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This Month's Cover IOWA - BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

Now that the pressures of co aching have eased up some your editor promises to spend more time in the coming months being an editor and less as a coach.

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Collegiate All-Around Men from the Northern Half of the Eastern Region Steve Cohen the defending NCAA and EIGL all-around champion from Penn State may not be able to compete as an all-around gymnast this year. Steve suffered a knee injury that may require surgury before he can do Floor X or vault. Steve, a native of Philadelphia, started competitive gymnastics at Beeber Junior High School under Coach Irv Pollard. He also received much of his early training at the Germanto-wn YMCA under John Gallante and I had the pleasure of teaching him at the Roxborough Turners.

He attended West Philadelphia High School.

His coach -was Sam Fogel. So far this season, Steve is competing on Side Horse, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars and Still Rings in dual meets.

Upon graduation, Steve Cohen, a straight "A" student, -will attend the University of Pennsylvania Medical school .

Alan Kevles is a senior at Syracuse University.

He is a product of Philadelphia's Central High School and coach Charles Houston.

Last year, Alan -was hampered by injuries he received in a car accident -while returning to Syracuse from the Massachusettes clinic. As a sophomore in 1965 he finished fourth all-:around in the E.I.G.L. This

year-with his injuries all healed he should be a contender for Eastern all-around hon ors. Alan is t-wenty-one and his best events are Horizontal Bar and Long Horse.

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Cargill averaged 9.45 in five events in this meet.

If he can bring his Side Horse -work up to the leve 1 of his other events he -would be one of the top all-around gymnasts in the nation. A native of Massachussetts and a product of a very fine suburban Boston High School program, Bob , is the one that did not get a-way . Coach Wolcott hopes that Bob Cargill, no-w a senior, -will lead Springfield College to its CONTINUED -5-

EAST (con't) Bob Emery

first E.I.G.L. Championships and National Honors.

comes from suburban Boston. Last year he made himself known nationally by a real good performance at the World Game Tryouts that earned him an invitation to the Olympic Development Camp last summer. He scores 53.75 points in a losing cause to Springfield College.

Tom Gibbs was fifth all-around in the East last year. He is the National Turner all-around champion and a junior at Temple Uni ve rsi ty.

A product of Roxborough Turners, the Germantown YMCA and Germantown High School in Philadelphia, he came to Temple as a transfer student from Southern Illinois University. Tom's high school coach was Dr. Wil Augustin former E. I. G. L. tumbling champion. Now twenty-three years old Tom Gibbs is a steady performer who should be a strong contender to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

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is another Philadelphia gymnast from Central High School. Under Coach Charles Houston, Joe led his team to the Public High and Eastern States team while annexing both all-around championships.

Tod DiNicola is probably the only ex-gymnast that has his two sons on teams at two different schoolsatthesametime. Todd's older son Lenny is on the Temple team and his younger boy Rick is the all-around man at West Point. Todd DiNicola judging assignments are really limited since he cannot judge either a Temple or an Army meet.

Gordon Pettus handles the all-around spot for the Naval Academy. His gymnastics career began at El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera California under Coach Tom Eads.

He start~ ed as a rope climber but soon migrated to Parallel Bars, Side Horse and Vaulting, He was pressed into duty as an all-around man at the Nava 1 Academy because of NCAA rules. However, because of academic schedules and limited work-out time, he does not consider himself a real threat to the all around title.

He will be a strong candidate for Parallel Bars and Vaulting laurels which are his real specialties.

Rick DiNicola is a sophomore from Carteret, N. J. He attended St. Peters Prep.

His high school coach was Milton Berkowitz. As a senior Rick won the Horizontal Bar and placed second all-around in the Jersey City, N. J. High School Championships.

Rick is nineteen, his best event is Flo or Exercise.

Gary Anderson

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hails from West Chester State College.

Last year he was the only Eastern qualifier for the NCAA that was not from an EIGL member College.

Gary is a junior with a goodSokolbackground. He is good in every event and excellent on the Horizontal Bar.

won the Suburban Philadelphia allaround championship as a senior at Upper Moreland High School, Hatboro, Pa. He gives much credit to Dick Haver of the Abington YMCA for his early training. So far he has been one of Temple's leading point produce rs.

Harold Hauben is another third year student. He is on Abie Grossfe ld' s Southern Connecticut team. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, (New York) and was coached by Fred Youngbluth. He won the New York City High School all-around in his senior year, was third in the 1965 YMCA nationals and placed fourth all-around at the 1966 NAIA Championships.

Fred Turoff is the real dark horse in the east.

Freddie grew up in Philadelphia. He started gymnastics at the Mann Recreation Center under Bill Coco. He moved to Stamford, Conn. where he attended Rippowan High school.

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By JOAN MEADE

CONDITIONING FOR A CROWN 'A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WILL STILL SMELL SWEET', AND A GYMNASIUM WHETHER CALLED AN ARENA, COLISEUM, OR SPORTS PALACE WILL STILL BE A PLACE WHERE WOULD-BE CHAMPIONS P~~CfICE, WORK OUT, LABOR, GET HURT, AND GET HEALED. AT THE HEART OF THE GYMNASIUM, DEEP WITHIN ITS WALLS AND SELDOM SEEN BY THE APPLAUDING PUBLIC, IS A ROOM WHERE THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF THE ATHLETE MAY RISE OR FALL. One such room, located in the arena at Southern Illinois University, is under the direction of head trainer, Robert R. Spackman, Jr. Here on a day and night basis this genial gentleman, better kno'Wn as "Doc", ministers to the hundreds of athletes participating in the total athletic program 'Which includes ten men's intercollegiate sports and a 'Women's gymnastic program.

