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A WARDS NIGHT
The honored guests of the evening were
three of the outstanding gymnasts of 1967,
namely Ellen Babusk, four times state all-
around champion consecutively, 1967 Na-
tional Sokol Champion, and 1967 Interna
tional Sokol Champion; Richard DiNicola,
7th all around in the EIGL Championships
and the highestscoring New Jersey boy;
and Paul Vexler, second place in the long
horse event in the NCAA Championships.
Each of these gymnasts received a plaque
and a scholarship award.
ATSUGI GYMNAST IN
JAPANESE COMPETITION
Michele Holdreith, 10 yrs. old, placed
first in the allaround and floor exercise
and third on the balance beam in the
Autumn Gymnastics Competition held in
Tokyo. The contest was between competitors
from the Ikegame, Komagome, and Akibo
sports clubs. The owners of the Ikegame
Sports Club and Michele's instructors,
Takashi Ono and his wife, Kiyoko, are
worldfamous gymnasts, winning gold medals
in the 1960 Rome Olympics. Michele's father
is a civilian stationed at the NAS, Atsugi,
Japan. Her mo ther is a dance and Special
" Fisheye" photo of ,MSU gymnasts working out under the directi on of Coach Newt Loken,
Services instructor for the NAS.

The Malmo Girls from Sweden pictured at

right, put on an exhibition for the teachers
and students attend i ng the Ca l ifornia State
Physical Fitness Clin ic held at CSF Fu llerton.
Also pictured is the Continuous Rhychmical
Endurance Exercises, led by Dr. Thomas K.
Cureton with Casy Conrad at the Mike. Some
of the others on hand but not pictured, were
the Scats from Long Beach, Rich Harris, Geo.
THE WILFRID T. ROBARTS Hery and many more in Gymnastics.
SPORTS ARENA
Participants in th e National Gymnastic
Clinic worked out for the first time in
Sarasota's new sports arena and auditorium.
NEWSLETTERS
Gymnastic coaches may want to take note
of two newsletters published by equipment
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S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406. The Gym
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Fitness Drive, Garden City, New York
11530. Both newsletters offer highlights of
gymnastics activities about the country and
list clinics and other important gymnastic
events.
TRAMPOLINE NEWS
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poline News is the first magazine to special- nasti c Association, edited by our good
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CANADIAN
HI
REPORT
by John Noon ey
18 Lavington Dr.
Weston, Ontario
Here and There
National News (e.G.A.)
A fund raising project will soon be
started by the national treasurer, Mr. Cal
Girard.
The Eastern Canadian Championships
were awarded to Port Colborne, Ont. Fur
ther information can be obtained from Mr.
Jim McPherson, Phy. Ed. Dept., P ort Col
born e High School, Port Colborne, Ontario.
The e.G.A. will soon formulate a card
holding system for all individuls in the
Sport.
Assistan ce has been offered by the na
tional association to the orgnizers of the
New Brunswick Winter Games.
Manit oba has given noti ce they intend to
apply for the World Games Trials 1970.
National W om.en Judges (Mari a Medveczky
Women's Na ti onal Tech. Chairman Report)
The follo wing women judges hold ana
ti onal ra tin g F. Weiler (National Head
Jud ge ) 13.C. ; D. Carlsen, Alta.; M. Kobus
, pn, Sa ~ k. ; M. Medveczky, B.e. ; G. Hartley,
13.C. ; S. Wenzl' l, Sask. ; V. Nye, Que. ; J.
St. J ean , Quc-. ; N. Black, Que. ; A. Gorman,
Man .; C. Prc-vill eNicolacakis, Que. ; M.
Savage, Ont. ; L. Campbell, Ont.; O. Baer.
A "part icipat ion and fundam ental's clinic"
can be co ndu c t ~ d anywhere in the province
upon request. T hi s clinic is directed at the
day to day gy mn asti c class situation and
emph asizes the essences of gymnastics-
swin g, ki p and handstand. Mr. Kerr said
th at a trial cl inic had been conducted in
Weil and recently and had been enthusi
asti cally received by teachers at both levels,
element ary and second ary. Inform a ti on reo
ga rdin g the clinic can be obtained fru m Mr.
Geurge Harlow, York Memori al e. l. , Tor
ont u ( O.S.G.C.A. Secretary ).
As outgoing committ ee chairm an, Ill y
thanks to all who assisted O.F.S.A.A. in
conducting clinics and competitions, to Mr.
P ete Beach, Sec. of O.F.S.A .A . for the
gui dan ce and support he gave the commit
tee, to Mr. J ohn Nooney who encourage
ment we could not have been without and
to O.S.G.C.A. for their leadership in school
gymnastics. Mr. James Stronach Humber
side Collegiate, Toronto is the new
O.F.S.S.A. committee chairman and he will
need the cooperative support of all IN
VOLVED in the Sport if O.F.S.A.A. sue
cesses are to be continued.
GYM SKETCH
by H. Wilhelm
Bruno Klause is the new coach for the
men and women's gymnastic dept. at the
University of B.e. Bruno began gymnastics
at the age of 12 at the New York '1urn-
Verein and also a member of the West Side
Y.M.e.A. and New York Athletic Club
Gymnastic Team. His home town is New
York City, 1959 Bruno won the A.A.U. Na
tional Championships in the U.S. and re-
ceived a four year Athletic Scholarship
from Southern lllinois University. He was
an outstandin g gymnast durin g nis college
years and All American Gymnast winning
the N. e.A.A. High Bar titl e and placin g
fifth in the all around in 196 1. 1962 he was
again an All American N. C.A.A. Gymn ast
winnin g the Long Horse Vaultin g title.
Bruno was teaching Physica l Ed ucation at
Washington University in 5 1. Louis, Mis
souri as part time instructor for two years.
He received his bachelor and masters de
gree from Southern Illinois University in
Carbondale, lllin ois. Culminating his com
petitive years in gymnastics, Br un o went to
Africa as a member of the State Depart
ment sponsored by the A.A.U. gymn astic
team which gave clinics, exhibitions durin g
the summer of 1966. Through Europe he
traveled last year and visited the Sports
University in Leipzig, East Germany to
study their gy mnastic program . Brun o Klau s
has long been considered one of the out
standing gymnasts in North Ameri ca, his
background plus his 'd edication to perfec-
tion will help him to be one of the out
standing additions to the School of Physical
Education and Recreation at the U.B.e.
Born in New York City Bruno Klaus reo
ceived his first instruction in gymnastics
from the outstandin g co ach Henry Schroe-
der, New York City, New York, Turn
Verein.
WOMEN'S TEAM TOUR
CENTENERY COLLEGE
Recently these very excellent performers
gave a series of displays and clinics here
in Ontario at the University of Western
Ontario and the Univ. of Ottawa and at
other cen ters.
They performed to packed houses and
this tour gave many Canadians an oppor
tunity to see our own Pan Am gold medal
list perform, Susan McDonnell, Toronto.
Susa n's teammates were Karen Lively, Baton
Rouge, La. (Alternate U.S. Pan Am team) ;
Debbie Bailey (U.S. Pan Am team and
member of World Games team 1966); Diane
Masse, Montreal (Canadian Pan Am team
1967) ; Joan Connolly, Minnesota (D.G.W. S.
All Round Champion ) and Mickey Adam s
(S.W.A.A.U. All Round Champion 1966) .
Vannie Edwards, their very fine coach,
can be proud of his students. I hope thi s
is only the beginning of such tours and
that this might become an annual tour.
P ersonally I would like to see mor e U.S.
groups tour our country. After all we are
neighbors.
Thank you gymnasts and Vannie and
Centernery University for helpin g to pro
mote the Sport in Canada.
PR EOLYM PI C GYM NASTIC ME ET
REPORT
by Sid Jensen
Un iversity of Mi chigan
I arrived in Mex ico Thursday ; the compe
tition was to begin on Monday. It was
necessary to adapt to th e altitude within th l"
four days. On Thursd ay evenin g I tra in ed
in the arena where the competition was to
take pl ace. The building was cool and damp
with the evenings especially coo\ and along
with this, it rained incessantly durin g my
entire stay there. For those of you who
have back problems, as I have, you can
partially overcome this by training in warm
clothes as was done by most of the gym-
nasts. In my first workout, I was astonished
upon feeling the effect of dizziness on m.ov-
in g just four mats. A few moves on high
bar and I didn't want to risk a dismount.
To do the first half of my opt ional free
exercise routine was as fati guing as com-
pleting the entire routin e under normal
co nditions back hom e.
F or the followin g two days my training
includ ed only compulsories and lasted two
hours including a half hour running time.
By the third day I had adapted to the alti-
tude.
Friday morning I discovered the Japanese
team warmedup with a central heatin g sys-
tem linin g in their sweat suits plus woolen
wrist bands and gloves. They also used
oxygen bottles in training for recovery.
Du rin g the com petition no one complained
of dizziness. There wasn't an abnormal
number of gymnasts with landing problems
with the best performers still sticking their
landin gs. Although the altitude did not
hinder free exercise performances notice-
ably, everyone di d admit that it took twice
the tim e to recover aiter the completion of
a routine. Don't put off running a little
durin g the week.
Dr. Hauch, aft er conductin g tests, con
cluded that most track athletes were not af
fected excepting length of recovery period
by the altitude. The ones not up to their
best performance were affected in terms of
mental blocks and psychological excuses,
but for those in peak condition, the altitude
appeared to be of no hinderance toward
fin e performances.
My personal results in the competition:
Compulsory Optional
Event score score
F.X. 7.95 9.05
S.H. 7.5 8.6 (one stop)
Rings 8.8 9.15
Vaulting 8.8 9.15
P . Bars 8.4 8.65 (one break )
H. Bar 8.3 9.15
Conclusion : A wise man once told me that
we have two arms and legs as do the
Japanese and Russians. They are beatable!
Fire up!
The following are observations which were
made in regard to the compulsory routines
in their sequences, techniques, etc. :
Floor exercise- following the cartwheel
back handsprin g with split legs % turn to
stand, arms overhead and palms facin g in
wards-along the side-Russian dive to
hand stand (not held) with 135 degree turn .
Explanation: Swing arm s down diving in-
to handstand position. In the air execute
th e 135 degree turn and land so you face
diagonally auoss the flo or. Immediate
chest roll to front support and straddl e out
to back support.
Diagram:
Side Horse- Many routines did not have
consistant reverse doubles or high dismount.
Vaulting- Relatively slow approach- ex-
posive openin g with an exagger ated arch
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landing with lots of distance from horse.
Still Rings- Dislocate shoot to handstand
-do not hold three seconds-momentary
handstand only. Following cross-swing to
inverted hank and pause 1-2 seconds before
dislocating again.
P Bars-All top performers are using a
drop peach basket to almost handstand.
By drop peach it is meant that the per-
former drops below the bar before piking.
Hi Bar-Two complete reverse giants are
executed prior to the hecht dismount.
In closing, I express my appreciation to
the Canadian Authorities which made this
trip possible for me-a most memorable and
worthwhile experience. Now on to the '68
OLYMPICS.
O.F.S.A.A. GYMNASTICS COMMITTEE
ANNUAL MEETING
Report by J. D. Me Pherson
Recently the Ontario F ederation of School
Athletics Association gymnastic committee
met to evaluate their schools gymnastic pro-
gram and to consider several motions for
change. Each of the THREE Championship
meets were discussed in detail by the dele
gates who represented the various secondary
school athletic associations throughout the
province.
The Individual championship and the
grade team championship will not be
changed for 1968 and 1969. The team
championship will see the introduction of
Rin gs and will no longer restrict the num-
ber of events anyone competitor may en ter.
A major topic on the agenda related to
the role that the Ontario School Gymnastic
THE FIRST CANADIAN NATIONAL
COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S
GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP
AND THE OPEN MEN' S
INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY
(Approved by the c.1.A.U .)
DIRECTOR OF CHAMPI ONSH IP : Mr .
Geza Von Martiny, St . Francis X
Coach and also United States
University Coach, 1965.
DATE: Sunday, February 25, 1968
PLACE : St. Francis Xa vier Univer-
sity, Oland Center, Main Gym-
naSium
RULES: F.I.G.
TIME : 7 P.M. Sharp until 10 P.M.
Coaches Association has played in the de-
veloping of competitive gymnastics. Over
the past three years O.S.G.C.A. has through
its judging clinics established a large gym-
nasti c offi cials corps, which has made many
more competitions possible. Mr. Doug Kerr,
President of O.S.G.C.A. was on hand to
answer questions and to inform the com-
mittee of O.S.G.C.A.'s plans for 1968.
WARM-UP : In the Auxiliary Gym-
nasium
AWARDS: Medals and diplomas for
individual events. Trophies for
the team event.
TEAM : A team consists of four
gymnasts with the top three 011-
round counting for the team
event. In case of onl y one entry
that one gymnast's score will be
counting toward the team event.
ELIGIBILITY : Each gymnast must
corry 12 credit hours/ semester
ot a Canadian College or Un i-
versity that he or she rep resents .
All entries must be sent to Mr.
Geza von Martiny, Asst. Profes-
sor of Phy. Ed., St. Francis X
University, Antigonish , N.S .

sien, a U. of Washington sophomore and
National Champion of Finland who scored
Handgrlps a 55.25. Nissinen captured firsts on side
horse, rings, parallel bars, and the horizontal
Across bar but was hampered by a sprained ankle
on the other events. Koshiba earned a first
the on fl oor exercise while teammate Masanori
Kageyama took the long horse vault.
Pacilic The 3-woman teams competed on all fo ur
Olympic events with the best two scores
co unting in the team total. J oyce Tanac,
one of the top-ranked US women while still
in hi gh school, captured the allaround with
a 35.798 total while taking firsts in va ult-
ing and flo or exercise. Teammate Carolyn
1-
Pingatore, also a high school student, took
the un even bar competition. Tiny, smilin g
Hideko Ohishi, 17, who will be an exchange
student in Seattle next year, prevented a
shutout with a splendid display on the bal-
ance beam.
Sponsor s of the meet included the De-
partment of Intercollegiate Athletics, U. of
Washington, the Seattle-Kobe Affiliation
Committee, the Greater Seattle Gymnastic
Club, and the Sea ttle Times. Dr. Eric
Hughes, Gymnastic Coach at the University
of Washington , arranged and coordinated
the many details attendan t to such a meet.
The MODERN GYMNAST salutes the
effort s of the Sea ttle-Kobe groups and con-
curs with this note fro m Mr. J. D. Braman,
Mayor of Seattle, "We are confident that
these experiences will constitute a substan-
tial step toward international friend ship."

All-around M EN LH V FX SH SA P8 H8 TOTAL
Morio Koshiba 9 .35 9.55 8.90 8.90 9 .20 9.45 55.35
( Kobe)
Mauna Nissinen 8.80 8.55 9.55 9.30 9.45 9 .60 55.25
(Seattle)
Mike Ftansaas 9.30 9.00 9.10 9.20 8.90 9.45 54.95
(Seatt le)
Bob Hall 9.05 9.15 9.35 8.70 9.20 9 .30 54.75
(Seattle)
Masanori Kagayama 9.40 8 .90 8.70 8.85 9.10 9.05 54.00
(Kobe)
Sho Fukushima 8.90 9.00 8.80 8.55 9.05 9.20 53.50
(Kobe)
Masao Fuj i mo to 9.30 9.10 8 .10 8 .55 8.70 9 .35 53.10
SEATTLE A LLSTAR TE A M . From left, fro nt row; Sa ndy (Seattle)
Hartl ey (a lt). Lonna Woodward, Joyce T anac, a~d Caro lyn,n Gunter Bohrma n 9.25 8.70 8.05 9.00 8.65 9.00 52.65
Pingatore. From left, back row: George LeW IS, women s (Seattle)
coach. Gunter Bohrmann, Hide Umeshita (atl), Sho Fuku- Takashi Kishi 8.85 8 .75 7.10 8.65 9.15 8.80 51.30
shima, Mauna Nissinen, 80 Be nnett. Mike Flansaas, Eric (Kobe)
Hughes, men's team coach. Kiyohumi Sakata 8;95 8.90 7.70 8 .25 8.10 8.95 50.85
(Kobe)
Yuichi Sana 8.80 9.30 6.30 8.65 9.05 8.50 50.60
(Kobe)
Allstar teams representin g th e sister Bo Bennett
(Seattle)
8.85 8.85 6.80 8.75 7.50 7.80 48.55
cities of Seattle, Washington, and Kobe,
Japan met before a turn-away crowd of 5200 Team Scores
Seattle 45.35 44.70 44.85 44.95 45 .25 46.55 271.65
at the University of Washington, November Kobe 45.85 45.75 40.50 43.60 45.20 45.60 266.50
10, 1967.
It was a 2-hour-40-minute ballet of muscle All-around - Women SHV UPB BB FX TOTA L
and grace, and the performers drew repeated Joyce Tanac 9.266 8 .866 8.466 9.200 35.798
(Seattle}
applause from an appreciative audience. Lonna Woodward 8.7338.7008.8338.9 60 35.232
The Greater Seattle Gymnastic Club earned (Seattle)
Carolyn Pingatore 9.0339.100 7.7338.600 34.466
victory totaling 271.65 to 266.50 to avenge (Sea ttle)
last year's defeat in Japan. The women had Hideko Oishi 8.700 7.433 8.900 8.9 00 33.933
(Kobe)
a 71.730 to 66.598 margin over a Kobe team Mieko Ishii 8.5667.860 7.000 7.233 30.665
(Kobe)
for which two of the three youn g women Hisako Habara 6.2338.000 7.7667.900 29.899
performed despi te injuries. (Kobe)
The men's all-around title again was won
Team Scores
by Morio Koshiba, a gymnastic teacher and Seattle 18.299 17.966 17 .299 18.166 71.730
KOBE A LL-STAR TE ~M: Kn ~ lin~, f rom . I e~t: ~o ri ~ K o-
grad uate of Nippon University. His total of shiba, Hi sako H aba ra , M leko Ish II, Hldeko OIsh I, YUlchl Sana. Kobe 17.266 15.866 16.666 16.800 66.598
55.35 points just barely edged Mauno Nis- Standing, from lett: Masanori Kageyama, Masao Fujimo to ,
Coach Mizuo H ataoka, Kiyohumi Sakata, and Takashi Kish i.

8
 ~
ALL-AROUND THE WORLD
~

al ii Laiho (Finland) Erik Rose ng ren (Sweden) Aaga Storhaug(Norway)

STORHAUG WINS HIS 9TH 1967 SCA NDINAVIA N CHA MPION SHIPS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Turku, Finland November II
. . On NoveI?ber 26th,1967 Aage Storhaug won Fi nl and (F) 219.05 Sweden (S ) 2 14.65 Norway (N ) 213. 15 Denm ark (D) 202. 15
his 9th NatIOnal All-Around title at the Norwe-
gian National Championships held at the Wil- NAME FX SH SR LH PB HB T ot al
helmsenhallen in Notterroy, Norway. Aage Storhaug (N) 9.40 9.45 9 .20 9.40 9.35 9.45 56.25
Storhaug took ten fIrst places out of the a li i Laiho (F) 9.20 9.40 9.10 9 .25 9 .5 5 9 .30 55.80
twelve AA events(compulsory & optional, to Eric Rosengren (5) 9 .35 9.30 9.15 9.40 9.20 9.10 55.50
total 112.40. Up and coming gymnast, Tore Lie Heikk i Sappinen (F) 9.55 8.70 9.20 9.25 9.10 9.05 54.85
placed second with 108.40, followed by Trygve Hans Nielsen (0) 9.00 8.95 8.95 8 .80 9.00 9. 10 53.80
Gjerstad scoring 107.50, Harold Wigaard with Re ino Heino (F) 8.95 8.20 9.15 9.10 9.05 9.20 53.65
107.35 and Thorbjorn Ingvaldsen 106.45.
Helge Nielsen of Bergen was the top scorer Evert Li ndgren (S) 53.30, Trygve Gjerstad(N) 53.10, Jan-Ake Fjal iby (S) 53.00, Ju hani
in the B Class competition with 99.60. Rahikainen( F) 53.00 , Han nu Rantaka ri (F) 53.00 , Thor Ingva ldsen(N) 52.30, Finn
Johannesson(S) 52.25, Ake Gu l lberg(S) 51.30, Sven Erik Lilj a(N ) 50.40, Carl IIsoe(O)
50.05.

Chri st er Jonsso n (Sweden)

Sweden-East Germany Match Halmstad, Sweden Nov. 26, 1967
T EAM RESULTS : Compulsory Opti onal Total
East German y 279.45 279. 90 559 .35
Swede n 271 .30 276. 75 548.05

NAM E FX SH SR LH PB HB T ot al
Klaus Koeste(EGI c9.45 9.40 9 .25 9.20 9. 10 9.45 55.85
09 .50 8.40 9 .60 9.30 9.50 9.50 55.80
11 1.65
Werner Ool ling(EG) 8.85 9.25 9.25 9.20 9.60 9.35 55.50
9.25 9.35 9.45 9.25 9.05 9.55 55.90
111.40
Siegfried Fuelle(G) 9 .25 9.30 9.50 9.25 9.35 9.20 56.00
9.35 8.65 9.40 9.25 9.40 9.15 55.20
111 .20
Peter Weber(G) 8.95 9.30 9.35 9.30 9.45 9.20 55.55
9.30 8.70 9.45 9.30 9.40 9.25 55.40
110.95
Matthias Brehme(G)9.1 0 9.55 9.40 9. 15 9.50 9.35 56.05
9.00 9.50 9.30 9.20 8.15 9.50 54.65
110.70
Eric Rosengren (5) 9.20 9.30 9.05 9.25 9.30 8.90 55.00
9.30 9.20 9.20 9. 15 9.30 9.40 55.55
110.55
Gunther Beier (EG) 110.50, Stig Lindeval l (5) 109.50, Finn Johannesson(S) 109.45,
Tommy Svensson (5) 107.85, Jan-Ake Fja ll by(S) 104.65 .

9
 The
Institute
for
Physical Training
at
Friedrich Schiller
University
in Jena
Sports Studies at
Friedrich Schiller University
The In stitute for Physical Trainin g at
Friedrich Schiller University in l ena , Ger
man Democratic Rep ublic, has trained
sports teachers for 20 years. Its courses
provide two years of trainin g in the theory
and practice of the basic sports. The staff
of" 22 at the Institute, under the director,
Dr. h. W. Schroeder, also do research in
important problems of school sports and
competition sports. Some emphasize cy ber
netic studies; others investigate possibilities
for rapid and immediate information on
feedback processes in motor studies and A student member of a research gr,?up
analyzes a photo of light tracers uSing
test the quality and quantity of movement a projector and co-ordinote plane table.
categories.
Interested students are drawn into this
research work. One example of such studi es
is illustrated above. Wearing lights at her hips and toes, the
- from Sports in the CDR, No . 4, 1967 gymnast executes a spl it leap. The chone-
cycle photo traces the same jump.

