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)

Capítulos

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

Reseñas

poetry and sports book with authors and names of sports loved it


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