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This year the discus and the javelin throws will be added to the list of regular events. In addition, it was proposed to incorporate a five-mile run and 440-yard hurdles in the program for 1923, but this was put into the hands of a special committee which will report at the meeting of the Association...
Interest in the javelin throw has shown a steady increase during the past week, and Coach Mikkola has announced a competition for the javelin throw to be held on February 2. This contest is open to all members who have been reporting for the javelin and discus events, and a medal will be awarded the successful candidate...
...learn to hold the javelin in balance and in proper position, and to carry the arm and hand gracefully behind the shoulders requires constant practice (hence the "Looking Glass Exercise" as directed in practice). The javelin is so long and heavy that it very easily falls out of balance in straightening the arm behind the shoulder...
Simple as javelin throwing may appear to the casual bystander, it nevertheless demands a long period of constant practice from a thrower before he becomes an expert. All present-day champions have worked over extensive periods of time before they accomplished 200-foot results...
...learning to throw the javelin, it is very important that the beginner does not set his mark directly before him, but that he should aim at some imaginary point out of sight. For example, to throw a hundred feet from standing position is comparatively simple for a man with the inclination. If a fast running start is added to this, the javelin will fly high over the hundred-foot mark...