The NORTH, coached
by Vic Lesch . . . . Illinois High School Coach won the
12
contest . . . . over the SOUTH, coached by Furman Uni-
versity's Rusty Frank . . . by the fantastically close score
of 193.750 to 1'93.725. Rusty Mitchell was the standout in
what was unquestionably a meet filled with many standout
performances. In the women's competition it was the pow-
erful Southern Illinois University girl's team that walked
away with everything. Donna Schaenzer . . . . took the
all-around title and looked most impressive in doing so.
Perhaps the brightest part of the Clinic was the prospect
of growth and servcie to the beautiful southeast portion
of the USA. The Ft. Lauderdale recreation department
was most courteous, and I cannot ever remember meetin a
more gracious hosts. At every turn there were individual~
anxious to help those of us visiting there and in turn
eager to have the coaches in attendance help promote the
sRort of gymnastics in that area. Tom Hanvey from David
LIpscomb College (USG F Nationals-1965 ) , Dr. Hartley
Price, Florida State University, Chick Ciccio (Miami High
School), and of course, the founder of the first such event
in Florida . . .. Mr. Lyle Welser, of Georgia Tech. Uni-
vers~ty, all were in attendance. Dr. James Baley from Con-
nectIcut . . . . Tom Darling from "Navy" . .. Joe Gial-
lombardo for Winetka, Illinois.... Bill Meade and
Dick Holzaepfel . . . . clinic directors from So. Ill. and
Iowa respectively . . . . Vic Lesch and Rusty Frank men-
tioned above from Willowbrook HS and Furman Univer-
sity. Lucy Whisenant, gymnastics coach at Ft. Lauderdale's
Nova High School deserves a real vote of thanks for her
coaching program and provided a great deal of liaison for
those of us new to the area. Carl Patterson from Temple
dropped in for a view of the all-star meet. Gymnasts from
:Wichigan, Springfield college . . . . and most every point
In between those states and Florida attended this bare at
event. Ed Bequette, from Denver, Colorado headed up an
excellent women's program with able help from Dick and
Sharon Zuber . . . . George Hery on the trampoline and
I'm sure I'm missing someone. It was great .. .. next
year it'll be greater. Come on down . . . . and be a part
of it!
At right.: Clinic photos' by Bob Davd ioff of competition action and
USGF Director Frank Bare presenting Rusty Mitchell award. Photo
In~e! .of Donna Schaenzer, Women's All-Around winner at Eastern
CliniC (Further Eastern Clinic action and personality photos on
f o llOWing page).
Below: Teams line up f or the North-Sou th competition
 EASTERN CLINIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Around: Rusty Mitchell, 562.5; Bob
Dickson, 533.5; Rick Tucker, 508.5; Lorry
Lindauer, 507; Ike Heller, 477; Neil Schmitt,
472; Tom Sexton, 441 ; John Elias, 396. Free
Exercise : Rusty Mitchell, 95.5; Frank Schmitz,
95; Bob Dickson, 91.5; Larry Lindauer, 90.5;
Jay Otto, 88; Brent Williams, 86.5; Steve
Whitlock 86.5; Rick Tucker, 82.5. Long Horse:
Rusty Mitchell, 96.5; Frank Schmitz, 95;
Brent Williams, 91.5; Bob Dickson, 90.5; Lar-
ry Lindauer, 89.5; Ike Heller, 89 .5; Gary Bal-
comb, 88.5; Fred Dennis, 87 .5. Rings: R.
Mitchell , 94.5; Don Hatch, 94; Tom Cook,
93 .5; Jim Jackson, 92; Rich Blanton, 90.5;
Fred Orlofsky, 89; Thomas Seward, 84 .5; Rich
Kennay, 84. Parallel Bars: Jim Curzi, 95.5;
R. Mitchell, 94; Ron Harstad, 93; Fred Dennis,
91.5; L. Lindauer, 87; Rick Tucker, 84 .5;
John Elias, 82.5. High Bar: Jim Curzi, 93;
R. Mitchell , 92.5; R. Tucker, 92.5; Bob Dick-
son, 90.5; Dan Price, 89 .5; L. Lindauer, 88;
F. Dennis, 87; Neil Schmitt, 84 .5. Side Horse:
Keith McCanless, 95; Ken Gordon, 94.5; Mike
Boegler, 92; R. Mitchell , 89.5; Bob Dickson,
88 ; Fred Orlofsky 86.5; R. Tucker, 85; Ike
Heller, 82; Chuck Manching, 82. Trampoline:
Frank Schmitz, 95; Hutch Dvorak, 90; Brent
Williams, 87 .5; Jim Holzaepfel, 87 .5; Tim
Rogers, 83; Dale Hardt, 79.5; Dave Creech, 60.

1ST ANNUAL NORTH VS. SOUTH MEET

EASTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Floor Exercise: Rusty Mitchell, S, 9.65;
Frank Schmitz, N, 9.60; Larry Lindauer, N,
9.20; Jay Otto, N, 9. 10; Bob Dickson, S,
9.00; Brent Williams, S, 8.925. North 27 .90,
South 27 .575. Side Horse: Mike Boegler, S,
9 .75; Ken Gordon, N, 9.60; Keith McCanless,
N, 9.55; Fred Orlofsky, N, 9.05; Bob Dickson ,
S, 8.20; Rusty MItchell , S, 8 .85 . North 28 .20,
South 26.80. Trampoline: Frank Schmitz, N,
9.80; Dale Hardt, S, 9.40; Jim Holzaepfel, N,
9 .20; Brent Williams, S, 9.10; Hutch Dvorak,
S, 8.85; Tim Rogers, N, 8.75 . North 27 .75,
South 27.35. High Bar: Jim Curzi, N, 9 .50;
Rick Tucker, S, 9.40; Rusty Mitchell, S, 9.20;
Dan Price, N, 8.95; Larry Lindauer, N, 8.90;
Bab Dickson, S, 8.85. North 27.45, South
27.45 . Long Horse: Rusty Mitchel·l, S, 9.60;
Brent Williams, S, 9.45; Frank Schmitz, N,
9.40; Bob Dickson, S, 9.35; Fred Orlafsky, N,
9. 10; Ike Heller, N, 8.85 . North 27 .35, South
28.40. Parallel Bars: Rusty Mitchell, S, 9.60;
Ron Harstad, S, 9.55, Fred Dennis, N, 9.25;
Larry Lindauer, N, 9.15; John Elias, N, 8 .85 ;
Rick Tucker, S, 8.65. North 27.20, South
27.80. Rings: Rusty Mitchell , S, 9.70; Don
Hatch, N, 9.65; Tam Cook, S, 9.50; Fred Or-
lofsky, N, 9.40; Rich Blanton, S, 9.15; Larry
Lindauer, N, 8.85. North 27.90, South 28.35.
Final Team Score: North 193.750, South
193 .725.
 It's easy to get into an airy mood in the light roomy beautiful new Women's Gymnasium at the University af Arizona,
FIFTH WESTERN GYM. CLINIC-TUC., ARIZONA
by Dick Criley
Snow·capped peaks and bright sunny
weather greeted participants in the fifth
Western Gymnastics Clinic held December
26-30 at the University of Arizona in Tuc·
son.
A year ago, Bruce Frederick wrote con·
cerning clinics that "through the experi-
ences, words and actions of the elite . . .
others receive encouragement and know-
ledge and skill. The novice has an oppor-
tunity to enlarge his philosophical grasp
develop attitudes and double-check tech:
?ique,s." With this rather idealistic thought
m mmd, I attended my first clinic. As it
turned out, my pre·clinic ideas were not
extensive enough and I write now a synop-
sis of both the favorable and unfavorable
impressions gleaned from my observations
and many conversations.
Each day was scheduled to in'clude
classes for intermediate and advanced work
on all the olympic events and trampoline.
