. Athletic training for school boys. THE HAMMER THROW. FIG. of Princeton, the Intercollegiate champion. DeWitt has justplanted himself firtnly and is just swinging the hammer over toone cidc; so that he can iret a ijood start with it. Spaldings Athletic Library. 83. Pole vaulting is a sport that has improved greatly the pastten years, owing mainly to the close attention paid to years ago a vaulter that could clear 11 feet was countedas having a very rosy chance of winning any championship inwhich he might be entered. Pole vaulting cannot be said to be an easy event. It requir
. Athletic training for school boys. THE HAMMER THROW. FIG. of Princeton, the Intercollegiate champion. DeWitt has justplanted himself firtnly and is just swinging the hammer over toone cidc; so that he can iret a ijood start with it. Spaldings Athletic Library. 83. Pole vaulting is a sport that has improved greatly the pastten years, owing mainly to the close attention paid to years ago a vaulter that could clear 11 feet was countedas having a very rosy chance of winning any championship inwhich he might be entered. Pole vaulting cannot be said to be an easy event. It requiresconsiderable pluck and a great deal of perseverance. The cor-rect form must be learned. The first thing to learn is to get thetake-off. This is to be done in the same way as described forthe broad jump. In this event the take-ofif consists of accuracyin planting the pole in the hole in front of the take-off boardand in springing into the air at the best distance from theboard. These two things can be definitely learned only by prac-tice and observation. When the take-off has once been ascer-tained, it should be measured with a tape so that the athlete willalways be confident of placing his pole properly. This part ofthe jump should be learned so well that the vault
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