Identifier: athletictraining00orto (find matches)
Title: Athletic training for school boys
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Orton, George W., b. 1873, ed
Subjects: Athletics
Publisher: New York, American Sports Pub. Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he hurdles, he should remember that seven is the proper num-ber and, as soon as possible, change to this number. The lowhurdler should run through the full distance at least once a week.An occasional quarter-mile will help to develop the stay so neces-sary in this event. The emphasis placed on strength of body and arms for the highhurdles is just as important for this event. The best type of athlete for both hurdle events is the tall long-legged type. The short hurdler has difficulty in getting hisstrides between the hurdles. The tall hurdler must shorten upif anything. In the high hurdle he can make three swift cat-lik:steps and be off over the next hurdle. The fact that he muSlshorten his stride gives him more balance, and he can alsopay all his attention to getting over the hurdle, while it is, o:tcourse, less exhausting than if he were compelled to lengthenout his stride. The same remarks hold for the low hurdle. It \zeven more important in this race, for it is much easier for the
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THE HIGH JUMP. FIG. 1. Vietor of Yale. The high jumper should not take too long a run. The illustration shows Vietor of Yale beginning his run for the bar. He runs not more than 20 yards and only the last few strides fast. Note the tenseness of the body. Photo by Pearce, Spaldings Athletic Library, 60 long-legged athlete to develop the best form in this event. Theshort-legged hurdler is practically physically incapable of takingthe hurdle in his stride. He may do so, but there will always bea glide through the air instead of the short, snappy way in whichthe taller athlete gets over the hurdle. But though it is a dis-advantage to be short for these events, the short athlete shouldnot despair, as he may make up in speed and agility what he lacksin natural advantages. Still, it looks more than a coincidencethat Chase, Puffer, Kraenzlem, Mahoney, Bremer, Converse andClapp, the fastest hurdlers of the past decade, should all havebeen tall men. TRAINING SCHEDULE. Monday. Two dashes from th

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