The book of athletics and out-of-door sports : containing practical advice and suggestions from college team-captains and other amateurs, on foot-ball, base-ball, tennis, rowing, golf, sprinting, bicycling, swimming, skating, yachting, etc. (1895)
Bingham, Norman Williams, Jr · Boston : Lothrop Pub. Co. · leaf 233
THE BOOK OF ATHLETICS. 230 manner is lined up at the extreme south end, ranged according to strength. The costume donned for the fray presents a gladiatorial effect; every man is stripped to the waist; the exposed parts have been rubbed thick … The Palesttte Wrestling for Time. with vaseline to produce a slippery surface that a grip will not hold. The palms of the hands are heavily coated with resin to overcome, in a measure, the greased skin. Out from under the greasy gloss is outlined in yellow, on the chest and back, the class number,…
Athletics · Sports · Games
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