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CLAIR JENNETT - Clinic Director San Jose State College ERNEST MARINONI - Camp Director Berkeley YMCA RAE ANDERS - Gymnast Sacramento State College DICK BECKNER - 1956 Olympic Team NILS BENGTSSON - Danish Gymnast BOB DUNNING - Coach Sacramento Turners VADA CRABBE ---' Coach, Sacramento ROY DAVIS - Coach Mission San Jose LINDA DAVIS - San Jose State RICK FIELD - Gymnast University of California HAL FREY - Coach University of California JIM GAULT - Coach, Cupertino High CHIC JOHNSON - Coach, Chico State PENNY LOVELOCK - Miss Penny's School of Dance DAN MILLMAN - Gymnast World's Trampoline Champion HOWARD MOORMAN - Coach Pleasant Hill DON NELSON - Coach Richmond Union High School LOU PERSCHKE - Coach Nisson Corporation ART SHURLOCK -1964 Olympic T eam JACK SMITH - Coach Diablo Valley College MARTHA TSUCHIYA, R.N. Be1'keley YMCA DR. DONALD WATTS - Berkeley YMCA DICK WOLF - Coach Encina Hif!,h School, Sacramento DICK ZUBER - Coach Nisson C01'poration MRS. RICHARD ZUBER Fonner Olympic T eam Member

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NOTES .. FROM THE EDITOR THIS EDITION: We welcome JACKIE KLINE UPHUES and ERNESTENE RUSSELL CARTER as Co·Editors of the Women 's Department of the M.G. Jackie was on the USA Olympic team that competed in Melbourne, Australia in 1956 and Ernie was on many Canadian Olympic teams and the perennial Canadian and USA National Champ for many years. Jackie starts out this issue by reporting the Women's Competition at the USGF National Championships at David Lip· scomb College , Nashville, Tenn . Ernie will follow with special articles and reports in future editions of the M.G. If you have special news, reports , pictures etc, you feel should be covered in the wom · en's section then write to Jackie or Ernie and send them your material. This new and vital special section of the M.G . will grow and be of real value to you if you take an active part with Ques tions???? Reports, Comments and Photos ... Let these young ladies know you appreciate their interest and willingness to tackle the tremendous task of reporting the mushrooming growth of Women's Gymnastics in the USA and the World ... Write them collectively JACKIE & ERNIE-MG Box 611, Santa Monica, Calif. Or individu· ally Jackie Kline Uphues-642 Dodge Ave., Evanston, Illinois. Ernestine Russell Carter-1819 Harding, Lansing, Michigan .. . Also with this edition we have a new reporter from CANADA .. . JOHN NOONEY will cover the Canadian Gymnastic pictu re as a reg· ular feature of the M.G .... Do you have Canadian Gymnastic News of Interest then write to John Nooney-18 Lavington Dr. Weston, Ontario, Canada. SANTA MONICA GYMFEST: The Third Annual Santa Monica GYM· FEST will be held at the Santa Monica Beach playground Labor Day weekend Sept. 4th, 5th and 6th, 1965. Open competition for Class A and B will take place on Saturday the 4th. On Sunday the 5th , girls competition plus men's Trampoline , Mini·Tramp and Ring dismount events. Labor day will climax the three day GYM· FEST with the Men's Invitational with the top AII·Around and specialist competing in the sand and sun for , Trophies, Awards and Fun . . . Would you like to take part in the Gymfest??? If so and you expect to be in the area during the GYMFEST drop us a Postcard c/ o SANTA MONICA GYMFEST P.O. Box 777 Santa Monica, Calif. All are welcome to enter the Open competition and top experienced competitors will be considered for the Invitation Meet (Coaches send us your list of interestd gymnasts). ::~

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VOLUME

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MAY-JUNE, 1965 CONTENTS

NUMBER

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ........ Glenn Sundby 5 CHALK TALK .. .. ............. ....... ............................ 6 SO DIFFERENT A BREED ............ Stan Wilkes 7 CANADIAN REPORT ............ ........ Jahn N ooney 8 JAPANESE NATIONAL MEET .... Eric Hughes 10 RESEARCH AND FITNESS ...... James S. Bosco 12 USGF DIRECTOR'S REPORT ........ Frank Bare 13 USGF CHAMPIONSHIPS .. Jackie Klein Uphues 16 GYM SNAPS-USGF CHAMPIONSHIPS .. .. ........ 20 OLYMPIC STATISTICS .................. D ick Criley 22 GYMNASTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION .......... .. A. Bruce Frederick 24 TRAMI'OLINING ........................ Jess Robinson 26 WHAT'S THE SCORE? ................ Jerry W right 28 NOTES FROM A NEUROTIC J'UDGE .. Roy Da v is 36 WHAT'S NEW .................................................... 37 LETTERS .. ............................................... .. ........... 37 COVER : Opening presentations, A II·Around winners (lnd other scenes from the USGF National Champio nships.

MAX J. RUDERIAN ____ ______ Publisher GLENN

SUNDBY __ ... __ ......... __ Editor

A. BRUCE FREDERICK .... Education Editor DR. JAMES S. BOSCO ...... Research Editor JACKIE KLEIN UPHUES ERNESTINE RUSSELL Womens CARTER ......... .. ____ . __ . __ .. __ ......... Co·Editors THE MODERN GYMN A ST is published by A meri· can Ph ysica l Fitness Research Institute , Inc., 410' Broadwa y, Santa Monica , California. Second clas s postooe paid at Sa nt a Monica, Calif . Pub-

li shed mo nfh l y except Ju ne , August and October which are comb ined w ith the pr evious m o nth 's issue . Price $4 .50 per year, 50c si ngl e copy. Subscription correspondence , THE MO DERN GYMNAST, P. O. Box 611 , So nta Monica, Co li · fornia . Copyright 1965 © a ll ri ght s reserved by AM ERICAN PH"(SICA L FITNESS RESEARCH IN STITUTE , IN C. , 4 10 Broadway, San t a Mon ica, Ca li fo rni a. A ll pictures and manusc ripts submitted become t he p roper ty o f THE MOD ERN GYMNAST unl ess a r eturn r equ es t and suff icient postage are inc lu ded.

ilK PHYSICAL FITNESS LEADERS HONORED IN WASHINGTON America's twelve top physical fitness leaders for 1964 were honored May 3 and 4 in Washington, D_C., as guests of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and . Standard Packaging Corporation. The physical fitness leaders being honored were selected from amon g candidates in hundreds of communities and 44 states. Each state winn er was presented a bronze Jaycee-S tan-Pak medallion and was entered into regional competition. The twelve reO'ional winn ers received the trIpS to Washin gton . Judges of the regional and finals were : R. Chandler, Presid ent, Standard Packaging Corporation; Joseph Prendergast, Ex ecutive Director, National Recreation Association ; Ern st J okl, ]\lID , ex pert on sports medicine and former Fitness Leadership award winner; the Reverend Bob Richards, Ex ecuti ve Director, Wheaties Sports Federation ; Colonel Theodore Bank, Presid ent, Athldic Institute; Stan Musial, Special Consultant to the President on matters of fitness; and Stan Ladley, President, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. InauO'urated at the suggestion of the Presid: nt's Council on Physical Fitness, th e pro gram is designed to spotlight the fitness contribution s of those of all ages and from all walks of life. The twelve men bein g honored in Washington are:

Dr. Thomas Kirk Cure ton , Jr., Director of the Physical Fitness Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Urbana_ Dr. Paul A. Hunsicker, Chairman of .the Phy sical Education Department of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. H enry N. Thompson, Honolulu, Hawaii, a man dedicated to the fitn ess of all Americans, most particularly those with physical handicaps. J ess Welch, Duncan, Oklahoma, who built a small co mmunity 's sports and recreation program into a model for others to follow. Dr. Roy F. Goddard , an Albuquerque, New Mexico, surgeon who has made his city's and state's athletics program grow to one of the outstanding in the nation. T ed Dappen, Lincoln, Nebraska , Director of Health Education, Nebraska Health Departm ent. Frederick H. Carley, Mobile, Alabama, volunteer high school coach who has developed track and fi eld events into a major So utheast sport. Joseph Lew is Baranowski , a volunteer worker in Mishawaka, Indiana, who organized a non-profit organization to help hi;; fell ow citizens attain a better moral and physical standpoint in life. Jam es Edward Hadaway, Superintendent of Recr eation in Tallahassee, Florida, who in a few short years has mad e his mark in So uthwest recr eat.i on circles. 6

DONA LD O. SEf\RWAY Maine

HARRY D. KAU FMAN Mary land

EUGENE WETTSTONE Pennsylvania

JAMES EDWARD HADAWAY Florida

JOSEPH LEWIS BARANOWSKI Indiana

FREDER ICK H. CARLEY Alabama

THDMAS KIRK CURETON ,JR. lilinois

PAUL A. HUNSICK ER Michigan

TED DAPPEN Nebraska

JESS WELCH Oklahoma

DR. ROY F. GODDARD New Mexico

HENRY N. TH OMPSON Hawai i

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Harry D. Kaufman, a Baltinlore attorney who is Chairman of Maryland's Fitness Commi ssion. Eu gene W ettstone, gymnastics coach at P enn State University , Universi ty Park, P enn sylvania. Donald O. Searway, Bangor, Maine, department store shipping department empl oyee who has given hundreds of his city's you th opportunities to participate in sports and recreation activities_

U.S. MACCABIAH GYMNASTICS TEAM TO BE STRONGEST IN HISTORY 1961 Maccabiah gold medalist and Olympian Ron Barak of Los Angeles heads a list of approximately 30 appl icants for the 1965 United States Maccabiah Gymnastics Team, which will be heavily favored in the Seventh World Maccabiah Gam es in T el Aviv, I srael fr om August 23-31, 1965. A squad of six men and two women is expected to be selected in mid-May_ " Our team will be the stron gest m Maccabiah history," snid U.S. Maccabiah Gymnastics Commi ttee Chairman Courtney D. Shanken of Chicago, "inasmuch as the applicants include several collegiate champions and Olympi c co mpetitors." Shanken, a 1941 NCAA titlist himself, pointed out that interest in l'vlaccabiah gym-

nastics has risen sharply. "In 1961 we were able . to take on ly one athlete to IsraelRon Barak, who was then a freshman at USC," Shank en said. "Barak proceeded to win eight gold medals as well as one silver and one bronze_ Now, we plan to take eight to I srael, provided, of course, we are able to raise the necessary funds_ It costs $1,500 per athlete and all fund s come from public subscription." Among the other leading appplicants for the 1965 U.S . Maccabiah Team are Abe Grossfeld , two-time Olympian, 1957 Maccabiah gold medalist, and 1958 NCAA AllAround chanlpion, who ,is currently teaching in Connecticut; Danny Millman, U .. of California, th e 1964 World Tranlpoline champion; Mike Jacobson of Penn State', the 1965 NCAA All-Around champion who tied for first in horizontal bars; and Steve Cohen of P enn State, the 1965 ECAC All-Around champion_ The World Maccabiah Games launched in 1932, are r ecognized by the International Olympi c Committee. Renewals were staged in 1935, 1950, 1953, 1957 and 1961. The 1965 Games are .expected to draw J ewish athletes from 36 nations, with an overall squad of 175 -200 from the Uni ted States participating in a 20-sport program. The World Maccabiah Games are similar to the Olympi cs with one major difference. They are always held in I srael and under the patronage of . the President of I srael.

Gymnastic competitIOn at the Maccabiah Games is governed by the rules of the F.I.G. The compulso ry exercise for the compe tition will be those for the 路1966 World Championships. Shanken 's Un ited State Macca bi a Gymnastics Committee co路chairman is Isadore Wasserman of Newark, N.J., who was trainer of the 1948 U.S. Olympic gymnasti cs tea m. Al so on the committee are Vannie 11'1. Edwards, 1964 U.S. Olympic gymnasti c coach , and Gene Wettstone, P enn State coach. Israel's gymnastic team, whi ch is steadily improvin g, has been receivin g instruction from Agnes Keleti , an ll-ti me Olympic gold medalist from Hun gary. The World Maccabiah Games derive their n ame from Judah Maccabeus, an ancient H ebrew warrior, who almost 2,000 years ago led a revolt and won history's first successful recorded battle for religious freedom.

RETIRED Over 250 peo ple attended the retirement Banquet Dinner held at th e Roger Yo un g Ballroom in Los Angeles, Calif. for Ralph Borelli. Ralph ret ired from 38 years of service in the Reoreation field , most of them with the Los Angeles Recrea ti on Dep t. Ral ph also mentored the UCLA Gymn astic tea m for many years.

AROUND THE WORLD Dr. Ralph Piper, University of Minnesota and hi s wife Zora have both received U.S. State Department grants to teach at the Institute of Physical Education, University of Baghdad for the 1965 -66 school year. Leaving mid-] uly they will visit Iceland , Finland , Russ ia, Germany Rumania, Hun gary, Bulgaria, TW'key and Iraq on th e way. In the summ er of 1966 they will r etw-n by way of Ir an, Afghanistan, Nepal, Kashmi r, Burma, Thai land, Viet Nam, T he Philippines, Ind ones ia, Australia, New Zealand and Tah iti. (why not ?).

CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS? If so p lease notify u s 6 wee ks in advance. Supp ly us with bath your ol d and new add ress, including aldress label fr o m current iss ue if possib le. Cop ies we mai l to your o ld address wi II na t be delivered by the Post Office unl ess you pa y th e m ex tra postage . MAIL ADDRE SS CHANGE

TO: THE MODERN GYMNAST, BOX 611, SANTA MONICA, CAL IFORN IA .

National Turner Gymnastic Champ'i onships in Wilmington, Delaware As this ed ition of the M.G. goes to press, the Nati onal Turner Champio nships \vill have taken place in Wilmington, Delaware. Turn er gymnasts from many parts of the Eas t will take part in the event. Wilmington is the home of Stephen S. Reskovitz, First Vice-President of the National Turner body. Steve has devoted a major porti on of hi s life to the Turners and has made many personal sacrafi ces to assure a continuance of the Turn er program. H e was instrumental in the development of the new gym nastic facility in Wilmin gton where the mee t will be held. Sin ce h ostin g the meet will be a Delaware first, it is most appropriate that Steve be given the h onor of presenting the awards in the closing ceremony. Results of the meet will appear in the next edition of the M.G.

USGF EASTERN CLINIC "SO DIFFERENT A BREED"

USGF EASTERN CLIN IC The Eastern United States Gymnastics Federation Clinic to be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl orida in facilities at the H o liday Park from December 26 thr ough December 30. Housing information may be secured d irectly from the Recreation Department at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Clinic informat ion may be secu red from Dick H olzaepfel, Athletic Department , University a f Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Partial listing of staff to conduct clinic is as follows: I. Rusty Mitchell, member of 1964 O lymp ic Gymnastic Team .

2. Frank Wo lcott, gymnastics coach, Springfield College, Mass. 3. Vic Lesch, outs tanding

suburban Chicago

gymnas ti cs coach . 4. John Cu l bertson, outstanding United States Gymnast , Fla. State U. Bill Meade, coach of t he year, Southern Ill inois University and co-director Dick H olzaep fel wi ll be manag ing and di rect-

ing the clinic. Yours truly will be on hand for outstand-

ing photographic purposes and news release. Mr. Frank Bare, Di rector of the U.S.G. F. w ill be an hand . Oth er staff members wi ll be added as fu ture p lans materia l ize dur ing the y ear. Plans include a complete clinic of in f ormation and for the service of elementray, intermediate, and advanced Men's and Women 's Gymnastics.

Gymnastic Workshop!! One of America's most outstanding gymnastics teachers and performers w ill be at the University of Utah June 14 through 18 as guest instructor f or a special Women's Sports Workshop (gymnast ics).

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t o r at Ohio State Univ ersity whose gymnast ic abi li ty is descr ibed as "Olymp ic caliber", will instruc t wo r kshop partic ipants in fl oor exerc ise, balance beam , vaulting a nd uneven parallel ba rs. The workshop is designed for bath

teachers and performers, fo r the beginners as well as the advanced student s, accord ing t o Mary Jo Re ite r, workshop di r ector and instructor in the Un iv ersity of Utah Departmen t of H ealth P.E. and Recreat ion . The class w ill be he ld from 9:00 t o 11 :30 a.m. and 1 :00 to 3:30 p.m. in the East High School gymnasium, located a few blocks from the campus. T wo hou rs of college credit is available. Fo r a free brochure describing th is u nique Sports Workshop write to: M iss Mary Jo Reiter, Department of Hea lth P. E. & Recreat ion Un iversity o f Utah , Salt Lake City, Utah, 841 12.

SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE WORKSHOP-GYMNASTICS FOR WOMEN!! Theory and practice in teaching tumb li ng,

free exercises, rebound tumb li ng, bars, balance beam, vaulting, SwedISh rop e jum p i ng, h oop , club and bal l handling. Kinesiological ana lysis of ~ond.itioning exe r c~s~s. CI.ass management, Judging and administratIOn o f gymnast ic competition f o r women . Pers ons may audit this course upon payment o f the regular fees . Reg istration: June 26, 1965, 8:00-5:00 p.m. June 28, 1965, 8:00-12:00 noon_ 3 units credit. Date: Ju ne ,28-Jul y 16, 12:00-3:00 p.m. d a ily. T uitiOrT $51.00. Anyone may attend summer sess ion who is 21 yea rs old or a hi gh school g r aduate. Andrea Bodo Schmid, O lymp ic Silver Medalist, HelSinki 1952. Oly mpic Gold Medalist, Melbourne 1956. Co-au th or Gy mnastics for Women book. **For further info rmation contact And rea Schmid (Di r ector of th e Wor kshop) San Francisco State Co llege, 1600 H o ll oway, Son Franc isco 32, Cal ifornia. unev~n

by Stan Wilkes Gym nasts real Gymnasts so different a breed A rare bun ch, a close sort, uniqu e is their creed W illi ng bodi es they flog in every direction Tra inin g the Ol ympic Six seeking perfection Usin g special shoes, hand guard s and chalk It 's work , work, work, and animated talk W ith mat s se t out and baTS in place Th e warm up starls so blood will race :;:

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Flex in g here, ex tending there So much to do, no time to spar e Bo und from th e floor 拢Ii, flip , back Aga in, aga in no tim e to slack Lea ps bold, hold s stati c, this is fr ee 'X' Repea t, repea t, for fin e refl ex Ca uti on warns coach each movem ent shows Strelch yo ur li mbs and point your toes Staun ch fri end stand by for dismount s that soar Vigil ant , di scernin g, each kn owin g th e score Pro gressive train ing ever forward continu es As stout hearts strive with nerves and sinews '::

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Sid e Horse now sw in g wide and clear Ci rcle, Circle, czech and shear More skill ed the arti st more rare the default Swin g wide swing free , then with fl ourish add vault :::

So me pause a while for coa~ hin g co mment To return again for more Wise attempt Each sw ing well bl ended to weave fl eeting pattern Slyle must not fa lter les t mlIlor break hap pen Up in the rin gs and still they must stay Whil st combining the moves B, C, and A Holdin g co mposure, bewar e downward glance The ] ud ge sees all !, show no hes itan ce ',.

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Well fa vored is the hi gh bar and parallel pa ir No t wi thout r easo n since much joy is there I ote stylish swin gin g, rhythm and whip See complex man euvers wi th changin g of grip

So me pound the run up to explosively vault Th ey errupt from the board then dramatically halt H ow much distance? H ow elegant the fli ght ? Everyt hin g is vit al not least the height. ::::;:

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Alone th ey are seen or in groups closely bound But a lways they're seen 'all' the year round In beloved gym dwelling late is the nonn They're always at it sunshine or storm

Clocks on th e wall have hardly a meaning It 's trainin g th at co unts pursuing a feelin g Intense, absorbed , d istracted in deed. Gymnasts real gy mn asts so different a breed .

CANADIAN REPORT by Johnny Nooney

NAMES & NEWS . .. One of our big supporters of Gymnas· tics in the Toronto area, MR. TOM WATT has been appointed Hockey coach at the University of Toronto. Tom promises he will still continue to be a Gymnastic booster and help wherever he can . . . MR. DOUG KEER , Assoc. Pres. of Western T echni cal School in Toronto will be attending the GYMNAESTRADA , in Vienna this summer . . . MR. JOH DRAGERT a fin e teacher of Gymnastics will assist tlUs year at Wat erloo University . . . ALICK PAW· {'ICK our National 1 unior Champion would like to att end College in the USA if he could get a scholarship .. . MISS SUSAN McDON NELL ha s recevi ed a Scholarship in Physical Education and will attend Cen· tenary College in Shrevesport, La., USA. We know that S usan will do credit to her Coach Mrs. Savage and to Canadian Gym· nastics, as is Gail Daly who is now attend· in g S.L U. Many fin e Canadian Gymnasts are enrolled in American Universities . . . The Big news in Canada at the mom ent is th e rum ored retirement of Olympians, GIL LAROSE (now pres. of th e Quebec Assoc. and doin g a great job ) , RICHARD KIHN , a great un sun g hero of Canadian Gymnasti cs, and WILLIE WEILER, our won· derful Ambassad or for Gymnasti cs. These three fin e individuals, whatever they may decid e to do I know Canadian Gymnastics can co unt on them for guidan ce and help

for years to com e . . . Over 1500 boys and girls co mpeted in Gymn astics under the Ontario Federatiton of Secondary Schools Athl etic Assoc., Cha irman 10E KRAR . . . A NEW l UDGING SYSTEM by AL WARRICK and Your reporter (John Noon ey) has been well received all over Canada and we have had a hard time filling all of the requests for copies of this system . . . DO YO U HAVE NEWS ABOUT CANADIAN GYMNASTICS? .. . THEN SEND IT TO YOUR CA NADI AN REPORTER FOR THE MODERN GYMNA ST . . . JOH NOONEY, 18 LAVINGTON DR., WES· TO N, ONTARIO , CANADA. GYM ASTIC GRANT Grants to 12 national sports governing bodies to help them stage leadership train· in g programs were announ ced by Canadian Health lVIinister Judy LaMarsh. Gymnastics received $2,000 for a national judges clinic to be held in Saskatoon in 1 uly.

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CANADIAN COACHES ASSOCIATION The Ontario School Gymnastics Coaches Assoc iation was form ed in November 1964 Alrea dy they have assisted in over com: petitions pl us 6 University level meets.

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I was delighted to hear from Geoff El· liot, Geoff is now on the Physical Education Staff of the Un iversity of Alberta. I know that Geoff will be a great assistan ce to Canadi an Gymnasti cs. I received a glowin g trio bute to hi s work in Great Britain , for Gymnastics fr om my good fri end s Pauline and 1 im Prestid ge.

