2
IMPROVING YOUR SWIMMING
Finding Your Best Variety of the Crawl Stroke
By Clarence A. Bush
IF you find, after fair trial, con- forming to the ideal crawl stroke
is awkward for your arms or foo exhausting for your legs you may get comfort from the advice of f Hazelburst, Coach, Harry famous
champions and record
mentor of breakers.
"Variations from the theoretically correct stroke," sald Coach Hazel- hurst, may have value for you. They become faults only when they. cost more in resistance and effort The coach, than they are worth."
who bas directed the aquatic destinies of the Chicago Auletle Association for the last dozen years, added:
"No two stars swha alike; but this observation does not repudiate the ideal stroke."
However, if you intend to change, you had better do it early, according to this conch, before your habits get sel and before, by long practice, you get fair results in spite of your faults. if you do not, it may become too hard to change, and you may lack the incentive for the task.
Improving Your Swimming-Second of n Series
"If the outstanding swimmers who vary from the model action coaid change their methods, approaching more closely the perfected stroke without sacrificing any of their vase, naturalness and the jay and clan in perforat- anca they would improve," he said. "However, I have found it unwise to forco the promising youth if he shows much resistance to change."
There is a philosophy back of this policy, which you may apply to your ralf. The reasons are emotional as well as physical, he said. Swimming is a recreation; the plunge into the strange, atimulating element puts us into a sprightly frame of emotion; we do not assume a serious altitude toward it. Few can make work out of swimming and enjoy it. So it is with most swimming stars.
Therefore, if changing the swimmer's stroke makes too much work, conches find it is the best practice to depart from the ideal stroke to fit his peculiarities. It is a compromise, as a rule. This course of action, varying the ident-stroke-to-suity-is-mivised for swimmers in general who want to Improve.
"Variations are permissible," said Hazelhurst, "depending on the habits of the awimmer, habits which may be due to faulty ideas, but usually to physical peculiarities. The variation which may have been uped from soine body else without reference to their value to the ons adopting them should bo abandoned. In this lies the value of the ideal stroke. It sets a standard with which the swimmer may compare himself, and he should be able to Justify every variation."
Using the ideal stroke, the swimmer rides high in the water, reduces to a minimum the tendency to toll from side to side, makes a rediced forward reach, catches directly in front of the shoulder, bends the elbow, brings the hand in during the stroke, completes the inhale and exhale on every stroke,
WHEN AT HOME
The
Hongkong Telegraph
MAY BE PURCHASED
AT SELFRIDGE'S.
3 Silver Cups, A "Filmo" Straight-8 Movie Camera, $250 in Cash Prizes
to be won, in the
Hongkong Telograph's 6th ANNUAL AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
Upper An Example of Walter Laufer's Arm Action. Inset- Illustrating the Powerful Arm Action That Delivers 90 P'er Cent of Gertrude Ederle's Speel.
keeps the hands equidistant, recovers the arms high out of the water, and thrashes his fegs in a narrow wake. The crawl in a speed stroke, for the youth with a surplus of emotional and physical energy. If you ind on trying to conform to the ideal it too strenuous, you may want to modify it as do the middle- distance swimmers.
The exceptionally long and slender swimmer, like Johnny Welssmuller and Ralph D. Flanagan, can tako fewer strokes to go a given distance. lie can and he must take fewer strokes, because the leverage he gets Is so much greater he, has not the power to employ it more rapidly with conservation of energy.
Richard E. Howell was one of the greatest swimmers the United States has produced. He was a giant of a young man, with muscular to fat shoulders. Theso shoulders gave him kla great power but also provided a handicap. He had so much flesh about the shoulder joints, ho did not enfor full freedom of arm movement. Ho did not, therefore, recover his arms in the orthodox style, but threw them out more horizontally. This resulted catch was secured, and frequently in scooping water before the forward made him roll to avoid this. In spite of this variation, which he could not overcome if he wanted to, he obtained good results. Gertrude Ederlo was champion despite a smilar handicap.
Helene Madison, according to some critics, thrashed too hard with her legs, and dipped too deep with her hands. She did not shorten her arm leverage, as much as the ideal stroko dictates, and as a result her arm nction was slowed down, her shoulders dipped, causing resistance, and the legs were forced to contribute to propulsion as well as to elevation and halance. However, she became the greatest woman speed and middle- distance swimmer of her day. If anybody had tried. to improve her stroke Trently she might not have been happy. She-found-a-variation of the true. crawl which was most adapted to her gifts, and had the strength and power, and the keen interest in competition which made it work
The crawl stroke calls for smooth, continuous forward motion, which is secured by, balanced action between the arms, the hands equidistant, lika the blades of windmill, and theoretically the same amount of power applied a while around to each. Walter Laufer, who broke world's records for Chicago, put so much more power into his right arm stroke thin into his left that his progress was not only Jerky, but he went up and down in the water. Yet he got there in record time. He succeeded in spite of these faults in his airoke. He might have been much better reducing this inequality be tween the arms, yet he might have lost interest in swimming if forced to develop on the other alde.
