Frogs jumped all over Manhattan last week. Out of nearly 700 contestants, 34 made the finals of the first city championships since 1935. Winners: Baby, an entry of the Boys Club, 5 ft. flat; Superman of the Y.M.C.A., 4 ft. 6 in.; an unchristened Police Athletic League leaper, 4 ft. 5 in.
In competition, frogs jump from the center of a ring. A "jump" is actually three successive .leaps. Official length of the jump is the distance from the center of the ring to the final resting place. A jumping frog's handler (known as a "jockey") is forbidden to touch...
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