PAGE TEN * * * Gymnasts To Employ New Vault Procedure (Today's story is the third in a series of five articles covering the fundamentals of gymnastics competition on a number of gym apparatus. Tomorrow: the horizontal bar,) If you'd ask an average gymnastics fan what it takes for a gymnast to vault over the long horse, he might tell you "the legs of a kangaroo, the grace of an angel, the timirg of. a Swiss watch, ROTC flight training and guts." And he'd probably be right. Because long horse vaults are executed so quickly, many spectators don't know precisely what to look for. In most cases they must wait until the judges * *. * have flashed their scores to com pletely comprehend a gymnast's vault THIS SEASON, however, a new procedure is being employed which should make things a little less confusing for fans. Formerly each gymnast was re quired to do a compulsory and an optional vault. First, all entrants in the long horse event would perform their compulsory jump. Then they'd execute an optional vault. Now a gymnast is required to execute two different optional vaults, both of his own choice. The two vaults will be done con secutively and both will be aver aged to determine a final score. Prior to making his jump, a performer is required to report to the head judge the vault he'll attempt to execute. The name of the vault and the degree of dif ficulty will be announced over the public address system. While watching a gymnast vault the long horse, a fan should be aware of four major things which are done almost simultaneously: (1) the position of the hands on the horse, (2) the, flight before and after the front support, (3) execution and holding of the body and (4) the difficulty of the vault. THE COWHIDE surface of the long horse is divided into zones. The two most important are the far zone (neck) and near zone. Both are 16 inches long. If he should over or under-vault a zone, the gymnast is penalized 10 points for every zone he over or under vaulted. Judges determine whether or not a performer violates the legal zone by the "mark" a gymnast leaves on the cowhide covering of the long horses. Before making a jump, the gymnast "chalks up" his hands with a magnesia com pound. According to Penn State gym nastics coach Gene Wettstone, the final landing is the most impor tant part of the vault. An ideal landing is one executed with Pirates Sign 5 - Year Spring Training Pact PITTSBURGH (AP)—The Pitts burgh Pirates announced yester day they have signed a five-year contract to conduct spring train ing at Fort Myers, Fla. A Pirate spokesman said the contract starts this season and runs through the 1967 season. The spokesman said a' release clause has been included for the last twb years of the pact, in case the Pirates" want to withdraw from the city after 1965. MAUL THE MOUNTIES F. P. SFORZA . . about to 'pike' during vault * * * By JOE GRATA completing handspring * * * grace, ease and elegance but with out any steps. Landing after a lOng horse vault, or landing after finishing a routine on any apparatus, is penal ized by the following criteria: bad posture (1-2 points), small step or hop in dismount (1-2), several steps or hops (2-3), touching floor or mat with hands (2-3), and fall ing on back, knees or hands (5-6), "A BOY CAN also attempt_ a vault that's not listed in the rules book," Wettstone points out. "The vault, then is evaluated \by the judges for difficulty in compari son with the ones that are listed in the rules." After seeing a vault, it's usually interesting for the average gym nastics fan to compare his per sonal evaluation of a vault with the scores recorded by the of ficials Chargers Send Rosdahl To Bills in 4-Man Deal The American Football League's Buffalo Bills have acquired rights to Penn State guard Harrison Ros dahl in a four-player deal with San Diego. Rosdahl, a junior guard with one year of eligibility remaining, was sent by the Chargers to Buf falo with San Diego offensive guard Richard Hudson and tackle Frank Lasky of Florida. In return, the Chargers received rights to Veteran quarterback 'Tobin Rote, who played in the Canadian League last season. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, P ihinclads Defeat Slippery Rock In Season Opener The Penn State varsity harriers opened their 1963 indoor season Saturday by defeating Slippery Rock State College, 62-46, at Slippery Rock. "I am very pleased with what I saw on Saturday," commented Lion coach John Lucas yesterday. "The hurdling, vaulting, and high jumping are ahead of my expecta tions. The middle and long dis tance runners have fine potential. "Their major weakness now is adjusting to the balcony (Rec Hall balcony) boards. Right now .they are suffering from sore legs. However, they will be ready for the Feb. 2 meet against Ohio State." The only thing that is bothering the Lion mentor is this weakness among the sprinters. Despite this the Lions have po tential scorers in every event, and according to Lucas, a coach couldn't ask for much more. To substantiate his point Lucas points to the fact that the Lions managed to cop eight first places out of the 13 events. Pacing the harriers were Bob Manniello, Tom Bedick, Howie Deardorff and Zenon Kwozko who combined their skills in winning the mile relay in 3:33. Adding blue ribbons in the track events were Bob Grantham, 10.8 in the 80-yard high hurdles, and Kwozko, who ran the 440 in 52.8. The quartet of Dick Lampman, Lionel Bassett, Bedick and Dear dorff took first place in the dis tance medley with a time of 10:47. First places were won in the field events by Tom Urbanik, who threw the shot 49-5; Fraser Casey, who high jumped 6-4, and Ci Risoldi, whose 13' jump was good enough to win the pole vault. —By Ed Carpenter. THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN Positions as Resident Counselors Opportunities: Dutiei: Qualifications: Remuneration: Application: ENNSYLVANIA Attempted Basket LOS ANGELES (AP)—A com plaint charging attempted bribery was 'issued yesterday against .a man accused of offering a Univer sity of Washington basketball player $l,OOO "to miss a few buckets." The district attorney's office THE GROOVE ROOM announces 20% Discount on LP's • Peter, Paul, & Mary - "Moving"' • Alan Sherman - "My Son the Celebrity" • Joan Baez Albums • Kingston Trio Albums and many, many others! Tremendous selection of Dusty Discs at 39c ea. Remember 20% OFF The Groove Room 227 E. Beaver Ave. HOURS: Mon. thru Fri. 12:00 Noon to 9 P.M. Sat. 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. announces in Residence Halls for Men for the Fall Term, 1963 Positions are available to students of the University of junior (sixth term) or higher and graduate students. The positions offer a challenge to mature young men who enjoy guiding and in fluencing undergraduate men in their personal development. Foremost among - the varied duties' of the Resident Counselor are: • advising and referring students • supervising the resident group • stimulating group activities • fostering student group government Applicants must be single and 21 years of age by September 1963. Demonstrated competence in Working_with people, sound scholar ship (2.3 All-U), and a sincere desire to work with college-age students' rank as desirable qualifications. Primarily, however, the University is seeking men who possess personal qualities and characteristics which make possible satisfactory relationships with students. Resident Counselors receive room and board in return for their ,services for the first year. After one year's service (three terms), the Resident Counselor receives room, board, and one-half of the University fees each term. Graduate students receive room, board, and tuition. Non-resident fees are remitted. for Resident Coun; selors selected from outside of Pennsylvania. Apply-in 109 Old Main. Application deadline is March 1,-1963. TUESDAY. JANUARY 15, 1963 all Bribe . Charged said the bribe was offered Friday night outside the Sports Arena, just/before the Washington-South ern California game. Investigators said David M. Donahue, 29, a truck- driver ap proached Larry Sharp, 21 of Washington, and offered him $5OO, then raised it to $l,OOO.
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