Constitution and by-laws . ; shirt, , $; pants. No. 3,75 cents; supporter, No. 5,75 cents; corks, No. i, 15 cents; pushers, No. 5, 25 cents; bath robe, $ An outfit with several of the articles of a cheaper grade thanthe above, costs: Jumping shoes, No. 14-H, $; sweater. , $; shirt. No. 6-E, 50 cents; pants. No. 4, 50 cents; sup-porter. No. 2, 50 cents; corks. No. i, 15 cents; pushers, No, 5,25 cents: bath robe, $ The man who throws the weights will require the same wear-ing apparel as the pole-vaulter or the runner. John Flanaganand James Mitchel, two of the
Constitution and by-laws . ; shirt, , $; pants. No. 3,75 cents; supporter, No. 5,75 cents; corks, No. i, 15 cents; pushers, No. 5, 25 cents; bath robe, $ An outfit with several of the articles of a cheaper grade thanthe above, costs: Jumping shoes, No. 14-H, $; sweater. , $; shirt. No. 6-E, 50 cents; pants. No. 4, 50 cents; sup-porter. No. 2, 50 cents; corks. No. i, 15 cents; pushers, No, 5,25 cents: bath robe, $ The man who throws the weights will require the same wear-ing apparel as the pole-vaulter or the runner. John Flanaganand James Mitchel, two of the greatest weight throwers in theworld, wear what is known as the No. 14-H shoe, with a shortspike, which retails for $ It is very essential that the weightthrower should have his own implements; in fact, nearly all thechampion weight throwers carry their own weights with themand guard them jealously. Without doubt the best hammer in the market to-day is the ball-bearing championship hammer as designed and used by John. Sleeveless Shirt Flanagan, the record holder and champion thrower of the world. This sells for $ An extra leather case for carrying these hammers will cost the athlete $ The regulation hammer, lead, you can get for $ and the iron at $ The 16-pound shot, lead, will cost $, and the iron, $ The 56-pound weight, lead, will cost $, While on this subject I would advise any weight thrower who wants to become expert to carry his own weights and particularly his own hammer. He can then arrange to have the grip made to suit himself, and when necessary to cover it with leather, and he will not becalled upon when he goes to a competi-tion to take the ordinary hammer with a handle with which he is not familiar. Athletes should make it a point to have two suits of athleticapparel, one for competition and one for practice purposes. Theclothing that some of our crack athletes wear in competition isa disgrace to athletics, and it adds agreat
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