A Game Women Cannot Play

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

787-2

Date Released

27 Sep 1926

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Game Women Cannot Play
2. 2Brooklands
3. 3'One in the Eye for Dempsey’
4. 4The ‘Long-Beat’
5. 5Surrey - Veteran’s Victory
6. 6On Wild Exmoor
7. 7'Puss’ Wins the Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "This ancient pastime of Lawn Billiards dates back 500 years. These balls are made of hard wood - weighing nine pounds each - A clearance of only 1/8th of an inch is left when passing through the ring." At one end of a small circular lawn men toss large wooden balls by means of a stick with a metal hoop, aiming to pass them through a ring in the centre of the lawn. Various shots of match in progress - scores are made by direct shots or by knocking one ball against another.

Keywords

Sport

Length of story (in feet)

59

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