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Barry Brooker one of our great Senior Gymnasts is presently in Germany. I know that he has been well received and The German Gymnasti c Federation has helped him in every way. Barry a High School Teacher in Phy. Ed. will be a tremendous asset to our School Gymnasti cs on his reo turn. He may be home for our Nationals in Saskatoon.

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The Wenzel family of Saskatoon have don e it again Shirley and J erry have started a Junior Olympic Program. I have seen their work and I am .convinced, every Provo lll ce should study their Program. Saskatoon will come up with more girls like our great Gail Daly.

Con gratulation to Gail on her magnificent performan.ce at th e U.S.G.F. Nationals. All Canada was proud of her. She justifi ed my confidence in her. I was one of the people who fou ght so hard , to have her included in Our Olympic Team . 1968 Olympics will see Canada strong with contenders in the Womens Division. Talkin g of Canadian women what about the fantastic work done by Ern estin e Ru ssell (Carter ) for tlUs Sport, all over the U.s. I regret her great loss to us here, in Canada, but it was here in Wind sor the home of Gymnasti cs, she was introduced and initially train ed. We as Canad ian s can. be. proud of her. ~

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10hn Maso n, Burnamthorpe Collegiate, Toronto n o ~v att endin g Eastern Mi chigan, placed 3rd 1Il AIl·Around and 1st in Vaultin g at the N.A .I.A .A. at Kan sas. I had a ni ce letter tellin g me he intends to com ·

pete next year as an individual at tile N.C.A .A. John is a good gymnast, I ex pect him to im prove immensly, under the coaching of Marv John son "(another Displaced Canadian) from Windsor. >[;

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Maybe other Canadian Americans would liike to contact me? and f indout what's going on. Ed Gagnier, Iowa Coach is another Canadian who is promoting gymnastics, and Richard Montepelil. Boys we need you back here, NOW AND THEN TO HELP???

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Raymond Gagnier tells me that we are getting ready for THE PAN AM Games now.That's what I like to hear, also that is the year of our BIG EXPOSITION. at MONTREAL. The facilities are fabulous. I am trying to encourage the Honoring of International Competitions to be held at the Exposition. What a great lead up to the Olympics. Wow! Gymnastics will certainly get exposure in 1967.

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A word of praise for the unsung Heroes of Gymnastics. To all Govenors' and Officials wherever you may have worried and sweated I thank you . Oh how important it is to have dedicated people running this Sport.

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As the High School Gymnastic Season is closing, I would like to congratulate the Teachers of the 500 Ste Marie area. Bawating High School and Sir Patrick Dunn High School. Your Gym Teanls were a credit to you both on the Gym floor and off, what Gymnasts. Sir Patrick Dunn, you were worthy Ontario Team Champions. Right now the city of 500 Ste Marie is a stronghold of Gymnasts. I am looking for the next Canadian Champion to come from there_

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The 18th Annual Sokol Gymnastic Festival will be held on July -the 4th at Masa ryktown Scarborough, Ontario. The program consists of Mass Calisthenics-Olympic Gymnastics and Special Events. Many of our U.S. Friends are expected_ All are welcome.

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Two fine omens for the future of Gymnastics (l) The participation of our Recreation Depts. I assisted at a Clinic spon sored by the Township of Toronto, Gerry Love Director. In two days over 500 boys and girls attended, also THE RECREATION WEEK idea. Gymnastics are well accepted at these events. Recreation Directors are interested in Gymnastics it is up to us the Gymnastic Fraternity to work with them_

Natianal Gymnastic Committee of the A.A.U. Of Canada CHAIRMAN OF WOMEN'S JUDGING COMMITTEE: Miss Monica Lindeman CHAIRMAN OF ]\'I EN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Mr. Albert Dippong NATIONAL COACH FOR WOMEN: Mr. Dezso Kiefer The following positions are now occupi ed by: National Coach for Women , Mr. Dezso Kiefer; National Coach for Men, Mr. H elmut Haas; Chairman of Women's Judging Committee, Miss Monica Lindeman; Chairman of Men's Judging Committee, Mr. Jacques Chouina; Chariman of Women's T echni cal Committee, Mrs. Shirley Wenzel; Chairman of Men's Technical Committee, Mr. Albert Dippong.

Susan McDonnell of Scarboro Winstonettes Gym Club won her fourth Ontario gymnastics senior title in a row at" Mas-aryk Hall Sunday, compiling 36.40 points of a possible 40 in four events_ Susan swept through uneven parallel bars, vault, balance beam and free calisthenics with scores of 9.00 or better in the last three and 8.95 on the bars. Miss McDonnell, at present aiming for the Canadian championships in Saskatoon, July 16-17_ Winstonettes, coached by Mrs_ Marilyn Savage, won the women's junior title and came close to taking the novice championship. Mari lynn Minaker, wearing a metal brace for the finger she broke at the Metro ch~mpionships two weeks earlier, seemed qUite unhampered in taking first in all four junior events. Her score of 36.15 points gave her a comfortable margin over clubmate Linda Campbell with 31.85_ Susan's sister Teresa was the victim of a brilliant comeback by Susan Buchanan of Ottawa Gym Club, who won the novice title_ Trailing by .95 point after the free cal and un even bars events, Miss Buchanan outscored Miss McDonnell 8.90-8.00 on the vaulting horse. An edge of 8.20-8.10 on the balance beam turned the tide_ Win stonettes' Barbara Thompson, who won the Metro novice title, was third with 32.50 points_ RESULTS-WOMEN Novice (unde r 16)-1. Susan Buchanan, Ottawa GC; 2. Teresa McDonnell, Scarboro Winstonettes GC; 3 . Barbora Thompson, SWGe. Junior (under 18)-1. Marilynn (OK) Minaker, SWGC; 2 Linda Campbell SWGC' 3

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RESULTS-MEN ' t--Jovice-l. Rick Robinson, East Yo rk GC; 2. Igor Morin, Monarch Park, 55; 3. Ian Marshall, OGC. Junior-I. Dave Daikins Sokol Toronto ' 2 T om Kinsman, Moods GC Peterboro' 3 Wa'yn': Kig, aGe. ' , . r. Intermediate (open)-Dieter Wochrle HG' 2 Cra ig McGillvray, 500; 3. Peter Miszaros 'HG: 4. Michael Tahe, HG. ' , Senior-I. Kurt Eggerschweiler Sokol Tor-

on,to; 2. Rick Kinsman, Peterboro~gh; 3. Hans Fric k,

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Canadian Meet Results Metro Open Championships Led by three McDonnell sisters, Scarboro Win ston ettes Gymnastics Club won fiv e titles at the Metro open chapionships. . Sus~n McDonnell won all four competitIOn s In the senior divi sion : free calisthenics, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and the vault. Teresa McDonnell also swept all four nevets to take Tyro A honors, for under 14-year-olds. Nancy was best among Tyro Bs (under 12). Marilynn Minaker was the third girl to take four events. She accomplished this WIth a 36.90-point score in takin g the J unior title ( under 18); compared to Susan's 36.80 in senior. The fifth SWGC championship was won by Barbara Thompson, the novice, for under 16s_ Camp Borden RCAF Gym Club won two men 's championships. Rick Kinsman, on the way to the senior title, won free cal and rings and was second in the other four events: pommel horse, parallel bars, long horse vault and high bar. Colin Campbell was best among novices, taking three events. RESULTS-WOMEN T yro B-1. Nancy McDonnell SWGC' 2. Sherr y Morse, Camp Borden Gym Club'路 3. ' Lorie Amwake, East Aurora N N Tyro A-I. Teresa Mc60n~ell, SWGC; 2. Kathryn Amwake, East Aurora; 3. Jackie Steffen , Hamburg, N.Y., GYm Club.

Novice-I. Barbara Thompson, SWGC, 2 Judith Wi lkins, SWGC; 3 . Virginia link CBGe. Junior-I. Marilynn (OK) Mlnaker,' SWGC, 2. Linda Campbell, SWGC; 3. Margaret Fox, Hamburg. Senior-I. Susan McDonnell, SWGC; 2. Diane Gallagher, SWGC; 3. Frances MacKenzie, West Seneca, N.Y.

RESULTS-MEN Tyro B-1. David H over , Hamburg; 2. David Hunter, Sokol Toronto; 3. David Harrington, Hamburg. Tyro A-I. Aldo Digiovanni, Sokol 2 Ok Toronto; 2. Ron Hayashi, Monarch Park SS~ 3. Dennis Ebata, Monarch Park 55. ' Novice-I. Colin Campbell, RCAF Camp Borden; 2. Gordon ~rister, unattached, London, ant.; 3. Igor Monn, Monarch Park 55. Junior- l . Steve Mitruk, Hamilton Germanic Club; 2. Tom Kinsman, Peterborough; 3. Peter Meszaros, HGC. Senior- I . Rick Kinsman, RCAF Camp Bor~ den; 2. Kurt Eggersch wei ler, Sokol Toronto; 3. Keith Russell, Sokol Toronto.

ATTENTION CANADIAN GYMNASTIC COACHES ONTARIO SCHOOL GYMNASTIC COACHES' ASSOCIATION Let me take this opportunity to acquaint you with ou r association. In November 1964 a group of gymnastically minded teachers got together and gave birth to this association by appointing: D. Kerr-Western Tech. as President A Warrick-Earl Haig Coil. as Vice-P resident Tr~su~~~ger-Street sv ille Sec. as SecretaryT. Walt-Monarch Park as Technical Chairman J. Nooney--as Adviser to the Association The objectives of this association are to: (a) Improve gymnastic competition' (b) Improve and certify judges and judging' (c) Act as a clearing house for material' r (d) Assist coaches in the sport who are in' need of help; i.e. written material, intimate clinics (e) Communicate" effectively with all groups partIcIpatIng In the sport in Canada and elsewhere. Our desire is that we might see all interested coaches working with us for the advancement of gymnastics. Please find enclosed a list of material compiled by us for your benefit. Nominal charges apply for most of this material. We would be pleased to answer any Questions arising from this material.

Technical

Information

I. Information on Standard heights for all apparatus. 2. Thing s to do when conducting a 'Gymnastic Meet'. 3. Duties of 'meet' offic ials 4. A'simplified approach to high school gymnastic judging 5. Judging score sheets 6. Difficulty ratings for long h orse vaul ting 7. Routine requirem ents 8. Simple compulsory routines for grade meets

Books Handled By Us I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Th e Modern Gymnast (American Edition) The Gymnast (British Edition) AA U. Gymnastic Yea r Book Age Group Routine Book (Stick form) Class Les sons on High Schoo l Gymnastics (now being compiled)

Films Available from Us I. High School Compulsories Novice 110 ft.-$7.50 Junior 110 ft .-$7.50 Senior I 10 ft.-$7.50 All of these films can be bought for $20. 2. 130 ft. Novice Free Call. and Senior Rings -$7.50 3. 8 mm. Sound-colour film on Basic Skills for Boys and Girls Free Cal. Routines (this film is now being prepared)

J\ldges A list of Association Judges and Head Judges.

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Girls' Gymnastics I. 2. 3. 4.

I ntroductory booklet on Girls' Gymnastics. Conducting a gymnastic meet . Standard hei ghts for all apparatus . . Diffciulty rating for High School Girls Vaulting. 5. Simp le Routines on all apparatus.

Books Handled By Us I. Age group rou tin e book (stick

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2. The Modern Gymnast (American

Edllton)

3. The Gymnast (British Edition) 4. Ballet for Gymnastics (on records) 5. Ballet for Gymnastics (Manual # I 020)

Films

We h ope to have some girls' gymnastic routines on film before the season is over. Hugh Rodger, Secretary, 22 Arklev Cr., Weston ,onto

Men's Winners recei ve medals and phies; Yuki o Endo, Shuji T su rumi Takuji Hyata

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JAPANESE NATIONAL MEET REPORT Eric

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Durin g th e' Olympics th ere were many f a· mili a r fa ces in the gy ms around T okyo, be· sid es th ose directly conn ected with our Olympi c tea m. Am ong th e people I saw we re Bill iVl ea de, Frank Bare, Rud y Bachn a, Frank Endo , Paul Fina, and of co urse th e Mo dern Gym nast Editor- Gl enn S un dby, Th ese peo pl e left th e land of the ri sin g sun a month or more ag o hilt N il s B e ng tsson

(San J ose) and myself staye d on t.o stud y Japan ese gy mna sti c meth ods and in doin g thi s ha ve s pent six to e ight hours a da y in vari ous gymn as ium s sin ce the Ol y.mpics. W e al so too k a very int er estin g and edu ca· ti onal six day trip r ece ntl y to see the All Japa n Gy mn ast ic Mee t. W e wer e th e onl y non·Ori ent a ls in a tt endan ce and we re treated most kindl y by th e Japan ese peo ple. The 1964 Japan ese Gymnasti c Cha mpi on· ships we re held Nove mber 20, 21 , 22, and 23 in Akita Cit y in northern Japan , a di s· tri ct noted for mar velous scenery a nd prett y g irl s, as well as gy mnastics. Endo , On o, and Mi ss Chiba, Ol ympi c team members, are all fro m Akita . Hayata doing a p lanche on the Rings .

The Three Besi Teams I. " Swa llow Club," Ni ppon Physica l Ed ucation Co llege 2 . T okyo Univers ity o f Education 3. The studen t team fr om Ni ppon Physica l Edu ca ti on Col lege

Unfortun a tely th e meet thi s yea r was an an ti ·c1imax to the Ol ymp ics a nd i t was obv ious that man y of the Ol ymp ic per· form ers were tired and so mewha t unint er· es ted in th is m eet. Th e S por ts Cen ter Bu ildi ng, where th e meet wa s held , sea ted abo ut 2,500 peo pl e and ha d a fl oo r a rea of onl y 80 x 100 fee t, a size we wo uld co nsider too small for our Na ti ona l Meet. Moreove r, th e buildin g was unh ea ted and in Northe rn Japan a t thi s ti me of year it is COLD. Most compet it or s wa rm e d up v·li th g loves Ull aJlu llt e ll wa rill ed

their ha nd s durin g co m pe ti tion over small gas hea te rs placed by th e appa ratus. The temperature ou tsid e ran ge d between 35 a nd 40 deg rees and in side betwee n 50 and 55 degrees. Very few co mpl aint s were hea rd , ho weve r, beca use J apanese gy mn asts are ac· cost um ed to th is. Few gy ms are hea ted and non e, th at I have seen, have had hea ted dress ing r oo ms or hot water for s howers. T he J apan ese gy mn as ts a re good beca use they are tough, dedicated , and hard workers not because of fa ciliti es or eq uipm ent. W e co mplain ab out our fa ciliti es and equipm ent in th e Unit ed S tat es but ours a re 100 % betler than those fou nd in Ja pan. Those who a t·

Th e w inning t eam in the Wome n's compet itio n. "Swall ow Club" Nippon College, Chiba, I keda (Champion f or the e ig hth ti me), Suzuki and Aok i.

tende d th e Ol ympi c Gam es sh ou ld n ot be foo led by a few spec ially equipped gy ms in th e T okyo area . Th e first da y of th e four day meet was devoted to n othin g but open in g cere monies. T here was a march 111 of compe titors, s peaches of welco me, and a competitors oath taken by ML Endo- Olympi c champi on. Anot her pa rt of th e pro gram that int erested me was a form al and impressive ce remony in wh ich the defendin g tea m a nd all·round champ ions r eturn ed th eir perpe tu al trophies, whi ch they had hel d for a year, to the Presi· dent of the Japan ese Gy mn as ti c Associa ti on. T he follow in g three days of co mpe tition we re run in usua l intern a tiona l style with co mpul sori es on th e fir st day , opt ionals on th e second day, and th e fi na ls on th e third da y ( top six indi vidu als in each event ) . T here were t welve me n's team s and ten wo men's tea ms entered. Each team , of course, wa s co mposed of six indi viduals. As well as the co mpl ete tea ms ther e wer e a number of unattached ent ries. All in cl ud ed there wer e 84 men an d 66 women compe tin g. Seve ral thin gs th at s urpri se d me about. th e mee t were : the tre mendo us team in· terest, es pec ia ll y amon g th e clubs of ex· college men and wo men cu mpetin g for the ir

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Second place team fr om The T o kyo University of Educat ion.

alumni clubs; th e great r an ge of abi lity of performers (scor es in th e seven s were very co mm on especially in the women's co mpetiti on ); th e lack of a fl oo r exercise pad ( th ere was a ca nvas but n o paddi ng) ; and th e speed at which th e women judges con fer red and award ed their scores (A meri ca n wom en please note). The re was lilli e doubt who the two top all -round gy mnasts were in their res pect ive divis ions. Y uki o Endo lead fr om the s tart a lth ough S huji T surumi and Takuji H ya ta we re close behind . K eik o lk eda far ou tclassed th e fi eld in th e women's di vision w ith Taki S hibuya and Taniko Nakamu ra in 2nd a nd 3 rd respectively. Sever al yo un ger gy mna sts looked e xce ptionally good. Three coll ege boys T a keshi Kat o, Sho ki akaya ma, and Koj i Takazawa were particularly impress ive. Th ese were th e top three gy mnasts in th e at ional Co lleg iate mee t ea rlier in th e year. K ato who was thi rd in th e coll ege m eet looked th e best in th is meet and placed fo urt h in th e all-round. (I predict he wi ll be th e n ext NIr. End o.) Twent y year old T anik o Nak amura, the w;llowy yo un g Olympi c perform er, wi ll und ou bt edly giv e .\'lrs. Ik eda se ri ous compe titi on within a year. S he pla ced third in th e all -round and if it was n ot for an unfortunat e s lip on th e bal a nce b ea m wou ld have won a meda l in a ll four events. Ma ny of th e up a nd com in g youn g J apa nese g irl s see m to be o f th e long, lean body type and loo k ve ry bpa ut iful during th e ir pe rfo rm ance. I am sure th is w ill r esult in be tt er sco res for J apa nese wom en 's tea ms in futur e int ern at iona l co m petit ions. Na kamura and Yos uk o Furu ya m a are especia ll y beautiful and gra ce ful yo un g g irl s. Th e mee t was marred by one very r egre labl e accid ent in th e last wo men's event. Whi le warming-up ·for fl oor exercises, Mr,. Ikeda to re h er achill es' t endo n and h ad to be ca rri ed fro m th e fl oo r on a stretch er. Thi s prevenl ed her fro m wi nnin g h e r fourth gold medal of th e mee t as she was so .far ahead af ter th e firs t two days of co mpetition she wou ld have undoubtedly won th e event. Th e achill es' tendon seems t o be a weak s pot in th e stru cture of J apa nese peo pl e as many of Ih e ir top gy mnas ls have had similar acc id ent s. Th e la st event of the mee l ,th e hori zon tal, provid ed a thrillin g clim ax 10 a trul y grea t gy mnastic s pectacle. Th e Japan ese are goo d in a ll eve nt s but on the h or izo ntal b ar the onl y way yo u can describe th e ir performan ce

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the

Gymnasts kept warm around the oil stove

is " fa ntas ti c". They could fi eld -thirt y gy mnas ts in thi s even t that wou ld give th e Olympic team from any othe r co untry very close co m pe ti t ion . Th e sta ge was se t for th e final act by stretching three layers of mats und er the bar. This was the g ive-away that the six finalis ts were go in g to fir e away with th eir big guns. Mos t Ameri can gymnasts would drag th eir toes with three thi ckn esses of mat s un der th e bar but even th e ta ll est man , Yamash it a did not even co me close. Kato st art ed wi th a bea uti ful performa nce for a 9.5 score. H e threw on e of th e hi ghes t hecht di smo unt s 1 have ever seen. Nex t came Hyata wi th an even be tter perform ance ending with a hi gh do ubl e fly-away. Then things rea ll y got hot. Th e weather out sid e by thi s tim e had war med up to abo ut 45 ° a mi in s id e to a bou t 60 ° . T surumi , th e favor it e of the a udi ence beca use of the s mile h e a lways ha s on h is face , ca me up n ext. H e dec icled to " go for broke·· and unfortunately he brok e. H e ended with a full -Iwistin g hec ht with which he ha s bee n expe rim entin g in pract ice. It loo ked bea utiful in th e air but he co uldn't sti ck th e l and in g and fell forward fu r a ma j or deduction and a score of on lv 9.1. Harus hiro Yamashi ta a nd Takas hi M itoukuri both fo llowed w ith almost flawle ss perfor mances ending w ith do ubl e t Iy-aways Ih a l dropped o ut of th e rafl ers. The ir id e nti ca l sco res of 9.7 put them in lite lea d wilh unl y Yu k io Endu to fo ll ow. Enda had a lrpa dy wo n the all :ro und th e prev ious day a nd four eve nt s in the final s. Th e aud ·;" nce a ll sa t forward on their chairs at Ihi, point. Thi s was th e l ast perfurm er of Ih e meet, the O lympic champ ion , Ih e loca l hero who had grow n up in an orphanage and go ne to school in A kita. In A I\l('l"i ca thi s was lik e the h ome town tea m be in g on th eir oppo nent s one yard lin e with on e dow n re maining a nd fi ve seco nds to go . Endo and T surumi , who are th e best o f fri end s, had bee n hu vin g a good natured riva lry all day. Both had been warm in g up wi lh full-twi s lin g h echt di s mo unt s a nd it was a ppa rent they h ad made a littl e side wage r on who was go in g to do th e best one in cQm petition. Endo did not di sappoint hi s fan s. H I" came throu gh wi th a s uperhum a n exerc ise which wa s und oub ted ly th e hi ghli ght of th e mee t. H e dropped o ut of hi s full twistin g hec ht an d stu ck it lik e he had glu e on hi s fee t. Th e judges all award ed sco res of 9.9 wh ich wa s th e hi ghe,t score of th e mect.

