... very prophane town,” where stoolball, cricketts,” and other games were practised on the Lord’s Day. Thus, at that early date, distinction was already taken, even by Puritan who was no sportsman, between cricket and stoolball. Then hear, I really don’t ...

... seems to been evolved out of stool-ball, and tip-cot, or jis it was called, *• cat and dog.” From stool-ball was borrowed the primitive wicket —a stool, cricket which (perhaps) gave its name to the pastime. From stool-ball, too, have the custom tossing ...

... football, and the maids, with whom we children commonly mixed, being not proof for the turbulence of the other party,to stoolball and such running games as they knew. And all this without mixing men and women, in dancing with fiddle, but apart.— Th( A ...

... residence in Gloucestershire. Mb. Hackwood. of Matlock Bath, says that has bad nearly a thousand requests for the rules of “stool-ball.” the ancient game which. It would seem, he desires to revive. The fact significant of the interest English people take ...

... and weekly practice letter read from K Isted asking permission to use the Swanzy Field and Wednesdays from 4 to 5 pm for stoolball instead of hockey— Recommended that inform Isted that she may have the of lower ground Seal Hollow Road— Widening— A letter ...

... the Council would get back the money they paid the County Council. would willingly pay something. An application from tbo Stoolball Club for the use of the Recreation Ground was referred the Recreation Ground Committee, with power to act. FIVE ASHES. OBITUARY*— ...

... in readiness for when peace comes was ruled out order. Mr. W. W. Grantham's happy idea introducing the old Sussex game of stoolball as recreation for wounded extending, and exhibition game is to played Lord- to-day between Mr. Grantham’s team “Yo Ancientc ...

... tin? Recreation Ground for cricket on Saturday afternoon?. subject to any damage being mail© good, and that the Ladles’ Stoolball Club be to play the ground on Wednesday afternoon?. Th(‘y also recommended that the tennis courts carried on its in former ...

... Dr. C. E. Hedges in the chair. A letter war read from Miss Crey pointing out that the majority of the members of the old Stoolball Club were school girls and wonld be unable pay the minimum subscription, was decided alter the subscription the Club to the ...

... contains nearly 150 names, was draped with the Union Jack, evergreens and daisies Empire Day. SPELDHUBST. STOOLS ALL.—The Stoolball Club ie being re-formed under the control of the Oamee Committee of the Women's Institute, and members are being enrolled ...

... SPHLDHUtfST STOOLBALL. -On Whit-Monday, the Stoolball team played their first match, being home Langton, and brought off a decisive victory. WOMEM’B INSTITUTE.—The members spent pleasant time Uarwarton Tuesday, at the kind Invitation Mrs. Bennett. Music ...

... was played bin green on Saturday. between Speldhurst and Croombridge teams, the latter proving victorious ly 27 points. • STOOLBALL. -Ladles’ teams npref ci;t-ing v. Langton Gr»- ...