THE GOOSE-STEP
SECRET OF PELTZER’S SUCCESS? Students of athletics were afforded an excellent illustration of striding when Dr. Peltzer was running in Wellington. They saw the world’s record holder striding 7ft 6ins with no apparent effort. Peltzer’s action may be accounted for by reason of the “goose - stepping” that every German soldier is taught. “Take your English marching,” an onlooker who had spent several years in Germany, said. ‘You put your foot forward and then bring It down toward the body. The German soldier places his foot forward and then allows the weight of the body to send it out an extra inch or two instead of bending the knee and losing that extra distance.” That was Peltzer’s action. He took his step and then forced his foot out a little, gaining inches with no effort. The fate Hans Braun, another famous German middle distance runner, had the same action as Dr. Peltzer. The spectacle of our athletes practising the “goose-step'’ may yet be witnessed in New Zealand!-
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 909, 28 February 1930, Page 7
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168THE GOOSE-STEP Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 909, 28 February 1930, Page 7
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