Th e pictures sh ow a gymnast who hos

specia l equipment for measuring the place
and time of a movement, and the light
traces of movement on the parallel bars.
The I ight t ra ces mark the movement of
the feet and hips and make it possible
to investigate the movement, speed and
acclerotion at various times.

10
 GYMNASTIC TRAINING IN
EAST GERMANY
by Bruno Klaus
Gymnastic Coach
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
The mai n entrance to the Deutsche Hochschul e Fur Korperkultur (also known as the
Sports Uni versity o f Leip zig). This is also the medical ce nter f o r the t esting and program-
ming of all the athletes.
Through Abie Grossfeld and John Crosby
heard about the sports university in Leip-
zig, East Germany, which is noted for its
scientifi c approach to the teaching and
trainin g of athletes. As my wife and I were
tourin g in Europe this past summ er, we
got hold of a couple vi sas and added Leip-
zig to our stops. W e spent a few days there,
and here's what I learned about their gym-
nastic program.
First of all, the program for the eventual
gymnast is started when the child is five
or six years old . Instructors from the Uni-
versity go to the area schools to talk with
the physical education teachers to determine
which children are athletically inclined.
These children are brought to the University
and tested . If it appears that the child
could develop, he begins coming to the Uni-
versity for training. At the same time he
continues to attend his own school for hi s
classwork. The parents are in corporated into
the program. Alon g with hi s physical train-
ing the child is given psychological testin g
to determine where his ambition s lie. If he
becomes an outstanding gymnast, he is fed,
clothed; and supported by the University.
The students are put into divisions. They
move from division to division with th e
ultimate goal bein g the international team.
In each divi sion it is r equired that each
student perform certain compulsory r ou-
tines. As he progresses into hi gher classes,
more events are added as are optional rou-
tines. No matter how old the student is
wh en he begins, he starts in the Kind er-
klasse III. Following is a quick breakdown
of the clsses or divisions and requirements
of each. The r outines must be performed
with an 80% effi ciency before the student
can move on.
GIRLS DIVISIONS BEGINNING WITH
LOWEST DIVISION
Kinderklasse III
4 compulsories- l each on vaultin g, bal-
ance beam, free exercise, high bar at
shoulder hei ght
Much scientitic research and approach is invol -
ved in athletics as evidenced by thi s di splay in
the f oyer of the University.
Kinderklasse II
5 compulsories-l each on vaulting, un-
even parallel bars, balance beam at on e
meter height, free exerci se, high bar at
head height
Kinderklasse I
4 compul sories and 2 optionals. Compul-
sories: vaultin g, balance beam, free exer-
cise, unevens. Optionals: balan ce beam, free
exercise.
Jugendklasse III
4 compulsori es and 4 optionals-l com-
pulsory and 1 optional on each event
Jugendklasse II
4 compulsories and 4 optionals-l com-
pulsory and 1 optional on each event with
compulsories becoming more diffi cult
Jugendkla3se I
4 compulsories and 4 optionals-co mpul-
sories increased again in difficulty.
Leis tungsklasse I (highest class)
At this time they are ready for national
co mpetition.
BOYS DIVISIONS BEGINNING WITH
LOWEST DIVISION
Kinderklasse I II
4 compulsories-free exerci se, va ulting,
parallel bars, high bar at head height (1
compulsory on each)
Kinderklasse II
5 compulsories-l each on free exercise,
vaulting, parallel bars, hi gh bar at head
height, rin gs
Kinderklasse I
6 compulsories- l each on free exercise,
. vaulting, parallel bars, high bar at head
height , rin gs, side horse
Jugendklasse III
6 compul sories-l on each event with
more diffi culty than compul sories in Kin-
derklasse
Jugendklasse II
6 compul sories and 3 optionals-o ptionals
on side horse, rin gs, high bar
Juge ndklas<se I
1 compulsory and 1 optional on each
).I . . . , .......
l. f"'.""-'-' __
~."" ... , """',......,
........, ... - ... .......
event
Leistungsklasse I
At this time they are well advanced and
ready for national competition.
While in these classes, if a stud ent shows
special talent or a weakness on a particular
apparatus, he is given individual instructi on
by a teacher who is a specialist on that
event. In all divi sions there are r oughly te n
students per instructor.
Every month the national and the inter-
national team members are tested for en-
durance, fl exibility, strength, etc. Movies
are made of these gymnasts for the purpose
of analyzing angles of moves so that less
experienced gymna sts can correct th eir own
faults.
At thi s tim e the University has four of
the international gy mnastic team member s
and nin e members of the second team. The
first and second teams consist of between
ten and twelve me mbers each. Practice con-
sists of three to four hours per day plus
classes in theory of gy mna s ti c~ . The inte r-
national team has one head coach (trainer)
and three assistants for trainin g. The inte r-
national team mem bers are al so fully sup-
ported by the school. They will eventu ally
become instructors or trainers as the coaches
are called.
This is not the only training school in
East Germany. Th e army has one, and the re
is al so one in East Berlin. However, at thi s
tim e the DHFK has most of the national
and internati onal gymnasts.
Th e gy mnasts are allowed only a two
week holiday pe r year which th e whole
school takes at one tim e durin g the summe r.
Well , that 's about it. From what I saw
the coaches (trainers ) are excellent and the
equipm ent is g ood and pl entiful. One more
thin g-in talkin g with on e of the coaches I
found out that The Modem Gymnast is
rated very hi ghly by th e East German gym-
nasts.
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 The United States Gymnastics Federation
P.O. Box 4699 Tucson, Arizona
USGF OIRECTORS REPORT
FRANK L. BARE
New Registration Plan & Publications
As the U.S.G.F. grows in size and increases it s number of offer
ings to schools, teachers and clubs. we strive to maintain a modern
and uptoda te a pproach to the ad ministrative proble ms involvt'd .
Naturally, the old cliches about it's a big count ry, mail is slow, etc.,
come to our mind. but the reaso n for a chan ge is a positive one
more than a negative one.
We began with a single pa ge Newsletter and expanded to several
pages. The eve ryothermonth idea seemed to be sati sfa ctory in prin-
ciple but history has d emonstrated the co untrary. As small in can
tent as the N EWS LETTER might seem (three to four pages ) we
have attempt ed to kee p important news items in the fore. It has
seemed to be a r eg ula r occurence for us to mail the NEW SLETTER.
then the very next day find a letter or some notice from one of our
cons tituents that a most important event was comin g up very soon
. . . and yet the mail was gon e and the news mu st wait for se veral
weeks for the next iss ue. Obviously, this is not the best way to do
the job . . . significant eve nt s just seem to pop up whenever they
desire not on a r eg ularly schedul ed basis.
Beginning in J a nuary of 1968. along with the reg ular re ports
appearing in our offi c ial publication (The ~[ o d e rn Gymnast), the
U.S .G.F. will present a US GF N EWS SERVICE or an entirely dif-
ferent ord er. at least in so far as mailings are concerned. W e will,
for the mos t part. drop the regularly sch eduled N EWSLETTER,
and com'ert exi st ing s ubsc riptions to the N EWS S ERVICE. This
new format will deal mostly with d irec t mailin gs of perhaps no more
than one or two brief pages of it ems that those of yo u in the gy m-
nasti cs community should be awa re of . . . RIGHT NOW! It will
be mailed as oft en as need be, and for the most part on a fir st-
class mail basis. In thi s way we can be distributin g bulletins as
often as need be without a need to stick with any weekly time
schedule and also it will all ow us to mail small news items qui ckly
without th e need for additiona l co py to fill in three extra pa ges of
s pace.
It is my sincere hope that thi s se rvice will be utili zed by every
gymnastics coach and offi cial in the U.S .A. W e have experimented
with the mailin gs long enough and our office is now equipped to
do this job best of all. If you have been di sappointed in years past
in sendin g a notice to us and not havin g it includ ed , we ll. we ca n
chan ge most all of that now . . . we're updatin g a sys tem and
adding new mailing equipment to expedite matte rs consid erably.
If you already are regi stered it is not necessary to re:register. If
not, and you wish to avail yourse lf of this se rvice, se nd yo ur name ,
address, zip-code (n eed ed badl y ) , and 52.00 to the:
U.S .G.F. N EWS SERVICE
P .O. Box 4699
T UCSO N, ARIZONA 85il 7
SCANDINAVIAN
Sweden Norway Finland Denmark
ALL-STARS
An out standin g team of seven SCANDI NAVIA N ALL STA R
COLLEGIA NS is to tour the United States of Ame rica durin g J anu
ary, 1968. Of the seven gymnasts, two are from S wed en . . . two
from Norway .. . two from Finland and one from Denm ark . Each
of th e team me mbers fini shed in the top ten pos itions in th e 1967
Scandinavian Championships conducted just about one month a go.
It is a truly outstandin g team.
The team will land in New York City . . . and compete fir st
a gains t Pennsylvania State Universiti es team on January 12th. From
that point they will journey West making three to four more stops
as they end up on the Wes t Coast and travel over the P ole . . . on
their return to Scandinavia. In Denver, Col orado, the tea m will meet
the Colorado Coll ege All -Stars at Aurora Centra l High School on
January 18th und er the sponsorship of the Colorado C ymnasti cs
Association. The entire trip is under the s ponso rship of the U.s.
Gymnastics F ederation with the approval of th e four Scandinavian
F ederation s.
12
Executive Director
Thi s represent s the fir ::t foreign team to vis it our Unit ed States
in almost four years. If yo u are near th e two sit es menti oned above
please plan on vi siting with our di st ingu ished guests and witness in g
th eir competitions . The U.s. G.F. looks forward to in vitin g many
such team s to visit the U.S.A. in years to come, and simil arly we
look forward to selec ting out standin g team s to tour other nations
in the nea r future.
W e will be announ cin g th e entire itin er ar y for the Scandin avian
All Star T ea m within a few da ys, however, we did desire to ge t this
brief n oti ce to many of yo u as quickly as poss ible .. . ther efore
this ma ilin g. If yo u have a ny questi ons please feel free to co nt act
us at the U.S .G.F. Office.
N.A.C.G.C. STATISTICS, 1968
For the 1968 Gymnasti cs se ason, the Am erican Athle tic Equip
ment Compan y will be brin gin g you the N.A.C. C.C. S ta ti stics p ro-
gram. The format for next season's report s, which is now ge ttin g
under way, will include the top performers in each event in ea ch
of the four reg ions of the Unit ed States . . . East, Mid -East, Mid-
West and West. Average scores on a progressive basis will be shown
for each region as well as the top ten performers on a national
basis. In som e in stances we will include team records and hi gh team
scores as th e se ason moves alon g.
It will be our intention to mail the Statistics each W ednesday
.. . the re fore it will be necessary that each of yo u forw a rd your
scores to the US GF Office immediately after your week-end com -
petitIOn s a re completed. Pl ease re port all scores . . . indi cating
thereon if you are parti cipatin g in the College Division or Univer-
sity Divi sion of the NCAA, or indi cate NAIA, as the case might
be .. . all scores will be re fl ected toge ther in the individual events.
The U.S.C .F . is printin g and distributin g this year's sta tistics
program, and it is brought to you throu gh the sponsorship of the
American Athletic Equipm ent Company. Bill So renson , Pres id ent of
American informs us tha t they contempla te some na tional award
based on the statistic survey, but more will be forth co min g on that
subj ect.
Send your meet results immediately after the results are printed
to: U.S.G.F. - Statistics, P.O. Box 4699, Tucson , Arizona 857 17.
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 Beauty in Motion -
Beautiful Motions
by Dick Criley

The women's gymnastic team of the Uni-

versity of H elsinki, Finland, appeared at
numerous exhibitions and clinics throughout
the United States and Canada during the
fall. It was the pleasure of the MODERN
GYMNAST to view one of their demonstra-
tions and to talk with some of the members
of the group. The occasion was their appear-
ance at Ventura College under the sponsor-
ship of the Ventura YMC A to whom we
also extend our thanks for a kind welcome.
The gymnastics performances were not of
the olympic competition type with apparatus
as we commonly think of gymnastics. In-
deed, the Finns refer to this type of gym
nastics as calisthenics, but with a totally
different meaning, as we soon found out.
To them, the rhythmic gymnastics exercises
are far more feminine and worthy of atten
tion as a means for developin g the qualities
of grace and beauty of movement.
A great variety of hand implements were
used in routines com posed by a master
teacher or members of the team and per-
formed by the team as a whole. While hoops
and ropes and balls are perhaps the most
typical of the hand implements used in this
type of gymnastics, we also noted the use
of tambourines, a cymbal, indian clubs and
wooden sticks. In spiration for the routines
are drawn from natural movements-run-
ning, leaping, stretching; dance, both mod-
em and folk ; and the music itself,
percussive, flowin g and alternatively fa st
and slow.
One particularly noteworthy piece was
performed without hand im plemen ts. The
girls of two teams demon strated running,
.~
leaping, and jumping, singly and in part-
nership with each other in com positi ons
which truly illustrated the beau ty of the
body in motion. In pairs and trios, they
would advance and retreat, their measured
steps coordinated as one, in spirals, in cir-
cles, and intricate geometric patterns. Cor-
rect posture and body movements were
expressed at all times in all the exercises.
The percussion pieces, the cymbal, wooden
sticks, and indian clubs, provided a tempo
which could set the tone for a series of
mo vements. Not mere adjuncts to the com
position, these implements were used to
express dynamics, rhythm, a mood, or a
characterization. The upper body is par
ti cularly used in swin gin g, twirling, bendin g
and similar movement. Viewers tried to
envision meaning in the ex pressive use of
the girls' hands and arms and follow ed the
line of complete extension as, for instan ce,
a back arch complemented curves of hoops
held behind them.
Highlightin g their performance, the girls
donned cos tumes fr om various areas of their
native Finland, and performed Finnish Folk
Dances. It was interestin g to note how the
mood of the music seemed a trifle less gay
than for other Scandinavian peoples, re-
fl ectin g the harsher history of the co untry.
In their clinics and demon stra ti ons over
a six week period across the co untry, the
Women of the University of Helsinki intro-
duced new concepts of physical trainin g
for gro ups to educators who previously con-
sidered women's gymnastics only as appar-
atus work beyond the reach of their
stud en ts. With the realization that such
acti vi ties are within their realms of imagin-
ation and abiliti es, more instructors of
women's programs are plannin g to introduce
rhythmic gymnastics to their classes.

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An insight into the unique personality of a top Olympic contender - his philosophy
and his goals . .... .
Name: J. Kanati Allen
Age: 21 H1. 5'8" Wt. 138 Single
High School attended: Los Angeles City
High School
College: U.C.L.A.; Major: Physics; Year: Sr.
Plans after graduation: Graduate school
in physics
Honors won: 19G7-3rd AA, 3rd FX, NCAA;
1st FX, AAWU; member U.S. Univer-
siade team. 19G5-lst HB, AAWU;
member U.S. World Games team. High
School-19G4: 2nd AA, 2nd FX, 2nd
PB, 1st HB, L.A. City Ch.
When and how did you become interested
in gymnastics?
I was in junior high school and started
working on the apparatus in the school
yard.
Why gymnastics? Why not some oj' the
team sports?
They aren't interesting.
What event did you start with?
High bar, because that was the only ap-
paratus in the yard.
As an all-around competitor, do you have
any favorite in the different gymnastic
events?
Not anymore.
Who was your coach as you got started in
gymnastics?
My high school coach was John Muir,
but my main coaches were the Sakamoto
brothers.
Do you have any particular gymnast after
whom you have tried to pattern yourself?
I see what I like in each gymnast. So I
pattern myself after whatever I like in
each event.
What advice would you have for youngsters
starting out in gymnastics now?
Start all-around, because as you want to
go all events, that is the fastest way to
learn. The things on one apparatus apply
to the others as well. You should start with
the basics; then you can build up.
What are some of the basics that you'd
suggest?
One of the hardest is a handstand. And,
of course, swin g and strength.
Do you feel that a specialist has any place
now in gymnastics?
They have been good for the all-around
men up to now because they have a much
higher level on some of the apparatus, so
they can teach the all-around man. But if
you had all these specialists going out for
all-around, you'd have an all-around man
who was just as good as a specialist on
these different events. The specialists are
good now, but even tually they could build
greater strength as all-around men.
Do you see any trend in the U.S . gym-
nastics which may advance our international
standing?
Kanati Allen
I wa s very pleased that they have intro-
duced compulsories for the NCAA's. I
think they should have them for the special-
ists too. It tends to put the all-around man
at a disadvantage.
How do you plan a workout?
I alternate equipment. I work the first
three Olympic events one day and the other
three on th e next day. I try to learn tricks
that I don 't have, basics that I need im-
provement on, workin g just to keep the
tricks I have.
What sort of training schedule do yo u fol-
low for big meets, for example , the NCAA's
th e Olympic trials, and so forth?
For a really important meet, I begin
about a month before, working toward s the
routines. If there are comp ul sories and op-
ti onals, the first two days of the week I
work tricks, the next two days I work se-
quences, and the final two days I try to
put the routines together. I try to go
through each routine at least four times
before the meet on each weekend. I just
repeat thi s every week of the month. The
day before the meet, all I do is warm up
a littl e, touchin g on each apparatus.
What is it about gymnastics that keep you
at it?
Just as I like physics, I like gymnastics
so I do it- it's fun.
Do you apply some of your physics prin-
ciples to gymnastics?
No t exactly, I apply more of my gym-
nasti cs to my physics. I didn't really apply
the techniques of learning to physics as I
did to gymnastics; so n ow I am doing it
more in physics.
What are some 0/ your goals?
I enjoy just being in gymnastics, but my
goal is international competition.
Do you feel the U.S . should extend more
finan cial support to their gymnasts as other
countries seem to be doing ? How about the
level 0/ support after you make a national
team?
Of co urse gymnasti cs needs greater sup-
port, but not in the same way as the other
countries have done. The support which
could be given a team, as such, rather than
individuals, mi ght be all right.
In light of the recent furor raised by Harr y
Edwards (San Jose State), do you feel you
could support the proposed Negro boycott
0/ the U.S. team for the '68 Olympics?
In the first place, I am American Indian
_51.~ Cherokee, from my mother and also
a little Scotch and Irish. Havin g cleared
that up, I don't see yet how it would help
to boycott the Olympics. I'd have to under-
stand that first before I'd even consider it.
What are your plans after you graduate-
do you plan to keep up with your gym-
nastics ?
Oh, maybe when I'm 70, I'll consid er
slackin g off a little.
Kanati, how do you feel about gymnastics
in relation to othe r sports?
To me, other sports are a game; Gym-
nastics is th e only sport. It's a kind of way
of life.
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A New Terminology for Sidehorse
by Russell Mills
Stanford University
Introduction.
About six years ago I invented a new
system of termin ology for the sidehorse, one
that seemed to me more systematic and
complete than the old one. Later, around
1964, the FIG came up with its own new
system of sidehorse nomenclature, an illogi-
cal, fragmentary one which has helped to
make the sidehorse aq imposs ible event to
judge by the official "rules". Therefore, I
am offering the gymnastic public my sys
tem for criticism and! or approval. Altho I
would not expect it to replace completely
the casual sidehorse language used at work-
outs, I do hope that people will like it and
will want to usc it to replace the unwork
able FIG system for official purposes in
this country. Moreover, sidehorse en thusi-
asts may be interested in the simple way
new tricks and combination s are formulated
in my system.
I. Preliminaries
It is convenient to have two sets of labels
(j.e. coordinate systems) to specify the
gymnast's position on the sidehorse. The
Fixed Labels are to denote the parts of the
apparatus and regions around it; the Rela
tive Labels are to specify the position of
the gymnast's legs with respect to the ap
paratus.
A. The Fixed Labels are summarized in
Figure 1.
In Fig. 1 we are directly above the side
horse, loohng down at it. "Lend" and " L
pom" mean "left end" and "left pommel",
respectively. We make the following arbi
trary convention :
Convention A: At the beginning of a rou
tine or a sequence of tricks, if the gymnast
mounts from a point on the longitudinal
axis of the ap paratus, then the Lend is de-
fined to be the nearest end to him ; if he
is stand in g at the side of th e apparatus,
then the L end is the end which would be
to his left were he to face the apparatus
from there; if the sequence begins with the
gymnast already on the apparatus, the L-
end is the end which is to his left at the
beginning of the sequence. On ce the Lend
is established, the other Fixed Labels fall
into place as in the diagram. The important
thing to remember is that these labels do
not change their locations even when the
gymnast does a turning trick and is facing
another direction. The R-end may, in other
words, be on his left at times. The compass
poin ts in Fig. 1 are to be used to describe
the direction the gymnast is fa cin g, relative
to the other Fixed Labels. The direction 0
is always the direction from Rend to L
end.
Example : Stand at Lend facing 90 R . 0
{This is where one stands to do a clockwise
Kehre-in.}
Problems for the reader:
1. Using Fig. 1 and Convention A,
describe the positions from which you would
mount and dismount for the followin g short
routine: Back-loop, loop with % clockwise
'wist {use clockwise Circles}.
2. Explain why all mounts must begin
~ ith er from the Leftregion of the app aratus
or at the Leftpoint.
(Answers are given at the end of Secti on 1.)
B. The Relative Labels
"Fore" and "Rear" are used to denote
the positions of the legs. " Left-fore" {or
"Lfore"} means that the gymnast's left leg'
is on the side of the apparatus in the direc
tion he is facing. The meanings of Lrear,
Rfore, and R-rear should be obvious. We
write " LRfore" instead of " Lfore and R
fore". S imilarly for "LRrear".
Example: "LRrear" is the position which
is sometimes called " front support" (i.e.
the hands are in front of the body, so that
the legs will be to the rear of the hands).
The Relative Labels "left" and "right"
are sometimes used to indicate which direc
tion {relative to the gymnast, not the appar
atus} a trick is done.
Example : Front-scissors-left.
Note : The old AAU system of Fixed
Labels was similiar to the one presented
above, except that such terms as Croup,
Saddle, Neck, Cross stand frontways, etc.
were used. Most people could never remem
ber which was which. The labels used in
this article are hop efull y easier to follow.
Problem 3. Using relative labels, describe
the leg position from which one initiates a
Blackscissorsleft.
Answers for section I:
1. Mo unt: Stand at R-end facing 90 0 R.
Dismount: Lan d at R-end facing 180.
2. Any side from which the gymnast
mounts, by Convention A, becomes the Left
region; any axial mount causes the mount
in g position to be defined as the Leftpoint.
3. L-fore and Rrear.
II. Circles and Circletricks
Presumably most readers will recognize
what the word "Circles" mean s if the fol-
lowin g oftenused synonyms are listed : High
double leg circles, flank s, kehrems, wheels.
. When circles are performed with both
hands on an end or on one pommel, and
with the gymnast facing either 0 or 180
{see section I of this article}, then the cir
cles are called Loo ps or Pommelloops,
respectively. If circles are perform ed with
both hands on one pommel, but with the
gymnast facin g either 90 0 L or 90 0 R {as in
norm al Circles}, these are called Pommel
circles.
It turns out that almost all of the moves
which are don e in Circle style (j.e. legs
together, hi gh smooth swing) ca n be con
structed from moves properly chosen from
the three groups. On e group consists of Cir
cles, Loops, Pommelcircles, and Pommel
loops. The second group consists of the
Circle tricks. The third consists of the
Dem isemi-tri cks.
A. The Circle tricks are listed in Chart 1
along with their important characteristics.
Bear in mind that Chart 1 serves more as a
definition of the group of Circle tricks than
as a collection of various people's ideas on
what constitutes a Circle-trick.
Comments on Chart 1 :
O. "C" stands for "Counter", "B" for
"Back-", " F " for " LRfore", and "R" for
"LRrear" {see part 1. B for definition s}.
1. No distin ction in name need be mad e
between, say, a tromlet from Center to end
md a tromlet from end to Center. The same
holds true for the other Circle-tricks. If
desired, one can write, for instan ce, Tromlet-
out and Tromletin for extra clarity.
2. The "start" and "finish" columns refer
to the leg position relative to the side
horse as the trick is initiated and com-
pleted. The entries {see o. above} are
chosen in such a way as to make the nam-
ing of combinations easier {section' III
below} ; they do not necessarily fit any pre-