"Doc" holds degrees from accredited universities and is a registered Physical Therapist. As if this did not speak 'Well enough for his qualifications, add to that his texts: "Baseball", "T'Wo Man Isometric Exercises", "Conditioning For Football", "Conditioning For Baseball", and his forthcoming sports' library 'Which 'Will cover conditioning for gymnastics, 'Wrestling, basketball and track. But, that's not all, In his never-ending search for the best methods and techniques for conditioning and training, "Doc " has invented and designed the "Spackman Muscle testing Unit". "Spackman Isometric Stall Exerciser", and the "Spackman Isometric Leg Exerciser", all of 'Which are manufactured and distributed by the La Berne Mfg. Co. of Columbia, South Carolina.

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Strength is the biggest single factor in athletics.

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MID-EAST (con' t) course, have skill, but without strength the athlete can't go far." In this statement "Doc" says he relates particularly to gymnasts who understand better than most athletes that there is no such thing as "getting in condition", but rather "staying in condition". "In gymnastics the strength factor is ultimate. The constant learning of new tricks brings into play over-stretching of muse les and sometimes muse le tears.

Any time you use a muse le a 1i tt le differently, it will respond with soreness.

The gymnast conditions his muse les to withstand the added demands made on them."

Doc adds that specific sports require individual types of exercise and exercise should always be prescribed for individual needs. Depending on general body condition old injuries and body areas not yet deve loped for the work which will be required of them.

"Doc" stresses the Importance of supervision of the conditioning program as being all-important to the end result the athlete is trying to achieve.

"Since it is the business of athletic trainers to know how to test muscle strength and prescribe corrective strength exercises, it is necessary for the athlete to consult the trainer for prescribed exercise. There is no one "cure-all" program-- you must do something according to the athlete's needs in order to give him better coordination, balance, flexibili t y, cardio-vascular endurance and strength."

The muscle strength-testing device invented by "Doc" Spackman is to be used in conjunct ion with his isometric exercise equipment and is expected to be on the market by June, 1967.

"The purpose of this unit is to test muse le strength in any area of the body to determine the amount of strength the athlete has by comparing one side of the body with the other.

No one knows what is 'normal strength' or maximum strength in any athlete. We always work toward maximum; however, we never know that this can be. The athlete is not competing with any other athlete for strength, but is trying to produce equal body strength in both sides of the body. We do resistive exercise to try to keep improving this strength factor which should also increase with the growth and maturity of the young athlete.

By testing, the athlete is moti''<lted t0 work harder to improve his weak areas. Test results are obvious to the athlete whether they show improvement due to increased work or loss due to decreased activity or injury.

Following injury, the athlete can see when his strength is back to his previous level.

This takes the guesswork out of when he is ready to compete."

"Gymnasts being a breed all their own take to training and conditioning well.

They understand the tremendous demands on their body for their sport and are willing to do anything to stay in good condition.

The proof of the soundness of the proper year-round conditioning of an athlete can be seen in the example of the gymnast who though smaller in stature and body weight is by far stronger than some heavier athletes in other sports. For example a gymnast weighing 135 lbs will be able to handle heavier weights in the shoulders and arms than some 220 lb. athletes. This is due to the strength work with isometric or isotonic (weight) exercises, used almost daily on a 12-month program. The gymnast knows that his strength can be lost readily following a week's inactivity or following an injury or muscle strain. As soon as he is able, he begins isometric exercise short of the limits of pain and continues with isometric exercise and weight exercise as soon as pain disappears.

Compare this training and conditioning technique with an athlete who sustains an injury near the end of his prescribed season.

This athlete without a continuing supervised conditioning program will continue to lose strength and may carry this weakness into the next season. Since there is no official limit on the time any athlete can spend in conditioning, there is no reason for him to lose even one day in his individual conditioning program."

Once the testing unit has determined in what area the athlete is weak, he begins his prescribed exercise program on the same equipment under Doc's supervision, normally two or three times a day.

Following injury, it may be necessary to use the other modalities of physical therapy treatment but all treatment is finished with ' exercises within the limits of pain.

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MID-EAST (can't) what many believe about sports competition, the game itself will not increase strength.

Creating great strength is the product of conditioning before, during, and after the competitive season.

Most athletes are weaker at the end of their season than at the beginning. Due to the constant strain, sprain, contusion, and possible injury, the body will lose strength when the athlete is competing.

Because of this it is all the more important that strength conditioning continue the entire season. Consider for example an athlete who sustains an injury to his shoulder in a contact sport. During the time the shoulder is weakenedfrominjury, the athlete will compensate by using the other shoulder to a greater degree.

If the injured shoulder is not strengthened as soon as the injury is repaired, the compensation continues and the athlete is off balance, and reduced in effectiveness. He will then either reinjure the weak shoulder or another area by protecting the 'Weak shoulder."

"This kind of over-compensation is not possible in gymnastics. The gymnast with any lessened strength in any dua 1 area of the body simply cannot perform his routine. He knows immediately if he is weak in one shoulder: He cannot support the handstand, or hold the cross, and his performance is hampered. He cannot rely on any one else to take up the slack of his weakness, since his team performance is so ¡ directly related to his individual performance. He needs no one to te 11 him he is weak, he knows it immediately and seeks out professional help to condition himself back to his orginal strength."

"Doc" Spackman and his Muscle Testing Device used with Spackman Isometric Sta 11 Exe re ise r

"The year-round conditioning of the body is not limited to athletes. Although not required to produce proof of their body strength, the homemaker, businessman, and wage earner can benefit tremendously from a daily ten minute prescribed conditioning routine.

Just these ten minutes a day can mean the difference between listless muscles that give out when called on to do a little more and strengthened, toned muscles that respond on command."

"When you think about champions in sports, you think of the skilled athlete who is stronger than the other competitors .

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MID-EAST (con' t) The champion has great skill, but the man who wears the crown is a strong athlete who stays in condition." "Doc" recommends that all athletes work on strength conditioning at least ten minutes a day in season, according to their weakness, to maintain strength.

When not competing, "Doc" recommends that the athlete work a longer period of time three to five times weekly.

