Modern Gymnast - May/June 1962 by USA Gymnastics

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

1962

May· June V olum e 4 . Numbe r 5 CONTENTS

4 Gy mnastic F ed era tion C hart ... No tes From The Edit or ................. 5 Chalk Talk ... ..... ........ . ... 6 Europe R e po rt 8 1962 National AAU Gymna sti c Champion ships 9 M.G. Photo Contes t ................... . ....... 20 Jr. Gymnasts of America .. ..... 21 Ball e t For Gymnasts ..................... . ...... 22 A sk Charli e ... ............. . ......24 NAGC ews ...... 25 . .. ............... 26 Gy m Forum ....... Meet R esults ............. .....27 ................... .29 Letter s

COVER: Dale McClements 0/ Seattle, Wash· ington, the 1962 Women's Natio nal AAU All·Around Champion.

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Contributors: Grace Kaywell, Gle nn Wilson a nd Dr. Eric Hu g h es. Photos : Our s pecial thank s to James A. Fraser of Seattl e, Washin g ton, for the Trophy photos of th e National Champion s and place winn er s.

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Much concern has b een generated pro and con over the U. S. Gymnastic F ed e ration proposed by the N.C.A.A. and the N.A .G.C. To h elp o ur readers und erstand the N.A.G.C. (National Association of Gymnastic Coaches) proposal we have printed the Federation Organi. zational Chart on page 4. B elow w e have included the " Constitution of the U.S. Gymnastic Federation" with the fir st four Articles in full and Articles V to XIV in part or by title: CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FEDERATION ARTICLE I, Name - The nam e of this or g'anizatio n sha ll be "Th e Un ited States Gy mnastic Federation" . A RTICLE II, Purposes an d Objectives - The purposes and obj ec ti ves of thi s Fed eration are: (1) To perpetua te the s port of gymn ast ics in th e U nited States ; (2) T o s timu Late the intel'est of th e peopl e , p a rti c ula rl y the youth of t he Unit ed States , in healthful s po rts pa rti cipa ti o n thro ug h gymnastics; (3) To repr esent the U nited States in gymnas ti cs as a m e mb e r of the Inter nation a l F ed eration of Gym nas tiCS and to a bid e by FIG rules; (4) '1'0 superv ise a nd admini ster a continuing gym nastic program f or a ll age groups for th ~ purpose of s timulating interest a nd de veloping athl etes through carefu l pre pa ration and planning, this program to utiliz e existing fac iliti es , r eso urces a nd coaching; (5) T o unify and coordina t e the e fforts of a ll agen cies inte r es ted in furthering gymnas ti cs a nd allow a ll in te res ted parties to h ave a voice in th e developme nt of th e s port in the Unite d States and , indirectly, in inte rnat ional gy mnas tic m a tt er s; (6)To promote pl easan t f oreig n relatio ns through encourag ing international compe titi on unde r t h e hig h est p ossible standard s, to welcome foreign at hl e te s d esirou s of competing in the United States and provide these a thl e tes with th e proper acco mmod ati o n~ a nd training facilitie s ; (7) To conscie ntio us ly plan a nd prepare at hl etes for inte rnation al co mpe ti t io n thro ugh th e bes t ava ilable coach ing, careful sch ed uling of workouts a nd meets, and proper travel (tr an s portation , h ousing a nd food) aJTangements; (8) To protect th e inte re s ts of th e United States and the athletes representin g thi s co untry in intern at ion a l co mpetition; (9) '1'0 .create and m a inta in r esea r c h pro jects that will be nefit a ll parti es interes ted in gymnast ics ; (10) To provide a clearing hou se ruld di stlibution cent er for coa c hin g a ids, literature, film s and r esearch material collec ted from s ources bo th in the U nited Stat e and a broad; (11) to establish e ff ective m ea.ns o f communicat ion for transmission of useful id eas, wh ereby coach es a nd a thletes w ill b e inform ed of th e latest develop m e nts and t echniqu es in gymnas ti cs; ( 12) T o give prom pt attention to valid s uggestion s of how to impro\'e th e co nduct and ad mini stration o f gym n as tics in th e U nited States; ( 13) T o establish a n annu a l se ri es of gymn as tic clini CS ; (14) To maintain record s and t o dis se min a te infor mat ion p e rta ining to a ll phases of gymnastics; (15) To train and certify com p e t e nt gym n astic offi c ia ls; (16) To fin ance improvement in th e s p ort of gymnastics a nd to r a ise money for that purpose . ARTICLE III , Membership - M e mbership in the F ed era tion shall be ope n to a ll qualified national or gan izations ac tively inte r ested in advancing t he sport of gymnasti cs. ARTICLE IV , Representation of Members - Member orga.nizati olls of th e F ederat io n s h a ll b e represented throug h one of the following cat egories : Intersch olastic Competiti on, National Federation of State Hig h School Athlet ic A ssocia ti on s; Intercollegi ate Competition, Nat ion a l Collegiat e Athle tic A ssoc ia tion; Arm ed Forces Competition , Interse r v ice Sports Coun cil; Ope n Competition, Amateur Athl e tic U ni o n ; Nationa l Orga nization s, A.A.H .P.E.R. , Ameri can Turn ers, Ame ri can Sok ol Organiza tion, Sokol Gymnastic U nion, Swiss Turn er s , Y .M.C.A.'s, Poli sh Falcon s ; Juniol' College Comp e tition , l\ational Junior Coll ege Athletic Associ'ation . ARTICLE V, Organization Th e Gove rning Council is hereby e mpowered to es tablis h a nd direct the genera l poli cy of the U nited States Gymnast ic Federation and shall consi s t of the follo\\'ing: Nation a.l Federa tion of State High School Athl e ti c A ssociation , seven d elegates enti tl ed to seve n votes ; Nat io nal Co ll egiate Ath etic Assoc iation , 's eve n d elegate s e ntitl ed to seven votes; National Organization;:. seve n del egates enttil ed to seve n votes; Inter ser v ice Sports Counci l, two delegates e ntitl ed to two votes; Am ateur Athletic U nion, seve n d elega,t es enti tl ed to seve n vo t es; N ational Junior Coll ege Athl etic Association, two del egates e n t itl ed to two votes. Member s of th e Governing Council shall b e elected by the cons titu e nt orga nization s t h ey · represe nt. The p eri od of m e mbership of each delegate sh a ll b e determin ed by the or ganization which ",,,eh r e presents; h owever , no r e prese nta.tj"e s ha ll serve 11101'e thn.n eip:ht consecuti ve years. Eac h m e mb e r of the Governing Council is e ntitl ed to one vote an d o nly t h e votes o f d elegates p l'esent at Council m ee tings will b e counted. A two-thirds (three -fourth s ) vote of th ose d elegates of th e Governin g Counci l 'present a nd v oting is need ed t n in crease or a.lte r m e mb e r s hip of the Federa ti on or Governing Council. Th e Governing Coun c il s h a ll m eet at least onc e a year. Speci".J m ee tings may be ca ll ed wh e n l'equ ested in w riting b y a.t leas t fifty- on e p e r cent of th e Govern ing' Coun c il m e mbership. ARTICLE VI, Office rs - Th e officer s of th e F ed ernt ion s h a ll be elected a nnu a.lly from t h e m e mb e r Ship of th e Governing Coun cil by the Gove l'l1ing Co un cil. Th e offi cer s sh a ll be Pre s ident , Vi c(' P r esid e nt (Me n), Vi ce -Pl'esid ent (Women) a nd Secretary-Treasure r . ARTICLE VII, Executive Committee - Th e re .shall be an Executi ve Committee whic h shall con s is t of 10 m e mbers . Th e E>:ecutiy e Committ ee sh a ll b e composed of the 4 off icer s of th e Federation a nd 6 oth e r per s ons who s hall b e elected as foll ows : Each lll e mb"l' organizati on li s t ed in Al't icle IV s h a.lI nominate a pan el of fou ,' p el'son s and th e Govel' nin g- Co unc il shall elect s ix of the lH"r,o n , 1l0l11inated to ser ve on th e Executi ve Gomnlittee. No 1110re than t,,·o of the elec t ed Executive .. Gommittee membe r s may b e selec t f'd from anyon e pan el. (co n t inu ed on page 24)

Teachers and stu.dents at L.A . State Womens Gym Clinic

FIRST IN THE WEST FIFTH ANNUAL HIGH LINE SUMMER GYM KAMP CAMP WASKOWITZ Three Miles East af North Bend, Washingtan A Camp Program Designed for Boys and Girls Eight Years of Age Through High School JULY 21 - JULY 28 JULY 28 - AUGUST4 REGISTER NOW! Enrol lment Limi ted to 70 Campers per week. For Maximum Benefits, the Fifteen-Day Session Is Recommended. College credit through the University of Washington is available. Those interested contact Dr. R. K. Cutler, Men's Physical Education Department, U. of W., Seattle 5, Washinton. Write for information to Jack D. Mackenroth, Camp Director, Highline Summer Gym Kamp, 253 South 152nd Street, Seattle 28, Washington. Highline Summer Gym Kamp - First In The West

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC WORKSHOP · WOMEN'S DIVISION By Bud Marquette On May 12th at Los Angeles State College a total of 80 girls from local high schools and colleges participated in a well formulated four hour gymnast ic program. Many of the areas women Physical Education teachers came to observe and take notes. The instructional staff included Gordi e Maddux, Bob and Charlotte Probst, J ess Robin son, Frank Endo, Florence Palas and Bud Marquette. The schedul e included: gro up warm up period movin g into squad work outs on all apparatus, includin g trampo· line and tumblin g. Special instru ction s and spottin g tech· niques were hi·lit ed for the teachers present. Ju st prior 10 the close of the sess ion demon st.ration s were given by Wendy Cluff (tumbling), Brenda Lintern (Free Ex) , and Beverly Marquette ( balance beam) . On A pril 28th a girls gymnastic workshop for youngsters 8·14 years of age was held at Lakewood High SchooL Over 100 young ladies froli cked to and fro. Marching drills, tumblin g, trampoline and springboard vaulting proved to be the favorit e at this one. Actually four girls workshops have been held this season already and future plans now call for conducting two clinics every six weeks all year at various schools and colleges in the Los Angeles area separated into the two age group levels.

Highline Schoo l District No. 401 REGISTRATION FORM (Fi ll Out Completely) Name of Student Age _ _ _ _ _ Grade in School Sch ool Now Attending Home Phone

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Parent's Name·_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address Check the camp sessian you wish your child enrolled: 1st Session - July 21 to July 28 - $50.00 0 2nd Session - July 28 to August 4 - $50.00 0 Both Sessions - July 21 thru August 4 - $90.00 0 Reservation Fee Is $20.00 For One or Both Sessions NO REFUNDS AFTER J UL Y I , 1961 Balance of Camp Fee will be due upon arrival at Camp Waskowitz. Make checks or money order payable to Highline Schoo l District No. 401.

WOMEN'S NATIONAL FILMS Your ed itor took about a 1,000 feet of 16mm movies of the Wom en finali sts at the recent AAU Nationals iil Seattle. We feel they turned out quite welL We will edi t and title them as soon as possible. Th ese film s will be available for rental or sale at a reasonable fee as a service from the M.G. to help promote Women's Gymnastics in America.

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Keen ly aware of the ever increasing emphasis on President Kennedy's physical fitness program, American Trampoline Company of Jefferson, Iowa, has cooperated by preparing a NEW PHYSICAL CONDITIONING PROGRAM f or THE TRAMPOLINE. This is a significant aid for physical education instructors. The trainer's guide and wall charts can also be used by the family or neighborhood circle . The program is geared to conduct a good phys ical conditioning program . Physical condi tioning can be fun on a trampoline! The illustrations for the wall charts are drawn to show the different body positions in each routine. A 16mm film is al so available as a further aid to administering the prog ram . The trampoline is an exc ellent piece of apparatus for de.veloping coordination, endurance, flexibility, strength and balance. and is a logica l aid to a good phys ical conditi oning program. For further information write the American Trampoline Company, Box 368 , Jefferson, Iowa.

