38¾x27¾ inches, 98½x70½ cm. G. Rentsch, Trimbach-Olten. Condition B+: expertly repaired tears at edges, some into text and image; slight foxing in image; unobtrusive repaired pin holes in corners.
This 1931 tournament took place in the Obergösgen district of the Baroque canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. The athlete here may be participating in the sport of Steinstossen (the Swiss variant of "stone put"). In 1860, Steinstossen was introduced as a track-and-field discipline in Germany, though the stone was replaced by a 15 kg (33 lb) block of iron.
