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Identifier: landofdons00willuoft (find matches)
Title: The land of the Dons
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Williams, Leonard, b. 1871
Subjects: Civilization, Spanish Spain -- Social life and customs
Publisher: London, Cassell
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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he basketwork, while a long cord is woundseveral times round and round, and then securedabout a couple of pegs which project from eitherside of what I may call the hilt of the apparatus.The cost of a first-class cesta, such as is made byLacarra of Ascain, is from forty to Mty pesetas. Before time is called for them to get to work ingood earnest, the combatants prefer to get their eyeand hand in by means of a preliminary knock-up,and you will probably notice at this juncture that theballs are about the size of a cricket ball. They area heavy compound of rubber, leather, and thread,and cost five pesetas apiece. The choicest are con-sidered to be those manufactured by Modesto Sainz,of Pamplona. At the end of a few minutes the signal is given,the judges (two in number, and a referee) take theirseats, and the players, after service (saque) has beentossed for, their stations. The two opponents whoare up are the delanteros; those who are backare the zagueros. The delantero A, who has won the
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,.r.> Jiice p. 146.) (Frvni (I iiliiitijr<ijih hit CumpuTiy, Nudrid.) A PELOTARI. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 147 service, stations himself some fifty feet away from thefront wall and twenty-five from the side wall, on theside of the court remoter from the latter, his dclanteroopponent being between the pared and himself.Then, selecting one of the twelve balls offered himby the intendcnte in a basket, A bounces it to test itsqualities, and tosses it to D, the opposing zaguero^who likewise tests it, approves, and returns it him ;whereupon our delantero makes ready to serve. Bearin mind, therefore, that the combatant forces arecomposed as follows :— A (wears blue), delantero. C (wears red), delantero.B ( „ „ ), zaguero. D ( „ „ ), zaguero. Taking a short, swift run, A bounces the balllightly on the ground, catches it on the hop in hiscesta, and slings it by a forehanded stroke at the frontwall, whence it rebounds to C, who is alertlyawaiting it. However, a fault is cried by the

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