VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE: SMALL SIDE TEAM GAMES & POTTED IN SOUTH AFRICA

VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE: Small Side Team Games & Potted Sports. London: The Army Sport Control Board, War Office, This book, date unknown, but is pre 1948 Olympic Games, as there is a reference to “Service athletes are already training for the Wembley Olympic Games of 1948”. First Edition. This book lists numerous games (A) Games for 10 or more players. (B) Games for fewer than 10 players. (C) Minor Recreational Games.For instance the section relating to Netball, spelt Net Ball, contains the, but concludes with this interesting statement: Net Ball Clubs may play nine or five a side, and the ground may then be correspondingly larger or smaller, but should never exceed 150 feet by 75 feet; in any case the size of the shooting circles and centre line must not be altered. With a team of nine players, a Right Attack (near the Goal Shooters) and a Left Defence (near the Goal Keeper) could be added to each side, and each player would remain in her own court; with a team of five players, the Attacking and Defending Centres could be omitted. 144pp., b+w ills Very Good. Covers a bit worn, pages tanned.. Staplebound. (##2649)