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May 21, 1956
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Buck Jr., a frog from Oakland, California, won the International Frog Olympics at Angels Camp by jumping 15 feet 9 inches, outjumping competitors without cheating, owned by eighth-grader Bill Basacker. References Mark Twain's story and a 1954 world record of 16 feet 10 inches.
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California Frog Wins Jump Event
ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (AP)—Buck Jr., a croaker from a bayshore slough at Oakland, Calif., leaped 15 feet 9 inches to win the International Frog Olympics yesterday.
Buck Jr. outjumped foreign and domestic competition without benefit of the surreptitious buckshot which stopped Mark Twain's "celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1853.
The winning frog was owned and trained by Bill Basacker, an eighth-grade student from Oakland.
The world record, established in 1954 by a local frog named Lucky, is 16 feet 10 inches in the standard three-hop jump.
ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (AP)—Buck Jr., a croaker from a bayshore slough at Oakland, Calif., leaped 15 feet 9 inches to win the International Frog Olympics yesterday.
Buck Jr. outjumped foreign and domestic competition without benefit of the surreptitious buckshot which stopped Mark Twain's "celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1853.
The winning frog was owned and trained by Bill Basacker, an eighth-grade student from Oakland.
The world record, established in 1954 by a local frog named Lucky, is 16 feet 10 inches in the standard three-hop jump.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Frog Jumping
International Frog Olympics
Calaveras County
World Record
Animal Competition
What entities or persons were involved?
Buck Jr.
Bill Basacker
Mark Twain
Lucky
Where did it happen?
Angels Camp, Calif.
Story Details
Key Persons
Buck Jr.
Bill Basacker
Mark Twain
Lucky
Location
Angels Camp, Calif.
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
Buck Jr., owned and trained by eighth-grader Bill Basacker, jumped 15 feet 9 inches to win the International Frog Olympics, surpassing competitors without cheating like in Mark Twain's 1853 story.