Short Works on Sports Collection 01


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A miscellany of poetry and short works of fact and fiction on the topic of sports from North America, Great Britain and Australasia. The collection includes pieces on baseball, cricket, lacrosse, cycling, athletics, fishing, polo, fencing, marbles and three kinds of football, by authors including Arnold Bennett, Zane Grey, Banjo Paterson, and P. G. Wodehouse. (Summary by Phil Benson) (5 hr 2 min)

Kapitel

Casey at the Bat 4:42 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
How I keep Fit, by the Champions of Leading Sports from the Strand Magazine 1891 28:36 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
A Friendly Game of Football 4:37 Gelesen von Algy Pug
A Modern Game of Rugby Football 27:22 Gelesen von Phil Benson
Far Inland Football 15:14 Gelesen von Algy Pug
Sailfish - The Atlantic Brother to the Pacific Swordfish 24:41 Gelesen von Jesse Zuba
'Disarming' from The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre 2:22 Gelesen von Newgatenovelist
Teams That Have Won the Association Cup 33:29 Gelesen von Phil Benson
How M'Dougal Topped the Score 6:26 Gelesen von Son of the Exiles
"Marbles" from Healthful Sports for Boys 17:37 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
At the Nets, from Mike 10:21 Gelesen von Algy Pug
The Matador of the Five Towns, Chapter 3 16:47 Gelesen von Phil Benson
About Cricket, from Danger! And Other Stories 15:51 Gelesen von Algy Pug
Nudity of Victor Statues, from Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art 7:19 Gelesen von Phil Benson
The Marathon from The Olympic Games at Athens, 1906 16:09 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
The Geebung Polo Club 3:50 Gelesen von Algy Pug
Cycling, from the Sportswoman's Library Vol 2 29:26 Gelesen von MaryAnn
Cricket on the Hearth 2:24 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
The Original Game, from Lacrosse, the National Game of Canada 31:42 Gelesen von Phil Benson
Casey's Revenge 4:00 Gelesen von Rachel

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