 | Samuel G. Drake - 1834 - 588 sider
...game consists in throwing the ball up to the post of the adversary. The ball, lit tlie beginning, is placed in the middle of the course, and each party...of its own post, as into that of the adversary's." This farce drew many off their guard, and some of the garrison went out to witness the sport. "The... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1837 - 654 sider
...beginning, is placed in the middle of the course, and each party endeavors a* well to throw the boll out of the direction of its own post, as into that of the adversary's. This farce drew many off their guard, and some of the garrison went out to witness the sport. " The... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - 1837 - 642 sider
...beguiiiing, is placed in the middle of the course, and each party endeavors »? well to throw the hall out of the direction of its own post, as into that of uV adversary's. This farce drew many off their guard, and some of the garrison went out to witness... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 798 sider
...game consists in throning the hall up to the post of the adversary. The ball, at the beginning, is placed in the middle of the course, and each party...of its own post, as into that of the adversary's. This farce drew many off their guard, and some of the garrison went out to witness the sport. "The... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 790 sider
...adversmy. The Ml, at the beginning, is placed in the middle of the course, and each party endeavors ES well to throw the ball out of the direction of its own post, as into that of the adversary's. This farce drew many oft' their guard, and some of the garrison went out to witness the sport, "The... | |
 | A. W. Patterson - 1843 - 328 sider
...game consists in throwing the ball up to the post of the adversary. The ball, at the beginning, is placed in the middle of the course, and each party...of the direction of its own post, as into that of his adversary's. This farce drew many off their guard, and some of the garrison went out to witness... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - 1846 - 642 sider
...post of the adversary. The ball at the beginning is placed in the middle of the course, and each parly endeavors as well to throw the ball out of the direction...see the match which was now to be played without the fott, because, there being a canoe prepared to depart, on the following day, for Montreal. 1 employed... | |
 | Israel Daniel Rupp - 1846 - 788 sider
...beginning, is placed in the raid(1) Pennnsjrlvania Gazette of June, July and August, 1793— Hist. Cumberdie of the course, and each party endeavors as well to...the direction of its own post, as into that of the opposing party. — This farce drew the garrison off their guard, and some went out to witness the... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - 1846 - 632 sider
...is placed in the middle of the course, and each parly endeavors as well to throw the ball out of (he direction of its own post, as into that of the adversary's. I did not go myself to sec the match which was now to be played without the fort, because, there being a canoe prepared to... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - 1847 - 630 sider
...the game consists in throwing the ball up to the post of the adversary. The ball at the beginning in placed in the middle of the course, and each party...see the match which was now to be played without the fott, because, there being a canoe prepared to depart, on the following day, for Montreal. 1 employed... | |
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Two posts are planted in the ground at a considerable distance from each other, as a mile or more. Each party has its post, and the game consists in throwing the ball up to the post of the adversary. The ball, at the beginning, is placed in the middle... 