RAPID
ASSETER'S LAST RIDE, by Jon L. Idries (Cape, 71 6d). How a lone prospector set out to rediscover a gold-reef in the deserts of Central Australia: He lailed And yet this is a little epic of adventure.
JOHN KNOX. by C. R. Pestce (Duckworth,
2). Another attractive volume
the
* Great Lives” series, retelling, in succinct ple, the story of the leader ofthe Reformation in Scotland.
STOLEN THUNDER, by Laura Wholter (Ward, Lock. 71. Ed.). In which you meat. Paula, who, to avoid a marriage of arrange ment, weds a man she does not loya.......... Áæ engaging and most human la
SALESMAN SAM
REVIEWS
BALI AND ANGKOR, by Geoffrey Gorer (Michael Joseph, 16). Being the shrewd and unconventional record of a traveller's wanderings in the East. Written-and illu trated with distinction
TO DIALEC
AN IN MATERIALISM, by Edward
TICAL
Conze (a-la. 2d, post free, from th National Council of Labour Colleges, 15, South Hill Park Gardens, London, NW.3). Fm students of social problems.
ROLL RIVER, by James Bord (Jarrokia, B. 6). The story of two generations of an old Pennsylvanian family from the eighties down to the post-War year. Wollærisised and moving
HELLO EVENING BREEZE? SEND A REPORTER OVER TO HÉR- MANS HASH HOUSE, I GOT A REAL FIVE NEWS STORY FOR YA!
PUBLIC TELEPHONE
MINUTES [LATER, MR.
ZEPHYR, STAR RÉ- PORTER FOR
"THE EVENING
BREEZE
BREEZES
IN!
MANNERS
for the MARRIED
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1936.
SELECTIONS & MEDLEYS ON PARLOPHONE
RECORDS.
Andy's Southern Serenaders.
Phil Green's Rhythm Boys...
OVERHEARD AT A PARTY.
Well I really don't know F 293-Harmony Lane Selection, which are the worst. The last F 182-Rumba Medley. time the Joneses came to dinner they had to play one rubber of bridge together and fought go much that we almost had to R2096—Anything Goes Selection... Piana, referet.
F 282-Gorshwin Fox Trot Medley. Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins." F 100-Roy Medley.
F 110-Gicenland Medley,
`R2094—Glamourous Nights Selection.
"When we dined with the Robin- - R2049-Musical Comedy Gems. Gong, who must have been married | R2159—Lebar Waltz Medley. nearly five years, he buttered bits of R2000-Famous Tauber Molodies.
toast and put them on her plate, and she tailed him "Darting Pig-face"{"
E6318-Rose Marie. Soloction. E5929 Desert Song Selection.
One wonders sometimes why it 5 E6028-New Sullivan Selection.
that matrimony has the power lo.
.Harry Roy's Orchestra. .Harry Roy's Orchestra. Patricia Rossborough.
Leslie Jeffries Orch. .Leslie, Jeffries Orch. Orchestra Mascotte. ..Organ. Harold Ramsay. Frank Westfield's Orch. Edith Lorand's Orchestra: .Edith Lorand's Orchestra,
tur normal likeable, well-behaved R2156-Weber's Immortal Melodices. Grand Symphony Orchestra. men and women into couples who R2022—Chopin's Immortal Melodies. Grand Symphony Orchestra.
Are either vulgarly and 'embarrasa- ingly absorbed in ench other in the presence of their friends, or else wantonly and horribly offensive.
A
*
*
ND is there no hallway house be- tween the type of affection thal. displayed outside the privacy of a tete-a-tete in the home, makes the third party prickly down the spine. and the bored indifference between two youngish people of the opposite sex that culls forth the often-heard remark: "Of course, those two must be married, because they're paying attention to each absolutely no other?
There
Women
ane are,
Imagines, to blame because they often
Jack: loyalty as well as goixl taste. are few.8ghts more pitiable that the husband whosa tastes lu woollen vesta and girl friends are laid bare by his wife in public with no un- certain volce.
But there are equally many hus- bands who deserve a goi lecture for their failure to take their social rties and play up in publle to their wives.
There is much to be said for the French sneial code of the eighteenth century, which did not permit hus- Banda and wives to "tutoyer" (uso the second person singular) in public rad which expected 1 husband always to knock at his wife's bed- room door before entering.
Here are some suggestions for a modem code of public m for the married.
