The evening world., 1912-05-28
)unoan Attributes His Success
With the Discus to His Daily
SIedoe. Swinging Exercise.


THE HSu IoTh Wofsd).
"WO thousand years ago they had
~ sons Gsc0 throwers over In
= ,orssce. There was. . fellow
named rhayaos. cor instance. Fhaysos
.ef crotoa, who went home 10 the games
- Olympus and threw the discus 90 far
Ahat he made all the other Greeks feel
p1isQ. I don't know. however. that
eAayles Vt Croton had anything on Jim
Ounnea 81 the Bronx. In any case Dun
ran b ths Greatest discus throwet since
lhs time Of Phayios. The old Greek
phanplon's record. unfortunately. can't
be semOared with Dunoan's. for nobody
NnoWS wAat his anoaent missile weighed.
fhaysos 10 supposed TO have thrown a
e sound discus about hundred feet.
but whether he could have thrown four
ana sour tenths pound discus 10 a dis
tanse Of iS n. ~ inches. or not. IL an
othsr matter. Unfortunately the discus
lhr0wn In tho ancient Olympic Danes
Wsat 90 the scrap heap q couple OF thou
enA years ago.
Dut comparing DuNcan's iatest per-
3ornsnos with that Of tho greatest for
5nse shampion. Martin Sheridan. We can
- that this Bronx boy II somA hurler.
- OouOu eOSut ~ wv W Su0Stuhn
eesst performance.
Z Dsscan IL Of Scotch descent. The
Vcetchmen, have alwayA been great
8aonsr ,throwsrs and shot putters.
8hev say Matt NcGrath isn't going ~
3hs oympics because he doesn't feel
0uito = shape to trim . scotchn,an
1Aasd Nicholson. Duncan ought, 10
ako n Scotland on the return trip from
~ H.
yhsya make , regular King James Of
tiR
~ vNcAN has Ssen a g.eai athlete for
four years. He threw the discus Is
feet four years ago. nipping sheIf-
laa. From that time he has improved
steadily. The next year he Improved ten
esst. He fairly lived With that 'discua
Chs Broax 10 full OF dents where his
hissels has been landing.
Lest ySar JAmes had bright idea.
He Aappsasd to pick up a sicdge ont
by cad swing Il on spike. Imme Ola tely
Me nusclss of his discus throwing fore
Nrm began TO sweil UP TO that time
4im, had been wording, somewhat spas.
odloHily. repairing automobiles. Bu,
he eject OF the sledge swinging OF hii
tctisu bsing very importantly sstoulsheS
i'm. That night he went out and added
couple OF feet to his best forIne
3hrow. TAat settled u. lie at ono,
1hntod UP q Job where he'd have I,
Swing q sledge. He found Il OF the
toad. since that day he has seen work
ehg ave days, y week driving spikes
vAn thsoHGa the last water Dancal
Swung ~ atAUs during the day tin
Ind DaaySA hAnlhail until o'cock ever
3igh6 to make his Logs fast. BY
kciOck he wae IN bed, and he neve
&ook leSo than Mae hours sleep. u
|aturday niEskts. WHEN he could get
bng sleep aue bon. he went to dance,
i'm a. essert dancer lie says thu
aitsing v the meet practice In IN
World for discus tbrowins. II giyes on
y smooth turn. Turkey trot,ing. on III
oth1 hand. has no beneficial effect Z
~
NYrTH the sleige sw.nsins danclr
~ aad handban. Jim 20, into IA
wv shape for the opening o. the att
Stic seaGn- Every night. Toetorc gonE
Sed, he picked up his discus AMI wel
Mroagh the motions OF an inaginai
throw. That helped too. He imagined y
Hiscus saitag out beyond the record. s.,
As mental exhilaration following 30
&uue a~s almost a. good as the eledi
1brk.
IA s,cc .. cha .row want on Il
.s,- .r.-,,. liz, w.n, o,,, A,
'"" - - ,", a.
w 40"
to.n so'', Du. he "'"Nea :.
et, and knew ne had the record Win
va. From that moment on he al
tank. worked and slept with n disc
athan handy reach lie threw a
49, .nA ,,,>r threw se-ne mora
s.v 60. 49, ho,a no. 40
es.' "~e s.'S'
~ ene suhse, M'e'Ie'eo VIC
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