Mre Anneborg

Mr. Allphin

Mr. Wolfo

Mrs Annoborg

Mr. Allphin

Mr. Anneberg

To that question, srs Aliphin, 7 wight say that I have alwys bev:
interosted in gsvmnestics, Hewovor, soon after I onrolled ss ..
Freshman in the Univorsisy 7 found that you wore organizing 92
tumbling toam ond £ then bosams intensely interested, It was ‘he
association wish this ergonization tnat increased my intorest ani
challongeod my cifortss, During my four yoars in the Universit; I
Learncd how te uso cvory piece ef cpperatus in the gym to quico «.
satisfSectory degreo. During the summor of 1932 I attended th»
Olympics at Los Anzclos and saw somo of tho best gymnosts in tho
world, They inspired me and acturily tenght mo several stunts I
had never soon before.

ir, Wolfe, you are a Senior in the School of Business, and have
not taken any of the courses in Physical Education. I wouid liko
to ask you the same question that 1 asked Frank a while ago =-
Why are yeu intorested in gymnastics?

That is a rathor difficult question to answor. Of course, it is
because I enjoy it, but that onjoyment is duc to so many different
factors, and many of thom aro of such an intangible nature that

it would be impossible to put reasons for my interest in one-two-~
three order. Thero is a thrill in doing these stunts that mako

up the field of gymmastics. The successful completion of a dirf-
icult foat, which has involved a series of movements all requiring
porfest timing, ond the utmost in coordination, gives mo a feoling
of satisfaction. That fooling ¢f a difficult job well done can

be had aplenty in gymnastics. There is such a varioty of tricks
%o be loarned that from the beginner on up there is always somoe
thing new and more difficult to be working one It is this variety
and change that prevents gymnastics from ever becoming boring,

Mr. Allphin, toll us how & gymnastic meot is conductod.

There are five differont units of the moet: flying rings, parallc?
bars, horizontal bar, side horse and tumbling. Usually two com-
petitors from cach school in a duc! moet participate. Bach contest
ant docs throe exorcises in cach unit. There are from threo to
five judges, depending upon the agrcomont before the meet starts.
Each compotitor is judged on « basis of zero to-10 on each cxer~
cisee Tho judges tako into account the approach, execution of
tho oxercise end the finish. The points are added at the ond of
the contost and tho team with the most points is declared wirnor.
Frank, I have seen you walk on your hands down the stedium stop:
numcrous times. I would like to ask you how many stops there aro
and what is your advice to one who wishes to learn this difficuit
feat.

Mr. Allphin, thore are 84 steps from the top to the bottom. I
count thom overy timo I do this little trick. Every time I put
a hand down I count, and believe it cr not, the last ten scopes
are the casiost, Howevor, I would advise anyone who wants to
loarn this trick to first learn to walk on level ground. fhen
from that they may try going down one stop at a time, and then
soveral steps. This stuns, iiko many other gymnastic tricks,
takes a certain amount of strength and a lot of practice.