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All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport.


GV697

2004-024390

0-8108-5423-6

All-around men; heroes of a forgotten sport.

Zarnowski, Frank.

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goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]

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can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am.
 Pr., [c]2005

269 p.

$45.00 (pa)

The All-Around, a ten-event track and field contest of endurance, speed, and strength, was introduced to the Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece


Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C.
 in 1912 and discontinued in 1977. Zarnowski, a professor at Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's may refer many institutions.

Mount St. Mary's College may be:
  • Mount St. Mary's College, a private, independent, post-secondary, Roman Catholic liberal arts college, primarily for women, in Los Angeles
 College who has served as a commentator for televised track and field events, chronicles the careers of the men who excelled in the event, including the All-Around's most famous athlete, Jim Thorpe Noun 1. Jim Thorpe - outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
James Francis Thorpe, Thorpe
. B & w photos and statistical data are included. The book will hold appeal for sports historians as well as fans, athletes, and coaches.
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Date:Aug 1, 2005
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