. St. Nicholas [serial]. y swing forward to hasten the flight over the hurdle. development to throw him over the hurdle in speedy as possible. The hurdler should also Kraenzleins fashion, and he must pay great at- practise until he has the stride between the tention to his back, chest, arm, and abdominal hurdles perfect, and then, with his mind off muscles. The high hurdle is a sprint distance, this, he can put all his efforts on speed. 5*2 TRAINING FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. first year in the East, he defeated Bremer, theworlds record-holder, and beat his record byone and one fifth second
. St. Nicholas [serial]. y swing forward to hasten the flight over the hurdle. development to throw him over the hurdle in speedy as possible. The hurdler should also Kraenzleins fashion, and he must pay great at- practise until he has the stride between the tention to his back, chest, arm, and abdominal hurdles perfect, and then, with his mind off muscles. The high hurdle is a sprint distance, this, he can put all his efforts on speed. 5*2 TRAINING FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. first year in the East, he defeated Bremer, theworlds record-holder, and beat his record byone and one fifth seconds, putting the figures attwenty-three and three-fifths seconds, wherethey stand to-day. Kraenzlein seemed to bebuilt for the low sticks. With him there wasgreat champion first came to the notice of the practically no lateral or side motion of the leg. THE LOW HURDLE. 220 YARDS. IO HURDLES 20 YARDS APART, WITH 2CYARDS AT START AND FINISH. Kraenzlein also revolutionized low hurd-ling. This was the event in which the worlds. KRAENZLEIN, THE WORLDS CHAMPION, GOING OVER THE LOW HURDLES. Note the fact that the forward leg is thrustready for his next stride as the i Mraightr leg is be i front, and that on alighting he will beg brought up into position. public. His form, unlike that of his prede-cessors, was noticeable for the fact that therewas no glide over the hurdle. He merelytook the low hurdle in his stride, and seemedable to run nearly as fast over the low sticksas if he were running on the flat. That thiswas no idle dream was shown when, in his When he came to the hurdle he merely wentinto the air about five inches; but otherwisehe just went over the hurdle in his stride. Hemay have swung the first foot up a little fartherthan was natural when running on the flat, buthe was so exact in hitting the hurdle that heseemed to take them in his stride, and appa- 1903] TRAINING FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. 513 rently he did not go into the air more than afew inches, and he did not cu
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