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Aztec Ball Players and the First Magnitude
A New York Sun piece reviews Aztec ball games long before Cortes and the Spaniards. It describes fotologue played in a tiadice court with rubber or gold balls, minimal gear, and holes in stone disks as scoring, noting agilities, hand rules, and lavish prizes of jewels and feathers. Montezuma reportedly favored the gold-ball version, challenging Cortes to matches while the Spaniards reportedly failed to adopt the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginks
Mexico
Montezuma
Cortes
Toyal
Mestezuma
Piteher
Wnerring Teaning
Carter
Cortez
Old
Monte
Cotten
New York Sun