Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-21
THE ATHLETIC BADGE
TEST FOR SCHOOL BOYS.
Standards Adopted BY This Public
Athletic League Every Boy
Should Attain.

The Public Athletic League or Baiti-
more. a part OF the State Public Ath-
letic League.with which there are sew
enteen counties out of twenty three
affiliated. has adopted the following
standards which every hoy ought to be
able TO attain:
First test for bronze badge Pull up
tchinningl four times: standing broad
jump. five feet nine inches; 60-yards
dash. nine seconds. No age or even
weight limit is fixed. any boy may en-
ter any test az any time the teacher is
wiling to act as judge. These tests
are simple. consist of events which the
interesting, and are generally accept
able. The tests require only simple
apparatus and comparatively small
space They can be conducted in a
short period of time. even with a con-
siderable number OF boys, and the
measure of each boys performance
can be accurately determined
The following general rules shall
govern the final competition: No boy
is permitted TO receive more than one
badge for any grade in any one year.
events in any one class in order TO win
badge There shall be but one trial
in chinning, one in dashes and three in
jumps
A portable chinning bar in door
way. a horizontal bar in the gymnas-
ium or the rungs of a ladder set an an
angle against building may serve the
purpose. Each contestant begins with
his hands on the bar The contestant
shal extend himself to his full length
berore and after each pull. and shall
also pul up without a kick, snap jerk
or swing, to such height as to bring
his "chin" higher than the bar. Low
ering himself again until his arms are
straight he repeats the pull up"
Forthe standing broad jump, when
ever possible, it is best to prepare
jumping pit by digging up a piece of
ground about AXIS feet and have
wooden joist four inches deep by s
inches wide imbedded in the ground at
one end of the pit. flush with the sur
face to serve as stake off" 1t is
also well to mark off ) feet inches
from the take Off" Each competitor
is allowed three jumps, his best jump
being taken as his record.
The feet of the competitor may he
placed in any position, but shall leave
the ground once only i'm making an at
tempt 10 jump. When the feet are
lifted from the ground twice, or two
springs are made. in making the at
tempt. it shall count as a trial jump
without result. A competitor may rock
back and forward. lifting heels and
toes alternately from the ground, but
may not lift either foot clear of the
ground. nor slide either foot along the
ground in any direction
The outer edge of this joist shall be
called the scratch line. and the meas
urement of each jump shall be made
at right angles to the nearest break in
the ground made by any part of the
person of the competitor.
In the 60-yards dash, stop watch is
necessary for timing the boys i'm the
event. Under the direction of a starter
each individual competitor takes his
position on the starting mark. The
starter gives the signal by saving ION
the mark" Get set" Go" At the
word "go" the timekeeper starts his
watch. AS the runner crosses the fin
ish line (sixty yards from the start
ing line). the timekeeper stops his
watch. The time indicated on the stop
watch is the runners time,
false start is one where any part
of the person of a competitor toucens
the ground in front of his mark before
the starter purposely gives the signal
The third false start shall disqualify
the offender. The competitor shall
keep his hands behind the mark as
signedto him. This running event will
be run the day of the county meet and
judged by its officials.