The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24

each set OF muscles a share OF tho
work proportionate to its resources
Third Phase of Crawl
To Champion Daniels we owe tho
third phase OF the crawl. He studied
both the Australian and tho American
varieties, and then decided TO adopt
their best features. Having an eN-
IRENE fleXibility OF shoulder. nc wanted
a long reach. and he took a.. but he
believed in the efficacy OF synchronous
timing OF arms and legs. as did the
Australian. and finding IL unSaustac-
tory. owing 10 the slow action OF ms
arms. he introduced between drives the
fluttering Of the foot. characteristic OF
the American crawl With this stroke
he was successful until he tried 10
cover the furlongs, when he found the
wide thrash was too Furnishing. Now
he uses the American crawl. but he
had meanwhile established school OF
imitators that Is stiu swearing By the
stroke he modelled.
The fourth variety IS a double over
arm. in which the legs instead OF driv-
ing. are left limp and trailing. Handy
introduced * and won many cham
pionship with It, The stroke rs based
advantage derived from the kick IS en-
tirely offset by the recovery. Handy
found by experimenting that he was
faster when he didn't use MS legs az
all and several good swimmers fol-
lowed HIS ideas
The next step was retrOvertive- Coach
Sullivan of Chicago conceived the idea
OF introducing into the American crawl
very narrow scissors kick, In time
and movement like that OF the trudgeon
without interfering with the usual
thrash. In seeing Il performed one
hardly notices any change, but a close
observer Will remark that every time
the scissors kick comes In. the BODY
takes a little leap forward. SulliVans
pupils sprang into sudden prominence
by the adoption OF this stroke. me
latest crawl Is Identical TO the Aus
tralian movement. but the right arm Is
timed with the right leg. instead OF tho
a heavy and ugly roll. The inventors
claim that this enables the swimmer 10
| breathe on both sides. a thing 60 which
| the late Kieran attributed his wonder
/ full speed in the distances. He main
tanned that constant oxygenation OF the
lungs held the secret OF endurance The
stroke is Of too recent adoption TO nave
proved successful or otn,erwl.se. III IN
structions given for tho trudgeon-
Use of Speed stroke.
And now we come 10 the practica4
use OF the speed stroke. In every
youth of sound body. the first feeling
Of proficiency awakens the wish 20
pit his new-found skill against that
OF others. and a racing man is born.
When the time comes let the aspirant
place a curb on his enthusiasm To
enter the field iruperfectly prepared. IS
to handicap ones future chances. Many
brilliant career has been nipDed In
the bud BY over-anxiety. for men and
boys hardly able to swim 100 yards fast
without going 20 pieces. rush into COM
petition and never rise above medic
Gritty.
No one not able 20 negotiate q fur
long at a smart clip is qualified for
racing. Let the candidate Indulge in
easy stretches. without attempting TO
speed. until master OF the stroke. This
will not only perfect his form. but give
him a clear judgment OF pace. which Is
the all-important factor in racing. and
also enables him TO determine whether
he Is best fitted for sprinting or dis
lance work Specializing viii come
later.
In regard to training it viii be found
that a regular life. with a moderate
amount OF daily exercise, plain food.
abstinence from tobacco ana intoXicants
and. above all. plenty OF sleep. viii
give better results in swimming than
periods of hysterical preparation in
which excess OF work and complete
change in ones habits are sought.
And when the time comes FOR a con-
test let the novice remember that the
way to make time Is TO apportion ones
strength ia equal shares throughout
the course. Every sprint in a race
hurts ones chances. for IL Is the pace
that kills. and that IS what Is meant
by proper judging Of pace.