The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . merits ofthe athletes who will soon be in the ring. Whilewe are waiting for these last to appear, a fewwords on how we play the game up here may notbe out of place. It is very simple. The wrestlerstake hold around the body, each with an equalgrip ; play begins when the hands of each man arejoined, and you must remember that breaking thegrip is counted as equal to losing the fall ; andthe first one who goes down, even if he touch thegrass with his knee only, is declared the loser. Ifboth men go down together the one who
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . merits ofthe athletes who will soon be in the ring. Whilewe are waiting for these last to appear, a fewwords on how we play the game up here may notbe out of place. It is very simple. The wrestlerstake hold around the body, each with an equalgrip ; play begins when the hands of each man arejoined, and you must remember that breaking thegrip is counted as equal to losing the fall ; andthe first one who goes down, even if he touch thegrass with his knee only, is declared the loser. Ifboth men go down together the one who touchesfirst loses the fall ; while if the umpire cannotdecide the point it is called a dog-fall, and wrestledover again. It teaches a man to keep on his feet,does this game, and, as you will see, skill andscience have a big advantage over mere weightand strength. Promises well, you say ? Why,there is no better sport to be found. Here come the wTestlers, big men and little men,anything from ten to eighteen stone in weight,and you need not think the heaviest man of them. 29: THE SPORTS OF THE WORLD. is going to win, although he looks as if nothingshort of an earthquake would overturn by pair they set to work, back-heel andhype, click and buttock, and all theother clever moves these rough fellows haveevolved. You will not understand the science ofthe game, perhaps ; but you will see that anythingmore fair, more simple, and yet as interesting, itwould be difficult to find. Watch yonder grandly-built wrestler ; he isHexham Clarke, the recognised champion. Have
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