The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 34
rcise, and one that will be frequently called intorequisition by the gymnast as he becomes more advanced. It consists^ of gettingon to the bar by a swing and a jerk, the peculiar nature of which it is ratherdifficult to describe. First hang by the hands, then bring the feet up to the barand shoot… … The upstart can be performed without the swing, but the arms in this case mustbe kept perfectly straight. Raise the legs as before, then drop them suddenly andpull the body above the bar. To see the upstart once performed will do moretowards teaching its acquirement than pages of explanation. It is…
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