With n~arly 500 gymnasts participating,
the men s program had a constant air of
activity and confusion. Two events were
being instructed at a time, and other ap-
paratus was available both inside and out·
doors for individual efforts. The great out-
doors proved very popular and inside
classes suffered some attendance drop.
The trampolines and side horses set up
outside were constantly in use as well as
the parallel bars and long horse. The re-
cent rains had made the ~round a bit soft
Classes on many events were run simultaneously
Photos by Tracy Rogers and Dick Criley
and slippery but this failed to discourage
the practice of the boys and girls inter-
ested in tumbling.
A variety of teaching techniques were
observed from the lecture-demonstration to
group evercises. On the rings, for instance,
selected gymnasts performed advanced
moves for comment to the class by instruc-
tors Hal Frey and Lou Perschke. Later in
the class each of the gymnasts got a
chance to try these moves with spotting
and coaching. A free ex class under the
direction of Art Shurlock and Don Robin-
son performed group exercises, including
such basics and handstands and back
handsprings, strength and flexibility exer-
cises, guided by explanations as to the
correct and/or most attractive may to pre-
sent a movement. The class participated
in series such as back handsprings and
back handspring-turn-lunge and the like
while the instructors made suggestions fo;
improvement. A free period ended the
class with a group of gymnasts endeavor-
ing to improve their tumbling skills. On
another occasion, an intermediate parallel
bar class was building on the previous
day's work, learning how to combine sev-
eral moves into a sequence and learning
new ones. All the major" equipment com-
panies displayed equipment, and each
c1as~ had enough equipment to permit
n~axlmum cl~ss participation, with the pos-
SIble exceptIOn of rings where space was
limited.
in
The 1966 World Games compulsories
were demonstrated by a number of gym-
nasts under the watchful eyes of Jack
Beckner, Erwin Volze, and Karl Schwenz-
feier. Participants were Dan Millman,
Arnold Lascari, Ray Hadley, Paul Mayer,
Sid Freudenstein, and Dennis Albers. A
number of constructive comments were of·
fered with emphasis on height, form, econ·
omy of movement and the proper inter-
pretation of the compulsory exercise. For
the advanced gymnasts this session was one
of the most valuable parts of the clinic
and intermediate gymnasts protited from
the opportunity to watch these men in ac·
tion and learn from these fine instructors.
For the first time there was an organ·
ized program for the youngsters. Directed
by George Bauer, 50-60 boys, some with
only a smattering of gymnastics back·
ground, were instructed in very basic
skills (kips, uprises, hip circles, etc.) on
the six olympic events. During the morn-
ings three events were run simultaneously -
for an hour, then on to the next three
with 15-20 boys in each group. The boys
could rotate events from day to day to
cover everything. For this year, time, equip-
ment, and personnel were adequate but
next year they may need to be expanded
because of the success of this year's clinic.
The women's program attracted over 200
girls and was much improved by the new
women's athletic facility with ' its three
spacious, well· lighted workout roo m s.
the
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There was always scheduled aCtiVIty and
a sufficien t number of instructors was
available for each of the seven events.
There was no equipment lack as all the
equipment manufacturers had provided ap·
paratus (although a few more mats would
have been helpful) . In contrast to the
men's program, there was usually little ac-
tivity on the non-instructed events. The
classes were taught with a sense of humor
by a top-flight crew of instructors under
the direction of Bob Peavy. Emphasis was
placed on mechanics, basic moves, and
how-to's. Individuals wishing to learn ad-
vanced moves were aided by the instruc-
tors both in class and on the side.
Rose Ann Saylor described the purpose
of her ballet classes as trying to develop
posture and poise. In trying to stay away
from the stereotype ballet" forms, she in-
troduced the girls (fellows too!) to . the
techniques and movements best suited to
free exercise-head movements, connecting
steps, flowing movements, continuity of
expression. Suggestions on selection of ap-
propriate music for the floor exercise and
how to phrase the routine to the music
were made, with a goal towards develop-
ing a routine which could rise and fall,
have a feathery quality to it, and avoid a
monotonous pace.
The clinic was highlighted by a 1
hour open championship meet under the
* cussion centered about what should be
direction of Glenn Wilson. The girls were
en thusiastic about the open meet because
they had a chance to recognize what went
into a routine, how to put a routine to-
gether ; and to discover sequences of in-
terest to them. As Bob Peavy expressed it,
"This year's performance will bring back
some of the talent which flit ered away in
past years."
Nearly 50 men and women showed up
for the 9:00 a.m. judging classes con-
ducted by Roy Davis. There were essenti-
ally only two sessions and the judges' ex-
amination. The lack of a formal instruc-
tion setup was cited by a few as limiting
the value of the "classes." Nonetheless par-
ticipation by all was active and judging
was revealed for the corriplicated business
it is. Roy outlined his method for judging
(as he has presented it, for MG readers
in past reports, it will not be described
here), noting that it requires instant r ecog-
nition of the moves by the judge and that
experience and subj ective analysis are
still important in arriving at a final score.
As an exercise, several sequences of moves
were presented and the participants asked
to rate them as to difficulty. Some peculi-
arities of the manual describing A-B-C
parts were pointed out. Other subj ects dis-
cussed were the judging of the incomplete
or lo.w value routine, the use of the .3 to
.5 deduction for extra swings, and the
philosophy of substitution on B and C
moves. After all, it was pointed out, we
can't wait for the Europeans to get started
on this as it will never get done.
I regret not being able to describe the
activity of each class in more detail and
can only ci te the above as a sampling of
the efforts of the instructors. J ess Robin-
son, for instance, was oveqvhelmed with
trampolinists and trapolinists-to-be. His
observations are duly documented else-
where in this issue.
"Y ou can't satisfy everyone," is an old
adage and quite applicable to this clinic.
Beefs ranged (no pun intended) from sel-
Left: Mens' classes were well attended .
A fine staff war ked hard ta impart as
much as they could in the few short
days of the cI inic .
ection of the East and West teams, to the
size of the classes (too large), to the lack
of spotting belts. It would be grossly un-
fair to discount the expressions of dissat-
i,,[ac tion and describe the clinic as all
good. Some of the problems raised are
those inherent in the nature of clinics and
careful thought is being given to minimize
them. On the other hand it would be un-
fair to say that the weight of these criti-
cisms renders the clinic valueless. Clinic
directors Sam Bailie and Glenn Wilson
were well aware of sources of dissatifac-
tion and are already making plans to cor-
rect them and improve n ext year's clinic.
They noted that this was the largest par-
ticipation to date, despite the attraction of
the USGF Eastern Clinic in Fort Lauder-
dale and the AAU Sarasota clinic.
While the instructors were designated
ahead of time, they were not told what
their assignments wOl)ld be until they ar-
rived. As a result some were not as well
prepared as they would have wished, and
some of the first classes resembled some-
thing from Phys. Ed. 1. At times instruc-
tors were almost ignored by gymnasts in-
tent on working what thev pleased. Other
times the instructors had so many partici-
pating they were overwhelmed. Lively dis-
taught. How much emphasis on basics and
how much on "tricks"? Should 4 or 5
moves be concentrated on to the neglect
and exclusion of others? Ho'w many ways
can one get into a move, for instance,
eagles on high bar? How about dismounts
on rings or high bar? Should there be
opportunity for a gymnast to say "these
are things I've come here to learn; will
you work with me'?"
Some gymnasts felt that the large classes
limited their opportunity to warm-up or
concentrate on particular moves and dis'
mounts. As one fellow put it, "You have
to be abtrusive to get to work on a given
move."
One suggestion was heard that the
groups could be better divided although
the question of conflicts with workouts at
different levels on other apparatus would
arise. Someone else suggested that more
regimentation and less choice of apparatus
to work would draw the gymnasts to
classes. On the other hand, organization
was sufficiently loose to allow the gym·
nasts flexibility in scheduling their work-
outs. One coach noted that some of his
top gymnasts were not participating in -the
classes and wondered if the classes were
aimed too low or if these fellows knew
everything. Actually the top gymnasts pre-
sent were helping and inspiring the lesser
gymnasts who were there to learn, and
they were doing it both in class and in
localized little groups with individual at-
tention. A gymnast commented, "A move
1 wanted to learn wasn't being taught in
class, but I did get some help on the out-
side." Another said that he'd picked up a
number of good moves, most of them out
of class, but conceded that the classes
were useful for the ideas and refinements
and he went to them as well.
