Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump held on Sunday, August 6, 1924. Jumpers had to pass 1.83 metres to qualify for the final. Nine high jumpers were able to clear this height and qualified for the final. Five competitors were not able to clear any height. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 The final was held on Monday, August 7, 1924. Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday, August 6, 1924 and Monday, August 7, 1924.
Get Up and Bar the Door his musical entertainment, "No Song, No Supper", performed at Drury Lane in 1790. Among many things, this folk ballad talks about the sense of lasting competition in a relationship. The man tries to maintain his power but the woman refuses because she does not want to be treated like a doormat; each is too stubborn to do something that will benefit both. The ballad makes the point that being stubborn can be carried to ludicrous lengths, since by being stubborn they lost their Martinmas puddings and left their persons and household open to crime. Get Up and Bar the Door