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Show mm ross 1 TELLS SECRETS ftprman Uos. great American Hi . swimmer, who recently set Australian MvR I SWimmlng fans wild with his wonder- t lui work, bus come out of his shell E3l3 and spoken something of vital Inter- H35-I: 1 est to the swimmers. Boss has been Hfifl ! asked thousands of times to tell how h achieved success in the water, but MBB tbe speed marvel has alwavs refused VP on the ground that swimmers were SsHl" Ool interested In the peculiar methods Ifir that enabled him to break so many IMf Rosa' first shot to swimmers and lui ing swimmers. Is to be careful BKi' about the use of the head while swim- Bi mlng He says few swimmers appre- Km? ill- the all important rols played by HGr tho head, especially In speed events, wRw vet unless its carriage is correct no BHg great work can be done Keep il,,- head erect all the time," WSa I said Itoss, 'although It can be bent BUI Just a trifle for the stage of breathing Bul bend II 1 if it was a pivot anel Jt flu not bend the body with It under any circumstances Until this has SH been practised tlmo and time again 1 the- beginner will never approclate 118 What a help proper head carriage is." FT f DON'T l SE HEAD. I Ross deciured that most speed V- . lid not attach sufficient Im- portance to the carriage of tho head. VffiF and consequently did not last long Ewl in a speed contest He declared tho fw heglnin-rs either carried the head en- ttfP tlrelj wrong, or else made the fatal HV n 1 take of twisting tho body with tho head, or improperly timing the turn H Of the head for breathing thus influ- tli Ing the motion of the arms or com- HjM' I le-tcly losing the stroke. I Boss declared he lost patience with I swimmers who go along a zig-zag course, because such tactics were part PV ind parcel .' the swimmer who did JU nol trj to acquire the best styl while kffl 1 lis the water. Ho characterized such BB swimming as "amateurish ' and de- BH I serving of ridicule in regular compe- WW jtuion. Boss has refused many of- IS l' rs to take an Interest In a group of young swimmers to the extent of tell- mm Ing theni of correct positions and ho tjUr lo attain them, and on numerous occa- BS s:.ns has gone into tho water to dein- BF jonstrate. In Australia Boss Is con- Hb sldered the greatest swimnu-r of mod- kT orn times. He, recently returned from Kani land His work In competi- H lion against the best swimmers in Australia Aus-tralia proved hi- methods were far superior to those in vogue In the An- MR iipodes. and when he left his was be- -ff ing widely imitated at the various idJ benches and swimming schools. H |