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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 217

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lm-tree at a little distance from the wall,and upon which was a chalk mark. This was oneof the goals, the other being the door in a gardenwall opposite. The next minute the ball wasbrought back again, and the pushing recom-menced. Sometimes the players fell on top ofone another, and those nearest… … IALL MATC against which this game is always played, the cap-tains of the teams being called keepers of the wall.I saw a very exciting match between the collegersand a foreign team one October morning during theafter twelve. When I first looked at the wall,all I saw was a mass of figures pushing and…

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