An observer, who described hims,elf as
a real novice at gymnastics, said that he
was looking for some of the basic how-
to's, the lead-ins for basic tricks his gym-
nasts must learn before progressing fur-
ther. He was particularly interested in Gar
O'(,)uinn's handling of a small group in
Right: There was very little of the "dem-
onstration type" teaching in the Wom-
en's ciasses l this was the "doing typel/.
Clinic competition scenes on following
c'enter spread.
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 how to get into double leg circles on side
horse, and in Bill Holmes' teaching meth-
ods on hi gh bar_ He noted that the oppor-
tunities for association and observation
were quite valuable for one such a;; him-
self and hoped to come back next year
with some of his boys_
Coaches and gymnasts alike gain from
the knowledge of proper spotting tech-
niques, especially for parallel bars and
high bar ; maybe there should be a session
or so emphasizing spotting, particularly
of some of the newer moves. A suggestion
was made that a teacher's clinic be held
to enabl e coaches who lack familiarity
with women's gymnastics to learn how to
spot and critique their gymnasts. The
daily film period would be quite useful
if new film s wer e invited and coaches giv-
en the opportunity to preview them for.
evel\tual use in their teaching programs.
The women's program proceeded well,
the clinic director, Sam Bailie, was pleased
with the favorable comments regarding
. the organization and administration of the
girl's program, particularly th e improved
instruction for beginning and intermediate
gymnasts. He promised that next year's
will be the fin est clinic ever held at Tuc-
son and that Bob Peavy would return to

Ever yone found a healthy ex-

hilarating atmosphere in which t o
work. There were five balance
beams in a row with an instructor
on another beam in front I three
sets of Parallel bars, and in-
stru ctors and helpers at every
piece of equipment. Ballet cla sses
attracted 150-200 participan ts .

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direct the women's program with his fine
staff of instructors.
I came away from this clinic with a
mixed feeling of praise and criticism for
the men's program. I hope that in my
portrayal I have not painted too dark a
picture, as I feel that there is immense
value to be derived from the clinic, and
I know that needed improvements will be
made. I don't suppose that everybody will
ever be completely in agreement with the
balance struck between organized general
instruction, small units of special inter·
est. and free workouts. The more . I think
about it, the more appropriate seems the
observation by one gymnast that, "Too
many people don't know how to use the
clinic to get the most out of it." Certainly
the opportunities afforded every gymnast
were excellent, and the extent to which he
took advantage of them determined what
he gained from his clinic experience.
A few random thoughts and comments:
How about a master registration list to
be available to include position (coach,
judge, gymnast), where lodged, events of
special interest (for aid in getting hold of
people with special tricks and techniques)
. . . There was a large, well-organized
group in attendance from Colorado. A lot
of interest being evidenced there, Watch
out California! . . . Gymnastics is moving
fast, especially in those events requiring
a knowledge of leverage and its analysis.
You could easily become out-of-date if
you didn't come to things like this . . .
Thought for the day : Instead of lying
around doing nothing while watching TV,
practice your splits... Karl Schwenz-
feier offered the following advice to a
group of youngsters working on free ex:
In developing presses, the Japanese try to
educate the right muscles. Practice leaning
forward on straight arms to strain off
balance with the weight of your body
starting to rise. You may not get up right
away but do it regularly, say 30 times a
day, and eventually it comes .. . Words
of praise for the University of Arizona
trainer who worked long hours and aided
the bumps and sprains of a number of
gymnasts . . . Perhaps the East-West Meet
could be held on a different day to serve
as a climax to the Clinic. To shorten the
men's Open meet, there. could be a separ-
ate meet strictly for all-around and one
for specialists. Of maybe long horse could
be run in the afternoon?
MOVES OF INTEREST
Full twist from front support to front
support . . . double leg circles both on
end and in middle of parallel bars to im-
mediate planche .. . tinsica moUnter (tin-
sica, high diving walkout) . . . (high bar)
back kip, german, seat circle, german .. .
straddle cut and reg rasp to support . . .
(free ex again) full twisting butterfly?-
good luck!... three-quarter b a c k to
chest roll . . . cartwheel turning out while
still on one hand to finish as in a back
walkover (a healy?) .. . (rings) dislo-
cate, straight arm shoot to inverted cross
. __ iron cross to inverted (at least that's
what it looked like!) .. . straight arm
pull through cross to support ... ( tramp)
quadruple twisting back _ . . double twist-
ing double cody . . . 2~ back to double
piked cody (done by guess who?) . . .
(p-bars) stitz with a full twist . . . Judy
Johnson's tramp routine: Barani out to
stomach, cody, barani, back, back with
full, back, barani, back, % back with full,
cody.
Staff for
Western Gymnastics Clinic
Instructional Staff 1965
Clinic Directors : Glenn Wilson, Univer-
sity of Colorado; Sam Bailie, University
of Arizona.
Men's Program: Karl Schwenzfeier, U_S.
Air Force Academy; Don Robinson, Aurora,
Colorado; Bill Holmes, Denver, Colorado;
Art Shurlock, U.C.L.A.; Hal Frey, Uni-
versity of California, Berkeley; Art White;
J ess Robinson, Trampoline, In c. ; George
Bauer, University of Wisconsin; Lou
Perschke, Nissen Corp.; and many others
who volunteered their services as assist-
ants.
Women's Program: Director : Bob Peavy,
San Mateo, California; Rose Ann Saylor,
Menlo Park, California; Chic J ohnson,
Chico State College, Chico, Calif.; Roy
Davis, San Jose, Calif.; Dick Beckner,
University of California, Irvine; Sue Con-
rad, San Francisco State College; Ruth
Ann Toth, Michigan; and others who vol-
unteered their services as assistants.
1965 WESTERN CLINIC
WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
by Bob Peavy
Some new and talented faces appeared
on the gymnastics scene with the women's
open championships held at the Tucson
Clinic. Miss Deana Lorenzten, a senior at
the University of New Mexico, earned the
all·around title, edging out two Califor-
niahs, Tina Gudge and Kerry McCollom.
Deana's imaginative and well-executed rou-
tines on the uneven parallel bars and bal·
ance beam plus consistent performances in
the other events won her the title and
made her the unanimous choice for the
"Outstanding Women Gymnast" of the
clinic.
Fine performan ces turn ed in by many
of the other entrants show good promise
or future competitions. Tina Gudge from
Chico State College showed fine strength
on floor exercise and vaulting, while Kerry
McCollom of Orange Coast College dis-
played fine talent on the uneven bars and
balance beam. Other top performances
were turned in by Sue Conrad on floor
exercise, Judy Johnson on trampoline, and
Betty Smith in the side horse vault.
women at cI inic
WOMEN'S OPEN CLINIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Floor Exercise : Sue Conrad 8.86, Tina Gudge
8.7 , Deana Lorentzen 8.66.
Balance Beam: Deana Lorentzen 7 .8, Tina
Gudge 7.73 , Sue Conrad 7 .66.
Side Horse Vaulting: Betty Smith 8.76,
Linda Willco x 8.5, Deana Lorentzen 8. 1.
Trampoline : Judy Johnson 8 .0, Linda Will-
co x 6.36, Candy Pacheco 5.1 .
Uneven Parallel Bars: Deana Lorentzen 9 .36,
Kerry McCollom 8.86, Lynda Borden 7 .73.
AILaround: Deana Lorentzen 33 .82, Tina
Gudge 30 .65 , K~rry McCollom 30 ,09.