TRICK Start
CHART 1
Finish DUIation No. Rot. Synonyms
.//////~! ,.+,.,.
Jill)l)) .;.,
Tro mlet F F 1.0 0 side trave l
Moore F F 1.5 +Y> czech, o ne loop
Sw iss R F 1.0 +Y> hop
Kehre R R 1.5 +Y> doub le rear
Yanki R F 1.0 +Y> front-out, -in
Back-tromlet
Back-moore
Back -sw iss
Ba ck-kehre
R
R
F
F
R
R
R
F
1.0
1.5
1.0
1.5
0
+Y>
+Y>
+Y>
rear travel

stockli
,\\\\\~
Left-~oLnt
\ ~\\\
r ~ Center ~)
L- end R- end ~\\y~,
~RLCjh
~\~\\\'
p'oLnt

~jl(!llll!j
Back-yanki F R 1.0 +Y>
Counter-moore F F 1.5 -Y>
Counter-sw iss R F 1.0 -Y> fu ll durham
Co unter-kehre R R 1.5 -Y>
Counter-yank i R F 1.0 -Y>
C-B-moore F F 1.5 -Y>
C-B-swiss
C-B-kehre
C-B-ya nki
F
F
F
R
F
R
1.0
1.5
1.0
-Y>
-Y>
-Y>
inside hop
;//////!
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 conceived notion s the reader may have about
startin g and fini shing positions.
3. "Duration" refers to the length of time
required for execution of the trick , ass um
ing the gymnast maintain s a constant speed
of one Circle per unit time. Duration, then,
is equal to th e number of times the legs
pass around the apparatus during the trick.
Clearly, one Circle must have duration 1.0.
4. # rot. is the number of 360 0 turn s
whi ch the gymnast's body makes durin g the
trick. #rot. is positive of the rotation is in
the same direction as the Circles, negative
if opposite.
s: The nam e "Moore" has been used in-
stead of "czech" because "Moore" is th e
usual name of this trick in the U.S.A., and
because, to my knowledge, Roy E. Moore
invented it- not someone from Czechoslo-
vakia.
6. A "Swiss" is a half turn which is often
performed as a qui ck hop.
7. The n arn e " Yanki" (pronounced
Y ANG'KEE) is applied here to the tri ck ~
which resembles a Swiss done ( clockwi se
Circles) without lifting the right hand,
whil e travellin g to the end (or from end to
Center ) . As far as I know, this trick was
first developed by a yankee, Art Sh urlock ,
as part of the combination known as a
"shurlock".
8. All of the Back-tricks except the Back-
yanki have been used in routines by so me-
body sometime. A Back-kehre is the same
as what used to be called a Stockli (Thi s
is not the FIG's kind of stockli , however ) .
9. The only Counter-tricks which I have
seen anyone do are the Counter-swiss,
Counter-back-swiss, and Counter-y anki. Th e
Counter-swiss is also kn ow n as the " dur-
ham " after Archi e Durham, 1 beli eve. Un-
fortunat ely the Counter-moore, CoB -moo re.
C-kehre, and C-B-kehre req uire two extra
handch anges that Moores, Back-m oo re,; .
etc. don 't have. Ex ce pt for that a nd th e
reversal of directi on of body rotati on. th esp
Count er-tricks are th e sa me as Moo res,
K ehres, and so for th.
B. The Demi- se mi-tri cks are ha lves uf
som e of th e Circle-tri cks. Th ey are used to
precede and to foll ow Loo ps, Pomm el-I oop,;_
and Pomm el-circles. Correspondin g to ' each
of the Circle-tri cks in Chart 1 th ere is a
Dem i-trick, whi ch is the first half of that
Circle-trick, and a Semi-trick, whi ch is th e
remaining half. For in stan ce, the sequ ence
Demimoore Semi-moore is exactly th e sam e
as a complete Moore. Remember that Dcmi
comes before Semi both on the sidehorse
and in the dictionary. Many of the Demi-
Semi-tricks turn out to be identical to each
other; this merely means tha t we sometimes
have a choice of names to use for describ-
ing a single move.
Ex ample : On L-end , clo ckwise Circles :
Demi-moore, 2 Loops, Semi-moore. (This is
just a co uple of loops done in the middle
of a routine.)
Example : Stand at L-end , facin g 90 0 R,
clockwise Circles : Demi-b ackmoore, 1 Pom-
melloop, Semi-backmoore. This is exactly
the same as : Demi-kehre, 1 Pommello op,
Semibackmoore, because Demi-kehre and
Demibackmoore bappen to be the same
move.
Notice that a Demi-kehre, to take an
cxamplc, must have a duration of 1.5/2=
0.75 (see Chart 1 under Kehre) . Since a
Kehre ( and hence also a Demi-kehre)
starts at LRrear position, the Demikehre
must finish wi th the legs halfway over the
apparatus (pointing in the direction 0 0
or 180 0 ) .
Ill . Immediate and Instant; Combinations
Chart 1 defin es precisely at what posi
tions tricks start and fini sh, and so by
con sulting it, we can determin e for any rou
tin e the number of Circles performed be-
[ween any two consec utive Circle-tricks.
But what should be done about things like
the socalled " Russian moore" whi ch neither MG PHOTO/ART CONTEST
app ears on Chart I nor is am ong the Demi
1. Suitable subjects for consideration :
semitricks? Should such thin gs be can
sid ered as tri cks too? The an swer is no, Gymnasts, coaches, action photoa
for we can break up these "combinations" unusual photos; two dimensional art
into two or more co mponents, each of which of any technique' (woodcut, litho, oil,
appears in Chart 1, a nd when we do this it watercolor, etc.). Any size photo ac
turns out that th ese components overlap - cepted. Should be sharp and clear for
that is, a second trick is initiated before reproduction with uncluttered back
the preceding trick is completed. In fact , ground . Color prints, but not slides,
it is convenient to ima gine that there is a also acceptable. Should reproduce
negative number of Circles executed be
tween the component parts of a combin
ation.
well in black and white 'JIlless suit
able for color cover or center spread.
If selected for cover, the original neg
A " Russian moore", then , is two Moores ative will be requested . Tp.chnical
with 1 (i.e. minus one) intermedia te Cir data on photos should inclUde photo
c1es. (Chart 1 shows that the duration of a
grapher's name, camera type, any spe
Moore is 1.5, so two Moores would normally
have a duration of 3.0. But a little thought cial lenses used, film, fstop, shutter
shows that a Russian moo re has a duration speed.
of only 2.0. Therefore, since one Circle has 2. Entries become the property of the
duration 1.0, 1 Circles must be added to Modern Gymnast magazine for use at
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Definition: If two consecutive Circle cluded for return. Entries are eligil1le
tricks, say X and Y, are executed with
if not submitted elsewhere. Winning
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say that " X immediate Y" has been per- entries will appear from time to time
form ed ; if there is a negative number of in the Modern Gymnast . Award win
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bcen perform ed. If the number of inter of the Modern Gymnast and decisions
mediat e Circl es is n, with n greater than will be final.
+If:, , th en we write " X, n Circles, Y" .
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 Let's Teach
ROUTINES
TRAMPOLINE
by Dr. William Vincent
Gymnastics Coach
San Fernando Valley State College
Note: This is the sixth in a series of arti-
cles designed to help teachers in the
secondary schools organize their gymnastics
curriculum to include simple routines rather
than unrelated skills.
Of all the apparatus in the gym, trampo
line is probably the most popular with be
ginning students. There is something
ex hilarating about flying through the air,
fr ee for a few moments from the other-
wise everpresent pull of gravity. In addi-
tion, the unique concept of landing on
seats, backs and stom achs rather than feet
offers a feeling not attainable elsewhere.
And yet, to most teachers and adminis
trators, trampoline holds a fear of safety
problems more serious than the other events.
Actually, such is not the case. Beginning
trampoline is probably one of the most safe
events. There are so many simple safe
skills th at can be learn ed on trampoline
that one could teach for an entire semester
before even introducing a complete somer-
sault to the class. This may not be desir-
able, since somersaults themselves are not
particularly dangerous, but the point is
made that there are many basic skills, and
particularly combinations of skills, or rou-
tines that can challenge secondary studen ts
without offering the element of d,\n ger.
Frequently, instructors and students feel
that to perform properly on trampoline,
grea t height mu st be attained. This is not
so. All of the skills described in this arti-
cle, and many more can be successfully
performed with less than one or two feet
of bounce. Certainly the top collegiate per-
formers and some of the professional
trampolists boun ce very high above the
bed, but the second ary teacher must remem-
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ber that the training of .top performers is
not the goal of the physical . .educa tion
class. All of the objectives of physical edu
ca tion that can be applied to trampoline
will be accomplished by instruction in basic
skills performed with small bounces.
Ano ther reason why trampoline is popu-
lar with many students is because they can
succeed without possessing the upper body
strength that is required in other events.
Students who are relatively unsuccessful on
parallel bars, horizontal bar and rings m ay
make considerable progress on the trampo-
line. Rebound tumblin g, as it is sometimes
called, also offers a unique opportunity to
combine skills into simple routin es since
the strength fa ctor is reduced and the skills
lend themselves naturally to continuation of
movement. Some call this combination of
moves knick knack trampolin ing while
others play a game called " add one". This
fun game is similar to fo llow-the-leader
except each successive per form er copies the
skills executed previously and then adds
one of his own. The nex t player must do
the same so that the list of moves con-
tinues to grow into some rather lengthy
routines. Skill comes not in the difficulty
of any given move, but in the ability of the
performer to fi rst remember all of th e pre-
vious moves and then com bine them into
a smooth routine that still leaves him the
opportunity to add his own move.
Upon introducing the class to the tram-
polin e, some comment should be made
about spottin g. Students should not bounce
without spotters, and spotters must pay
attention to their performer. If the per-
form er comes close to the edge, spotters
should hold up their hands and attempt to
push the performer back on the bed. At-
tempts to ca tch the student as he fall s
usually result in both the performed and
the spo tter collapsing to the ground . Push-
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in g them back on the bed I S the more
accepted technique.
Initial instruction should also include a
comment abo ut getting on and off of the
trampoline and simple boun cin g. Sitting on
the fram e and then rolling onto the bed
for mounting, and the opposite for dismount-
ing is probably the safest method. Try n ot
to confuse the students with an elaborate
dissertation on the circling of the arms, and
the coordination of the feet in the air and
on contact with the bed. Just tell them to
stay in the middle and land with feet
shoulder width apart. Most of them will
pick up the arm motion naturally, and those
who do not can be instructed on the side.
II is helpfu l, however, to tell them to fo cus
their eyes on the springs or fram e at the
end of the bed. This gives them the pro-
per head position as well as something to
spot so th at they can maintain their orien-
tation in the air.
Since thi s essay is limited for space,
only a few of th e basic skills will be dis-
cussed. These are the ones that the author
feels are most beneficial to the beginning
class, and which fit together into a simple
beginning routine. The first four skills are
called the " basic four", since they train
the stud ent to land on all parts of his
body . This ability is most beneficial in
later learnin g as its helps the student land
safely wh en he fail s to co mplete a more
difficult move. These, and three other basic
twisting skills are listed below in the sug-
gested order of instruction:
Hands and Knees Drop: This skill is
performed just as the n ame implies. In the
land ing position, the back is parallel to
the bed, and the performer is cautioned
to place equal weight on all fours. This
helps avoid the rocking horse effe ct, and
provides for a straight rebound so that the
perform er can return to hi s feet. Begin by
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control is obtained, th en start from the
feet and rebound back to feet after land-
ing_
Seat Drop : Begin this move by sitting
on the bed with the hips on the cross in
the webbin g_ The kn ees shou ld be straight
and the ba ck of the legs from th e heels
to the hips should be in contact with the
bed_ Place the palms down on th e bed
beside the hip s for balan ce_ Toes may point
to the ceilin g in ea rly learnin g, as thi s
helps raise the feet and legs so that they
contact the bed simultaneously. Later, toes
should be pointed for better form. This ease
of this skill surprises some beginn ers, since
when performed correctly, the stud ent
bounces back to his feet with littl e or no
effort.
Front Drop: The front drop also begins
with the assumption of the landing posi-
tion before attem pting the en tire move.
The hips should be directly over the cross
on the bed, the knees held sli ghtly bent
and the elbows bent at 90 degrees with the
forearms flat on the bed so that the backs
of the hand s are directly in front of the
face. This is the landin g position, and all
parts of the an terior surface of the body
except the face should con tact the bed
simultaneo usly. Most instru ctors teach their
;tudents to bend their knees, as thi s helps
,n the rebound to the feet. After assumin g
he landing pOSitIOn, the first attempt
,hould be from a hands and knees position.
With a small bounce, the student extends
his legs backwards, his arms forward and
contacts the bed on his front, then returns
on the first rebound to his hands and knees.
Later a larger bounce on the hands and
knees can precede the landin g. The student
then progresses from feet to hands and
knees to front to fe et, and finally, from
feet to front , to feet. This progression
should be fl exible so th at the student can
progress at a rate at which he feels com-
petent.
Back Drop: Again, to build confid ence,
the student assumes the landing position
first so that proper con ta ct with the bed
is maintained. The hips are over the cross,
with the legs raised to the vertical posi-
tion. The en tire back, from the should ers
to the hips, should be flat on the mat with
the weight di stributed equally, but the
back of the head should not touch the mat.
The arms are extended in fr ont of the chest
for balance. Two methods are suggested for
learning this skill. The first requires that
the student bounce to his back after per-
forming a bent knee seat drop. This allows
him to land on his back from a lower
bounce, and may also assist him to attain
the proper landin g position. Upon landing,
the performer extends his hips vigorously
in coordination with the sprin g of the bed,
and r ebounds back to his feet. Proper re-
bounding requires leaving the head back
and arching up to a stand, but beginners
may come forward in a semi tuck position
and land in a squat on the bed. Later, they
should be encouraged to rebound with an
arch.
The second teaching method begins with
the student standin g on the bed while hold-
ing an imaginary beachball in his hands
with his arms extended forward about
chest high. He then raises one leg and
attempts to kick the imaginary ball up to
the ceiling. The vigorous kick forces him
off balance so that he falls to the bed in
the back drop posi tion. The leg upon which
he is standin g should be k ept strai ght to
insure proper landing, and should join the
ki ck ing leg in the air so that they are to-
gether when the back contacts the bed.
Later the student can kick with both legs
to complete the sk ill. Th e rebound to a
stand is the same as with the first meth od.
Sometimes student s feel a snap in their
neck as they land. This is due to land in g
with most of the weight on the hips whil e
the shoulders are suspended off of the mat.
Laying the head back a littl e farth er or
raising the legs hard er usually corrects
this, but instructors should wa tch for com-
plete bed contact along the entire back.
Swivel Hips: This skill consists of a seat
drop, a 180 degree turn and another seat
drop without intermediate touchin g of the
mat. Throughout the move, the legs should
be kept strai ght, and the feet should fol-
low the lin e that run s down th e lon g axi s
of the bed. Bringing the fee t around th e
side in a semi tuck position is a comm on
error and should be disco uraged. Th e fir st
step in learn ing consists of a seat drop
properly executed, and a stand with 90 de-
gree turn. Upon reboundin g from the sea t
drop , the performer pushes off the mat
with his hands, then ex tends them over hi s
head and looks in the direction of the turn.
The hips are extend ed from the sitting to
the standin g position, and the body exe-
cutes a one quarter ' turn so that the stu -
dent is standing sideways on the bed with
his hand s over his head. This same move-
ment is then repeated with a 180 degree
turn so that the body is fa cin g the oppos-
ite direction from whi ch it started.
Throughout this move, instructors should
encourage the st uden ts to keep their legs
strai ght and directly und er the body. Fin-
ally, after completion of the one half turn ,
the performer executes anoth er seat drop
and sits facing the other way without touch-
ing the mat. A sli ght forward lean on the
initial landin g position may assist the stu-
den t to execute the final seat drop.
Half Twist to Front Drop, or One Half
Airplane: Sometimes this maneuver is just
called an airplane, but it is preferable to
includ e th e . term one half, since it contain s
a one half twi st. This helps differentiate
it from th e full airplane which con tai ns a
full twi st. The move actually consists of a
back drop with one half twist landing on
the front, and should be performed without
a bounce when it is first attempted . Th e
student begins to fall back with a rela-
tively straight body, (not with a ki ck as
described in the back drop) and as he
fall s, a 180 degree turn is executed so that
he lands on hi s front. After a few prac-
tices without boun ce, the stud ent may
gradually build up height. When confidence
is obtained, the arm s may be extended to
the sid es durin g the turn , and th e student
" fly s" around givin g the airplan e effect.
Control can be improved by loo kin g and
pointing the lead arm directly at th e in-
tend ed landin g spot. The full airplane fol -
lows almost naturally from this skill , as
th e performer has only to pull his trailin g
arm across his chest and continue lookin g
toward s the ceiling to compl ete anoth er
half twi st and land on his back.
One Half Turntable: This movem ent is
essentially a front drop , 180 degree turn
around the depth axi s, and another front
drop. The front of th e body faces the mat
throughout the movements. As the per-
fonner rebounds from his first front drop,
he pu, hes to the sid e with hi s arms and
looks sid eway s aro und his should er. Pull-
ing the kn ees into a tu ck position acceler-
ates the turn , which culminates in another
front drop with the body fa cin g in the other
direc tion. Learning may be fa cilitated by
practicin g th e one quarter turntable first
to master the fundam en tal s. A full turn-
table would consist of a 360 degree turn
from front drop to front drop.
It is easy to see how th ese skills can be
combin ed into a series of mov es to com-
prise .a routine. Simply by PUtliIlg them
in different order, one could ima gi:ne many
combinations, so me difficult and SO]11e ea sy.
Difficulty of combina ti on can also b e vari ed
by allowin g th e performer to b()unce on
hi s fee t between each or every o tlle r move,
or by predeterminin g wh ere foot bounces
will be allowed. Followi ng is a s uggested
combi nation for th e listed skills: Hand s
and knees, seat, front , back, fee t , sw ivel
hips, feet, one half a irplan e, one Il alf turn-
table, fe et. This rout ine is de mons trated
by the in clud ed pictures.
Many other com bin a tions of bas ic skill s
can be invented. Instructors are enco uraged
to devise their own co mbinati ons to fit
th eir particular teachin g situation. Grades
should be based on the ability of th e stu -
dent to perform the stunts in combina ti on
rather than sin gly. Anyon e of the co mbin -
ation method s sugges ted earlier could be
used, or th e teacher may test accordi ng to
hi s own method s. Care should b e taken to
evaluate not only th e skills as th ey are
performed, but th e form, grace and ease
with which th ey are combined. When stu -
dents are allowed to invent their own rou -
tin es, extra points should be g ive n for
originality and difficulty of com bination.
Two different series of th e sam e basic skill s
mal' vary considerably in diffi culty d epend-
in g upon the ord er in whi ch th ey are com-
bin ed. Utilization of thi s approach tu
teaching helps acco mpli sh th e final obj ec-
tive of gym nastics ; the artisti c co mbination
of individu al moves into a smooth flowin g
exercise demon strating skill, stren gth and
grace of motion.
St udents may be taught to judge the rou-
tin es. By fir st trainin g them in the tech-
niqu es of judgin g, and th en using a total
of fiv e or seven of th eir scores, a fairl y
reliable and valid grad e can b e obta ined.
Instructors may wish to score th e routin e
also and weight their res ponse against th e
class response in any des ired ration. By
teaching the st ud ents to judge, the teacher
will be including some of the more aca-
dem ic aspects of physical edu cation as well
as in creasing the ability of the students to
enjoy the sport of gy mnastics from th e
spectator point of view.
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After bein g plagued by enthusiastic phy-
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clinics throu ghout the country, I finally
decided that I would try to make up a sys-
tem for teaching gymnastic classes that
would both record th e stud en ts' progress
and give them a clear example of what they
were trying to achieve. After carefully
questionin g many physical Educators con-
cerning programs, progressions, and com-
mon problems inherent within our activity ,
I finally arrived at what I considered to be
th e answer : A series of charts that provid e
a constant accurate demon stration of appro-
priate beginnin g skills on every event in the
National Gymnastic program_ I then carried
the idea a little furth er by making an addi-
tional chart for recording the stud ents' pro-
gress by checking off those skills that have
been mastered. This system allows the
student and th e instructor to follow the
progress of all of the class m embers. Each
progress chart is made to accommodate
sixty class members, which is approximately
two classes or one large double class.
The vaulting for both girls and boys ha s
been broken down into two groups : 1. vaults
from the board to the mat; 2_ vaults over
the horse or buck. This system is meant to
give each student an extensive background
of hurdling and jumping before ever at-
tempting a vault over the buck.
The girls are given skills to perform on
one bar only, in order to: accommodate
those schools that are only in possession of
boys parallel bars, to allow smaller young-
sters to adequately participate, and to ful-
fill the need for a well-rounded single bar
beginning program.
The balance beam is the only event that
has been approached from th e routine as
well as individual skill basis. Each skill is
illustrated in progressive ord er as it relates
to the routin e. The first illustration of the
last position of the preceding skill is always
used to introduce the next skill. This system
is designed to take into consideration com-
bination as well as individual skill per-
formance.
The girls and boys tumbling charts con-
tain a sli ghtly different pattern of skills in
order to accommodate the different style of
performance between the two. The girls
charts emphasize flexibility skills and con-
tain movements that are "stepped into" and
"out of" with one foot at a time. The boys
charts teach a similar pattern but includ e
more balancing and jumping movements.
For those physical educators who have
hesitated to teach trampoline skills in the
past; the trampoline teaching system will
prove both safe and progressive. All of the
students are required to execute a skill or
skill series three times with only one inter-
mediate boun ce before they are allowed to
check it off on the progress chart. The ac-
tion of the arms is also very clearly illus-
trated with arrows, on all trampoline
sequences. .
P erhaps the title of thi s article is a little
misleading by the use of the word NEW.
It is not meant to suggest that this is an
original idea, but simply a new series of
" up to date" charts that encompasses both
boys and girls gymnastic procedures de-
signed specifically for beginning performers
in a class situation. Off hand, it seems that
ten basic skills in each event is a little
meager and would only be of value for a
short span of time. However, when the total
program is considered, it becomes clear that
each female student has the opportunity to
learn fifty different skills (trampoline in-
cluded) and each male student may learn
seventy skills (trampoline included).
Currently, many student teachers have
been usin g these charts when they find that
they are goin g to be required to teach a
gymnastic unit in their local high schools.
This system may be a partial an swer to the
problem of standardized gymnastic instruc-
tional procedure.
For furth er details, write to Gymnastic
Aides, Northbridge, Massachuse tts. There
are five girls charts and seven boys charts
available; plus, a progress chart for each
group.

