Impressions of Northern Athletes and Athletics

7. Long leap. 8. Hop-step-and-leap. 9. High leap. 10. Pole vault. 11. 120 yards [109.73m] hurdles. 12. 440 yards [402.34m] race. 13. Tossing the caber. 14. Obstacle race. 15. Costume race. 16. Half-mile [804.67m] race. 17. Wrestling. 18. Half-mile [804.67m] walking race. 19. Mile race. [1609.34m] 20. Sack race. _ _ _ Wrestling – Lemm v Irslinger This match took place at The Ring, Blackfriars Road, when Lemm won two straight falls in 14 min. 25 sec. and 8 min 37 sec. respectively. It was an excellent match, clean and genuine, and although the Swiss the heavier and more powerful man, yet the other was equally wily, and the way he worked and twisted out of the holds of his mighty Alpine climber evoked the appreciation of the well-filled “house.” _ _ _ Much interest is being centred on the coming match arranged between Lemm and O’Kelly, because of the fact that the ex-“bobby” from Hull is a giant of 6 ft. 3½ in. [1.92m] and weighing some 17½ stone [245 lbs.; 111.13kg]. _ _ _ Walter R. Knox, the champion vaulter is at present at Gow Ganda [Gowganda], Ontario, recently “bagged” a few moose, and a bear, which was dressed up for the winter. 10 PHYSICAL CULTURE John O’Groat Journal , Friday 13 December 1912 Like every other species of perfect beauty, perfection of physical beauty is not to be found in a world like this; it is purely ideal. Its separate elements alone are discernable. But although we cannot be compared with the classical hero, Apollo, we can, simply by that quality