... cuges of savage beasts; see children trained to have their bodies distorted, their joints dislocated, or to see men play at foot-ball with children’s heads in the air, solely for an irrational amusement which contributes not one single benefit to either science ...

... was to be “sufficiently armed and furnished,” upon scale proportioned his property. James 111. directed, 1450, that the football and golf, then the national amusements, should be “cried down,*’ the how marks made in each parish, and all betwixt the ages ...

... time gained should bo employed in exercises and amusements, healthful and recreative to hotly and mind. specified Curling, Football, Quoits, Music, Lectures, Books, i\c. He dwelt on the great advantages which result from good reading subject which has been ...

... much practised in Scotland, was highly popular in Eng* land. The same ground that served for that, would be suitable for football. There should likewise be ample space provided for bowling green—bowling being game which was now becoming very general ...

... dissipation, of London life. But among the middle and lower classes there is sad want of such restorative Influences. Cricket, football, rifle pratice. and boating, where there is sufficient water hand, are not thoroughly national sports, they certainly ought ...

... ia very evident. Already the slock market hat felt the tarn of the tide, and fancies ia Well Street are kicked about like footballs, with ail the glee of schoolboys the part the players. Fleur hat again advaneed in price, wheat and provisions are following ...

... the «000 towards aceoaed of entertaining ambitions ideas that the andoament disaTowed, lot eonqnesu «T hayltal, S««ajdad football amjbliafaad. aba has need; and they endeavouring caltunmes frighten Europe with imegl- SSf **. », * , *?r rngnasknub the ...

... about two Imperial acres, situate(' near the railway bridge, for the purpose of its being converted into bowling greens, football, quoiting and cricketing ground, Sm.-- at a yearly rent of £7. We sincerely hope, now that the park has been obtained, that ...

... for regelating the gamoa engaged In, whereby much confoaion and disagreeable feeling were caused the perk, alao the want foot-balls, and of the want of carpetballs for temporary use, which were to hare been purchased from the general funds, bat which the ...

... boys will be called upon to moke will not half so severe as those they voluntarily undergo in getting'up two good sides at football. Of course, there is no idea carrying oot military instruction beyond the point named. The drill-sergeant will not interfere ...

... Balfour’s expense, toasts speeches, pipes end •applied to the men, nod after coarersation with each other, dispersed Otar footballs were provided, and a, ' nan followed these; while i, and majba aweetbearia, esWDaaoad aeareh foe them, havinf, thele appaansce ...

... farther enactment of that king may not be necessary, that, in cam they should interfere with the more warlike exercises, football and golf be utterly cried clown and not to used, which prohibition was repealed in the reign of James IV., shortly before ...