"I find that our gymnasts spend a great deal of time during off-season in increasing their strength."

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"Becoming a champion requires a real sacrifice on the part of the individual.

When others are playing, the champion is working.

Crowns are won by those willing to condit i on themselves for the wea r ing . " Sage words of advise from a man who knows where of he speaks. A man we 11-schoo led in his field. And, in the training room or out, a really 'royal' guy .

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High School Gymnastics BILL ROETZHEIM, Provisio East High Schoo l Maywood, Illinois

After last month's column I assume your high school gym is just loaded with boys doing eagle giants. Of course we did omit one little item - and that was how you go about getting into this trick. You will find out in the weeks to come that getting into these giants is probably harder than the eagles themselves. Many times I will refer back to last month's issues so if you do not have a copy, please try to obtain one.

In that issue I explained how to execute eagle giants.

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until the bar is opposite the back of your heels. See Figure 2. As you start your forward downward movement, move the position of the bar in relation to your body backward quickly until the bar is behind your upper thighs.

See Figure 3.

Push back against the bar until you r body has rotated the full 360 degrees and you have returned to a sitting position on the bar.

See Figure 4.

Let's start with the classic approach, stoop through to a seat circle.

To teach the seat circle, have your gymnast sit on the low bar, reverse grip, legs extending to their front. See Figure

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HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS (con't) and then the second effort where you dislocate and forceably extend out of the piked pos ition .

After your gymnasts have successfully executed this series once or twice have him work further on this sequen ce starting from the front support position, grip reversed.

(See Figures 6 and 7) To begin

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the seat circle from this position, elevate the hip and quickly squat the legs between the arms. See Figure 7. The important thing to emphasize is this: as soon as you have squatted over the bar, you must ~ove the bar backward from a position opposite your heals to the area behind your seat. (See Figure 8) If you do not move

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Although this is known as a seat circle, I like my student':l to think of this as an oval with the elongation extending straight downward and upward from the bar.

They should actually feel a timing beat at th bottom of this oval.

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When the seat circle is mastered you c an have your gymnasts begin shooting for the dislocate. As they reach the timing beat at the base of the oval, they should begin their drive over the bar leading with the butto c ks - legs carried high. Maintain a tight pike (legs to face ) as you move over the bar until the "V" formed by your arms and torso reaches a maximum angle. The buttocks should lead this po r tion of the trick.

This is well illustrated in Figure 5. Before you begin your downward movement , extend quickly out of the pike position and rotate the arms into the eagle position simultaneously.

Note there are two distinct phases to this cast - one maximum upward and outward cast while piked

Fig. 8 the bar down at once, you will wind up doing a heel circle from which you cannot dislocate.

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WOMEN JS GYMNASTICS

The Back Sole Circle Underswing Step 1.

To give the gymnast the "feeling" of the skill, she should stand facing the low bar, holding the low bar with both hands shoulder width, and execute a spring from both feet to place both feet on the low bar between the hands.

Underswing in this position, allowing the hips to rise as far as possible before releasing the feet and arching the body to land on the feet .

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Gymnastics is an artistic sport because of the element of creativity as \'lell as required beauty of form.

There are basic skills and movements that may be taught by coaches but the gymnast should be encouraged to develop inventiveness and creativity by:

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Standing on the low bar , facing the high bar and one hand holding the high bar as the other hand is holding the low bar, while the body is in a semi-tuck position, release the hand from the high bar to grasp the low bar and allow the body to drop backward, the soles of the feet remaining on the low bar. A spotter should support the body under the back during the drop and prevent the underswing.

1. varying basic skills.

2. devising \'lays to combine basic skills with other basic skills as \'lell as difficult skills.

3. creating ne\'l moves into and out of basic skills and combinations.

4. creating entirely new moves.

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Although free exercise and balance · beam at first seem to offer the most opportunity for creativity, the basic skills · on the uneven parallel bars provide innumerable combinations of beauty and ingenuity.

Step 3.

Repeat step #2 and allow the underswing as in step #1.

The spotter now stands between the high bar and the low bar and spots under the back during the underswing and arch off. For double safety, two spotters could

Let us take the back sole circle underswing, analyze the teaching progression and then test your creative ability.

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Step 4.

Change the starting position to a straight leg pike position before dropping backward.

A CINEMATOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF SIDE HORSE CIRCLES. UNPUBLISHED MASTERS THESIS. NEW HA VEN: SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE, 1966. By Arno Lascari.

Step 5.

Assume a straight standing position on the low bar before going to the pike position.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this film study was to identify mechanics of the superior, avera~e and inferior circle.

There are 10 combinations and varis~ tions of this skill listed upsidedown on this page. No'W test your creative ability

PROCEDURE: The five subjects filmed 'Were Abie Grossfeld, Harold Hauben, Arno Lascari, Russ Mills and Don Tonry. Motion pictures (16 mm.) were taken at 64 frames per second of the top, side, and front views of circles. The camera was started on the third circle and three circles were filmed.

The first circle of each film run was never used (to give the camera sufficient time to attain a constant speed). For the side and front views a background grid, consisting of horizontaJ_ and verticle lines six inches apart, was used.

For the top view a background of concentric circles six inches apart was used. The grid aided in measurement. Artificial lighting was used.

Measurements were made from film tracings using a one frame Recordak.

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RESEARCH (coh' t) mount in the direction of the circle (5 degrees). See Figure 2.

9. The rotation (in the same direction of the circle) of the hip, spine and shoulder girdle coupled with an extension of the hips as the legs pass to the front of the horse are the main mechanics of a superior ' circle.

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2. Mills feet deviated the least from the horizontal plane (9 inches from high to low point of the circle). See Figure 1.

4. Mil ls flexed his hips the most ( 130 degrees) over the croup in the horizontal plane. Figure 2.

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MILLS IN REAR SUPPORT DURING A CIRCLE

path of Mills' ankle (medial ma lleolus) throughout the circle.

