Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 74
ess district of Lancashire,and is especially associated with the town ofUlverston, from the immediate neighbourhoodof which rrjost of our recent champions havesprung. Here it still retains its hold on thepeople, and may it long do so ! He who wouldattain excellence in this branch of sport mustbe at… … Pole Jump. the new, or what may be called the gymnastic,type. The old type of jumper, now rapidlybecoming extinct, grasped the pole firmly in thelower hand slightly below or on a level with thejump he was about to attempt, took a longish run,and having planted the pole firmly in the groundabout one…
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