ANST - basketball?
Mark.S Harris
rsve60 at email.sps.mot.com
Thu Apr 2 09:22:12 PST 1998
Dennis and/or Dory Grace wrote:
>
> Salut Cozyns
>
> Madame Ghislaine Fontainneau says:
> >My my my. I suddenly feel interesting in sports. I think I shall now
> >become an avid fan of basketball! So, ummm...does anyone know which on
> >that is? is basket ball the one where they kick a black and white ball
> >into a large free-standing basket on it's side, or is it the one that
> >involves a lot of bouncing and throwing?
>
> Oh. I thought perhaps we were talking about a woven ball. I had imagined
> armored gentles chasing a woven ball about an open field with lances,
> attempting to be the first to skewer said prize. I was wondering also what
> material was used--most basketweaves don't hold up well against spirited
> play.
Well, there is always hurley (sp?). Hard rubber ball and sticks. But then
a while back when a hurley fad ran through this Bryn Gwlad for a short time
(courtesy of Robin Solarius) we had more injuries on the hurley field than
we had ever had from armored combat.
Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
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