Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05

These are easily obtained. Physical Di,
rector Barnes OF the Young Mems Christlan
association, who has made physical develop
ment his especial study, tells how 1t can be
easily done.
1T takes time to fully develc the mus ,'es
but 1t is much easier to bring around a
young man or woman than one Of older
years" said he, The muscles are more
flexible. Before entering upon a systematic
course Of physical training the pupil sh ud,
to mark the gain in his development, t
down the date at which he commenced TO
practice and take his height, weight and the
measurements OF his chest (normal relaxed
and expanded), neck, shoulder, forearm, up
per arm, waist, thigh and calf, and at state
intervals afterward register the increase he
has gained, as the result q exercise and as
an encouragement to progress. All the sim
pie exercises should be performed with
slightly bent knees that the muscles Of the
thigh may share in the benefits to be de-
rived from the movements.
Those who can handle heavier weights
than the pound dumbbells would advise
to take the simple exercises first and grad
ually work in. First to start in with one
pound dumbbells, take a dumbbell in each
hand and come to position OF attention, bend
the knees slightly, turn the inner side OF
the arms full to the front, tighten the grip
of the hands on the dumbbells and make tense
the muscles of the arms, then alternately heN
or bend each arm at the elbows inward and
upward till the dumbbells are in line with
the shoulders back of the hand to the front
shoulders and elbows well drawn down
and the upper arms close to the sides. In
lowering the dumbbells straighten the arm
to its full length and repeat the alternate
movements till the muscles ache
"Second.-Raise each arm in vertical line
with the body, taking care to extend the
arm over the head to its full length. The re-
! turn movement should bring the elbows back
close to the side and well to the rear. The
| head and trunk should be kept straight, chest
| pressed forward and arms kept well bach
during the exercise The action tends to oper
the chest and increase its mobility. There
are any number of the exercises, for young
/ and old alike, that l could mention
! The year 1900 promises to be a record
! breaker in international competitions The
| first of the many events of universal inter
est set for decision is the worlds figure skat
ing championship, which will be held undeI
the auspices of the Training Eisclub a
Vienna before the year is two months old.
American figure skaters will then receive
an opportunity to test their skill against tn,
mastc.- of the art in the old world Sine
the pamy days of George d. Phillips, whit
was the leading figure skater of the countr.
! nearly a generation ago, the champions o
America have been more than able to holt
| their own with such of the foreigners a
| have crossed the water to compete in the ma
tonal championships.
Arthur G. Keane, the present champion
is quite up to the high standard estabishe
by Louis Rubenstein, the Canadian; Georg
Phillips of New York, and Evans of Boston
Should he be able to take the journey t
Vienna his clubmates will look confdentl
forward to his success, provided the rules un
der which the competition takes place ar
not radically different from those in vogu
here.
In case Keane is unable to spare the time
Irving Brokaw, the runner-up to him in tn
championship, is more than likely to talk
up the gauntlet thrown down by tn
European skaters. Brokaw expressed his in
tention last year of meeting the foreig
skaters on their own grounds.
Bowling is taking quite a stride in Oman
and many new alleys have been built Nc
table among these is one centrally locate
on Farnam street, where there is a batter
of four alleys. Many new clubs are incu
batting, and before many weeks We sha
hear of tournaments being held betwee
, the different clubs. Clubs from the eas
have signifed their intention of visitin
the west about the first of the year an
we should be in line to meet them whe
they come.
That the system of graduate coaching
good one is plainly shown by the rap
strides made by the minor colleges in Il
last few years. Without exception, II
l small colleges which have employed capab
j. graduate coaches from Harvard, Princetc
t and Yale have easily demonstrated the
r superiority over their poorer equipped rival
q This fact is brought before us all the mo
plainly by the fine work done by some
the smaller colleges so far this season. Ii
t fayette showed herself stronger tht
g "Pennsy," and defeated the Quakers, 6 to
t Lehigh held Cornell down to the same SEQ
and the Indians gave the Quakers' feathe
a sad ruffling For years the small colleg
: have found the big ones invncible. 1t M
e be that the future will show us still mo
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