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"Y-NEWS"
GYMNASTICS FOR THREE YEAR OLDS
By Ken Hollis
The Cleveland Heights YMCA has reo
cently begun a program of gy~nna s tics ,for
children 3 to 8 years old. DUTlng the j< all
quarter 120 children participated in the
program under the direction of 18 volun-
teer instru ctors. Many of the gymnastic
activities were learned at the Sportschule
in Cologne, Germany, by Bryce Warne, the
Heights YMCA physical director, during
his study there in 1963.
The program provides many jumping
and swin ging obstacles, climbing challen ges
and special pieces of equipment designed
for balance activities to interest a young-
ster's mind. There are 40 different equip-
ment setups for this ten-week program.
Each week a child participates in act ivities
on 4 sets of equipment under the direction
of instructors provided at the rate of one
for every 5 children. The children not only
learn many physical skills but also be-
come aware of what their bodi es are actu-
ally capable of performing.
A variety of tasks are presented by the
instructors, many times in such a manner
as to stimulate a response based upon the
child's own creative ability. During the
presentation of physical obstacles, ques-
tions like "How can?" "Who can?" and
"Can you?" are freq uently all that are re-
quired to prompt such a creative .respo~~:.
Children not only learn gymnastIc actlvl'
ties but also experience signifi cant trainin g
in disciplined behavior-a rather nice age
to do so!
There are no passin g or failing standards
for this "roup of youngsters. Absolute
standards f~r performance of physical skills
are almost completely absent from the
program , and each child experiences suc-
cess in his own way. Individual negotiation
of the obstacles is the basis of the pro-
"ram rath er than strict adherence to formal
~mnastic regulations governing execution.
This . same type of program was begun
by Bryce at the Cleveland-Lakewood YMCA
in 1965 and is still in full operation there.
I think it is a most unusual program in
that its basis is the new Free Movement
Concept, and also in that almost all the
equipm ent has been designed and built by
Bryce, himself. I don't believe I have eve.r
seen as much parental interest and cnthusI-
asm in any other program in the YMC A
as I have in this. As a fee is charged for
th e course, it turns out to be a splendid
money maker , too.
May I 1 suggest, should you have an in-
terest in thi s area, that you contact my pal
Bryce at the following address:
Bryce Warne
Hei ghts YMCA
2340 Lee Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44118
CONDITIONING
for COMPETITION
by Dick Wolle
This month we are go in g to diverge just
a little from the usual conditionin g em-
phasis and co ncentrate on preparin g for the
actual contest routine.
Generally, the typical high school and
man y college competi tions have no separ-
ate warm-up equ ipm ent. Their only eq ulp-
men t is used for the day's con test. The
gymnast warm s up thoroughly for about 30
minutes, sits down 'till he's thoroughly cold
(2-3 hours in some contests); and then
when he's called on deck , he hurried ly does
a little stretchin g, takes a job through the
hall, performs a few push ups, and then
hopefully hits hi s routin e as he ha s prac-
ticed it.
Why does he break, fall off, or miss hi s
dismount? It could be that he has not
done in practice what he will be called
upon to do in competition. Consistency in
the meet is directly proportion al to con-
sistency in practice.
Suggested R ecipe
If you are one who must compete without
the benefit of a separate warm up room
with dupli ca te eq uipmen t, try limitin g yo ur
warm-up to only free exercises using no
eq uipm ent. When you are thoroughly
warmed up , approach the apparatus as for
com peti ti on (remem ber this is yo ur fir st
contact with the equipment) mount, and
complete your routine through to the dis-
mount. Each gymnast on th at event sho uld
do the same until all have perform ed com-
plete routines twice.
All rules, written and unwritten, of actual
competition should be followed e.g., if the
performer fall s, he sho uld hold up his hand
for the judge, chalk up if necessa ry, and
complete his routin e from where he fell off.
The goal should be two comp lete routines
within a 10 minute period , with no major
brea ks and no warm up, excepting free
calisthenics. Only after two routines should
the gymnast all ow himself to practice in-
dividual tricks.
WHAT AB OUT THE A L~AROU N D
The all-around gymnast, to save time, and
beca use he must be in phenomenal condi-
tion, may wan t to try his routin e practIce
in the form of a circuit. Set up the appar-
atus in some semblan ce of seq uence, pre-
ferably with the hi ghbar at the beginning
and th e rings at the end. Begin with vault-
ing and perform each competitive vault fi ve
tim es, takin g special care to conform to
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mee t standard s and r egulations-especially
a perfectly controlled land in g.
Nex t ( move to hi ghbar and with no prior
warm-up, excepting free cali sth enics, per-
form yo ur compe titi ve routine. When each
all-around has completed one routine, move
on to parallels, sid e horse, rings, and fi n-
ally free exerci se. After a five minute res t,
run through the six events again. Then go
back to whatever apparatu s is scheduled
for that day and work on individual parts
of yo ur routine where appropriate.
Post Workout
To assure gym nastic excellence, ten min
utes of prescribed exercise after each prac-
tice seems entirely necessa ry. Foll owing is
a skeletal prescription fo r each apparatus.
The all-around or th ose working more than
one event may comb in e parts of each of
th ese or come up with hi s own.
Free Exercise
1. 15 press handstands
2. 20 kick hand stands
3. 5 sets of power flipflop s i.e., 6 or
more in a series with no round off
Side Horse
1. Double leg circl es (uphill , downhill ,
middle, loops; 20 each)
2. Scissors-front and r everse
Rin gs
1. Mnscle up press handstand s
2. Dislocates for lift
Parallels
1. Swin g handstands (minimum of 50 in
as few sets as possible)
2. Press hand stan ds (10 to 15)
Lon g Horse
1. Landings- jump from th e end of the
horse and practice meetin g the mat
with yo ur feet
2. Sq uat jumps
High ' Bar
1. Cast to hand stand s
Unless stated, the number of tim es one
should perform each post workout exercise
is up to the indi vidual gymnast and hi s
coach. The important thing is to practice
the meet necessi ti es in practice . When yo u
can consistentl y perform two routines with
no major breaks or get through the all-
around circuit twice, a successful meet per-
formance is not just possible, it's even
probable.
Don't learn your routine at the meet !
' Learn it in practice, perfect it in practice,
and hit it at the meet!
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RegiOn One
Richard Aronson, Gprl1lastic Coach
Lowell Technological In stitute
Lowell, Mas s.
R egion 1 - Connecticu t, Maine, Massachll-
setts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Ver-
:mont.
Sprin gfield College (Frank Wolcott).
Spri ngfield fini shed last year in a first
place ti e wit h Penn State for the EIGL
title but will not have the great team they
had back thi s season. Gone are Tom
Auchterton li e and Bob Cargill both con
sistent winners for Sprin gfield. Frank reo
. ports as does Erik Kj eld sen of U. :Mass.,
that the 12 man rule is hurtin g his team.
He sta tes that he has six men sitting out
dual meet s who cou ld be hi gh on th e pla c-
in gs this year. However, he does have a
few bright spots that could pu ll him team
to a possible third place thi s season. On
the trampoline, Tim Rogers and Ste\'e Hi ck
man both place winn ers in the EIGL
Championships last year, Ben Ardzzonf'
and Ron Grant both all arou nd and Mike
Provencher in three event s a long with cap
tain , Tom Pilli on on th e rin gs cou ld all
finish well in the Eastern stand in g. Spring
field is hosting the college division NCAA
Champions hi ps in March 7, 8. and 9, 1968.
University of Mass. (E rik Kj eldse n) My
comment s : Thi s could be th e best year in
hi story for U. Mass. Pre-season streng th
sees the Redm en as finishin g around third
place fi ghtin g it out with Sprin gfield , Army
. and Navy. A recen t re port has it that
their allaround man is injured so thi s wi ll
most definitely have a bearing upon the
final tcam standings.
-U . Mass Varsity Schedule :
Jon. 27 H Penn State
Feb. 3 A Army
Feb. l OA Pittsburgh
Feb. 14 A Spring field
Feb. I 7 H Navy
Feb. 24 A Syracuse
Team Roster- AA: Tim Steeve s, Joseph
. Reed. FX: Toby Kasovana, Rich De l Golla,
Dav id Woods, W illiam Bean, Joseph Godwin,
William McCauley. SH: Fred Babakian , Clar-
ence Fraser , Mic hael Koffma n, Robert Lecla ir,
William Estes , Franklin Dean. R: Fraser, David
March, Del Gallo, Estes, Geo rg e Seibert , James
We bb, Woods, Mike Kasa vo na. Tr : Kasavana ,
T., Thomas Adorns, Beon, Godwin , Kosavona,
M., McCaul e y. LH : Stephen Bro wn, Kosava na ,
T., Leclai r, Bean . PB : Bro wn, Fraser , March,
Webb, Godwin . HB : Brown, March , Seibert,
McCauley, Richard Wilcox.
South ern COIlII. State Collepe (Ab ie
Grossfeld ) (College Div isionL T his team
ha s slowly come up through the years and
now stands as one of the bett er teams in
New England if not the East! Sout hern
has Jim Amerine, a con sistent 9 scorer in
fi ve of six event s. In addition , sophomore.
Jim Yearwood on sid e horse and senior,
Harold Howben wi ll make Sout hern very
tough thi s year. . Kentucky has see n the devel opment of five
Sa. Cann. Varsity Roster-AA: J im Amerine,
Harold Hauben. FX : Hatfield, Webster. SH :
Shay, Yea rwood. R: Hatfield, Capitao. Tr: Si-
mon, Bu rn s, Stevens, Amerine. LH: Copitao,
Yearwood. PB: Shay, Copitao. HB ; Hatfietd ,
Cepitao.
Ma ss. Inslilnte 0/ Technology (Bru pe
Wright ) (College Di vision). This is MIT's
second year of compet ition and Ihey should
continue to grow in strength. Th ey have
Di ck Hood and Phil Mill er both all around
men. Wri ght bases his hopes on his team 's
youth and tal ent.
'Varsity Schedule :
Jan. 13 H Dartmouth
Feb. lOA Coast Guard Academy
Feb. 17 H Plymouth State
Feb. 24 H Yale
Team Raste r: Lance Antrim , Fr .; Patr ick
Bailey, G.; Mot Casadabon, Fr. ; Pot Cunning-
ham, Fr.; Michael Devorkin, . Jr.; Ken. Gerber ,
Fr.; Thomas Hofer, Soph. ; Mlk,: ~endrlCks, Sr.;
Richard Hood, Soph.; Steve Killingswo rth, .F~ .;
Denn is King, Jr.; Arpad Lomeli , Fr.; Phillip
~~I:,r, J~thjo:nhiIWee~Og?:~, ~~be~fms~a~~~:
Soph.; John Schoefer, Jr.
Dartmouth (Ken J ones ) My comment s : I
do not know who is strong, etc., but th ey
ha ve had a team fo r abo ut fou r years. I
imagin e the upper c1assmen arc OK. I do
know that th ey have so me good freshmen,
so look to t he future . . .
Te am raster : Fronk Couper, Sr.; J a hn Pai s-
ley, Jr.; Jeff Soffer, Jr. ; J o hn Anderson, Jr.;
Burt Port er, Soph .; Lorry Ri!ilgs, So ph .; Dole
Strubte, Soph.; Bob Moskoulltz, So ph.; Tom
Weigle, Fr.; Jeff Rogers, Fr .; Dave O'Connor,
~ro~n~~:~~ ~~II~ik:r~e~s~~d~r.;W~i1( ndot~,eoF(e
Unil'ersity 0/ New Hampshire ( Lou Da
tilio ) U of NH wi ll compete as a club thi s
yea r with a varsity pro gram to start the
followin g" year.
Yale ( Don Tonry ( No re port rece ived at
press time.
Coast Guard Academ y (J eff Card in a li )
No report received at Ilrcss tim e.
24
Lowell Te chnological Institllte ( Dick
Aron son) This is Lowell Tech's first year
in competition. T ech is a youn g team but
alon g with sop homore Wayne Wh ite who
ex cells in fl oor exercise and horizontal bar
and Walter Marcella on r in gs, Lowell
should win Ihei r share of New England
meets. Nex t year, T ec h will expand to a
larger schedule and host tbe New En gland
Intercollegia te Champions hi ps.
REGIONAL RANK INGS
All Araund: I . Jim Amerine, S.
Conn.; 2. Harold Hauben, S. Ca nn.;
3. Joe Reed, U. Mass.; 4 . Be n Ar-
d izizzone , SC; 4. Ron Grant , SC; 6 .
Phil Mi ller, MIT. Side Harse : 1.
Le Clair, UMass.; 2. Yearwood, S.
Conn.; 3. Babakion, UMoss. Tram-
poline: 1. Rogers, SC; 2. Hickmon ,
SC; 3 . Stevens, S. Conn. Parallel
Bars: 1. Amerine, SC; 2. Proven-
cher, Spfd.; 3. Reed, UMass. Floor
Exercise: 1. Amerine, SC; 2. God-
win, UMass. 3 . DelGallo, UMass.
Rings: 1. Amerine, SC; 2. Detgallo,
UMass.; 3. Pillion, Sc. Lang Horse:
1. Amerine, SC; 2. Provencher, SC ;
3. Reed, UMass. Horizontal Bar:
1. Amerine, SC; 2. Grant, SC; 3.
Ardizzone, Sc.
RegiOn Two
Mr. Mike Jacobsoll
V.S.N.A ., A tmapolis, Md.
Region 2 - Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
York, New Jersey, Ma ryland.
RegiOn Three
Mr. Letl Bryson
Memphis S tate Ull iv., MempJlis, Tell/I.
Region 3 - Alabama, Wash. D, c., Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia,
LOl4isia'la, MiSSiSSippi, North Carolina, Ten-
nessee, SO ldh Ca rolina.
Since the big era of tile Florida Stal e
Uni versity gy mnasti c powerhouse, in th e
earl y 1950's; Southern gymnasti cs has been
on a rapid declin e. Until recently a great
number of gym nasti c programs wpre f'ilh f' r
discontinued or supported onl y to a min i
mUIll. Within the last fiv e years admini stra
tors and coaches have worked together to
aga in promot e the sport of gymnasti cs.
Even thou gh the support is be in g add ed,
mos t of th e teams represent the depart.
ment s of physica l edu cation and not ath
letics. This in turn decreases the size of
bud ge ts, elimin ates recruit in g. and makes
it ext remely diffi cult to maintain a res pect
able size schedu le.
The establi shm ent of new team s in region
three has been fl ourishin g. The stat e of
new teams, Tennessee three, Alabama one,
Georgia two, Virgin ia two, and South
Ca rolina one. Northwest and Nort heast
Louisiana Sta te Universit ies ha ve emerged
on the gy mnasti cs scene by recruitin g two
top gym nasts in Ri cha rd Ll oyd and Kat
sut oski Kanzak i. Hi gh sc hools and YMCA 's
with in the At lan ta and Birmin g: ham areas
and t hroughout the states of Virginia and
Florida are expandin g their programs dai ly.
A great number of northern hi gh schoo l
gymna sts are fin din g the Sou th att ractive
and are looking that direction fo r their
coll ege ed ucat ion.
Th e grea test boost to come about in reo
cent years for Sout hern gymnastics has
been the NCAA rule which makes the
Southern Int ercolleg iat e Championships a
qu a li fying meet for the Nat ionals. 1\ lost
coaches in the Southern Distri ct realize that
we have no nationally th reat ening team;
bul. we do produce seve ral fin e specialist
ea ch year that deserve th e oppo rtunit y to
compe te in nationa l competit ion. Formerl y
we had an added financial burden of at
tendin g the Eastern District s which creat ed
an imposs ibl e situ ati on for most of the
tea ms.
The South ern Intercollegiat e Gymnastics
Championships aga in looks to be a close
race. Last yl'a r th f' Inp fOllr If'ams Wl'rf'
all within fi ve points of each oth er. David
Lipsco mb should prove to be the great es t
threat as the enti re 19666 7 team returns
with the add it ion of fou r new fr eshm en.
Other cont ende rs for the titl e wi ll be Fu r
man Un iversit y. :\Iemphi s State Universit y.
and the possibil ity of "Vest Virgin ia.
SIGL CONFERE NCE TEMIS
David Lipscomb College
Coa ch Tom Hanvey
The Biso ns as mentioned earli er wi ll b,.
the stronges t contend er for the S IGL title.
Lead by seni or Ted Imrn ed iato. Lipscomb
will not on ly have the depth but al so at
least one strong special ist on each e\'e nl.
Da~e Fennessey, a ll 'around ma n, will ex
ce ll on fr ee exercise and long horse as he
appears to be somewhat stronger on all
events.
Memphis Stat.e Uni versity
Coach Len Br),son
The Ti ge rs have look ed good in prese a-
son ex hib iti ons and demon strated a great
amount of potential. Relurn ing: lett erm en
Jim Lockard , Di ck Tobias, and Bill \ViI
cox will carry a great amount of the bur
den. Dep th will be added by the return of
Mike Wheat, P ete Morri s, David P orch.
and Clayton Covin gton. With a lot of hard
work in the right di rection Memphi s State
wi ll again be in the top three if not first.
Furman University
Coach Bobby Fay
New head coach, Bobby Fay, re port s
that hi s tea m is grea tl y im proved and ex
pee ts a good season. Capt. David Creech is
expected to be a strom; cont end er on
trampoline as is Bobby Tubb on side h o r~ e.
Freshmen St uary We isner is said to be on('
of the stronges t ri ng men in th e area an fl
should help make thi s event a real con
test.
University oj Georgia
Coach Lee Cunnin p: ham
The Geo rgia Bulldogs are again improv
ing rap idl y. If th e problem of break ing
during rout in es can be elimin ated Georgia
will be anot her S IGL co nt end er. Capt.
Hank Rodgers is a girted free exercise and
trampoline spec ial ist who will be extremely
difficult to defeat. 10hn Hardt has ad e
quat e routin es on side horse, hi gh bar, an d
para ll el bars and will place hi gh for the
Bu lld ogs.
Uni versit y 0/ Florida
Coach J oe Regna
Florida will be leanin g heavil y on "w ide
smilin g" all around cont ender Robin E!H!'
land for a great amoun t of the learn score .
En!!land was the hi ghli ght of the 196667
S IGL Champ ionships in Memphi s as he
demon :o;trat ed the importan ce of form
throughout a routin e. Sup port wi ll be added
by Rich Irwin and !I"like Brenna n.
Georl{ia Tech
Coac h Lyle Welse r
The loss of stand out performers Charley
.\I onot and Larry Coffee n will put a
damper 011 t he Rambling Wrecks for th e
196768 season. But look out , Lyl e always
comes up with a presentable team.
Louisiana State U"i versity
Coach Bill Bankhead
LSU will be dow n this season. Wes Me
Vay, aft er a year layoff, will be back a l o n~
with Cl yde Ashl ey. The Ti ge rs are looking:
forward to next year when all th e top
rreshmen in the SO llth move up to the
LSU va rsity team.
Other team s in t he SIGL are : Th e Cit a
del :\ lilitary College, Virgini a Military Col
lege, Auburn Universit y, College of Wil
liam and !\-lary, Georgia Southern Coll ege
and Florida State Universit y.
$No report has been received at this ti me
from the grea t number of ind epend ent
teams in the Sou th .
Those school s in the Inde pendent group
is : Northeast Loui siana State Un iversit y.
Northwes t Louisiana S tat e Uni\'ersit y,
So uthw est Louisiana State Universit y. Un iv.
of Louisvill e, Eastern Kentu cky State Col
lege, Georgetown Coll ege (Kentu cky) and
Western Kentucky Stat e Co ll ege.
It is impossi bl e to att empt to place gym
nasts in th e poss ible position at thi s time.
As soon as competiti on begin s all of the
schools will forward their result s.
RegiOn Four
Mr, Roger Co uncil
Indiana S tate Univ., Terre HaUl, bid.
Region 4 - Illino is, Indian a, Mich iga n, Ollio,
Miullesota, Wisconsi,t, Iowa.
Schools a re li sted by divi sions of nati onal
compet ition:
'.C.A .A. UN IV ERS ITY DIVI SIO N
BIG 10 CON FERENCE
Iowa Uni versity, 10IVa Cil)" 10IVa
Coach- Sam Bailie
Show ing a great improvement in the
t ram polin e and g:ai nin g help from sopho
more sensations Jim ~ I orlan , Mike Ze peda ,
J erry Bonny and Ri ch Scorza , th e Un iver
sit y of Tow a will definitely be one of the
stronges t con tenders for th e N.C.A.A. title.
The strenp:th of the Iowa side horse team
is legend by now, and wit h such talent as
NCAA defending champ Keith ;\lcCan less.
and Marc Siott en, is und oubtedl y th c best
in the nation. Competiti on will be keen in
the Big 10 this year and the Iowa squa d
will have their hands full when th ey en
.;ount er conference foes Mi chi gan and
i\lichi!!an Sta te.
No -sc hedu le or roster se nt
Un iversity 0/ Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Coach- Cha rles Pond
W ith a team scorin g potential of ;::.!Jou t
190 poi nt s, Coach Pond feels that the Illi
nois squad will be a cont ender for bot h
Big 10 and N.C.A.A. honors. The team is
led by senior Hal Shaw and is made up of
a balance of upperclassmen and sophomo res.
With a stron g trampolin e team consistin g
of three form er N.C.A.A. finali sts-Hoi
veck , Chapple, and Rollo- Coach Pond,
with the abl e help of new assistan t coach
Jim Cu rzi, launches his 196768 dual mee t
season on Decem ber 9:
J on. 13 Minnesota
Jon. 26 Oklo homo
Jon. 27 ot Michi gan State
Feb. 2 Ar izona
Feb. 3 Oh io State
Feb. 10 Indiana University
Feb. 17 Iowa
Feb. 24 at Mich igan and Wisconsin
Mar. I & 2 Big 10 Meet at Michigan State
Mar . 8 at Southern Illinois
Apr. 4 , S & 6 NCAA Finals a t Tucson
Team personnel for Ill inois by events is :
LH : Rollo, McCarthy, Show, Butts. FX : He:tke,
McCarthy, Shaw, Butts. SH : Butts, Broome,
Coots, Raymond, Mierzwa. R: Shapin , Davis,
Ro llo, Chapple. PB: Raymond, Sepke, Butts,
Rollo. HB: McCarthy, Koplan , Butts, Raymo nd,
Sepke.
Ohio Stale University, Columbll s, Ohio
Coac h- Dr. J illl Sweeney
Coa ch Swee ney writ es, " Ohi o Sta te is
lookin g forw ard to a good year in 196768.
Our won lost record should improve some,
but th e important th ing is getting our
score int o the 170's or 180's and gell ing
out of the Big 10 cell ar. We are still very
much in a building slage a nd are in need
of addit ional talent to becom e real con
tenders. AlI around man Bruce Trott is
looki ng good in all event s and should help
out quit e a bit. Most notab le improvement
will be on side horse wh ere we will doubl e
last yea r's scores. Team morale is excell ent
and shou ld help the year to be a good
one."
Ohi o State '61-68 Gymnastics Schedule
Jon. 6 Mich igan State
Jon. 13 towa and Boll State
Jon. 20 at Minnesota
Feb. 2 at Indiana State
Feb. 3 at Illi nois
Feb. 10 Michigan
Feb. 17 Wisconsin
Feb. 24 at Indiana
Feb. 29 Big 10 Meet at Michigan State
Oh ia Stote perso nne l by events: lH : Sexton,
Brown , Boker, Stuckey, Breck , Howard Tro tt .
FX : Sexton, Brown, Stuckey, Mendelso n, How-
ard , Trott. SH : Boker, Semon , Howa rd , Trott .
R: Howard, Trott , Buck, Perkins , Kelso. Tr :
Sexton, Stuckey, Mendelson, Breck, Whit e. PB :
Howard, Trott , Baker, Buc k, Kelso. HB: How-
ard, Trott, Buck, DeHaven, Kelso.
Uni versity of Wiscollsin , Madison , Wise.
C:oach-Gpo. Bauer
,Vith outstanding performers J ohn Rus-
so-one of the top side horse men in til('
co unt ry, Pete Bradley- a standout on pa ra l
lei bars, rin gs, and long horse, and Bob
Hennecke-a lopnotch allaround man ,
coach Ba uer wi ll fi eld a team th is year th a t
wi ll be capabl e of surprisin g several op
ponent s. As an added incenti\'e, the Wi s
consin equa l has two Ol ymp ic team
cont enders, Fred Rot hli sberger and Arn o
Lascari. wo rkin g out with them.
1967-68 Wisconsin Univ. Gymnostics Schedule
J an. 6 St. Cloud and Indiana
Jon . 11 Wisconsin State (OshKosh )
Jan . 27 tndiona State & Northern Ill inois
Feb. 3 Western Mich igan
Feb. 10 Min neso ta & Michigan Stale
Feb. 16 at Bo ll State
Feb. 17 at Ohio State
Feb. 24 a t Michigan with Illinois
Team Roster by events: FX: Jeff Mahn,
Curt J ohnson , Bob Hannecke, Don Dunfield .
SH: Jan Weber, Bob Hennecke, John Russo .
R: Bob Hennecke, Dick Nyborg, Pete Bradley,
Mark Kann. Tr : Woody Lyans, Dean Arnold ,
Steve Bates, Do n Dunfield . lH: Curt J ohnso n ,
Mark Kann, Pele Bradley, Bob Hennecke. PB :
Pete Bradtey, J ohn Russo, Bob Hennecke, Mark
Kann. HB : Curt Johnson, Pete Bradle y, Bob
Hennecke, Gory Goodman .
Uni ve rsity 0/ Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minn.
Coach- Dr. Ralph Piper
No report rcceived.
Uni versity 0/ Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Coach- Dr. Newt Loken
The team Ih a t was runnerup in both th e
Big 10 and the N.C.A. A. meet last season
will be relyin g heavily on soph omores and
juniors this season hav in g lost se\'en sen-
iors. T eam captain and former 'Vorld
Amateur Trampolin e Cham pion, Way ne
,\Iill er will head what is proba bly the
strongest trampolin e team in the nation
along wit h Dave J acobs, defendi ng N.C.A.A.
trampolin e champion, sophomo re standout
George Hunt zicker, Vic Corant , and Don
Portman.
i\lichigan should not have a weak spo t
wilh good depth in the remaining six
event s. AIIarou nd man Sid J ensen, Canad i
an PanAm star from Montreal , wi ll pro
vid e the nucl eus around whi ch many othe r
out standing speciali sts will work.
1967-68 Michigan University Sch edule
Jon. 6 Eastern Michigan, Ihere
Jan. 12 Weste rn Mich igan , there
J an. 20 Univers ity of Iowa, there
Feb. 3 Minnesota, here
Feb. 8 Michigan State Universit y, there
Feb. 10 Ohio State, Ihere
Feb. 17 tndiana & Indiana State, Ihere
Feb. 2 4 Wisco nsin & Il linois, here
Mar. 1 & 2 Big 10 Meet 01 Mich igan St a te
Apr. 4, 5 & 6 NCAA Meet at Tucson
Team Raster by eve nts: AA: Sid J ensen. FX :
Dove Jacobs, Geo. Huntzkker, Fred Rodney,
Stan Go ldblatt. SH: Dove Geddes, Mike Ca r-
penter, J im DeBoe, Steve Swiryn, Fred Rodney,
Steve Vanek. R: Chas. Froeming, Rich Ke"ne ,
Lorry Metrick. Tr : Wayne Miller, Dove Jacobs,
Geo. Huntzicker , Vic Conant , Don Portman.
LH : Fred Rodney, Geo. Huntzicker , Wayne Mil-
ler, Dave Jacobs. PB: Ron Rapper, Dick Rich-
ards, Fred Rodney, Dove Ruttenberg . HB : M ike
Sasich, Scott Paris, Fred Rodney.
Michigan State Uni.versity
East Lan sing, Michigan.
Coach-G eorge Szypu la
\Vi th senior all -a round man Dave Th or,
A ll-Amer ica n and member of the P an- Am
T ea m, and so phomore all-around st ando ut ,
J oe Fed orchek as a neucleus, Coach Szy-
pula wi ll have as strong a tca m as he ha s
had in recent years. Lik e Iowa, the M.S.U.
trampolin e squad is great ly improved, and
th ere is good d ept h in the oth er even ts.
All-aro und man T hor and jun ior sensa-
ti on T oby Towson in the flo or exercise
event will give coach Szypula a consistant
scoring pun ch in that event. Additiona l
depth in ot her eve nt s will be afforded by
such s tandou ts as Ed Gunney, former
N.C.A.A. rings ch ampion, and Bi g 10 rin gs
champ, Da ve Crof t. The remainder of th e
squad will be drawn fr om the foll owi ng
performers: Bares, Diehl, Di ggi ns, Gold -
berg, Gunney, H ayni e, Kinsey, Moore,
S terner, Walker, Wi tzhe, l\'lurah ata , Camp-
bell and J olin.
. No roster or schedul e received.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Coach- Dr. 011 0 Ryser
After enjoyi n g the s tron gest team in the
history of gymn astics a t 1. U_ la st year, Dr.
Ryser and assistant .Ti m Brow n a re aga in
looki ng forward to a successf ul season.
Aft er sufferin g a se tba ck on trampoline by
losin g t heir two best men in tha t eve nt ,
th e best event s will be r in gs and parall el
bars a nd the weak est trampolin e. Men wh o
should turn in out sta nding p e rforman ct!~
this year are : Bill Hu nt on sid e horse,
C lyde McDonald on tramp, Bob Wit mer
on para llel bars, Dave Ke iler on parallel
bars , and All-around standout Pat Ki vland
on para llel bars and horizont al bar. Rin g-
man Dway ne Wiser shou ld attain na ti ona l
honors in hi s specialty.
Indiona University '67-68 Gymna stics Schedule
Jon . 6 at Wisconsin with St. Cloud College
Jan . 13 Michigan State
Jon. 27 at Minnesot a with Iowa State
Feb. lOot Illinoi s
Feb. 17 Michigan & Indiana State
Feb. 24 Oh io State & Eastern Michigan
Indiana Team Roste r by events: FX: At
Gatti , Ron Long , Bill Long, Pot Kivland. SH:
Jim Lewis, Dove Keiter, Pat Kivland, Bill Hunt.
R: Pat Kivtand , Mike Marquant, Paul Grof ,
Dwayne Wiser. Tr: J im Lewis, AI Gathi, Dwayne
Wiser, Dove Ke iler, Pot Kivland, Cl yde McDon-
ald. LH : Pat Ki vland, Ji m Lewis, A I Gatli , Mi ke
Marquant. PB : Jim Lewis, Pat Kivlond, Dove
Keiter, Bob Witmer. HB : Jim Lewis, Bill Long,
Dwayne Wiser, Pot Kiv tond.
INDEPE NDENTS
Southern Illinois Un iversity, Carbondale , Ill.
Coa ch- Bi ll Meade
Boas tin g ten sen ior gy mn asts. Sou thern
lJIinois Uni versity wi ll aga in be one of th e
tea ms to consid er in th e race fo r the
N.C.A.A. titl e. So uthern lIlin ois is th e third
winn in gest team in the his tory of N.C .A.A.
f!ynm asti cs, behind Illi nois and Penn S tal e,
wi th th ree nationa l tit les. Both Penn Sta te
a nd Illin ois have wo n th e ti tl e eig ht tim es
each.
Th e So uthe rn Illin ois trampoline team
led by senior Dale Ha rdt will be So uth crn's
o Ulstand in g eve nt , however, the Saluki s will
boa st good depth in all eve nt s.
Southern 's squad will probably consist
of Al exa nder, Denni s, Hardt , Kel ber, Du-
pree, Polli zzano, Hult z, Hemm erl in g, Ray,
Weber, Ma ye r, and Harstad. Aft er work ing
on compu lsories a ll s ummer, So uthern's all
around men are not having serious trouble
adj ustin g to th e new N.C.A .A. ru le whi ch
requires com pu lsorics . cham pionship
meets.
No ros ter or schedule recei\'ed.
Western Mi chigan Univer sity
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Coac h- Fred Orlofsk y
In hi s secon d year as vars it y coach at
W.M.U. , Fred Orlofsky is laun chin g h is
196768 varsi ty gymnast ics season wit h an
amhit ious eleven-meet schedule. Bein g onl y
in it s second year of competition, \Vestern
is sti ll in it s bu ild ing stage; however, with
such a co mpetc nt coach a t the helm , W I'
are sure thaI it wi ll only be a mail er of
t ime until Wes ter n Nli ch igan will he gym-
nasti cs power.
Western Michigan Univers ity 1967-68 Sched ute
Jon. 12 Michigan
Jon. 13 at Illinois (Chicago Circle)
Jan. 20 at Miami Unive rsity with C incinnati
(at Ox ford, 0.)
Jan. 26 Boll Slate
Feb. 2 at Northern Illinois
Feb. 3 at Wisconsin
Feb. 9 Indiana Sta te Universit y & Centra~
Mich igan
Feb. 16 at Kent State
Mar. 2 at N.CA.A. Regi onals
April 13 at Michigan Gym Assoc. Meet (East
Lansing)
Weste rn Michigan Roster by events: FX:
FX: Harvey Whitehead, Art DeMulder, Rolph
Logon. SH: AI Link, Ed Bonkowsk i, Rolph Lo-
gon, J im W yr ick. R: Harve y Whitehead, Ed
Bankowski, Jim Wyrick . Tr : Janis Andersous,
Mark Marzolf, Ralph Logon. LH : Whitehead,
Art DeMulder, Ralph Logon. PB : Harvey White-
head, James Wyrick , At Link, Ed Bankowski.
HB: Art DeMu lder, Jim Wyrick , Harvey White-
head.
Ball Stale University, Muncie, Indiana
Coach- Bob Weiss
With the loss of seve ra l key senior gy m-
nasts , " rebuil d in g" is th e word at Ball
Stat e this yea r. Alth ough the squad is
s mall , Ba ll S tate, a school that has pro-
duced seve ral stand out gy mn asts in recent
yea rs, wi ll boast good depth in th e pa rall el
bars and side horse c\'c nt s.
1967 Bo ll Stat~ University Gym nastics Schedule
Jan. 5 at Northern Illinois
Jan. 12 at Cincinnati
Jan. 13 at Ohio State wit h University of
Iowa
Jan. 26 at Western Michigan
Feb. 3 tndiona State & University of Chi-
cago
Feb. 10 tllinois State Unive rsity & Miami
(Ohio) University
Feb . 16 Wisconsin
N.C.A.A. COLLEGE DIVI SION
Indiana Slale University, T erre Haute, Ind.
Coach- Roger Counsil
With an alm os t exclusively sophomore
team , Indian a S tate Uni versit y is fieldin g
the s trongest tea m in its h istory, alth ough
also the sma ll est. In its seco nd mee t o f the
season, the Indian a State Syca morcs have
attai ncd 173 point s aga ins t the University
of Illino is at Urbana in a loss to coach
Cha rl ie Pond's Illini gy mnasts (173 to
184). W ith stand out All-around man \"\;/ay ne
Less ner scorin g in th e midd lc 8's or bett er
in all eve nt s and bein g s upport ed by such
out sta ndin g gy mna sts as Dave Gilchr ist
who works consis tent high bar in the 9's ,
George "Sonny" Corn ecelli a 9+ fr eeex
llIall and va uit er, Harley Roberts with na-
ti ona l potenti al o n rin gs and team captain
and trampo lin e and fl oor exe rcise standout
J illl P rice, th e ln d iana Stat e sq uad will ce r-
tain ly be one of the favor ites to cap tu re
the N.C.A. A. College Di vision team titl e
thi s year.
1967-68 Indiana State Uni versity
Gymnastics Schedule
Jon. 12 Mankato State Coll ege
Jon. 24 Memphis State Universit y
Jan. 26 Ill inois (Chicago Circle)
Jon. 27 at Wisconsin with Northern Ill inois
Feb. 1 Arizona
Feb . 2 Ohio State Universi ty
Feb. 3 at Ball State Un ivers ity
Feb. 9 at Western Michigan University
Feb .l Oot Eastern Mich ig an University
Feb. 16 at Eastern Illinoi.'i with Stoat State
Feb. 17 at University Indiana with Michigan
Universit y
Mar. 1 Southern Illinois University
Mar. 23 N.CA.A. College Division Meet--ot
Springfield, Mass.
April 1-2 N.CA.A. University Division Meet
--ot Tucson, Ariz.
Team Roster by Events: FX; Wayne Lessner ,
Jim Price, Brad Carner, Geo. Cornecelli. SH:
