1938-39

I28 A'T'HLETICS AND CROSS-COUNTRY
88. In all throwing events from a circle it shall be a foul throw if
the competitor, after he has stepped into the circle and started to
make the throw, touches with any part of his body or clothing or the
implement the ground outside the circle or if he steps on the circle.
The competitor must not leave the circle until the implement has
touched the ground, and he shall then from a standing position
leave the circle from the rear half, which shall be indicated by a chalk
line extended outside the circle.
Putting the Weight
89. (a) The weight shall be put from the shoulder with one hand
only, and it must never be brought behind the shoulder.
(b)
The put shall be made from a circle
7
ft. interior diameter.
(c) In the middle of the circumference at the front half should
be placed a stop-board 4 ft. long, 4 ins. high and firmly fastened to
the ground. In making his puts, the competitor may rest his feet
against but not on top of the stop-board.
(d)
A fair put shall be one in which no part of the person of the
competitor touches the top of the stop-board, the circle, or the
ground outside the circle, until the weight has touched the ground.
(e) The weight shall be of iron or a brass shell filled with lead,
and spherical in shape and shall weigh 16 pounds.
Throwing the Hammer
9o. (a) The hammer shall be thrown from a circle
7
ft. interior
diameter.
(b) All
throws to be valid throws must fall within a 90 degree
sector marked on the ground.
(c) The competitor may adopt any position he chooses and use
one or both hands.
(d)
The head of the hammer shall be of lead or a brass shell
filled with lead or cast gray iron and spherical in shape.
The handle shall be a single unbroken and straight length of
spring steel wire not less than
s
in. in diameter, or No. 36 piano wire,
-1
in. in diameter. The handle may be looped at one or both ends as
a means of attachment.
The grip may be either of single or double loop construction, but
must be rigid and without hinging joints of any kind.
A
competitor
can submit a single or a double loop different from the official grip,
and, if legal, the Referee can allow the use of same. Any competitor
may use such hammer.
The handle shall be connected to the head by means of a swivel,
which may be either plain or ball bearing. The grip shall be con-
nected to the handle by means of a loop.
A
swivel may not be used.
The weight shall be not less than 16 pounds, and the length not
more than 4 ft. complete as thrown.
Throwing the Discus
91. (a) The discus shall be thrown from a circle 8 ft. 2I ins. interior
diameter.
(b) The discus shall be composed of a smooth metal rim, per-
manently attached to a wood body, brass plates set flush into the