EAST ¥S. WEST ALL-STAR MEET
East Coaches: Karl Schwenzfeier, USAFA;
Art White, Denv er , Colo,
West Coaches : Art Shurlock, UCLA; Mel
Gourdin, Tucso n , Ariz.
Floor Exercise: Millman (w) 9,6, Freuden-
stein (w) 9 , 1, Nappi (e) 9.0 , Mayer (e) 8,8,
Monk (w) 8.7 , Fisher (e) 8,65 , Event sco re :
East 26.45, West 27,50.
Side Horse : Ryan (e) 9,6,5, Doty, 5, (w) 9.4 ,
Frer icks (w) 8.9, Siebum (w) 8.4 , Boland (e)
825 H o ffman (e) 7,80. Event score : East
25,70, West 26 .70 , ,
Trampoline: Millman (w) 9.40 , EWing (e)
8,95 , Sullivan (w) 8,8 , Bower (e) 8.75, Van
Wagenen (e) 8 ,35 , Castner (w) 8,2 , Event
score : East 26.05, West 26.40,
High Bar : Higgins (e) 9,55, Gailis (e) 9 ,3,
Millman (w) 9,3, Luber (w) 9,25 , Greenfield
(w) 8,8, Arminderez (w) 8 ,5, Morrissey (e)
8,5, Event score: East 27,35, West 27,35 .
Long Horse: Millman (w) 9,65 , Freudenstein
(w) 9.45 , Mayer (e) 9 ,35, Parr (w) 9 ,20., Al-
Ien (e) 9.20 , Johnson (w) 9, 10, Ev ent ;~o re :
East 27,60, West 28,30.
Parallel Bars: Nicholas (e) 9 ,25 , Allen (e)
9. 15 , Higgins (e) 8,95, Keenan (w) 8 ,95 ,
Fisher (e) 8.75 , Field (w) 8,35, Siebum (w)
8 ,35 . Event score: East 27 ,35 , West 25 ,65,
Rings: Gailis (e) 9.45, Evans (e) 9.45 , Chris-
tianson (w) 9.40, Nicholas (e) 9,25, Gu inn (e)
9.2 5, Clarke (w) 9, I , Ev ent score : East 28 . 15,
West 27.45 .
Flnol Score: West 189.25, East 188,70
1965 MEN'S OPEN CLINIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Floor Exercise: Millman & Freudenstein 9.45 ,
Nappi 9,3, Tracey 9.1, Moyer 8,95, Gailis 8,85 ,
Side Horse: Ryan 9 ,5, Frerick 9.4, Hoskins
9,3 , Siebum 9. 15, Boland 9,05, Doty, D, 9 ,05 ,
Gailis 8.45.
Trampoline: Millman 9,2 , Ewing 8 ,75 , Bauer
8.45, Evans 8,2, Bailey 8.05 , Gauthier 8.0,
High Bar: Monk 9,25 , Gailis 9,20, Arston
9 . 10, Morrissey 9,00, Higgins 8.95, Ramerez
8,90,
. Long Horse Vault: Freudenstein 9.55, Parr
9,35, Millman 9,30, Bennett 9 ,05, Kollay 9,05 ,
Bruce 9,00 ,
Parallel Bars: Freudenstein 9 , I 0, Gailis 8,95 ,
Kenan 8 ,95 , Higgins 8,90, Morrissey 8,90,
Impson 8,80 ,
Still RiI'!J$ : Gail is 9 ,65 , Evans 9.45 , Chris-
tianson 9.35, Robinson 9.30, Johnson 9 ,20,
Guinn 8 ,95, Millman 8.95.
All-around: Glenn Gailis 53,85 , Sid Freuden-
stein 52 ,25, Terry Higgins 49,85 , Richard
Nicholas 49 .60, Jock Kenan 49.45, Joe Nappi
49.35,
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 By Jess Robinson
More than 750 gymnasts, coaches and
parents attended the 5th Annual Tucson
Gymnastic Clinic held December 26-30 at
the University of Arizona_ This was ap-
proximately 200 more than attended the
19.64 clinic despite the fact that the first
eastern gymnastic clinic at Fort Lauder-
dale, Fla_, drew away at least 50 who
normally attend this event.
Tucson's first clinic, held in 1961 and
co-directed by Sam Bailie and Frank Bare,
drew approximately 200 enthusiasts. It was
an immediate success even though the
large initial turnout was not anticipated
and attending coaches were asked to volun-
teer their services. Attendance jumped
more than 100 per year the second and
third years and indicated that Sam and
Frank had a good thing going. After the
third year Frank's duties as directors of
the U.S_G_F. became so demanding that he
had to drop his position at the clinic and
Glenn Wilson stepped in to fill the gap.
Together, Sam and Glenn have been solv-
ing problems created by each year's new
record attendance and with the solving of
these problems each year the clinic be-
comes more enjoyable and consequently
more and more people attend_
Fortunately, facilities at the University
are growing with the clinic. This year
women had a beautiful 'new gymnasium
for their program which allowed their old
gym to be used for the boy's beginning
program. In a few years there will be a
new men's gym giving four on campus
gyms available for the clinic. If and when
the clinic outgrows all four buildings
there is a high school just two blocks from
the University whose facilities are avail-
able_ After that who knows. This clinic
may eventually become similar to a Euro-
pean Turnfest with many thousands in at-
tendance.
NEW BEGINNER'S PROGRAM
Trampolinists from our group received
more benefit from this clinic than any of
the previous ones. Not from trampolining
but from learning other gymnastic events.
The new beginner's program allowed them
to acquaint themselves with other appar-
atus, something they have not had the op-
portunity to do before. They enjoyed this
so much they hardly used a trampoline
the entire time there.
TRAMPOLINING AT THE CLINIC
Weather was excellent and with the sun-
ny skies trampolines used for the men's
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program were moved out of doors. All
three units were in constant use, the ma-
jority of the users coming from Colorado.
Trampolining in Colorado is coming on
very strong and in couple of years should
be on par with trampolining now in the
Big Ten schools.
We brought our Australian bed for those
who had never had the opportunity to use
one and as usual it was accepted with
mixed emotions. Some, such of John
Seiger, thought it was the greatest bed
ever invented but there were several who
jumped once and said .. . . forget it.
The Aussie bed is a nylon string mesh
that has almost no air resistance and con-
sequently is extremely bouncy. However,
it is very difficult to see as it is like
jumping on a screen and the performer
sees right through it.
Our vote this year for a boy at the clin-
ic showing most potential goes to Edward
Ramos of Denver, Colo., age 15, height
5'1". Edward bounces as though he grew
up on a trampoline and executes a back
with a quad twist with such ease that we
mistook it for a triple twist. He can be
great if he sticks with it.
Unfortunately, the trampoline event at
the East-West meet suffered because of
the addition of the eastern clinic. Frank
Schmitz, Dale Hardt and others from the
Big Ten schools found it more convenien t
to attend the Florida clinic and therefore
there was not the same competition in this
event as in past years. Dan Millman won
with comparative ease. Dan mounted with
a piked Rudolph out fliffis and ended with
a 2% back, double cody and scored a 9.4.
Ewing from Colorado State University was
second with an B.95 and Dennis Sullivan
of Pasadena City College was third with
an B_B.
RECORDS BROKEN
We misplaced our notes and will have to
list the records set from memory. Albert
Heinrich regained his double porpus
(double front somesault from back drop to
back drop) by performing 20 on a regular
714 nylon web bed. He also set a new
record of 61 front somesaults taking the
record of 50 from Frank Schmitz. Coach
Don Robinson confirmed that Tony Rowan
of Auroa, Colo_, performed 64 back with
full twists which adds three to the old
record. Steve Lerner had someone else
(my memory fails me) made an assault on
the seat drop front somesault record and
both tied at 29. We will print who it ~as
as soon as we receive an irate letter from
him.
UNUSUAL STUNT
Rick Sadok of Wheatridge, Colo., turned
a triple twisting porpus (front somesault
with triple twist from back drop to back
drop) at the clinic_ A very difficult moY<'
that very few others have done.