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5. Over the neck, Mills exhibited the greatest hip extension ( 180 degrees in the horizontal plane.) Figure 2.

6. Mills exhibited the most hip extension in front support (169 degrees in the verticle plane).

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8. The closer the path of the feet adheres to a horizontal plane throughout the circle, the more superior the circle.

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on high bar in Sarasota, Florida, in 1964.

He is in Who's Who in American Colleges and a member of the Honor Court at Furman.

TOM HANVEY, David Lipscomb College

BOBBY TUBB, SOPHOMORE FURMAN UNIVERSITY GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

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A native of Atlanta, Bobby attended high school at Druid Hills under the coaching of Robert Nowell. He was a state high school side horse champion and a consistent all-around man and medal winner in floor exercise.

He is presently "Working under Rusty Frank, Coach at Furman. Bobby made the finals in the side horse and floor exercise events in the SIGL Championships last year.

TOM DONOVAN, SENIOR LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Tom began his early training at Jesuit High School where he worked under the direction of Coaches Fred Martinez and Lloyd Huval. He became the state high school and all around champion in his senior year.

SIGL's BEST

On March 3 and 4 the Southern Intercollegiate Gymnastics Championship will be held at Memphis State University with Coach Len Bryson as meet director.

This year promises to be the best one ever held with the caliber of competition becoming increasingly higher from year to year.

Under the coaching of Bill Bankhead, of LSU, he won the 1966 SIGL All-Around Championship and the Mid South College All Around title.

FRANK FORTIER, SENIOR LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

BOBBY FAYE, SENIOR FURMAN UNIVERSITY GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

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FRANK FORTIER, SENIOR LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

Bobby is a native of Atlanta where he began gymnastics training in the sixth grade. He later attended Druid Hills High School where he developed into an all-around gymnast and state all-around champion.

In high school he â&#x20AC;¢orked under Coach Bob Nowell, Held the si:ate triple A pole vault record and served as gymnastics team captain for two years.

Al though not an all around performer, Frank has done such a fine job he deserved to be mentioned among the top performers in this league. Frank attended Jesuit High School, worked under Martinez and Huval, and "Was the first high school boy in Louisiana to accomplish a double back in tumbling. He was also the high school State and Southern AAU Tumbling Champion as well as the Floor Exercise Champion.

During his college career under Coach Rusty Frank at Furman, he has consistently placed high in SIGL competition where he has twice won second place in the all around. He was a member of the South Team

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Hery also began his routine with a triple back somersault and Barani Out Fliffus, continuing with a full twisting back somersault, back somersault (pike position) 1/ 2 in, 1/2 out Fliffus, Double Back Somersault, 1-1/2 Twisting Back Somersault, Full Twisting Somersault , Double Twisting Back Somersault, Back Somersault, Full Twisting 1-3/4 Back Somersault into a Double Cody.

The other top corr.prtitors in the championship final field of eight were: Fred Sanders, Tucson, Arizona; former Big 10 Champion at Michigan, Ed Cole, Evanston, Illinois, 1965 Professional Diving Champion and former National Collegiate Trampoline Champion; Pat Winkle, London, England; British Trampoline Champion, and Brent Williams, Carbondale, Ill, star of the 1966 Southern Illinois NCAA Gymnastic Championship team.

George Nissen, sponsor of World Professiona 1 Championships is pictured with winners displayin g c hecks.

In contrast to Amateur Trampoline contests which are conducted on a grading point system similar to that used in gymnastic meets, the Professional Championship featured match competition in the form of a double elimination tournament whereby each competitor had to be defeated twice before being eliminated. A loss of one match dropped the competitor into the losers bracket where he still had a chance to compete against the winner of the winners bracket. Competitors compe t ed in pairs, alternately, presenting an optional routine. No score or mark was assigned.

In each match the judges only decided which of the two competing performers presented the better over-all routine.

ERWIN CAPTURES 196 7 WORLD PROFESSIONAL TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

A capacity crows of over 3500 at Addison (Chicago) Trail High School Saturday, Feb. 4, saw talented Gary Erwin of Arlington Heights, Illinois become the 1967 World Professional Trampoline Champion.

Erwin, the 1965 World Amateur Champion, turned in a stunning performance to nose out defending champion George Hery, Framingham, Massachusetts. Ronnie Munn, former Nationa 1 AAU Champion from Amarillo, Texas finished third, just ahead of John Hamilton of Dallas, Texas.

Prizes totaling over $2,000.00 were awarded the winners, with Erwin winning $1000.00 for first place, Hery $500.00, Munn $300.00, and Hamilton $200.00.

The meet was sponsored jointly by the World Professional Trampoline Association and the Illinois Gymnastic Coaches Association.

In addition to the trampoline competition, the crowd was treated to several unusual sports attractions, including an

Erwin's consist ant near fault less form and control performing difficult routines in one match after another finally won out.

His winning routine started with a classy triple back somersault, followed by a Barani Out Fliffus, Double Back Somersault, Full T'Wisting Back Somersaul~, Rudolph,

outstanding Uneven Parallel Bar exhibition

by Doris Fuchs Brause. Doris was a 1964 U.S. Olympic team member and won wide acclaimfor her near-perfect optional routine at the 1966 World Gymnastic Championships at Dortmund, Germany

Full Twisting Back Somersault, Double Back Somersault with a twist, 1-3/4 back some rsault and a double cody.

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match between the United States and Great Britain, the U.S.A. team of John Stillions and Ed Cole beat the British duo of Pat Winkle and Wally DeWoody, 7 to 5 .

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SOUTH (con't ) t r aining under Coach Bill Mcildo-wnne y at the Wheeling, West Virginia Y.M . C.A .

DA VE FENNESSEY, FRESHMAN DAVID LIPSCOMB COLLEGE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Dave's gymnastic career began at Wheaton High School in Wheaton, Maryland . He worked under Coach Bernie Michels while there and was twice named the all around champion of the Central Atlantic area. He placed high in all around High School competition and won 5th all around in the Eastern States High School gymnastics meet at Temple University .

