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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 71

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lath himself, asby so doing he is aware of the height he isessaying, and knows exactly when he hasreached his usual limit. By employing an ATHLETICS THE ENCYCLOP.EDIA OF SPORT 51 assistant to raise the lath, he is unaware as tothe exact height and often clears more thanhe expects. Having learnt to… … High Jumf- shoot, and a sudden lifting of the arms over thehead, he must so alter his position in the air thathis feet, which have previously been as high as,and in many cases higher than, his head, nowpoint directly downwards, and by this means hewill lift his body and buttocks clear of the bar.…

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