 FORT LAUDERDALE CLINIC
Frank Bare reports that weather was
fin e and talent deep at Fort Lauderdale,
Fla. The 200 in attendance was about the
same as at the first Tucson clinic.
In the North·South meet North won
193.750 to 193.725 or how close can you
get. Trampoline event went to Frank
Schmitz who scored a 9.S. Second was Dale
Hardt with 9.4 and Jim Holzaepfel was
third scoring 9.2.
Nancy Smith defeated Judy Wills for
the womens' title. This gives Nancy three
in a row over Judy. Both girls are great
tram polinists.

WOMEN'S TRAMPOLINE
Women's trampoline competition at the
clinic was light again this year. California
girls Judy Johnson of La Crescenta de·
feated Linda Wilcox of Pomona. Last
year Linda beat Judy.

Handbalancing on the Trampoline

At left : Art Shurlock's reocti o n to the

II Aussie" bed.
Trampolines outside were in constant use

BRAINS
Smewhere in a conversation at Tucson
we uverheard someone declare that gym·
nasts generally have a higher IQ than
athletes of any other spurt. Of gymnastic
teams throughout the United States the
b'Ylll tcalll at University of California at
Berkeley are brainiest of all. Contributing
tu this is Pat Bailey, trampolinist on this
year's West team. Pat is a physics major
anti scores a straight 4. Wish we coulJ
remember where we heard this informa·
tion. It might even have been from Hal
Frey.

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 A Few Notes About
Books, Authors and
Publishers
In a month or so we shall update "The
Golden Library of Gymnastics." At first
glance one might be tempted to ask, "Why
was this or that book overlooked?" After
all . . . only twenty·two books were listed
on the original "Golden List." (M.G.-
May·June, 1965)
It is always possible that we might miss
one of the better books. This is certainly
true of most foreign books which are pub·
lished in a language other than English.
There are several ways that new books
come to our attention:
1. Publishers very often send review
copies.
2. Lists of new books appearing in the
leading professional journals are care·
fully reviewed and requests for reo
view copies may be sent to publishers
who have overlooked The Modem
Gymnast.
3. Original manuscripts are often reo
ceived for pre·publication review.
These may come from either authors
or publishers.
4. We may be informed about the pub·
lication of a book by personal asso~i ­
ation with the authors.
All books or publications received in allY
one of these ways will be reviewed in the
M adem Gymnast. The reviews emphasize
positive features of the books whenever
pussible. It is our view that anyone who
takes the time to set pen to paper will
ultimately come up with at least one or
Illore ideas which makes the whole effort
worth while. On the other hand, our read·
ers could not reasonably be expected to
buy every book as they come into print,
The expense is much too great. For this
reason, and due to many requests from our
readers to publish a valuable listing, we
initiated the "Golden Library" program.
The development 'of the "Golden List"
was no feat of magic. The first job in-
volved the serious reading of every book
published on gymnastics from 1950 to date.
There were, of course, many reviewed
which were published prior to 1950. Some
of these have long since been out of print.
The first shock of such a venture is to
notice that only a very few of the books
provide documentation. Many have a bib·
liography but this in and of itself is of
little value unless specific portions have
been applied throughout a book. By com·
parison of books it has been observed that
some authors may have simply appended
a random sampling of books for a
bibliography, for upon further examin·
ation we could show that the content of
their book was in no way related to the
list provided. The best use of the docu·
mentation of the work of others in a book
on gymnastics is Pure and Applied Gym.
nastics by A. D. Monroe. It is a relatively
simple matter to read the conclusions of
Monroe and equally simple to check up on
the related materials which he has had
the consideration to supply.
In the absence of documentation one
must conclude that some books are pro·
duced . with little or no library research.
The author's experience is the only guide.
24
Such books are usually either very good
or practically worthless. An excellent ex·
ample is Kunzle's recent book, Parallel
Bars. This book has neither documentation
nor bibliography. Even if Kunzle had been
aware (and probably is) of a few cine·
matography studies done at Springfield
College and ' the University of Illinois, it
is doubtful if such materials would have
enhanced the value of his book. He would
have achieved very little more had he sur·
veyed the articles listed in the Field
Bibliography. This source lists only ten
references to parallel bars published prior
to 1959. In Kunzle's book we may wade
through more than <WO pages of material
on parallel bars. It follows logically that
any author considering any writing on this
subject must read Kunzle if only to dis-
agree with or add to a truly masterful job.
How much easier it is to sit back and
hastily write something which is either an
expression of personal opinion or the un-
researched volume which occasionally af'-
pl,ar,.. One of the major faults of the pub-
li cation industry in the United States i.
Ihat they will publish almost anything thai
I hey believe they can market successfully.
Jn so doing, they have often flooded tht'
llIarket with worthless materials which
lIune-the-less have had wonderful sales. The
authors of such books .a re occasionally
fooled into the belief that their book i,
successful simply because it is enjoying a
second or third printing.
In the future expansion of "The Golden
Library" we shall attempt to simply list
those publications which are valuable for
the content they provide and for no other
reason. You are invited to question the
inclusion or exclusion of any book. A
thorough appraisal will arrive by return
mail.
Education Editor
A. B. Frederick
EDUCATIONAL GYMNASTICS-
FLOOR EXERCISE FOR WOMEN
by Helen Sjursen
The author is a former Olympian from
the United States and one of few who
have done any writing for gymnastics. She
is very active in New Jersey gymnastics
and was the U.S. coach of the first North
American Gymnastic Championships.
The first twe!1ty·eight pages are devoted
to ballet. Mr. Roger Pacaud, a former
premier danseur and associated with quite
a few ballet groups, reviewed this portion
for the author.
The middle portion of the book is de-
voted to down·to-earth suggestions for . ac-
complishing basic to advanced movements
in floor exercise.
The author concludes with an interesting
suggestion for planning a floor exercise
routine and she includes a number of exer-
cises for beginners, intermediates and ad-
vanced performers.
H. S. Sjursen, Publisher, 46 Poplar
Place, Fanwood, N.J. (07023) $3.50 1965
by A. BRUCE fREDERICK
2125 ARMOUR DRIVE
WILMINGTON 8, DELAWARE
GYMNASTICS IN THE SCHOOLS
by Jam es A. Baley
The author has been one of those dedi-
cated men who have struggled against dis.
couraging obstacles to keep the sport
(gymnastics) alive during its "lean" years.
These are the words of the author (al-
though he does not refer to himself) and
aptly describes a man who has contributed
more to the literature of gymnastics in the
United States than any other single in-
dividual during the period of time when
a majority of physical educators were us-
ing the parallel bars as coat racks.
Featured among his contributions have
been articles on hand balancing, display
gymnastics and public relations. Much of
this material has been incorporated into
his book.
The reviewer especially recommends the
chapter on teaching principles. Dr. Baley
has extracted principles from the fields of
anatomy, physiology, psychology, kinesiol-
ogy, sociology and safety education. This
particular chapter could be developed into
a very comprehensive work and we look
forwar dto the author attempting such a
challenging job at some future date.
Those readers who are interested in
some novel ideas for school exhibitions
should consult this book. And finally, due
to the author's long association with per-
sonalities in gymnastics, he has included
action photographs of many, many differ-
ent people one of which might be you!
Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 150 Tremont St.,
Boston, Mass. $8.50 1965
GYMNASTICS FOR SCHOOLS
by Walter G. Dunn
From England comes this new text
which is devoted entirely to the school
program of vaulting and agility (tumbling) .
The selection of these two aspects for the
beginner's program is quite characteristic
of the program on the Continent especially
in the countries of Scandinavia. The con·
tent is also typical of the gymnastisc of-
fered in the schools and YMCAs of Brit-
ain.
The author suggests many creative tech·
niques for the teaching of the elements
described and any reader is apt to acquire
a dozen or more novel ways to present ma-
terial to classes.
Pelham Books Ltd., 26 Bloomsbury St.,
London, W.e. I, G.B. Distributed by
Sportshelf $6.75 1965.