No-wan all around gy mnast for the University of West Virginia and -working under Coa c h Bi 11 Bonsa 11 , he is a stead y point make r in each of the events. He is West Virginia ' s team captain this year and has been their high scorer all uear long.

He -won 3rd place in both the SIGL All-around and Southern Conference Diving in 1966.

Last year he -won the Southern Conference diving c hampionship and has an equa 1 opportunity of a repeat performance this year .

Ed is a former paratrooper, a fine student academically and has been consistently on the dean's list.

Now a freshman at David Lipscomb College in Nashville, where he is working un der Coach Tom Hanvey, Dave is a consistent

first place "Winner in floor exercise, parallel bars, long horse, and horizontal bar .

He is a vety enthusiastic, hard -working gymnast whose future in gymnastics looks very bright in the years that lie ahead .

TED IMM.ED IATO, JUNIOR DAVID LIPSCOMB COLLEGE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Ted Immediato began his gymnastics career at Brandywine High School in Wilmington, Delaware under Coach Bill Snyder.

In his junior year in the state meet, he "Won the paralle 1 bar event and in his senior year won side horse event and placed second on rings and parallel bars.

Ted is now enrolled at David Lipscomb College and is -working under Coach Tom Hanvey.

ED EHLER, WEST VIRGINIA

Since entering Lipscomb, Ted has been a first place -winner in rings and side horse in every dual meet in -which he has competed He is the 1966 SIGL side horse and rings champion and in addition has for t-wo consecutive years been named on the NAIA All American side horse second team. He is a ministerial student and -was president of the Mission Emphasis Club and serve d as president of the Gamma Club.

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-.¡ Iowa ' s gymnasts, guided by coach. Sam Bailie, came on strong in the final three events to 'Win the Big 10 Championship in the Iowa Field House .

Since dua 1 meets count one-half of the fina 1 conference standings, the Hawks knew they had to finish ahead of Michigan to win the title . Both teams had 6-1 dual meet records, Io"Wa losing to Michigan by . 025 and Michigan losing earlier to Michigan St ate by . 03 7 .

The Ha'Wkeyes scored 187.05 points to defending champion Michigan's 184. 87. Mich igan State was third 'With 182 . 37 and Illinois was fourth with 180.55.

Michigan State and Illinois entered the meet with 5-2 dual meet r ecords.

Iowa, trailing Michigan through the first five events won the final three events to clinch its first title since 193 7 .

Michigan had won evety championship since 1960 .

The top eight finishers in each event qualified for the individual championships.

The Hawkeyes also qualified 20 for the individual championships. Michigan qualified 16, Michigan State 14, and Illinois

Iowa showed strong team balance and \'lon four events - side horse, high bar, parallel bars and still rings.

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The Ha'Wks trailed Michigan 10 7 . 975 to 105 .10 with three events left, then charged after the titleby'Winning the high bar, pa r allel bar and still rings events.

Friday's top individual point maker was Iowa's Terry Siorek, who scored a 9.5 of a possible 10 on the still rings.

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Place

--1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Team Io'Wa Michigan Michigan State Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio State

Total Meet Points

Big 10 Place Points

Dual Meet Points

187.05 184.87 1 82 . 37 180.55 171. 77 170.45 169.07 143 . 32

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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BIG TEN (con't) FLOOR EXERCISE Place 1.

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Toby Towson Dave Jacobs Phip Fuller Chip Fuller Paul Omi Bob Dickson Don Uffelman

Michigan St. Michigan Michigan Michigan Iowa I o·..ia Iowa

HORIZONTAL BAR Score -9.50 9. 15 9 . 00 9.00 8.95 8.9 5 8.60

Place 1.

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Neil Schmitt Im'la Illinois Chuck Weber Michigan Mike Sasich Bob Dickson- Io~ia Illinois Bill Silhan Gary Vandervoort Michigan Michigan St. Ed Gunny

Score 9.45 9.20 9 .10 9.00 9.00 8.75 7.45

STILL RINGS LONG HORSE Place

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Hal Sha-w Chip Fuller Dean Calhoun Phip Fuller Dave Thor Ike Heller Ed Gunny Bob Dickson

Illinois Michigan Illinois Michigan Michigan St. Iowa Michigan St. Iowa

9.32 9.20 9. 12 9.05 8.95 8.90 8.90 8.77

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Don Hatch Iowa Dave Croft Michigan St. Ed Gunny Michigan St. Larry Goldberg Michigan St. Paul Omi Iowa Dwayne Wiser Indiana Mark Kaplan Illinois Terry .S iorek Iowa

Score 9.20 9.20 9 . 10 9.00 8.70 8.65 8.50 7.25

PARALLEL BARS SIDE HORSE Place

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Keith Mccanless Iowa Dennis Smith Michigan St. Dave Thor Michigan St. Bob Hoecherl Minnesota Marc Slotten Iowa Art Baessler Michigan Iowa Ken Gordon Michigan Dave Geddes

9.50 9.25 9 .2 0 9.20 9.05 8.85 8.75 8.6

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Score

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Tom Goldsborough Iowa Iowa Ike Heller Iowa Bob Dickson Iowa Arnie Lazar Bob Hennecke Wisconsin Dick Hinrichs Minnesota Dennis Smith Michigan St. Cookie Rollo Illinois

TRAMPOLINE Place 1.

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9.

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Name Dave Jacobs Gary Holveck Cookie Rollo Wayne Miller Hal Shaw Mike Zadel Gil Williams Vic Conant Steve Chapple Jerry Collins

Team Michigan Illinois Illinois Michigan Illinois Michigan Iowa Michigan Illinois Indiana

Score --9.45 9. 10 9.05 9.00 8 .95 8 . 95 8.80 8 .80 7.65 7.25

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9 . 30 9. 15 8.90 8.90 8. 70 8.40 8.20 8.20

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SPECIAL REPORT FROM TIIE NORTHWEST

Eastern Washington State College is coached by Jack Benson. Eastern is an NAIA school and this year is very strong. Jack is planning on taking his team to the NAIA nationals and expects to do well for team honors.