SWEDISH CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT By Lennard Malmlin In the 1962 Swedish Men's National Championships, Bo Wirhed totaled nO.25 to take the top All·Around honors. Last year's champ Stig Lind ewall had a complete black· out on the P ·bars, his best event, and that cost him the title (compulsory, 9.45, opt. 8.20). Stigs All·Around total was no.oo giving him second place. Jan·Ake Fjallby placed third with 107.65, follow ed by William Thoreson with 106.70, Ake Gullberg with 106.65, Evert Lindgren with 105.55 and Leif Koorn with 104.20. Most of these boys will probably be on the team that goes to the World Championships. In Prague, Sweden will have a few chances to reach the final s: Leif Koorn on the Rings, William Thoreson and Bo Wirhed in Vault· ing, Bo Wirhed on the Side Horse and William in the Floor Exercise.

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FRANK SCHMITZ Who Is Frank Schmitz? By J eff Hennessy, Coach, Univ. of So. Louisiana As I remember Frank 2% years ago, he was a 13 year old boy standing in the USL gym with his fath er one afternoon in the Spring of 1960. Frank was standing by the door with his finger in his mouth and his eyes bulging at th e things he saw going on on the apparatus. Mr. Schmitz introduced Frank to me and asked if I would work with him in gymnastics. My reply was "o.k. , but if he fall s off the trampoline, he belongs to you and not me". Well, Frank had his falls - for example, when he first learned a double back sumersault, he told me how easy it was and wanted to do it in the Novice AAU meet which was held here in Lafayette that Spring of '60. I told him that he should have a certain amount of respect for these more complicated tricks - but not Frank, his eagerness to learn was greater than his caution. During th e warm up session before the meet, he got stuck in the double back and landed on his fa ce and left about a half a yard of hide on the trampoline. A few moments later he wanted to leave this new trick out of his routine. Well -- Frank did this trick and went on to win this meet and was on his way. Through the next year, Frank was fortunat e enou gh to be able to work with some of the finest trampolinists in the South her e at USL. This made it possible for him to progress at quite a pace. It was this fine demonstration of skills, and Frank's long hours of practice that paid off. During his second year of competition, Frank made the South team at Sarasota, Florida and placed 6th behind Tom Osterland, then National Champion and USL's Charles Stewart. The r emainder of the year proved fruitful for Frank as he was able to win the Louisiana State Hi gh School Championship and several other honors. This past Christmas, Frank again made the South team at Sarasota and placed second. This was truly a day I'll never forget because all four of the team selections on the trampoline were local boys - Frank, Charles, Jim Bussolati and Wayne Miller. Frank again won the Stat e Championship and the South·

western AA U title went this way, which is the first tim e the Southwestern AAU title has ever been won by anyone except a T exan. On May 5, 1962, Frank reached a new pinnacle in his competitive career by winning the trampoline title at the National AAU Championships in Seattle, Washington. 5th ANNUAL NATIONAL SUMMER GYNASTICS CLINIC AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AUGUST 19-24, 1962 • • • • •

Program For Physical Education, Men-Women Instruction by a Distinguished Staff Program For Coaches Instruct ion For Judges Instruction For Boys and Grils

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS An Olympic Development Meet For All Levels of Competition . Instruction on all events at all lev els. Films o f Ol ympic Games and World's Championships. How t o teach a unit in g y mnastics . Fine staU. Excellent Gy mnastics Fac ilities. Access to Beautiful Re cre ational Facilities. Total Cost : $50.00, includes mea ls and lodging . Send $10.00 deposi t to Geo. Szy pula , Gy mnast ics Coa ch , Michigan State Uni versity.

STAFF Bill Meade Coach , Southern Illino is Univ. - Collegiates Teaching and Coach ing

Bob Stout Former Ol y mpian and Nat ional Champion , Suburban Philadelphia H.S. Coach - Teaching and Coaching (Boys)

Ernestine (Russell) Carter Former Olympian and National Champion , Canada' s Finest Gymnast, Lansing H.S. Teacher - Teaching and Coaching (Girls)

Paul Fina Former National Champion and Organ izer of 1959 Pan-American Games

Dr. Joseph Schabacker Admini strator U. o f Wisconsin Theory and Practice o f International Judging

Jeff Austin Former National Tumbling and Trampoline Champion

Jack Carr Clinic Program Director Sokol Methods

Ed Hallik Meets Director , National Direc t o r Sokol Organization

Bob Bohl Show Director, Boy s and Girls Instruction H.S. Gymnastics Coaches of the Suburban Chicago Area

Betty Meyer Instruction in P.E . Elementary School - Chicago

Susie Austin Tumbling and Trampoline Champion - Girls Work

Herb Vogel Coach of Acrol y mpians at Flint Jr . Co llege Girls Work

George Szypula Clinic Director, Former National Champion Collegiate Teaching and Coaching , Boys and Girls Work

Mildred Prchal National Director of Women's Activities for the Sokol organization

James Rozanas Chicago area , one of the finest tumbling and acrobatic instructors in the countr y - on the staff of Dance Masters Assoc. from y ear to year

Ed Cole Former Natl. Collegian Trampoline Champion

THE NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTICS CLINIC I am interested in registration and enrollment for the 1962 National Summer Gymnastics Clinic held at Michigan State Univ ersity, East Lansing , Michigan from August 19th through August 24th, 1962. Total clinic charge : $50.00 (includes Registration Fee, Room and Board , and Insurance Cov erage). Enclosed is $10.00 deposit , not returnable . Name_ _ _ __ __________ ____ _ _ _ ____ Age _ _ _ _____ _ Phone' _______ _ _ _ __ ___ Address, _ _____________________ _ City and State_ _ _ __ ____ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ Affiliation _ _ _____________ _ _____ ____ Address City and State Educator____ Coach ___ Performer ------1 udge Trainee_ (NOTE : More than one may be checked) Registration Deadline: August 1st. GEORGE SZYPULA CLINIC DIRECTOR 1533 Greenv iew A ve . East Lansing, Michigan

THE MODERN GYMNAST European Editor: Kurt Baechler, Guemligen/BE (Switzerland)

REPORT FROM EUROPE . . . ITALY BEATS SWITZERLAND By Kurt Baechler Italv beat the Swiss team in Rome by 7.40 which may seem a bit high at least for the moment. The Swiss are sti ll much more in a status of building up their program and exercises, renewing their team considerably while Italy could count on their top Olympilans Menichelli, Carminucci and Vicardi as well as Marzolla. Italy re8!lly is great, but when talkin g about Italy, yo u have to talk about tbeir 4 or ?, let's hope they have a fifth man for Prague, because after these 4 top men there is, just for the moment at least .. . a b lunt nothing. But we can be sure, that Jack Guntihart will do everything possible to have a top-team present for Prague. As for ~he Swiss, Coach Hans Bolliger has realily improved his men. Even thou gh they might have won a few tenths of a point more, if he was not satisfied with the compulsory performance or if the boy was not satisfied, he let them repeat in order to get use to the drive for the better soore. Menichelli and Carminucci were in a class by themselves. Menichelli however. had bad luck witb the comulsory routine on the' B-bar and scored only 8.70 otherwise he could easily have reached 115 points, which shows how good Franco is. Max Benker of Switzerland has improved a lot and if this boy really goes to town and trains hard, then he should he good for more than 113 points in Prague.

Angelo Vicardi RECENT EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS FINLAND VS. GERMANY IN VAASA, FINLAND: Finland 282.40 . Germany 277.05. The German team without Furst, Gischof and Bechdolf lost the match by several points. The Finns took the first three places: Kes· tola, 56.85; Ekman, 56.55; Heinonen, 56.50; Lyhs of Ger· many, 56.30; Olkkonen (F), 55.80; Leimuvitra (F), 55.75; Baum (Gl , 55.40; Heikkinen (F), 55.30; Jaschek (GI, 55.05; Michel (G) , 54.65.

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ITALY VS. JAPAN IN MAILAND, ITALY: Japan 334.60 . Italy 328.95. As expected, the Japanese won as a team quite comfortably. However the big sensa· tion was Carminucci who placed first ahead of Endo by 0.35 points. Carminucci won the Long Horse with 9.70 and the P·Bar with 9.75 and tied with Endo for first place in the Floor Exercise. Side Horse was won by the Italian Vicardi and Endo with 9.65. The hi ghest mark of the meet went to Abe of Japan on the R·Bar with a 9.80.

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GERMANY VS. JAPAN IN STUTTGART, GERMANY: Japan 282.15 - Germany 279.20. Endo of Japan won the AIl·Around with 57.35, followed by teammates Yamashita, 57.30 and Abe, 56.90. Furst of Germany was fourth with 56.85; Lyhs (G), 56.20; Michel (G), 55.10; Kurihara (]), 55.05; Bischof (G), 55.05; Kato 0),54.90; Jacoby (G). 54.30; Aiba OJ, 53.l5 and Jascheck, 52.35 . The best scores on each apparatus was Kato in Floor Exercise, 9.65; Endo on the Side Horse, 9.60 and Rings, 9.65; Yamashita, Long Horse', 9.80; Abe on the P·Bars, 9.55 and the H·Bar, 9.80.

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9.45 9.40 9.50 9.45 7.30 8.90 46 .70

9.45 9.45 9.60 9.45 8.40 8.90 46.85

9.60 9.40 9.25 9.45 9.35 7.30 47.05

8.70 9.40 8.95 9.20 8.10 8.40 44.65

9.40 9.30 8.85 9.30 8.90 S.70 45.75

9.35 9.40 8.60 8.90 S.75 9.20 45 .60

9..50 9.50 9.10 8.70 9.25 9.30 46.65

9.15 8.50 8.85 8.85 9.15 8.00 44 .50

Horse c. o. S.

Horse

P -Bar o. c.

(0)

H-Ba r c. o.