GYMNASTICS FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN
by Randi Norman
This book is an updated version of a
popular gymnastic text used in Denmark
and Norway entitled Gymnastic Tab eler
For fenter. Not since' the English transla-
tion in 1925 of Niels Bukh's Primary Gym-
nastics, have we been able to read an
English translation of the Scandanavian
approach to gymnastics and physical edu-
cation.
The author was a visiting Fulbright
lecturer at Washburn University during the
1963 Spring semester and has now resumed
her teaching duties at the ValIer Secondary
School in Oslo, Norway.
Twenty gymnastic tables ("tabeler") are
presented in progressive order and are
reminescent of the Swedish Drill Tables.
In the current volume, however, the tables
of exercises are especially designed for
girls and women. Each table contains sug-
gestions for exercises which are challeng-
ing for the whole body. Each of the twen-
ty tables has approximately fourteen dif-
ferent exercises.
There are supplementary chapters on
gymnastic apparatus work and one on ball
work. The latter is divided into five exer-
cise programs. The chapters on beam,
tumbling and vaulting merely skim the
surface of these activities and are not com-
prehensive treatments.
The value of the book is confined to the
gymnastic table approach ,to an exercise
program for gymnastics or for that matter
to any activity of the girl's physical educa-
tion curriculum.
wni.: c. Brown Co., Publishers, 135 S.
Locust St., Dubuque, Iowa. Paperback,
$2.75. 1965.
CONN OT ATJONS OF MOVEMENT IN
SPORT AN D DANCE
by Eleanor Meth eney
At last we may obtain a collecti on of th e
speeches and other unpublished papers of
Eleanor Methen ey. Dr. Metheney is a
recognized world leader in the movement
fi eld and any person who has Ii~ard her
speak will enjoy this coll ection.
The speeches appear in unedited form.
Th ereore all of the original " inner glow"
of the author is retained as well as the
documentat ion she employed. Presentations
of the author in Greece and Rome are in-
cluded as well. One of the latter was a
lecture for particpants of the Int ernational
Olympic Academy.
A professor of physical education at the
University of Southern California, Dr. Pi cture page fr om " Devel opme nt Move me nt " by Muska Mosst on
Metheney concludes the collection with "I
Like Being a Teacher." It is our guess
that her students at U.S.C. share this view
and will be the first to obtain copies of most unusual and creative approach to the to develop a new "system" for gy mnasti cs.
the collection so that they may be re- teachin g of agi lit y, balance, fl exibility and Charl es E. Merrill Books, In c., Colum -
minded of the vision of the author through- strength. There is a definit e pro gressive bus, Ohio. $5.50 ( pp. 317) 1965.
out their professional careers. approach to each of these areas of move-
Since the book is a real "pat-on-the- ment and in their deve lopm ent Dr. Moss- COACHING FOR GYMNASTICS
back" for all dedicated teachers of physi- ton makes wide use of gymnastics. Yet, the
approach present ed is open to development by J. G. Garstang
cal education, it will probably be read and
re-read for many years to come. and many suggestions and question s are
pro posed throughout the text which are Ex ce pt for some hints about gy mnastic
Wm. C. Brown Co., Publishers, 135 S. di splays and the author's approach to the
Locust St., Dubuque, Iowa. Paperback int end ed to make the reader-performer
think about his move ment. teaching of gymnastics, he has taken on
$3.50 1965. too much coverage of the gymnastic field
Th e reviewer wishes to make spec ial
not e of the final chapter entitled, "The Se- in his "complete" book and has confine d
DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT him self to only a portion of the space
quence." It is an excellent description of
a . method wh~c h could .b.e used for begin - necessary to do justice to the events h e
by Muska Mosston
nIn g gy mnastIc compOSItIOn. describes.
Th e author, Chairman of the Division of Over 1800 action fi gures add to the in - The Trinity Press, London, England,
Physical Education at Rut gers (The State terest of the book which is, as far as we (Available through Sportshelf, P. O. Box
University of New J ersey ) , presents a kn ow, the first attempt by an Ameri can 634, New Rochelle, N.Y.) $4.25 1964.

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GYMNASTICS
PURPOSE:
The purpose of ,t his study was to analyze by the cine·
matographic method, the lift-backward somersault, follow-
ing a round-off, back handspring to determine if the fol-
lowing factors were related to the gaining of height:
1. Take-off
2. Take-off angle
3. Movement of knees
4. Movement of arms
by 5. Movement of the head
James 5., Bosco, San Jose State College PROCEDURE:
This is the fourth in a series of articles dealing with Four subjects were used, two male subjects (national
research in kinesiological and cinematographical analysis champions) who were "lift" and two female tumblers who
were "whip" tumblers.
of gymnastics activities. Articles for this series are still
being accepted. When possible, photographs, diagrams, Motion pictures (35mm) were taken of each subject
etc., should accompany written materials. at 48 frames per second. A sequence was chosen and each
Send all comments, questions, and suggestions to the frame was enlarged and printed. These frames were even-
above address. tually combined to obtain a representative performance
for each subject.
LUNDIEN, Edwin C. A Cinematographic Analysis of the Measurements of angles, heights, and distances were
Backward Somersault. Unpublished made by projecting the film directly onto paper mounted
Masters' Thesis. Urbana: Univer· on a screen, tracing the pictures, then measuring directly
sity of Illinois, 1951 from the tracing.

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The angle of take-off of the girls was milch greater 1. There is a direct relationship between the angle of
than that of the boys (figures 6, 7, 8, 9) . take-off and the height gained.
Figures 10, 11, 12, and 13 show the heights reached 2. The optimum angle of take-off is 75 ° from the hori-
by each subject. zontal.
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take-off and height and (2) between take-off angle and seemed to have no ' effect on height. They were an
distance. lmportant factor in gaining momentum.
4. A strong thrust of the shoulders was an important
TABLE I factor in gaining height, not the anTIS alone.
Subject Take-off Angle Height Distance Coupled with an upward movement of the arms,
Browning 73.5 ° 6'10" 6'4" the effect is much greater.
Sullivan 78.0° 6'3" 6'2" 5. The head is directly related to height. No more
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Hill 01.0 ° 4'5" 4'6" ward .

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FROM A
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'NEUROTIC JUDGE
by Roy Davis
( Note: This is the fourth and last in a
series of articles devoted to a critical
evaluation of the FIG Code of Points as
it appears in the AAU translation. What
follows is a good deal more discomfortinu
th:m ,any of the preceding articles; if i~
doesn t start you thinking and make you
a little bit uneasy, then abandon the sport
- you are beyond reach!)
DESTRUCTION OF AN APPLE CART
Ye olde neurotic judge proposed the
following lunatic ideas:
(1) Abolish the 10.0 maximum score in
favor of a limitless scoring system
which permits scoring increments
for added movements of higher and
superior difficulty (k and B moves).
(2) Install a category of reward for
daring and originality.
(3) Abolish the maximum deduction
rule to enable limitless deduction
regardless of the category of the
flaw.
(4) Remove all requirements in the
combination area which demand a
specific level of difficulty.
know; you think I'm nuts! If so, then
stop reading and look at all 'da ' purty
pitchers. If there remains a residue of hope
for me, then take a chance arid continue
with this scintillating literary adventure.
Formulating a code of points or similar
evaluating device presents many problems.
Whatever the solution, it will be imper'
fect. This we must accept. The task then
remains to select the system which pre·
sents the fewest problems and most favor·
able potential. With this in mind, let's
attack those' rather shocking proposals one
by one.
(l) MEASURING A MILE WITH A
YARDSTICK
Although the analogy isn't quite appro·
priate, the yardstick represents the FIG
Code, and the mile represents the Olympic
routine. Because engineers wanted to
measure greater distances than could be
efficiently measured with a rigid device of
unalterable length, they invented the
"odometer" and proceeded to measure the
height of the mountains, the depth of the
seas, and the length of the continents and
great bodies of water.