Rich Fore, Harley Roberts, Wayne Lessner. R:
Rich Fore, Wayne Lessnr, Harley Roberts. Tr :
Dave Gilchrist, Rich Fore, Jim Price. LH : Rich
Fore, Geo. Co rnecelli, Wayne Lessner, PB: Rich
Fore, Dave Gilch rist, Wayne Lessner. HB:
Wayne Lessner, Rich Fore, Dave Gilchrist.
Ma n/mlo State College, Mallkato, Minn .
Coach- Warren Rolek
With fO llr seni ors on hi s squad , coach
Holck, ass isted by former outs tandin g tum -
hl er Len K alak ian, will field a s trong, well
bala nced gy mnasti cs squad. Team cap tai n
Ri ch Lamp ri ght , who is a senior, is cx
pee ted to do an ou tsta ndin g j ob on hi gh
bar. Ri ch will also be the !\'iankato St at('
a ll -aro und man. An oth er man who s hould
have a good season is trampolin ist Boh
Milne. l\'la nk ato Stat e will dc finit ely he a
team to wat ch th is yea r.
Tea m Roster by Events: AA: Rich Lamprighl.
FX: Jerry Bull , Dennis Rasmussen, Mike Zenk,
Rich Lampr ight. SH: Dove Edens, Tom Loppnow,
Da ryl Simon. R: Steve Achier, Fran k Gruber, Ar-
lo Schultz. Tr : Jerry Bull, Bob Milne, Br ian
Schmucker, M ike Zenk. LH: J e rry Bull, Bob_
Milne, Mike Zenk. PB: Steve AchIer, Fronk
Gruber, Bob. Wuornos. HB : Steve Achter, Bob
Wuornos, MIke Zenk.
NA IA SC HOOLS (N ATIO NA L ASSOC.
0 1' INTERCOLLEG IATE ATHLET ICS)
Ea.stern Mi chigan University
Ypsila.nti, Michigan
Coach- Ma rvin l ohn son
Head coach Marv J ohn so n is look in g to
the co min g season wit h mor-e th an a litt le
op timis m. Thc return of seni or all -around
s tandout Ji m Arn old would mak e any coac h
a li lli e optimisti c abou t a success ful sea
son. Th e l":.'Y mna sts figu re to sho w more
balance than at any tim e in th e past with
last year's youth ha ving ga in ed the needed
experi ence th rough man y meets. Form er
All -A meri can va u lter John Maso n is the
onl y mem ber lost off of las t yea r's team
til at fin ished with a 14-1 du al Ill ee t reco rd
and went on to pl ace fifth in t he N.A. I. A.
Na ti onal Champion ships.
1967-68 Ea stern Michigan University Schedule
Jon . 6 Michigan, home
Jon. 13 Kent State & W. Vi rginia, away
Jnn. 27 at Dav id Lipscomb Co llegE!
Jan. 31 at Auburn University
Feb. 5 at Ftor ida State Un iversity
Feb. 9 University of Ill inois (Chicago Circle )
home
Feb. 10 Indiana State University , home
Feb . 16 at Slippery Rock (Po. ) State College
Feb. 24 Indiana & Ohio State at Indiana
Team Roste r by Events: AA: Jim Arnold,
Tim Reill y, Joe Sawtell, Tim Wasyliriu k. FX:
Sam Muffitt, Rollie Steele , Lewis Tillman. SH:
Robert Kainz . R: Sam Mu ff itt. Tr : Gary Ca ter ,
Tim Fitzharris, AI Steed, Tony Turner . LH :
(See AA Men). PB : Bob Dela nd, Glenn Ogg.
HB : Jim Harris .
Wi sconsin Slale Uni ve rsit.y, LaCro9sc, Wi sc.
Coac h- J ames Howa rd
Bein g th e de fendi nv; W isco nsin Sta te
Uni\'crsit y Co nferen ce champs, and wi th
Ihn't' standou ts from last yca r's N."- !.A.
Nat iona ls returnin g, coach Howa rd is look-
in g forward to anoth er sll ccess ful season.
Eri c J ohn son. NA IA A ll- Amer ica n on side
horse, should provide plent y of power in
t hat eve nl. Out s tandin g trampolini st Ste\'e
Berger should also be a cont ender this yea r
for the N. A. I. A. trampoline title_ Ex pectell
to g rea tl y improve hi s eightlql lace finish
in the N.A .J .A . nati onals is all-aro und
standout Hich Za leski.
Wisconsin State Uni versity 196768 Schedule
Jan. 6 Milwaukee Institute Tech., home
Jan . 27 Sf. Cloud, there
Feb . 3 Wisconsin State University (White-
water), home
Fe b. 10 Wisconsin State University (River
Falls), h ome
Feb. 17 Wisconsin State Univers ity (Stevens
Point ), home
Feb. 24 Wiscons in State Unive rsity (Eau .
Claire ), away
Mar. 2 Wisconsin State University (Osh-
kosh), home
Mar. 15 & 16 W.S. U. Conference at LaCrosse
Mar. 21, 22 & 23 N.A. I. A. Notiono t at Ft.
Hays, Kansas
Team Roster by Events : AA: Dave Went-
worth , Rich Zaleski , Chas. Neisen. FX : Dick
~:~~~~h:r~UI R~e~~~fksHeSn~~ ic~~c ~~~nsOr;'He~ir~k
g~eng ~~~Ebe~:'= t~"; ~khm~~~;~lt,St6ick Bs~~:i~
cher. PB: Ralph Druc ke, Mike TOl yma n, Do n
VonEbers . HB : Ra lph Drucke.
St.out State University, Menomonee, Wisc.
Coac h- J ohn Zuerl ein
Although not boast in g of any cont enders
for the '68 Olympic tea m, th e Bluedev ils of
S tout S la te will have some ou tstanding
perfo rm ers and s hould fare qui te well thi s
se ason.
Ro n Day, the 1967 W.S.u. Conference
C hampion in Free Ex , Rin gs and all -aroun d
will again be vy in g for th ose t itles. Mik e
DuPonl , 1967 W.S.U . Co nference long horse
champ , is also return ing wit h ho pes of re-
peatin g hi s long horse wi n and bettering
hi s second p lace fi nis h on para llel bars.
An outs tandin g fr eshm an ( i.e. frosh a rc
el ig ible at N.A. T. A. schoo ls) is Bill Licbi ch
fr om Oak Lawn , Ill inois_ Bill will g ive
much help in the tram p and tumblin g
evc nts.
Stout State Univrsity '67 -68 Schedule
Jon . 6 W.5.U. (Whitewater) &. Unive rsity of
Northern Iowa, home
Jon. 27 W.S.U. (Stevens Point ), home
Feb. 7 St. Cloud College, there
Feb. 10 W.5.U. (Oshkosh), there
Feb. 15 Western Ill inois University, there
Feb. 16 Eastern Illinois University &. Indiana
State University at Charlesto n , Ill.
Feb. 17 Universit y of No rthern Iowa &
Ill inois State Unive rsity at Cedar
Falls, Io wa
Feb. 24 W.S. U. (River Falls), there
Mar. 2 W.S.U. (Plat teville), the re
Mar. 15 & 16 W.S.U . Conference MeeJ at
LaCrosse
Mar. 20-23 N .A. I.A. Cha mpionships at Hays,
Kansas
Stout State Ro ster by Evonts: AA: Ron Dov.
Mike DuPont , Bi ll Liebich. FX: John Elliot. SH:
Tim Bonks, John Kroegel, Harv.e y Look. R:
Dove Blasko, Jim Beeck , John Dtna. Tr : J ohn
Elliot , Rick Fraom, Larry Pfeiffer. lH : (See. 011-
around men). HB :. Dove Blasko, John DIana.
PB: (se e all-around men).
Wisconsin Sla te Universit)'. Superior, W isc.
Coach- Br uce Fredcr ick
Thi s season, \Visco nsin State Un iversit y
a t S uperi or a ntic ipa tes it s out standin g per
form ers to be : Paul Dorfm an o n para ll el
bars and high bar, F red Kos th a parallel
ba rs and hi gh har, Pa t S ucher on tram po
line, .M ars ha ll Klein on sid e horse and
rin gs, a nd Bob 13ergener on fl oo r ex .
Wiscons in State Unive rs ity '67-68 Schedu le
Ja n. 27 W.S.U. (River Fotls), home
Feb. 3 W.S.U. (St even's Point) , away
Feb. 10 W.S.U . (P la ttevi lle) , home
Feb. 15 Northern Michigan, home
Feb. 17 W.S. U. (Oshkosh), away
Ma r. 2 W .S.U . (Wh itewater & Eau Claire)
at Eau Clai re
Mar. 15- 16 W.S. U. Conference at LaC rosse
Mar. 21-23 N.A. I.A. Meet at Havs, Ko"'sas
Wisconsin State University (at Superior) Team
Roster: FX : Nick Runions, Bob Burgener. SH :
Ma rshall Klein. R: Barry Hautala , Bob Alleva ,
Bob Leu, Marshall Kle in. Tr: Pot Sucher. LH :
No ne listed. PB : Fred Kostka, Jim Pasek, Paul
Dorfman. HB: Dove Lendgren, Paul Dorfman,
Fred Kostka.
Wiscol/sin Slate Unive rsity
Platteville, Wisconsin.
Coach- Ed Noltncr
Out standin g performers: lai n ivleKay on
side horse, Del Raupp on tra mpol in e, Don
Kenn elt e on parallel bars, and b oth Da vc
Moe hole and Tom Wergin g on rings.
Wisconsin State University '67-68 Schedule
t~b~ 2~ .Yttu~sil~te~!n'~O~~~~~~ tt~;~, home
Feb. 9 W .S. U. (River Falls ), there
Feb. 10 W.S.U. (Superior ), t here
Feb. 17 W. S.U. (Eou Cla ire ), home
Fe b. 24 W.S .U. (Oshkosh), there
Mar. 1 W.S.U . .(Whitewater), home
Mar. 2 Sto ut State, there
Mar. 9 Whitewater Invitational
Mar. 15 & 16 Conference Meet at LaCrosse
Mar. 2 1- 23 N.A. I.A . at Ka ys, Kansas
Wisco nsin State University (Platteville) Team
Roster : AA: Dove Moehrle, Tom Werginz . SH:
Ke nt Lustig , loin McKay, Andy Hopgood. R:
Jim Ro howe tz, Andy Hopgood, Mike Wedge.
FX: Duwone Coon , Robin Tenness ion, Dove
Brilli ott . Tr: Jim Harvey, Lorry Beck, Mike
We dge. LH : Duwoyne Coon, Ken Tustig , Robin
b~~neK~~~et re~: ~B~ry R~~I~ngte~~:s~iO~~P~?:~~
M ifschc lc.
Wis consin Slate University
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Coach- Robert S. Scott
Out s tanding perform er: Ri cha rd Olson,
1%7 Wi sconsin State Uni ve rsit y Confer-
en ce, sid e horse cha mp.
Wisconsin State 'University '67-68 Schedule
Jon . 27 Oshkosh, away
Feb. 16 State College of Iowa, away
Feb. 17 Platteville, away
Feb . 24 LaCrosse, home
Mar. 2 Whitewater & Superior, home
Mar. 9 Whitewater tnvitotional
Mar. 1S & 16 W.S.U. Confere nce Meet at
LaCrosse
Mar. 2 1-22-23 N .A. I.A. Meet at Hays, Kan-
'0'
Wisconsin State Uni ve rsity (at Eau Claire)
Raste r by Events : AA: John Spicer , Mike Bel-
lesboch. FX: Jim Hagstrom. SH : Woyde Anger ,
Richard Olson. R: Vern Willers, Dennis Hib-
bard. Tr : Mike Price, Mike White. lH : Mike
Whit e . PB: Dennis Hibbard, Wayde Anger. HB :
Dan Peterson.
RegiOn Five
Mr. Bob Rec tor
Kmlsas State Un;"., ,Ma1lhattml, Kan.
R egion 5 ~ Io wa State Un;". , Kansas, Mis
SOl(ri, Ne braska, No rth. Dakota, Ok lahoma,
SOl(t/, Dako ta.
Th e Big Ei ght Co nference gy mnasti cs
season start ed on Sat urday, November 18,
with t he Universit y of Kansas Open Mect
in Law rence. Onl y indi vidual pl aces wcre
given ; howeve r, Iowa S tat e ~ h owed th at
th ('y wi ll be tough to bea t again this ycar.
Individu a l cham pions were Tom Sexton,
O.U. , in All Aro und , bea lin g Mi ke l ackit'
of Iowa S tat e, 51.5551.25. Jim Ba rb er and
Mark Wilcox (8.80 1 of I.S. U. tied in Floor
Exerc ise ; Jim G illis pie ( 9.2SI o f Kan sas.
wo n S ide H orse; M ike lacki e (9.25) of
I.S.U. won S till Rin gs with I. S.U_ also
winn ing second an d th ird. T im Clarkt- ,
I.S.U. ( 9.40 1 won TramJlol in e wi th Wil -
Cox , I.S.U., seco nd and Kenn ed y, I. S.U.,
fourth. r-.,'lik e J ackie (9.401 won Long
Horse and Pat Edw ards (9.40 ) o f C.U. won
Pa ra ll el Bars with Bl ea of C.U. second.
 McDona ld of I.S.U., Simm ons of J. S.U ..
and Sext on of O.U. (9.40) tied for first
on th e Hi gh Bar.
Co lorado showed good depth and looked
lik e the} coul d pu sh Iowa Sta te by the end
of th e seaso n. Okl ahoma is much stronger
and will cert a inl y be in the upper div ision
of th e Big Ei ght. Ka nsas and Nebraska
appea red to be a bout the same stren.gl h as
last yea r. Ka nsas Stat e showed promi se for
the future with Freshm an Ken Snow plac.
in g second in Long Horse and se\'e nth in
Free Ex ercise. Kan sas Stat e has more
de pth than last yea r.
Pickin g th e finish in th e Big Ei ght race
I would pick Iowa Stat e first, Colorado
second Ok lahoma third , Kansas fOUTlh ,
Nebra s'k a fifth , and Kan sas State sixth.
Iowa S lat e and Kansas Stat e participated
in the Iowa Open at Iow a City.
In dual meet competiti on th e Big E ight
tea ms started off excep tionally well with
Kansas Stat e and Kan sas defeati ng 'Vestern
Illin ois a nd Nebraska defea ted th e Ai r
Force.
I would appreciat e result s from North
and South Dakota for this column.
RegiOn Six
M r. JamileAs11nlore
U"iv. o/Texas, Austill, Texas.
Regio". 6 - A rkansas, New Mexico, Texa:'
Uni v. 0/ Ne w Mexico, A lbuquerqlle, N. I\~ .
Coach Ru sty Mitchell reports that his
team could be a cont end er for the N.C.A .A.
title this year. Leadin g the team will be
Blaise Blasko, Bob Manna, Dave Carriere,
and T om Galioto.
Along with th e varsity, Ru sty has a
freshman team of 12 top gymnasts, which
he feels will be top N.C.A.A. performers
when their eli gibilit y roll s around nex t
year. Keep your eyes on the Uni versity of
New Mexico.
Odessa College, Odessa, T exas
Coach Will son, who is al so th e chairman
of the Dept. of P hysica l Education has
started the gym nastic program at Odessa
College, and will be hos ting th e Texas Col-
legiat e Champ ionshi ps on Mar. 15 and 16
. . . The Danish Men 's and Women's T our
in g T~a ll1 wi ll put on an Exhibition at
Odessa Coli ege Gym, Jan. 23, 1968 . ..
Od essa Co llege is formin g an int er-col-
legiat e women's team and is lookin g for
meets in '68. Those in terested SilOUl d con-
ta ct: Keith Ahone, Women's Gymn asti c
Coach, Od essa College, Od essa, Texas
79760.
Sam Houston State College
Coach Pat Yeage r, will have a full du al
meet schedul e this year and will al so initi o
at e the First Annu al T exas Nat. Gymnasti c
Clinic in Corpus Christi , T exa s, Dec. 2630.
Bell Hurst High School, Hurst, Texas
Coach Emil Milan , directs one of th e out
standing hi gh school gy mnastic programs
in the Sta te of Texas. Last yea r he ini tio
ated the first state high school champion-
shi p and wi ll host thi s year the state meet
as well as the Jr. Nat. A.A.U. Mar. 22 and
23.
University 0/ Texas, Austin. Texas
Coach Ashmore returning to Texas aft er
a two year absence reports that th e team
will suffer th ro ugh a ra ther di smal year
due to a lack of experienced men, howeve r
will he lookin g forward to next year with
a small impressive group of freshm en led
by Mike Caldwell and Ronni e Waldie.
RegiOn Seven
Reporter to be amlOunced.
Regio'l 7 - Arizo,la, Colorado, Monta'la,
Utall, Wyoming.
RegiOn Eight
Mr. Jerry Wright
San Francisco S t. CoL, San Fra ncisco, Ca lif
Region 8 - Alaska, Cali[omia, Hawaii, Nev-
ada, Idal, o, Oregon, Waslling ton .
. Athletic A ssociation of Western Universities
UCLA would appear to be the more solid
26
choice in thi s conference at thi s time due Cal Poly Sta/.e College-Sari Lil is Obispo 19. Jerry Fontana , IS U 105.40
to a couple of questi on marks on the pa rt In sp it e of one of the fi nest trampo lin e
of th e three ot her major powers. Led by tea ms in the co ll ege divi sion, Cal Poly will *?20. Jim Culhane, Un 105.05
Kana ti Allen, the Bassist brothers, Don be hard pressed to wi n meets due to lack
of depth in other event s. Clay ton Christ-
21. Jack Kenan, Ari z 104.40
J\rthur. a strong trampo lin e team, and two
out standing ri ng men in Chapla n and Sa- lllall co uld well be the best college division 22. Gary Diamond, Cal 104.1 0
koda, the Bruin s appear sol id everywhere. trampolin ists in the co untry and he wi ll he 23. Mike Jacki, ISU 104.1 0
Grad uates incl ud e Al Luber. a bly assisted by Steve Endiccott and Dave
Buettn er.
24. Rich Impson, Ari z St. 103.90
* 25. Bob Hall, Seattle Y 103.75
Ca~~lr~:~ a bi g question mark in th e pe r.
For Westem Conference
Sacrament o S tale 26. Bob Cargill, Sp ring 103.30
so n of Dan j\-l illm an j th e effecti veness of Without any seasoned tra mpolini sts t he
Dan will largely determine the effecti\'e Hornets coultl be in a littl e trouble this * 27. Don Tonry, NYAC 103.30
ness of Ca l. With Dan they will de finit ely yea r in spite of the fa ct tha t they have * 28. A. Grossfe Id, S. Conn 102.90
be stronge r on the trampolin e thi s year. their st rongest tea m ever in all oth er event s.
With Tepp, Fujim oto, Fazak erly and Freud With Steve Pl ea u one of the leadin g all
* 29. Paul Mayer, SIU 102.10
enste in they have an out standin g sid e horse around co nt enders in the co ll ege division, 30. Steve Pleau, Sac. st. 102.00
tea m, and th ey will be strong enough elsc Dave Niemand, all Am eri can las t yea r on 31. Bill Silhan , III 1Ol.00
wh ere. Gradu ates include P aul Benya , J osh the high ba r and great on the para llel ba rs.
Robison, J illl Lindstrom, Pat Bail ey and and Dan Garber lead in g the way it co uld 32. Barry Weiner, Tem 100.95
Herb Sc. lolllon. Th e fres hman team in cl ud es be a fru stra tin g year fo r Sac rament o. 33. Jim Howard, Lacrosse 100.95
George Gree nf ield from Pasa dena Cit y Col Sa" Francisco State
lege. Co uld be a fru strati ng year for t he Ga tors 34. John Magginetti, CFV 100.90
with a ll so rt s of possible problems in t he * 35. Dan Garcia, Un 100.30
Washington mak ing. Essenti ally a good tea m mid sem- * 36. Geo. Greenfield, Cal 100.00
Th e bi g i/ here is Yoshi Hayasak i, in es ter gradu ation co uld destroy any chances
th a t i/ he full y recove rs from an ank le in for team success. Tram pol inists Sa m Co bb * 37. Bob Diamond, Un 99.90
j ury ( torn achill es tendon) Washi ngton and Dave Bra ndt -Er ic hen are look ing good 38. Rich Swetman, Penn St. 99.90
will be mi ght y tough to bea t, th ey will be so fa r as is Pete Gruber in the all- aroun d.
anyway. The team also includes Bo Ben- Tom Fester, poss ible mid se mester loss will
39. Joe Fedorchek, MSU 99.80
nett, and Sho Fukushima as out sta ndin g be missed but Freshm an Bruce Lybrand 40. Joe litow, Penn St 99 .10
sophomores plus J ohn Anth ony and Brent will be welcomed wh en he becomes eli gibl e 4l. R. Carruthers, EW .st 98.05
Rul e who are good sop h trampolini sts.
Gradu ates in cl ude i'dark Buckin gham, Ei gil
Fl aathen, Mik e F1ansaas, Ri ck Fonceca.
Gene J ensen, Steve Lovell. and Pat Ruckert.
a t the sa me time. Gradu ati on losses we re
Bob Sa ka i and Don Hughes.
Nevada
Report is that Nevada has essenti a lly the
sam e tea m back and co uld surprise th e rest
42.
43.
* 44.
Joe Bridges, NYAC
AI Luber, Un
97.65
96.70
Art Armend3riz, Ari z 95.40
Stan ford of the conference. 45. Tony Coppola, San Jose 94.20
Good pros pects here for the bes t year Chico Slate * 46. Mike Kimball, Utah 92 .95
ever a t Stanford. Led by form er CIF hi gh Chi c J ohn son report s th e loss of some
poin t man Crai g Dickson and all around good ve terans because of people givin g up 47. Jim Betters, Un 89.50
man J illl P eterse n the In dians will still be
hard pressed to buck the top four but
the sport. Sure hurts to lose them that 48. Dennis Sullivan, N La 88 .70
way. Buckey .!\'Iackey should prove to be
should have an enj oyable year. Grad uation the surpri se of the conference in the a ll -
49. Ron Clemmer, Army 86.70
losses included only J ohn Rind erkn echt. aroun d and Lance Astrella will probabl y **50. Yoshi Hayasaki, Wash
USC
win the confere nce still rin g even t. # Greg Weiss
Calijomia State College at Haywortl
lakoto Sak amoto, Mikio Sakamoto, and In their second year of compet ition Hay- # Rich Scorza, Iowa
Gary Wullschcl ager should ca rry the Tro wa rd does not expect to serio usly chall enge # Juan Sanchez, Un
jans prett y far but unless the tram polini sts any of the other conference members.
come through thi s fin e team will end it s Unive rsity 0/ Calijom iaDa uis
Top 25 are ra ted accord ing to
seasons, as a team, at th e co ~fere n.ce ability: second 25 are rated ac-
The rea l da rk-horse of the co nference,
championships. Is George Porter still ell g with many returning gy mn as ts that ha\'e cordi ng to score.
ibl e? If so he could do well individuall y pl enty of potential. If they ha ve any tram po
on th e trampolin e. Iini sts the rest of the confere nce had bett er * Those that have performed '68
look out. olympic compulsories in com
Washington S tate Unive rsity I NDEPEN DENTS
Coach Rex Da vis report s that the team Eastern Washin gton State College petition
mi ght suffer through a rat her di smal year ? Currently questi on mark due to
E. Washin gton bein g an NA IA team will
t his yea r hav in g lost J on Warren, Steve not foll ow the same patt ern of most other injury,
Blair, Jay Shaw and i\:Iik e Hanavan through
gradu ation. Leadin g the team will be Tohy
West coast schools but should do vcr)' well
at the NAIA with Rand y Ca rruthers lead * Not U.S. Citizen .
Elli ott , Larry Am os, Bob S l~ ck , and G I ~ nn in g the tea m. Last year Rand y was NA IA # No sco res ava ilable .
Clint on. WS U, howeve r, Will be looklll g na ti onal champion in va ultin g and 2nd on
forward to nex t year with Mar\' Hildebra nd the parall el bars. Team expects to have
leadin g an impressive group of fres hmen
good dep th , prov ided by Mace. Brady. J erry
thi s yea r. Kraft and a good fl oor exerCise team.
Sail Jose S tale College NCAA PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
University oj' Oregon Tony Coppo la in the all- around and on
Could be a rough yea r for Oregon in the still rin gs could figu re promi nentl y in
spit e of the large squad report ed w hi ~ h
totals a bout 25 personn el. P robabl y WIll gltlaecrol!ll~~ ~il;'!~ioSal~ay:~;:1 h~~a'D~:I~ns:~IW~~
battl e with WSU for last place in th e con who is quit e good in fl oor exercise a nd
ference. Gene Sin cich who has some potenti al on ALL AROUND : l. Makoto Sakamo-
The AA WU co nference championships to USC; 2. Yoshi Hayasaki, Was h.;
the side horse.
will quali fy 3 men in each event and 3
men in the all around and one team for the
Eastern MOTl la.1la College
Thi s mi ght strike yOU as a bit st ran ge
3. ' Ri chard Loyd, NW La; 4. Kanati
NCAA fina ls. but Coach Ph il Levi's schoo l falls int o t he All en, UCLA; 5. Dave Th or, MSU;
Cali/ Ofilia Collegiate Athletic Association
western reg ion for college d ivision sport s 6. Bob Emery, PS; 7. Bob Dickson,
and J am , th erefore, includ ing his schoo l
San Fernando Valley State College in thi s report. I do th is al so in spit e of th e
Iowa; 8. Jim Amerine, S. Conn. ;
With Ri chard Gr igsby, Steve Radomski , 9. Ri ck Tu cker, SIU; 10. Mike
fact th at hi s too is an NAJA school. Led
and J ohn i\[agg inetti fillin g in most of the by Henry Work wh o placed 7th in last
spots SFV will have plent y of de pth every year's NAI A national championships the
Jac ki , ISU.
where except poss ibly on th e tram po lin e tea m fi gures to be stronger than ever be flOOR EXERCISE: 1. Toby Tow-
where th ey will still be able to hold their
own against any other college di vision team
fore with more depth and ex perience. son, MSU; 2. Sid Fre udenstein ,
in the country. Mike Allmangin ge r, J erry Cal. ; 3. Dave Jacobs, Mich.; 4. Ka-
Clodfelt er, Scott McGraw, Bill Nash, Willie nati All en, UCLA; 5. Makoto Saka-
Tamura, Galen Uptgraft , and Chuck Wald en
will make this one of the top 3 coll ege moto, USC; 6. Bob Emery, PS; 7.
di\'ision teams in the count.f)! . WRIGHT'S PREDICTIONS Paul Maye r, SI U; 8. Juli o Monroe,
Cali/o filia State College at Los A Tl geles 1968 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM CSLA; 9. Ron Aure, MSU.
To show the strength of thi s conference Report # 2 SIDE HORSE: 1. Gary Hoskins,
L.A. State should be in the top 5 in th e CSLA; 2. Keith McCanl ess, Iowa; 3.
co untry in the coll ege division thi s year.
. With no losses from last ye ar givin g Gordy Jack Rya n, Col ; 4. Joel Tepp, Cal ;
Maddux a team consistin g of Gary Hos 5. Rich ard Loyd, NW La ; 6. Dave
kin s, Bruce Coulter, Sy l Lu cio, Dan Nlaci as, 1. M. Sakamoto , USC 11 3.50
J ulio Monroy, J ohn Sevold , ~'I i l es Stanton, Thor, MSU; 7. Jim Russo, Wi sc; 8.
:Mike Walter, Don Warren, and . Tom Wi l 2. Richard Loyd , NW La 108 'i 'i Yos hi Hayasaki , Wash.; 9. James
son thi s team will be tough for an yone to 3. F. Roethlisberger, Un 11 0.75 Yearwood, S. Conn ; 10. Bill Fuji-
beat.
4. Marc Cohn, Un 106.90 moto, Cal.
Califomi a S tate College at Long Beach 5. Kanati Allen, UCLA 11 2.00
'''' ith the loss of Fred Siebum , Jim Foun
STIlL RINGS: l. Fred Denn is, SIU;
taine, J ohn Kulluk , Dave \Val!, and J e ff 6. S. Freudenstein, C;1 1 111.60 2. Makoto Sakamoto, USC; 3. Mike
Wa rin g the 49'ers will be in a little tro.ubl e 7. Bob Emery, Penn St 106.40 Jacki , IS U; 4. Don Hatch, Iowa;
this yea r team wise. With Don J ennlll gs,
however , Long Beach will be we ll repre- 8. Dave Thor, MSU 109.60 5. Pat Arn old, Ariz.; 6. Del Strange,
sent ed on the victory stand in most meets
. as he will give anyone plent y of competi -
tion on the hi gh bar a~d in the all a round.
Sail Diego Stale College .
*
*
*
9. Bob Lynn , LA Turners
10. Rick Tucker, SIU
11. Arno Lascari, Un
12. Steve Hug, Un
105.70
106.85
11 0.70
105 .1 5
Col. S. U.; 7. Yos hi Hayasaki , Wash;
8. Bob Dickson, Iowa; 9. Jim Am -
eri ne, S. Conn; 10. Tony Coppola,
San Jose.
Gene Spindl er and Larry Buss figure to
get th eir share of the sid e horse awards * 13. Jim Amerine, S. Co nn. 106.75 TRAMPOLINE: 1. Dave Jacobs,
fl oa tin g around , es pecially in the college 14. Bob Dickson, Iowa 1 0 7 . 2~ Mich.; 2. Wayne Mill er, Mi ch.; 3.
di vision and will do much to hold th e
tea m cduse for San Diego. Losses includ ed * 15. Fred Dennis , SIU 106.05 Dale Hardt, SI U; 4. Dan Millman ,
all arounder Denn is J oh nston, Robin l'lalley * 16. Richard Grigsby, SFV 103.30 Cal; 5. Jim Younge, SWLA; 6. Julian
and sid e horse man Ken Schindl er but the
team still has good depth and will pre~ent
17. Mikio Sakamoto, USC 105.80 Stova l, Ariz; 7. Hutch Dvorak, SIU;
a strong team. 18. Neil Schmitt, Iowa 105.60 8. Bob Ewing,. Col. SU; 9. Cliff
Gauthier, Den ; 10. Clayton Christ Name of Meet: EICHE TURNERS
man, Cal Poly. AAU INVITATIONAL
LONG HORSE: 1. Sid Freuden
stein, Cal; 2. Paul Mayer, SI U; 3.
Site: Chicago, Illinois
Date: November 19, 1967
Report By: Jim McGraw
MG'S
Hal Shaw, III; 4. Makoto Sakamoto, Summary: Senior Girl's Division AVAILABLE
USC; 5. Paul Vexler, PS; 6. Dave RESULTS: (Scored by best 4 raw BACK EDITIONS
Thor, MSU; 7. Bob Dickson, Iowa; scores) OF
8. Dan Millman, Cal.; 9. Bob Emery, Team: THE MODERN GYMNAST
1. Flint Olympians,
PS; 10. Frank Fortier, LSU. Flint, Mich. 307.1 (FO)
PARALLEL BARS: 1. Makoto Sa VOLUME I 195758
2. Eiche Turners, ...... 25c
kamoto, USC; 2. Ron Rapper, Mich; Chicago, III. 294.8 (ET) #1
3. Bob Emery, PS; 4. Richard Loyd, 3. Lake Shore Park, #2 .................... , .......... 25c
Evanston , III. 238.5 (LSP) #3 ................ .. ........... 25c
NW La; 5. Dave Thor, MSU; 6. Paul 4. Dayton YMCA,
Mayer, SIU; 7. Yoshi Hayasaki, Dayton, Ohio 216.1 (DY) #4 .......... 25c
Wash.; 8. Sid Freudenstein, Cal.; 9. 5. Engstrom Gym Club, #5 ......... 25c
Chicago, III. 211.7 (EGC) #6 ............. ............. 25c
Ron Harstad, SI U. 6. McKinley YMCA,
HIGH BAR: 1. Kanati Allen , Champaign, III. 162.9 (McK) #7 ........ ..... . . .......... .25c
UCLA; 2. Richard Grigsby, SFV; 3. 7. N.W. Sub. YMCA, #8 .......... 25c
Chicaga, III. 117.9 (NW)
Makoto Sakamoto, USC; 4. Neil AA: Barb Bauer (ET) 35.04' Col- VOLUME II 19!J9
Schmitt, Iowa; 5. Richard Loyd, leen Mulvihill (McK) 32.92; Maddie #2 ....... 25c
Wetherell (FO) 32.52. FX: S. Brum-
NW La; 6. Dave Niemand, Sac. St.; son precision and form. All six gart (LSP) 9.30; P. Murphy (LSP) #3 ................... ...... 25c
7. Rick Tucker, SIU; 8. Dave Thor, schools were represented by award 8.66; N. Keetke (LSP) 8.60. BB: #4 ..................... 25c
MSU; 9. Bob Emery, PS; 10. Dan winners, giving the Big Eight Con- Brumgart 9.50; Barb Bauer 9.20;
#5 ...35c
ference a much stronger foot-hold Blyth Bauer (ET) 8.65. UB: Wether-
Millman, Cal. in the sport of gymnastics. While ell 8.15; Brumgart 8.10; Blyth #6 ....... 35c
TEAM: 1. Iowa 189.95; 2. SIU team titles were not at stake, it Bauer 8.10. HV: Barb Bauer 9.36; #7 .............. 35c
188.90; 3. UCLA 187.10. . is generally felt that the Big Eight Mulvihill 9.26; Wetherell 8.93. T :
#89 ... ....... 50c
Conference schools will exhibit Barb Bauer 9.40; P. Rose (ET) 8.75;
close competition for a berth to the S. Kinsman (EGC) 8.45. VOLUME III 196061
1968 National Championships. #1 """ """"'" ..... 35c
AA: Tom Sexton 51.55; Mike Junior Girl's Division
Jacki 51.25, Malcom Johnson 49.20. #2 ....... ........ ... 25c
RESULTS: (Scored by best 4 raw
FX: Jim Barber and Mark Wilcox, scores) #3 ............... 25c
tie, 8.80, Sexton, Stan Clyne, Jacki Team: #6 .....,........ ..... .. 25c
tie 8.75. SH: Jim Gillispie 9.25, 1. Eiche Turners,
Hank Tay lar 8.95, Jack Ryan 8.90. #7 ..25c
Chicago, III. 320.8 (ET)
R: Jacki 9.25, Ward Maythaler 2. McKinley YMCA, #8 ... 25c
9.10, Brian Quarrie 9.05. Tr: Tim Champaign, III. 304.4 (McK) #9 ..... 25c
Clarke 9.40, Mark Wilcox 9.15, 3. Engstrom Gym Club,
Rick Carr 9.10. LH: Jacki 9.40, Chicago, III. 237.3 (EGC) VOLUME IV 1962
Ken Snow 9.30, Sexton 9.10. PB: 4. N.W. Sub. YMCA #1 .... 25c
Pot Edwards 9.40, Ben Bles 9.30 , Chicago, III . 228.6 (NW) #2 .. 25c
Brent Simmons 9.20. HB : Sexton , 5. Dayton YMCA,
Simmons , and Ernest McDonald tie Dayton, Ohio 221.4 (DY)
#3 .. ...... 25c
9.40. 6. Flint Olympians, #4 ..... 25c
Flint, Mich. 188.5 (FO) #5 25c
7. Lake Shore Park, #6 ...... 25c
Evanston, III. 78.5 (LSP)
AA: Dianne Grayson (FO) 35.36; #7 ............. .. ...50c
U.s. OPEN TRAMPOLINE Name of Meet: LOUISVILLE TURN- Patti MacDonald (FO) 33.30; Sue #8 ....... 25c
CHAMPIONSHIPS Werling (DY) 33.04. FX : Grayson
NOVEMBER 25, 1967
ERS AAU INVITATIONAL
8.83; D. Sepke (EGC) 8.73; D. #9 Unavailable
Site: Louisville, Kentucky
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS Date: November I I, 1967 Mininni (EGC) 8.56. BB: Werling VOLUME V 1963
by Jerald Clark Report By: Jim McGraw 9.10; V. Fugali (ET) 8.80' C. No- #12 .............. 25c
Summary: Senior Girl's Division wicki (EGC) 8.70. UB : ' Grayson #3 ..... 25c
A standing room only crowd was 9.16; Werling 8.50; MacDonalc;l
RESULTS:
on hand to witness the United
Team: 8.40. HV: Grayson 8.96' MacDon- #4 ... .. 25c
States Open Trampoline Champion-
ships, November 25, Springfield, I. Louisville YMCA, ald 8.50; D. Fisher (ET) 8.33. T : :'1:5 .... 25c
Louisv ille, Ky. 33.5 (LY) D. Sepke (EGC) 8.85; J. Smiddy
Illinois. Thirty-seven trampoline
2. McKinley YMCA, (ET) 8.20; K. Stewart (McK) 8.10. ffi .. 25c
stars from all oyer the notion were
competinq for top honors. Th ose Champaign, III. 28.0 (McK) VO~U8M~ Vlf9S'4 .................... 50c
in attendance were thrilled by the 3. Flint Olympians,
Flint, Mich. 27.0 ( FO)
winning performances turned in by
4. Monessen, #7 .. ........ 50c
Dale Hardt and Judy Wills from
SIU. Miss Wills clearly demon- Monessen, Po. 13.5 (MN) VOLUME VII 1965
5. Marilyn-Dennis #3
strated why she is the f our time .... 75c
world champion with her excellent 6. L;~i~~:e DT~rc;.;ers (MD) #4 . ......... 25c
exercise.
Junior Boys: C h r i s Eilerston 7. Normal College #5 .............................25c
(Memphis, Tenn.), Mason Kaufman, 8. Dayton YMCA
Jeff Hennessy, Jr. (Lafayette, La.). 9. Clarksville #89 ... .................. ..... 50c
Jr. Girls: Diana Haney (Springfield, AA: Colleen Mulvihill, McKinley VOLUME' VIII 1966
111.), Rene Ran s 0 m (Memphis, YMCA 33.95; Maddie Wetherell
Flint Olympians 33.00; C. Liedke' #1 ...... 50c
Tenn.), Bobbi Grant (Springfield,
111.). Sr. Men: Dale Hardt (S IU ), Louisville YMCA 32.05. FX : C: #2 ............ 50c
Homer Sardina (Unat.), Jim Price Liedke (L Y) 8.20; D. Howell (L Y) #3 .. 50c
(Unat.). Sr. Girls: Judy Wills (SIU), 7.65; C. Mulvihill (McK) 7.55. UB:
Vicki Bollinger (Springfield , 111.), M. Wetherell (FO) 8 .80; C. Mulvi- #4 ...... 50c
Judy Ford (U. SW La.).
hill (McK) 8.60; C. Liedke ( L Y) #5 ....... 50c
8.55. BB: C. Mulvihill 9 10' M #67 ............... ...... 50c
Wetherell 8.50; D . Howell (Ly) '8:30:
KU OPEN INVITATIONAL HV: M. Wetherell 8.90; C. Mulvi- #89 ......... .... 50c
NOVEMBER 18, 1967 hill 8.70; B. Thompson (MD) 8.55. # 10 .......... 50c
by Bob Lockwood #11 .......................... _ ..50c
Gymnastics Coach, Univ. Kansas Junior Girl's Division
The first annual University of RESULTS: 11:12 ... 50c
Kansas Open Invitational Gym- Team: AVAILABLE BACK EDITIONS
nastics Championship was witnessed I. McKinley YMCA
by a near capacity crowd in Rob- Champaign, III: 41.3 (McK) MADEMOISELLE GYMNAST
inson Gymnasium, November 18, 2. FI int Olympians, Introductory Edition ............... .$1.00
1967, on the University of Kansas Flint, Mich. 35.8 (FO)
Campus, Lawrence, Kansas. 3. Dayton YMCA, VOLUME I
Six schools from the Big Eight 4. Lo~iI:~r;; $t,iCA 13 .3 (DY)
#1 .. ... . ... .75c
Conference were invited to partici-
Louisville, Ky.' 12.0 (L Y)
#2 ........... .75c
pate in a one session meet (no
prelims) beginning at 2:30 p.m. 5. Jefferson Rec., #3 ..... 75c
Gold, silver, and bronze plaques Jefferson, Ind . 7.5 (JR) #4 ....................... 75c
were presented to the top thre~ .... AA: Dianne Grayson (FO) 32.90; Volume I, complete ....... ..... $2.50
individuals in each event. An Out- Cindy Strum (McK) 31.75; Diane
standing Performance Trophy, do- Bolin (McK) 31.50. FX: Grayson
nated by the Snowden - Mize 8. I 0; Bolin 8. I 0; D. N ow icki (DY) California resident: Add 5 % Sales
Athletics Company, Atchison, Ka " - 8.10. UB: Grayson 8.40; F. Hen- Tax
SOS, was presented to Mike Jacki , sley (LY) 8.25; Bolin 8.05. BB : MG BACK EDITIONS
Iowa State team captain, for his Grayson 7.85; Strum 7.50; S. Wer-
winning performance on the rings . ling (DY) 7.40. HV: Strum 860' BOX 777
More than 100 g v mnasts partici - Grayson 8.55; S. Alsip (L Y) 8'.15'. Santa Monica, California 90406
pated in the three and one-ho lf Tu: Cindy Hall (FO) 6.80; D. Gray-
hour meet and exhibited mid-sea - son 6.70; S. Werling 6.65.