Total

9.75 9.60 9.45 9.40 3.04 9.00 47.60

9.55 9.60 9.05 8.80 9.20 9.05 46.45

9.70 9.60 9.50 9.30 9.50 9.35 47.65

9.70 9.80 9.70 9.30 8.60 9.20 47.70

9.55 9.55 9.10 9.10 8.60 9.15 46.45

8.70 9.40 9.33 9.05 7.65 8.00 44.70

9.35 9.60 9.70 9.30 7.60 9.00 49.65

114.30 114.25 112.80 110.85 103.80 103.75 561.30

9.45 9.00 9.35 9.15 9.20 9.10 46.25

9.45 9. 35 9.25 9.25 9.40 9. 30 46.75

9.65 9.45 9.30 9.40 9.40 9.40 47.30

9.55 9.30 9.20 9.30 8.80 9.35 46 .70

9.60 8.95 9.50 8.90 9.35 9.10 46 .50

9.35 9.00 9.15 8.90 9.35 9.20 46.05

9.50 9.45 9.45 9.40 9.40 9.00 49 .20

112.65 110.60 109.55 109.25 109 .05 10S.05 5.53 .90

74th NATIONAL A.A.U. GYMNASTIC MEET REPORT By Dr. Eric Hu ghes, Meet Director Champai gn, Illinoi s, in floor exercises and balance beam; and Hal Holmes, al so of Champaign, Defendin g champions toppled as youn gsters Illin ois, in tumbling. A total of 83 men and 38 twisted and somersaulted to the top in the 74th women were entered in the meet. Thirty men and National A.A. . Gymnastic Meet in Seattle on 29 women entered the All·Around. May 3rd , 4th and 5th. The only defending oham· Olympian Don Tonry, looking better than ever, pions in the eighteen event competition to success· emerged the victor in the men's All· Around compe· fully defend their titles were Barbara Galleher, of tition. The 26 year old so;ldier, representin g the Dallas, Texas in tumbling; Muriel Grossfeld of New Y ork Avhl~tic Club. was as steadv as a rock in winnin g two individ~al events and pilin g up enough points to edge out Bob Lynn. Tonry led from the start, outscoring his closest competito'rs in the compul so ry evercises on Thursday and hangin g on to his lead as Bob Lynn tried desper. ately to close the gap in the Friday optional exer· cises. The on ly other competitor in the running for the All·Around championship was another Olym· pian Larry Banner. Larry, who represents the Los Angeles Turners, was just a whisker behind the two leaders in both Thursday's and Friday's com· petition. Armando Vega, defendin g All·Around champion wound up in fourth place. Don TonT)" 1962 National Champ

Gail Sontgerath

Doris Fuchs

Sharon R ichardso n

The bi g surprise of the meet was provided by a 96 pound pa cka ge of rhythm and grace, seventeen veal' old Dale McClements of Seattle_ Dale surpassed even the wildest dreams of her most ardent foll owers and startled the gymnastic world by edgin g Olympian Gail Sontgerath of We!>t Palm Beach, Florida , the 1960 All-Around champion, by one one-thousandth of a point for the coveted women's All-A round champ ionship_ Two-time Olympian, Dori s Fuchs, the defendin g champion was third . Dale, a shy high schoo l senior was tl'1i>ilin g in fif,th plaee goin g into Friday's optional exercises. The eventual champion started badly. In th e fi rst event, the compulsory floor exercises, she had a major break. Th is event, normally her best, proved to be her worst and was responsi ble for her relatively poor standing at the conclusion of the compulsor y routines. Miss McClements performed brillian.tly on Friday and event by event gained on the girls ahead of her and finall y pulled ahead of Miss Sontgerath in the nex t to last event of the All-Around program. When questioned about her victory Dale stated, " I didn't think I had a chan ce of winnin g when the meet started. I was pl annin g on sixth, just hopin g for sixth and a spot on the National team." Mu ch of Dale's success must be credited to George Lewis, h er coach, a volunt eer worker at the Seattle YMCA. The meet was held in the Seattle Civic Arena on the World Fa ir graunds. In spite of excellent newspaper and television publi city the attendance was poor. On the fin al ni ght about 3,000 people, the largest crowd of the meet, were treated t o a gymllaslic demonstration that has seldom been eq ualed. The quality of performance was excellent . 11he women fo r the first time outperformed Vhe men. Dale McClements won wjth an average SCO'l'e of 9.47. Miss Tieber who was in sixth place had an average of 9.26_ For the men, the winn er Don Tonry had ab out the same avera ge score as Miss 1cCIements - 9.46. The men's scores dropped more rap idly ho wever. Ron Ba rak and Jamille Ashmo路r e who tied for sixth place (eliminatin g Wilhelm Wieler, a Canadian who was actually in sixth place ) only averaged 9.02. In international competition our women's team , if each member co uld avera ge between 9.26 and 9.47 would do real well. Our men, however, with members averagin g no better than 9.02 would not stand a chance of pl acing high in internation al competition_ The lack of depth in men's competition was largely due to th e absence of three top performers : Jack i)eckner, member ot three Ulympic team s, who was injured ; and Gar O' Quinn and Art Shurlock, who have indicated that they are throu gh with competitive gymnastics. One bright spot in the future of men's gymnast\CS is the remarkable performance of Ron Barak, eighteen year old sophomore fr om the University of Southern Californi a. This youn g man will be hard to beat by 1964 if he keep s improvin g as ra pidl y as he is no w. His horizontal bar work (he placed second behind teammate Bob Lynn ) compares fav orably wit h the best in th e world. Ap'a rt from Barak there doesn't seem to be an y other

newcomer-s in the mens' ranks that will be ready for international competition in the near future. The picure is much brighter in the women's pro路 gram. Those in the top six ran ge in age from 17 to 23. Besides Dale McClements who just recently broke into the top six there are many other promis路 ing girls knocking at the door. These include Carol Rabun, 18, Austin, Texas; Lo'uise Grant, 16, Seattle; Marie Walther, 17, Cleveland; Kathleen Corrigan, 17, Quincy, Mass.; Sharon Richardson, 18, _lew Haven, Conn.; Janice Landry, 19, Baton Rou ge, la.; Donna Schaenzer, 19, Flint, Miehigan; and Janice Dunham, 15, Flint, Miehigan. If these youngsters don't give up their gymnastics, the U.S. women's team should improve its position con路 siderably in international competition in the next few years. Two champions &t this year's meet had the honor of being the last champions to be crowned in their parlieLl!.'!r specialties. Charlie Denny, a school teaoher from Seattle repre5enting the Washington A~hletic Cluh, and Steve Leidner, an eighteen year old high sehool student from Altadena, California, were crowned NMional champions in the Flying Ring and Rope Climbing events, reo spectively. These two events will be dropped from National competition after this year due to lack of interest in the events. This lack of interest stems from an increased emphasis on the international OT All-Around events at all levels of competition. In the last few National meets there have been very few entries in these two special events. Steve Leidner has tied the world's record for the twenty foot rope climb with a time of 2.1:l seconds. In this meet the best he could do was 3.1 seconds. The most applause received by any of the athletes in the meet, apart from the ovation the home town people gave Dale McClements, was about equal for Hal Holmes, the University of Illinois junior, who successfully defended his Tumbling title and Carl (Bill) Wolf, of Pasadena Gty College, who won the Still Ring championship. Holmes, who is one of the best tumblers the world has ever seen, far outshone his competition and twisted and bounded to a spectacula:r win in this crowd pleasing event. His closest rival, Rusty Mitchell, from the University of Southern Illinois, sprained hi s ankle in the preliminaries and was unable to continue. In the National Collegiate meet this year Mitchell upset Holmes who was the premeet-favorite. Wolf astounded the Seattle fans with one of the greatest displays of strength ever exhibited in his near perfect Still Ring routine. The two youngest champions in both men's and women's competition were the Trampoline. Beverly Averylt, representing the Crenshaw Athletic Club of Austin, Texas, won her title while still fifteen years old. Frank Schmidz, sixteen year old high school junior from Lafayette, La. equalled the difficulty of his older competitors and outscored them on "form" or "exactness of e..xecution" for an easy win in the men's trampoline event. The two oldest ohampions in the meet were Don Tonry, 26 years old, who won the All-Aound, Floor Exercises, and Parallel Bars; and Wilhelm Weiler,

Avis Teiber

Muriel Grossfeld

B etty Maycock

Fred Orlo/sky

26 year old Canadian soldier who won the Long Horse. The oldest women champion (maybe this shouldn't be mentioned) was 25 year old Barbara Galleher the tall Texas blonde. Barbara was way ahead of her competition in the tumblin g event and won her eighth National Tumbling champion. ship. After many years as a tumbling and trampoline specialist Barbara says she is now go in g to become an all-around performer and concentrate on the four international events. Our "oldest" champions are yo ung in comparison with many of the best foreign gymnasts. One of the proudest competitors at the meet was tumbler Frank Hai land. Frank won two National Collegiate tumbling championships ,,-hi Ie attending the University of Illinois. While at II1inois he helped coach a high school boy, Hal Holmes. After graduation he took a job as physical ed'ucaBruno Klaus and Ray Hadley

Don Tonry

Bob Lynn

tion instructor at the University of Washington in Seattle. While in Seattle he helped coach another hi gh school boy, Jim David. Frank is now teachin g at Eastern Montana College in Billings. He returned to Seattle to compete in the national meet and even thou gh he had not been able to practice regularly managed to place third. His third place finish was not what pleased him most, however. On the victory stand above him stoo d his two former proteges, Jim David in second place and Hal Holmes the champion. The men 's team title was won by the Los An 路 geles Turners with 43 points. They were followed by the University of Southern California al so of Los Angeles with 28% points. In thil-d place far behind with eleven points each were three teams : the Chicago Turners, Pasadena City College, and the home team from the Washington Athletic Club. The stren gth of gymnastics in the Los An geles area can be seen by the fact that three of the first five teams were from that area. The women's team championships was won by the Crenshaw Athletic Club of Austin, Texas wi,th 13 points. The only other group to score points was the team from Flint, Michigan. The gymnastic rules state that two individuals must score points for a group before it can be considered for a team championship. The team points were spread so evenly between ten teams entered and many unattached individuals that only the two groups'mentioned above managed to place two team members into a sco ring position. This year's meet was particularly significant as it served a dual purpose. As well as decidin g our National champions for 1962 it was designated as one of three trials to select our National Team that will journey to Prague, Czechoslovakia for the World Gymnastic Championships July 3rd to 8th. The first of these tri'a ls was held in Saraso ta, Florida at the National Gymnastic Clinic last December. The third trial will be held at 路the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Long Island, j us! prior to . the team's departure for Europe. Following the meet in Prague the team will tour several other countries in Europe. The

Armando Vega

Abie Gross/eld

Larry Banne r

gymnasts li sted below were selected by the National A_A .U. Gymnastic Committee to participate in the third trial at the Merchan t Marine Academy. MEN 1. Don Tomy, New York 2. Armando Vega, Los An geles 3. Bob Lynn. Los Angeles 4. Larry Banner, Los Angeles 5. Abi e Grossfe ld, Champaign, III. 6. Fn路d Orlofsky, Carbondale, III. 7. Jon Culbertson, Chica go 8. Bruno Klaus, Carbondale, III. 9. Ray Hadl ey, Champaign, III. *O rlofsky' s score in seco nd tria l was doubl ed WOMEN 1. Dori s Fuchs, Rochester, N. Y. 2. Muriel Gross feld, Champaign, 111. 3. Gail Sontgerarh , West Palm Beach 4. Betty Maycock, Kent , Ohio 5. Dale McClements, Seattle, Wash. 6. S haron Ri chard son, New Haven, Conn. 7. Avi s Tieber, Dallas, Texas 8. Janice Dunham, Flint , Mich. 9. Mari e Walth er''', Cleveland 10. Carol Rabun"' , Austin , T exas "" Th ese t,vo g irls will h a ve to trav el to th e tri a ls

As Meet Director I wonld like to personally thank: 1. The ojjicials oj the W a.~hington A thletic Club , the sponsoring organization ; 2. Ray Daughters, Director of Athletics at the club ( in spite of the fact that he was saddled with most of the work for the meet, has started laying the groundwork to obtain th e 1964 Olympic trials fo r Seattle) ; 3. JlIl y Pacific N orthwe st AAU Gymnastic Committee. This isn't the entire committee but the members who bore the brunt oj the work: George Lewis, my right hand man, Jim Fraser , Mary Sarver, {nga Franzon, Jean Hughes , Bob Tanac, Jim Sullivan, Matt Brislawn, Rudy Peterson, Warren Brooks, Pat Pattison , Vern Frese and Karl Alenander ; 4 . N issen IV/ edart Corp. who supplied all the equipment ; 5. Premier Athletic Prodncts Corp . who supplied floor exercise mats; 6. Also the OUicials who contributed their time and effort and the gym;;asts who comp eted in the meet. Getting help was no problem I've never been surrounded by so many energetic, willing and efficient helpers ; 7. T he competitors; I've never seen a fine r gathering of young men and women as the participants in this meet. As well as being outstanding performers th ey we re cooperative , nnderstanding and true sportsmen. Organizing a meet like this is a lot of hard work bu.t it was a pleasure to act as Meet Director becanse 0/ the fine cooperation of every路 one concerned.