Th e crowd le t loose wi th a r oar of app rova l. As Endo wa lk ed ba ck to hi s seat, T s urumi , who is a na lura l clown, stood up and pointed e '1 1phati ca ll y to hi s kn ees, indi ca tin g th a t Endo had bent his on hi s dismount, (w hich he had, eve r so sli ghtl y, for hi s one tenth dedu ctio n. ) The nex t second T s urumi · and Endo broke out with a bi g la ugh, and so did eve ryon e in the a udi ence. The Japan ese peo pl e a re wonderfu l. Th ey are seri ous, dedi ca ted and ha rd work e rs but they also know how to have fun. MEET SUMMARY MEN All Aro und: Yukio Endo, I 16.70; Sh uj i Tsurumi, 115.70; Taku ji Hyata , 115.65; Haruhiro Ya :-nashita, 115 .00; Takeshi oKto, 115.00; Masotaki Matsumo t o, 114.55; Takashi Mitsukuri, 114.25; Yoshihi ro Aiba, 114 . 15; Shoki Nakayama. 114.05; Yasuo Nagasowa, 113.85. Floor Exe,·c ise : Endo, 19.425; Matsumo to, 19.350; Tsurumi, 19.350; Kato, 19.275; Mitsukuri, 19.250; Takazawa, 19.250. Side Horse: Endo , 19.375; Hya t a, 19.275; Tsurumi, 19.200; Matsumoto, 19.150; Kat o, 19.150; Nagasawa , 19.050. Rings: Hyato , 19.450; Endo, 19.375; Tsurumi , 19.275; Nakayama, 19.200; Aiba, 19.000; Mitsukuri, 18.925. Long Horse : Endo , 19.500; Yamas h ita, 19.450; Hyata, 19.325; Matsumoto , 19. I 00; Kato , 19.050; Takahashi, 18 .975. Parallel Bars : Endo, 19.600; Tsu rumi , 19.375; Watanabe, 19.250; Mitsukur i, 19.175; Aiba. 19. 100; Yamashita, 18.925. Horizontal Bar: Endo, 19.650; Yamashita, 19.450; Mitsukuri, 19.425; Hyata , 19.000; ato, 19. 125; Tsu rumi, 18.800. WOMEN All Around: Keiko Ikeda, 77.464; Tak i Shibuva. 75 .964; Taniko Nakamura, 75.697; Ginko Chiba , 75.064; Sachiko Hara , 74.130; M. Kondori . 75.598; T, Furuyama, 73 .1 63 ; T . Tachira, 72.298; R. Suzuki, 72.2 6 4; T. Hatsunuma , 72.264. Side Horse Vault: Shibuya, 19. 11 6; Ikeda , 19.083; Na komura, 18.733; Hara , 18.449; Chiba , 18.399; Sato, 18.332. Uneven Bars : Ikeda. 19.443; Shibuya, 19.016; Nakamu ra , 18.966; Ka t o r i, 18.750; Hatsuruma, 18.449; Chiba , 18.4 16. Balance Beam: Chiba, 19.033 ; Shibuvo, 18.949; furu vamo, 18.766; Har a, 19.549; Nakamura , 18.349; Ikeda , 18.233. Floo, Exercise: Chiba, 18.982; Nakamu ra, 18.832; Kato ri . 18.816; Shibuya, 18.799; Furuyama, 18.799; Ikeda , 9.083 .

RESEARCH AND FITNESS James S. Bosco, Ph.D. San Jose State College

This is the fifth of a se ries of six articles dealing with the effe cts of participation in gymnastics activities on cardiovascular measures. A series is being planned in the area of mechanical and kinesiological analysis of gymnastic3 activiti es . Please forward all article s to the abo ve address. FERGUSON ;Rclbert L , "The Effect of Gymnasti c Routin es on Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate," Charleston: M.S. Thesis, Eastern Illinois University, 1964, Pp .27. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gymnasti c mutin es on blood pressure through the use of the aneroid sphygmom anometer and on pulse rate by determining the number of heart bea ts in a ten-second period of tim e over the radial artery in the ' wri st. Fourteen members of the Palatine, Illin ois, 1963-64 varsi ty gymnastics . tea m, fifteen to sevent een years of age, were used as subjects_ Th ey competed 'on the fo llowing pieces of apparatus: trampolin e, sid e horse, horizont al bar, parallel bars, still rin gs and tumbling. Th e blood pressure of the boys was m easured with the an eroid sphygmomanometer. The standin g blood pressure of each boy was measured on the left arm with the cuff being placed over the biceps. Each boy had a minimum of six measurements taken to establish a normal standin g pressure and pulse rate readin g_ This was found by determinin g the mean of the measurements. A minimum of eight readings were taken under meet condition s and a mini mum of four read in gs were taken und er practi ce conditions. Under meet conditions, a prelif\linary reading was taken from sixty to nin ety minutes before a boy performed his routin e. A second readin g was taken within one minute after the perfornl er compl eted hi s routine_ Norm al standin g blood pressure readings were taken in the afternoon right after school. The boys were told a day ahead of time when th eir press ure wo uld be tak en in an effort to have them control their activity. Pulse rate wa s determin ed by countin g the number of heart beats within a ten-second period of tim e. Pulse was tak en over the radial artery in th e wrist imm ediately after blood pressure measurements_ The sam e procedure was used und er practi ce conditions. Blood pressure and pulse rate was taken only after the first routine of each perform er. W hen consid erin g the average scores for all of the subj ects of this stu dy there was a marked increase in systoli c pressure of 22 mm. H g aft er mee t routines and 15 mm. H g_ after practi ce routines. The diastoli c pressure average showed a decrease of 63 mm. Hg. aft er mee t routines and a decre ase of 38 mm. Hg. after practice routin es. rh e pulse rate showed an increase of 59 after meet routines and an in crease of 44 after practice routin es. Premeet measurements sh owed a rise of fi ve, one, and three respectively one normal read路 in gs. These ri ses could be attributed to an in crease of adrenaline produced by th e adrenal gland becau se of the emotional state of the indi vidual. TABLE 1 THE MEAN SCORE OF ALL COMPETITORS N ormal

PreMeet

PostMeet

PrePractice

PostPractice

138

118

124

146

123

Diastolic

Pulse Rate

156

134

Systolic

Systoli c pressure measurements tak en before practice and meet routin es indi cated a ri se from the normal in seven of the subj ects. The systoli c pressure of ofur subj ects was considerably hi gher after a meet routine than after a practice routi ne. In one subj ect systolic pressure was 18 mm. Hg. lower after meet routines th an aft er practice routin es. Diastolic pressure was found to decrease, on the average, 63 mm. H g. after meet . routin es and 38 mm. Hgf. aft er practi ce routin es in all subj ects but two . On e of these subjects had a small decrease of 3 mm. Hg. after a practice rou tin e, and the other subject maintained the same diastolic pressure und er all con ditions. There seemed to be no co mmon denominator that would indicate why one subj ect's blood pressure remained the sa me under th e conditi ons present ed in this study oth er than the fact that the subject's blood pressure return ed to norm al fast er than the other subj ect's readings. A noti ceably lower drop in diastolic pressure aft er meet routines than after pra cti ce . routines, on the average of 25 mm. Hg. in eight of the performers, might have been the result of greater effort or increase in muscle tension and emotional preparati on before meets. There was a consid erabl e ri se in pulse rate after both meet and practi ce routin es. Before meet routin es, pulse rate was no路 ti ceably hi gher than normal in every subj ect but four. The subjects were carefully monitored before meets until their blood press ure and pulse rat e were taken. An increase in muscle ten'sion and emotional preparation might have been the causal factor sin ce increased general activity on the part of the performers can be ruled out. Normal _ __ _ __ BeforEL _____ _ _

Diastolic Pressure Under Meet Conditions

After __ ___ __

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Subjects

Before meet routines, diastoli c pressure chan ge was noticeable only in subj ect 8. After meet routines, there was a noticeable decrease from n ormal in every diastolic reading except in subj ect 14. There was a more noti ceabl e drop in diastolic readin".s after a ~ee t routin e than af ter a practice routin e in all subj ect: except subj ect 6. Also, 5, 8, 9, and 12 maintained zero read in ".s after " both ro utin es. In S ummary, the majority of the subj ects in this study showed a rise in systolic pressure after exercise. Their diastolic pressure showed a decline after exercise. The pulse rate showed an in crease after exercise.

FRANK L. BARE Executive Di rector

Z'i'leCttO'l:t ~eft0~ THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION P.O . Box 4699,

TUCSON, ARIZONA.

If yo u saw the 1965 NCAA Gymnastics Championships on television the narration was done by Mr. Gordon Maddux, Gymnastics Coach at Los Angeles S tate College, and this office received many compliments on the job that " Gordie" did in making the sport understandable and appreciated by viewers . . . well done ! The 1965 USGF National Championship was conducted at Da vid Lipscomb College on April 16 - 17th. Host Coach and the staff at DLC did an excellent job in making everyone feel welcome. Nea rl y 200 gymnasts, about half of which were girls, entered the 1965 competition. Entries were from Washington D ,C. , Massachusetts, Florida , Connecticut, Pennsylvania ; Michigan, Illinois, Iowa , Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana , T enn essee, Colorado and California. The men 's meet, which last year was slow moving in the preliminaries, this yea r ca me into its own and moved along smoothly from preliminary session right through the finals. The girl's meet met a few problems that caused a schedule change and things never were quite organized from then on ... but stru ggle or not . .. it went on. It pointed out to this office ... a real need for firm , recognized and distributed girl's rules . The men 's meet matured this year and

with the work I see bein g put in on girl 's rules and administrative measures by the Women's Technical Committee next year should see an eq uall y well-run girl's competition. This is not to take away from the excellent performances by some trul y fin e girl gymna sts . . . th e gymna sts were great! The Southern Illin ois U niversity girl's team , coached b y Herb Vogel is without a doubt the finest , stron gest girl's team in the United States. The group of girls that won the first Co llegiate Championship earlier this year went on to tackle a ll comers in this Open Champion ship and proved without a doubt that th ere is no better team in the hemi sphere. The Class " A" title .. , unofficial team title that is, went to Sylacauga High Sch oo l of Sy laca uga, Alabama . This fin e tea m of some 17 g irl gymnasts performed well an~ gave an excellent accou nting of things to come from their area. Elite Men's over-all , and once again unofficial team title went to the men 's team from So uthern Illinois. Coach Bill Meade is off to teach for a qua rter in (of all places) Viet Nam (Sa igon ) ... and the team journeyed to Nashville to compete under the watchfu l eye of graduate assistant Rusty Mitchell. Mitchell won the All- Around title (seco nd yea r running ) to prove once again he is America's lea ding allaround gymnast . .. and mea nwhile guided hi s SIU squad to the most team positions. Cla ss " A" unofficial team title went, again thi s yea r , to powerful Pasadena City College of California under the guidance of J err y Todd. More than 3,000 spectators witnessed the colorful and spectacular finals .. , and six men in each of seven events ... did a great j ob in a one hour meet that had the visitors cheerin g when the competition end ed. See photo coverage this issue, plus write up, ) As this magazine is reaching yo u . , . the first meetin g between representatives of the Amateur Ath letic U nion and the United States Gymnastics Federation should be takin g place. In mid-J un e, three representatives from the USG F will meet with an eq ual number from the AAU and sit down to discuss the problems that exist in gymnastics a nd " where do we go from here ? " Results in the next issue , .. so watch for this.

Below: USGF President Dr, Boydston addressing the large audience at David Lipscomb College, ', , ' Gai!" Da'ley, 1965 Elite A ll-Around winner Presentation of the Colors and Gymnasts at' the opening ceremonies of the final competition Rusty Mitchell USGF Men's Elite All-Around winner 1965 Judges and assistants at the ' USGF National Chompionships, '

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MEN'S ELITE ALL-AROUND : Rusty Mitchell (SIU ) I 10.S O; Fred Rothli sberger (Wisc .) 104. 90; Bill Simms (Chi cago) 104.40; Dennis Albers (Nebr.) 103.45; Jerry Fontana ( Iowa St .) 100.S5; Jerry Beckett (Denver) 97.2S; J. Douglas Ault (Spri ngfield 88.9S.

FLOOR EXERCISE : Rusty Mitchell 9.S83; Henry Magealena (NE La St.) 9.S27; Dennis A lbers. 9.183; Paul Moye r (S IU ) 8.8S; Brent Wil liams 8.683.

ISH

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. SIDE · HORSE : Jock R-yan (Colo.) 9.533; Bill Buc k (Wash. D.C.) 9.283; Glen Gailis ( I.owa) 9.083; Rusty Mitchell 9.017; DenniS Albers 9.0; Jon Culbertson (Flo. St . Gy~) 8.82S.

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PARALLEL BARS : Glen Gailis 9.ISO; Rusty Mitchell 9.133; Fred Rothlisberger 9. 133; Blil Buck 8.90; Dennis Albers 8.SS0; Jerry Fontana (Iowa) 8.717.

RiNGS : Glen Gailis 9.SS; Gene Koehnke (Denver) 9.3S0; Tom Cook (SIU) 9.283; Rusty M itchell 9.217; Fred Rothlisberger 9.100; Jon Culbertson 8.883 .

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Long Horse: Brent Wi ll iams (SIU) 9.367; Fred Rothlisberger 9.283; Ken Block (Nashville) 9.267; Tom Heineike (NE La. St .) 9.267; Rust y Mitchell 9.2S; Dennis Albers 9.233.

HORIZONTAL BAR : Ru st y Mitchell 9.S83; Fred Rothlisberger ' 9.483; Jerry Fontana 9.3S; Jon Culbertson 8.717; Bill Simms 8.45; J. Dougla s Ault 7.883.

TUMBLING : Rusty Mitchell (USA ) 9.6S; Do le Hardt (S IU ) 8.20; Brent W illiam s (S IU ) 8.10. Steve Whit loc k , Skip Roy .

TRAMPoLINE : Fro nk Sch mitz (SIU) 9.6 17; Fred Shunders (M ich,) (Unat) 9.S17; George Huntzi cker (Ann A rb or Gym) 9.2 17; Brent Wi lliams 9.017; Bob Dvorak (S I U) 8.6S; Roe Anders (Soc. St.) 8.583 .

Men's Elite Event Winners

1965 USGF Championships

Above: Rusty Mitchell winner on All-Around, Floor Exercise, Horizontal Bar and Tumbling . At right: Trampoline Champion Frank Schmitz'; Below Glen Gailis, Ring and Parallel Bar Champ . . . and Lower Right, Brent Williams, Long Horse Champion and Jack Ryan, Side Horse Champion.

1965 U.S.G.F. CHAMPIONSHIPS R eport by Ja ckie Klein Up/lUes Vice Pres. Women- USGF David Lipsco mb College in lashville, Tennessee hos ted the third Annual USGF Wom en's Na tional Gymn asti c Champ ionshi ps on Ap ril 16 and 17 and th e co mpetiti on was held in the nearby Hillsboro Hi gh Schoo l. T he large Hi gh School gy mnasium, the am pl e lockerroom faci lities, and the two full se ts of gy mn asti c equipment proved to be more than adequate for the women's warm-up and com petiti ve sessions. The Elite or Senior Women's Class saw so me of the nation 's fin es t gymnasts and the worl d 's best tumblers and trampolinists co mpete for indi vidual honors. The Elite Class performed the 1964 Olym pic Comp ulso ry routin es plu s optional exe rcises on Friday and Sa turday respecti vely with the tremend ous final co mpetititon bein g held late Sa turd ay afte rn oon. Due to the lack of illustrati ons and the short age of time between the appea ran ce of the World Gam es co mpul sories and th e dat es of th e USGF Na tionals, these new compulsories were not used. The bes t Elite performan ces were seen on the un ven bars and in the horse vaulting events, with th e floor exercises and balance beam runnin g third and fourth in the overall final eve nt co mpetiti on. The competition was hi ghli ghted by the superb all-around eff ort of Gai l Daley and the almost fl awless fin al perform ance by Irene Haworth on the uneve n bars. The 15 year old gymnasts not quite capa ble of Elite co mpulsory or op ti onal work competed in the Class " A" group. These girls perf orm ed the current USGF Comp ulsory Routin es for th at age level plus opti onal ro utin es on Friday aft ernoon and Saturd ay morning. ' Several promisin g gy mnasts app ea red fo r the first ti me on the nati onal scene. " In th is Class "A" group more than in the Elite. group, the execution oj the compulsory exe rcise was somewhat below th e "expe cted" level. Here lies one oj the basic gymnastic problems in the United States today. Th e current USGF Compulsory ExWOMEN'S

ercises, which. serve 3 separate age groups, each group containing 3 levels oj grades, oj ability, are designed to provide progressive levels oj instruction in all areas oj gymnastics . Corre ct body position and alignment, proper dance techniques and movements, and jLUulamental gymnastic skills are emp hasized throughout the new USG F Compulsory Routines. Large scale progress in women's gymnastics will not come, until there is strict adherence to these above mentioned elements . A ' developmental program with good compulsory exercises can not be over emphasized." Altogether, 47 girls representin g the states of Alabama, Californ ia, Colorado, District of Columbi a, Illin ois. Iowa, K entucky, Ten-

nessee, and Wi scon sin, competed for theIr high school, college, uni versity, American Turner, or independent gymnasti c club. One co ul d not review thi s National Mee t without menti onin g the fin e performan ce, enthusiasm, sportsman ship , and gracious behavior of th e 14 girls representin g Sylacauga High School in Alabama .. Their coach, Mrs. K elvin, certai nly must enj oy coaching such an outstand in g group of youn g ladies. The impressive award ceremonies were held Saturday evenin g pri or to the men's final event compe titi on. T he Ind ividual and All-Around Event winn ers in b oth groups, Class "A" and El ite, received some of the most beautiful and val ua ble m edal s ever presented in any gy mn astic mee t in this country.

FLOOR EXERCISE : Gail Daley 18.18 ; Joanne Hashi moto 17.86; Donna Schaenzer 17. 825; Irene Howorth 17.355; Judy Tra mmell 17.03; Susan Rogers (Den . L) 16.545.

BALANCE BEAM: G. Daley 18.375 ; Mary El len Toth (SIU) 17.595; J. Tram mell 17.55 5; J. Hashimot o 17.445; S. Rogers 16.83; J. Dunham 14.345.

ELtTE

ALL-AROUND: Gail Daley (S IU ) 72 . 18; Donna Schaenzer (SIU ) 68.72; Joanne H ashimoto (Arden Hills) 67 .64; Irene Howorth (S IU) 67.4 ; Judy Trammell (Long Beach) 67.27; Janis Dunham (SIU) 65.33.

Gail Daley 1965 USGF Elite All-Around winner

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SIDE HORSE VAULT : G. Dal ey 18.395; J. H ashimot o 17.945; I. H awort h 17.805; J . T ra m m ell 17.395; D . Schaen zer 17.375; J . W ills (S I U) 16'.63.

UNEV EN PAR ALL EL BARS : I. Hawo rth 18 .86; Judy Dunham 18.305; D. Schaenzer 18.225; G. Daley 18.06; Janis Dunham 17.91; J. Trammell 17.545.

Below: Women El ite perfo rmer s at th e USGF N a t iona l Champ ionships

TR A MPOLIN E: Judy W il ls 18.46; Na n cy Sm ith (S IU) 17.73. TUM BL ING: Judy 'Wi lls 25.5; D. Schaenzer 23.3; V ick i Bo linger (Sp r ing f ield) 19.5; Judy Du nha m 18.6; Li bby W ilson (Mem ph is) 14. 7 .

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ALL-AROUND : Larry Li ndau er (S IU) 101.80; Dick Nich laus (PCe) 98.40; Rick Tucker (S I U) 96.80; Den nis Sullivan (PCe) 93.05; Franc is Al len (N eb.) -93 .825; Jim H owa rd (Neb.) 87.90; Bob Carrero (PCC) 82.15,

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MEN 'S CLASS " A"

FLOOR EXERCISE : Dennis Sull iva n 8.9; Jim Bo rber ( Iowa St.) 8.775; Rick Tucker 8 .725; Paul Velasco (PCe) 8.725; Larry Lindauer 8.675; Gene K elber (Chi cago) 8.475.

SIDE HORSE: Mike Walter (PCe) 8.975; Gary Wulschlaker 8.65; Larr y Li ndauer

LONG HORSE: Gary Wullsch lager (PCC) 9.75; Jim H oward 8.8; La rr y Lindauer

8 .60; Dick Nichlaus 8.525; Ted Immediato (Oovi9 Lipscombj 7.45; . Rick Tu cker 7.40.

8 .375; Rich Paul sen ( Iowa St.) 8.325; Dick Nich laus 8.25; Francis Allen 8 .22~.

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ISCF U!:H PARALLEL BARS; Rick Paulsen (Iowa St.) 9.05; Dick Nichlous ' 9.05; Ron Harstad (SIU) 9.025; Francis Allen 8.875; larry Lindauer 8.85; Ed Clark 8.525.

WOMEN'S CLASS "A" ALL-AROUND: $uzzi Thomson (Wash . Y) 61.58; Sharon Kend le (Milw.) 60.75; Ju dy L enz (Milw.) 58.02; Mickey Adams (Syl acauga HS) 56.68; Susie Si n g r i n (Long Beachl 51.17.

UN"EVENS;

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HIGH BAR : Dennis Sullivan 8.575; Rick

Tucker 8.45;

Fred

Dennis 8.375;

Donny

Smi th (D. Lipscomb) 7.575; Francis A llen 7.:415: Jim" Howard 7.40.

I EXERCISE :

$uzzi Th omso n 14.76; Susie Smgnn 1449,

BALANCE BEAM : Suzzi Thomson 13 .83; Mickey Adams 13 .53 ; Judy Lenz 12.83;

Sharon Kn ed le 14.36; Mickey 14.26; Mel St r ickland 14 .2.

acauga HS) . 12. 19; Bonnie Diedrich 11 .89.

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Judy

Lenz

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16.96;

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14 .06.

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(Hackensack

NJ)

.8.725; Dennis Su llivan 8.675; Don Port. mon ~.425; John Walton 7.75 ..

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RINGS : 'Fred Dennis (S IU ) 9.475; Jim Jackson (Neb.) 9.35; Ed Clark (PCe) 9.125; Dennis Su ll ivan 8.975; Dick Nichlaus 8.85; T om Seward (SIU ) 8.75 .

fieTd~AI~';~~IN~~naVi~~~cO~li(~~~fdiSf~i~3: Troy Kau fman (Memphis ) 15.43; Ann Sib ley (Spfld.) 14.89; Janet Link (Spfld.) 14.07 : Libby Wi lson (Memphis) 13 .0.

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competition

rou tin es wer e used. In nearly . every event, these sco res ove restimat e th e actu al score r ece ive d in T ok yo . Co uld thi s ha ve been pre di cted ? T o th e ex tent that the judgin g in th ese mee ts was based on th e internati ona l sys te m- no; but if one con sid er s that ma ny oth e r fac tors eff ect judgin g, the an"WP I" wo uld be yes. i\ qati sti ca l techniqu e' whi ch we can interpret as a measure of th e co nsistency of th e pe rforn HlIl ces of th e indi vidual s, th e codfi c ient of vari a bi lity ( CV ), was used un th ese sco res. Th e greate r th e CV, the :!! H'at cr i ~ . Ih t" variati on am ong observations. It "hows us that \\1e iss was I ikely to show grea ter in consis ten cy than Sakamoto in mos t eve nt s. Weiss has long been kn own for hi s di sc iplin e and con sisten cy in gy mnast ics a nd it is not a t all unlikely that these 'fi g ures a re of min or signifi can ce if co mp a red with th e variability of oth er indi vidua ls ove r a se ri es o f performan ces. We sugges t, th en, that thc coeffi cient of varia bilit y may be use ful in gau gin g th e consis tency of an individuals performance if there have bee n suffi cie nt trial s to provid e a vaJid test.