Led by sophomore star, Randy Carruthers, who excells in the all around and is excellent in both floor exercise and para lle 1 bars. Next in line is Mace Brady, also in the a 11 around; Don Chapin on horizontal bar and Walt Prue on trampoline.

Eastern \'lill be stronger next yea 1~ since they do not have one senior.

By Dick Aronson Central Washington State College

Gymnastics in the Northwest Pacific area has grown to be accepted as both a popular spectator sport as well as one of dedicated competition for both the coaches and competitors. The Univ. of Washington in Seattle is the strongest team in the area. The team is coached by Eric Hughes and up to this writing are undefeated in dual competition. Washington has a strong team in a 11 events. With the return of Mike Flansaas recently to competition, the team will be one to watch in the regionals early next month. Mike has been injured and has seen limited duty but now is back in the all around. Another strong all around man is Eigil Flaa then whose strongest event according to this writer is side horse. Washingtons' trampoline team is perhaps one of the best on the West Coast.

Led by Rick Fonceca, who is scoring in the 9's, and followed by Jan Hardin and Pat Ruckert, Washington should move up well in th e~ scoring for honors in the regionals.

Another strong man to watch is Mark Peterson, a sophomore, who performs in floor exercise. Washington's team is much strong er now in the latter part of the season and will be one of four teams from the West who, according to this writer, will be UC LA, USC, University of Calif. and Washington all vying for a slot as the top three at the regionals.

The fourth team in Washington, on the four year level, is Central Washington State College, coached by Dick Aronson.

This is Central 's first year and "ith some expected ne-w talent should begin to give the other teams some competition. Presently, Central has a few men who could do -well in competition. Det Wegener and Karol So-winski in floor exercise and Roger Smith in both floor exercise and rings are the mainstays of the present team. All have performed in the lo\'I 8's and -with more experience -will move up in the standings.

The University of Oregon is having a 50 - 50 season. Dick Smith has a strong trampoline team led by John Turrchi and Art English. They were the only team in the area to beat Washington on trampoline, as a team. Al West is their all around man whose best event is parallel bars.

Wa~hington has an extensive junior college program.

Led by Paul Grace of Everett JC and Ron Street of Olympic JC, this program continues to build the competitive program in all aspects.

Washington State University, coached

by Rex Davis, has some excellent individual stars but WSU is not as strong as in the past. Their team is led by side horse specialist, Jay Shaw, who also competes in the all around. Others to watch are, Mike Han :< van on rings, Jon Warren on trampoline, Steve Blair also on trampoline and backed up by juniors, Toby Elliott, Aaron Holloway and Larry Amos. So far they are 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in conference meets.

Rex is sponsoring the regiona 1 NCAA meet and is looking forward to an ex c ellent turnout of gymnasts. Washington State is also running the Washington State High School meet, so Rex and his staff will be quite busy in March.

The Pacific North-west College Gymnastics Championships is being hosted by the University of British Co1umbia early in March.

UBC is slo'Wly building a competitive team and -with this meet, which is an annual event, will give impetus for a continuing program in that area.

In summary, this writer, who is a "displaced Easterner" sees the Northwest Pacific area as one with great potential for future gymnastic stars and strong teams.

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HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS (Con' t) You can spot your gymnast on the low bar and also offer assistance when he begins pulling for eagles out of this shoot.

Stand to the left of the performer. After he has shot for the eagle and is starting to rise on the back swing, grasp his left wrist with your left hand and with your right arm push up on his hips to help him get over the bar.

For greater assistance, locate a spotter on each side of the performer.

See Figures 9 and 10. As he goes

your gymnasts execute a very slow giant before going for this trick.

(Many times I will slow him down with my hand as he passes under the bar). As he moves toward the handstand have him bring his shoulders forward and put the brakes on until he finds himself in a high (above level) plange position. When he is in this semi-stooped position, he should draw his legs through quickly. You wi 11 find this body movement very similar to what was practiced on the low bar. REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR HEAD BACK AND IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE BAR DOWN FROM BEHIND THE HEELS TO A POINT TO THE REAR OF THE BUTTOCKS. As your coordination improves you will be able to perform this maneuver out of quicker giants until you finally reach a point where the "draw through" is executed smoothly out of giants done at normal cadence.

Next month we wi 11 stay with the eagle sequence - concentrating on other ways of getting into this trick.

Fig. 9

I would like to thank John Hinds, one of the outstanding Indiana coaches, for reviewing the prep picture in Indiana.

Fig. 10 over the bar, release your left grip and reaching under the bar grasp his left arm with your left hand.

INDIANA GYMNASTICS IN REVIEW

The start of the 1966-67 high school gymnastic season in Indiana marked the beginning of a new era with the off"icial recognition and sanctioning of gymnastics by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The continued growth and development of gymnastics in Indiana, as well as the State finals will now be under the control of the IHSAA with the Indiana High School Gymnastics Coaches Association serving in an advisory role.

You are now ready to teach the stoop through on the high bar. THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO DO THIS MOVE. I have seen stylized stoops where the gymnast started the trick real early, lifting his hips as his front giant passed under the bar.

I have seen others n"1: begin pikeing in until their reverse giant had passed the handstand posit ion.

If you look at a no the r twenty perf o rme rs you will find that most will fall between these two extremes. I, personally, prefer to teach a very late stoop. Have

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HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS (con't) Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana.

A total of thirty-one teams are scheduled to compete in the State finals-an increase of six schools over last year.

The State meet this year will be "hotly" contested between three powerful teams.

