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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) (5 hr 2 min)

Chapters

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