The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24

with a knockout. he could time a
| knockout punch rs easily ns tap.
Joe Cans had the touch" for
| fighting developed more perfectly
| than any other fighter in his class.
He stood close. moved only n few
| inches with head and body, blocked
blows and drove In perfectly tined
counters.
Ed Flanagan a musician, took up
golf. AS long as he tried TO follow
the orthodox style OF handling clubs
he couldn't drive n ball over $50
yards. one day, disgusted and ready
to give up trying to become golfer.
he had an inspiration.
I'm set II TO music" he said.
Flanagan began singing and swing
| Ing his driver IN time to the music,
forgetting that he was trying to hit
a ball. Within a week he vas driv-
| Ing $50 yards, and he's been doing
that or better ever since. lie ap-
piled his natural touch" TO golf
Johnny welsmuIlcr Reduces "Skin
Friction"
Johnny weismuller has n natural
touch" applied to his swimming
strokes. He has broken all swim
ming records easily. He has a
naturally timed kick they call an
eight beat" Kick. He arches his
back, making his body a sort OF an
aquaplane--or hydroplane,
The multiple Kick Is delivered, not
on the surface, but just beneath the
surface. where there is no suction
or loss OF propelllng power through
massed air bubbles and broken
water.
His chest rides the water like the
-
boat racing men call "skin friction
to minimum and lifting him sew.
eral inches. At the same time his
shoulders are higher out of water
ana his arms freer through tn,
strokes than the shoulders and arm!
I OF other swimmers, which agar
, eliminates friction and resistance
: His head is so high above watei
7 that he doesn't need n half turn tC
g.. breathe, but turns only an inch ol
I two, which cuts out time" perfectly
\ IL In his natural touch" for swim
y ming. Some people call II "knack.
IT'S more than that. lts the sam,
. feeling for time and rhythm enS
:. ease that makes great boxer o.
runner.
. Last time saw Charlie Paddocl
y run l asked him how he was ahl
=
FL. the final rush and leap at the tape
Z He had just run l75 yards in II sec
Q onds flat, making n worlds recor,
for the distance and seeming to al
I most double his speed In the las
O few strides.
n How can you move your leg
I any fastor than they're going?"
. wanted to know.
Z Paddock Runs 10 Rhythm.
"It isn't that" said Paddock. 81
! tried to move my legs faster +
Z probably break my stride and get s
i tangled up that Ia so flat on m
T face. The slightest break at tina
e speed Is fatal. II just seems 20 m
that when I'm running, everything
4 going to muslc-arms, legs an
Everything keeping perfect tim,
g When | must have more speed tn
10 rhythm speeds up. I'm not con
g scious OF moving my legs or arm
g faster. Its the rhythm--the beat
a the music that quickens."
= That's the touch" that make
, Paddock great worlds champion
n The strongest, most agile legs IN tn
y world wouldn't do him bit OF goo
! II he didn't have that streak O
= rhythm running through him.
: II may be that a large part OF TN
- touch" that goes for skin In sport
IN only setting action TO music. L
Q like 20 hear from John McCormic
!, on that. He's a bug on athletes,