Dick ( ril ey st atistlccn

1964 OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS STATISTICS II SOME A TTEMOTS AT TEAlVI EVA LUA TION With all th e fi g ures and stati s ti cs a vail a bl e on th e 1964 Ol ympi c Gam es, on e mi ght think it wo ul d be easy to com e up with a simpl e formula for selectin g an Ol ympi c team: H owever, if there is, stati sti cs will ha ve to provid e only a s mall part of that formul a . Let us loo k at Table 3 for a moment. Thi s

by Di ck Cril ey

tabl e s h ows

LI S

th e a ve ra ge scores fo r two

of our Ol ym pia ns in fou; meets in whi ch th e O lympi c co mptll sories and opti o,na\

TA BLE 3. Mean e vent score for t wo performers based on scores recei ved in the 1964 American Champi onships, West Point Ol ympic Qualifiers Meet , Kin g's Poi n t Ol ympi c and OlympIC Fina l t ryouts. EVENT F. Ex. S. H. H.B. L.H.V . P.B. S.R. We iss 18.62 18 .77 18.25 18.9 0 18. 9 1 19. 45 CV 4.20 2 .50 0.6 7 6.79 0 .9 0 4 .73 Sakamoto 19.19 18.75 19. 15* 19.15* 18.88* 18 .92 CV 1.47 1.57 1.04 2.94 0 .55 1.13 * Mean based on only three scores.

TABLE 4 . Mean compulsory and opti onal sco res fo r e ach even t f or th e J apanese

Germon and U.S. Gy mnastics te a m s w it h the Coeff ici ent o f va r iability fo r eac h s~t. bosed on 011 six scores. Ja pan Floor Exercise Russia G erma n y U.S .A.

Camp. CV Opt.

Si de H orse Camp. CV Opt. CV Still Rings Camp. CV Opt . CV Long Horse Vaul t Compo CV Opt. CV Parallel Bars Ca mp . CV Opt. CV H orizonta l Ba r Ca mp . CV Opt. CV

9.56 0.49 9.56 1.40

9.55 0 .66 9 .52 1. 78

9 .36 1.14 9.40 1.04

9.03 2 . 16 9 .24 3.3 5

9.53 0.84 9.50 2.17

9.42 0 .73 9.37 1. 3 3

9 .12 1.72 9. 37 1.14

9.24 0 .8 5 9.1 3 2. 69

9 .60 1. 56 9. 59 1.26

9.55 1.31 9.60 0.79

9 .21 2 . 16 9.45 0 .92

9.20 1.44 9.30 1.63

9. 61 1. I I 9.65 0 .8 9

9.59 1. 18 9. 6 3 0.77

9.4 7 0 .99 9 .5.6 1.15

9.30 0.98 9 .4 7 1.09

9 .64 1.17 9.60 1.68

9. 6 4 0. 76 9.58 1.11

9.43 0.49 9.48 0.89

9.32 0.80 9.08 4.5 4

9 .64 0 .5 5 9 .55 1.61

9.61 0.98 9. 61 1.84

9 .27 1.57 9.42 0.85

9.15 2.15 9.10 1.24

North trials , Tota l 112.90 114.04

Ru ss ia n M ea n ~

Th e coe ffi cient of variability may be appli ed to a team 's performances as well as to an indi vidual's. CV values have been co mputed for the top three teams and the USA for th e optional and co mpulsory exercises and are presented with average team sco res in Table 4 and 5. In the events where hi gh CV valu es occurred there wer e often on e, two, or more performan ces which r ece ived sco res differin g consid erably from th e oth er sco res. The US men can point to such in sta nces in the floor exercise, side horse, paraJlel bar, and horizontal bar event s and the US women's team to the sid e horse vault a nd uneven paral~ eJ:,. Indiv,ldull'ls oft en pe rform ed welJ in these events but as a team we could n ot mee t the chall enge of six good exercises. No di scernibl e pattern is evid ent in the ave ra ge sco res of the top three team s as to e mph as is on compul sory 路or optional exer cises. The German me n and Czech women we re rather consistently higher on th eir opti onal exer cises while the men's and wo men's team s of Japan and Russia tended to excel in th e excution of the compul sories. Our US team s were ' less consistent in their performan ces, doin g better on some compul so ri es in some events and on optiona ls in others. An alm ost obvious conclusion is that we need an ov~ raJl strengthenin g in both compul sori es and opti onal s of all events. A 0.1 5 in crease in indi vidual perfection per routin e co uld have placed us third instead of seventh in th e men's events. A 0;15 in crease pe r performe r co uld have placed th e wo men sixth in stead of ninth and a stronge r show in g on th e aforementi oned exercises would have been the basis for an eve n bett er placin g. These conj ectures a re ba se d, howeve r , on the pot ential of each team member a nd his co nsist ency in workin g up to thi s potential. But consistency it se lf will not win the Ol ympi cs unl ess the sco res are on a hi gh level. Thus, the ul tim a te c rit e rion mi ght be, how consistent is the indi vidu al a t scorin g in high fi g ures? (See J a nuary and lVlarch iss ues of th e M G.) With certain rese rvations we ran an anal ys is of va rian ce for the total s of ea ch in d ividu a l on a tea m in each event. Th e an a lysis uf va ri a nce is stri ctly valid under def in ed co nditi ons wh en the obse rvati ons ( in thi s case, the individual s' scores) are di s tribut ed normall y ab out the ir mean. As point ed out earlier, (Ma rch MG ) th e scor es

actually we re s kewed heavily above th e m ean with a fe w excep tionall y low scor es dra ggin g dow n th e In ea n.

Th ere a re o th er a ss umpti ons whi ch we mad e that may al so be in va lid. For il;s tan ce , th e ass ig nin g of a sco re s hould be ind e pend 路 e n t of th e leam aff iliation of the indiv idual , bU I s in ce teams co mpe ted on a g iven appa rat us as a block, we may con f usc the average of th e team scor e wit h other e ff ec ts. If the indi vidua l i, trul y re prese ntali ve of hi s tealll. and if team s d iffer in the ir level o f a bilit y, we ca n per haps det ec t d iff erences a mong team s based on an ave rage of the sco res . As Tabl es 6 and 7 illu strat e, s uch diffe re nces are no t a s ev id ent s ta ti sti ca ll y a s vis ua l obse rvati on mu st have indi cat ed. Again. it mu s t be emph as ized th a t th ese mea ns a re based o n the sco res of all s ix team lII e mb ers wh ereas the tea m s tandin gs a re ba se d o n th e top fiv e pe rform a nces onl y. T h us. if one indiv idual did bre ak, th e team s tandin g wa s not affe c ted. although th e meas u re o f team cons istency, th e C V, does r e fl eet it. Again, con s istten cy does not a lone s pell the story . So me team s wit h lo w CV's did no t ra n k high beca use th e ir l eve l o f abi lit y was not as ~g reat as oth e r t ea ms. On so me team s, outstandin g performan ces by a fell.' were enoug h to overco me low sco res of th e oth ers wh en the defi cie ncies w ere no t o f s uch a magni tud e as to lower th e team ave ra ge . Th ese t eam s mi g h t have had a lo w CV if th e top score was n ot co ns id ereei. On e mu st arrive a t t he co nclu s ion , th en , th a t a n ove ra ll s t.ud y o f tea m s tati s ti cs will no t necessar ily lead to a m eth od of team se lect io n. C reater m in d s t han m ine are s trugg lin g: with the prob lem of fi eld ing th e bes t tea m poss ibl e w hil e taking into consid e rat ion all th e com plicatio ns which ca n be s ubj ected to math e ma t ical test. A stand ard of e xce ll ence may b e es tab lished math e lll a t icall y, but thereafter th e r eal work beg in s. An oth er poss ibilit y wa s sugges ted . Is the re an eve nt by whi ch one ca n ga in an es tilII a te of th e final rankin g of an indi vid ual and poss ibl y his team ? If o ne eve nt co uld se rve as an indi cator and g raph s drawn ( uch as de mo ns trated in th e \ [arch \I C) . mi g ht it not se rve as a val ua b le g uid eline in se lect in g: a tea m ? T he an s we r, of co urse, wou ld be NO if an indi vid ua l we re not co mpe ten t on a ll appa ra tus. S ti ll , fo r co nj ecture's sak e, we prese nt th e fo ll owin g fi g ures w hi ch sho w the number of tim es an indi vidu a l's rankin g in an eve nt wa s w ithin or - 4 of hi s ; II -aro und rankin g :

\I EN P ara ll el ba rs S ti ll rin gs Hor izo nt-; I bar Floo r exerci se S id e horse Lo ng ho rse vau lt WO\ I E N U neve n para lle ls Bal a nce beam Floor exercise S id e horse va ult

31 30

T A BLE

5 . Mean compulsory

a nd opt ional

score s for each

event

f or

the

Russian,

Czechos-

lovakian, Japanese, and U.S. women's g y mnastics teams with the Coefficien t of Va r iab ility fo r ea ch set. Means based on a ll six scores.

Ft oor

Exe rci se

Camp. CV Opt. CV Si de Horse V autt Camp. CV Opt . CV Ba lanc e Beam Camp. CV Opt. CV Un eve n Paralt els Cam p. CV Opt . CV

Russi a

Cz ech .

Ja pan

U .S.A .

9.499 1.50 9.577 1.37

9.338 0.99 9.460 1.74

9.377 I. I 7 9.466 1.24

9.205 1.77 9.277 1.25

9.460 0.94 9.499 1.21

9.472 1.10 9.537 1. 31

9.510 0.63 9.397 0.92

9.233 222 9.088 3.17

9.366 1.12 9.649 1.43

9.394 1.07 9.577 1.75

9.255 1.25 9.438 1.52

8.994 1.07 9.344 1.36

9.505 0.79 9.260 3.68

9.449 1.05 9.477 2.51

9.366 0.97 9.472 1.43

9.094 3.28 8.572 7.88

TABLE 6 . Mean total score for each ev ent for men's gymnastics teams with th e Coeff icient o f S IX scores. Sid e H or se Stilt Rings

Variabi lity f or each t ea m. Means based on a ll Floo r Exe rci se MEAN CV I. J.:Jpan 19.15 a 2.42 2. Russia 19.07 ab 1.35 3. Germany 18.77 abc 3.14 4. Italy 18.43 abede 2.52 5. Poland 18.66 abed 1.00 6 . Czechos lovakia 17.07 de 18.98 7. U.S.A. 18.27 abede 2.68 8. Finland 18 .72 abed 0 .87 9. Hungary 18.2 4 abede 1.53 10. Bulgaria 18.17 abede 2.45 II. Yugoslavia 18.00 abede 2.26 12. Rumania 18.23 abede 2.02 13. Korea 18.26 abede 0.55 14. Switzerland 17 .76 abede 3.56 15. Cu ba 17 .4 5 bede 12.46 16. Austra lia 17.12 ede 1.0 I 17. Taiwan 16.78 e 4.00 18. India 14.73 f 21.18 Overall mean 17 .94 4.53** F v a lue Ove rall CV 8.60

I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. O. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Lon g H ors e Va u lt CV MEAN 19.26 a 0.79 19.22 a 0.94 19.04 ab 0.90 18.74 be 0.82 18.84 b 1.53 18.84 b 1.35 18 .77 be 0 .86 18.88 b 1.51 18.76 be 1.61 18.81 b 1.21 18.76 be 1.00 18.75 be 0.69 18.46 cd 0.95 18.97 ab 1.06 18 .27 d 1.83 18.18 d 1.68 17 .77 e 1.70 17 .34 f 2.37

Ove r a ll mean 18.64 F v alue Ove rall CV Note: Means f o ll owed by the when Duncan's Multip le * * Anal ysis of Variance F va lue

32.88* *

MEAN

19.03 18.80 18.50 18.45 18.02 17.97 18 .3 7 18 .40 17 .9 4 18.25 18.28 17.95 17.56 18 .05 15 .9 4 16.18 11. 52 12.43 17.21

CY a a a a a a a a a a a a a a b b e e

4.91 0.85 1.37 1.23 2.81 3.43 1.46 1.32 3.04 0.87 3. 13 1.24 6.16 3.23 3.03 6 .4 1 28.9 1 12.92

MEAN

9.19 9. I 5 8.66 8 .52 8.45 8.40 8.50 17.82 18.20 18 .15 18.08 17.93 17.73 16.97 16.74 15.49 16.05 12.16 17.57

21 . 18 * * 13 .6 5

1.39 0.98 1.41 3.06 1.10 1.47 1.39 1.50 1.55 2.66 3.95 2.02 2.05 2 .38 5.51 4 .8 4 6.08 20.81

27.39* * 10 .24

Parall el Bar s M EA N CV 19.25 a 1.18 19.22 a 0.85 18.91 ab 0.59 18.85 abc 2.13 18.36 abc 2.44 18 .6 0 abc 1.61 18.40 abc 2.35 18.56 abc 1.09 18.59 abc 1.19 18.22 bed 2.88 18. 56 abc 2.47 18.47 a bc 1.55 17.92 ede 5.33 18.54 abc 1.21 17.57 de 1.83 17.23 e 3.46 13 .35 f 3.42 12.73 f 17.98

Horizontal Bar MEAN CV 19.20 a 0.91 19.23 a 1.23 18.70 a b 1.03 8.33 ab 3 .65 8.57 ab 1.91 8.35 ab 3.16 8.20 ab 2.93 8.22 ab 2.23 8.60 ab 2.87 8.71 ab 1.39 8.28 ab 3.23 7 .90 b 4. 57 8 .35 ab 2.39 7.94 b 1. 79 16.59 e 6 .09 16.52 c 5.62 16.78 e 6 .82 9.22 d 31.13

18 .07

17 .66 26.98* '

3.35

CV a a ab ab ab ab ab be ab ab b be be cd d e de f

35.97* * 8.63

same letter a re not significantly different Range test for mean separa ti on is used. significa nt at the 1% level.

13.36 at

the 5 %

level

21 18

25 24

21 17

W e still ha ve no ind ica ti o n that o ne ca n m a th ema ti cally select a top-fli ght gy mnasti cs tea m. Th e rein li es the c rux of th e prob le m. A m a th e mati cal 路analysis is o bj ec ti ve and co ns id ers o nl y those fa ctors w hi ch ca n be programm ed into it whil e gY lllnas t irs is c rea t ive a nd ima g ina ti ve and of ten unpredi cta ble . Tryin g to cr ea te a i!y nllla sti cs mode l is lik e co mposin g mus ic on a co mput e r. I t ca n be d one b UL th e resu it s lac k th e ori g ina lil y a nd s piriL of th e art.

TABLE 7. Mean tota l score f or each event for women's gymna stics teams with the Coefficient of Variability f or each team. Means ba sed on al l six scores. Floor Exe rci se Bala nce Beam Si de H orse Vault Un even Par . Bars M EA N CV M EAN CV MEAN CV MEAN CV I. Russia 19.016 a 19.077 a 16.25 18.960 a 3.23 1.18 18.766 a 2.42 18.971 a 2. Czech. 18.799 a 19.010 a 1.13 1.40 18 .927 a 1.36 1.60 3. Japan t 8.844 a 1.13 18.982 a 18;693 ab 1.22 0.68 18.838 a 2.45 4. German y 18.782 a 1.79 18.849 ab 1. 77 18.585 ab 1.2t t 8.6 71 a 1. 05 18.799 a 18.543 be 0.91 t 8 .760 ab 0.67 5. Hungary 1.3 I 18.727 a 1.38 Rumania 2.16 18.438 6. 18.382 a 1.48 18.476 e b 2.70 18 .626 ab 1.04 18.437 b 7. Pol and 18.554 a 18 .582 be 1.40 1. 96 18.255 be 1.0 I 2.43 ' 1.37 18.260 ab 1.67 18.515 be 0.92 18.282 b 0.54 8. Sweden 18.210 e 18 .482 a 1.52 18.321 e 2.55 18 .338 b 9. U.S.A. 1.05 17.666 d 1.96 2.4 t 17.346 c 10. Australia 17.629 b 1. 00 17.332 d 5.32 16.139 e 3.57 Overall Mean 18.56 t 18.557 18.487 18.282 24.16** 17.07** 9.24'* 37.66*' F value 2.50 2.99 3.21 4.84 Overall CV Note: Means f o ll owed by th e same letter are no t sig nificantl y different at the 5 % level when Duncan 's Multiple Range test f or mean separation is used. * * Ana lysis of Variance F va lue sig n if icant at the 1 % level.

by A. BRUCE FREDERICK . 2125 ARMOUR DRiVE WilMINGTON 8, DELAWARE

THE GOLDEN LIBRARY OF GYMNASTICS In recent ye ars The Modern Gymnast has r eceived many requests for a list of available books on all aspects of gymnas· tics. It would be a simple matter to list all of the current offerings but in doin g so we might create more problems than we solve. Not many of the books available can be given a superior rating, few of them qualify as good and some are simply thrown out on the market as " fillers". This latter variety often appear when publishers are hard pressed to compete with their brothers in the industry . We believe the list below is represen· tative of "the best efforts of authors and publishers who in the past deca de have produced books of hi gh quality in gym· nasti cs. They have been selected due to their value to an English speaki ng gymnastic community. Each book in the list has" a unique val ue in that each one contains material which is more than a duplication , compilation or simply a descriptive work. This uniqu e characteristi c ha s been not ed under each of the listed books. All of the selected books are currently availabl e from publishers in the United States and England. Were you to order all of the books, the cost would be approx· imately $75.00. Most publishing houses will hon or th e req uest of a school or club to send on approval those books which are desired. If the requ"est is typewritten on an official letterhead you will very lik ely be granted a few days examination tim e and be billed thereafter. Some publishers will also offer a di sco unt. Each of the publishing h ouses (or their representatives) listed below will receive a co mplim entary copy of this edition of the Modern Gymnast. We hope thi s GOLDEN list will be helpful to you. In the futur e look for a more comprehensive listin g from the memo bers of the Education Committee of the United States Gymnastic Federation. Boys and Men Kunzle, George, et. aI. , The Olympic Gym· nastic Series. Londo n: Barrie and Rackliff (2 Cle· ment's Inn , Strand, Lon don, England) Vol. I-Free Standing (Floor Exercise) Vol. II- Horizontal Bar Vol. III-Pommel Horse (Side Horse) Vol. IV-Parallel Bars With the excep titon of Vol. I Free

Standing these books are the best avail· able for the individual events they des· cribe. Spotting methodology associated with learning is well don e. Illustration s are profuse and are either line draw· in gs fr om film s or seq uence photographs. Two volumes remaining will be pub· Ii shed in co min g years. Stewart , Nik, Competitive Gymnastics . Lon· don : Stanley Paul & Co. 1964. In addition to a series of graded exer· cises, England's Coach also includes the ultimate exercise in each of the Olympic events. Current internati on al trend s are noted. Well illustrated by the author. Takemoto, Masao, Gymnastics Illustrated. 1957. Distributed by Frank Endo, 12200 S. Berendo, Los Angeles 44, Cal. Japanese text. Excellent illustratiOlns (more than in any of the listed books) progressively arranged are of value to those interested in routine co mposition or reference to a particular gymnastic 1110Ve Jll e n

General Farkas, Jim , Age Group Gymnastic Work· book. Tucson, Arizona: The United States Gymnastic Federation ( P.O. Box 4699, Tucson). 1964. This compilation of graded exercises is a first in English. It com pares to many for eign publications where the aim. is to have children progress in an all·around program of gymnastics. In addition to being well illustrated by th e author, each exercise is broken down so that each part is scored with the heavi est weighting be· in g given to the most difficult parts. Very adaptable for classification and com· petitive purposes. Program for both boys and girls. Frederick, A. Bruce, Gymnastic Action Cards . Minneapolis: Burgess Pub. Co. 1965 (To be released in the Fall) Each of nin ety·seven body positions basic to all gymnastic movement are printed on individual card s. The set of cards is accompanied. by a template (similar to a letterin g stencil) for the qui ck draw· ing of realistic action fi gures. The cards are ind exed four ways for conven ience and 'an action ind ex provides a look at all of th e positions at a glan ce. This teachin g aid is a first of its kind. Zabka , Norma and Marie Provaznik, Gym. nastic Activities with Hand Apparatus for Boys and Girls. Minneapolis: Burgess Pob· lishin g Co. 1965 This new book is the best one available

on beginnin g work with balls, hoops, ropes, bean bags and wands. The many id eas includ ed under each category are well illustrated by Hana Hladik. Girls and Women Alliso n, June, A dvanced Gymnastics for Women. London: Stanley Paul and Co., Ltd. 1963 Presents an excellent catego ri zation of movement types typ ical of the four Olym· pic event s. Very readable. Illustrated. Drury, Blanche and Andrea ]\Ilolnar, Gym. nastics jar Wom.en. Palo Alto, Cal.: The Tati onal Press. 1964 This is the best total coverage of all as· pects of gy mnastics for girls and women available. In addition .to traditional areas, basic movement , ballet, hand apparatus, curri culum design, demonstration s and the gymnasti c mee t are also covered. II· lu strated. Lein ert , Walter, The Modern Girl Gymnast on the Uneven Paralle l Bars. Indianapolis: The Auth or (233 N. Parkview, Indianapo· lis.) 1957 This is the only single volume devoted to unevens alone. Advanced work is de· scribed with appropriate spotting sug· gestions. An early Latynina composition is described. Well illustrated. Prchal , Mildred, Artistic Gymnastics-Floor Exercise. Berwyn, Illinois : The Author (2419 Scoville Ave., Berwyn ) 1964. An excellent treatment of movement as· sociated with artistic floor exercise. Bal· let compon ents are integrated with typical gy mnastics movement. Applications to balance beam are included. Well iIlus· trated by the author. Takemoto , Masao, Illustrated Women's Gym. nastics. 1958 Frank Endo distributor. 12200 S. Berendo St., Los Angeles 44, Cal. Japanese tex t. Since thi s book is pro· fusely illustrated with excellent line drawings it will be of value for com· posin g routines and as a visual aid. Balance beam, unevens and vaulting sections are included. Zabka, Norma (Editor), Gymnastics Guide 1965·1967. Washington, D.C.: The National Education Assoc. (AAHPER,-DiviSlion of Girls and Womens Sports). 1965 (To be released in June. This second Gymnastic Guide by the DGWS brin gs together a collection of well known gymnastic writers many of whom have had International trainin g and ex perience.