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 INDEX TO VOLUME IX
THE MODERN GYMNAST, 1967
For the first time the annual index is pre-
sented as it should be in that there is a subject
and an author section. After each entry you will
fin d for example, 117-91. Th is simply means that
the reference is for pages 7-9 of the January,
1967 M_G_
SUBJECT INDEX
All -AROUND ILet's Go All-Around by Art Shurlock
- L_G.A.A.I
LG.A_A. 1116-17) Pike front di ve, Reverse Moore
travel in mount, Hip circle to flank undercut
H_B.!, Giant pike IStoop vaultl, Pike front somey
dismount with liz tw ist IR. and P.B.!
LG.A.A. 311 8-191 Back walkover off knees, Triple
Russian, Back stutz to inverted giant! pike
back somey catch, Maltese lay away, HICkman
roll back lever pull to cross, the vault run.
L_G_A.A. 4-5126-271 Jump back to inverted hand-
stand and snap to stand, back tUrn to en d of
horse straight arm back gian ts , Hecht front
some; vault, Pull over shoot to handstand IP_B.!,
Front somey dismount IR.! . AAHPER 111 41
LG.A.A_ 8128-291 Pike front somey IF.X.!, High
layout loop dismount, reverse and fo rw?rd
pi rouettes IH.B.!, Straddle cut IP.B.!, Full tWISt-
ing flyaway IR.!, Hecht vault IS,de horsel.
L_G.A.A_ 111301 Pike back dive 1', tWISt, Reverse
Moore on end of horse, Straddle turn Stalder,
Front pike with fu ll twist vault, Moore straddle
"L" IP_B.!, Back lever to front lever IR.!
ART ISpecial Art Edition found as insert in Novem-
ber 1967 M_G.!
Gymnastics-Beauty in Motion 1P0nd! 111141
Style and the Gymnast IHindsl 111161
Image of a Champion (Jacub,onl 11125!
Art Collection Contained in Art Special-, Works
by. . Tom Morton, Don Puttman, Olympic
Gymnastic Posters (Mexico), Herbert Fink,
Milan Med, Gerald Bartosch and Kim Williams
BALANCE BEAM
Some Original (?) Balance Beam Moves (leso)
2(321
BOOKS
Completed Research in HPER lAAHPERI Vo l. 8,
11121
Proceedings-Second National Institute on Girls
Sports IAAHPERI 11121
Balance Beam ISjursenl 11121
Gymnastics for Men IHughesl 11121
f undamental Tumbling Ski lls Illus trated IKeen eyl
11121
Ins tructor's Guide to Skill Progressions in Gym-
nastics !Tonry & DeCarlol 11121
A Primer of Apparatus Gymnastics (Reu ter and
Gershonl 11121
Learning About Learning IU_S_ Gov't Printing Of-
fice-J . Bruner, Ed.! 11131
Athletic Records, The Whys and Wherefores
IMeadel 11131
Rings lor Grades 3-8 IMeyerl 11131
The Mechanics of Ath le tics IDysonl 11131
A,B,C, Illustrations IVia _ Endol 11131
Note: We have found ye t a cheaper source of
the FIG Il lustrations. ~or SOc you may receive
a copy 01 these illustrations from James How-
ard Gymnastic Coach, Wisconsin State U. ILa-
Cro'sse), laCrosse, Wisconsin. Anyone do it
for 250'
Acrobatics Made Easy IRozanasl 11131
Acrobati cs and Tumbl ing IRozanasl 11131
Advanced Acrobatics and Tumbling (Rolanas)
11131
Women's Gymnastics IFrederickl 11131 Review by
Jackie Upnues
CAMPS
Northern Californ ia Gym Camp IPeavy & Larsonl
118-91
CANADIAN REPORT by Johnny Nooney
1110-111 Russian Tour; 21111 318-91 National Col-
legiate Championships; _4-5191; 6:7191 North
American and Pan Am Tri als; 8(7) Finnish Tour;
9171 Pan Am Games Report; 10181 C.N.E. Rus-
sian Di splay; 11181 1967 Canadian Gymnastic
Champi ons hips
CHAMPIONSHIPS Note, Only major championship
reports are indexed . For ve ry comprehensi ve
coverage duri ng 1967 refer to Jerry Wright's
"Scoreboard" in the las t few pages of most
editions.
1967 NCAA National Championships IWrighti
4-5111-221
1967 USGF Championships 6-7112-131
1967 AAU Championships IWrigh ti 6-7114-151
1967 Women's AAU Championships 6-7118-191
CLINICS
Columbus Sr. H_S. Gymnastic Clinic Report
IHindsl 1161
. Why A California Clinic ? ICrileyl 2116-171
Northwest Gymnastic Clinic 21171
Central New York State Gymnastic Clinic Report
IKanopal 21171
4th Annual New England Gymnastic Clinic IHans-
coml 2071
National Gymnastic Clinic ISaras otal 2118-191
Eastern Clinic IUSGF 21201
COACHING
National Coach Comments (Weilerl 3181
NACGC Awards 4-51101
NACGC Names Officers 67181
CDNiJlTlDNING AND TRAINING I"Conditioning for
Competition" by Dick Wolfe Regular M.G_
Featurel
Plancne and Its Significance !Wolfel 1151
Handstand on Rings IWolfel '21291
Front Lever Pull Downs IWolfel 31231
Trai ning Plan for Olympic Gymn astics IFriedrichl
819 + 1
General Muscle Endurance (Wolfel 81291
Liquid Nutrition-Should You Use It? ILanel 91271
Running IWolfel 111291
EDITORIALS
The M.G. is Still Rolling ISundbyl 1151
List of M_G_ Supporters 1128-291
Di sappoint'" R,,"ers ISundbyl 2151
$90,000 for Student World Games. __ For
Gymnastic Participation $ Noth ing (Vogell 2161
Notes from Associate Editor ICrileyl 3151 M_G.
and Playboy same agel
The Beard in Gymnastics (Millmanl 31251
Considerations lor Coaching Our National Team
IGrossfeldl 6-7161
The NCAA and High School Gymnastics (Hindsl
9181
It's Official IAffiliation of M.G. wi th USGFI ISund-
byl 10151
A Plan to Rescue Our Olympic Beggars 12191
ELEMENTARY AND FUNDAMENTAL GiMNASTICS
Anything for an Idea IFrederickl 2124-251
ForlVard Roll wi th Instant Success ISjursenl 31211
Determining an Individualized Program for Grades
K-8 IFarkasl 31241
let's Teach Routines-Fl oor Exercise (Vincent)
6-71231
Note: "let's Teach Rou tines " represents the
first in an excellent series of articles by Dr.
Wm. Vincent. For other routines refe r to speci-
fic listings under Dr. Vincent's name .
FILMS
Tra ining Judges for Girl's Gymnastics-DGWS-
Dortmund Wo rld Championships-Men and Wome n
IEndol 11141
Gymnastics fo r Girls IAssociation Filmsl 11141
flOOR EXERCISE
l eontiev Shows Basics in an International Rou-
tine IFrederick! 31101
Front Somersault IMyers! 31201
Wnere's Your Center of Gravity? (lingemann)
91211
A Planche A Day Keeps ? IKadarl 91211
GYMNASTIC DEVELOPMENT
American Gymnastics: Impressions and Sugges-
tions IHatanol 211 01
. GYMNASTIC SKETCHES
Sandra Hartley IWilhelml 21111
Leslie Bird IWilhelm 3191
Bill Mackie IWilhelml 10181
Franco Menichelli 'IPaccinellil 11191
Th e Japanese-An Interview ICriley & Sako dal
12114-151
HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS
The NCAA an d High School GymnastiCS IHindsl
9181
Th e Meaning of Interschool Competitive Gym-
nastics IAronsonl 9191
1967 H_S. Report 9110-151
HORIZONTAL BAR
f ly Away IHolmesl 2(211
Nakayama-Sequence Photos of Dortmund Rou-
tines 2122-231
Progression for the Eagle IGedneyl 6:71261
let's Teach Routines-Horizontal Bar (low) (Vin -
centi 11132-331
INDICES
Ten Year Index IFrederi ckl 1118-251
INTERNATIONAL
Dortmund Report (Savagel 11111
Mexico vs. Southern Californ ia Al l Stars IBeck-
nerl 2191
Passport to Gymnastics ICrileyl 2112-131
Briti sh Report on Worl d Championships-Women
Prestidge 2114-151
Wo rld Professional Trampoline Championships
31191
European Championships 6-7I10-llJ
F_LG _ & AAU Ac tion on the Code of Points 818+1
Pan Am Tri als IWrightl 9161
Pan Am Games 1019-111
1967 Universiade Games !Barakl 1011 3-171
Organization of Gymnastics in Italy (Puccinelli)
1119+1
U.S. Team Goes to Mexico City IBecknerl
12112-131
JUDGING
Role of the Judge in Making the U.S. a Wor ld
Power in Gymnastics !Pattersonl 11271
F.LG. Illustra tions- Still Rings lDavisl 11261
F_LG_ Illustrations-P-Bars lDavisl 2128-291
National Judges Clinic Report IYMCAI IPerronl
31111
LLG. Illustrations- Horizontal Bar IDavisl 3126-271
Comparison of Two Me thods of Judging IF_LG _
vs. Bauerl ILandersl 9120-211
F.LG. Ill ustrations-Vaulting lDavisl 9126-271
Let's Balance Up-Difficulty X Execution IWelserl
101251
Is the Purpose of Judging Only to Decide a Win-
ner ? ILa scariJ 121211
OBITUARIES
A Man Dedicated-Erwin Volze (Sundbyl 1171
A Most Inspirational Gymnast-Fred Siebum
!Bartlettl 4-5181
OLYMPICS
"Little Olympics" U.S. Final Trials IWrighti 11171
"Little Olympics" Mexico City-Results 111121
General Inform ation for Tourists 111191
Compulsory Routines 1217-81
PARALLEL BARS
Comparitive Study of the Peach and the Cast
IGallil 31221
Cast 1/, Turn to Upper Arms !Tonryl 31231 Friedrich, Eduard
The Handstand-Aesthetic and Functional IWolfel
4-512 71 Galli, los .
Spotting on the Parallel Bars IAndersonl
6-7124-251
Back Somey Catch IBishopl 91241 Gedney, Roger
Flip-Kip-New Move of " C" Value? ISchneiderl
101221 Grossfeld, Abie
Let's Teach Routines- Parallel Bars IVincenti
10122-231
PHYSICAL EDUCATION Hanscom, Robert
A Search for Concepts Part IFrederickl
6-7120-211
A Search for Concepts Par t IFrederickl Hatano, Yoshi
10118-191
POETRY Hinds, John
The Bar and the Body IMcDonnelil 3161
RESEARCH Research Editor- James Bosco
l evi- Twelve Selected Items Concerning the De
ve lopment of a College Level Gymnast ic Team Hollis, Ken IYMCA Editorl
2126-271
Brown and Johnson-The Uses of Instant Ice for ships 1967 31111
Prevent ion of Blisters on Hands 6-71221 Holmes, Bill
Sward-The Metabolic Cost of Selected Gym- Fl y Away 21211
. nastic Routines 12118-191 Jacobson, Mike
RINGS Image of a Champion 111251
Handstand on the Rings IWolfel 21291 Jaffee, Irving
Sequence Routine - Menichelli at Dortmund A Plan to Rescue Our Olympic Beggars 12191
6-7116-171 J,nnett, Claire
Shoot to Handstand and High Straddle Dismount Instructional fi lm on Trampoline Stunts Used
!Tonryl 6-71251 in Competition 3112-131
Strength for the Inverted Pull IWolfel 6-71271 Johnson, Harry IStamps and Gymnasticsl
Shoot to Straddle "L"; Shoot to Support ITonryl Photo Sets-=4 1171; ';; 5 2181; "6 3161;
81251 =7 6-7181; "8 8161
Back Straddle Ifrom supportl Dismount and Same Kadar, Andrew
lVith a I;' Twist ITonryl 91231 A Pl anche a Day _ ? 91211
Back Somey Di smounts ITonryl 101211 Konopa, Ed
Full Twisting Dismounts ITonryl 111291 Central New York State Gymnastic Clinic 21171
Let's Teach Routines-Rings IVincenti 121201 Landers, Daniel
SEQUENCE ROUTINES IAII taken at Wo rld Cham Comparison of Two Methods of Judging IFI G
pionships in Dortmund) vs Bauerl 9120-211
Nakayama-Horizontal Bar 2(22-231 Lane, Bobby
Sequence Special IAugust 1967-Almost entire Liquid Nutrition-Should You Use It? 91271
editionl larson, Claudia
Vaults-Sequences of top men and wome n Northern California Gymnastic Clinic 118-91
Cerar-Horse larcari, Arno
Petrik-Beam Is the Purpose of Judging Only to Decide a
Menichelli-P-Bars Winner? 121211
Caslavs ka-Un even Parallel Bars Leso, Ami
Endo-Horizon tal Bar Some Original Balance Beam Moves 21321
Diamidov-Rings Levi, Phillip
Voronin 9118-191 Hori zon tal Bar Twelve Selected Items Concrning the Develop-
Voron in 12116-171 Rings ment of a College l evel Gymnastic Team
SIDE HORSE 2126-27)
Laiho !Finland! Sequence Routine 3116-171 Lingemann, Lloyd
Evalua tion of laiho's Routine (See reference im- Where's Your Center of Gravity' 91211
mediately abovel IWrighti 81241 Martin, Larry
Let's Teach Routines-Side Horse IVincenti North Ame rican Trampoline Championshi ps
9122-231 4-5191
STAMP AND GYMNASTIC, THE IFeature on stamps McDonnell, Patrick
by Harry Johnsonl The Bar and the Body 3(61
Photo Set =4 1171; P_S. =5 2181; P.S. =6 3161; Millman. Dan
P.S. =7 67181; P.S. "8 8161 The Beard in GymnastiCS 31251
TRAMPOLINE Myers, Gus
Instructional film on Trampoline Stunts Used in Front Somersault 31201
Competition (Jeanettl 3112-131 Nooney, John ICanadian Editorl
World 's Professional Trampo line Championships Canadian Reports - 1110-1 11; 2111 1; 318-91;
31191 45191; 6-7191; 8171; 9171; 10181; 11181
Trampoline Eliminated by NCAA IRobinsonl 4-5161 Patterson, Carl
North American Championships IMartinl 4-5191 Judging to make the United States a World
Open Letter to Jess Robinson !Barakl 816-71 Power in Gymnastics 11271
Fliffisses IRobinsonl 91251 Peavy, Bob
Good News IRob insonl 101241 Northern California Gym Camp 118-91
USGF IReports by Frank Bare, Direc torl Perron, Frank
Modern Gymnast Affi liates with USGF 10171 N, ti onal Judges Clinic 31111
1967 Congress of American Gymnastic Coach es Pohl, Jackie
11110-111 Flexi bility of Women and Effects of Specific
USGF Report 12161 Static Stretching Exerci ses on flexibility
WOMEN 'S GYMNASTICS 10120-211
Trends as a Working Coach Sees Them-Dort- Pond, louise
mund World Championships Report Part Gym nastics-Beauty in Motion 111141
IVogell 3114 -151 Prestidge, Pauline
Stem Rise on Uneven Bars ISjursenl 6-71271 British Report on World Championships 2114-151
f laxibili ty of Women IPuhl) 10120-211 Puccinelli, Ed
YMCA IYMCA Editor Ken Hollisl Franco, Menichelli 11191
Ohio-West Virginia YMCA Gym nastic Champi on- Org aniza ti on of Gymnastics in Italy 1119+1
ships IHoll isl 31111 Robinson , Jess
1967 National YMCA Championships IBuffa l 101251 Trampol ine Eliminated by NCAA 4-5161
AUTHOR INDEX Fliffisses 91251
Anderson , Arlynn Good News 101241
P-Bar Spotting Techniques 6-7124-251 Sakoda, Ken
Aronson , Dick The Japanese 12114-151
The Meaning of Interschool Competitive Gym- Savage, Marilyn
nas tics 9191 Dortmund Report 11111
Barak, Ron Schneider, Phil
Open Letter to Jess Robinson 816 -71 Flip-Kip-NelV " C" Move 101221
1967 Uni versiade-Tokyo 10113-171 Shurlock, Art I"Let 's Go AIl-Around "l
Bartlett, Ken 1116-171; 3118-191, 4-5126271; 8128 -291
A Most Inspirational Gym nas t- Fred Siebum Sjursen, He len
4-5181 Forward Roll with Instant Success 31211
Beckner, Jack Stem Rise on Uneven Bars 6-71261
Mexico vs. S_ Cal All Stars 2191 Sundby, Glenn (Editor The Modern Gymnastl
U_S_ Team Goes to Mexico City 12112-131 The M.G. is Still Roll ing 1151
Bishop, Benny Di sappointed Readers 2151
Back Somey Catch on P-Bars 91241 It's Official IAffiliation with USGF and The
Buffa, Bill Modern Gymnastl 10151
1967 National YMCA Championships 101251 Sward, Sidney
Criley, Dick The Metabolic Cost of Selected Gymnas ti c
Passport to Gymnastics 2112-131 Routines 12118-191
Why a California Clinic? 21161 Tonry, Don
Notes from an Assoc_ Editor 3151 Cast 1/, Turn to Upper Arms 31231
Th e Japanese 12114 -1 51 Shoot to Handstand and High Straddle Dis-
Davis, Roy INotes From a Neurotic Judgel mount on Rings 6-71251
FIG Illustrations-rings 11261; PBars 2128-291; Shoot to Straddle "L" and Shoot to Support
Horizontal Bar 3126-271; Vaulting 9126-2 71 81251
Farkas, James Back Straddle Dismounts on the Rings from
Determining the Gymnastic Content for Grades Support 91231
K-8 31241 Back Somey Dismounts on the Rings 101211
Frederick, A. Bruce Full Twisting Dismounts on the Rings 111291
The Gymnast's Library 11121 Vincent, Bill I"Let's Teach Routines"l
Ten Year Index-Authors and Subjects 111 8-251 Fl oor Exercise -6-71231; Side Horse 9122-231; P-
Anyth ing for an Idea IElementary Routinesl Bars 10122-231; Horizontal Bar 11132-331;
2(24-251 Rings 121201
leontiov Shows Basics in an International Rou Vogel, Herb
tine 31101 $ Nothing for Student World Game Participa-
A Search for Concepts IPart I) 6-7120-211 tion 2161
A Search for Concepts IPart II) 1011 8-191 Dortmund Report-Part II 3114-151
Weiler, Willy
Training Pl an for OlympiC Gymnastics 819+1 National Coach ICanadal Comments 3181
Welser, Lyle
Compari tive Study of the Peach and the Cast Let's Balance Up-Difficulty x Execution 101251
31221 Wilhelm, Horst
Sandra Hartley 21111; Leslie Bird 3(91; Bill
Progression for th e Eagle 6-71261 Mackie 10181
Wolfe, Dick
Consideration s for Coaching Our National Team The Planche and Its Significance 1151
6-7161 Handstand on the Rings 21291
Front Lever Pull DOlVns 31231
4th Annual Gymnas tic Clinic- New England The Handstand 4-5(27)
21171 Strength for the Inverted Pull 6-71271
General Muscular Endurance 81291
Ameri can .Gymnastics-Impressions and Sug- Running 11(291
gestions 21101 Wright, Jerry
1967 NCAA Championships 4-511 1-221
Columbus Sr_ H.S_ Gymnastic Cl inic Report 1161 1967 AAU Championships 6-7114-151
The NCAA and H_S. Gymnastics 9181 Eva luation of laiho's Dortmund Side Horse
Style and the Gymnast 111161 Exercise 81241
Pan Am Tri als 9161
OhioWest Virginia YMCA Gymnastic Champion- "Little Olympics" 11171

