. Athletic training for school boys. THE POLE VAULT. .^^^^^<Su^^^^^ ^ H pole fan back and .rasSalX^gsV^dSl^Cfe £? ^2 */ Spaldings Athletic Library. 23 athlete that has studied his own abiHties and perfected his short-comings. From Duffeys first pubHc appearances it was seen thathe was very fast away from the mark and very speedy for the firstforty yards, but that he perceptibly slackened his speed the lasttwenty yards. DufTey knew this as well as anyone, and he setabout the task of gaining the strength for the finish. He care-fully trained himself with this end in view and in his memorabler
. Athletic training for school boys. THE POLE VAULT. .^^^^^<Su^^^^^ ^ H pole fan back and .rasSalX^gsV^dSl^Cfe £? ^2 */ Spaldings Athletic Library. 23 athlete that has studied his own abiHties and perfected his short-comings. From Duffeys first pubHc appearances it was seen thathe was very fast away from the mark and very speedy for the firstforty yards, but that he perceptibly slackened his speed the lasttwenty yards. DufTey knew this as well as anyone, and he setabout the task of gaining the strength for the finish. He care-fully trained himself with this end in view and in his memorablerecord-breaking race in New York not only did he go the firstforty yards in his accustomed speedy way, but he continued andfinished the last twenty yards with a burst of speed that wouldhave done credit to Wefers or Crum. The result was the newrecord, 9 3-5 THE POLE VAULT. FIG. of Yale. The illustration shows a very common way ofholding the pole when starting the run. Photo by Pearce. Spaldings Athletic Library. 25
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