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STOOLBALL FOR THE DISABLED

... STOOLBALL FOR THE DISABLED. la coimefctian with the revival of sports and games some provision should be made for those sportsmen who can longer play cricket and football owing being crippled the result wounds received during the war, and inthis connection ...

Published: Friday 02 May 1919
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 522 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE REVIVAL OF STOOLBALL

... THE REVIVAL OF STOOLBALL. The ancient game of stoolball, which wa s revived a year or two ago at the instance of Major W. W. Grantham for the benefit of wounded soldiers both at home and on the Continent, has now become general in many or the southern ...

Published: Tuesday 23 August 1921
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 587 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MARCHIONESS'S HAPPY LOVE STORY. SHE FOUND IDEAL. STARVING TO GROW THIN. POPULARITY OF STOOLBALL. LONDON, ..

... MARCHIONESS'S HAPPY LOVE STORY. SHE FOUND IDEAL. STARVING TO GROW THIN. POPULARITY OF STOOLBALL. LONDON, Saturday, Thu Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ten;i;ir, who is at present recounting her views of the striking social changes in the past fifty years ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1927
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 480 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

QUEER COLLECTIONS

... QUEER COLLECTIONS. LONDON. Thursday, The news that stoolball is growing in popularity reminds me that probably the Wet collection in the country of stoolball bats belongs to Mr. W. W. Grantham, K.C. Mr. Grantham, who has done much to revive the interest ...

Published: Thursday 21 April 1932
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DECISION YET TO BE REACHED

... race is thrP. miles cmi a half. THE ANCIENT GAME OF sTooLBALL. [TS REVIVAL IN ENGLAND. THE FATHER OF CRICKET. A wild, mad game. was how Mr. Justice Charles described the ancient game of stoolball a week ago. But in a few days he has become so captivated ...

Published: Monday 03 April 1939
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1087 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EI•ARRASSADOR JOURNALIST, LONDON. Wednesday

... ancient and recently revived game of stoolball. is a reminder of the fact that it was played as far back as, the reign of Queen - Elizabeth and before the more modern cricket was even beard of. Thanks to Mr. Grantham. stoolball wickets and bats were sent in ...

Published: Wednesday 30 April 1924
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 381 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Alf OLD-111111 GAMS

... OLD-111111 GAMS T 4 gun of stool-ball is still played by lasses women and girls. There is usually a in every village, managed on the same lines as a village cricket club, and matches between rival villages frequently occasion mach interest. The game is ...

HAYWARDS HEATH, SUSSEX

... nursing. Three SLift System in operation. Excellent prospects of promotion. Active Sports Club for all staff—tennis, hockey, stoolball, badminton, netball, cricket, football, dancing and 'Dramatic Section. Beautiful grounds. New Hospital opening in the Autumn ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1957
Newspaper: Sligo Champion
County: Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 81 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

AN OLD-TIME GAM&

... interest. The game is played in accordance with various rules which have been drawn up by the captains of the different clubs. Stoolball is supposed to have originated from dairymaids playing it with their milking stools. The game follows on the same lines as ...

Published: Saturday 24 April 1909
Newspaper: Kilkenny Moderator
County: Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AX OLD-TIIII GAWK

... AX OLD-TIIII GAWK. The game of stool-ball is still played by Sussex women and girls. There is usually a club in every village, managed on the same lines as a village cricket club, and matches between rival villages frequently occasion much interest. The ...

ST. FRANCIS AND HURSTWOOD PARK HOSPITALS ' Nbuital Hospital with Neurological Neurosurgical Cults :it t ached). ..

... nursing. Three SEA System in operation. Exc;Bent prospects of promotion. Active Sports Club for all staff—tennis. hockey. stoolball. badminton, netball. cricket. football, dancing and 'Dramatic Section. Beautiful grounds. New Hospital opening in the Autumn ...

Published: Saturday 17 August 1957
Newspaper: Sligo Champion
County: Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Amusements in the Seventeenth Century

... Lincoln’s Inn l elds Mlment on every evenin: b‘ summer. ill fields were visited by those who wished to practise ¢ ng-bow and stool-ball; bear and bull hifl.'l'u went on in other parts of the is A ‘Pfln and a cross mounted on & lorry being toured through the ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1934
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 6 | Tags: none