England’s Old Sports Craft a Nation’s Pastimes
Roger Pocock surveys how ancient English sports shaped national character from archery and football to cricket, golf, and bowling. The piece traces origins from King Edward I’s era to the modern empire, noting women’s early bowler tricks, rounders morphing into baseball, and the shift from village games to organized sport, urging preservation of manly, communal pastimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legland
Shal Perais
Lori's
Old Lillywhite
United States
Jamea
Ohampicn
Painburgh
Namted
Paterson
England
Si Amsa
Charles Sr
Amured
Cromwell
Erry
Merrie England
St. James
Eter
Henry Vi
Hampton
Ai Village
James
Durham
Northumberland
Scone
Perthshire
Inverness
Prince Henry
Brubbs
Edward Neid
London
Henry Viiii
Francis King
Tonga
Berkshire
Somerset
Scotland
Cumberland
Westmoreland
Cornwall
Devon
Roger Pocock
Railway Servants and the Public at North London Court
James Threlfell a 25 year old brass finisher of Islington faced North London police court on Monday for assaulting William King a Stoke Newington station porter. The incident reportedly occurred when Threlfell burst into the booking office after a prior disturbance and struck the porter in the face amid disputed remarks about a young woman. A booking clerk and a claimed sweetheart gave testimony, and the case sparked discussion of propriety with the railway company to decide Threlfell’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Threlfell
New North Road
Islington
North London
William King
Stoke Newington
William Lines
Ethel Wright
Esha
Fordham
Great Eastern Railway ‘Company
Boat Builder George Sims Dies After Sudden Illness
An inquiry at Wandsworth into the death of George Wm. Sims, 62, a boat builder of Unity Boathouse, Putney, who died May 31 after feeling ill at night. Sims, a partner with his two sons, had built boats for Oxford and Cantabs and captained University crews earlier this year. Dr. Thompson found the heart fatty and the death attributed to syncope. the jury concurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wandsworth
Tronthick
George Wm. Sims
Builier
Unity Boathouse
Rivarside
Putney
Anh
March's Place
Lower Richmond Road
S.W
Oxford
Mra
Dims
Foundling Found in Covent Garden Market
A two month old infant was found on a Covent Garden market stall near D. D. Panicherst. Workers heard the cry, located the child among parcels, and wrapped it in a blanket. The market buzzed with curiosity as buyers gathered, and the infant was taken to the Strand Workhouse at Bear Yard for care.
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Covent Garden
Foundling
Covent-garden
Thursdey
Strand
Bear-yard
Cycles and Cars and a Dieted Beauty Ad
The fortnightly trade report from Singapore notes British cycles remain popular in the Straits Settlements while American imports appear limited by suspicion. Continental carriage imports rise due to French motor cars with America showing enterprise in the growing motor trade. An accompanying puff promotes a drastic weight loss system by A. F. Cecil Russell, offering a book on corpulency with postal request details and a London address, touting dramatic figure reduction.
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Singapore
Straits Settlements
America
UN Pirate
F. Cecil Russell
Iganr Apps
Russell
Woburn House
Stotestret
Londop
W.C
Peyer
Town and Country Tales From a Crowded Week in England
A collage of British notes from Bristol to Newcastle and beyond. Attendance figures and gate money at shows, local accidents and deaths, military and public notices, marriages, inquests, weather and transport items, and various society recognitions. The mix highlights royal visits, ship and railway incidents, fires, drownings, and public health topics alongside local milestones and town chatter.
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the Sports and Games of
Bath and West of England
Bristol
Agera
Nottingham
R. Knox
Northumberland Fusiliers
Maiden
Gradley
Warminster
Shire of
Ian Hamilton
Army
Yeomanry
Grangemouth
Greenock
Grienval
Campbeltown
Argyllshire
Martir
Bowstrees
Shorncliffe Camp
Folkestons
Jack Cooke
Colin Livingstone
Motherwell
Glasgow
Edward LO
Henry Iil
High Wrcombe
Sapple
Medway
Firth of Forth
Royal Naval Reserve
Canon Ponsonby
St. Mack's
Swindon
Waurage
Berks
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Francis A. Sprines
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
Warwick Castle Park
Lange
Chamberlain
West Birmingham
Liberal-Unionist Association
Agenlen
Highbury
King’s Bench
Trinity
Hbel
John Wrench
K.C.B
B1st Army Corps
Aldershot
Laffan's Plain
Ascland Hill
O'Clery
Co-operative Soviety Cwp
Duke of Portland
Pirade Itom
Desley-hosth
Walter Edwared Brooks
Carman
Svrauley-stuet
Istington
Waa
James F. Finlay
Council of India
James Westland
Algernon Keir Butler Osborn
Chisksands Priory
Shefford
Miss Greenfield
Ar. W. B. Greenfield
Haynes Park
Bedford
St. Jamea
Paddington
Holy Trinity Church
Cheltes
H. J. Ketham
High.ight Infantry
Doris Lilian
Delate
Edmund T 1
Coleborne Cours
St. Pals Clutch
Knightsbridge
John Cecil Yorke
Waltenplace
Hellfield
Yorkshire
May
Alt. J. B. Evelyn Stansfeld
Srinne
Tiis
Thomas Best
Admiralty
Fanes
Alilitia
Yeuwury
Sidney Simons
Merthyr
French
Cheston
Guard of Honour
Sergt
Roner
Reading
Charles Cretchley
Expresa
Sonning
Inna of Wight County Counsy
Thomas Sinden
Fairfield
Buxton
Stork
Kingdom
T.H. Baylis
KVC
Home Secretary
Liverpool Court of Passage
Zoo
Societe
Oaks
Belford
Woburn Abbey
Edmund Clarke
Youraday Lefory
Chatham
Alton
Hants
My. J
I’. Beaty Fownall
Lano Beypt
Frances
F. Whyley
All Sainta' Church
Hove
Brighton
W. H. Stopford
RMB
Dorothy Eleanor
Hey. W. N. Loo. San, of Courtenay Loden
Prince- Jay
Lady Dickson-Popnder
Wislay
Bath
St. Mary Abbots
Kansmneter
Geraldine Harrtrey
Autor
Wad
F. W. Durand
Earley
Berka
George Goman
Grand-parade
Harringsy
Fox
Atreeta
Cork
Forfeld
Wm. J. Tucker
Qutramatrest
King’s
York-road
King's-grosa
Want Hampstead
H.W. Taylor
Prudential Assurances Company
Metropolis
Jen Read
Colchester
Northampton
Town Hall
Flw. Pixley
G. Shuttleworth
Sheffield
J. J. Bowse
The
University Press
Towbrnge
Hell
Bil
Iie
Sas
Luis
Samauer
Pitterns
Bes
Marcella Summer
Catesby and Sons
Tottenham Court Rd
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