Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 177
le in the centerof the field, each captain chose the men hewanted, and the game went on to its finish.But when the calcio was played in costume,the would-be players assembled first at the were permitted; and the ages of those whoplayed were supposed to range between eigh-teen and forty-five years.… … CALCIO-PLAYERS READY TO ENTER THE FIELD. house of one of the principal nobles of the city,and the best men were carefully selected. Theday would be fixed, and a notice published ofit. Then they named two of the best-knownand important young men as alfieri, or stan-dard-bearers, and on the appointed…
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