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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 53

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ds cleanly andwith no pull back. Onthe contrary, the wholeweight and power ofthe shoulders andthighs should be putinto the last effort. Itwill be found that whenthe hammer leaves thehands the thrower willnot be facing the direc-tion in which he isthrowing, but that hewill be three quartersfacing to… … Mccracken of Pennsylvania, former intercollegiate champion,throwing the hammer. He is on the last turn, and is just coming around. As he alights, down and around will comethe hammer, and then off over his left shoulder. great deal of the success in this event dependson the speed of the turns, they…

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