Gymnastic Ballet Kaywell, Grace, Ballet for Gymnasts. Santa Monica, California: Glenn Sundby ( Publisher). 1965. Although this manual is valuable in itself, it was prepared specifi cally to be used with the popular Ballet for Gymnastics records. Well illustrated with photographs. Covers exercises and movements most typically adapted to gymnastics. A basic exercise is described in th e final pages which employs elements of the tex t material. Endorsed by the United Stat es Gymnastic Federation. ,. Records are available from Step pin g Tones, P .O. Box 64334, Los Angeles, Cal. 90064. Mechanical Analysis Dyso n, Geoffrey, Th e Mechanics of Athletics . University of London Press: London, England. 1963 An excellent, easy- to-read, easy-to-understand treatm en t of mechanical analysis is presented. Excellent sect ion on analysis to twistin g movements. ilif ovement Diem, Li selott, Corrective Gymnastics and Special Exercise Classes in Schools. U.S. distributor is P .E.S.A., P .O. Box 2922, Thrumbull, Connecticut. Excellent, crea tive suggestion s for appli路 cation s of gymnastic moveme nt in the area of corrective exercise. A challengin g book regardless of stated obj ective ' of correctives. Diem, Liselott, Who Can. U.S. distributor is P.E.S.A. A delightful, well-known book which lists suggestions to be acted upon by children hence a series of themes. Children react to, "Who can roll like a ball ?" or "Who can make himself first small and then tall ?" Randall, Marjorie, Basic Movement-A New Approach to Gy mnastics. London : G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1961.

This book outlin es all of the elements of the English program kn own as Educational Gymnastics. Movement themes are categorized and fur th er 'refin ed into movem ent tasks which are thoroughly adaptable to the yo un g beginner's gymnastic trainin g. A creat ive approach rath er than the trad itional " follow-theleader" kind of program. Trampoline LaDue, Fra nk and Jim No rman , Two Se conds of Freedom . Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press. 1960. Writte"n wi th humor as well as com petency this classic on trampolinin g is best known of alL Flip pictures are incorporated into the pages for vi sually presentin g characteristic movements. An ex' cell ent secti on on mechani cs is done by the lat e C. H. McCloy which is valuable for those interested in the whole gamut of gymnastic analysis. T umbling Szypula, George, Tumbling and Balancing for All. Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown Co., Inc. 1957. This is the best book available on tumblin g and could be rated as a classic. The en tire activity is covered from the most basic stunts to the mo st advan ced and includ ed are progressions which have been successful in th e learning of difficult tumbling movements. The section on judgin g tumbling should be read by all those who are called upon to judge this event. No te: Ma terial s on judgin g gymnastics in some of the texts listed may be out of date due to changes occurin g constantl y in the F.I.G. Cod es of Points. We therefore suggest that the b est source for materials of this kind be obtained through a competent organization such as the United States Gym nasti c Federation.

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CLINIC BOARD JACK CARR -

Program Director, Teach er,

Coach, Morton Grove High School, Ill inOIs. PAUL F INA - Fonner National Champion , Assoc!ate Program Director, Judgin g Methods Director, C hicago. BTLL MEADE - Secretary-Treasurer, Teacher, Coach , Southern Illinois Un i vers i t~' ( 1964 National Ch ampions)

August 22-28, 1965 Michigan Sta te University East Lansing, ~fichi gaJl

JOE SCHABACKER - Operations D irecto r. Former Champion, Ju dging Me thods Dir ector - Ch airman, ~,Jl anagem e nt D epart ment, Arizona State University. GEORGE SZYPULA - Clinic Director, Teacher, Coach, Michigan State Unin'rsit y, Fonne r Na tional Champion, Auth or.

STAFF RUSTY MITCHELL - 1964 Olympic Team Member - National Champion, LI NDA METHENY - 1964 Ol ympic Team Member DICK MULVIHILL - Outstanding Women s Coach ERNESTI NE (RUSSELL ) CARTER - Former Ol y mpi~n and National Champion. JACKIE (KLE IN) UPH UES - Former Olvm pian and National Champion. ' . J1M FARKAS - From Hun gary. Contribut or to ~vlodern Gymnast Magazine. Author. CHACE KAY\'1ELL - Ballet Consultant for U.S. Gymnastics Federation .. ED BENGTSON - Former coach of St. Clair High School ( Michigan ) HETTY :\'IEYER - Expert Teacher of Ph~'s 颅 ical Education Gymn astics Skills. Author. DI CK RICHTEH-Physical Educa tion Teach: er and Coach . Jackson Schools. DIOK ZUBE R-Former Physical Teacher alld _ . Coach. SH ARON RICHARDSON ZUBER - Former Ol ympi an. DO N CHESNU T - Coach of Jliinois State YMCA Tea m Champions. JAN ICE RICHTER - illi nois District Chall1~ pion. J UNE SZYPU LA - P. E. In structor, Lansin g Public Schools and YWCA. SAL LY NOBLE - National CHni c Champion ... IUDY MARH - Teacher of Physical Educa路 . tion and Coach at Ball State Universit)r. TED ' VILSON - Leading Scorer, ~-lichi g.-'lll State Varsity Team BOB H Ann IS - Ass istant Gymnastics CO<l c:h !v!ichigan Sta~~ . 1',\ UL URAM Coach of Butler Hi gh School, DON LEAS - Former Big Ten Champion from Michigan State.

SPECIAL FEATURES 1. Development meets for boys and girls, all ~ ge s .

2. "\iite of Stars" Spectacular Exhibition. S. Lafes t F ilms - 1964 OIYll1l;i~' Cames and other film s. 4. E.'\ hib its of Equipment, Books, Uniforms. Films and 'oth er aids. 5. :\ ccess to l\ li chigan State's beautift;l athl~tic faci lities. "G. Demons tration a'nel analvsis of 1966 \Vorl(1's . Games Compulsor ies. P lease return completed form \\;ith $50 Clinic

rec ( not refundabl e) to: GEORGE SZYFULA, Clinic Director ~a tion a l Summer Gymnastics Clinic Michigan State UniverSity 'East Lan sing, Michigan INDICATE PREFEHE NCES Coaching _

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By Jess Robinson

CODYS IN CO_1P ETITION Wh en usin g an other-than-feet landin g in routin es competitors prefer a cody because they ca n maintain better height with it than with any other stunt fr om stomach or back_ A full twistin g or pik ed cody is usually performed until double cody is learn ed_ T he double cod y is far more popular with top perform ers than a doubl e or triple twistin g co ely but all are used in national competiti ons_ Full twisting double codys and triple coelys have been exec ut ed but have never been att empt ed in a routin e to our knowledge_

CAT-GYM

CODYS

In European sports outfitters' shop s there has been recently available a new gymnastic apparatus nam ed Cat-Gym, which means a ca tapult for gymnastics_ This Cat-Gym looks externally like a trampolin e, but contrary to the known sprin g- board, Cat-Gym has the following qualiti es: Without any trouble Cat-Gym may be stretched and unstretched through a lever. The tonus or tension of the bed may be steplessly adapted to the weight of the gym nast or the particular training purpose_ The Cat-Gym has no tubular steel fram e where the bed is suspended but instead it has a rope fram e cushioned with soft leath er _ In spite of its size of 15 x 9 x 3 fe et Cat-Gym weighs only 90 - 120 kilos accordin g to the mat erial employ ed and may easily be tran sported in the luggage boot of yo ur car or aircraft ( PA-22i Piper etc_ Cat-Gym is also available with 4 fl oaters and inse ts to be screwed in such as tops, plates and lengthenin g pi eces_ Cat-Gym may also be used as a tent-bottom which is important for camping now so popular in Europe_ Ca t-G ym was design ed by Austrian J ohn BartheL

In so me areas a cody is consid ered to be either a forward or backward so mersault from stomach_ Here in So uthern California forward somersaults from stomach are kaboomed, therefore term ed " front kabooms" and a cody is thought of only as a back somersault. I n tru s column we are describin g the cody as a backward so mersault from stomach_

UNUSUAL ST UN T OR WILD ROUTINE A 2% fr ont somersault (do ubl e front to stomach ) to a back cody _ We have seen this reverse direction stunt used in the ga me of "add one_" I t is quite effective and usually win s for the one who makes it. RECORD OF THE MONTH 51 codys (backward s) by S teve Lerner. J oe Nap pi almost broke this record at the 1963 Tucson Clinic but missed by one or two_ 26

OTHER CODYS There are several co dy stunts interesting to work on but of little valu e for routines_ Arabi an cody (from stomach, Ih -twist to front so mersa ult) and Arabian double cody are interestin g variations to the cody_ A cody with Yz -twist-'}Il-front (or barany) might be learned as preparation for a %-in% -out fliffi s from feel. Again, where these stunts aren 't of value to a r outine practicing them can improve the backward motion from stomach_

CODY 'S: Photo No . I pictures Judy Jo hnson performing st omach drop, la yout to back drop . Thi s is a test u sed t o determine whether or not performer has enough backward whip t o perfo rm cody. Phot o No. 2 is a cod y. N o te hesitation be fore t uck. Photo No. 3 is a cod y performed in layout pos ition .

BACKWARD WHIP Some performers ha ve a natural backward whip from stomach drop, others must work hard to acquire eno ugh momentum for a somersa ult. Backward motion is not acquired from pushin g with arms alone but comes fr om actually throw ing shoulders away from trampoline bed. To test thi s mot ion try to go from stoma ch to back drop without bendin g at waist (layo ut posi ti on but with kn ees bent ). If thi s cannot be don e it is unlik ely that there is enough whip for a cody.

H ESITATION Big secret to the cody is the hesitation requ ired after landing on stomach but before tuck for so mersa ult. In other words, one mu st co me up off of trampoline bed before throwin g somersa ult. We have often seen a student learn a cody, th en because of a poor 'l4 back ')r some oth er min or error barely mak e a cody. This fri ghtens him and on nex t attempt he grabs tuck right on bed and goes nowhere. H e then loses cody entirely and must go back into belt until he gets proper timin g back.

DO NOT KABOO M Be certain kn ees are bent in stomach drop . If calves or feet strike bed it will give a front kaboom action-o pposite cody - and stop the cody. It is also possible to land hi gh on chest and allow thi ghs to k aboo m bed enough to stop cody action.

EASY 0 CE LEARNED When lea rnin g th e cody remember that it is a 11ft so mersa ult and that tu ck mu st be held slightl y longer than in a single somersa ult. On ce learn ed, the cody , like other stunts, is easy to perform and can be used to sw in g out of a number of oth er stunts.

LE AR ING THE YAMASHITA

In response to our December colunm on using tram polin e to learn moves on other apparat us, J erry Wright has submitted the fo ll ow in g: Using the Trampoline to teach th e giant handsprin g va ult (Yamashita ) on the Lon g Horse. 1. Turn the horse sid e way s and push it up aga inst th e end of the tramp olin e. 2. Lower th e horse to the same heiaht as '" the tram polin e. 3. H ave va ult er approach with good speed. a. push off with eyes on the horse and head up until th e last split second of the push off , then duck the head. b. push into a ti ght pike c. land on the tram polin e on the shoulders and small of the back d. do not open out of the pike e. repea t several times until the perform er beco mes well aware of wh ere he is in relati on to the horse the trampo line and just what is req'uired to land on the back and not in a sea t drop . . . 4. R~i se th e horse to reg ulati on height and shp the edge of the trampol in e und er th e horse ( thi s is rath er good beca use now th ere is no dan ger of landing in th e sprin gs on the near edge of th e trampolin e.) 5. Repea t above steps several times ... 6. Now have va ulter attempt to land on the feet on the trampoline a few times. 7. Do not proceed to step 6 if the vaulter is landing on the trampoline in a seat drop or on hi s lowe r back. 8. Now turn th e horse length.wi se and aO"ai n slip th e edge of the trampoline u~der th e end of th e horse. 9. Ha ve vaulter attemp t entire vault to th e feet on the trampoline. SPOTTI NG : 1. two spot ters at all times. 2. on e spo tter on the trampolin e as n ear the va ult er as possibl e. 3. one spott er between the beat board and the horse just out of th e vaulters way. 4. Spo tter merely watches for the vaulters back and assists by pushin g against the back. 5. When th e vaulter is ready to do th e va ult without the trampoline th e spotters positi on themselves: one across from the first zone and the other spotter across from the far end zone ( the neck ) . P .S. This is a very easy vault to spot for. FUNDAMENTAL PHOTOS We are happy to find such an interest in our point rated fundamental charts. At the suggestion of several people we have dec ided to film these com binations and put th em into book form. In addition to photos we will add helpful hints to aid performers. This book should be available at th e end of summer. In the meantime, we are still offerin g the poi nt rated fundam ental charts at no charge. To receive them send a stamped, self-addresse d envelope to Jess Robinson c/o Trampoline Inc., 4207 W. Magnoli~ Blvd., Burbank, Calif.

Any News? Send news of int erest to tramp olinists to. J ess Rob1l1 so n, c/o Trampoline In c., 4207 West fvl ag nol ia Blvd ., Burbank, Ca lif.

"WHAT'S THE SCORE?/I lJy Jerry Wri ght Francisco State Co llege " Our TWO BITS WORTH" A few general comm ents about the TCAA meet as seen an th e television set. It was felt that the television coverage was th e best ever. It was felt that Gordon Madd ox did a splendid job as commentator. It was felt that the outstandin g part of the mee t was Frank Schmitz's Full twi sting dive roll. Gary Erwin , of course, was the " hard lu ck" guy of the meet. Th e dual mee t portion is having serious troubl e as can be noted by the fact that the average person probably would not have known wh o the team champion was a fter th e show was over on television. Mik e Jacobson was certa inly a different gy mna st from a year ago. Terry Hi gg in s, poor fellow, did it again. Con gratulation s to little ole San F ernando Vall ey State and Springfi eld. How about th at Millman- too bad he is only a sophom ore.

Penn State

Scenes from

1965 Pasadena Invi tational

MITCHELL W I NS PASADENA I N VI TAT IONAL A stand ing room crowd of over 4,000 watched Ol ympian Ru st y Mitchell of Carbonda le, Illino is win three events and the Al l-Around title at the Pasadena Natio nal Invi tati o na l Gymnast ics Champi onships held March 27, 1965 at Pasadena Cit y Co llege . Mi t chell amassed a sco re of 55.6 t o edge Rick Fields, Univers ity o f Ca lifornia star who scored 55 .5 and Ray Hadley of I ll inois, 55.35 . . .

9 .5; 2 . Rick Fields (Ca l ), 9.3; 3. Mitchell, 9.15. Parall el Bars- I . Ray Hadley (Ca l ), 9 .6; 2. Tie between Dick Nicholas (Pasadena CC) and Paul Newman (Cal ). 9.5. Ri ngs- I . Tie between Ed Clarke (Pasadena CC) and Chris Ev ans (Arizona State ), 9.7 ; 3 . Tie between Bob T eel (unatt.) and Stev e Zahm (Ca l ) 9. 6 5. Long H orse:- I . Mitchell , 9.8 5; 2. Mil lman, 9 .35; 3. N amon Wimber ly (unatt.), 9.32 . H orizontal Ba r- I . Ru st y Rock (San Fernando St .). 9.7; 2. Dave Sm ith (San Fernando St.). 9.55; 3. Ti e among Newman, Had ley and Lamoy ne Durham (USC), 9.4 . T u m b ling- I. M itchel l, 9.85; 2. Mi ll man , 9.3 5; 3 . Wimberl y, 9.3. AII - Arou nd- I. Mitchell , 55 .6; 2. Fields, 55 .5; 3 . Hadley, 55 .35; 4 . Da n Garcia (L.A. St.), 50.0.

Tramp oline :- I . Dan Mil lman (Ca l), 9.75; 2 . Dennis Sulliva n (Pasadena CC) , 9 .35; 3. T om McFarland (Tram po li ne Inc.)' 9. 2 . Free Exercise - I . Rust y Mitchell (Southern I ll ino is ), 9.7; 2. Dwan Dimit (Pasadena CC ), 9 .55 ; Joe Nappi (unatt .), 9.4 . Side Horse---l. Russell Mills (Ya le),

1965 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1965 YMCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA APRIL 3, 1965 Teams-Men : Berkeley, California, 54V4; W est Side, New York, 52V2; Sequoia Redwood City, Calif., 31 Y2; Seatt le Downtown, Seattl e, Wash., 16; Son Diego Downtown, Son Diego, Calif., 9 3,4. Competing Associations-Men : Berkeley, Calif.; Dayton, Ohio; Fresno, Calif.; Huntington, Indiana; Long view, Washington; San Jose, Ca li f.; Seatt le, Washington; Son Diego, Ca li f.; Sequoia, Redw ood City, Ca lif .; West Side, N ew York, N.Y.; Youngstown, Oh io. All-Around: John Pesho, West Side, N .Y., 96.25; Tom Bruce, Berke ley, Ca li f., 90 .75; Harrold Houben, West Side, N.Y., 85.30; Bo Bennett, Seattle, Wash ., 81.05; Bob Cook, Redwood City, Calif., 78.00; David Warren, Son Diego, Calif ., 28.66. Long Horse : Bi ll Rusher, Redwood City, 17 .90; Harold Houben, 17.45; To m Huneycutt , Son Diego , Calif., 17.25; Tom Bruce, 16.85; Bi ll Fisher , Redwood City, Calif., 16.50; John Pesha, 15.20. Free Exercise : Mike Sullivan, Berkeley, Calif. 16.40; Bo Bennett, 16.20; Tom Bruce 15.20; John Pesha, 15.15; Haro ld Hauben, 15.10; Ken Lenney, San Jose, Calif., 14.40. Parallel Bar.s : John Pesha , 17.60; Haro ld Hauben, 16.75; Gordon Chri stie , West Side, N .Y.; 16.05; Tom Bruce, 15.65; Bo Bennett, 14.45; Mario Amib rogio, Brookl y n , N.Y., 14. 15. Si de Horse : Russe ll Mi ll s, Redwo od City, Calif., 19. 15; Bi ll Law ler, Redwood City, Ca l if., 18.03; Bi ll Fujimoto, Berkeley, Calif., 16.75; John Pesha '16 .00; Gordon Christie, 15.40; Al lan M yam'oto, Red wood City, Ca l if., 15.40. Horizontal Bar: John Pesho, 17.20; Mo n o Amlb rogio, 13.75; Bob Cook, 12.60; Gordon Christie, 12.50; Bo Bennett, 11.50; Howard Hardie, Berkeley Calif., 10.65. Rings : Steve Zahn, Berkeley; Calif., 18. 10; Sid Freudenstein, Berkeley, Calif., 17.40; Chuck Jenner, Berkeley, Calif., 17.35; John Harr ison, Redwood City, Calif. , 17.00; Mario Amibrogio, 16.15; Jim Perkins, Dayton, Ohio, 16.15. Trampoline : Mike Sul livan, 8.8; John Anthony, Seattle, Wash., 8.0; Tom H uneycutt, 8.0; Dave Brandt~Erickson, Berkeley, Calif., 7.4; H owa r d Hardie, 6.55; James Simons, Youngstown, Ohio, 5.60. Tumbling : Mike Sullivan, 8.7; Tom Huneycutt , 8.1; John Anthony, 7.0; Clark Johnson, Berke ley, Calif. , 7.0 ; Ken Li nney, San Jose, Calif., 6.65. WOMEW;; NATIONAL YMCA CHAMPIONSHIPS Teams : Seatt le-Downtown, 90 points; Berkeley, California , 19 poi nts; San Diego , California , 1 point. Associations: Berkeley, California; San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington; Pomona, California. All-Around : Joyce Tanac , Seattle, Wash., 72.75; Carol Ann Camp, Seatt le, Wash., 72.60; Li nda Rodella , Seatt le , Wash., 71. 15; Carolyn Hacker, Berkeley, Calif., 69.60; Carol Elsner, Seattle, Wash ., 68.10; Barbara Heath, Berkeley, Calif ., 63.70. Uneven Bars : Caro l Ann Camp, 18.60; Joyce Tanac, 17.80; Linda Rodello, 17.55; Carolyn Ha cker , 17.25; Carol El sner, 16.60; Janice Glass, Berkeley, Calif. 14 .60 . Side Horse Vault : Joyce Tanac, 18.40; Carolyn Ha cker, 17. 70; L inda Rodella, 17.40; Carol Ann Camp, 17.25; Caro l Elsner, 16.10; Margo Coons, San Diego, Cal if., 14.65. Free Exercise : Joyce Tano c, 18 .30; Li nda Rode lla , 18.25; Caro l Ann Camp, 18.25; Caro l Elsner, 17 .75; Carolyn Hacker, 17. 10; Bindy Anne Maye r, 15.05. Balance Beam : Carol Ann Camp, 18.50; Joyce Tanac, 18.30; Li nda Radella, 17.95; Carol El sner, 17.6'5; Carolyn Hacker, 17.55; Janice Glass, 14.70.

Western Illinois Leathernecks with Coach Bob Clow, results in Apr il MG)

1965

IIAC Champions (I lAC

Big Eight Conference

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J er ry Fontana, Tim Kran eman , Jim Cow路 del', Jim Selby and Jim Jackson displayed the might of Coach Ed Gagnier's Iowa sta te gym nasts by co mbining to win every event except the Floor Exercise in the 2nd an路 nual Big Eight championships held on March 12路13 at the University of Colorado. Fontana captured the all around and the horizontal bar, Kran eman won the side horse, to lead a 1-2-3 Iowa State sweep in that even t, Crowder led the fi eld on the parallel bars, Jackson dominated th e still rings and Selby bagged both th e trampoline and the long horse titles. Bob Setchell and Ryan both of Colorado were the only ones a ble to break up the Iowa S tate monoply as they placed 1 and 2 in the floor exercise.

STATE COLLEGE I NVIT ATIONAL

All around : J. Fonfana , IS, 48.75; Francis A ll en, Neb, 47.30; H . Howa rd, Neb, 45.45; Bi ll Podia, Col, 44.00; Rich Paulsen , IS, 43.00. Floor Exercise : B. Set chell , 8.35; Ryan, 8.32 ; R. Penley, IS, 8.27. Side Horse : T . Kraneman , IS, 8.37; T. Bumann, IS, 8 .1 2; J . Fontana, 7.9. Trampoline : J. Selby, 8.95; Rich McCabe, Col , 8.62; F. Constant, IS, 8.47. Horizontal Bar: J. Fontana, 8.95; F. Al len, Neb. 8.77; L A rfsten, Col, 8 .65. Long Horse : J. Se lby, 9.1; B. Podia, 9.05; F. Allen, 8.87 . Parallel Bars : J. Crowder, 9.47; F. Allen, 9.02; R. Paul sen , 8.7. Still Rings : J Jackson, 9.45; T. Jenkins, Col, 9.05; Boatwright , Col , 8.67 .