From this list a team of six men and one alternate and six wom en and one alternate will be chosen to represent the U.S. in the World Champion ships. 1st Trial Sa ra sota 113.10 112.25 109.85 110.10 108.15 injured 106.80 108.45 98.15

2nd Tria l Seattl e 113.55 111.50 113.40 112.80 109.60 107.75':' 107.40 10.5.25 108.00

74.45 74-.25 73.35 73.60 72.20 73.80 70.00 71.05 68.80 66.85

75.534 75.401 75.766 75.300 75.767 72.601 74.100 71.867 71.900 72.734

at th e ir ow n exp e n se

Total Sco re To Da te 226.65 223.75 223.25 222.90 217.75 215.50 214.20 213.70 206.15

149.984 149.651 149.116 148.900 147.967 146.401 144.100 142.917 140.700 139.584

if th ey wi s h to par tic ipate

JOI/.

Cn/bertson

NATIONAL A.A . U. GYMNASTIC CHAMP ION SHIPS 1962

TEJAMS: Los Angeles Turn er s (LAT), 43; U ni versi ty of So. California (USC), 2S% ; P asadena C ity Coll ege (PCC ), 11; Chicago T urn ers (CT), 11; Washingto n Athletic Club (WAC ), 11; So . Illinois Salukis (SIS ), 7. Long Beach State Coll ege (LBS), 2. Central Onta.rio Gym Assn. (COG) ; CoquiUal11 Gym Clu b (CGC); Maverick Boys Club (MBC) .

S IDE HORSE: William B u ck (CT), 19.350; Larry Bann e r, 19.225; Bob Lynn, 19.000; Doug Beernic k (PCC ), 18.725 ; J on Cu lbe rtson (CT), 17.950; T e rry Hal e (USC) , 14,900.

ALL-AROUND : Donald Tonry, 113.55 ; Bob Lynn, 113.40; Larry Ban ner, 1a.SO; Armando V ega , 111.50; Abi e G r oss fe ld (SIS), 109.60; Wilhelm 'Weiler, 10S. 75.

LONG HORSE VAULT: Wilhelm Weiler, 19.450; Larry Ban n er, 19.225; Arm a ndo Vega, 18.950; Donald Tonry, 18.750 .... Bob Lynn , 18.700 ; Fred Orlofsky, 18.550; Ron Bar::tk, lS.350 .

FLOOR EXERCISES : Do na ld Tonry, 19.300; Bob Lynn, 19. 100; Wilhelm W e ile r, l S.925; J a mill e Ashmore, 18.875 ; Armando Vega, l S.800; L a rry Banner, 18.725.

P A RALLEL BARS: Donald Tonry, 19.550; Arm a ndo V ega, 19.375 ; B ob Lynn, 19.075; L a rry Banner, 18.725; Jon C ul bertson (CT). 18.675; 'William W e il er , 18. 62,.

HORIZONTAL BAR: Bob Lynn (USC), 19.525; Ron Barak (USC), 19 .300; Wilhelm W e il er (Ca na. Army), 18.900; Donald T onry (NYAC), 18.450; Fred Orlofsky (SIS) 17.625: Bruno K laus (SIS), 16.625. '

ROPE CLIMB: Steve Leidner, 3.1; Arthur Darnell (UnaL), 3.4; Robert Winters (Tarrytown) , 3.4; Sanford Werner (Bruin Alum), 3.4 ; John Sunderland (PCC), 3.6; David Seeg-er (USC ). 3.7.

STILL RINGS: Carl Wolf (PCC), 19.325; Armando Vega (LAT), 19.250; Donald Tonry (N.Y.A.C.), 19.100; Jamille Ashmore (Dall as A.C.), 19.025; Larry B a nn er (LAT) 18.825; D e nniS Wolf (SIS). 18.675. '

TUMBLING: Harold Holmes (Unat.), 19.250; James D a vid (WAC), 18.40; Frank Halland (UnaL), 17.650; Bill Crow (WAC), 17.250 ; B ill Sayre (Unat.), 16.500.

J!'LYING RINGS: Charlie Denny (WAC), 17.75; Ken C heney (Unat.), 17.65; George Becks tead (LBS), 16.75; B ill Crow (WAC), 16.5; Lew Land e r s (WAC), 15.95; Jim L a ng (WAC). 14.8.

REBOUND TUMBLING : J!'rank Schmitz (Lafayette S ... Hi), 18.55; L a rry Snydel' (Iowa U.), 18.05: George H ery (U . of I owa ), 17.80; Danny Millman (Unat.), 17.75 : J"m e~ W eaver (AF Acad . ), 17.65 ; Harold L yo n s (WAC ), Ii.O,

lamille Ashmore

MEN'S EVENT WINNING AND TOP PLACING ROUTINES HORIZONTAL BAR BOB LY N: Reverse grip, High under swing forward , stoop legs be路 tween hand s and shoot to dislocate, on e dislocate giant, hop to mixed grip, rear vault, back kip German giant, und erswin g turn , kip, over forward giant, 1fz turn one back giant, Stalder straddle one giant, layout dismount. RON BARAK: Upper grip, high under swing % turn, swing forward , change left hand to reverse grip and stoop legs between hands, shoot to fonvard inverted giant, djslocate, one dislocated giant, change right hand to reverse grip, one giant full turn around left hand regrasp and rear vault ; Kip chan ge hand s to reverse grip, one fonvard giant, % turn, one backward giant, Stalder straddle, one giant, doubl e flyaway dismount. WILLY WEILER: Und ergrasp, shoot chan ge to eagle grasp, backuprise to overgrasp, fr ee hip circle. r elease grip to undergrasp, forward gian t chan ge, left hand to eagle grasp, one giant forward , change ri ght hand to eagle, two eagle giants, chan ge to overgrasp with half turn, to reverse half giant, to support und erswin g with half turn, shoot leg through. 11alf german giant, release right hand , full turn on back swin g to mixed grip , kip up to free hip circle, forward to hand stand , two forward giants and somersault piked over top of bar.

FLOOR EXERCISE BOB LYNN: Arm circle to "Y" scale (hold); Run, front handspring, front somersault, handspring, Swedish fall to front splits ;

Bill Wolf

Hal Holmes

From seat rai se legs to "L", stiff arm stiff leg press to handstand ( pullin g straight legs between hands ); Walk over, turn , back walk over; ' Snap down , flip flop, back somersault, flip flop to splits ; Turn, neck spring to one leg, tensica, cartwheel, side scale (hold); Kick to hand路 stand , lower legs to straddle "L" support, raise legs back to hand stand , roll forward with legs strai ght; Turn, run , roundoff, flip flop , full twi sting somersault. WILLY WEILER : Round off back somersault with half twi st, h eadspring, to stand "T" scale, quarter turn handspring, som ersault, headsprin g to siltin g position, roll hackward, half turn , handsprin g on on e foot , pinwheel to fr ee lever, touch and legs through to splits, roll -forward to sit, vald ess to hand路 stand , jump to fli c flac, back somersault, flic flac to one leg quarter turn , to side scale, handstand , lower to one foot , half turn dive, roll , stand up with straight legs, pin路 wheels to stand , running round off back layout, fli c fla c back so mersault to stand.

*' SIDE HORSE BOB LYNN: l\100re mount on croup rear to saddle, rear to croup, rear to saddle, Russian Moore, Break to two back scissors, two front scissors, reverse high doubles, regular high doubles, travel to neck, three loop to % turn dismount. LARRY BANNER: From saddle, rear to croup, rear to saddle, Russian Moore, break to 2 back scissors, reverse doubles, 2 front scissors, hi gh doubles traveling to neck, loop, Moore on the neck to 2 loops dismount.

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Willie Weiler and his winning front so'

Bill Bttck

Dave Beernick

Jim David

FLYING RINGS PARALLEL BARS BOB LyNN: Peach basket to handstand , back somersault, stutz, drop cast to support, straddle out to " L" hold, stiff arm stiff leg press to handstand , pirouette, drop peach basket to upper arm, fr ont uprise, swin ging back pirouette, back somersault dismount. AR MAN DO VEGA : F acing outward at end of bars shoot to handstand , stutz drop cast support to planche ( hold) drop peach basket, glide kip, back cast to shoulder stand, front upri se, swin gin g back pirouette, back somersault cast, back upri ~e straddle cut, dip sw in g to han dstand , back s(l mersault dismount.

RINGS ARM ANDO VEGA: Pull up to cross, "L" cross, pull to support, Planche (hold ), ~ giant to handstand, inverted cross, lower to back lever, pull to cross (hold ) , drop back to inverted han g kip to Olympic cross ( hold), roll back, dislocate, shoot to support, "L" press to handstand , swing down and layout dismount from support. :;:

LONG HORSE ARMAN DO VEGA: Giant handspring .... LARRY BANNER : Giant stoop. rnmie from the croup Long H orse vault

CH ARLIE DENNY: Swi ng and pull to inverted " L" on front ; dislocate on back ; kip roll (straight body) on front, stem rise (back uprise) to shoulder balance on back; hold on front; cast off on back; extend beat in middle to a shoot should er balance on fron t ; cast off on back ; back kip to should er balan ce on front; cast off on back; strai ght body inlocate on front ; dislocate on back ; double fly·away on front to a stand.

TUMBLING

HAL HOLMES: 1. round·off, flip· fl ap, back somm. with full twi st, flip· flap , double back somm.; 2. five swin g front somersaults; 3. round·off, back somm. , back somm. with full tiwst, flip· flap , back somm. , back somm. , flip· flap , double twist· ing back somm .; 4. round·off , flip· flap , fi ve swing back somersaults, back somm. with a full twist.

TRAMPOLINE ROUTINES FRANK SCHl\UTZ'S Routine No. 1 - Back full f1iffi s (first somersault with a fnl twist, then tuck up for second somersault) , 1% twistin g front somersault, Full twisting back somersault, Doubl e back somersault ( tuck ), Dou ble twisting back somersault, Back somersault ( tuck), Fliffis (half out ), F ull twistin g back somersault, 1 % back so mersault ) tuck) , Double Cody. Routine No.2 - Fliffis (half out ), 1% twisting front somersault, Full twistin g back somersault, Double back somersault (tuck ), Double back somersault (tuck ), Ph twisting front somersault, Back somersault ( tuck ), Full twisting back somersault, Double twisting back somer· sault, Triple twisting back somersault.

ALL-AROUND: Dale McC lements , 75.7 67; Gail Sontgel'at h , 75.766; Doris Fuchs, 75.534; Muriel Grossfel, 75.401; Betty Maycock, 75.300; Av is 'rieber, 74.100,

BALANCE BEAM: M u riel Grossfeld , '19 .2835; Gail Son tgerath , 19.2000; Dale McClements, 18.9165; Doris Fuchs, 18.8000 : Betty Maycock. 18.7170: Avis Ti e b er, 18.5335.

FLOOR EXERCISES : Muriel Grossfeld, 19 .4830 ; Betty Ma.ycock, 19.000; Gail Sontgerath, 18.9835; Doris Fuchs, 18.883 0; Donna Sch aenze r (Flint) , 18.7670; Liessa K rol , 18 .6000.

UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS: Gail Sontgerath (Unat), 19. 1000; Doris F u chs (Un at.), 19. 005; Gail Daley (St. Marys), 19.000; Dale McCle m ents (Seattle Y), 18.9305: Muriel Grossfeld (Unat.), 18.7830; J anice Dunhem (Flint), 18.6670; Mary Rab un (Cren s h a w AC ),. J8.5330.

SIDE HORSE VAULT: Da le McClements, 19. 500; Betty :>laycock (Kent S. ), 19 .4665; Avis Ti e b er (Crenshaw), 19 .2000 ; Doris Fuchs, 19.0835; Ga il Sontger ath, 18.9665.

