The National Champion on the Flying Rings 



This figure, the one- 

 arm back lever, is easy 

 for James Gleason, the 

 national champion on 

 the flying rings. But 

 you'd better not try it 

 until you've practiced 



Below: Here we have 

 the one arm hand 

 stand. Both rings are 

 used and the weight is 

 thrown on the arm 

 that grasps the rings 





The front rest. Both arms 

 are used and the body is 

 raised and held perfectly rigid 



The two-arm front 

 lever. The weight is 

 borne on one ring with 

 both arms. The trick 

 lies in balancing the 

 body with the arms at 

 the angle shown here 



Below: Gleason is 

 looking pleased, prob- 

 ably because he knows 

 he can do the back 

 lever so much better 

 than the rest of us can 



This is a graceful pose, but difficult. 

 Gleason is supporting his weight on 

 his spread arms. This is harder to 

 do than the straight hand stand 



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