The engineers of the sport of gymnastics
have developed a system of measurement
through a somewhat similar evolution-
first, the eye and mind, then the crude
deyices of estimation and general consen·
sus, then the more specific scheme of
regulations and requirements, finally, the
demanding formulation of standards and
requirements determined to define excel·
lence and measure the ultimate. Each step
has been adventurous and experimental.
Each step has been a search for the gym·
n,atsic "odometer"-a device hopefully de·
SIgned to measure the distance traversed
toward the " ultimate" of "ideal" in achieve·
ment. Such ultimates are the life blood of
sport: the seven foot high jump, the sev·
enteen foot pole vault, the sound barrier,
1000 yards rushing, the 4 minute mile.
This decade has seen many such mile·
stones replaced by greater goals. Their
disappearance is, in fact, a fitting testi·
monial to man's sports achievements.
Where is our gymnastics testimonial?
What is our ultimate? Is there one? Can
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it even be called perfect and given a per·
fect score if it will be surpassed next
time? Can we presume we know in our
minds what is perfect and ultimate? Can
one surpass perfection?
Obviously, we cannot surpass perfection;
we can only measure our progress towards
it. With this in mind, it follows that the
gymnast who has made the most progress
toward perfection should be judged "the
best" for his efforts. In the same line of
reasoning the better entrant in any con·
test between two people whose perform·
ances are judged to have been completed
with equal degrees of excellence should be
decided in favor of the performer whose
task is judged to be most difficult; his
task was more demanding, yet he per·
formed equally as well as his adversary'
there~ore his .achievement is more worthy'.
ThIS IS logIcal and fair, and we believe
it and act accordingly. The only drawback
is: in doing so, we violate the rules be·
cause the Code doesn't differentiate be·
tween the degrees of dijjiculty oj the task.
The underlying principle seems to be :
all flawless perfor~ances are equal after
th~ gym.nasts. accumulates 3.4 in difficulty.
WIth thIS philosophy as a guide, any gym·
nast or coach who advocates anything
more than one C and four B's has got to
be out of his mind.
The same system further imposes upon
the Judges and performers the pre·Chris·
tian idea that infinity can go no farther
than 10.0 points. It's a nice number, but
so was 7.0 feet and 4 :00.0 minutes. Twenty
or more years ago performers earned 9.8's
and 9.9's with routines as much as 2.0 to
3.0 lower in value than today's 9.8 and
9.9 routines. How can such obviously in·
comparable routines, hoth be only 0.2 from
perfect '( We are simply , admitting to our
limited vision in the face of continued
progr~ss.
THE PUNCH LINE
I recommend that a gymnastic routine
be rewarded with .2 for each additional
C move beyond the first, and .1 for each
B move beyond the fourth one. Under this
plan the gymnast would be unwise to in·
clude a ~ifficult movement unless he
could do it without a significant break in
form. He must also take into account the
additional risk of doing anything beyond
the mllllmum necessary to score well and
be aesthetically pleasing.
(2) SALT IN THE WOUND
The Code says the gymnast should be
creative and original, yet there is no pro·
vision anywhere to recognize such origin·
ality-oops! I forgot; it does state that
movements of exceptional risk and origin·
ality will be judged less severely. Less
severely than what '! Huw can. I judge a
daring, even a startling move, less severely
than a "safe" move which received no de·
duction? ?'! What, pray tell, is less severe
than a deduction of O.O? Less than zero is
negative. Substracting a negative in mathe·
matics results in adding a positive. So, by
logical extension, we should add a cate·
gory of reward for daring and originajty,
1t is not only necessary in a mathematical
sense, but in an aesthetic sense as well.
Our only means of encouraging and al·
so differentiating between excellence is by
awarding a higher score to the more start·
ling exercise~ Under the present rules, the
startling performance will only win by a
fair and justifiable margin if it is followed
by the merely excellent performer, for if
it is preceded by the near flawless but
unoriginal and "safer" routine, the judges
may have to ignore some legitimate deduc·
tions in order to declare the breathtaking
routine as the winner.
"BALM FOR THE SALT
IN THE WOUND"
When such rules have to be comprom·
ised, then they should be challenged and
revised. Therefore, I recommend that a '
category of reward be inserted in the Code
of Points permitting a 0.1 to 0.3 increment
for movem~n~s of greater hazard, and/or
marke~ ongmality, and/or extraordinary
executwn.
A rule of this kind would hopefully, not
merely acknowledge creativity, but actively
pursue it as a major area of effort for the
elite gymnast.
(3) TWICE AS MUCH IS A TIE,
JACK!
As I unnastanit, 'da guy what makes a
mos' mistakes loses! Right? Right. 'den
whydya stop countin'?
What am I supposa say?
A flaw, is a flaw, is a flaw. Gertrude
Stein would be proud of me! Except that
Gertie wasn't a gymnastics judge, for if
she were, she would have composed the
ringlet like this: A flaw, is a flaw, is af·
ter a while not a flaw!
According to the rules, a judge may de·
duct a maximum of 1.6 for combination,
3.4 for difficulty, and 5.0 for execution.
But what if, just suppose for instance that
for example a gymnast made more mis·
takes than would add up to 1.6 or 5.0?
According to the rules we must close our
eyes and act as if such errors were not
made. Interesting, isn't it. After so many
errors, fall as much as it pleases you be·
cause they don't count anyway.
In by humble and limited judgment, this
t~p~ . of limitation does not allow a proper
dIVISIOn of performances-an especially
critical fact now that raw scores are used
in college (and in some cases high school)
meets.
"SUB·ZERO SUB"
In view of this dilemma, I propose that
we b~ allowed to surpass zero. Admittedly
the cIrcumstance wIll be rare" but at times
a negative score may be justifiable. How
many times have you heard the comment:
"T?at ~id was so bad he owed me points!"
TIllS fIgure of speech is no laughing mat·
ter. Think about it.
(4) l{x: DiFFICULT OR PLEASING
. To quote an oft·quoted passage: "The
dltfIculty of an exen:ise must not be
lon:ed to the detrimen t of a perfect exe·
{'ulion.'· (FIG Code, Article V[I, U. 7.J .
_ In uther words, don't put in the difficult
IlHlVt; unless it can be done well. Clcarly.
the emp~asis is on the finished product :
Recoglllzmg an earlier violation of ' this
principle, the new FIG changed the dis·
mount from a prescribed B movement to
one of equal value to the exercise that
preceded. The Code specifies tbat on rings
the gymnast must have a B hold and on
parallel bars a B release. This rule in ef.
fect forces the performer to include a
mov~ment of d!fficulty in spite of possible
detnment to hIS execution; He could sub.
sti~~t~ an easi.er m?ve that better fits his
ablhtle.s, but m thIS case he is penalized
for domg so.
"AESTHETIC ANALGESIC"
Therefore, I recommend that all require.
ments for types of movements and for
mo~ements specific to an apparatus be
deSIgnated as "movements which must cor.
respo~~ to the rest of the exercise in
value. Let the gymnast select his B'g
and C's and compose them at his own
aesthetic discretion.
Next Month: "How the Best ..l!ldges Ar.
rive at a Score." ~ ,
Helpful hints
Some time ago a lawyer sought my "expert opmlOn
in a search for a defense in a lawsuit brought against a
High School teacher of Physical Education. This teacher,
apparently without sufficient background in gymnastics,
was in the process of teaching head·springs over a side-
horse. As it is customary at most vaults, he positioned
himself for spotting ' at the landing side of the horse. After
a few successful tries one of his students started the "kip
motion" prematurely and as a consequence he did not
I.
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SPOTTING A HEAD-SPRING
clear the horse rather he fell back toward the take-off side
and severely injured himself. The teacher, in his location,
was in no position to prevent the mishap. He was sued for
neglecting to provide spotters at "all 4 corners of the
horse", and therefore the question arose: where should the
spotting have been provided?
