The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-12

{. j. Barker, University of Illinois
Team.
isfactOry, though many of them use It
Some go straight at the bar from
point facing it and when they reacl
the pace mark, in most cases about
| three feet from the standard jumI
for The stick pulling one foot up al
most to the chin and shooting the 9th
er out straight ahead This requires
| jump OF greater latitude and is not
nearly as popular as the method used
| by numerous high school jumpers
which consists of twisting the body
when directly over the bar, and land.
ing in position directly facing the
starting point. The twist must be
made by a quick motion and often
this produces a drawing of the ten
dons in the groin Of the leg from
which the athlete leaps This system
is well liked by track fans and is very
pretty to watch but it requires a
quick jerk which often causes an in
jury which is not quickly healed
The prettiest form" and probably
the most serviceable is that of going
over flat as the body presses above
the bar and alighting on hands and
feet at the same time. In this style
of jumping the athlete runs from a
point directly in front Of the bar, first
having paced off his steps and when
he reaches the last pace" mark on
the run, il he leaps from the left foot,
his right will naturally be in the air
first, consequently the left must catch
up with the right by the time the body
Is directly above the bar. where his
feet, head and back are in direct
line. The impetus which the run
gives carries the athlete over the stick
and he alghts on the mat on hands
and feet at the same time. This Is
probably the most seryiceable method
as not a bit of the height to which the
athlete raises his body is WASTED" in
the leap over the bar He does not
raise the highest point of his body to
such great height as in other
forms and consequently he is able
to accomplish higher mark.
The only danger in this form is in
landing Several athletes have been
known to sprain their wrists or even
break them in landing in this man
ner, and extreme care should be taken
to give the legs and hips at least the
same weight which the arms take.
A new field sport, called matsu that
completes the quartet OF |
field games which are not limited to /
trained and strenuous athletes, is /
quickly taking hold at the golf and I
clubs. Like golf, it is purely |
a game OF healthful recreation that !
also requires the minds closest atten- I
ton. The ball used is about three I
times the size and weight of a golf /
ball. and the club, which is called the /
maui" is of peculiar construction, /
Natsu. while comparatively new |
game to the general public, has been |
PLAYED for some time by many skilled /
n other outdoor sports. II Is a game
hat calls for the exercise of delib
,rate judgment, nerve, GOODNESS and
,oldness of play. and a memory OF
previous play is an essential requisite.
rhe game was devised several years
.go by Capt. j. V ). Paddock, retired
j. s. G A.. principally as a means
or entertaining his week end guests.
rhe space required for the game is
bout the same size as the regulation
baseball diamond. At each corner /,
here is a stake surrounded by circle.
wo yards in diameter. with a circle
4 similar size in the center Of the !
Having ground. II resembles croquet /
0 some extent The National Matsu
ssociation has just issued code
ook with fun instructions Officers
Or the present year are as follows. I
resident. J. V S Paddock; vice pres
tent. Frank K Biggs. New York; sec
etsry. c. W. Higgins. 1856 Monad-
ock building, Chicago. treasurer, c.
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