Short Works on Sports Collection 01


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A miscellany of poetry and short works of fact and fiction on the topic of sports from North America, Great Britain and Australasia. The collection includes pieces on baseball, cricket, lacrosse, cycling, athletics, fishing, polo, fencing, marbles and three kinds of football, by authors including Arnold Bennett, Zane Grey, Banjo Paterson, and P. G. Wodehouse. (Summary by Phil Benson)

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Casey at the Bat 4:42 Read by Larry Wilson
How I keep Fit, by the Champions of Leading Sports from the Strand Magazine 1891 28:36 Read by Ruth Golding
A Friendly Game of Football 4:37 Read by Algy Pug
A Modern Game of Rugby Football 27:22 Read by Phil Benson
Far Inland Football 15:14 Read by Algy Pug
Sailfish - The Atlantic Brother to the Pacific Swordfish 24:41 Read by Jesse Zuba
'Disarming' from The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre 2:22 Read by Newgatenovelist
Teams That Have Won the Association Cup 33:29 Read by Phil Benson
How M'Dougal Topped the Score 6:26 Read by Son of the Exiles
"Marbles" from Healthful Sports for Boys 17:37 Read by Larry Wilson
At the Nets, from Mike 10:21 Read by Algy Pug
The Matador of the Five Towns, Chapter 3 16:47 Read by Phil Benson
About Cricket, from Danger! And Other Stories 15:51 Read by Algy Pug
Nudity of Victor Statues, from Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art 7:19 Read by Phil Benson
The Marathon from The Olympic Games at Athens, 1906 16:09 Read by Piotr Nater
The Geebung Polo Club 3:50 Read by Algy Pug
Cycling, from the Sportswoman's Library Vol 2 29:26 Read by MaryAnn
Cricket on the Hearth 2:24 Read by Ruth Golding
The Original Game, from Lacrosse, the National Game of Canada 31:42 Read by Phil Benson
Casey's Revenge 4:00 Read by Rachel

Reviews

poetry and sports book with authors and names of sports loved it


(4 stars)