WINN ERS OF ALL AROUND: Left to righ t: Mayor Wall y Johnson of Berkeley; 5th place Bob Cook , Redwood City; 4t h Bo Bennett , Seattle; 1st John Pesha West Side YMCA, New York; 2nd Tom Bruce, Berkeley; 3rd Harold Hau ben, West Side YMCA New York; 6th David Warren, San Diego Downtown YMCA.

Lon g Beach State Freshman Fred Siebum gave the home town fans somethin g to look forward to in the years to come as he captured the sid e horse event in the L.B. In'vitatio nal so convin cin gly that he was seleceted as the outstanding performer of the evening by the judges. Sci Ito, a fine all-around gymnast fr om Japan , pu t in a strong bid for the title as he ' added an international fl avor to the event .

. Fred Slibum (9.7) started off the evening with his fine winning performan ce on the side horse to take the measure of Bill ash (9.3) and Gary H oskin s (9.2). Dan Millman (9.5) came on stron g to run away from the field on the trampolin e with Dan McFarl and and Clayton Chrismon a di stant 2nd and 3rd at 9.15 and 9.05 res pectfully. Rusty Rock , surprised so mewhat with a fin e va ult to capture th e long horse event with a best vau l~ of 9.35, to barely edge Bill Gaffeney and Rae Anders bot h at 9.3. Sci Ito th en led a strong fi eld of en tries in the floor exercise with a 9.4 per-

GI RL S A LL AROUND : Left to right : Mrs. Brick Sullivan; 5th place Carol Elsner, Seattle; 4th Caro lyn Hacker, Berkeley; 1st Joyce Tanoc, Seattle; Carol Ann Camp, Seatt le; 3rd Linda Rodella, Seattle; 6th Barbara Heath , Be rkeley.

form ance to edge Dan Millman at 9.35, followed by Dan Garcia at 9.25. P ete Parra made his bid for th e outstand ing gy mnast award by recordin g a fin e 9.55 on th e paral lel bars to lead Sci Ito and Glynn Heckenliable both at 9.45. Ru sty Rock (9.55) then led a stron g ( in more than one way) crew of ring men as he e:lacd Ed Clark and Di ck Nichols both at 9.45. Dave Sm ith close d out the co mp etition by upsetli ng favorit e Rusty Rock on the hori' zo nl a l bar. Smith recorded a 9.55 as Rock . scored a 9.3 to fall to th ird behind Smith and J ohn Morri ssey (9.4).

Pacific North West College Ch;ampionships Bob Hall, Jim. D~vid , Mik e Love)l, and Gary Finne led the University of Washin gton to a lop-sided victory in the Pacific North West College championships held at Washin gton State Uni versity. H all cap tured the All -Aro und , high bar, long horse, parall el bars, and side horse to almost sin gle·han dedly win the title. David ca ptured the trampol ine and the flo or exercise in closely fou ght cont ests, and Finne ran away from co mpetition to win th e rin g title. All- A round : Bob Hall , Wash., 53.90; Steve W oodward , EW, 50.60; M ike Lovell, Wash., 49.75; Ei gi l Flaa tha n, Was h ., 48.55; Dave Miller , WS U, 45.55. High Bar: 1. Bob Hall , 9.3; 2. Mike Lovell, 9.1. Long Hors e : 1. Hall , 9 .4 5 ; 2. Woodward, 9.2. Parallel Bars : 1. Hall, 8 .65; 2. Woodward, 8.6. Trampoline: I . David, 8.75; 2. Tusch i, U. Ore., 8.35. Floor Exercise : 1. Dav id , 9.3; 2. Love ll , 9.2 . Side Horse : 1. Hall , 9.0; 2. Jay Shaw, WSU, 8.9. Still Rings: 1. Gary Finne, UW, 9.3 ; 2. Woodwa rd , 8 .75 . Team Scores : Uni v . of Washington , 2 13 Y2; Eastern Was hi ngton, 86 Y2; Washing t o n State Univ., 48; Uni v. o f Oregon, 38V2; Uni v. o f British Col. , 2 1.

Second Annual Chatham Optimist International Gym Mee t-Chatham, Onto May 1, 1965 SUMMARY OF RESULTS Junior Team Re sults: Flint , Mich., 121.17; North Farm ington, Mich ., 96.55; Windsor, Ont., 58.86; St . Thoma s, Ont ., 58.37; Chatham , Ont., 55.87. No vi ce Team Res ults : 1. Clorencev ill e, Mich., 2. Chatham , Ont. , 3 . Detro it Ho lmes "A" Team, 4. Detro it , Northern, 5. Flint , M ich . Junior All-Around Standings: I . Don Friend, Flint , Mich .; 2. Ro llie Steele, Flint, Mich.; 3 . Dave Littlejohn, St . Thomas, Ont.; 4 . Dave Moreno, Fl in t , Mich.; 5. Dave Fowler, St. Tho mas, Onto Novic e All-Around Standings : 1. Go rd Ro bertson , St. Thomas, Ont. ; 2 . Gary Gagen, St. Thomas, Ont. ; 3. Jim Best , De troit, Northern; 4. J im McCannon, Clarencevi lle, Mich.; 5 . Ph il Canal , Det ro it, Holmes.

Chico State College Invitationa I by Chic Joh nson Th e men's meet proved to be a windfali for Dick Wolfe's excell ently coached Encin a gym nasts. The meet was so dominated by these fin e gymnasts that they swep t both the horizontal bar and · tumblin g events, as well as taking first and second in the all around event. There were approx imately forty fi ve entrants in the women's division, and thi rtyseven in the men's division. The mee t was directed by Chi c John so n with Dr. Don Adee actin g as Meet Referee. With th e continuin g success of the Chi co In vitati onal it will be necessary to run two separate meets in 1966, one for the women and another for the men. J oann e Ha shimoto performed bea utifully, executin g each of her routines with prec i· sion and abso lute co ntrol. T he spectat ors

Dr . Dinadee pr.esents All-Aro und plaques T ina Gudge at the Chico Inv itati ona l

were appreciative of her grace and char'm, and the other competitors thrilled at her darin g and diffi culty. J oanne sparks each and every co mpetition she enters and we wish her th e best of luck in her future endeavors. Men 's Meet Results All-Around : Craig Douglass, Encino, 42.20; Dano A lexander, Encino, 40.60. Floor Exercise: Tim Schmit , Encino, 7.75; Jim Ho llister, Yre ka, 7 .3; Bob Lincoln , Chico, 7. 15; John Plane , Nevada , 7.15 . Sidehorse: Cal Baker, Encino, 7.3; Dick Carl sen, Chico, 6.45; Ed Stanfo rd, Enterpri se, 6.4. Trampoline : Do ug Gentry, Encino , 8.65; J o hn Baughman, Chi co, 7.15; Ken Mathauser, Ente rprise, 7. 1. Horizontal Bar: Do ug Gentry, 8.75 ; Ca l Baker, 7.6; Dana Alexander, 7.3. Long Horse : Verne Woolery, Enc ino, 8.9; Roy Pike, Ne vada, 8.8; Howa rd He rz, Nevada , 8.6. Parall e l Bars : Tim Schmit , 8.4; Craig Douglass, 7.0; A rchi e Noriega, Chico, 6.9 . Still Rings : Archie Noriega , 7.85; Cra ig Douglass, 7.45; Lance Ast re ll a , Chico, 7.3 . Tumbling : Doug Gentr y, 7 .5; Tim Schmit, 7.1; Verne Woo lery, 7.05. Women' s Meet Results All-Around : J oan ne Has himoto, Sacramento Tur ners, 36.6; Barbaro Mc Kee, En c ino " 32 .6; Tina Gudge , Vada 's, 32.1 . Floor Exercise : Joanne Hashimto, 93.5; Tina Gudge, 8 .9; Karen Gall oway, Vada 's, 8.55. Vaulting : Joanne Hashimoto, 9.6; Ba rba ra McKee, 8 .95; Ti na Gudge, 8.8. Balance Bea m : Joanne Hashimo t o, 8.4 ; Barbara McKee, 8.3; Karen Gallowa y, 7.65. Un eve n Paralle l Bars : Joanne Has himtot o, 9 . 2; Ma ry Lynn Mays, Sacramento Tur ne rs, 7.5; Karen Galloway, 7.25. Tumbling: Tina Gudge, 9.3; Joanne Hashimo t o, 8.8; Barbaro McKee, 8 .55.

CALIFORNIA'S FIRST U.S.G.F. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS R eport by Wanda Obradovich. A disappointingly small crowd witn essed Ca lifornia 's top gymnastic keen competition to· qualify for the optional competition and a place in th e state rankin g at Sacramento State College March 13th. The compulsory competiti on began at 10 A.M. for these 100 gymn asts. At 6 :30 P .M. the competiti on was climaxed fo r th e 10-12 and 1315 age groups; and the top six qualifi ers. At 8 :00 P .J\lI. th e even in g ceremoni es was for th e 16 and over th at had been selected for the evening perfoq)l ance. It was an i~ -

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press ive sight as the 100 girls marched in carrym g their club banners, the UnitedStates fla g and U.s.G.F. bann er. Und er th e directtion of Mr. Lascari, who, presided as master of ceremoni es; and Mr. Walt Driver, th e meet announ cer. After presen tation of th e 10-12 and 13-15 awards, by meet directors, Vada Crabbe and Wanda Obradovich; the evenin gs competi ti on began. The competiti on 16 and over all aro und title was up for grabs down to the last event. J oann e Hashim oto, Arden Hills, cap tured the all around titl e, scoring 72.05 pts. Miss Hasim oto placed first in the free exercise and balance beam performing wi th fea ther like, seemin gly effort less executions. A second in va ultin g and a tie in the un evens cinched the title for Miss H ashimoto. A highli ght of the evenings performance was Carolyn Hacker of the Berkeley Y.M.C.A. as she maneuvered through an un even parall el bar routin e that brought the audience to the edge of their seats. Three tenths of a point determin ed the 13·15 state title. Wendy Cluff, SCATS, was chall enged strongly by Karen Galloway, Vada's, part icul arl y in the un evens, where Karen was notably improved. Mi ss Cl uff presented a sparkling free exercise routine scorin g 9.25 for a first then placed ,second in the unevens, and third in the beam and va ultin g, to accumu late 68.60 pts. to edge out K aren. It appeared that Ava Ichimoto, Fresno Gym Clu b, might be a strong con· tend er for all-around honors. At the end of the compul sories, Miss Ichimoto was leading; but fell out · of contention with several major break s in her optional exercise. Lind a Hamby, Fresno Gym Club, upset the favorites by takin g an early lead in the compul sori es and then continuin g on to ca pture the 10-12 all-around titl e by placin g first in the balance beam, vaultin g, free exercise; and a third in the un evens durin g the optional competition. Miss H amby scored 65. 10 pts. The team title was won by the SCATS of Los Angeles. But Marq uette is the coach. The Fresno Gvmnastic Club, Coach Wanda Obradovi ch earned second place hon ors;

and Vada's of Sacramento was third in the team divi sions. It was a day of learnin g filled with chall enges for gy mnasts, coaches, and judges. Th e meet directors di scovered many ave· nu es for improvement. The women judges were occasionally the targets of sharp criti · cism for unusually high methods of sca r· in g. It mu st be sa id that altho ugh the practi ce of usin g women judges still ha s mu ch to be des ired; we have mad e a creditable beg innin g. Much needs to be done in pro· vidin g jud gin g clinics for those women now interested and to also encourage more women to stud y and learn techn iq ues of judgin g. Many thanks go to the Parents Clu b of Vada Crabbe. Th ese people opened their homes to travelin g gymnasts in a truly gracious man ner. Results of the All-Around: 16 & Over: Hash imo to, J ., Arden Hill s, 7 2 .05 ; Hacker, ~o. I ~erkeley Y, 70 .80; Trammell , Judy SCATS, 13 - 15 Age Group: Cluff, W., SCATS, 68.60; Gall oway, K., Vadas, 68.30; Tru ss, Nora, Vadas, 65 .60. 10-12 Age Group: Hamby , L. , F.G.C. , 65. I 0; Rig by Karen , SCATS, 63.8 I ; Nel so n , Lori, SCATS, 61.40. Other Results 16 & Over Vaulting: I. Hacker , By; I. Trammel , Scat; 3. Hash imoto, Ah. Unevens: I . Hacke r, 2. Tram mel; 3. Has himo t o. Beam: I. Ha shimo to; 2. Trammel ; 3. Hacker. FX .: I . Hashimto; 2. Hacker; 3. Gudge, Vada . 13-15 Age Group Vault: I . Gallaway, K., Vada; 2. Ichimoto , FGC ; 3. Cluff, SCATS. Unevens: I. Galloway; 2. Cluff; 3. Class, BY. Be(Jm: I. Truss, Vada; 2. Wheatly, AGC; 3. Cluff. FX.: I . Cluff; 2. Ga ll oway; 3. Truss. 10-12 Age Group Vault: I . Ham by, FGC; 2. Farman , SRN; 3. Rigb y, SCATS. Unevens: I. Rigby; 2 . Fo rman; 3. Hamb y. Beam : I . Hamby; 2. Rigby; 3. W ra y, FGC. FX . : I. Hamb y; 2 Rigby; 3. Hurst , AH; 3. Nelson, SCATS.

College of The Holy Name Women's Olympic Development Meet Ca rolyn Hacker, of the Berkeley Y, led a fi eld of 25 all-around perfonn ers in thi s orthern Ca lifornia Wom en's Ol ympi'i: Deve lopm ent meet held February 27, a t the Co ll ege of the H oly Na mes. Ca rolyn won th e all-around with a score of 43.67, th e un evens with 9.40 and th" vaulting with 9.03. Sue Co nrad of San Francisco State College, ca ptured the Flo or Ex ercise with a fin e 9.2 and was runn e r up in the allaround , and Diane Nishinaka of Leso's led th e fi eld on th e balan ce bea m with 8.97. Th e Berk eley Y won the team titl e over Sa n Francisco Stat e 175 1h to 153. RESUL TS Floor Exercise: Sue Co nrad , SFSC , 9.2; c. Hacker , Y, 7.93. Balance Beam : Do ri s Nishinaka , Leso, 8.97; c. Hacker, 8.27. Unevens: C. Hacker , 9.4; D. Nishinaka , 8.50. Vaulting : C. Hacker , 9.03; Diane Martin , SFSC, 8 .2 . AIIAround: C Hacker, 43.67; Sue Conrad , 38.37; Janice Glass, BY, 36.86; Diana Martin, SF 32.63; Do ri s Nishinaka, 32. 5&,. ,

University of Victoria Invitationa I by Ben Solomon

Takaki Sueyoshi and J oyce Tanac were largely res ponsible for the hu ge success enjoyed by th e first annual Universit y of Vi ctoria In vitational held March 13, at the Uni vers ity gy mn asium . Sueyos hi , now residin g in Seattl e, and a fann Er J apa nese Nati onal high bar and r in g cha mp ion, won the floor exercise, rings, high bar and all-around. J oyce Tan ac, who is, at 15, an old hand in pacifi c northwest meets, dominat ed the

women's d ivision by ca pturin g the fl oor exe rcise, vau ltin g. unevens, and all around and was third on th e balance bea m. Ce rtainl y not to be overloo ked were th e fin e performan ces tum ed in by Gunt er Bohrman , Bo Benn ett (a fin e );oun g gy mnast who looked very good in the 1965 Na tional YMCA championships in Berk eley, California ), L. Radella and G. Ander50 11.

Bohnnan won the mens vaultin g, sid e horse, parallel bars and was runn er up in the all·around. Bennett wa s third in the men's fl oor exercise, rings, parallel bars, and all-around. Rodella won the wo men's beam an d wa s runn er up in the fl oor exe rcise, un eve ns and all-around', and Anderson was runnerup on the bea m and third in the fl oor exercise. RESULTS Meet Directo rs: B. Solomon Coach' A. Wade, Capt. U. Vic. Gym Team. ' , MEN Free Ex.: I. T . Sueyoshi , Sea t. Y, 9.45; 2. G. Bohrman, Seat. Y, 9. I 0; 3. B. Bennet, Seat. Y, 8.7. Vault: G. Bohrman, 9.25; T. Sueyosh i, 9.15; R. Danielson, Uni v. o f Alta. , 8 .6 . Side Horse : G. Bo hrman, 8.55 ; T. Sueyos hi , 8.5; G. Ho rli c k , Um v . o f Alta., 6.8 . Rings: T. Sueyoshi, 9.55; G. Bohrman, 9.3; B. Bennet, 7.95. High . Bar: T. Sueyoshi , 9.55; G. Bohrman , 9 .3; C. Ames, U.B.C., 7.35 . P. Bars: C. Bo hrman 9. I' T. Sueyoshi , 9.0; B. Bennet, 8.05 . AII-Ar;'und ': Sueyosh i, 55.20; Bo hrm o n , 54.40; Bennet 45 . I 5. WOMEN ' Free Ex.: J . Tanac, Seat. Y, 9.25; L. Radella , Seat. Y, 9.0; G. Anderson, U.B .C. , 8.8 . Vault: J . Tanac, 9 .0; L. Bird, North Shore, 8.7; S. Ha rtle y, North Shore, 8.6. Balance Beam: L. Radella , 9. I; G. Anderson , 8.93; J. Ta nac, 8.88. Euneven Bars: J. Tanac , 8 .8; L. Radella , 8.7; C. El sner, Seat. Y, 8.4. All-Around : J. Tanac , 35.95; L. Rade ll a, 35.20; c. Elsner , 33 15 .

Eden Prairie Invitational Th e results of the Eden Prairi e Invitati onal gives us ano ther sign of growth in our sport. Result s rece ived from Dorothy McI ntyre of Hopkins Minn esota of their meet held March 20 show co mpetitors fr om various Juni or Hi gh Schools in the area- a definit e sign of the times. Leading the list of Victors was J anet Wes term a n of Ed en Prairie, P eggy Swan son of Eden Prairie, J a Con noll y of Burnsv ille and Lind a Weber of J ohn Glen Juni or Hi gh: RESUL TS Advanced All-Around : I . Jo Connell y, Burns; 2. Char Dawson , Hop; 3. Carla Hub bard, Ho p . Floor Ex: I. Gail Thurstro m, St. L.; 2. Carla Hu bbard. Beam : I . Sa ll y Wagner, Hop; 2. C. Hubbard; 2, T~rr y Thom pson, Robsd . Un evens: I. Terr y Tho mpson ; 2. Kath y Goyne, a ll. Vaulting: I. Jo Co nnell y; 2. Nancy Ward, Burns. Intermediate

All-Around : I . Peggy Swanson; 2. Diane Clark , EP ; 3. Caro lyn Fosse, Burns. FX.: 1. P . Swanson; 2 . D. Clark. Beam: I P Swanson' 2 D. Clark. Unevens: I .P . Sw':'ns~n; 2 . C~roi Maenke, EP . Vaulting : I . P. Swanso n; 2. C. Fosse; 2. Eva N ilsson, MU . Novice . All-Around: I. Janet Westerman, EP ; 2. Linda S~mon . M. Jr. High ; 3. Linda Weber, J ohn Glen. FX. : 1. Deb Johnson , PL; 2. Linda Weber. Beam: 1. Janet Westerman; I . Diane Christensen , EP. Unevens: I . J . Westerman; 2. Cmdy Po rter. Vaulting: I . Linda Simon MPW' 2. Kathy Ader , John Glen. " Burns, Burnsvi lle ; Hop, Hop kins; St. L, St. LOUIS Park; Robsd , Robb insdale; a ll , Our Lad y of The Lake ; EP , Eden Prairie' PL Prior Lake' MPW, Maplewooa . " I

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THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGH SCHOOL RESULTS "DEDICATED TO THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOIATION"

Illinois State High School Gymnastics Championships by Victo r Lesch- Willowbroo k H .S.

Th e 1965 Illin ois State Gymna sti cs Champi onships were held March 12th and 13th at Prospect High School, Mr. Prospect, IIIi· nois. A ca pacity crowd witn essed the events in the main fi eld house. Hundreds more were acco mmodated in an auxili ary gy m vIa a closed cIrcu It television system. Also, the America n Broadcasting Company (AB C) videotaped th e final s to be shown on the telev ise d Midwest Spo rts Special March 27 th. E va nston High Scho ol becam e th e 8th Annu al I.H. S.A. Gymnasti cs Team Champion. An ann,ual threat for th e crow n, havin g .l ast wo n in 1963, Ron Waldens' Wildkits amassed a winnin g total of 53% points . Relyin g heavily on the trampolin e event (25'h points) all- around (12 points) and sid e horse (9 point s), Evanston for o-ed into the lead. Af ter these opening eve~ts, the champions had only two remainin g qualifI ers However, they staved off four deter· min ed chall engers, Proviso East, 435/6 points; Nil es West, 42% points; Willowbrook, last year's champi ons, 39 points; and Arlin gton H eights, 38% points. Indi viclual team scoring honors must 0-0 to junior Ri chard Swetman of Proviso E:St who took three 1st place titl es, all-around , horizo ntal bar, and parallel bars, Fi ve conference meets were held in the Chi cago area . The conference champ ions were : Suburban- Evanston and Pro viso East; Mid Suburban-Prospect; Des Plaines Vall ey- Willowbroo k; West Suburban- Arlin gto n ; and Lan e T ech-City Title. Qualifying for the LH.5.A. Finals started March 6th with co mpetition in three di stri ct meets. Distri ct team champi ons are Thornton a t the Rich Cetnral district, Prospect at th e Barrington di strict, and Willowbrook at the Yo rk di strict. Each di stri ct advanced ten in dividuals on each of th e seven events to the sta te preliminaries. TEAM SCORING Evans ton 53Y2; Proviso East 435 / 6 ; Niles West 42Y2; Willowb roo k 3~; Arlington 38Y2; Thornt on 29Y2; Prospect 28Y2; Niles Ea st 22; W heato n Cent ral 20Y2; Barrington 15Y3; Palatme IOY3; Oak Park 9; Hinsdale 8%; Glenbard Ea st 8; Lane Tech 7; York 5; New Trier 4; Maine Eas t 3%; Niles North; Proviso West 2. ALL-AROUND 1965 I. Ri chard Swetma n (Prov iso East ); 2. Pat Kiv land (Prospect); 3 . Ernest McDona ld (Evanst o n ); 4. Bruce Bo lnick (N iles West); 5. Ed Ra ymond (N iles West) . TRAMPOLINE I. Ro ndinella, Bill, Evanston . Rudolph out fl iffus- double back-rudo lph-back-couple back doub le full - ru do lph- back- I % back-double cody. 2 .. Tie HO,lvec k, Gary, Arlington. Brannie aut fllffus (plked)-brannie o ut fliffu s -full -% In Y2 o ut fliffu s -rudol ph--do u b le full - full - dou b le back--;-,udo lph full- I 3,4-dou b le cody. 2 .. Tie Crlm, RIchard, Evanston. Full in Y2 o ut fllffus- brannie o ut fliffus-back--doub le full rud o lp h-bock-doub le full-brann ie out- back -1 3,4 bac k d o uble cody.