Despite my sympathy for the teacher I could lend no
help for a defense because it was obvious that the teacher
lacked competence. Although he was right to claim that
one usually spots on the landing side of the horse; and
that 4 spotters are superfluous; but he was dead wrong
in not foreseeing that at this relatively easy vault there is
serious danger in premature hip-extension. This early ac-
tion, by the way, occurs quite frequently at early phases
of the learning process, therefore it should have been
known by a teacher of Physical Education.
To prevent the dangerous falls on the take-off side, the
spotter must position himself there, between the board
and the horse. From this position he can adequately help
and ensure accurate ascent to a bent head-stand position
(Fig. 1 & 2). While doing this he also should retard the
early extension of hip until the Center of Gravity is past
of the support's vertical projection. With other words:
until the performer starts to fall off balance on the other
side. Here, it is true that frequent overrotation occurs at
the landing of unexperienced gymnasts, therefore tempting
a spotter to stand on the landing side, however, this type
of overrotation is not a serious danger. Plenty of mats,
and a retarding hold on the arms b y the spotter (Fig. 3)
easily checks all dangers. But, and this is more important,
the teaching of the head-spring should not begin on the
horse. The gymnast must have plenty of earlier experience
in lower and safer situations (rolled up mats, low vaulting
box, etc.) before a higher vault, under more exposed con-
ditions would be attempted.
by "lim" Farkas. Instmctor 0/ Physical
Education. 0/ The Milwaukee Turners.
Wisconsin
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ning routines and portion of the beauti- structors. They were all great.
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Women's film-optional routines only, think, the higher level of the gymnasts in
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were a few of the great teachers who real·
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Bus loading at Denver for the Tuc~on
Clinic.
ly worked to teach as many as much as
they could in the few short days. And the
competition hit a new high level both in
the East-West and the Open. This year's
competition was on a higher level than
last year's with 4 Olympians in the race.
Speaks well for the future.
. Organizers of the clinic thoughtfully out-
fitted a complete gym with all kinds of
equipment over in the Annex for those
who wanted to "goof around." Not many
used it though.
~olorado took two busloads this year
beSides several carloads. I didn't get a
complete figure, but there must have been
ISO-plus fro m the Denver area.
Best regards,
Tracy Rogers
ED: Thanks Tracy for your enthusiastic
Clinic report and the .fine photos which
were well used to illustrate Dick Criley's
Clinic report.
Dear Glenn:
We have a real fine gymnast group at
the 28th St. Branch of the YMCA who
are making real progress. The photo shows
just a few who attended the Fifth An-
nual Gymna,stic Clinic at Tucson. Left to
right: Anthony Bryant, James Betters.
Henry Stuckey. Andrew Jackson, Dr.
Brice Taylor and seated Charles Sims.
Sincerely.
Dr. Brice Taylor
Los Angeles, Calif.
M.G. AS SEMESTER TEXTBOOK
Dear Glenn.
When I last talked with you in Colo-
rado you said .somethi,;,g about the possi-
bilIty of offering a S IX month subscrip-
tion for coaches and teachers that wish
to use The Modern Gymnast as a. text-
book for their classes. I am definitely
interested in learning if you have made
any further decision co ncerning a policy
of this type. I was delighted to learn
that The Modern Gymnast will now be
published on a twelve month basis. I
hope to have more orders for you by
the end of Februa ry.
I would also like to suggest to you
that you seriously consider the possibil-
ity of s t a rting a new short column or
limited by-line in the M.G. that would
list job opportunities available to people
who are interested in teaching or coac h-
ing gymnastics at various levels. You
could have the college· (and high schoo])
coaches send in job openings th a t h ave
bee n r ef e rred to th e m. Yo u might a lso
have the ca.ndidates write to you li s ting
their name and degree(s) or expected de-
grees(s) with dates. Such a list would
h e lp the coaches because we very o ften
ne e d assi·s tant coaches and it is some-
times diffic ult. to find qualified people
wlthll1 a speCifiC area or region. Such a
column would also help our sport grow
a nd ins ure the employment of qualified
people in gymnastic positions. Mr. Fill
Hendrix of Webster Elementary School,
Webster, Texas is looking for a 'recent
or near future physical education gradu-
ate with a gymnastic background t o
teach elementary physical education at
Webster. Cou ld the M.G. give him a lit-
tle publicity?
I was very pleased that Dr. Bosco
chose to inc lude an abstract of my Mas-
ter's T!)esis in the last issue of the
M.G.
Sincerely yours,
George J. Vanis
Un iv ersity of Texas
Austin, Texas
ED. Since more and more Coaches and
P.E. teachers are finding the MODERN
GYM NAST to be an excellent suppli·
mentary textbook for their classes, and
the fact that we are now on a regular
monthly production schedule, we will be
pleased to accept class group subscrip.
tions of 25 members at th·e rate of $2.50
per subscription for the six issues . . .
Also these subscriptions can be back
dated a couple issues if the instructor
wishes to do so in order to have a good
start in their program.
THE MODERN GYMNAST would be
pleased to run a JOB OPPORTUNITIES
column as a regular feature. All inter-
ested please send t.o us any openings
and opportunities for full time work or
assIstantships in gymnastics in your
area. (Please note need of teacher in
Webster, Texas).
Dear Glenn:
I have been on Okinawa for about one
year IbOW and want to thank you for the
copies of The Modern Gymnast which I
have been receiving. They have been
quite stimulating and enlightening, es-
pecially considering the military has no
facilities for Gymnastics here. I have
been getting my workout through the
M.G. As far as I know they have a set
of parallel bars at one gym and a side
horse at another about eight miles away,
but its better than nothing, so I've been
getting in some gymnastics.
Enclosed is a picture of me doolng a
handstand on a coral cliff over the East
China Sea. There is quite a bit of coral
here and it is very sharp therefore,
though the beaches are beau tiful to look
at, they are very hard on the feet.
Gymnastically,
FPO, San Francisco, Calif.
Dr. Myon Alluklan
FINKS AND REBELS
Dear Glenn:
. .. I thought I might take this oppor-
tunity to voice my ,opinion on one or t\VO
points of interest to all gymnasts, and
therefore to the M.G. In the April 1964
issue of the M.G. you had a big to do
on the USGF -AAU question. As in most
con fli cts of this type it boils down to a
power struggle between the main figure s
in each organization, both of which
claims to be all for the gymnast.
Who is the only one who gets hurt?
The gymnast!! No one says that the AAU
is right. Being from the east one might
think that that would be my v iew point,
but it is not. In fact I am a member of
both the AAU and the USGF. But the
Federation i s merely a front for the
NCAA, who keeps all college athletes
handcuffed by the threat of taking away
scholarships if a man competes in other
than NCAA competition. That Is no bet-
ter that the AAU who suspends a man
for a year if he competes in a Federation
meet. Secondly the Federation has few If
any meet in the East. Now you're going
to say that the Federation Nationals are
in the East this year. Very good, but that
makes one publicised easern meet in the
three years that the Federation has been
in existence. A very large percentage of
top gym n asts come from the East. Need
I mention Vega (Penn State), Tonry,
Grossfeld, Werner (Penn State), Isabelle,
Jacobson, the Cohens, Weiss and many
more. The Federation has literally no or-
ganization in the East of meets to speak Shreveport
of.
Gymnas tics is one of America's tradi-
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What is a Gymnast to do, compete with
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banned from International competition?
And if he docs \vish to go Federation,
and lives in Ne\v York, how many ll1eets
a year will he be able to go into-one in
3 years? one a year? even 2 a year?
Maybe my idea of an organization of
gymnasts, c",aches, etc. not allign ed with
any other organizations (AAU-NCAA etc .)
planning, workIng, competing with no THE BICKMORE
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motion of the sport, and advancement of ACROBATIC CO.
our country's pOSition in the w,orld of
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have nothing that is satisfactory to all,
but we must put down our present I()yal- closed for more than a year.
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Sincerely,
David J acobs
Brooklyn, New York
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