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Show HOW TO PROPERLI TRAIN FOR JU1PI1 Champion Ray Ewry Gives Some Pointers on Preparatory Muscle Work. o Tribune Special Sporting Service. NEW YOBK, Dec 5. Bay Ewry, champion jumper, says: "The standing jumps require good ncrvo, as thero is only the one effort to bo made. AH tho strength must be expended in that one effort, necessitating a perfect con- i trol of the whole muscular Hyslem. 1 Jumping naturally implies leg workf but I find that this is true ouly a certain point. To prove this, jump until you arc tired. The next day. or second day following, should show you what j muscles are sore, and you can then take work to strengthen those particular particu-lar pnrts. "Skipping the ropo is one of the best exercises for the iustopsv tho 'squats for the thighs, tho kicks for the ab-i ab-i dominal muscles, full arm swings for tne i shoulders. The neck muscles running I up tho back of the head should receive ' attention, as thoy arc used in control-. control-. ling tho arms. Do not work until tired, quit just short of this point. Let all ' vour work be quick and snappy. The i 1 main thing about tbo standing jump is , suppleness, and control of body while in , the air. This requires lots of practice. "In tho high jump the arms are I swung sharply dowu and thon upward, the body at "the same time straightening straighten-ing out like a rcloased spring. At the instant of leaving the ground, the whole figure is in n straight line. When tho proper height is reached the leg next to the bar should be raised over tho bar and tho knee drawn up ns far as possible. pos-sible. The leg is at the same time being be-ing shifted over the bar, and the other leg is then lifted, tho two passiug each other in the scissors action. "Get your nerves in good shape. This is ono great essential in the standing jumps. Avoid the use of intoxicants or stimulants which will affect tho digestion. di-gestion. Your nerves must bo under perfect control or 3'ou will lose the .lump, even though you be the stronger man physically. You will appreciate this in tho standing high jump when you havo walked up to a bar nearly as high as 3our head and knocked it down once or twice. If your ncrvo is all right you will clear it tho third trial, and the majority of jumps aro won and good records ma'de with this same nerve, which can be trained as well as tho muscles." |