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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1930
Page
5
A garbled page fragment reports injuries from a gas heater mishap, visits in Caldwell, and a Geographic Society note on foreign sports such as Cuba jai alai and Scottish curling. It blends local social items with brief international sports descriptions.
The article surveys games such as decked cricket like thigh slaps, shuffleboard using long sticks to land disks on a numbered board, and beagling following hares with beagles. It notes the democratic nature of beagling, its outdoor appeal, and the historical roots of miniature golf and backgammon.
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