The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 42
Putting Shot—First Position. cles by other means, as the exertionrequired is very violent. Throwing the Hammer. This isan old Scotch game, and, like puttingthe shot, requires a large amount of strength and skill. The term ham-mer is rather misleading. It issimply a metal ball into which isfastened… … Putting Shot—Second Position. The thrower grasps the handle nearthe end with both hands and whirlingthe ball around his head once ortwice at arms length, suddenly loos-ens his hold and allows it to flythrough the air. The rules of the Amateur Uniongoverning this event are as follows : The…
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