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NO SWIMMING INTERPORT WITH

MANILA

an

The Philippine Amateur Athle- reflex action than those who stand. Division

tic Federation are unable to obtain on the side-lines. Participation in will be played to-day, when Hong permission from the State Depart athletics also inercases the efficien-

Kong University Tennis Club-meetment to send a team of swimmers cy and the range of the adjust-

South China-Athletic Association, and divers to the Colony, for. ments of the vital organs and FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL MAN his glorified temporarily, and to remove more have been postponed owing to fonso, local representative of the Increases the capacity store at Pokfulam. The other matches Interport Swimming contest. This was learned from Mr L: Ri-Fides

P.A.A.F., who has just received: a letter to that effect from Dr. Yanan, Secretary-Treasurer of the their P.A.A.F. organs are developed to

The Philippine governing-sports funest during your training and if you stop too suddenly you may body have proposed as an alterna- weaken them. At the end of the live that Hong Kong send à repre- season taper off so that your or-sentative team to Manila later in gans have a chance to re-adjust the season, themselves to the new mode of living.

the human body: For centuries sculptors, poets and painters alike have praised the fine physiques of track and field athletes.. The ancient Greeks con- sidered imperfect physical development a disgrace, consequently even the youths sought to develop a beautiful and well proportioned body. In addition each individual aspired to excel in speed, endurance and courage.

Hence it was only natural for these ́aspiring champions to turn to track and field sports as the media through which these qualities were to be developed.

acid. Other values derived from training are better elimination of body wastes. From a social angle taking part in athletics gives the individual the chance of develop- ing his personality and his circle of friends.

Keep These Points In Mind

should

The aspiring athlete keep several points in mind.

Over

3. Keep a close watch your health in and out of season.

EASTERN'S SUCCESSES

1. Never keep at one activity | If during training you lose too The visiting Eastern Football too long as it will become like a much weight over a short period team from Hong Kong played drug and you wii either go at it consult a doctor and accept his their third match in Australia on 100 strenuously or will lose in-advice.

Saturday, when they beat New- Reaction tests have many Whether the Greeks realised it in.

4. Remember that athletics are castle and the Northern Districts or not they were using modern times proven this by showing thalterest in it entirely. Mix in other

for RECREATION and are not a by 5 goals to 3, science in their selection of people who

them are regular partici-ports out-of-season.

| 2. Never quit strenuous train- business; re'ax and enjoy

Yesterday they beat Granville physiques. For centuries, since the pants in athletics have a fastering too suddenly. Your heart and and don't take them too seriously. by 7 goals to 4.--Reuter.

fall of Greece, Loo much stress has been laid on heavy large bunchy muscles in the realm of sport. Such a type ef muscle now is con- sidered useless in *** modern stream-lined athletic programme with the exception of such sports. as wrestling and even here t. amateurs prefer a lighter type of muscle.

Cave-Men Out Of Date

Roughly speaking, from a lay- man's point of view there are two types of musele the long and stringy muscles and the heavy bunchy type. Since modern athle ties have abandoned the old idea of brute strength and introduced rhythm. co-ordination and speed, the 20th century athlete is built more along the long lean and limber lines rather than the stocky cave-man breed of the past.

The reason for this change is that the heavy type of musele is slow and awkward. A comparison might be an ox representing the heavy muscle and a fox typifying the stringy type. The assault on the records in every branch of sport during the last twenty years should prove to any doubting in- dividual that this new theory is correct. The main reason that the heavy muscle is slower is because the human body is made up of layers of muscles. Therefore if the outer layers have to cross Frent masses of bulging muscles in their action, the resistance is much greater than that created by lone stringy, flat muscles, However, one should not get the idea that the 20th Century athlete is a pale - hollow chested specimen; thr

emphasis is now no longer great bulging biceps.

Moderation In Training

Many narrow minded critics are prone to be-little the values of track and field sports. To begin with, one must remember that any recreation or business in modera- tion in not harmful but when it becomes a mania then it is to be laid aside. Many folks fail to remember this and then when

some aging runner or Jumper develops heart trouble or SOITH other such ailment they nod their heads and say. "What did I tell you?"

Training in any sport should be taken seriously but not to the extent of inflicting bodily injuries.

Training improves the nervous and muscular control so that co- ordination of the mind and body approaches the ultimate perfec-

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