I wife
HUSBANDS
ners
not bebare in publle towards your if she were not there at all, Look ut her an if she were a pretty woman—and nut your wife.
2. Do not tell stories against her unleas you have one or two compliments, 100% to pay her that ring true,
5. Do let us have a tle of that publle school spirit at a party and play the gaine when the party lan't going too well,
WIVES
1. Deut.call, Jour_higin;)_laughinhte_pet
name in publie. Tur a, dog instead.
2. not point vik to him all the Cortesia fact has omitted to offer the guala, antil they neu gone--and then do it wisely
rather than foo well.
B. Do it wil bis funny stories by
tetin Interpening when w
them for the
eventeenth time and gets them wrong. Pian tl; tenis fur next day lusten, and when he hi fintshed laugh, woman, hugh
Evelyn Taylor
At
Your Feet
JESSIE MATTHEWS, who
105
danced her way to film fane, gives herself a special foot treximent, to prevent her constant dancing from hurting her feet,
Ono of her numbers had to be
danced on sand. Everyone knows what heavy going that is, so she evolved a "refresher" for her 1008.
After bathing them in warm soapy water, she dries her feet thoroughly. then massages them with elu-de- cologne. Before pulling on stackings, she dusta on plenty of talcum powder. This is a wise plan for anyone who dances or walks a lot. The eau-de- cologna hardens the feet, making them the lcum *less ransitive. whilst
absorbs any moisture and prevents the
sometimes chang int
produces blisters.
Just A Teeny-Weeny Story
I'M WINDY IS IT TRUE YEAH, BUT WHERE'S ZEPHYR, FROM/IFA MAN THE EVNING BITES A,
BREEZE! DOG-IT'S WHERE'S YER.
BIG STORY?
NEWS?
"THE STORY?
FOLLOW ME,
BROTHER!
TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY,
Marina House, 19, Queen's Road, Central. Tel. 24648.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
27
30
K
A
18
[916
Across
1 The change of a letter alters
the second-named to the former. This system would easily turn pence into pounds.
8 The first letter in five.
9 Relative who keeps us in miquey, 10 In the West Indies.
11 House lizard found in
climates.
warm
12 Not one of the flying colours. 14 De affable!
16 Colour of the tea-rose? 17 Clan.
18 Wrap up closely-anyhow, with a
couple of articles.
19 One Biblical king in a houdred
is really convincing..
23 Poll declared by itself.
26 He may send you of and then 27 Most unusual to find an artist
take what you can well spare.
with the remainder.
28 Wireless, nut Shakepearean. 20 March prist.
30 Mediterranean islands..
Nearly 3 about 4 flourish.
32 Make one by reversing it. 33 Nol grown on the village onea. 34 Dirges (Anagram).
1 Defeat.
DOWN
2-Seems to come from above,
though most of it is below, 3 In Burma.
4 Father has pains about him where such hooligans are 'con- cerned.
6 Elephant-drivers.
6. A chemical defective.
SKIT ON GOVERNMENT
SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT PLAYLET PRODUCED
S
眼
018
31
16
门
2
124
7 Was Abraham bo one? 13 Reasons to settle themselves. 15 When this prison WILA pulled down, one wins, of course, neers- sary,
19 Its generally applied to care, but might it not apply equally to a Ford or a Morris 7
20 Part of France that might be
ignored.
21 Lockjaw..
22 Repent:
23 Part of the Bible bound by it-
spil. 21 Abusive language you may dis-
cover in a girl.
25 They trite the count.
Yesterday's Bolution [FORTIFIES BEDI Mỹ
CUSTARDE FREIGHT |T QUE NEOZ TEDENE C (8 OLE AZTEC ̧W1TH CE TODO EG NEW.TEL {POSTMANSHINYHE
RPANIC STRIPE 8
MORE BUGLES CAB E 4 628 KNEES PAKËR T KUMPETMORPETA E WIK VE EREN OF AN I ROTOR ROUNDSMAN
The name of the sketch is "The Governor
Sir Designato," and Andrew's authorship is officially # secret!
This sketch Is one of three to be produced at the Sungel Ujong Club on July 25, and it will be part of a programme of exceptional topical and local interest in Malaya.
Kuala Lumpur, July 4. Bir Andrew Caldecott, Governor of Hongkong and formerly Colonial
Government officials will be there in Secretary in Singapore, has written askit on Government in which he de-force to see themselven characterised lineates the faibles of the "Heaven- by a man who in one of the foremost who has been in born." The sketch will be produced civil servants at Seremban on Saturday, July 25. Malaya.Straits Times.
By Small
RIGHT THERE!,
SPECIAL
HOT DAWG
ON BUN WIT MUSTARD
Z FOR ZOR
•
GUN BY HEA HERVICE, WG, T. JE NEDERE SU PAY, DEP.