The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-25

Two years his senior IN age Liz sAAS.. "SH~ l
toned to the use Of the hurl, as thoeeoi snan.
vils-their hurls we're as elfseasonsd ana =
What wonder, then, II Torn Murdook antioiPat- '
cd O certain, IL not an easy victory :
As huriing, however, tS was s gn' and is now
seldom seen-never, indeed, In tne gioitttttuS
strength Of two populous parishes pittoa
Via have never seen or perhaps heard of 1t. to
| A large fiat field common, the larger the
aass Sl 10 Of stone are placed about fifteen
OF swenty feet apart toward either end of the
field. One pair Of these stones forms the goai
| of one party, and the other pair that OF their
/ opponents They arc about four hundred
/ yards distans from each other, and are gener-
ally whitswashsd, tha. they mi. may , the m'.
| bali, somewhas larger tran @ cricket-ball, but
pretty much of the same nature, is Producea
ssss T The be
ranged In two opposin parties in the centre
between che goals; The huri. are admirably ply
tended to perform-Si1, TO pIeS the oan 10, "a
ward the respective goals. But they won,a
be very formidable weapons should Mght
arise between the contending parties TINS
ere now, we regret to say, has not unfreguens-
| " been the case-leadipg sometimes TO blood
shed, and on few occasions to maas,angnssdt,
OF n pieoe of v elkseasosed Ssh. 1t ia between |
a three and -four feet long. having q HAT surface
4, about four lnCn6S DEo8O 3uu III atfSL1 sA.SN'
Z tSrned ae the lover end. Many and close
y scnxohe s in those days have been made thronSn
the woods and in carmaker's shops for pieces
ture in the wood but failing this fortunate
chance the object was pretty well effected oy
} q process of steaming and the application OF
cramps until the desired shape was attained.
But these were never considered as good as
those grown designedly by nature for tho pur-
pose. ,, -, 90
r we have said, in the centre OF the ground, the
respective leaders step forward and shake
bands like txH bSash .s not of the leaders is
: supposed to guarantee the good teehng Oh sne
men rs we'll. yet the example is generally fol
t lowed by such of the opposing players as are
n " A toss y then takes place, as to which side
o shall sky" their ball. These balls are close
k " inspected by the leaders of the opposing
narties, and pronounced upon before the game
"a begins There is choice of goals, as the
n parties generally set them up at the END OF
y Whichever side wins the toss then skies"
Ia their ball, the leader throwing it from his
A. hand to the full height OF his power, ana sne
!. g ranne ia on But after this no hand, under
3. any circumstances, is permitted to t9ucn tne
=, bail !; an apparently unnecessary rule, for it
would be mad .S act S to MeaS be smashed
pieces The game then is to Pn9k the Dai
to each party, aud they must be men Of well
10 Known akperience as such. Their principal
Oh business is to see that the bali put fairly be
bss tween the stones; bat they are not prohibited
nm from using their hurls in that hnal Struggle q
INC the spot, the one to assist, the other to on
nor struct as the state of their party may require
80 Sometimes q game Is nearly won, when n TOT
ne, innate Young fellow ON the losing side slip
ksn the bali from the crowd to the open. where on
,tus OF his party ours ~ lhso @ for tbeI
had 10 alwaps one-hears the puck 1t gets. sendn
insr is halfway toward the other goal The rus
pns to it then is tremendous by both sides, an
it, another crowded clashpg of hurls takes plac
,ner When the ball is fairly put through IL
.om- goal of one party by the other, the game
nrr won, and the shouts of the VictorS anu the
last friends are deafening
enty CHAPTER NNII.
cash A hurting match in those days was no Zig
llleo matter particularly when it was SO ezte
par sive q scale "a that which we are about to d
the scr;heNhstwesn two LARGE parishes. Thu
were were supposed, and intended to be, atnicab
. OF tests of the prowess and activity of the your
lines men at a healthy game of recreation, as t
,ally cricket matches of the present day are that
nced the athletic arstocracy of the land. In
10 these great matches, numbers of men, won
ga and children used to collect to look on, al
they cheer as the success Of the game swayed O
way or the other and as most of the playe
pport- were unmarried men, it is not to be wonder
5. a at if there were many young women among
n in the crowd with their hearts swaying acco'
b ON on ingly. ,oo a.odaa ,,v the committees mr.
had Gsen Of tbs srest mac that
INIT INIT Of Distinguishing dress-they would not,
Big course, call it unifoIm-shOald be worn by
niger men. To hnrl in coats of any kind had ne'
ubt IN this or anv other parish match been thous
terly Of The committee left the choice of the
man man tinguishinR colors to the respective lead
'ouia recommending, however, that the same m
as ner should be adopted OF exhibiting it,.
. cnGr was agreed sleeves of different col el
orlgt- broad piece of ribbon tied at the throat
reSl- match.
asion and not onlv that. INIT With a REORGANIZATION
any make himself popular, and to throw his RI
no a., as far as possible into the background,
stiu chased q sufficient. quantity of calico and
| ms bon to supply his men gratis with sleeves
len neckties.'
thrice Poor Emon-a-knoc could not afford this
lia IN eralty, aud he felt the object with which
ot MS had been pulled aud Paraded on the other
for a whole week previous. He was not AFT
% not however, that his men would think the les
8 de- him on that account. They knew he was
co in . lAboring man, depending upon his d
wages; aud many of those who would W
ilenge, the hurl by his side on the 18th of Ma
on the were weh-to.do sons of comfortable faru
mittee Many. no doubt were laboTing boys like
q leaf self, and many servant-boys to the far1