Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-19
BEN ADAMS Of
RUBBER LEG"
JUMPS HERE
Talk by Olympic Star
on Top Of Athletic Club
Building.

| Platf Adams. This ~ Ben.
Mcssrs. Readers. meet Mr. Bsn
Adams clad IN full jumping regalia.
with the world renowned Olympic
/ symbol OF, the American team spread
! upon his manly breast.
/ nv Adams - here revealed in q
couple OF his most elective poSes.
several feet above ,le earth. As 8
/ 'na.teT Of solemn fat. MI Adams is
aD1u, so feet from ihe rfound. heing
/ quito little higher ,Lau tae roof
! Of the Atlanta Ath's ic ,Iub 5uilCink.
! WheTr he went for o.. b.. OF WORK
! oC' while in Atlanta lass week. One
| can not jump wits spiked shoes OF.
! either mats or gym floors
And a Business Man
| Mt Adams. Olympic athlete, and
| ono ~ the highest standing high
| jumpers In the world is in business
now He Is in he employ ~ the A. c.
/ SpalutuR Company, which has a fol'i-
/ ness for athletic Representatives. when
| they combine Clear-cut business abil-
ity with athletic prowes,. MIR. Adams
Goes all OF that
/ So that IS why no was m Atlanta
| last week, and Whyhc left for Chicago
| last uiELt-husiness trip for tua Arm
There is always much that is in
terestluE about man who can do one
thing superlatively we'll whether that
thing is TO compose classic opera or
drive a golf bali 300 yards. or jump
over a bar nearly as high as his head
without running at Il.
The latter IS Mr.. Adams speciality.
II has won him much fame II also
has won renoYn for his brother.
Z att.
As mentioned nreviuusiy, they are
known as the "Rubber-lcRFpd VovS"
When "A man gains a worldwide
nickname, no is famous.
The Standing Jump,
Now about Mr.. Adams fnvorite
stunt.
by standing high Jump" It Is not
meant that the jump is made standing
Stilf That would he paradoxicaL
Jumping Of any kind implies mo-
tlon.
But the standing jump, high or
broad, is made without even one pre-
limnarv step to gain drive. spring or
momentum. II rs vastly different from
the running jump, either high or
broad.
Mr.. Adams describes tho difference
In "A very fine. deep baritone voice and
well-chosen words, for he IS n pleas
ing talker as well as a good business
man and an amazing jumper.
"Gu the running Jumps" Mr.. Adams
says "the jumper gains spring and
momentum IN the preliminary sprint.
In the broad Jump, the 'spced with
which ne reaches the takc-oT' prac-
Itlcary determines the distance he COW
crs. lie gets as well up ia the air
as he can. and the momentum does
the rest. with a little trick Of showing
forward HIS feet Just as he is about
70 alight In tho running high Jump
he gains both spring and poise from
the run"
"Spasmodio Effort"
Rut the standing jumps are some
thing else again.
THE best way can put It is to call
n 'spasmod'c EFFORT" Mt. Adams
Saws. "That applies to the nerve
force and will power quite MS much
az 10 the muscular evertior The
standing high iVup I'm particulsr Is
a combination OF fierce and sudden
evertion of muscle. nerve and will
power. 'Spasmodic is the word for f.
Il don't 20 I'm much for psychology
and that sort ~ stun, but there's r0
getting away from the we'll know n
psychological moment in the standing
high Jump You stand at the side OF
the har. and it is as high as your
shoulder. mavhe "A bit higher. You
, stand there, and you pack a full head
OF steam. The gauge shows more
and more pressure. Your muscles
| lex and tighten Your nerves keep
step And when the tip flashes 20
vour viii that all Is set-you jump. II
Won don't Jump then your chance is
gone. You must start all over again.
Very good.
MIR. Adams Jumps Few.
Now. how does Mr.. Adams illus
! trate this little lecture, and how did
AR Adams and Brother Plat lIcil
| those foreign guys I'm thes Stockholm
games How, in fiue. does Mr.. Ben
! iamiu Adams project his six-foot-
| one-inch frame, weighing 40 pounds,
over A bar feet 4 - Inches from
! the ground"
As stated previously. Mr.. Adams
I began hv going up ON top OF the
| gravel roof of the Athletic Club
building. The gravel was not TO his
! advantage, but the sunlight was fine
| FOR photography.
| Then MIR. Adams jumped.
| He jumped cleauly over the bar.
placed at i've feet. under peculiarly
! disadvautaEeous circumstances, after
| being out Of the harness for seven
months
And that IS something OF an
| achievement
eve It the "Onee- Over"
II you want 20 get an idea how
much OF an achievement. get some
| body TO hold cane OF a broom han
! die at the height of your shoulder
| from the foOr maybe a bit higher.
| Then arrange yourself ALONGSIDE.
/ standing side-on 20 the bar. and near
! enough to touch 70 with your elbow.
/ Then look q IL and try TO imagine
/ Yourself jumping over IT, from a
| standing start with both feet to-
/ gether.
| Well that's how much Of a stunt
| IL IS
! The work seems pretty well divid-
| e3 among the muscles OF the thighs,
/ abdomen and chest Mr. Adams s4y-.
/ In the standing broad jump it falls
/ largely on he stomach muscles An6
( here's an odd thing In getting OF
/ for very nigh standing jump I near
/ ly always feel a sharp. shooting pain
/ .u my right wrist. Other jumpers
have told me ;hey experience The
same thing never have been able
/ '9 explain f."
Then Mr.. Adams performed another
favorite eat-tho three jumps from a
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