LETTERS
v e HI' G l enn,
O ly mpic committee respec tfully reques t s
you pr in t minutes of Ol y mpi c comm ittee
Jll eeti ng in your n ext t\VQ rnagazine iss ues.
Th a nk you ,
Tom Malo n ey
Sarasota , F l or ida
USOGC Meeting D ecem b e r 3, 1%7
R ooseve lt Hotel, 12 :30 P.M.
~e\V Orl ea n s , La.
Th e "ge noa ,,"a ~ r e f e rre d to f o r ex p edi-
e ncy of th e m ee ting. A quorum o f 21 m e m-
b e n .; \vere pre:-:en t.
Jack Beckn e r, th e Oly mpic Coach , was
call e ,1 upon to ex plain th e m e thods o f
se led in g th lnG8 Olymp ic team. Qualifying'
round s as e xpla in e d in th e ln a iI e d lite rn-
ture would b e n ecessary so that 12 m en
,,"ould mak e the f in a l tri a ls. A forma l li st
o f qua l ify in g peopl e s h a ll b e mad e by
e ith e r J. l; ecl{ner or W. M ead e. Eight
gymnasts w ill be selected fro m th e fina l s
as a ~ q u ad. Seven will th e n b e t a k e n t n
M exico City fo r th e Olymp ics. Th e fina l
t ra veling t eam will be SELECTED BY
THE COACH. T h e re will be three tria ls
whic h w ill b e h e ld in diffre nt c iti es . Th e
coac h h as th e right to select or add a
gy mna st to the fina l trials w ith a written
ex pl anation to the O lympic Committee.
A motion by V . Elder and seconded by
C . S hank en, "From the e ig ht man squad
th e coach will be g iven the r esponsibili ty
of selecting th e 7 man s quad: a nd th e n
from th e 7 man t eam , the coach will hav e
the res pon s ibility of selec ting the 6 p e r-
fo rming gymnasts". M o tion carried.
A rnoti o n by K. Schwenzfeier , :--eco nd e d
by H . Smit h, "All gy mna s t s s hould be in-
form ed as t o the selection of th e final 6
gymnasts, a nd t h at the nl inutes s hould b e
se nt to th e several publication s as soon a s
poss ib le." Carried . Tom Malo n ey the
O ly mpi c c hairma n ~tated t hat h e wou ld
t a k e care of the se nding o f the minutes
t o a ll publi cat io n s.
Mr. Cunni ngham from L os Angel es
s poke on holding th e fin a l tria ls th e r e . A
broc hure wa s p assed out a nd explained.
Th e qu es tion was asked as to th e feasi -
bility of h aving th e judges and top gym-
nasts e xpen ses paid.
A motion by W. Hutto n, seco nded by W .
C low, "The fina l gymnast ic tri a ls wi ll be
h e ld in Los Angeles , Cali(ornia." M o ti o n
carried.
The O lympic trials p lan as sent to all
mmb e r s of the USOGC was p assed unani-
mously.
June 20, 21, 22 , 1968. Firs t Olympic team
tria ls. T o p twenty gymnasts b ecome 1968
O lym pi c Squad . Firs t s ix advance imm e di-
ately to th e fin a l t r ials. Site: US Air
F o r ce Academy.
August 15, 16, 17, 1968. S econd O lympic
t ea m trials . O lympic squad members seve n
through twen ty r e maining qualifi e r s. Top
s ix advance to final tria ls p lu s o riginal
firs t s ix from 1st O lympic trials . (Site-
Uniy. of Califo rnia or Penn Sta te U niv. )
August 28, 29, 30 , 31, 1968. Final Ol y mp ic
t eam trials . Twel ve qual ifi e r s. Co mpulsory
exer c ises o n August 29th, 1968. Optional
exer c ises on Augu s t 31 s t, 1968. Top e ight
qualify for final t eam training. Seven
gy mnasts w ill go to M exico City and
O lymp ic games. Site: Los Angeles.
A nHltio n by Ka rl Schwenzfeier, sec-
onded by Rud y Bachna, "A r e qu es t that
the USOC pay the e xpenses of th e of fi cials
a n d ju dg"es at a ll three trials." Motion car-
r ied.
FOl' th e selection of judges f o r th e
O lympic trial s a letter was sent b y Tom
Maloney to a ll judges on the Nationa l
Judges li s t a sk ing their ava ilability to
judge the three trials. A repo rt of avail-
able judges was mad e by Mr. Maloney .
A motion by W. Mead e, second ed b y L .
C le mm e l- that , "The judges for th e pre -
li minary and final trial s b e selected by
the O lympic Techni cal Committee from
the j udges li st by Februa ry I, 1968 . Th e
O lympic judges list be determin e d by th e
Use o f the FIG card hold e rs under th e
dirction of th e Olympic t echnical co mmit-
t ee." Motio n d efe a ted.
A motio n by R. B a chna, second e d by P .
Fina, "A s ix memb e r Olympic T echn ical
committee be elected with the c h a irm an
of the USOGC for gymnastics as an ex -
o ffi cio member. The fun ctions of the com-
mittee to be the selection of the judges
fo r a ll three Olympic trials. Motion car- The m eet was run ve r y s mooth ly and
ri ed . e ffi c ie ntly by Mr. Donald "Villi ams, Head
Ball o t s wre cast and th e fo ll owing Gym nastics Coach at Tre nto n State Co l-
e lec ted for th e O ly mpic gym n ast ic techni- lege. Mr. William s, the N.J .A.A. U ., a nd
cal colmn ittee : 1. Carl Pat t e r son, 2. " '. th e judg"es who gave t h e ir t im e a nd e n e rgy
Meade, 3. J . Hardy, 4. R Bachn a, 5. P. (without p ay ) deserve a t h an k- yo u tr u lll
Finn, 6. F W e lls . ye r y gymnast w h o p a rti c ipated in thi s
It w ill b e the job o f the committee to meet. As a coll ege g r a du a t e " I truly a ]l-
sel ec t and notify the o ffi c ia ls f o r eac h
tria l.
Hal Frey r eported On the facilities at
p" ec iate th e fin e job these dedi cated p eo -
p le haye d o n e in providing t hi s ope ll com -
petition for a ll gymnasts.
t h e U nh. of Ca liforn ia fo r th e 2nd trial. Gymnastically you r ~,
$2,000 w o uld b e ava ila bl e for offi c ia ls a nd N ic k Alise
judges. Gymnasts coul d s tay until final Old Bridge , ?'i. J .
tri;l ls .
After mu c h di sc u ss io n the o ffe r W;lS D ea r Sirs:
h e ld over un t il Gen e W etts t o n e of P e nn Enclosed is a photo o f John and Jim
State is co ntacted as per hi s l etter. Much HtO rtung, ages 10 a nd 7, who w e r e in 111Y
nf the di sc u ss io n was du e to th e g eo - age grou p class in s umm e r sc h oo l. The
gra phi c sp r ea d f o r the trials. classes are pa rt of the program Oma h a,
A m ot io n by J erry Hardy , secon(1e(] h)' .'\\ hraska is d eveloping to prom ote gym -
Te Sch,venzfeier that, " Th e qllillify i ll~: na s tic ~ . Thi s is th e fourth yea r o f gy m-
r o und be a cce p te d fr om th Mid- ,,' est On!' 1l nas ti cs in O m a h a. Th e age gro up program
i ~ just beginnin g to s ho w its value in th e
1\'feet for t h o~p ~('() l'in g' 104. p' l l\t~." (":11'-
ri e d. qu a l ity of competitive gYll1 n as ti c~ in th e
F urth e r , "A ll l: h ;ll! q ,j" II- ill p wh pl' f'
In ee t:-: high schools.
O lympi c t 'l)ll1 pul so r ~' t'xl'r(' i ~E":-: :l.n" ll BNl
,,~ill h l' a(' ce pt e d as :l. ql1:llifying- r ou nd fo r
th e 1s t Olympic tria ls w ith th e t"e o f
qu:lIif ie d jud ges an d a sco r e o f 101 ]lo int s'"
Motio n passed.
In eac h o f t h l'se qualif y in g m ee t s, the
" es ults s hould b e se nt t o th e US OIvml)i "
(, hnirnHlll , 1\,1'1' . Th o mas E. l\f a lon e .< 2G?()
C :1nlinal P l acf?, Sa l':1 ~ otn, F I:l., who will
in turn ]la ss t h ese o n to th e O ly mpic ter.h-
nie-a ] ('o nnnittee.
Th l' n ext m eet ing nf th e llSOGe wi ll h e
h e ld at the US Air F n r ce A cn d e nlY on
Thurs(lay, Jun e 20, 1968. .
Th e fo ll ow in g m ee ting of th e co mlllitt ee
will h e d ete rmin e d nn Jun e 20th.
Th e n ew l y f Ol' l1l ed O l y rnpic t PC' hni cn l
COl11111 itt ef' llH't in1l11ed i atel y fn llow in p: th e
lll eet ing ,,"d e lec t ed Frank "Ve il s a s c hair-
lllan of th e T ech . Comm itt ee.
N o othe l' bu s in ess, th e m eetin g ad- Th e ~ umm e r sc hool progra m pro," e c1
j o urned . quit popu la r with the age group 5- 6- 7.
Eugene E. Mitc hell Th e e mphasis was put on h anging, climb-
Secreta ry, USOGC in g, jumping, , a nd sw inging. I u sed th e
mov eme nt a pproach and le t the st ud e nt ~
"discover " movement. On e 6 yr. old gIrl
di scu ye r e d the back roll to a head s tand.
I taught n o s tunts . I wou ld as k the
st ud e nts qu estio ns th a t l ed them from o ne
s kill to th e n ext. A sample question might
b e "How many ways can you rol l. " I f eel
that movement ed u cation h as a real place
in the teachin g of gymn as tics.
Gymnastically,
Tom Sitzm a n
Gymnastics Coach
North High School
Omah a, Nebraska
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factor of the SOFLAN GYM CUSHION encourages even the most timid to attempt difficult
dismounts, vaults and tumbling skills.

