On oppos ite page and above, snaps of U.S.G.F . Champ ion Gymnasts at Palm Beach t r ain ing camp w ith Dr. Boydston and Coach H erb Vogel looking on .
SCHAENZER, age 18, of F lint, Michi gan. All-Around champion in the Elite Division in the U. S. Gymnastics Federation National Champi onships, 1963. DORIS FUCHS, age 24, of Seattle, Washington. Member of the U. S. Olympic Gymnastics team 1956, 1960. JA lICE DUNHAM, age 17, of Flint Michigan. PAULA CRISTE, age 16, of Sacramento, California. JUDY DU_ IHAM , age 15, of Flint, Michigan. MARY TOTH, age 17, of Flint Michi <Yan. RUSTY MITCHELL, of Southern Illinois '( Unive~sity), age 21. One of the nation's leading tumblers as well as 2nd ranking all-around gymnast in the 1963 U.S.G.F. National Meet. GLEN GAILIS, Sophomore at the Univ.ersity of Iowa , age 19, One of the Big Ten's leading gymnasts and one of the most promising yp ung all-around performers in the U.S .A. ED ISABELLE, age 19, of P enn State University. The 1963 National Y.M.C.A. All-Around champion and a leading contender for the Olympic team of 1964. LAMOYNF D RHAM, of Pasadena City College, California, age 18. Placed all-around performer in the "Class A" competitions of the U.S.G.F. National Meet, 1963. JOE NAPPI , age 21, formerl y of Pasadena City College, now Southern Illinois. Place all-around performer in the 1963 USGF National Championship and also 1963 National Junior all-around champion of the U.S.A. All of this through the courtesy of MR. HALE ," .. and from this office's viewpoint it is ' wonderful to see and meet someone so interested in AMERICA I ATHLETES . that he gives th e time, effort and monies to help these youngsters improve their performances. Hats off to MR. HALE fOJ helping us to aid the athletes . another FIRST TIME EVER EVENT ... let's hope we can keep this type of program going every ye.ar. -::.
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The Southern California Gymnastics Association spearheaded our long-range plans for District Competitions leading up to National Competiti ons and conducted the REGIO r XI (temporary regional break-down ) USGF CHAMPIO ISHIP , on June 1, 1963 at Montebello High School. Compulsory routines were required and this meet helped select 11 girls and four boys for travel to the USGF NATIONAL MEET in Illinois. GORDIE MADDOX, BRUD CLEAVELAND and the others who make up the S.C.G.A. deserve a real round of applause for leadin g th e way in this new program.
THE U.S.G .F. IS GROWING . . . I think the expression is by leaps and bounds. Our formal, actual membership as of this writing is as follows: National Federation lational Assoc. of State H.S. Ath. of High School Associations. Gymnastics Coaches. ( IFSHSAA) (NAHSG C) National Junior College Athletic Association ( IJCAA )
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (NCAA ) Women's National Gymnastics Association. (W. I.G.A .)
National Assoc. of College Gymnastic Coaches. ( JACGC )
Associate Members : Gym-Master Company, Porter Ath . Equip. Company, Nissen-Medart Corp. , American Ath. Equip. Company. All of the above are dues-paying, formal members of the USG F and have representation on the Governing Council thereof. Our thanks to the followin g universities for their support of the U.S.G.F. and its program . . . add to the list of those mentioned in earlier lewsletters : LONG ISLAND U IIVERSITY, STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, CORTLA D, I.Y.; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA U 11VERSITY, BALL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE. +:-
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This Fall the U.S.G.F. will print the first copy of U.S.G. F. RULES and REGULATIONS . The newsletter will report to you when this booklet is off the presses and availabl e. Committees are beginning to work at this moment on the various interpretations of rules and eligibility regulations for the federation. Rules governing eligibility will be somewhat more realistic and encouraging than we have been exposed to in the past. And we guarantee that rules once made ... will be adhered to. Before these rules are printed they will be subject to approval from national organizations who are formal member". .::.
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Having be91 the first organization to require compulsory routines for Trampoline and Tumbling in our national meet .. . the Rules Committee has set about 17