Short Works on Sports Collection 01
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Length 5 h 3 min
Chapters 20
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)
Chapters
1
Casey at the Bat Read by Larry Wilson 4:42
2
How I keep Fit, by the Champions of Leading Sports from the Strand Magazine 1891 Read by Ruth Golding 28:36
3
A Friendly Game of Football Read by Algy Pug 4:37
4
A Modern Game of Rugby Football Read by Phil Benson 27:22
5
Far Inland Football Read by Algy Pug 15:14
6
Sailfish - The Atlantic Brother to the Pacific Swordfish Read by Jesse Zuba 24:41
7
'Disarming' from The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre Read by Newgatenovelist 2:22
8
Teams That Have Won the Association Cup Read by Phil Benson 33:29
9
How M'Dougal Topped the Score Read by Son of the Exiles 6:26
10
"Marbles" from Healthful Sports for Boys Read by Larry Wilson 17:37
11
At the Nets, from Mike Read by Algy Pug 10:21
12
The Matador of the Five Towns, Chapter 3 Read by Phil Benson 16:47
13
About Cricket, from Danger! And Other Stories Read by Algy Pug 15:51
14
Nudity of Victor Statues, from Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art Read by Phil Benson 7:19
15
The Marathon from The Olympic Games at Athens, 1906 Read by Piotr Nater 16:09
16
The Geebung Polo Club Read by Algy Pug 3:50
17
Cycling, from the Sportswoman's Library Vol 2 Read by MaryAnn 29:26
18
Cricket on the Hearth Read by Ruth Golding 2:24
19
The Original Game, from Lacrosse, the National Game of Canada Read by Phil Benson 31:42
20
Casey's Revenge Read by Rachel 4:00
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