RBBOUND TUMBLING : Beverly Averyl (Crenshaw). 187.5; Tan ey Sm i th (Tram p T own), 185.5; T e rry Peterson (Nard's), 169.5; Mary Habun (Cren s h aw), 160.5; J oh(l.nna R idcl leba rger (Berkeley Y), 150; Barbara Gall eh er , 135.

cast lh twist to stomach whip; Double leg (legs straight ), to an uprise, front roll H.B. to free hip circle, flange to ~4 giant cast to straddle hecht dismount.

WOMENS FIRST PLACE WINNING ROUTINES DALE McCLEMENTS: Cartwheel vault.

BALANCE BEAM

TUMBLING: Barbara Gall eh er, 18.6; Donna Schaenzer, 17.55; Mary Rabun, 17.2; Lynn e Reyn olds , 16.2 ; Paula C rist. 15.8 : Linda Hicks, 14.9.

DALE McCLEMENTS ALL·AROUND ROUTINES FLOOR EXERCISE Cizzone (R), turn , deep attitude pose (R), leg comes forward moving arm s in opposite directions, step (R) hop; Run . round off back handspring, back layout; 3 back runs, spin. Run . split leap, back tap leap to a back handspring to a R split; Chest. roll to a R split, bend L, stand on R , step- L, throw R leg up with lh turn , Japanese pose; Russian spin. Cizzone, change, cizzone; run . split leg leap ( jump from two feet ); Front runs to an arched body pose; Step R . hop . circle L leg from front to back, chasse L, step L, hop L, step R in front, oross step in back and in front to 4th position pose. Full spin to a deep scale on the L leg, lh turn to a push step; Run . front handspring, hop L throwing an arch, forward roll , split handstand into a R split. Front roll to knees, kip to a front walkover; Cartwheel, back hand spring, sprin g landing on R ; Tour jete, 4 high back steps, turning cat· leap , back scissors; Side leap, low spin, side dip step, side tap leap. Step R, attitude turn, step L t o lun ge, bring arms around to a pose, finish. * *" *

BALANCE BEAM

Mount ( Leap on end of beam to a pose) or (Press straddle handstand, split legs, bring R down to beam and place between hands. R se and step L to pose). Squat to flutter kicks. Run to split leap, 112 turn on toes to the L; Japanese pose, side leap, change jump, cizzone, front tap leap. English handstand , roll to a back uprise to Y· toe point. Come down to R knee, bring L forward and rise on L. Corkscrew turn to a deep attitude pose; Bring R forward moving arms in opposite directions, step R leap up in air with L fonvard, step L balance step. High knee spin to R, push step, step R, L leg from front to back, goes down to the beam, (Free Ex Move), Swing R back and lift on to L toe . Low spin to a split on L. Back knee lift, pose, rise; lh turn L on toes, 3 back runs, 112 turn R on toes, cartwheel to a lunge, attitude turn to R; Arabasque L, run to stag leap. 2 Russian spins to a lh turn with a leg whip to a scale on L; Arched body pose, run to cat leap, arabasque L. StepR, Dismount . Cartwheel to a hand stand , stoop off.

i\WRIEL GROSSFELD: Side stand front ways. Jump to straddl e "L" ( hold ) press to handstand (hold) stoop down to beam; Stand up with arm circle, 14 turn to right; Step left, one turn to right; Step right, left (kicking right), place right foot on beam squat jump. Step left lhturn; Double arm circle to scale supportin g leg bent (hold ); Step left kick right, place right on beam , tap left, sissone, step left % turn to right on both feet, % turn on right (left 'leg arabasque) step left right on toes; On right toe, left leg raised to arabasq ue, bring left toe to ri ght knee, develope (on toe) step left, right; % turn to right left leg raised sidewards, step left lunge, straighten left knee; Kneel on right knee with arm circle to kn eel sit; Swing left leg back, hands place on beam, swing to hand stand, legs split, right knee bent (hold ) drop to forward roll; Neck lever right knee ben t (hold); Roll to back, snap to "V" sit;. Double ann circle, right leg raised high; Stand up on nght leg, step left kick right leg, deep lunge, bring left leg 'forward, % turn to stand; Step left leap right step left "cat leap", step left swing right leg forward releve with right toe on left knee (pause); Swing right leg back, % turn, arch back (hold); Alternate arm swing rise on right toe, left leg on arabasque, lun g on left leg cartwheel left; Steu left back point right toe, arms back (pause); Swing right leg forward and back turning (%) to right, step right, left on toes, bring right leg to left circle arms and pl~ce hands on beam; Straight arm , straight leg press to English hand· stand , 14 turn to side handstand , full twisting arch over to a stand.

FLOOR EXERCISE MURIEL GROSSFELD: Step left arabasque hop, step right arabasque hop, 3 running steps, leap, 3 running steps hitch kick wit.h % turn , 2 body waves; Round off flip flop layout with a walkout; lh turn, glide arabasque hop , swin g to front attitude on toes; Lombe leg swin g to lun ge, bouree turn ; Step arabasque hop, step hop toes on knee with 1 turn, % turn 2 steps scissor leg leap to kneel; 1% turn on knees, stand with 1/2 turn, tin sica, % turn on toes; Run dive cartwheel (or brande) back walkover to toes; Plie, echappe, plie in second double pirouette to single lh t.urn with leg extended (31f2); Chene leap turn, back hitch kick, arabasque on toe, glissade fu pirouette fouette atti· tude turn , run to jump to fall turn over to knee arm circle ; Pas de basque with 1f2 turn, 1 turn to reverance. % turn develope; Round off flip flop walkout, step hop ; Pique turn, back pique turn, illusion split; %, turn to front walkover; Body wave, second arabasque; Glide jete turn, 2 chene turns, step arabasque h op, step front cabri· olle; % arabasque turn, diving tin sica; Step leap, 112 turn raise leg, live yogi handstand, walkover out ; 1 turn, 1 tour to kneel , lun ge.

UNEVEN BARS GAIL SONTGERATH : Glide straddle, back seat circle; Kip; Circle low bar; Eagle; Drop to low bar, glide kip to high bar; Straddle to low bar ; Thread needle to split circle on low bar; Split circl e with leg on bar, catch high bar; Stoop. straddle dismount.

UNEVEN BARS DALE McCLEMENTS: Facing low and high bars . Glide ki p shoot thru to L position . grasp H.B ., immediately move into long hang on H.B. and kip to front support; Underswin g, lh twi st to hip circle L.B., eagle back to straddle leg pullover L.B. to a sit. Kip to H.B. ; Momentary swan balance to hand· stand L.B. . straddle down, straddle over L.B. to a rear kip out into a back hip circle; Chan ge L hand to reverse grip. Pike hips to lh twist straddle sole circle to front

TRAMPOLINE BEVERLY AVERYT : A. Barani out fliffi s . Double back . Double Barani . Back with two twist . Back with two Back . Barani out fliffis. B. Back with tripl e twist . Forward with 1% Back . Forward with 1% twist . Forward Ph Back . Back with full twist Double back .

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THE MODERN GYMNAST PHOTO CONTEST FIRST PLACE this edition was won by Ami Leso for this photo of his daughter Karon shown on th ei r home-made uneven bars at the Leso Health Farm in Morgan Hill, Calif.

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THIRD PRIZE was won by Thomas LoMacchio for this photo of Don Tonry taken at the Brooklyn Central YMCA annual home exhibitions, with a Yashi ca Pentamatic camera at 1/125 second using Ilford HPS film - 800 A.S.H.

Teddy Weaver

SALEM GYMNASTS WIN N.E. JUNIOR TITLE

Andrew Wahtera

Th e Salem YMCA's Boys Gy mn ast ic teach c aptlll'ed the New England YM CA Junia" c hampion s hip in the Spo rts Fest ival h e1c1 a t S prin g fi el d Co ll ege o n April 7th . Sa lem boys too k first pl ace in three o f th e five eve nts a nd captured two ~eco nd pl aces, three third s and on e fi ft h. The YMCA's t hat co mpete d in ad dition to Sale m were Cambridge, H o lyoke, Ne w Bedford, N or\valk, Conn ., Springfield , "\O\Takefie1c1, West fi e ld and vV est Roxbury. Big g un for th e Sa le nl teanl \vas J o h 11 ' Va.lsh , who won firs t in the s ide h O I~ se eve nt, second in th e para ll el har~ a.nd t hird in th e lo ng h o rse vanlti ng a nd fre e exerc ises. J o hn Stanchfie 1c1 of Sale m too k fir st in t h e fr ee exe r c ise a nd third in tumbling . A nd y 'Vahtera acco unte d for f irs t pl ace in th e p ara ll el bars ; T eddy W'pa y e r seco nd in t h e lo n g h o r se va ultin g, and Richard Sa dos ki fifth ill th e free exe r c i ~es.

f ohn Walsh , 1962lVew England YMCA

R ichard Sadoski

Jr. Champion

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BALLET for Gymnasts By Grace Kciywell 3 Tanglewood Court IT' est Palm Beach. Florida

GRACE NOTES In this issue we salute another of America's great teachers. Not a ballet te1l!cher this time, but an acrobatic teaoher of great reknown: Mr. Joe Price of 1697 Broa'dway, New York, N. Y. Most of the professional acrobatic dancers in America at one time or another have taken lessons from Mr. Price. His log of student hours runs into the thousands, having just completed 37 consecutive years on Broadway. He is the creator of more than 200 tricks, variations and comhinations now being used by professionals, teachers and students of acro-

Mr. Joe Price

batics. He has given the- industr) the terminology of many tricks; the most familiar, I think, is the "illusion". Back in 1925 teachers were calling this trick the "kick twist", but Mr. Price's nomenclature "illusion" is now accepted universally. 1 first became acquainted with Mr. Price back in the 1930's when I first became a member of Dance Masters of America. He has heen a teacher on convention facultv for many years . He has also done a great work in the field of corrective muscular therapy for polio victims, etc., and has advocated exercises long before the world ever heard of Sister Kenny. 1\1r. Price enjoys an enviable international rep utation and has had students from far off places, such as India, China, Japan, Hawaii, Iraq and most European countries. Mr. Price has described for us here the Aeria l Walkover Forward. We salute you, Joe Price, and thank you humbly fOT all you have done for the acrobatic wo rld! AERIAL WALKOVER FORWARD Years ago this trick was called a limber walkover somersault and performed only by men, especially those whe, were close benders. I used this trick in one of my routines and in 1925, when I started to teach in New York City, this trick was included in my collection. The first few girls who mastered it caused a sensation with its performance. I believe I was the fi rst to teach it in America and it was not until several years later that I heard of others teaching it. I discovered that it took longer for girls with stiff backs to accomplish this trick. Over the years there have been a few dozen men and hoys who have mastered it. Those who did were able to do an exact walkover; therefore men, boys or, for that matter girls whose backs are not limber should not attempt this trick. Actually the teaching of the aerial forward walkover belongs to one who specialIzes in acrobatics. I spot all my students with my arms, but to get the student started, a belt with one on each side or a pair of sashes can be used to assist the learning student.

