Tumbling for Amateurs
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TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. G. Spalding & Bros.
MAINTAIN THEIR OWN HOUSES
FOR DISTRIBUTING THE
Spalding
COMPLETE LINE OF
Athletic Goods
IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES
NEW YORK
Downtown—
James Tayloe Gwathmey
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Tumbling for Amateurs
TUMBLING FOR AMATEURS
PRIMARY TUMBLING
ADVANCED TUMBLING
COMBINATION TUMBLING
ELEPHANT WALK.
WALK OFF.
HAND STAND ROLL.
DOUBLE ROLL.
HANDS BETWEEN LEGS AND PULL OVER.
BACK TO BACK AND OVER.
BALANCE ON HEAD AND THROW OVER.
THROW OVER HEAD.
STRADDLE VAULT OVER.
STRADDLE OVER FROM FLOOR.
STRADDLE OVER AND HAND SPRING.
LOW ARM HAND STAND.
HIGH ARM HAND STAND.
HIGH ARM HAND STAND.
PULL UP FROM FLOOR.
BACK FROM FOREARMS.
ONE LEG FORWARD.
MOUNT TO SHOULDERS.
MOUNT TO SHOULDER WITHOUT HANDS.
LIFT TO SHOULDER.
TO DISMOUNT.
BACK FROM SHOULDERS.
FRONT FROM SHOULDERS.
CROTCH BACK.
CROTCH FRONT.
PULL TO SHOULDERS.
PULL TO SHOULDERS AND HAND SPRING OVER.
NECK LIFT.
TWISTING BACK OVER HEAD.
DOUBLE DIVE.
TRIPLE DIVE.
LIFT AWAY HAND SPRING.
THREE JUMPS AND LIFT AWAY HAND SPRING.
ONE LEG BACK.
LAY OUT BACK.
LAY OUT BACK.
GAINER LAY OUT BACK.
RUNNING FORWARD OVERHEAD.
HAND SPRING TO SHOULDERS.
HIGH ARM HAND SPRING.
PULL UP AND BACK FROM HANDS.
BACK FROM BACK.
FORWARD FROM BACK.
HIGH HAND-TO-HAND HAND STAND.
BACK FROM HANDS.
BACK FROM HANDS.
FRONT FROM HANDS.
TWISTING BACK FROM HANDS.
HAND SPRING OVER FEET.
HAND SPRING FROM FEET.
HAND SPRING FROM KNEES OVER HANDS.
HAND SPRING FROM HANDS OVER FEET.
BACK OVER FEET.
TWISTING BACK OVER FEET.
SIDE OVER FEET.
PITCH BACK FROM FEET.
BACK FROM FEET.
MOUNT TO FEET AND BACK OFF.
HAND SPRING FROM ELBOWS.
HAND SPRING FROM SHOULDERS.
PULL THROUGH TO FEET.
JUMP TO SHOULDERS IN FOUR JUMPS.
WALK AROUND.
DOUBLE ROLL OVER BACK.
HAND STAND AND DOUBLE OVER.
TRIPLE ROLL.
BACK FROM THIGHS.
FRONT FROM THIGHS.
THE BASKET.
KNEE THREE HIGH.
KNEE THREE HIGH AND FRONTS OFF.
THREE HIGH.
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS OF PROMINENT PHYSICAL DIRECTORS