The perennial favorite, Concord of Elkhart will have an inexperienced but strong team, paced by veteran Rob Eckhart. Their main power will be centered around a fine group of tumble rs.

coaches to be the best all-around gymnast in Indiana's history will provide the nucleus for CHS. Senior Chuck Earle, last years still ring champion will also be working a 11-around and promises to surprise many in his new role.

Kevin Herr, an exceptional trampolinist and a host of other capable gymnasts will offer additional strength to what appears to be a strong bid for the State title by CHS. Additional gymnasts of championship standing who will be competing this year are Tom Dunn, North Central High School; Mike Myers, Angola High School; and Phil Rehl, Warren Central High School.

Madison Heights of Anderson does not appear tq have any one outstanding gymnast but has a team with depth and will undoubtedly claim their share of places in the finals. The areas of main strength for them are floor exercise and trampoline.

The third power, Columbus Senior School of Columbus will enter a team 'good depth and several outstanding nasts.

Brent Simmons, acclaimed by

In conclusion, the 1966-1967 Indiana High School Gymnastic finals promise to be the best ever held in the State. The caliber of competition in most events should compare favorably with college routines.

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The second half of the dual meet season in the Mid-West region shows Iowa State leading the area and scoring consistently from 180 to 185. The Cyclones are currently in the lead in the Big Eight Conference.

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The second and third place spots could well be captured by any number of teams from the U. of Ariz, New Mexico, Utah, Kansas or Colorado Areas. The Arizona scene seems to be led by Glenn Wilson's University of Arizona boys, while Rusty Mitchell's teamfromAlbuquerque heads the New Mexico area.

The Colorado area is currently led by Doug DeWitt 's University of Denver gymnasts with The Air Force, Colorado State and the University of Colorado all threats.

All in all the up coming reagional meet to be held at the Air Force Academy promises to be a real thriller for the second and third place births.

Jerry Fontana, Iowa State The Colorado area will be hosting a clinic session and a dual meet for womens gymnastics on the weekend of March 3rd and 4th. Herb Vogel, the womens coach at the Southern Illinois University and The Seattle YMCA \'I omens team coached by George Lewis are going to travel to Boulder to meet in competition at the University of Colorado Field House. The interest in womens gymnastics is exploding in the Colorado area and these teams will certainly add to the excitement.

The Southern team will include: Donna Schaenzer, Mary Ellen Toth, Linda Scott, Janis Dunham, Joann Hashimoto, Judy Wills, Nancy Smith, and Sue Rodgers. The Seattle team \'Ii 11 include Joyce Tanac, Cleo Cr ayer, Lanna Woodward, Jeanne McClements, Carolyn Pingatore, Linda Rodella, Carol Camp, Carol Elsner and Sue Mullet.

The Colorado Gymnastics Camp has been

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BOOK REVIEW

Coming Events "BALANCE BEAM FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATORS AND COMPETITORS II

1967 COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR WOMEN

By Helen Sjursen

The 1967 Collegiate Championship for Women planning Committee swings into high gear as host university, Southern Illinois, ties down vital meet details in a continuing effort to make this competition the prestige event of women's gymnastics.

Hoctor Records, Waldwick, N.J . 1966 $5.00

"Balance Beam for Physical Educators and Competitors is one of the most compre hensive books written on the subject. It is \'iri tten in six different sections, mounts dismounts, skills, combinations, a variety of short and full exercises and a most helpful section "floor preparations" which can be used in the teaching or learning of many skills by the entire class in unison saving teaching time and advancing the entire class as a whole. Floor preparations can build up confidence and control before actually mounting the balance beam, l'lith quicker success llhen tried on the beam itself. One need not necessarily have a gymnastic background to teach since everything you need is in this book. Select a mount and dismount, t-wo or three combinations and your exercise is composed, easy, simple and especially helpful to the busy coach. Each section is written for beginners to advanced in detail with spotting inst ructions and illustrations , and also contains "errors and penalties" for competitive balance beam.

This competition, in its third year, found thirteen collegiate teams and 45 women gymnasts vieing for the final competition at theS , I.U. Sports Arena last season.

This year the collegiate c hampionship will feature two skill levels of competition.

With this addition, designed to meet the needs of all levels of collegiate competiWith this addition , designed to meet the needs of all levels of collegiate gymnastics, the collegiate championship is pre dicted to match the previous championships which featured teams and individuals from California to Massachusetts. In total, it is a prestige opportunity, the one meet , in which the college women and collegiately oriented teams can seek out and find competition amoung their peers .

The "Class A-Championship Division" is designed to challenge the individual and team skill of the "high" intermediate to "advanced" women gymnasts.

Some of the authors qualifications and accomplishments are as follows: 1948 Br onze medal winner; 1948 USA Women's Olympic Gymnastic Team; 2nd highest vaulter in 19480lympic Games; Twice USA National All around Champion; Chairman N.J.A.A.U. Women's Gymnastic Committee ; Staff member of the Central Atlantic Area Gymnastic Camp ; News Editor of the New Jersey Gymnastics Association; On the N.J.A.A.U. Registration Committee; On the N.J.G.A. Executive Board; On the N.J.G.A . Technical Committee ; Gymnastics coach at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA; Physical Education Teacher.

The ''Class-B Inte r mediate Division" is designed to meet the competitive needs of the beginning to intermediate skill level category of college women.

The 1967 Collegiate Championship is "open " only to bonafide college, undergraduate women, carrying 12 quarter or equivalent semester hours; or meet the specific eligibility requirements of the ins ti tut ion at which they are currently enrolled .

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COMING EVENTS CON'T

U.S.G.F. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 1967 Collegiate Championship is sponsored for the second year by the Women's Gymnastic Club, a Division of the Women's Recreation Association, of Southern Illinois University.

In its organization and conduct follows the recommendations of the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports of the American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the competitive guidelines of the Federation of International Gymnastics, as stated in the "gymnastic guide" of the D. G. W. S. No entry fees are indirated for this service event.