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A running preparation is necessary before learning this trick. I call It a mount walkover. (When a horse leaps over a barrier, it is called "mounting") . The stud ent leaps up as if going over a barrel onto the hand s. The preparation (my explanation is for those who start it with the right foot in front, the left leg kicking over for the walkover) . The student stand s with the left foot in front - raise the left foot - hop on the right foot (ready for a 4 coun t run ). As the left foot advan ces for the run (this is count # 1) - the right foot (#2) , the left foot (#3), ready for the take off of the leap on the right foot (count #4) . As the right foot presses again st flo or for the eleva·

tion, the arms go toward the chest, reaching up and oul for the walkover. Once this practice run is accomplished, the student is ready to learn an aerial walkover. 1, 2, 3 and '1< run - both arms lift as shoulders hunch, both arms bent at elbows. Left leg kicks backwards toward ceilin g, back arches to the fullest. Legs come over in split. Left leg lands on floor, right leg remains up. Most im· portant is roll up on left leg to walkover. Head remains back all through this trick. Elevation i~ important on push off right foot , so that when left leg lands, a slight roll of the lift keen and thigh brings body forward for walk· over - only then may right foot touch to complete walk· over.

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BALLET FOR GYMNASTS . . . STRETCHING EXERCISES AT THE BARRE

ATTITUDE STRETCH Face away from the barre: Place the right leg on the barre bent sharply at the knee, so that the portion of the leg from the knee to the toe is on and parallel to the barre. K eep the back well up and lift the right arm over· head, the left arm extended to the side, or holding the barre. Look to the left and see the toe of the right foot on the barre. Bend forward from the waist to touch the floo r, then co me back up to the "attitude" position. Do this exercise standing flat 4 times and then do 4 more times en reI eve (on the toe). Now, come flat and extend the leg that is on the barre straight out to the side (developpe), lower to 5th position and immediately place the left knee on the barre. Now you are ready to reverse the entire exercise. This is a most difficult stretching exercise. If you cannot do it the first time, wait a few weeks until you are hetter limhered from split exercises.

CA UTlON: Never do any stretching exercises until the muscles are "warmed up". All stretches must be done slowly, without jerking, to avoid injury. .

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JUDGING "Just what do you look for when yo u judge," is a question often asked me and I · would say is asked of every official who is asked to pass scores on a gymnast. It is not an easy question to answer. Jud gin g is an exacting task , one often makes many mi stakes as does the gymnast who is competin g, but on the whole, if the basic rules are followed with dili gence, practi ce leads to better performance, as with everything. First of all, the judge should be f ami I iar with the code of points. Familiar is a mild word, since any top notch judge should know the rules backwards and forward s. This is a starting point. The rulings as to rhe types of exercises and the deductions for specific breaks should be in grained automatically so that he does not have to waste time thinkin g back as to the proper attitude for such faults, but to immediately grade the exercise less his deductions. The judge should not adopt too pedantic a role in deducting points, since then he becomes a machine merely takin g off points without regard to the esthetic and combinational qualities of the exercise as a whole. Rather a balance between the necessary deductions and a qualitive score for an exercise is the point to be reached for good , accurate and unbiased judging. In my experience, where judgin g has received the brunt of complaints in any competition of high caliber, it has not been the "bad" judging of the officials that has made such an impression, but rather the inability of the group to arrive at a decision that is fairl y even all the way around. How man y times have yo u heard the screams when the ran ge of scorin g has a low end in the sevens and the hi gh end in the nines. This from four competent officials who have experience behind them. Each will have a valid reason for the score, and each is probab ly right in almo st every case. And yet the culprit who is low is classified as a " bad" judge, or it will be the one at the high end of the scale, whichever the case may be. It is difficult for four men to look at the same exercise and come up with the same mark consistently, gymnast after gymnast, especially if the field goes to forty or fifty. But they can come close. As we go from issue to issue in the coming months we will hit each piece of apparatus by itself and try to get to some of the insi'de parts

that often slip hy the less observant judge, but ri ght now, concentrate on the general aspects. Get to know all six events instead of just yo,u r favorite ones. Know the deductions that pertain all the way around , and the ones that are specific for a particu lar event. Know the difficulty ratings for particular moves on the apparatus, so that you can tie in with a new move and judge in your own mind whether it is of higher difficulty or of supreme difficulty. Check yo urself out on your knowledge of faults on lon g horse vaulting, one of the roughest to judge. In other words, let's get in shape and we'll conitnue next month with tips on judging the freeexercise. Hope you score 10.0. .::.

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NOTES FROM TH E EDITOR (continu ed from page fi ve) ARTICLE VIII, Committee on Committees - A Co mmittee on Comm itte eR sh a ll b e establi s h ed a nnu a ll y a nel its m emb ers s h a ll be appoin ted by the Governing Coun c il. ARTICLE IX, Operating Committees - T h e foll owing Operating Co mmit ees are h er eby es tablished by th e F ed era ti on , with th e number of m emb er s indi cat ed in parenth eses in ea~ h in s tance : F or eig n R elation s an d Intel"ll at ional Co mp et iti on Committee (10); Membership Committ ee (6) ; Pub li c R elations Committ ee (6); Research, Publications, Clini cs a nd Special In s tru c tions Co mittee (6); " 'om en 's Gymnas ti cs Committee (9); Rul es , R ecord s and Certificati on Committee (6) ; Physical Fitn ess a nel Junior Olympi c Co mmittee (6); Finance Co mmittee (6); Clini cs a nel Spec ia l In struc tion Co mmitt ee (6) ; Lega l Com mittee (6). Addition a l op e rating committees may he es t a bli s h ed by the Govel·n.ing Co un c il. ARTICLE X, Duties and Powers , ARTICLE XI, ByLaws . ARTICLE XII. Finances, ARTICLE XIII, Resolutions and ARTICLE XIV , Amendments. NEXT EDITION: _10re meet results and wining routines, pictures a nd n ews. in struction , " How to teach a girl a on e h and balan ce" by Bob i\'I ay: "Tumblin g Tales" by Ross Black and a photo spread of look in g back to the "Golden Y ears of Balance" at the Santa Moniea Beach Playground.

National Association

Gymnastics Coaches NAGC NEWS by Glenn Wilson Gymanstics Coach, University of Colorado

COACH OF THE YEAR:

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In 1961, the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches began selecting each year, the oustan:d ing coach, based on the criteria reported earlier in this column (FebI'Uary, 1962 ) . This year's recipient is Gene Wettstone, Gymnastics Coach, Penn State University. Pen n State teams, under Mr. Wettstone, have compiled an impressive record over the years and one cel'tainly worthy of note. Seven NCAA Gym· nastics 'learn titles, ending with three in a row in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and 4 times runner·up, gives us an indication of the high calibre of Gene's teams. During the period from 1953 to 1961, Penn State either won the team title o·r was runner-up that's nine years in a row. Topping off this unbelievable record is the number of individual titles won by Wettstone's teams. The number is 25 , second only to Illinois with 36. On two occasions, Penn State as a team, collected 6 individual event titles in one year. No other team has won more than four in one year. Presently, Gene is servin g his second term as President of the NAGC which has been during one of our most trying periods. We are proud of him and salute our "Coach of t:he Year."

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While attending the rules committee meeting held in Albuquerque, the trend was a definite turn toward the international rules. The Long Horse has been added as an event to be scored for points and may be used in dual meets. Also, the name Free Exercise was changed to Floor Exercise. I personally like the change of name, how· ever, it sure ruins a nickname - who ever will say Floor-Ex - sounds like a bleach. This proposal to drop trampoline and tumbling has been tabled for another year even though the trend was toward the international rules. The followin g changes were made: 1. Five entries will be permitted in all events except the all·around event. 2. The counter for trampoline contacts will count to himself and indicate only when the performer is outside the regulation number of contacts. 3. Long Horse is an NCAA event counting toward team score with appropriate medals. 4. BIDS for the site of the NCAA Championships must he submitted two years in advance of the meet, wirh the date bein g set at least one year before the meet. 5. The last landin g on the Trampoline must be on the feet. Other emergency changes were made, and will be discussed in my next column.

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THE FOURTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GYMNASTICS CAMP CLINIC AUGUST 18th - AUGUST 25th at BERKELEY YMCA CAMP GUALALA (Located 3 hour drive north of Berkley among the Giant Redwoods . Acclaimed as one of the outstanding Gymnastic Camps in the Nation!) PROGRAM INSTRUCTION For Men and Women, Boys and Girls, Teachers, Coaches and Competitors. All ages. Units of credit for qualified students, through the University of California Extension Department . Qualified adults may receive two units of credit . STAFF WILL INCLUDE : Clinic Director-Irv Faria , Sacramento State College; In Charge of Students for Credit-Hal Frey, University of California; In Charge of Women and Girls-Bud Marquette, Lang Beach; In Charge of Recreation-Ernie Smith, San Jose; Medical Advisor-Dr. Donald Watts, Berkeley YMCA; Camp Director-Ernest Marinoni. Berkeley YMCA. I NSTRUCTORS: Gordon Maddux , Los Angeles State College; Erw in Volze, Los Angeles; Earl Hobbs, Sacramento YMCA; Jack Smith, Pacifica High School; Howard Moreman, College Park;. Lou Perscke, Uni versity of California; Martha Tsuchiya, Berkeley YMCA; Nils Benson, San Jose State; Rose Ann Saylor, Menlo Park; Bob Crist,

Sacramento. 7 DAYS OF GYMNASTICS! 9:00 A.M. to 5 :00 P.M. Camp wiil be limited in number to 100 campers. Get your registration in early! SAMPLE DAY AT CAMP Morning: 7:30, Breakfast; 9:00, Mass exercises; 9:30, Beginners tumbling , intermediate':; lecture, advanced free exercise, ladies side horse vault; 10:30, Beginners

trampoline, intermediate's horizontal bar, advanced side h orse, ladies uneven parallel - o rganization of gymnastics program; 11 :00 to 1 :30, Lunch and rest time. Afternoon: 1 :30 , Workout times and indi vi dual training ; 2:30, Beginners high bar, intermediate's side horse, advanced parallels, women, free exercise; 3:30, Beginners

parallels, intermediate's free exercise, advanced rings, women, tumbling; 4 :30 to 6:00, Recreation - swimming boating - hiking - archery - games. Evening: 6:00 to 7 :00, Dinner; 8:00, Films and dancing , campfires , evening receration; 10:00, Lights out. APPLICATION FOR GYMNASTICS CAMP CLINIC Mail to: Ernest Marinoni, Physical Education Director, Berkeley YMCA, 2001 Allston Way, Berkeley 4, Calif. AUGUST 10th to AUGUST 25th COST OF CAMP: $50.00 ________________________ Age ______ Name Address _ _ _ __ City _ _ _ _ _ _ . Phone_ _ __ _ Registration Fee: $20.00 Final $30.00 due by August 1, 1962 Registration for credit 2 units _ _ _ . Cost $30.00. I consider myself a Beginner _ _ , Intermediate_ _ , Advanced _ _ , Gymnast_ _ (Please Check One) . My pr ime objective is to be able to teach . All campers must have one year experience in some type of gymnastics (trampoline, tumbling or dance). For Minors: This application has my approval. Enclosed is registration fee of $20.00. Date of Application' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ SIGNED,__________~~--~~~~c--~--------_ (Parent or Guardian) Transportation can be supplied from Berkeley YMCA at $5.00 per person round trip. I would like transportation to Camp _ _ _ _ _ __

