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Literary
November 25, 1932
The Weekly Gazette
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Historical essay on the origins of ball games, referencing repressive laws in medieval England, Homer's time, biblical Isaiah (750 B.C.) describing a ball game, and Egyptian inscriptions indicating the game dates back 3,000 years.
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Ball Games in History
Football as a game was the subject of stern repressive laws as far back as the time of the Black Prince and even earlier, in the days of which Homer wrote. The people of Israel as far back as the year 750 B. C. played a game with a ball to be thrown, kicked or otherwise propelled by players, as witness the twenty-second chapter of Isaiah, in which the prophet said: "He will turn and toss thee like a ball."
That this game of ball was brought by the children of Israel from the land of Egypt is indicated by inscriptions carved on monuments beside the Nile. And this written word of Isaiah takes the beginning of the game back about 3,000 years ago.
Football as a game was the subject of stern repressive laws as far back as the time of the Black Prince and even earlier, in the days of which Homer wrote. The people of Israel as far back as the year 750 B. C. played a game with a ball to be thrown, kicked or otherwise propelled by players, as witness the twenty-second chapter of Isaiah, in which the prophet said: "He will turn and toss thee like a ball."
That this game of ball was brought by the children of Israel from the land of Egypt is indicated by inscriptions carved on monuments beside the Nile. And this written word of Isaiah takes the beginning of the game back about 3,000 years ago.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What keywords are associated?
Ball Games
Football History
Ancient Israel
Egyptian Inscriptions
Isaiah
Black Prince
Homer
Literary Details
Title
Ball Games In History
Subject
History Of Football And Ball Games
Key Lines
"He Will Turn And Toss Thee Like A Ball."