Stories from old-fashioned children's books brought together and introduced to the reader (1900)
Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900 · London : The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd. · leaf 346
y. CURLING, OR HOCKEY. [From School Boys Diversions: 7vith Proper Directions forplaying ihem. Second Edition. Engravings from de-signs by R. Stennett. London : printed and sold by Dean &Munday, Threadneedle Street. Price One Shilling.] Hockey is a game much practised in the northern parts… … ice. Nimbleness and agility are the chief requisites of thisgame, the main diversion lying in your being able to keepthe ball at play for some time against the combined effortsof all your playfellows. Of course this is much more diffi-cult on the ice than on the ground : those therefore shouldonly…
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