Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-16
Old Athlete Gives
Good Sport Dope

Ing eultOf OF Inc WORTH HOsl III
teresting letter. In II Is inclosed an
address on athletics by Lord Alver-
stone, the present Lord-Chief Justice
and High Chancellor Of England.
Lord AlverstOne, who himself was
a famous runner In his varsity
days, is the successor in Office to the
late Lord Charles Russell, Baron of
Killowen. who was for years before
his elevation to the highest place in
Great Britain's judiciary, counsel to
the English Jockey Club and de-
voice of the thoroughbred. 1t is so
seldom nowadays that Chief Justices
confess pleasure or participation in
wholesome sport that II Is refresh
ing to note them.
At recent meeting in the Inns
OF the Working Mems Club in Man
chester Lord Alverstone, In an en-
thusiastic address. gave the follow
ing suggestion in athletics based on
his personal experiences:
|, CRICKET.--ln my opinion the
finest game there is.
RUNNING The great secret or
good running is this-run on your
toes; keep your body well over the
legs, and don't swing your arms
about. Above. all, never by any
chance run hat-footed.
HIGH JUMP-In high Jumping
many people make the mistake of
running too fast at the bar, and OF
taking of too soon. Take of as near
to the bar as you conveniently can.
For some reason or other, high
jumping is not so well done today
as 1t was twenty or thirty years
ago.
BROAD JUMP.-You cannot run
too fast at broad jump. Never for
get that to jump far you must rise
some considerable height from the
ground, In my young days used
to practice for the broad Jump with
a three or four foot hurdle a few
yards from the take-off. in order
to compel myself to rise. Always
tlengthen your stride before taking
of.
| PUTTING THE WEIGHT. - &c,
your body behind the shot. Nc
amount OF strength of arm can sur
flee unless you do this.
| THROWING THE HAMMER. =
very much regret that this has been
allowed to degenerate into what
have call Singing the shot" In
its original and proper from the
hammer was weight to which a
rigid handle was fixed, but the sub.
Istitution Of a flexible wire has turn.
ed the hammer into nothing more
or less than n sling.
| TUG-OF-WAR.-The secret lies
In all members of the team pulling
on the rope at the same instant.
WRESTLING.-The japanese have
developed this sport positively into
a science.
- HIGH DlVING.-In high diving /,
is enormously important to retair
your balance in order to strike tn,
water in the proper attitude and a
the proper angle.
CfCLlNG.-When the safety bi
cycle first came in remember tina
1t was thought that In racing 1
would have no chance against tn,
old-fashioned high bicycle. Conse
quently the latter was actually han
dicapped in the early races between
the two types.
! FENCING-One OF the finest ant
hardest OF all sports.
SWEDISH DRlLL.-A splendi,
thing. II strengthens all the mus
, cles equally and has been one of tn
finest possible things for our poo
school children.
There were no pot-hunters Il
, those days" said Lord Alverstone
, speaking of the times of the Gree
I Olympic sports. He demonstrate
I by means of some very good lanter
a slides the splendid physical inhu
9 ence of the old Greek sports, an
v. laid particular emphasis on their me
q raj influence.
Use sport for the development c
: your body" he said, but never de-
d cend to pot-hunting. We do nc
e want to develop sport for the pre-
y fessional, nor yet for the prize-wir
I'd ner, but for the amateur who got
n in for It for the love of the thin
and for the. benefit of his limb
!, AS Prof. Jebb said, the body of
:, man has glory as well as his spiri
y AS for training. do not imagin
j. that a special diet and a stereotype
: routine Of training are always n,
Il cessary. And when training do jul
J. enough TO keep yourself ut. and M
|, more. Make your final effort, stretC
y yourself to the utmost, on the d.
II of the race.
l.. a. II