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-cut-reverse scissors (2)-sc issors (3)-reverse ci rcl e (2)- cut---<: i r c I e s-t romlet downhi llloops (3) y, twist dismount. HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Swetman, Richard, Prov iso East . Back upri se fu ll twist-k ip y, tw ist -reverse giants-squat in eagles (2)-hop-reverse giant-pi ro uette regu l ars-cross change--r everse giont-brannie

off. 2. Scorza, Richard, Willowbrook. Stem-sq uat in- eagles (2) h op-reverse g iant-reach over f lank va ult-reverse kip-german giant-fla nk out-kip-regular giant-fu ll twisting flyaway . 3. Steelman, Tony , W illowbrook . Stem-squ at in-eagles (2) hop immediate 1 Y2 change to reg ular giant-reach under flan k-kip-hop change above bar-reverse giants-pirouette - regu lar giants-piked flyaway. PARALLEL BARS 1. Swetmon, Richard, Prov iso East. Peach support-L-St. arm st. leg press handstand-stutz hdst.-back hdst.-stutz-under the bar cast Y2 twist-f ront uprise---swniging pirouettelayaway-front uprise-front off. 2. Bolnick, Bruce , Niles West. Under the bar cast support-strodd le cut-moore-L-hollow -back p ress handstand-stutz-unde r the ba r cast-gl ide ki p-strcddle cut swinging hdtd.pirouette-layaway-front u prise front off. 3 . Dunn , Tom-Ar li ngton. Peac h su pport- Lpress handstand-back-stutzho llowback unde r the ba r cast -back uprise stra dd le cutla yaway- front u prise- swing handstand-back off. RINGS 1. Hatch, Don, Wheaton Central. Flex handstand-reg ular giant-planch down to maltese c ross-lowe r to back lever up t o c ross-L cross -bock ro ll- L-holiowback hdst.-planc h down cross- reverse kip- dis locate-f lyaway_ 2. Siorek, Te rry, Thornton . Dis locate shoot handstand-reve rse out bac k up rise t o maltese c ross - lower to back leve r up t o cross-fle x to handstand- reverse giant-p lanch down-bock ro li-olympic cross -dislocate bird-dis locate - straddle cut off. 3. Froeming, Charles, Wi ll owbrook. A ra zion cross mount to L cross press t o maltese--drop s hoot hdst .-planch down 1 Y2 ro ll t o front leve r-snap cross-roll forward-kip to Lstra ight body forward ro ll ho llowback hdst.reverse out-back uprise---dr o p bock dislocate - straddle c ut off. TUMBLING 1. Tie Sergeant, Lessie-Proviso East . 1. RO-FFB-Double Bock; 2. RO- FF -B-Double Full; 3. Tig-Ti n- Fro nt-roll - Front; 4 . RO-FF-B-B - FF-Full -

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New York State Public School Championships Section 5 T urning in an outstandin g performance, Harvey Silverstein led Franklin High te a. successful culmination of a fin e season. Harvey placed first in the all around and long horse and finished second on the rin gs and side horse in leading Franklin to the section 5 class "A" title on l\II arch 5th. Accordin g to coach Bu~h, Harvey is a dedica ted gymnast and also trains wi th the Rochester Turners and is an above average student. Franklin Hi gh narrowly edged Madison 58% to 54. Other fine performances were turned in by Eri c Andrews of Franklin-winn er of the flo or exercise; Robert Gaddis of Madison-winn er of the horizontal bar and 2nd in the floor exercise and trampoline; Prince Forbes of l\1"adi son-winn er of the parallel bars and runner up in th e all around and long horse; Charles Tijou, of East- winner of both the tumbling and the trampolin e; J eff McGra th of Franklin winner of the side horse and Eric Andrews of Franklin winn er of the still rin gs.

Illinoi s State High School Champions from Evanst on, III., Fro nt Row, left t o right: Doug Brittain, Phi l Ewing , Ernest McDona ld (Copt.), Craig Su lak , Mike Devo rkin. Bock row-,- left t o right; Asst. Co.ach Pete Brown, Meti n Cambel , Bili Rondinelia, Rich Crim, Head Loach Ron Wol den. RESULTS CLASS A Floor Exercise : Erci Andrews, F; Y. C. Bell, Mod; R. Gaddis, Mod. Horizontal Ba r: R. Gaddis; Eric Andrews; Harvey Ell m an , F. Parallel Bars : P. Forbes; Hu bert Baker, Mod; Jeff McGrath, F. Tumbling : C. Tij o u; Y. C. Bell; Bill Atkins, Ed. Long Horse : H. Si lve rstein; P. Forbes; Eric And rews. All Around : H. Silverstein, 37 .1 0; P. Forbes, 34.65; C. Tijou, 27.10. Team Scores: Fron klin 58%; Madison 54.0; Eas t 16; Edison 15 Y2; Marsha ll 4. RESUL TS CLASS B In th e closs B compet it ion John Douglass led Greece-Ol ympia to the team title with f irst in floo r exercise and tumbling and thirds in h o ri zo ntal bar and st il l ring s. Tom Ekweli also of Greece-Olymp ia was another double winnergrabb ing off the horizontal bar and stili rings titles. ;, Floor Exercise : J. Doug las; T. Ekwe li ; James Rice, Web. Side Horse : Bill Bu rk e, Web; G. Groves, RH; Skip Richardson , GO. Horizontal Bar: T. Ekweli; Dick Day, Iron; J . Doug las . Paralle l Ba rs: Bruce Smith , G-O; James Dooney, RH; Dav id Newman, Web. Tumbling : J. Douglas; J . Ric e; Bruce Stevvon , RH. Long Horse : Don Forman, Iron; B. Smith; Bi ll Burke. Tramp oline: B. Steffon, RH; Howard Ho lmes, RH; Butch Bloom, RH. Still Rings : T. Ekwell; Martin Senour, Iron; J. Douglas. Team Standings : Greece Olymp ia 60; Webs t er 34; Ru s h Henrietta 29; Irondequo it 25; Bryon-Bergen O. Robert Gaddes and Prince Forbes of Madison High, New York

VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS The Woffinden's got th e better of the Gatti 's in th e Virginia State High School Champ ionships held March 13, 1965 at the Univ. of Virginia, as Yorktown defeated Wakefield 224% to 206. Gary and Brent Woffinden acco unted for: Gary-first in long horse, free exercise, and horizon tal bar (and probably the allaround-results of which somehow did not reach thi s office) and Brent-second in long horse and 3rd in side horse. Ray Gatti accoun ted for a first on parallels, 2nd on side horse and Al Gatti placed 3rd in floor exercise and horizon tal bar. RESULTS Team Scores : Yo rktown 224%; Wakefield 206; Hopewell 91; George Was hington 7; La ne 6Y2; Wi lliam Fleming 6. Long Horse: G. Woffinden , 8 .95; B. Woffinden, 8 .2; Wayne Foley, Ytn, 8. 15. Parallel Bars : R. Gatti, 7 .65; G. Woffi ndim, 6.95; Jim Sundqu ist, Ytn, 6.6 . Side Horse : Charles Bernard, Ytn, 5.7; R. Gatti, 5.25; B. Woffinde n, 5.2. Floor Exercise : G. Woff inden, 7.05; R. Taffe, Wake, 6 .95; A I Gatte, Woke, 6.35. Horizontal Bar : G. Woff inden , 8.15; Steve Weisner, Ytn, 7.6; AI Gatti, W ake, 6 . 1. Trampoline : To m Clarke, Woke, 7.95; A. Blanknon, HP W, 6 .95; M. Janosik, HPW, 6 .5. Still Rings: Steve Weisner, 8.1; Richard Wi lson, Wake, 7.25; Glen n Baree Ytn, 6 .7. Rope Climb : G. Barre e , Ytn, 3.8 ; M. Finn, Yt n, 504; P . Swanson, Woke, 6 .0; R. W ilson, Woke, 6.0. Tumbling : M. Janosik, HP W, 6.8 ; G. Woffinden, Ytn, 6 .6; R. Taffe, Woke, 6 .3 .

1965 Oregon High School Championships by Harry Jo hnson So uth Eugene roll ed to its third straigh t state champion shi p in the sixth annual Oregon High School Championship Meet held March 20 on the University of Oregon camp us. The Axemen scored 109 points co mpared with 66 for seco nd place North

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Mike Lyons

Eu"ene and 46Y::, for David Douglas of Po;tland. Dan T~tt and Mike Lyons led South Eu gene by sweepin g to a one-two fini sh in the all-aro und event. Tutt added a "old medal in the horizontal bar making th: meet's only doubl e winner. In addition to hi s second place fini sh in all-around, Lyons took the floor exercise event and was seco nd on the horizontal bar. Competition on th e sid e horse was vastly improved over th e past as North Eugene's Ken Betterton swep t to first with a fin e performance. Dave Masengil won the still rings event for North Eugene. Top score for the meet went to Andy Pease of David Douglas High School for his 9.38 hecht vault in the long horse. The parallel bars title went to Brad Hunter of North Eugene in a come-from-behmd effort in the finals. As in past years, the highlight of the meet was the increased caliber of competition in all events, with the exception of the still rin gs where the performances in the final s were sub-par. Reaction of the MacArthur Court crowd indicated that the fan s were highly pleased with the even in g's performances. The chronic problem of locating qualified coaches continues to plague the progress of Oregon gymnastics. In ~ddi足 tion the in creased nwnber of competitors has 'necessitated a new system of districting to qualify for the state meet. In post-season activity , the Oregon High School Gymnastics Coaches Association elected David Douglas coach Paul Thompson as Association president. Rod Ostboe of Cottage Grove was named vice-president and North Eugene's Ray Chin was appointed secretary-treasurer. Enthusi asm of fans, co mpetitors, coaches, and judges and the increased number of full teams points toward greater heights for Oregon high school gymnastics.

Kansas State High School Championships by Bob Re ctor The sixth annual Kan sas State Hi gh School Gymnastics Championships were held February 20 at Wichita Stat e University, Wichi ta , Kan sas. It was an excell ent meet due to the effort s of the meet directors lVlarc Webb and Dr. Brad Keith, and th e excell ent faciliti es and staff of Wichita Stat e. The winn ers of the two regional championships, Lawrence and Wichita East placed first and second respectively in the mee t. Defendin g champion Lawrence won the meet goin g away scorin g 41 poin ts to Wichita East's 23. Third pla ce was closely contend ed by Wichita South scorin g 17 points, Wichita Southeast scoring 15 points and Medicine Lod ge sco ring 12 points. - Rob ert Pierson of Lawrence was the outstandin g performer of th e meet winning medal s in three events. Bob Carroll of Wichita Ea st was the only double winner, winning first place in the side horse and th e still rin gs. Gary Snyder of Wich ita Southeast was the only defending state champion to repea t, winnin g th e hi gh bar for the third strai ght year.

Brad Hunter

MEET RESULTS Floor Exercise : R. Pierson, (Lawrence) ; S. Rood, (Law); G. Brown, (Wichita East); M. Yau ng , (Wichita West); C. Ensz, (Wichita Sou th ); tie S. Byram, (Olathe) and R. Cox, (Wichita Southeas t ). Side Horse: B. Carroll, (WE); J. Bartholo mew , (Medicine Lodge); J. Brouillette, (WS); Beer, (La w); S. Martin , (WS); Simmons, (Topeka West). High Bar : G. Snyder, (WSE); R. Hemphill, (Law); B. Fu ssell , (Med. L) ; J. La Coss, (Wichita Heights) ; V. Haines, (Topeka ); R. Myrtle, (W H ). Parallel Bars: M. Glover, (La w); R. T oombs, (WW); R. Pierson, (Law); M. Reed , (WS); J. Bartholomew, (Med. L); B. Carro ll , (WE). Still Rings : B. Carroll (WE); R. Pierson , (Law); R. Mallonee , (0); L. McEntire, (W E); K. Gardner, (Atchison); F. Yardley, (Med. L ). Tumbling : M. Young, (WW); B. W hitaker , (La w); S. Collins, (WS); E. Harvey, (Topeka) ; S. Clyne, (WS); D. Butch"r, (WE).

PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS Philadelphia's Public High School Gymnastic Leag ue climax ed its season this year with an individ ual champion ship meet March 10 at Franklin High School. Winners in the all-around competition were Jose ph Litow, Central High School; P eter DiFurio, Bartram Hi gh ; Barry Weiner, No rth east H igh ; Arthur Bernstein, Wash-

Lawrence High School Gym team coached by Bob Rector, 1965 Kanstas State Champions

RESUL TS All-Around: Dan Tutt, (SE), 39.05; Mike Lyons, (SE), 36.30; Don Schrouder, (N E), 34.05; Denny Thielen (Roos), 33.55; t ie, Dave Olson, (Sh ), and Andy Pease, (DD), 33.20; Jim Healey, (NE), 32.70; Rick Sikes, (SE), 32.15. Floor Exercise : Mike Lyons, 7.23; Bob Hanes, (SE), 7.03; tie George Shoemaker, (DD), and Lero y Monlnge;, (SE), 6.90. Side Horse : Ken Betterton, (NE), 6.80; tie, Tim Pearson , (SEL and Tim Rayl~YI (SE), 6.35. Horizontal Bar : Dan Tutt, 6.68; Mike Lyons, 6.33; Mike Wa lker, (DD), 5.95 . Long Horse : I . . Andy Pease, 9.38; Don Schrauder, 9.05; Jim Reid (Th ), 8.93. Parallel. Bars: Brad Hunter (N E) 7.35; LeRoy Moninger, 7.08; Lance ' Larwo~d, (NE), 6.93. Still Rings : Dave Masengil , (NE), 6 .3 8 ; 2. Bob Libb y, (N E), 6 .30; Dennis Shuldieze , (SS), 6.18. Trampoline: does not count toward team score ): J 1m Healey, (NE), 5.25; Dave Ta y lor, (Wil); Rusty Wellman , (WL), 4.65. Team Scores : South Eugene 109; North Eugene 66; David Douglas 46%; South Salem 20; Thurston 8; Roosev elt 7V2; Sheldon 6V2; Jefferson 5%' La ke Oswego 4; Cottage Grove 0; A lbany 0; 'Wi lson 0; West Linn 0; Redmond

1965 C.I.F. GYMNASTIC FINALS by J. Dra ghi Baldwin Park won its fifth consecuti ve C.LF. cham pionship held at Pasadena High School Friday, May 14, 1965. Winning performan ces were given by George Greenfi eld on Tumbling and Horizontal Bar, Bob T eel winn in g hi s second Ring c hampio nshi p as

Left to Right: El v in Ezekial , Edison High, Peter DiFurio, Bartram High , Joseph Li-

tow, Central High, Borry Weiner, Northeast High and ington High .

Arthur

Bernstein,

Wash-

in gton High, and Elvin Ezek ial, Ed ison High. Central Hi gh Scho ol, closely contested by Washington , ha s won the team titl e for four consecuti ve years. In 1962, it sha red the titl e with Wes t Philadelphia High. The Ma rch 10 meet saw the selecti on of indi vi dual gy mnasti c champion s in demon路 stration s on mats, the horse, parallel bars, rings and horizonta l bars. Twelve boys co mp eted for th e all-around titl es before the winne rs we re nam ed. William Braverman, Overbrook High Coach, was in charge of the League. He said the Philadelphia Publi c Hi gh Leag ue had developed such Olympi c and college champions as Chet Philli ps, Lou Bordo, Bill Bonsall, Ja y Wern er, George Szyp ula , Bob Trout and J oel Baba. Last year's all-around champi on, Steve Cohen, is now attendin g P enn S ta te University. The League was form ed in 1923. Each hi gh school is permitted to enter 15 boys in dual mee t competition and 12 for triangu lar mee ts.

NORTH SECTION CIF FINALS The Yreka Hi gh School gym nastic team, coached by Edw in Loudon, captured five of nin e first places in the north section of the CIF gy mnastic fin als here Saturday ni ght, March 6. It was the fir st time tha t a CIF section in the northern half of Ca lif orn ia ever held a gy mna sti c final. There are 52 hi gh schools in the north section CIF, and although many of th em did not send representatives, it was a very fin e meet. They will get bi gger each year. Each school was allowed to send up to three parti cipants in each event and in all th ere were abo ut 40 entries. There was no team scorin g, this bein g for the individual parti cipant on ly. Medal s were awarded the first fi ve indi vi du als in each even t. Gym nastics is gettin g stron ger each year in north ern Californ ia by th e fin e efforts of such coaches as Bill Wilbur of Eureka ; Chuck Endres of Enterprise; Denni s Giuntini of Del lorte; and oth ers. MEET RESULTS CII' NORTH SECTION 1965 Long Horse : 1. Teeter (E); 2. L. Handley (Y); 3. Shirley (E). Free Exercise: 1. Ho llister (Y); 2 . Ma th auser (E); 3. Stanford (E). Trampoline : 1. Lawson (Y); 2. Grossen (Y); 3. Sh irley (E). Rope Climb: 1. Lac y (Y); 2. Simpson (Y); 3. Tuft s (Y). Side Horse: 1. Bihl (E); 2. Stanford (E); 3. (t ie ) R. Hand ly (Y) a nd M. Coonrod (Y): Horizontal Bars : 1. Shi r ley (E); 2. Mathauser (E); 3. Coon (E). Still Rings: 1. Prine (Y); 2. L. H andly (Y ); 3. Roney (E). Parallel Bars: 1. Bishop (C); 2. L. Handl y (Y); 3. Shi rley (E). Tumbling: 1. Hollister (Y ); 2. Stan f o rd ( E); 3. Shi rl ey (E). At right : N or th Section C IF Winners: Left to right : Side H or se-B lhl (E), Long Horse-Teeter (E), Trampo line -Lawson (Y), Rope CI imb-Lacy (Y), St ill Rings-Prine (Y), Free Exercise- Tumbling-H o llister (Y), Horizontol Bar-Shi rley (E).

a Junior , Bruce Co ulter on th e long horse, Cra ig Di ckson on free exercise, and David Kittrell 's diffi cult side horse performance; while th e host school prod uced a fin e performer in Brian Thomas on the parallel bars. T he victory stand was contin uall y fill ed with three names, and when the meet was co mpl eted, Geo rge Greenfi eld of Muir emerged with th e hi gh point trophy accumulatin g 17 poin ts; foll owed closely by the steady performance of Bruce Coulter of Gan esha wi th 16 points, and Craig Di ckson of Baldwin Park with 15 po ints. Both George and Cra ig will be back next 路 year to resum e th eir duel for hi gh point honors. Exce ptionally good non-winnin g routines were given by S. Diotte of Poly in F ree Exercise, Di ck Hamm ers on the Horizontal (exec uti ng both S talt ers), D. Klob of Westmini ster on the Parallels (all around perform er next year as a Senior ) . R . Anson and J. Butters of Anaheim kept th e traditi on of excellently coached Sid e Horse performers as a tribute to their coach Ron Am ster. Excep titonally strong ring rout ines were displayed by Chandler of Lakewood and Wa ldm an of Wi lson. RESUL TS Rope: Teel, BP and Magee, Mu, 3.7 sec.; Kittrell, BP and Nuberger, Wil., 3.8 sec.; Burnstein , Lak and Fo rti e r, Jar ., 3 .9 sec. Tumbling : Greenfield, Mu, 18.4; Cou lter, Gan, 18.2; Dickson, BP, 17 .1; Moler, AV, and Brunette, Pol. , 16.5. L. Hrs.: Coulter, 3 7 .4; Dic k son, 37.2; Greenfie ld, 37.0; Parr, Pas., 36.7; Greasto n BP, 34.3. Ho~iz: Greenfield, 18.7; Hammers: Pas. , 18.4; Dickson, 18.2; Savin, Mi l. , 17.3; Clark, Wil., 16.7. Free X: Dickson, 18 .5; Greenfiel d, 18 .2; Coulter, 18.0; Diotte, Pol., 17 .6; Ma r tin, Pas. , 17.1 . S. Hrs : Kittrell , 18.8; Butters, Ana 17.9; Ciccarelli , Pas., 17.6; Anson, Ana. , 16.8; Ne lson, Mu ., 16.61 P.B . : Thomas, Pas. , 18.0; Coulter , 17.8; Kl ob, WM., 17.6; Anson, 17.2; Langdon , Mu ., 17.0. Rings: Teel , 18 .9; Cha nd ler, Lak ., 18.3; Waldman, W il. , 17.7; Walt ers, BP, 17.3;' Nuberger, 17.2. Team Standings: B.P. 35; Muir 23Y2; Gan 16; Pas 15; Anaheim 8; WI L 7Y2; LA K 4Y2; Poly 3Y2; Mi l ko 3; Westminister '3; Ant V. 1 Y2; Jord an Y2. WINNING

oue tte catch-Kip to lo nts-Cro ss a r m change t o Re v erse Giants-Reverse Statler -Hecht dismount.

Rope : Bob Teel , Baldwin Park, a Jun ior 9.45 ave. 3.7 sec. Rings; Snap

rise Mo ltise- Iower Back Leve r pull to Cross-Lift legs t o " L" pull out t o support - Ho llow Back press t o Handstand-Reverse Gia nt to H andstand-lower thru Inv erted to Bock Lev er sl ow continuous pull with stra ight a rm s thru suppo rt t o fron t lever-Pul l t o CrossShoot fl ange t o Handstand -Gian t Giant t o St raddle dismount. Rope : Randy Magee , Mu ir co -champion, a Senior , 3.7 sec. Free X: Craig D ickson, Baldw in Park, a Junior , 9.25 a ve. Stiff arm press to Ha ndstandOne Arm har:dstand-German Fr on t headspring handspring to fall-High doubles (3 ) Alternate t o a Swedish fall-St i ff arm press to Straddled Plonge-bounce Y2 turn to m o mentary handstan d -r oil down hop flange t o m o mentary ha ndStiff leg r ise-Back pirouette step down -Rd off Bk HS Tu ck dism ount. Side Horse: Da v id Kittr ell, Baldwin .Park, a SenIor, 9.4 ave. Bac k Moore immediate trom let in-imm ediate tromlet k here in (on on e p omme l ) I mmediate Rus sian Moore Tr om let down khere in-break to swing scisso rs break to a reverse s~issor-pick up h ighs t o tram let Loops (3 ) to dismount. Porollels: Bri on Th o mas, Pasadena, a Senior , 9.0 a ve . Peach hand on end-Stuetz t o im mediate Gl ide Kip-s w ing thr ough a shoulder standStem rise to Hand- Pirouette-Back Flip to Stuetz-Drop cast St raddle cut Fro nt Uprise swing Hand-B oc k Flip dismount . Long Horse: Bruce Coulter, Ganesha , a Senior, 9.35 a ve. Giant Pike H a ndspring , Hecht.

WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Bothell and H ighlin e battled. it out to the last man in th e last event thi s year as Bothell squ ee ked out ahead of Highlin e 1551/2 to 155 in a two team battle for th e Washin gton S tat e High ' School Invitational champion shi ps held NIarch 6t h in the Wa shin gton S tat e Un iv. gy mn asi um.

ROUTINES

Tumbling ; Geor ge Greenfield , Mui r , a Jun io r ,

9.2 a ve. , 9.35. Rd off Back Handspring Double Back. Alternate Fronts (3 sets). A lternate Backs to Double T wisting Back Flip. Horizontal: Step Cast at Rev erse grip GiantsStoop thru Shoot to Eagle Giant-H op to Reverse Giants-change t o Mixed grip. Fu ll twist Pir-

Washington State High SchGol - Invi ta tional Champions, The Bothell Cougars coached by Jim Su ll ivan.

Lead in g these two fin e team s were ' Randy Carru th ers, Mace Brady, Jim S teele, and Pat Conn of Bothell and Marvin H eld ebrand, Don Kehrer, Dennis Clemmon s, and Glenn Clinton of Hi ghlin e. Carruth ers captured the all aro un d, Brady th e trampolin e, and long horse, J illl Stell e the rin gs and Pat Conn was runn er up on the sid e horse for Bothell. Marvin Hildebran d was runn erup in the all around, tied for fir st on the horizontal bar and was ru nn er up on the rin gs. Don Kehrer captured th e sid e horse in a convin cin g manner, Denni s Clemm ons won th e fl oor exercise, was runn er up in the tumbling and 3rd in the all aro und , and Glenn Clinton captured th e pa rall el bars for H ighl in e. These two fin e teams, however, did not stea l all the thunder as Charles Ashmore of Rent on shared th e hori zo ntal, bar title

and Rolly Dawkins of Centralia barely edged Clemmons in the tumbling. Officials: J on Warren , Vern Reynolds, J aim Morgan , Don Chaplin , Bob aids, Mike Garvin , Steve Woodward , Ted Brian. RESUL TS .... Teom Scores: Bothell 155.5; Highline 155; Renton 47.5; Centralia 35.5; Kennewick 29. All Around : Randy Carruthers, Bothell, 46.75; Marv in Hildebrand, Highline t 45.5; Dennis C lemmons, Highline, 45.45; Glenn Clinton, Highline , 43.2 ; Mace Brady , Both e ll , 42.75. Side Horse : Do n Kehre r , Highline, 8.35; Pat Con n , Bothell, 7.75; Joe Damon , Kent , 7.65.

Floor

Exercise:

Dennis

C lemmons,

7.8;

f o rd ,

Connecticut;2.

ton , Abing t on,

Po.;

Wayne

Amb ler,

Joseph

Abing-

Li tow.

T ea m Placings: Cen tral Hi gh Schoo l, Philadelphia , PO. 27; Upper Moreland High Schoo l, Hatbo ro , Pa . 14.5; Lincoln High Sch ool, Phila delph ia , Po. 13 .5; Snyder High School, Jersey Cit y, N.J. 1 1.5; Dobbin Voc . Tech . High Schoo l, Philo ., Pa. 11 .5; Yorkt own High Schoo l, Arlington , V irg inia 11

Randy

Ca rr uthers, 7.65; Jerry Kraft, Issaquah , 7.4. Horizontal Bar: Cha rl es As hmore , Renton , 8.3 ; Marvin Hil debrand, 8.3, tied ; Randy Carruthers, 8.2. Trampoline: Mace Brady, 8. 15; John Cole, Richland, 7.55; Hugo Butz, Highline, 7.35. Tumbling : Ro ll y Dawkins, Centra li a, 8.35; Dennis Clemmons, 8.25; Randy Carruthers, 7.9. Long Horse : Mace Brad y, 9.3; Randy Carruthers, 9.25; Gary Harpel, I ssaquah, 9.15 . Parallel Bars : Glenn Clinton, 8.3; Randy Carru t hers, 7 .55; Brad Graham , Renton, 7.5 . Rings : Ji m Steele, Bothell, 8.7; Ma rv in Hildebrand, 8.6; Norman Steel hammer, Centralia, 8.5.

Eastern States High School Gymnastic Championships The Eastern States High School Invitational Gymnastic Championships sponsored by the Temple University Gym. Team Alumni Association was held April 10, 1965 at South H all, Temple University. Forty-one boys representin g twenty-five schools and coming from seven states, Massachu setts, Cormecticut, New York, New J ersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virgi nia participated_ High School gymnasts qualified for the championships by placing first, second or third in their own State or Regional Championships. The all-arowld titl e was won by defending champion J oseph Litow of Central High School, Philadelphia. H e also won the horizontal bar event with the highest meet score of 9.55, he was third in fl oor exercise, second in side horse, fourth an parallel bars and third in the still ring event. He- had an all-around total of 50.45. Joe is coached by Charles Houston, former Temple University gymnast. William McCauley took top honors in floor exercise with a score of 8.85_ H e is coached by Bob Deen and comes from Wakefield Hi gh School in Wakefield, Mass. Charlie is a Junior in High SchooL Ray .Christaldi, a product of J oel Baba, won his specialty, the side horse with a score of 8.50. Ray is a senior at Neshanimy High School in Langhorne, P ennsylvania. The Eastern States Long Horse Champion is Gary Woffindin ,a senior at Yorktown High School in Arlington , Virginia_ Gary's coach is J esse Meeks, his score was 9.35 _ The Parall el Bar event was won by Carl Satta, a J unior at Olney High School in Philadelphia, Pennsy lvania. Carl's winning score was 8.60. H e is coache d by Abe Harris. The team title was won by Central High School of Phila_, Penn. The officials were supplied by the National Gynmastic Officials Association and used the Modified F.LG. system of judging_ RESULTS All-Around: I . Joseph Litow, Central , Philo. , Po.; 2. A lan Kornsey, Dobbins, Philo. , Po .; 3. Brian Delanty, Lincoln , Philo. , Po . Floor Exercise : I . W illiam McCauley, W ake field , Wakefield , Mass.; 2. Richard Mullen, Snyder, Jersey City. , N . J.; 3. Joseph Litow. Side Horse: 1_ Ra y Christaldi , Neshanimy, Langh orne , Pa. ; 2. J oseph Litow; 3. Alan Kornsey. Horizontal Bar: I . Joseph Litow; 2. Eric Christiansen, Abington , Abington, Po.; 3. Wi lliam Train o r , Snyder, Jersey City , N. J. Long Horse: 1. Gary Woffindin, Yorktown, A rlingt on, Pa. ; 2. Jay Gei st , Uppermoreland, Hatbo ro, Po .; 3 . Steve Konyar, Roxborough , Phila. , Po. Parallel Bars : I . Carl Satta, O lney, Philo., Po.; 2. Brian Delonty, Linco ln , Philo ., Po.; 3 . Jay Geist. Still Rings: I . Fred Turoff, Rippawon , Sta m-

Jim

Kepley,

Peninsula

Ring

Champion

1965 Mid Peninsula Gymnastics Championship by Bob P eavy Highlights-Hillsdal e High Schools 5th straight league victory in a row by overpowerin g Al'a go n, Mills, Capuchino and San Nlateo. A crowd of 650 spectators watch man y fin e routin es in th e Hillsdal e Gymnasium . Tim Ea rly, from San Nlateo sco red in the 8's with a fin e trampoline routin e_ Ti m maintain ed max height, form and co ntrol throughout and ended with a 1% back doub le cody very high and stylish. Jim K epley of Hillsdale received a stand in g ovati on for hi s efforts in th e still rin g. After hi s malt ese, back lever, front lever and back rise to cross, he pulled from in verted han g to hand stand . Hills of Hillsdale fought off Hirschberg of San Mateo in a close battle of the Free Ex 'ers. Most consistant per forman ce ca me from Mik e Jim enez. .Mike won the P . Bars handily and dominated the All-Aro und event. MEET RESULTS T eam: H il lsda le 182%; San Mateo 127; Capuch ino 80Y2; Aragon 57 Y2; Mills 56Y2 . Routines for 1 st place VaUlting : Stoop from the crou p and H echt H oover , Hillsdale. Free Exercise: Stiff, Stiff press, chest roll down t o stradd le spits, back ro ll extensi on, step Gown-round off, flip fl ap, ful l t w ister, t urn and flat fall push up posi t ion, Y2 twist-

ing

h ~ ad

kip, tinsico , scissors, walkove r, Swed-

ish fall , turn over to sp lits, situp flip fl ap, flip f lop Arab ian, Round off, f l ip fl op back tucked . Hills, Hill sdale. Hi Bar: St em cost, rear vau lt , unt.::er bar pir-

o ue tte, reverse g r ip change, kip to handstand (2 rev . gian t s), grip change, pirouette, giants,

cross change t o

reverse gri p g iants, st raddle

in -straddle out, g ia nt, grip change, ~ole cricle of f. Kato, San Mateo. Pa r allel Bars: Peach t o catch, cast to catch , dou ble cu t catch, h a l low back press, layaway, streille, back rol l t o suppo rt , cast t o upper arm support, gretch, layaway, front upri se, piked f ron t o ff. J imene z, Hillsdal e. Trampolin e : Dou b le front ba rani out d oub le fron t b arani out, r uqol ph , back, d ou b le back, doub l e t wister , back dou b le tw ister, bac k back, 13; ' back, doub le cod y . Ear ly, San Mateo . Rings: Bac k upri se t o h andstand, g iant t o

maltese, bock ro ll , back le ve r t o cross, front lev er , back upr ise to cr oss, inverted hang , pul l t o handstand , giant dislocate, back fl y away . Kepley of Hill sdale.

Side ~orse : Moore in , 2 d o u b les, reverse scissors, .sclssors, 2 doubles, kere out , immediate kere In, moore, 2 double, kere o ut, loop off. Bob H erri ot of Capuchino. T,umb'.ing : (1st run ) Round off , flip flop , bac,(, flip fl ap , fu ll twister. (2nd) handspring front, fro n t roll , front. (3rd) runni ng fr ont step au t , roundoff, flip f lop back, f l ip fl ap , back, back. Hirschberg of San Mateo. Judges : Clai r Jennet, Ted Carter, Chuck Naylor , Jerry Wrig ht, Jo hn Gilmore, Bi ll Lawler, T on y Coppo le, Rich Chew.

EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL Report by Garland O'Qu inn , Gymnasti c Coach Each year for the past 6 or 7 years Eas tern' New l\>{ ex ico Uni versity has held a hi gh school in vitational gymnasti c mee t for the scho ols in th e New Mexico Area. Recentl y there has been a measurab le in crease in the participat ion. Our entri es from 1964 to 1965 doubl ed. This increased participa tion has co me largely because of the dedi ca ti on of th e hi gh school coaches. Most of them ge t no pay for coachin g gym nasti cs. In so me cases they co me before school starts in th e mornin g and in so me cases where the school ha s no equipm ent they work wi th the kid s in the local YMCA and oth er clubs. In on e case wh ere the schoo l had in dicated that th ere we re no fund s to purchase gym nastic equipment two coaches went together and bought a new hi gh bar with money out of th eir own pockets. With that kind of dedication gy mnasti cs cannot help but grow. In cid ently one of their gy mnasts pla ced 3rd out of 12 entri es on th e high bar the first year they bought the bar. We feel that gy mnasti cs is on the way up in New Mex ico and are especially proud of our hi gh school coaches who have done so mu ch to give their stud ents the benef its of physical and mental develop ment that onl y gy nlllastics can give them. MEET RESULTS Senior Boys Team Scores: Lovington (L) 143 .5; Farmington (F) 128.5; Santa Fe (S F) 79.5; Rosewell ( R) 64.5; Maver icks (M) 29 . 5; Las Cruces (L C) 27; Ga ll up (G) 8. All Around : Pru it ( L ); Lard (F); Keith (R); A llman ( L); Ham ( L); Trujill o (SF ). Free Exercise: John Pruit; Rick Papo ff (F); Cla r k Keith . Parallel Bars : Richard McConnel (F); John Pruit; Leo Rios (SF). Side Horse : John Pruit; Ed H am ; Gene Lard. Vaulting: Jo h n Breitenstein (F) ; John Pruit ; Ronnie W ebb (M); Jim Hugheitt (R) . Tumbling : Johnny Cobb (M);

J ohn Pruit; Ronnie Webb. Horizontal Bar : Robert Mitchell (F); John Pr uit; Lee T aylor (R). Rings : Col in Campbell ( LC); Gene Lard ; Ronnie Dominques (SF); Ronnie Mon t oya (G) . Trampoline : Doug Jo nes ( F); Joh n Pruit; Dale H ad ley (S F).

Junior Boys Team Scores: Mav ericks 142; Young 75; Marsha ll 7 1; Central 6 1; La Casita 38 ; Gattis 37%. AI/-Around : H op kins (C); Martinez (SF); Sta r key (LaC). Free Exercise: Odess Lovin (M). Parallel Bars: John n y Gut.erez (M). Side Horse : Gerald H eadlee (M ). Vaulting : Mike Shanks (M). Horizontal Bar: Ri ck Spurr io r (R) . Rings : Cal vin Martinez (Y) . Tumbling : Odess Lov in (M). Trampoline : Roger Hudson (M).

Senior Girls Team Scores: Lov ingto n 111; Farm i ngt on 69; Roswell 50 1/ 3; Carlsbad 44 1/3; Santa Fe 29; Clov is 26; Las Cruces 23; Ala m ogordo 19Y2; Gallup 12; NMV H I . All - Around : Mary Lou Haro ld (L); Janet Dennison (R); Brenda Gibson (F); Pam Stoabs (F); L ee Rumph (SF); Sharon Pac key (C); Pat Garvey (L C); Pricilla Cantu (SF); Mary Mesquez (A); Ci l ia Haas (L C). Vaulting : Mary Lou Hara ld; Brenda - Gibson; Cathy Harrell (L) . Balance Beam : L ee Rumph; Nancy H al l (R); Mary Mesquez. Free Exercise: Mary Lou Haro ld; Beth Lyo n (C); Pam -Stoabs.

Uneven Bars : Lee Ru mp h Jane t Dennison; Mar y Lath rop (R). Trampoline: Leona Can y (L); Cindy Brueland (C); Janice Wa lters ( L). Tumbling : Ma ry Lou H arold; Jan Norman (C); Beth Lyo n .

Junior

Girls

Team

Scores:

Marshall

87 5 / 6) Car lsbad 8 1; Farmington 61 ; T aylo r 507 / 10; T ucumcari 277 / 10; Gattis 25 5 / 6; La Casita 17 1/ 3; Centra l 133/ 5 ; NM V H 6 Y2; M t . View 6 %. AI/Around : Stoabs ( F); Hargrove (C); Wa ll ace (M). Vaulting : Stoabs. Balance Beam: Stoabs. Free Exercise : Su sa n Stoabs. Uneven Bars: Ann Caudle (T ). Trampo'.ine : Susan St oabs. Tumbling . Stoabs.

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NOTES FROM A NEUROTIC JUDGE by Roy Davis "System, system, who's got the system?" What system ?-the best system for judge. ing gymnastics. Two gentlemen from the Ontario school system in Canada have been pond erin g the FIG system for several years and have come up with a system of their own. It resembl es in many ways the Bauer or Big Ten system of judging in that it attempts to divide the judging duties into three parts. There are other basic similarities whi ch you will see from the reprint bel ow. The Canad ians, Mr. Al Warrick , and Mr. J ohn Noon ey, wrote to me in response to my plea for an exchange of ideas in this column. Out of res pect to their ex· peri ence and desire to improve gymnasti cs, I am submitting their system to MG readers to evaluate and comm ent upon. In the next iss ue I will evaluate this system and the Big Ten sys tem as minutely as possi· ble and compare both of them to the FIG system. Let me insert also, that the Ontario system as it is printed here may not be entirely cl ear. It is not entirely clear to me and will necessitate some precise qu estions in the Canadian directi on before the cri tique can be completed. Time, however, d?e.s not permit me to wait for complete clarIftcations. Below is a text of the communi cati on from Mr. J ohn Nooney of the Ontario Schools Gymnasti cs Coaches Association, 18 Lavin gton Drive, Weston , Ontario, Canada. Dear /vlr. Roy Davis, Enclosed is a Simplified Judging Pro cedure that I devised in collaboration with Mr. AI. Warrick. We are Exe cutive members of the Ontario S chools Gymnastic Coaches Assoc. I am su bmitting this idea and system to you fo r publication, comment, and criticism . I have sent this system many months ago to many Junior and Senior Colleges in Canada and in Europe. Right now many of my fri ends in Gymnastics are experimenting with the system; also, Southern Colleges in the U.S.A. are using a Jorm of my methods. After 30 years in Gymnastics I am c?nvinced a simplifying of the present }udgmg procedure is ne cessary. I have had a tremendous response here in Canada since the National A.A .U. Newsle tter published my sys tem. Roy, it is foolhard y and detrimental to the Sport to go on using F.l.G . when you and I know that only a handful of people in N o. A merica can do it justice. As of now I am determined to bring in a change. I have published another system. Frank Bare got a copy, also Glenn Sund by. I am working on a judging procedure fo r Girls Gymnastics, and I hope to have something ready in a month or so. I am snowed under with inquiries for this enclosed systern· I have rece ived over 100 requests fo r Cli;ics and for material- mostly from schools and recreation people. Roy I wish you luck in your Column, I hope you will advocate ideas from Elder State smen of Gymnastics ; right now America and Can~da nee d to communicate ; right here we have many people of great gymnastic talent and know how. It takes a lifetime of dedi cation and hard work to know the gymnastic field. I would like your personal comments. Yours Since rely, John Nooney Advisor D.S.G.C.A.

SIMPLIFIED APPROACH TO JUDGING

J. Nooney 8. A. Warri ck This system is primarily for Clubs, Elementary and Hi gh School Meets. . My cont enti on for many years I S that the Judgin g responsibilities should be di vided, each Jud ge bein g responsibl e for on e aspect of the routin e ( thi s is essenti al where you have man y <:o mpetit ors) al so beca'.'se of the lakc of experienced Jud ges, a S lll1pIe method had to be devised to enco urage new peopl e to the sport, and thi s n~ e thod will give new Jud ges the opportunIty to lea rn a phase of Jud gin g, one aspect at a tim e and at a lower level. This year I have experiment ed with thi s system, and have been gratified with the results. Th e Scori ng System for th e Execution Judge is based on .2 average for Small Form Errors and .5 average for techni cal errors, and 1 point fall off. (after a lot of resear<:h I decid ed on these values) . ThiS helps the Executi on Judge to record errors qui ckl y, and sccre qui ckl y. See att ac h ~d score sheet. The judge had an attached list of A and B moves he ca n refer to. Also, the timek ee per sits with the judges. Th e Combination Judge scores also on a .2 errors and .5 errors system see attached sco re sheet. The Difficulty Judge scores on .2 error for 'A' movement missed, and .4 error for 'B' movement missed. The breakdown valu e for Difficulty 2. points and Combination 2. points and Execution 6. points can be changed (For compulso ries may be 8. points executi on ). 1 point difficulty, ( mi ssed part) 1. pomt Combin ation (extra swin gs). The standard and type of exercises can influence the values of each aspect of the routin e. (compulsories or optionals).

This system needs three judges, each scoring his aspe ct of the routine, then a runner picks up each judges score takes them to the scoring tabl e, where they are added and only the one score flashed. A small card table and one large flasher will suffi ce. H ave Jud ges use the attached Scorin g Sheets also fill in Com petitors Number. A pusher or the scorin g table will infornl Jud ges of each Competitors N umber, this will al so move meet along quickly. The three Jud ge system works well, be·cause often an experienced Jud ge's usefuln ess is defeated by the elimination method. This system is quicker and simpler and is ideal for beginner conveners. It is not easy to ge t Jud ges for every apparatus. Havin g your scorin g tabl e moving with your Jud ges will speed up meet. The main scoring table will find this method easier. I have sent thi s system throughout the United States and Europe and have been very pl eased by the comm ent s I have received from myoId Gymnas ti cs fri end s. A chan ge is definitely brewin g in Judgin g Gymnastics, I hope this Si mple System will be a small offerin g. Note,' A t the Hi gh School Chanlpionship Level I have used this system but using 4 Execution Judges, 1 Difficulty Judge, 1 Combination Judge. ( in thi s case all op tional routin es). Again take the OJ 's and C. J's and their combin ed score to the Exec ution Judge's Score who then will fla sh hi s Final Individual Score, we then eliminated High and Low Scores at Scoring Table and award ed the Gymnast his average score. (same as before). The Six Judge S ys tem is excellent and accurate but much slower than the 3 Judge , System. In my personal opinion I woUld suggest using the Three Judge S ystem for Small Meets, and the Six Judge S ystem for Championship Meets.

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Dear G lenn: Thought you might lik e to see w h at the back of you r h ead look ~ lik e while photographing a "Stutz." S in cere ly, Stan Burge Ass. t Phys ical Direct,a r ED. See Page 19 for photo of editors Re路 suits (Dick Nicholas on P. Bars.)

BOOSTER WORKER Dear Si r s: I all1 not writ in g to yo u to send you Ineet results. I an1 writing to tell you about a coach and his teanl. His nall1 e i~ Don Jackson, an M.G . s u bsc ripti o n booster. 1\111'. Jackson coach e s ,our gY11111astie teetn1 six day~ a week. All he gets o ut of teac hin g us is a little satisfaction. The m o r e ad \"an ced boys put on gY lnna sti<.: shows c o nSisti ng of rings, tran1poline vau ltin g', uneven parallel bani, balance bean1 , Ininitra nlp and ttllnbling. IVIr. Jackson instr u cts u s from 3 to 7 P.M. on week days. I just wa.n ted to let you know t h at gymna s tics is not a fading sport bu t a grow ing one h elped by this man. Thank you , I van Sc hwartz New Yo rk J

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