U. S. G. F. NATIONAL ALL AROUND AND TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE:

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April 14-15, 1967

PLACE: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON, ARIZONA For Information Write: Mr. Glenn Wilson Gymnastics Coach University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona

For Complete information and entry packet write: Miss Jackie Puhl, "Meef' Director Department of Women's Physical Education Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901

U. S. G. F. NATIONAL INDIVIDOAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW JERSEY STATE A.A.U. SENIOR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS PLACE: Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, Scotch Plains, New· Jersey DIRECTOR: Mrs. Helen Sjurson 46 Poplar Place Fanwood, New Jersey DATE: April 22, 1967

DATE:

April 28-29, 1967

Place:

University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa For Information Write: Mr. Sam Bailie Gymnastics Coach University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa

JAYCEE NATIONAL INVITATIONAL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS WHERE:

"SECOND ANNUAL EASTER GYMNASTICS CLINIC" Las Vegas, Nevada

Monroe, Louisiana Neville High School Gym

WHEN:

April 21 - 22, 1967

WHO:

For select men and women gymnasts who have either won national or regional titles during the year or shown outstanding promise as a possible future nat'l. champion.

WHAT:

N.S.U. Gym, Nev. So. Univ. campus

DATES:

March22, 23, 24, and 25th, 1967.

CLINIC DIRECTOR: Jan Van Tuyl, REGISTRATION FEES

An all-trophy meet with all six olympic events and trampoline.

MEET DIRECTOR: Barry L. Johnson, chairman Jaycee Nat'l Meet Committee Dept. of Health and Phys. Educ.

Northeast Louisiana St. College Monroe, Lou is Lana

PLACE:

N. S. U.

PRE-CLINIC:

Individual $6.00 Family - $10.00 + $2.00 each dependent

AT CLINIC:

$7.00 per person .

Make checks payable to: Eastern Gymnastic Clinic.

Send fees and requests for additional information to: Jan Van Tuyl 4267 Ridgedale Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

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MONfOOMERY COUNTY SENIOR HIGH GYMNASTICS MEET

BALANCE BFAM: 1. Margie Sims, B.C.C. 2. Fay Sledge, Wheaton 3. M. Easterly, Einstein

Rockville, Maryland

TUMBLING: 1. Margie Sims, B.C.C. 2. L. Sunderman, Einstein 3. Candy Breese, W. Churchill

Eighty young ladies and fifty-four young men participated in the Fourth Annual Montgomery County Senior High School Gymnastic Meet held at Albert Einstein High School on Saturday afternoon, January 28, 1967. Misses Margie Sims and Candy Breese dominated the girls' events, Miss Sims winning five out of six first places and Miss Breese winning three second places and one third place. The results follow:

UNEVEN PARALLELS: 1. Margie Sims, B.C.C. 2. Candy Breese, W. Churchill 3. Dale Smith, Einstein TRAMPOLINE: 1. B. Everngam, Springbrook 2. Janie Hargett, W. Johnson 3. C. Leverenz, Springbrook

FLOOR EXERCISE : i. Margie Sims, tl.c.c.

2. Candy Breese, W. Churchill 3. V. Henderson, Northwood

Wayne Davis of Einstein won one first place. Bill Thompson of Wheaton won two first places and Jack Willard of Wheaton won two first and two second places . The results follow:

VAULTING: 1. Margie Sims, B.C.C. 2. Candy Breese, W. Churchill 3. Beth Williams, Springbrook VAULTING: 1. Wayne Davis, Einstein 2. J. Peake, Einstein 3. Tom Wagner, Wheaton

PARALLEL BARS : 1. J. Willard, Wheaton 2. Mark Musy, Northwood 3. S. Bolgiano, Wheaton

HORIZONTAL BAR: 1. B. Thompson, Wheaton 2. J. Willard, Wheaton 3. W. Davis, Einstein

STILL RINGS : 1. B. Thompson, Wheaton 2. J. Willard, Wheaton 3. J. Peake, Einstein

SIDE HORSE: 1. J. Willard, Wheaton 2. L. Carson, Einstein 3. B. Hemsley, Northwood

FLOOR EXERCISE:

TUMBLING: 1. S. Bolgiano, Wheaton 2. S. Howard, Northwood 3. J. Leonard, Einstein

TRAMPOLINE: 1. B. Phelps, Wheaton 2. R. Mason, Springbrook 3. J. Peake, Einstein

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f HE Cll#IC NEW IDEA

Rich Scorza, Frosh gymnast, University of Iowa, demonstrates a new inovation of the Takemoto. The regrasping hand catches in a rotated or eagle grip. A number of moves can be performed from this move. One of which would be the Ono. Suggested name of complete stunt would be the Take-Ono.

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Progress .. . in Pr:oducts for Fitness

EAST (con't) won almost every event in the Connecticut State Championships including the all-around.

He also won the Eastern States Still Ring title in his senior year. So far this year he has been limited to Horizontal Bar and Rings.

Turoff profitted a great deal from his experience at the Olympic Development Camp.

I predict that Fred Turoff will qualify for the all-around event in the 1967 NCAA Championships.

CORRECTION

By David Jacobs

In my article last month I mentioned a method of putting the all around man's score back into NCAA gymnastics, There is a slight mistake.

His score sh o uld be multiplied by at least . 4 not . 2.

Two tenths would be on the basis of 120 for an all around maximum . NCAA is only optionals with a total of 60 maximum or 70 counting trampoline. . 4 x 60 = 24 which is a 1i tt ly bit more than 2 times the maximum for any one event. Event (.5) of the all around score would not be bad.

Sophomores will play a big role in the Eastern Al 1-around picture this year.

Gene Wettstone is very high on his two yearling all-around men.

The top all-around men from the east as I see them are: Steve Cohen, Bob Emery and Joseph Li tow from Penn State: Gary Anderson from West Chester; Bob Cargill from Springfield and Tom Gibbs, Fred Turoff and Jay Geist from Temple U.

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