The book of athletics and out-of-door sports .. (1895)
Bingham, Norman W[illiams], jr., [from old catalog] ed, Cumnock, Arthur James. [from old catalog], Bliss, Laurence Thornton. [from old catalog], Martin, Willard Shepard, jr., 1868- [from old catalog], Dwight, James. [from old catalog], Bancroft, William Amos. [from old catalog], Cracknell, Ralph. [from old catalog], Hart, Hugh S. [from old catalog], Munroe, Kirk, 1856- [from old catalog], Fenton, David Wakeman, 2d. [from old catalog], Skinner, Charles M. (Charles Montgomery), 1852-1907, Graham, John. [from old catalog], Garcelon, William F. [from old catalog], Palmer, Julius A., jr. [from old catalog], Rose, Harry E. [from old catalog], Black, Alexander, 1859-1940, Townsend, Malcolm. [from old catalog], Bloss, Edward Bluell. [from old catalog], Talbot, Charles R. [from old catalog], Sutphen, Van Tassel, 1861-1945 · Boston, Lothrop publishing company · leaf 60
taken, as a rule,by those under seven-teen years of age ; andit \vould be safer to be-Cfin at eighteen or evennineteen. The sport is a violent one, and is likelyto be too exacting for persons in mid-youth. Theorgans are not then sufficiently powerful; and anarrested development, even if nothing… … On the Machine. 58 THE BOOK OF ATHLETICS. If the persons selected have the time at their dis-posal, it is always better, before beginning to row, topractise for a week or two several forms of exercise,for the purpose of strengthening certain muscles ofthe back and legs, as well as the wrist…
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