The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . BANDY STICKS. 1. Used at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by John Jackson, of Ehith. and now Owned and Usedby his Grandson. T. Murphy. 2. Willow Bandy Stick used by the Writer in Regulation Ash Bandy Stick. on Bury Fen date back for a century, whilsttradition goes back much further ; and so skilledwere its players—consisting of farmers, gunners,lightermen, and tradesmen—that it is claimed. 233 THE SPORTS OF THE WORLD. VARSITY MEN PLAYING AT SWAVESEY.(Photo: Soott &. Wilkinson, Cambridge.) with much reason
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . BANDY STICKS. 1. Used at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by John Jackson, of Ehith. and now Owned and Usedby his Grandson. T. Murphy. 2. Willow Bandy Stick used by the Writer in Regulation Ash Bandy Stick. on Bury Fen date back for a century, whilsttradition goes back much further ; and so skilledwere its players—consisting of farmers, gunners,lightermen, and tradesmen—that it is claimed. 233 THE SPORTS OF THE WORLD. VARSITY MEN PLAYING AT SWAVESEY.(Photo: Soott &. Wilkinson, Cambridge.) with much reason, that for a century they didnot know defeat. Two long willow branches were used as goalposts, stuck in the ice six feet wide, the topsbent over so as to form a rough arch. The goalswere placed as far apart as the ice allowed. Therewere no boundaries, and players sometimeswandered far afield in their endeavours to out-flank an opponent. Their bandies, or sticks, weregenerally cut from willow trees, and so curvedas to lie nicely on the ice and enable the cat or ball to be carried or easily pushed along. For miles around every tree was searched forsticks of the right curve, which, once found, werecarefully treasured, and not to be bought formoney. The players were fast skaters, and firmon their pattens, and they excelled in dodgingand dribbling and out-pacing each other, the glib,level face of the ice lending itself so wonderfullyto their dexterous efforts. Few rules trammelledthe freedom of plav
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