Gym Forum GYMNASTIC MEET TIME ANALYSIS By Wayne Skill, Gymnastics Coach Long Beach City College (California) As a gymnastics coach it is of vital interest to me that gymnastics, as a sports event, show itself to the spectator in the best possible manner. Certainly, the more pleasing activity is to the sports fan the more likely he is to return to another meet. This is of concern to me because of the belief that as spectator interest develops so will the sport. More boys will be motivated to seek activity where recognition is certain. Coaches of gymnastics often discuss methods of develop· ing spectator interest. Toward this end many things have been attempted, including the use of young ladies as assistants to the judges. No one can deny these ladies are attractive, and they quite often are more effecient than boys at scoring. However, it is my thesis that the real difficulty of gym· nastics as a spectator sport is in the exaggerated propor· tion of non·activity time in relation to activity time. This lack of activity causes the gymnastics fan to leave the meet while it is still in progress. Most people will agree that the acrobatics, when done with proficiency, are thrill· ing and enjoyable to watch. To emphasize the disproportionate amount of time taken by NOTHING in a meet, a brief study was made of a nationally televised meet. May I hasten to say tbat the meet was very well run accordin g to ordinary standards. No reflection is intended on the conduct of that meet per se. That meet simply represented a typical example, I feel, of why gymnastics suffers as a spectator sport. Since no other objective study of this kind has been found in the literature, it may be worthwhile to bring some of the cold statistics to light and review them. A glance at Table I and Table II should suffice to point out some very interesting facts about spectator satis· faction. For exampl e, only twenty-two minutes, or 260/0 of the elapsed time of the meet was spect in performing. On the other hand, for sixty-five minutes, or 740/0 of the time the spectator was asked to provide for his own amusement or serve as his own source of entertainment. Nearly 370/0 or thirty-two minutes of the time was spent waiting to move from one event to another. This does not seem as excusable as the time between individual performances which is ordinarily partially taken up by judging the

athlete who has just completed his exercise. Incidentally, the act of coming to a decision and fla sbing the score has been observed to take between ten and thirty-nine seconds with a mean time of twenty-seven seconds. In short, these statistics seem to present an indictment of the present style of gymnastics meet administration. On the basis of the statistics r eviewed the following recomm endation s are made as first measures to improve gy mnastics as a spectator sport: 1. No warm ups after the meet starts. This is practiced in many meets at the present time. It has proven satisfa ctory. If the meet moves rapidly enough, and if a man is in more than one event there is little liklihood that he will cool off too much for either safety or performance ability. 2. The next performer should BE READY TO PERFORM AS SOON AS THE PREVIOUS PERFORMER DISMOUNTS. H e should not wait for the judge to score before even getting off of the bench. As soon as the judge finishes flashing his score, the next performer should be chalked and standing by the apparatus ready to perform. This was one of the most prominent offenses in the meet analyzed. 3. Limitation of judging time. It is doubtful if the officiating would be adversely affected with the requirement of speedier flashing of scores. Indeed, a study of thi s factor might show improvement. This is put forth with the idea that the judge would be forced to evaluate the performance he has just seen without attempting to place th e various competitors, a very time consuming practice. An allowance of fifteen seconds for judging would, for example utilize approxmiately twelve minutes of elapsed time. That amount of time compares very impressively with the total observed individual performance interval of thirtytwo, plus, minutes and a mean individual performance interval of forty-two seconds. Lest fifteen seconds be thought to be an impossible figure for judging time, it has been observed that as many as twenty-three percent of the times required for judgin g fell under fifteen seconds. P erhaps twenty seconds would be a better figure, but certainly no more than that. 4. Minimum movement of judges between events to minimize the amount of time taken. Study of equipment place· ment will surely reveal the optimum time-saving arrangement for a particular gymnasium. 5. The next piece of equipment should be ready for performin g before the previous event is completed. This would fa cilitate immediate starting of the competition on the event. Minimum equipment moving is desirable because of thB distractin g effect.

TABLE II PERFORM ANC E TIME COMPARED TO PERFORMANCE INTERVAL TIMES

TABLE I PERFORMANCE TIME· BY EVENT

Event

Free Exercise Trampoline Rope Climb Side Horse Hori zontal Bar Parallel Bars Rin gs Tumbling Total

No. of Performers Tim e d

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59 10 3.3 15 16 27 40 51

Max. Time Seconds

Mea n Time

Seco nds

70 28 7.8 23 25 42 60 70

TABLE II Event inten"al tim e indi cates time to th e next event. If Free Exerc ise 1'OW is used as an example 207 -seconds is the interval b<! tween th e Free Exercise eve nt a.n d the TrampO li ne event.

63.0 20.5 4.02 19.0 20.6 35.8 49.0 61.8

Event

Mean Total Event Even t Perform ance Performance T im e (s ec .) Time ( sec.)

Free Exercise 189 Trampolin e 101 Rope Climb 44.3 S ide Horse 114 H orizont al Bar 103 Parallel Bars 215 Rings 294 Tumbling 309 T otal Time in seconds 1369.3 Mean Time 29.1 in seconds 36.8 wi th out rope Total Time in minutes 22.8 0/0 Total Time 26

63 20.5 4.02 19 20.6 35.8 49 61.8

Individual Even t Performa nce IntervaJ Interval Time (sec.) Time (sec.)

104 150 412 206 300 256 333 206 1967

207 270 155 240 540 180 350 End of Meet 1942

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277.4

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Long H~rse : 1. John Brer e ton, 18.35; 2. Joe Bl'ldg'es, 18.25; 3. Ed Isabe ll e 17. 85 . ' P ara llel Bars : 1. Ed I sabelle, 16.45 ; 2. Joe Bridges, 15. 70; 3. Dan Sternbach , 15.60. High Bar : 1. E. I sab ell e, 17.05 ; 2. Dan Sternbach, 15.9 5; 3. Mik e Zotta, SCSC, 12.75. Team Score (m en): 1. Sprin gfield 'ru l"llers, 62; 2. So . Con n. State College, 47; 3. Andove r Hig-h School, 15; 4. Needh am D epartm e nt of R ecr ea tio n , Well esl ey H igh Sch ool, 13 ; 6. Q ui ncy YMCA, 3. WOMEN All-Around: ! . Kathy Corl'lgan , Q UlllCY Y, 32.7a; 2. Llllda Vala d e Springfield Turne r s, 29 .75; 3. P e nn y Brow n, Wilb!'aham Gym Club, 28.3 0 ; 4. Mary A lt ce Astaldi, Springf ield Turn er s , 21.55 ; 5. Corky Holla nd ,"Ve llesley Gym C lub, 17.35; 6. K a thy K e nn edy, Springfield Turners, 13.20. Floor Exercise : 1. Shar on Ric h ards on , SCSC, 1,. 85 ; 2. Linda Vala d e 16 ..Sg;; 3. Kathy C orri gan, 15.80. ' Uneven B a rs: 1. Kathy Corrig-an 16.95; 2. Penny Brown, 15.10 ; 3. Linda: Vala d e, 12.45. B a lance Beam : 1. Linda Vala de 16.45; 2. K a thy Co rrigan 16.10, 3: Sharon Ri ch a rd , 14. 30. Side Horse Vault : 1. Sh aron Richat'd son , 19.1 5; 2. K a th y COM'igan 18.00' 3. Ma ry Alice Astaldi , 16 .60. ' , Team Score (wo m e n): 1. Springfi eld T t~rne rs, 40; 2. Quin cy YMCA, 31 ; 3. W Ilbra h a m Gym C lub , 23; 4. W e llesley Gym Cl-ub, 15.

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Meet Results CENTRAL AAU WOMEN'S GYMNASTIC SR. CHAMPIONSHIP AND AGE GROUP S p onsored by Lake Shore P ar k Saturday, M ay 19 , 1%2 Results - Sr. Women Free Ex . : Muri e l Grossfeld , Palae s trum, 19.5 ; Gail Fis h e r , Chic. Turner~, 18.3; Ruth A . Inskip, S e k e l T a b or. 16.7; Janet Pe t er son, M el. Turn er s, 16.5; Anne Cerm ak, Sokol Ta.b er, 15.4 ; Becky McClo ud , Palaes trum , 13. 8. Side Horse V au lting: Muri el Grossf e lel, 18. 4; Ruth A . In s kip an d Becky M cCloud, 17. 2 (ti e ); Gail Fi s h er, 16 .9; Cynthia Morri s, P a laastrum, 16.2 ; Ann e Cerm ak, 13 .0. Balance Beam : Muri el Gr ossfelel , 19.3; Ruth A. In s kip, 18.8; 3. Ann e Cermak, 17. 2; Mary Toomey, Palaestrum, 15.6; Gail Fi s h er , 15.1; Cynthia M o rris , 10.7. Uneven Bars: Muri e l Grossfeld, 19.4 ; Ruth A. In s kip, 19.1; Mary Toomy, 17.9 : Ga il Fi s h e r, C hic. , 17.5; Cynthia Morri s, 17.3 and J a n et Peter so n , 17. 3 tie. All-Around Sr . Women: Muriel Gross fe ld, 76.6 ; Rut h A . In s kip, 71 .8; Gail Fisher, 6,. 8: M a ry T oomy, 67.3; An n e Cermak , 61. 8 ; Cy nthi a Morris, 56.3. Tumbling: J a n e t Peterson, 12. 1; 2. Betty McCl o ud , 11.0; Cy nthi a Morris, 7. 3. Trampoline: Nan c y K. Smith , Tra mp. T own, 15. 1; Barba r a London, Tra mp. Town, 11.9; Ruth F e nd e r, Trampoline Town, 10.7. Results - 15 and Under. F r ee Ex . : Hali S h e riff, unat. , 19.1 ; Gail Konvalinka, Sokol T a b er, 18.6; J an is E y th , Sokol T a b e r , 17.0; oClI een l\'Iu v ihill , P alaestrum , 15.9; D o n a Cox, Palaestrum, 15. 7 a nd Joden e Orsin i, Ottawa YMCA, 157, tie. Side Horse Vaulting : H a li Sh e riff, 19.2; Gali Kon valinka, 16. 6; D o n a Cox, 16.4 ; Coll een Muvihill , 15. 9; S h a r e n P a ul, Sokol T abe r, 13.4 ; Marie Fol tyn , Soko l Taber, 13.3 an d Loretta Helm , Ottawa YMCA, 13.3 , t ie. . Balance Be am: Hal i Sh e riff, 18. 4; Ga il K o nvalinka, 16.1; Lynn G ialo m barde, C hi c . T ., 14 .6: Mildre d F ol tyn , Seke T a b" 12.7; J a ni s Eyth, 12.1; Co ll een Muvih ill . 11.6.

Uneven Bars: Carol M a ruszak, Pol is h F a lc n ., 17.4; M il dred Foltyn, 16.4; E lle n Dud l!, Poli s h F a lcon s , 15.4 ; J anis Eyth, 15.2 ; Gail Konvalinka, 14.5; Danise De.Taeg-er , L a k e Shore, 14.4. AII- Arou nd : Gail Konvalink e, 65. 8; Dona Cox, 56.6; Co ll een Muvihill, 55 .5; Lynn Gialom b ardo, 55.1 ; J a ni s Eyth , Sekel , 53.1 ; Den i se D eJaeg-er , 48.2. Tumb l ing : Hali Sh e riff , 16.fi: Bar bar a Bauer, 14.9 ; M arle n e Kue pple, Roza n a, 11 .2 ; K. G iacomini, Ottawa YMCA, 10. 2; Cy thia Kwiek , R o zan a , 10.0; Loretta H o lm , Ottawa YMCA , 9.9. Trampoline: . Coria Peterson , Nor woo d Pk ., 13.4; Barba r a Pauer, 12.3; Linda Steffen s, Norwood Pk., 10.4 ; Beverly Bau e r, 10.2; J a ni s McGaughy, Tra mp. T own , 8.3. NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS R epoli: by E. K j elel sen Th e New Eng-land Gymn as tiC C h a mpion ship s wer e h elel o n Saturday, Ma r c h 28th, at Well e s ley Hig-h School, Wellesley, Massachusetts. The r e were 53 e n tri es fro m fifte e n o rganiza tions. P r e liminary comp etition was h eld i n the afternoon with fin a ls a t night. A Capacity crowd was on h a nd to w itnes s the fin a l s . Competiti o n was h e ld in the inte rn atio nal even ts on ly . Outsta nding individua ls e nte red in t h e m ee t wer e Sha ron R ic h a rd son and Kath y Corrig'an in the women's divi s ion a nd E d I sabelle an d Dan Sternb ach in the M en's div ision. K athy Corrigan a nd Ed I sabelle w ere th e a ll - a r o und champ io n s. Sharo n Ric hard s on com p e ted i..Jl three eve nts only. Resu l ts were as fo llo w s : M EN All-Around: 1. Ed I sab e ll e, Springfl e d Turn e r s, 49 .90 ; 2. Dan Sternbach, So. Con n . State Col. , 45.20 ; 3. Joe B rid ges, Spfld . Turner s, 43 .70; 4. R o n P eek , 'W e llesle y Gym C lub , 38. 10; 5. Ken East, S.C .S. C., 31.95; 5. Mik e Zotta , S. C. S.C., 31.95. Floor Exercise: 1. John Brer eton, S .C.S.C., 16.65 ; 2. Ed I sa.b ell e, 16.30; 3. Joe B ridges, 16.10. Side Horse: 1. T o m Auchterloni e, Andover H ig h School, 15.2; 2. Steve Ross, Needham D e p t .of Rec r eation, 14. 5; 3. Ed I sab e lle, 14.0. R ings: 1. Dan Sternbac h, 16.90; 2. Ed I sabelle. 16.65 : 3. .ToP. Bridges, 16.25.

