Clue: Distant object in game is your debt, according to the 26 of 9 1 across (4,9)
Answer: FIVE FARTHINGS
Explanation: definition: referring to the lines 'You owe me FIVE FARTHINGS, say the BELLS of SAINT MARTINS'
 
FAR="Distant" + THING="object"; all in FIVES=a ball "game"