The 5' x 10' x 8" soft foam rubber filler is covered by a nylon breather fabric that allows an
extremely soft landing. Handles make the lightweicht cushion easy to carry about the gym.

The price ... only $160.00 delivered anywhere in the United States.

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GYMNAST'le SUPPLY " co~ -.:

247. 'W . 6th St. ' (Phone 213-831-01'311

San Pedro, Californ,i a 90731

 New Ideas from IINISSENI
GYMNASTIC APPAREL
Here is quality gymnastic apparel you would expect only from
Nissen. Our new line includes: (1) Expertly tailored 100%
acrylic warm-up uniforms in your choice of four popular colors;
(2) Three styles of men's stretch pants and shirts designed with
four-way stretch to allow complete freedom of action for the
most difficult movements; (3) 100% stretch nylon leotards in
both boat and V-neck styles with special double overlock stitch-
ing at all points of stress; (4) Three styles of gymnastic shoes
including a new Japanese made lightweight canvas shoe with a
special cushioned inner sole; (5) Three styles of handguards;
and (6) A fine quality imported chalk. All these items are illus-
trated in our new 12-page apparel catalog which is available
upon request.

PORT-A-SCORE NEW
Nissen introduces a totally new concept
in gymnastic scoring. PORT-A-SCORE
is convenient to operate, using a blink- FLOATING
er-type numeral that can be clearly seen
100 yards away. A flip of the finger and COUNTERBALANCE
each 10" numeral can be changed from
o to 9. PORT-A-SCORE is designed This exclusive feature is in-
with a wide base on four double casters
for easy portability. Scoring units can stalled in each upright of
rotate 360 and are height adjustable. Nissen gymnastic apparatus.
Heig h t adjustments are
made effortlessly because
the piston is always at static
tension. Only a slight finger
pressure is required to raise
FREE GYMNASIUM or lower the apparatus.
Simple, safe and convenient.
EQUIPMENT CA LOG
A copy of our new 36-page, 4-color
catalog is yours for the asking. It in-
cludes our new 1968 gymnastic
equipment with the new Floating
Counterbalance feature for safe, ef-
fortless adjustment. In addition, Nis-
sen now features the new Reuther-
type Uneven Parallel Bars for offi-
cial competition.