1962 C.1.F. CHAMPIONSHIPS T h e C. LF. S o uthern Section Gymn a tic Finals , h elel at E l Ranc h o H ig h SchOOl , Pico R iver a, Californi a , o n Friday even ing , May 18, attr ac t ed a cap ac ity crowd. Meet manage r, To m Eads, h ad a.rra n ged a nd orga niz ed t h e event in such f as hio n that eve nts a n d a wards p r ogr essed 's moothly th r ough o ut the night. Baldwin Park again proved itself C. LF. c hampion s , h av ing w o n the covet e d hon o r In 1961 as well. Good perform a nces, plus t eam depth , seemed to be th e winn ing factor . L a k ewood r eceive d th e runne r-up troph y with El Rancho, Montebe llo and Antelope V a lley fini s hing in that order. Art Armendar iz of Balelwin Park a nd Jim Ama rine of Lakewood captured the eye of th e crowd as they fough t for top h o n ors in th e AllAround event. Armendariz fin a lly e d g-ed Amarin e by 1.3 points to win th e tro phy. Steve Leid ner of Muir High Sch ool se t a new C. LF. record o n the Rope event with a time of 2.9 second s. RESULTS Schools: Arroyo (A), A lha mbra (AL), An a h e im (AN), An taJope Valley (AV), Bellflo w e r (E), Baldwin Park (BP), Califo rnia (CA), Covi n a ( CO), Excel s io r (E), El Ranc h o (ER), Ganesha ( G), J ordan (J), Lak ewood (L), Millikan (M.!), Montebello (MOl. Mu ir (MU) , N orth (N), P asaden a (P), Poly (PO) , San Gabriel (SG), San.ta P a ul a (SP), Wilson (W), W est Covina (,"VC) . Rope- Climb : Steve Leidner (MU), 2.9 ; Syl Lucio (BP ), 3.2 ; Iloyd Neisle r (BP), 3.5; Steve P ineda (ER), 3.5; Harold Montoya (MO), 3.7; Mike J or dan (BP), 3.7. Horizontal Bar: A. Arm e nd ariz (BPl. 28.4; Jim Amerine (Ll , 27.5; L. Du rham (A V), 27 .4 ; D on Jennings (L), 26.7. Free Exercise : Armendariz, 28 .0; Jim Amerin e , 27 .5 ; Dick Gluscoter (ER), 26.9; Dick Pascale (MOl , 25 .9 ; Steve No reiga (BP), 25.4; Gus Gold (B), 25 .4. Side Horse : S endol Munger (BP) . 27.9; H . Thornsberry (AN), 27.3; Ed Mart in (Ll, 26.2; Ke n S c hindler (AV), 26.0; Fred Siebu m (ERY, 26.1; Bob Ward (ERl. 25.5. Pa rall el Bars : A. Arma ndariz, 28 .0; Jim Amer ine, 27.8; L . Durha m , 27 .3: Dan Danford (L), 27.0; Bob Hyd e (A), 26.4; Steve No ri ega, 26 .2.

R ings : Orlando R eyes (BP). ~8.3: Nick Mor a les (ER), 27.5; Jim Amerine . 27 .3; Sendol Munger. 27.3; A . Armendariz . 27.0; "Varren Beers (P). 26.4. Tumbling : Dick G lusco ter. 27.6 ; Skip 'Merc ier (PO), 27.2; Dick E I1<in (BP), 26.2; D ick Pas cale, 26.2; A llan Langdon (AL), 26.2. Long Horse: Sid Sowde.r (AN) , 55.6; Jim Amerine, 54.2; Dic k Pascale, 53 .8. ARIZONA STATE HIGH HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 11, 1962 TEAMS: Catalina (C), 150 %; Phoenix Un ion (P) , 134; Tucson (T), 73; Washington (W), 67 1h; Pueblo (Pu) , 23 h; Rincon (R) , 22; Carl Hayden ' (CH),. 17; Central (ee), 11; Yum a (Y),5%. ALL AROUND: Jac k Kenan (C), 504.5; R ich Impson (P), 474.7; J ohn Voss (C), 454.3; Steve Monk (C) , 450.8; Skip Johnson (W), 445 .0; Dave K lin e (P), 416.5; Larry Goolsby (CH), 364.5; "Vayne Johnson (CH), 364.5 ; Joe Leon (T) ; Felix Oscar (T). ROPE: Gus Mazon (T), 4.6; John Voss (C), 4.6; Joe Leon (T), 4.8; Ben Espinoza (P), 5.2. HIGH BAH: Dave IUine (P ), 85.0; Steve Monk (C), 82.5; J ack Kenan (C) , 81.5 . PARALLEL BAR: Jack Kenan (C), 86 .0; Rich Impson (P), 83 .5; Oscar Felix (T) , 79.5. FREE EXERCISE: Rich Impso n (P), 85 .5; J ack Kenan (C), 85 .0; Henry Paredes (Pu), 82.5. TUMBLING: Rich Impson (P), 81. 5; Jim Nelson (W), 81.0; Al Dis h a.r oon (T), 78. 5. RINGS: Christenson (W), 88.5; J oe Leon (T), 85 .0; Ben Espi n oz e (P). SIDE HORSE : Dave Doty (T), 86.5; Jack Kenan (C), 86.0; John Voss (C), 81.0. TRAMPOLINE: John Nowak (P) , 81.0 ; Steve i"lonk (C), 80.5; B ill Kreitlow (R), 78.5.

C.l.F. Champions : Steve Leidner, 2.9 record Rope climbe r ; Jim Amerine , high point man. of the meet; Art Armendariz, All-Around winner and Baldwin Park coach, John Draghi. Arizona Stat.e High School Cham.pions from. Catalina High (Tucson), Lejt to Right: Coach-Preston Rittenholtse, Stephen Monk, Jack Kenan, John Voss and Bill Strait (manage r) .

Dear Glenn: The fact that a picture of Howard Hardie, boys horizontal bar champ at the western gymnastic clinic was put on the front page of the January issue oj "!VI.G." has been a real incentive for the boys from the Salem YMCA . Respectfully and gymnastically, Bob Hanscom Gymnastic Coach Salem YMCA , Massachusetts

* * Dear Glenn: * I always look forward to the next copy of the Modern Gymnast. You and your gang do an outstanding job in covering my favorite sport of Gymnas· tics. Photo Contest is getting Better and Better. Your coverage of Side Horse routine by Sam Bailie in the recent issue was great . .. I also like the Gym Forum' column and the Judging Quiz is real sharp . . . Would like to hear more from Charlie Simms, Jack Be ck· ner, Larry Banner or Irwin Volze (this sharp personality has forgotten more abont Gymnastics than the average Gymnastic official knows today). A Charter Subscriber! Larry Jones Montebello, Calif. ED.: Thanks for the comments, we also think Charlie does a job and just wish he had more time for more articles. Maybe with a little encourage· ment some of th e others you mention ed will also give us of their vast knowl· edge of Gymnastic data in some future editions of the M.G. *

Dear Glenn: I have enclosed pictures oj our Gym· nastics Clinic held Saturday, April 14, in our Men's Gymnasium . There were approximately 400 children and their coaches in attendance at this all·day clinic. With the great deal of enthusi· asm manifested by both the children and their coaches, I felt that this was evidence that gymnastics is well on its way, and all that it now needs is administrative backin.g. One resource person was Professor Emeritus Leslie Judd of Springfield College, who rush ed over between offi· ciating duties in New Britain at the National YMCA Championships. Mr. Jndd showed movies of the Olympic Championships in Australia, the Japan· ese Olympic Gymnasts. and the Spring· fi eld Clowns and made running com· mentaries on the film . Another resource person was Dr. David Field of the University of Bridgeport. Our Chairman, Dr. E. George Van Bibber, gave considerable help both previous to and during the dinic. Kinde st regards. Sincerely, James A. Baley Clinic Director Univ. of Connecticut

Dear Mr. Sundby: . . . Since I broke my wrist this semester I don't know whether I'll be able to do gymnastics anymore, but I would like to help stimulate interest. I have my little orother started, and intend to coach him thIS summ er. But I wonld like to do something on a larger scale, perhaps a club or organi· zation for boys around his age, and competition arranged for them. Better ye t would be to prtrticipate in a pro· gram already going. I am ignorant of what happens Ol£tside of Southern Cali· fornia except through your magazine. I would appreciate it if yon could in· form me of such things as the clinic you suggested in a recen~ issue at Muscle Beach. I would be only too willing to participate in something like that . . . Sincerely yours, Douglas B. Tozie r Riverside, Calif. P.S. Could you possibly tell me if anyone has ever thrown a triple back flip on the ground, out of back hand· springs? I' ve heard it's so, but I'm still quite skeptical. Thank you. ED.: There are tentative plans to hold a competition at the Santa Monica Beach Playground in the latter part of August in connection with a Santa Monica Sports Festival to be held at that tim e. We hope a clinic will also be part of the planned program. I have never heard of anyone doing a triple back on the ground in or out of a belt. I'm also quite skeptical of its possibilities. ";:

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there any books or courses ever written on this pedestal? Actually. what is the history on this pedestal? I have seen some around the area here, especially in Vic Tanny gyms, but not many people know how to use this pedestal, mostly they all perform dips, and push ltp with it, an.d is about all. Have you ever worked out on this equipment? I was wondering, do you know anyone here in San Francisco who is keen in hand balancing ? Wonder if it is pas· sible to let me know their addresses, and I will be happy to contact them. and hope to learn more in balancing. Even hope that someday you might write some articles pertaining to the pedestal .. Gratefully yours, Gay W. NG San Francisco, Calif. ED . : Yes, I have worked on this type of handstand pedestal and think they are great. Ivr Faria at Sacramento State has promised to do an article on P edestal Balancing for a near future edition of the M.G. We are also on the lookout for a place to purchase pedes· tals.

Dear Grace Kaywell I just happened upon a Nov. 60 copy of the Modern Gymnast and read your jirst article on "Ballet For Gymnasts". I have written to try to get the copies following that one. It is just what my 11 year old daughter needs who. is becoming active in competition. She has started ballet lessons but your article singles out the important parts that she needs to know now. Also, you mentioned a Free·X re cord that 30unds interesting. Is there still such a record available? Thank you, Mrs. A . J . Koppel Louisville 16, Ky. ED. : There have been many requests for Free·X records. We had intended to cut some. However, with alreadv more work than we can handle just getting the M.G. caught up to schedule, the r ecord proj ect will have to wait a while longer.

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