Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-29

The players arc three In number, divided
into one forward and two backs, who arc So
lected as the best and called print. These
players stand ON tho respective sides Of the
dividing line, which may be on the ground,
or raised, as at tennis and known by the
names, cordino basso and alt respectively.
One Of the players, the mandarino, on the
battnta side, mounts one of the boards and
prepares for run. When ready he rushes
down the decline at high speed, and as he
reaches the ground he is fed" with tho ball.
which he strikes with his full force No rrss
Of the game compels the one who "feeds' the
mandarino 10 DO player, und the acceptance
or rejection OF a ball Is entirely optional and
he will not receive II unless u is delivered in
exactly the way hc desres A good manda-
rino VIII, by preference, "take" a ball at
about two feet Irom the grouund Having
accepted II, With no limit to the number Of
refusals 70 do SO, the great poin, he strives TO
attain and herein lies the niandarnos sklD
:, Is to drive 1t in ono vigorous flight beyond
the base line OF the other side His favorite
first stoke is close TO the wall, where primo
battitore has TO take II back handed-a by no
means easy task.
A ball is generally taken on the volley, be-
cause It is very difficult TO return if Il is al
lowed TO bound. II the mandarno succeeds
''fed" beyond the base line of the other side,
he scores point, but easy as this may appear
in description, it is 50 difficult that it is sell
dom accomplished.
fault is served II the ball should land out
sido the line parallel to the wall. and it is
called the fallo
The game goes on rs In tennis, n point
being scored when the bali is not returned by
the other side, or when returned out of court
except In the case of volata As IN tennis,
the score is fifteen, thirty, forty and game.
This Is the game of pallone, as played by
the Italians and now being introduced 10 the
notice Of our athletes Doubtless 1t will be
changed In detail as players become acuuaint-
ed with its general principles and character
istics. In some instances indeed already a
hard ball has been substituted for an Inflated
one, but this is injudicious on many accounts,
and the number of players has been increased
from three 10 five, but as successions from
the opposing sides can be brought up the
number Of participants in pallone will be sug-
gested by the popularity the game attains.
II clubs are formed the number can be very
materially increased, and there is always Q
chance for pre-eminence among players
Until experts arise, II will be best TO ad-
here as closely as possible 10 the pure Italian
method. There Is In this game every oppor-
tunty for the display Of lightness, quickness
and great muscular development, and as It is
most exciting sport il is sure 10 attract
crowds OF curious spectators The change
In method, as regards detail will not in any
way diminish the aitrW'tveness Of pallone.
Rose 'Souycnir dc Wootton."
Souvenir de Wootton is hybrid tea
rose, and was named after the country
seat of Mr.. George w. Childs at Bryn
Mawr, Pa. 1t is Seeding from the
well known tea rose Bon Silene, fertil-
lied ny the hybrid rose Louis Van
Houtte. A Philadelphia writer in Gar
den and Forest says: 1t was raised by
John Cook, of Baltimore, and was sent
out in the spring Of 1888, but its merits
as winter blooming rose were but little
known until this season, when il has
proved TO be very free and continuous
bloomer and Of rank, vigorous growth.
The color is crimson, flushed with car
mine, and the blooms arc very large,
frequently measuring six inches across,
Inc petals are short, which gives it n
somewhat fiat appearance; but while it
acks something in gracefulness IL Is n
very snowy rose and of exquisite fra.
grance. The foliage is large and beauti-
ful. II viii doubtless prove to be a very
useful and popular winter Towering
rose. Of its qualities Us an out door bed,
ding variety very little is known. Tho
coming summer will afford an opportu.