01-19-2021, 07:34 PM
(01-19-2021, 06:13 PM)Renatus Wrote: Brucius seemed to have been of the opinion that Europeans were somehow disqualified from experimenting with plumbatae because, unlike Americans, they did not have a tradition of engaging in sports that involved the throwing of balls. I am not qualified to speak on mainland European sporting traditions but he may have a point if he were referring only to continental Europeans.
Let me qualify this comment of mine which I don't think is very well put. I am not suggesting for a moment that anyone is disqualified from experimenting. My only point is that Brucius may be right when he says that there is not a tradition of ball-throwing sports in Europe. I don't know of any but that may be just ignorance on my part.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)