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Early Days at Uppingham Under Edward Thring |  | Author: Willingham Franklin Rawnsley
Publisher: General Books LLC
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 58
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.1
ISBN: 0217831109
Dewey Decimal Number: 370
EAN: 9780217831109
ASIN: 0217831109
Publication Date: January 16, 2012 (New: Last 30 Days)
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X GAMES AND PASTIMES I Have spoken of fives and football. The latter was compulsory, and only played in the afternoon; fives went on at all hours, and in the morning after second school we always played hockey, and real good games we had. There was no limit to the numbers either in football or hockey, and we played on the upper, which was the only, ground. After a hit-ofF from near goal everyone but the goalkeeper rushed for the ball; you had to play with both hands, so that you could not swing the stick, and if you did not play right-handed you could be 'shinned.' Some boys were really extraordinarily clever at dribbling the ball through the thickest of the fray, not passing it, but keeping it to themselves all the time. Those who had this art were always picked first. We played ' hard all,' and used to get in half an hour as much exercise as we wanted. There were no 'sports' then; but in the short interval between football and cricket, when we went by turns to roll the field each morning, one of the amusements for the afternoon was going out jumping. For this the fields in all but the Leicester road direction were excellent, but out towards Lyddington or Stoke Dry was our favourite country. The bands were not large, about fifteen or less, as we did not wish to rouse the anger of the farmers. There was always a big boy who led the party, chose the jumps and showed the way over, and everyone followed if he could or dared. There was no compulsion, but it was astonishing how well the little fellows followed a lead, and how rapidly they improved in courage and power. It was by this means and by running with the hounds when they met near Wardley Wood that the training was got which helped a year or two later to win the steeple-chase. Mr. Tailby hunted the co...
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