Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 128
arms must be horizontally placed across the breast,and close to it; the fore-fingers of each hand must then bebrought into contact. In this position another person mustendeavor to separate your fingers by pulling at each arm.However much stronger he may be than you, he will not beable to detach… … FLYING STEPS. This is a very beneficial exercise. Fix a beam firmly inthe ground, with a strong iron cap, that moves in a circularhorizontal position, at the top of it; four ropes are to be fixedto the cap, and bars of wood fastened at the bottom of theropes, which are to be taken hold of, and the…
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