1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

The average of marks awarded for movements of a similar nature will be multipliedby the coefficient of the group.Deflective exercises will be counted and judged with the movement which theycomplete.The individual competitor’s manner of moving in exercises of translation will becounted and judged with the exercise, in connection with which such movementtakes place.Evenness and precision comprise: uniformity, attention, and correctness of executionby all the members, correct time and rhythm in the different movements,strength and suppleness in the right place.The judges shall assist in calculating the points for the various teams.There is no appeal against the decisions of the judges.II. Team Competition with Exercises according to theconditions stated below.The competing teams shall execute:1. Exercises.a) a series of free exercises in unison, with or without hand apparatus (suchas wands, sticks, dumb-bells, Indian clubs &c.),b) a series of exercises on the horizontal bar,c) parallel bars,d) pommelled horse,e) exercises according to the leader’s selection, with or without apparatus, butnot with those mentioned under b, c, d, however.All the competitors of a team shall perform the same series and must executeall the exercises.Movements on one apparatus shall be completed by the entire team beforemovements on another apparatus are begun.2. Apparatus.The following apparatus will be placed at the disposal of the competitors:4 Horizontal Bars.(Height of bar 240 cm., length 220 cm., thickness 32 mm.; bar of polishedsteel.)4 Parallel Bars.(Parallel bars: height 160 cm., length of bars 3 m., their thickness 45—48mm., and their distance from each other 42—45 cm.)4 Pommelled Horses.(Height of horse 130 cm., length 2 m., height of pommels 12—15 cm., distancefrom each other, 40—45 cm. and their thickness 31—33 mm.)4 Pairs of Rings.(Round rings, height 240 cm.)Hand apparatus (such as wands, sticks, dumb-bells, clubs &c.). Other movableapparatus, not mentioned here, must be supplied by the team.3. Programme.Each team shall arrange its own programme both for the free exercises and theexercises on apparatus.Six type-written copies of the complete programme for the competition must besent in, together with the entry, under registered cover bearing the following heading:“Programme de Contours de Gymnastique II”.The programme, which will not be shown to anyone except the respective judges,may be written in English, French or German.1028