Jumping.the starting gun in a foot race is impossible with an electrical apparatus demonstrated at the United States Amateur Athletic Union convention. If the runner lifts his hand prematurely from the pad, electrical contact with the gun is broken, preventing it from being fired.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 15
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44Untitled Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 15
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