STARTING BLOCKS FOR ATHLETES.— Nearest the camera is J. E. London, starting from blocks in a race with W. J. Simmons, who used ordinary holes. It is considered that starling blocks enable, runners to start quicker than holes. The demonstration look place on 9th June at Stamford Bridge before a people present to witness an international contest between Britain. France, and Germany, won by the home team.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1930, Page 7
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67STARTING BLOCKS FOR ATHLETES.—Nearest the camera is J. E. London, starting from blocks in a race with W. J. Simmons, who used ordinary holes. It is considered that starling blocks enable, runners to start quicker than holes. The demonstration look place on 9th June at Stamford Bridge before a people present to witness an international contest between Britain. France, and Germany, won by the home team. Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1930, Page 7
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